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Robert Downey Jr. plays Sherlock Holmes in "Sherlock Holmes," directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Jude Law and Rachel McAdams.
"He was probably the first superhero, an intellectual superhero," states Robert Downey Jr., the Oscar-nominated actor who takes on the title role in "Sherlock Holmes." "He was, and probably still is, one of the most recognizable icons on Earth, so much so that a lot of people actually thought that Sherlock Holmes was a real person.
Clint Eastwood is the director of "Invictus," which stars Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. The film is being released December 11 by Warner Bros.
Morgan Freeman sent the screenplay to Eastwood, who says he immediately responded to the material. "The story caught my imagination. I thought it was a natural for a movie, and I really liked the way the script was written."?
Morgan Freeman stars in the role of Nelson Mandela and also serves as an executive producer on "Invictus," also starring Matt Damon and directed by Clint Eastwood. The film is being released December 11 by Warner Bros.
"This is an important story about a world-shaking event that too few people know about," he states. "I cannot think of any moment in history when a nation coalesced so suddenly and so completely. I was proud to have the opportunity to tell this story. And when you have the chance to tell it with Clint Eastwood's abilities…it's something you just have to do."
Richard Linklater's new film, "Me and Orson Welles," starring Zac Efron and Christian McKay, centers on a teenager who is cast by young Orson Welles in his 1937 production of Julius Caesar. The film will be released Freestyle November 25.
"It was just wonderful. The author was actually inserting himself as the young character, seeing Welles through his eyes and at that moment in time. It’s history, theatrical history–Welles’ career and a young man’s coming of age. I found it utterly charming and really interesting. If you know Welles, you know he mastered theatre and radio before he went on to his more famous film career. It’s such a fascinating portrait of a moment in time in his life"–Linklater
Fashion designer Tom Ford makes his writing and directorial debut with "A Single Man" starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore. The film is released December 11 by The Weinstein Company.
Ford states, "I first read the book 'A Single Man' by Christopher Isherwood in the early 1980s and was moved by the honesty and simplicity of the story."
