Hollywood heart-throb Keanu Reeves has made a surprise journey to Santiago, to hold talks with flamboyant Chilean millionaire Leonardo Farkas about a new movie opportunity.
The 44-year-old Canadian actor admitted he was being wooed by the local mining mogul - who wants to star alongside him in a new comedy.
He was only in the Chilean capital for two days - but he made the most of it, taking a ride in one of Farkas' private choppers, sipping cocktails on the beach and dining out at some of Santiago's finest restaurants.
The Matrix star is known for his quirky movie choices. Taking a stab at everything from sci-fi with The Day the Earth Stood Still, to romantic comedies such as Something's Gotta Give.
SANTIAGO. - The Hollywood actor, Keanu Reeves - the protagonist of such films as “Speed”, “Constantine” and, above all, “The Matrix” - is in Chile for a brief visit.As “The Latest News” (LUN) informs us in this morning's Internet edition, Reeves arrived in the country this morning on LAN flight 601 from Los Angeles, California, and is staying in a comfortable suite of the Sheraton Hotel.
Yet, the actor's visit is not of a tourist character, but to do businesses. Reeves came to Chile to meet the investor of its next film. Who? Leonardo Farkas.“Yes it is truth that he (Reeves) is in Chile and we are in negotiations for the production of a film”, the millionaire confirmed to LUN.In fact, the newspaper states that Reeves, Farkas and his family had a pleasant lunch in the hotel where the actor is staying and were also accompanied by the French producers of the film.
“He is a very pleasant person and is very amiable with my children,” said Farkas after lunch.
Over 100 rare and vintage cars and hot-rods from film and television, plus never before seen props and costumes from hit movies, will be sold at auction on Saturday, Aug. 15, at Los Angeles Center Studios, located at 450 South Bixel Street.
...From The Gift:a 10k gold wedding band and metal ring worn by Keanu Reeves; the Timex watch and pair of open brass bracelets worn by Cate Blanchett; and the deck of faded blue and white ESP cards with blue and white cardboard case (the case reads, “ESP Cards – Developed in Parapsychology Lab at Duke University.
The auction is a joint effort between Premiere Props (an L.A.-based firm that markets, authenticates, packages and distributes exclusive movie memorabilia) and Picture Car Warehouse (a picture vehicle facility located inside the Los Angeles Center Studios).
People unable to attend the auction in person will be able to bid online, throughiCollector.com. The action will be streamed live on the site -- both audio and video. Visitors to iCollector.com can easily scroll to the icon for the sale, titled Movie Car and Movie Prop Auction. Once inside, descriptions and photos for all 318 lots are presented, along with bidder registration and other pertinent information.
Toronto - The Toronto International Film Festival is pleased to announce the addition of two Gala Presentations and eight Special Presentations to the programming lineup for this year's Festival, running September 10 to 19. Included are works from critically acclaimed filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen, Werner Herzog, Rebecca Miller, Michael Moore and Oliver Parker, and featuring on-screen performances by Drew Barrymore (in her directorial debut), Jim Broadbent, Nicolas Cage, Michael Caine, Colin Farrell, Colin Firth, Rebecca Hall, Val Kilmer, Christopher Lee, Juliette Lewis, Blake Lively, Eva Mendes, Julianne Moore, Cillian Murphy, Ellen Page, Robin Wright Penn and Keanu Reeves.
Ticket packages for the Festival are now available for purchase by cash, debit or Visa†. Purchase online at tiff.net/thefestival, by phone at 416-968-FILM or 1-877-968-FILM (10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, closed weekends and holidays) or in person at the Festival Box Office at Nathan Phillips Square (10 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week), located at 100 Queen Street West, in the white tent, west of the square.
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Dorian Gray Oliver Parker, United Kingdom World Premiere In Victorian London, the handsome Dorian Gray (Ben Barnes) is swept into a social whirlwind by the charismatic and cunning Lord Wotton (Colin Firth). Immersed in the hedonistic pleasures of the city, Dorian vows he would give anything to keep his youth and beauty - even his soul. Based on the Oscar Wilde novel, Dorian Gray examines the destructive power of beauty, the blind pursuit of pleasure and the darkness that can result from both.
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Rebecca Miller, USA North American Premiere From all outward appearances, Pippa Lee (Robin Wright Penn) leads a charmed existence. An anchor of feminine serenity, she is the devoted wife of an accomplished publisher (Alan Arkin) 30 years her senior, the proud mother of two grown children, a trusted friend and confidant. But as Pippa dutifully follows her husband to a new life in a staid Connecticut retirement community, her idyllic world and the persona she has built over the course of her marriage will be put to the ultimate test. Adapted from writer-director Rebecca Miller's novel of the same name, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee presents the complex portrait of the many lives behind a single name.
During a recent interview with blockbuster maestro Lorenzo di Bonaventura, IGN fired some questions at him about Constantine 2, sequel to the 2005 comic book adaptation about a cynical detective who deals with the supernatural.
And it seems that the producer is dead keen on the project. "I'd love to do it" he revealed. "We want to do a hard, R-rated version of it. We're going to scale back the size of the movie to try and persuade the studio to go ahead and make a tough version of it."
Di Bonaventura added that he hoped to retain director Francis Lawrence and star Keanu Reeves, and when asked if Constantine would remain a brunette or go blonde - as in the comics - he claimed there was a chance.
You know what? James Bond went blonde, so maybe Constantine. I always find it find that people get that impassionate about a hair colour. We had that experience with The Baroness on G.I. Joe. Sometimes it's part of your character, but it never really strikes me as part of Constantine's character. It's really up to Keanu more than anything. It doesn't seem important to me, but I know it's important to some of the fans."
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