Last we heard about the historical drama Reykjavik, back in 2012, Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral) was sitting in the director’s chair. Now, perhaps due to the long amount of time that the project has spent stalling in development, Newell has departed and apparently, Baltasar Kormakur (2 Guns, the upcoming Everest) is in early talks to replace him.
Reykjavik will focus on the 1986 summit in Reykjavik between U.S. president Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. The summit was a huge milestone in U.S.-Soviet relations, ending the Cold War. Though talks between Reagan and Gorbachev collapsed under the mounting pressure of impending nuclear war, the two formed a bond in Reykjavik that ultimately led to a greater peace.
Michael Douglas is still signed on to play Reagan, while Christoph Waltz is set to play Gorbachev. Frank Langella is also on board as Paul Nitze, Reagan’s...
Reykjavik will focus on the 1986 summit in Reykjavik between U.S. president Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. The summit was a huge milestone in U.S.-Soviet relations, ending the Cold War. Though talks between Reagan and Gorbachev collapsed under the mounting pressure of impending nuclear war, the two formed a bond in Reykjavik that ultimately led to a greater peace.
Michael Douglas is still signed on to play Reagan, while Christoph Waltz is set to play Gorbachev. Frank Langella is also on board as Paul Nitze, Reagan’s...
- 5/14/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Frank Langella has joined the cast of Mike Newell's political thriller Reykjavik.
Deadline reports that the Frost/Nixon star will play Ronald Reagan's advisor Paul Nitze, a man who was instrumental in shaping Us foreign policy during the Cold War.
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Michael Douglas will star as Reagan, and the role of his Russian counterpart Mikhail Gorbachev will be played by Django Unchained actor Christoph Waltz.
Reykjavik picks up towards the end of the Cold War in 1986, when peace talks between Reagan and Gorbachev were in full swing.
Langella recently completed filming on Olivier Dahan's Grace of Monaco, in which he will appear with Nicole Kidman.
Reykjavik will begin shooting in Iceland in March.
Watch a trailer for Frost/Nixon below:...
Deadline reports that the Frost/Nixon star will play Ronald Reagan's advisor Paul Nitze, a man who was instrumental in shaping Us foreign policy during the Cold War.
© Pa Images / Chris Pizzello/AP
© WENN
Michael Douglas will star as Reagan, and the role of his Russian counterpart Mikhail Gorbachev will be played by Django Unchained actor Christoph Waltz.
Reykjavik picks up towards the end of the Cold War in 1986, when peace talks between Reagan and Gorbachev were in full swing.
Langella recently completed filming on Olivier Dahan's Grace of Monaco, in which he will appear with Nicole Kidman.
Reykjavik will begin shooting in Iceland in March.
Watch a trailer for Frost/Nixon below:...
- 2/1/2013
- Digital Spy
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• Jeremy Renner will produce and star in the upcoming thriller Kill the Messenger, based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb. The Pulitzer Prize winner was known for uncovering the CIA’s involvement in...
• Jeremy Renner will produce and star in the upcoming thriller Kill the Messenger, based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb. The Pulitzer Prize winner was known for uncovering the CIA’s involvement in...
- 2/1/2013
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
• Jim Carrey has signed on to star in the upcoming comedy heist film, Loomis Fargo. Inspired by true events, the press release announcing the news says the story follows a disgruntled bank employee who teams up with a girl to steal nearly $20 million. The film will be directed by Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) and based on an original screenplay by Emily Spivey (Up All Night).
• Jeremy Renner will produce and star in the upcoming thriller Kill the Messenger, based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb. The Pulitzer Prize winner was known for uncovering the CIA’s involvement in...
• Jeremy Renner will produce and star in the upcoming thriller Kill the Messenger, based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb. The Pulitzer Prize winner was known for uncovering the CIA’s involvement in...
- 2/1/2013
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
With his Oscar nominated turn as Richard Nixon in Frost/Nixon still reasonably fresh in our memories, Frank Langella is heading back for another slice of Us political drama in Mike Newell's Reykjavik. This time though, he won't be playing the president, but Paul Nitze, one of the chief architects of Us policy towards the Soviet Union for more than forty years. Michael Douglas is playing Ronald Reagan, with Christoph Waltz as Mikhail Gorbachev.Nitze's first job in politics was during World War II in the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. He was awarded the Legion of Merit by subsequent president Harry S. Truman, for his role as Vice Chairman of the Strategic Bombing Survey, which assessed the effects of the Anglo-American bombing of Nazi Germany, and of the atomic bombing of Imperial Japan. His experience visiting Japan in the aftermath of the bomb understandably informed many of his later opinions about arms control.
- 2/1/2013
- EmpireOnline
Parkland
Former "Smallville" star Tom Welling has scored a co-starring role in Peter Landesman's ensemble drama "Parkland". Paul Giamatti, Zac Efron, and Billy Bob Thornton also star.
The story is set in the hours following the assassination of JFK in Parkland Hospital. Open Road is in talks to distribute domestically this Fall. [Source: Deadline]
Reykjavik
Frank Langella has joined cast of Mike Newell's "Reykjavik" at Scott Free and Participant Media. The film tells story of the 1986 peace summit between Ronald Reagan (Michael Douglas) and Mikhail Gorbachev (Christoph Waltz) in Iceland.
Langella will play Paul Nitze, United States Secretary of the Navy and Reagan’s most senior and trusted adviser. [Source: Deadline]
The Escape Artist
David Tennant is set to star in the three-part legal thriller "The Escape Artist" for BBC One. David Wolstencroft ("Spooks") created the drama which began shooting today.
Ashley Jensen, Sophie Okonedo and Toby Kebbell also star in the...
Former "Smallville" star Tom Welling has scored a co-starring role in Peter Landesman's ensemble drama "Parkland". Paul Giamatti, Zac Efron, and Billy Bob Thornton also star.
The story is set in the hours following the assassination of JFK in Parkland Hospital. Open Road is in talks to distribute domestically this Fall. [Source: Deadline]
Reykjavik
Frank Langella has joined cast of Mike Newell's "Reykjavik" at Scott Free and Participant Media. The film tells story of the 1986 peace summit between Ronald Reagan (Michael Douglas) and Mikhail Gorbachev (Christoph Waltz) in Iceland.
Langella will play Paul Nitze, United States Secretary of the Navy and Reagan’s most senior and trusted adviser. [Source: Deadline]
The Escape Artist
David Tennant is set to star in the three-part legal thriller "The Escape Artist" for BBC One. David Wolstencroft ("Spooks") created the drama which began shooting today.
Ashley Jensen, Sophie Okonedo and Toby Kebbell also star in the...
- 1/31/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Frank Langella, so memorable as Richard Nixon in the stage and screen versions of Frost/Nixon, is back in political mode, and this time he’s playing the guy behind The Guy. He’s joining the cast of the Scott Free/Participant Media/Headline Pictures-produced Reykjavik. The Mike Newell-directed drama tells the story of the 1986 peace summit between Reagan and Gorbachev in Reykjavik, Iceland. Michael Douglas and Christoph Waltz play Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, and Langella will play Paul Nitze, U.S. Secretary of the Navy and Reagan’s most senior and trusted adviser. Langella is coming off raves for Robot & Frank, and he next stars in the Stephen Frears-directed Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight for HBO in 2014. Langella recently wrapped Grace Of Monaco opposite Nicole Kidman for director Olivier Dahan, and the indie Parts Per Billion opposite Gena Rowlands and Rosario Dawson. Langella was also...
- 1/31/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
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