
The 2014 Teen Choice Award nominees have been announced, and Emma Watson has been nominated for Choice Movie Actress: Drama for her role as Ila in 2014’s biblical epic “Noah”, whilst her co-star Russell Crowe is also nominated for Choice Movie Actor: Drama. Head over to teenchoiceawards.com to cast your vote, and watch the results live on Sunday August 10, on FOX.
Kristen Bell, Veronica Mars
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Emma Watson, Noah
Shailene Woodley, The Fault in Our Stars
Unfortunately, it looks as though Guillermo del Toro has dropped out of directing the live-action “Beauty & the Beast” adaptation, which Emma is reported to be starring in:
Did the recent announcement of Disney’s live-action reimagining of the project kill it, you ask? Nope, Warner Bros. is still going ahead with the project, they’ll just have to do it with a new director.
Why did del Toro drop out? Why does he drop out of half the projects he’s attached to direct? Because like folks like Ridley Scott or Leonardo DiCaprio, del Toro tends to over-commit to projects that run long and then he realizes he’ll never be able to make the 16,000 projects he had in development (remember his “Frankenstein” movie at Universal that didn’t go anywhere for a random, off-the-top-of-my-head example?).
WB is currently looking for new directors to take over and Watson is apparently still attached. But del Toro’s DNA will still be all over the movie. He wrote the script and he’s still producing the movie. But that can be said for a lot of GdT-produced movies (remember “Mama”?). We’re not saying that a live-action revisionist take of “Beauty & The Beast” written and produced by del Toro isn’t interesting, but it might just end up like one of the many watered-down projects he’s handed off to other filmmakers in his stead.
Writer/director Damien Chazelle has already enjoyed festival success with his indie pic “Whiplash”. He’s looking to follow that up with another tale of talented young folk struggling against the odds and wants Miles Teller and Emma Watson to star in “La La Land”.
The film follows two dreamers looking to find fame in Los Angeles who meet and discover a love connection. There’s aspiring actress Mia, who is lonely and trying to fit in to a confusing new city and cocky, charismatic jazz pianist Sebastian, who learns that juggling a relationship and art in the unforgiving City of Angels is no easy task. Music will also play a big part of the movie, with Chazelle’s director’s statement describing his intent: ”I’d like to make a contemporary musical about LA, starting with the LA we know but slowly building to a vision of the city as romantic metropolis–one that is actually worthy of the dreams it inspires. I’d like to make a musical about the way LA’s peculiar rhythms can push its residents to the edge of their emotions–be they hope, desperation or love.”
Teller, of course, was the lead in “Whiplash”, so he’s the more likely of the two to sign on given the reaction to his performance and his easy working relationship with Chazelle. Watson might be a tougher sell, but we’re guessing that Chazelle’s first film will act as a healthy calling card.
Acting-wise, Teller will next be seen in “Two Night Stand” and is at work on “Divergent” sequel “Insurgent”. He’s also scheduled to film “The Fantastic Four” this year, while “Whiplash” will be out here sometime in 2014. Watson was last seen in “Noah” and is shooting psychological thriller “Regression”.