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Ralph Fiennes To Star In Wes Anderson’s ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday October 9, 2012 @ 5:24pm PDTTags: Big Deals Film, Ralph Fiennes, Wes Anderson
Mike Fleming

BREAKING: Ralph Fiennes will star in Grand Budapest Hotel, which is Wes Anderson’s followup to the summer hit Moonrise Kingdom. The film is coming together quickly with Anderson producing with Scott Rudin and Indian Paintbrush’s Steven Rales, Anderson’s collaborators on Moonrise Kingdom. Johnny Depp had originally sought to play the role when the project was first set up, but that didn’t work out.

Fiennes has been in an array of memorable bad guy roles that included Voldemort in the Harry Potter films, In Bruges, reprising Hades in Wrath Of The Titans, and starring in the upcoming James Bond film Skyfall. He also directed and starred in Coriolanus. He’s repped by CAA and Dalzell and Beresford.

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Ralph Fiennes Firmed For ‘The Two Women’: Cannes

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday May 22, 2012 @ 7:45am PDTTags: Cannes Film Festival, Ralph Fiennes
Mike Fleming

Ralph Fiennes Two WomenFilm Base Berlin GmbH confirms in Cannes that Ralph Fiennes will star in The Two Women, an adaptation of the work by Russian writer Ivan Turgenev. The 19th century costume drama is set in Russia … Read More »

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British Indie Awards Bite Into ‘Tyrannosaur’

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Sunday December 4, 2011 @ 4:28pm PSTTags: Michael Fassbender, Ralph Fiennes, Vanessa Redgrave

Awards underdog Paddy Considine saw his Tyrannosaur pick up three prizes at the 14th British Independent Film Awards this evening in London. Tyrannosaur won for best Best British Independent Film, Best Debut Director and Best Actress for Olivia Colman. … Read More »

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Kenneth Branagh & Ralph Fiennes To Be Honored By British Indie Film Awards

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday November 23, 2011 @ 4:38am PSTTags: British Independent Film Awards, Kenneth Branagh, Ralph Fiennes

London, Wednesday 23rd November – Recipients of both The Richard Harris Award and The Variety Award were announced today by Johanna von Fischer and Tessa Collinson, joint Directors, The Moët British Independent Film Awards. Ralph Fiennes will

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James Bond ‘Skyfall’ Adds Helen McCrory, Ola Rapace To Cast As Cameras Roll

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday November 7, 2011 @ 7:04pm PSTTags: Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw, Daniel Craig, Film Castings, James Bond, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Sam Mendes, Skyfall

As filming got underway Monday for Skyfall, the names of two additional actors but not their characters’ identities were posted on the movie’s Twitter account @007: Helen McCrory (Hugo, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 & 2) and … Read More »

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‘Skyfall’ Confirmed As Title Of New Bond Movie; Budget Around $230M; Sam Mendes Says He’s Open To Follow-up

By TIM ADLER in London | Thursday November 3, 2011 @ 6:18am PDTTags: Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw, Daniel Craig, Eon Productions, James Bond, Javier Bardem, John Logan, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Sam Mendes, Skyfall

Shooting on the latest James Bond movie starts Monday, Daniel Craig revealed at this morning’s press conference for Skyfall, the 23rd 007 movie. Producer Michael G Wilson scotched UK tabloid rumors that the budget for the latest Bond film has been slashed by $100 million. “We’re in the same budget range as the last film. We haven’t had to change anything in the script. In fact, we keep adding things — everything is going to be just as it was,” he said. Director Sam Mendes also denied he was making a downbeat Bond with fewer action sequences. He would be directing action sequences himself. “There will be plenty of surprises,” Mendes promised. “The action needs to be balanced with the drama.” Mendes said he was open to directing another Bond installment, “if I still feel that it’s as much fun in six months’ time, then the answer is yes.” Read More »

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David Cronenberg, Ralph Fiennes To Get BFI Fellowships

By TIM ADLER in London | Tuesday October 4, 2011 @ 2:03am PDTTags: A Dangerous Method, BFI London Film Festival, Coriolanus, David Cronenberg, Ralph Fiennes

The British Film Institute will award David Cronenberg, director of A Dangerous Method, and Ralph Fiennes, director of Coriolanus, a BFI Fellowship each. It’s the highest award the BFI can offer. Previous fellows include Clint Eastwood, Elizabeth Taylor and David … Read More »

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Toronto Taps David Hare’s ‘Page Eight’ As Closer, Bulks Up Slate With Gala Starpower

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday August 16, 2011 @ 7:46am PDTTags: 2011 Toronto Film Festival, Clive Owen, Gerard Butler, Gus Van Sant, James Franco, James Gandolfini, Jason Statham, Nicole Kidman, Rachel Weisz, Ralph Fiennes, Robert De Niro
Mike Fleming

The 2011 Toronto Film Festival has selected David Hare’s spy drama Page Eight, starring Bill Nighy, Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz, as its closing-night film and added a slew of Gala premieres and Special Presentations that boost the star wattage with the likes of Robert De Niro, Jason Statham, Clive Owen, Nicole Kidman, James Gandolfini and Gerard Butler. The additions to the previously announced film slate includes a Future Projects lineup that features James Franco and Gus Van Sant reminiscing about My Own Private Idaho, a documentary about Exit through the Gift Shop‘s Mr. Brainwash (Thierry Guetta), and Peter Lynch’s Buffalo Days; and a Wavelengths program of international experimental films. Here is the release about the additional Galas and Special Presentations:

