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Paul Bettany Joins Johnny Depp in Wally Pfister’s ‘Transcendence’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday February 28, 2013 @ 3:11pm PSTTags: Alcon Entertainment, Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Transcendence, Wally Pfister
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Bettany is in negotiations to star opposite Johnny Depp in Transcendence, the Alcon Entertainment film that marks the directing debut of Wally Pfister, Christopher Nolan’s cinematographer on Inception and many other films. Alcon partners Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson are producing, and Nolan and Emma Thomas are exec producers. The film was scripted by Jack Paglen and the plot is being kept under wraps. The film will start production in the spring, and Bettany will play a scientist. Warner Bros is distributing. Next up for Bettany is Iron Man 3 (he provides the voice of Tony Stark’s computer Jarvis), and he stars in the thriller Blood with Mark Strong. He was last seen in The Avengers and Margin Call. Bettany is repped by UTA, Affirmative Entertainment, and Independent Talent Group. His UK manager is 42 M&P’s Kate Buckley-Sharma.

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Paul Bettany Exits Showtime Pilot ‘Masters Of Sex’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday January 10, 2012 @ 11:15am PSTTags: Masters of Sex, Paul Bettany, Showtime
Nellie Andreeva

Paul Bettany has pulled out of Showtime’s drama pilot Masters of Sex. The British actor was to play 1960s human sexuality pioneer William Masters in the project, an adaptation of Thomas Maier’s book Masters of Sex: The Life And Times Of William Masters And Virginia Johnson, The Couple Who Taught America How To Love. It chronicles the lives, romance and pop culture trajectory of Masters and Johnson, whose research touched off the sexual revolution. This was going to be Bettany’s American series debut and was considered a coup for Showtime and series producer Sony Pictures TV, especially given The Beautiful Mind co-star’s known difficulty to commit to projects. He recently passed on several big roles, including the lead in The King’s Speech, which earned Colin Firth an Oscar. Complicating things on Masters Of Sex was the fact that Bettany had a say in the casting of the female lead, which had stalled the process. The pilot will now launch a new search for both leads, with Lizzy Caplan talked about for Johnson. Read More »

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Paul Bettany To Star In Showtime’s Pilot ‘Masters Of Sex’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday November 11, 2011 @ 12:47pm PSTTags: Masters of Sex, Paul Bettany, Showtime
Nellie Andreeva

In his first foray into American television, British actor Paul Bettany is in negotiations to star in the Showtime drama pilot Masters of Sex. The project, from Sony Pictures TV, is an adaptation of Thomas Maier’s book Masters of Sex: … Read More »

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If Hugh Jackman Plays Jean Valjean, Will Paul Bettany Play Javert In ‘Les Miserables’?

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday June 15, 2011 @ 7:39pm PDTTags: Cameron Mackintosh, Eric Fellner, Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables, Paul Bettany, Tim Bevan, Tom Hooper
Mike Fleming

Universal and director Tom Hooper want Hugh Jackman for the role of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables. So who might stalk him in the role of Javert? I’m told that Paul Bettany is a candidate and that he read … Read More »

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UTA Signs Paul Bettany

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday May 31, 2011 @ 3:36pm PDTTags: Agency, Paul Bettany, UTA
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Bettany, who’s currently starring in the Screen Gems genre thriller Priest, has just signed with UTA. Since his breakthrough on Gangster No. 1, the Royal Shakespeare Company-trained Bettany has starred in a wide range of films, from The … Read More »

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Sundance: ‘Margin Call’ To Roadside Attractions And Lionsgate

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Sunday January 23, 2011 @ 8:43am PSTTags: Cassian Elwes, Howard Cohen, JC Chandor, Jeremy Irons, Kevin Spacey, Lionsgate, Margin Call, Mary McDonnell, Paul Bettany, Penn Badgley, Rena Ronson, Roadside Attractions, Simon Baker, Stanley Tucci, Sundance, UTA, Zachary Quinto
Mike Fleming

The JC Chandor-directed drama Margin Call sold to Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate after an all night bargaining session. The film stars Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Mary McDonnell and Stanley Tucci. That cast … Read More »

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‘Margin Call’ Director J.C. Chandor Snags Big Warner Bros Writing Gig From DiCaprio

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday September 13, 2010 @ 2:47pm PDTTags: Demi Moore, JC Chandor, Jeremy Irons, Kevin Spacey, Leonardo DiCaprio Appian Way, Margin Call, Paul Bettany, Stanley Tucci
Mike Fleming

TORONTO: JC Chandor, who just wrapped writing and directing the indie financial crisis thriller Margin Call, has made a two-picture writing deal at Warner Bros. His first project: Portofino, an international thriller for Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way that is a potential vehicle for the star. Meanwhile, Margin Call is creating buzz in Toronto … Read More »

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Comic-Con #13: The ‘Priest’ Panel

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday July 25, 2010 @ 9:43pm PDTTags: Comic-Con, Comic-Con Convention, Comics, Karl Urban, Maggie Q, Paul Bettany, Priest, Scott Stewart, Stephen Moyer, Vampires

Luke Y Thompson is covering the Con for Deadline:

PRIEST, based on the Tokyopop-published graphic novel, is brought to you by the folks behind the agreeable B-movie LEGION. While many of the original Manga take place in the past, the movie serves as a sequel, set in a post-apocalyptic world. We’re shown a clip that is “not MPAA approved.” It begins with a dark, BLADE RUNNER-style cityscape. A hooded figure carrying a rosary walks through. It’s Paul Bettany, and he has a red cross tattooed on his face. A vampire attacks – this vampire is like a wild, wet beast, with no eyes, no pigment – think the demons in CONSTANTINE, on the offchance you actually saw that. Read More »

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Jeremy Irons Answers The ‘Margin Call’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday July 6, 2010 @ 3:38pm PDTTags: Demi Moore, Indie, JC Chandor, Jeremy Irons, Kevin Spacey, Margin Call, Mary McDonnell, Myriad Pictures, New York, Paul Bettany, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Stanley Tucci, Wall Street, Zachary Quinto
Mike Fleming

jeremy-irons-20080715-436952Jeremy Irons is the final piece of an impressive cast for Margin Call, the indie film by director JC Chandor that is shooting in New York City. Irons is the chief executive of a financial firm in a 24-hour period during … Read More »

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