Toronto – The Toronto International Film Festival® announces the addition of 8 Galas and 17 Special Presentations to the high-calibre selection of crowd-pleasers premiering in September. Today’s announcement includes 14 World Premieres and reveals that Festival-goers will be treated to a programming lineup featuring world premieres from directors including Nick Murphy, Gary McKendry, Joel Schumacher, Gianni Amelio, Agnieszka Holland, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Pankaj Kapur, Anne Fontaine, Mathieu Kassovitz and Geoffrey Fletcher. The films unveiled today feature onscreen appearances by Jason Statham, Robert De Niro, Clive Owen, Bill Nighy, Rachel Weisz, Gerard Butler, Ralph Fiennes, Imelda Staunton, Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman, Catherine Deneuve, Shahid Kapur, Isabelle Huppert, Saoirse Ronan, Alexis Bledel and James Gandolfini, among others.

This announcement brings the final number of Galas to 20, and the final number of Special Presentations to 67.

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Page Eight
David Hare, United Kingdom International Premiere
Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) is a long-serving M15 officer. His boss and best friend Benedict Baron (Michael Gambon) dies suddenly, leaving behind him an inexplicable file, threatening the stability of the organization. Meanwhile, a seemingly chance encounter with Johnny’s striking next-door neighbour and political activist Nancy Pierpan (Rachel Weisz) seems too good to be true. Set in London and Cambridge, Page Eight is a contemporary spy film which addresses intelligence issues and moral dilemmas peculiar to the new century. Also stars Ralph Fiennes and Judy Davis.

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John Logan And Patti Smith Duet On Her Robert Mapplethorpe Memoir ‘Just Kids’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday August 15, 2011 @ 4:59am PDTTags: John Logan, Martin Scorsese, Ralph Fiennes
Mike Fleming

Seminal punk rock singer Patti Smith will collaborate with Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Logan to adapt Just Kids, the bestselling memoir Smith wrote about her close relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe as both came of age in their respective … Read More »

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Netflix Makes Pay Deal With Lionsgate UK As Streaming Company Prepares For UK Launch

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday August 4, 2011 @ 10:00am PDTTags: Emily Blunt, Ewan McGregor, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lionsgate UK, Netflix, Ralph Fiennes, Zygi Kamasa
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: In a clear signal that Netflix is preparing for a major expansion into the UK, the streaming company has made what I believe to be its first content deal with a film company there. My sources tell me that … Read More »

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Warner Bros Hails Caesar In Pitch Deal For Jonathan Liebesman-Directed Epic

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday July 13, 2011 @ 11:45am PDTTags: Basil Iwanyk, Jonathan Liebesman, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Sam Worthington, Thunder Road
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros is acquiring a pitch for an epic-sized telling of the story of general and Roman leader Gaius Julius Caesar that will be written by Chris Boal and directed by Jonathan Liebesman. The film will be produced by Basil Iwanyk and his Warner Bros-based Thunder Road banner. I’m told that it’s an original pitch that is not a biopic as much a Patton-like approach that covers the time in which Caesar was sent to Spain on a detail no one else wanted. There, he built the 10th Legion fighting force that would eventually march on Rome, overrun the forces of his close friend-turned-rival Pompey, and establish Caesar as the unrivaled ruler of the empire. The idea is to create a sweeping drama with a big movie star part, and the pitch came with some of the action scenes choreographed. The film would end with his coronation but leaves open the prospect of a second film that chronicled his trip to Egypt and eventual assassination. Iwanyk will produce with Liebesman, with David Gardner exec producing.

Liebesman, whose Battle: Los Angeles was just released on DVD, re-teams with Iwanyk just as they wrapped Clash of the Titans 2 for Warner Bros this week. The project comes from an idea that Liebesman and Iwanyk worked on with Boal while making the Clash sequel that stars Sam Worthington, Ralph Fiennes and Liam Neeson. Read More »

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UPDATE: Liam Neeson Now Ready For ‘Taken 2′ Encore

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday March 16, 2011 @ 6:22pm PDTTags: Jason Isaacs, Liam Neeson, Luc Besson, Mickey Rourke, Olivier Megaton, Ralph Fiennes, Ray Winstone, Robert Mark Kamen, Sean Bean, Taken 2
Mike Fleming

UPDATE: Liam Neeson and Luc Besson have come to a meeting of the minds and they have worked out the scheduling snafu that made him iffy for Taken 2. Neeson’s reps at CAA are now closing the deal … Read More »

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Berlin: Weinstein, Icon Confirm Deal For Ralph Fiennes-Directed ‘Coriolanus’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday February 11, 2011 @ 11:45am PSTTags: 61st Berlin Film Festival, 61st Berlin Film Festival Deals, Berlin Film Festival, Coriolanus, Harvey Weinstein, Movie Deals, Movies, Ralph Fiennes
Mike Fleming

Deadline told you February 3 that The Weinstein Company was acquiring domestic distribution on the Ralph Fiennes-directed Coriolanus, and TWC and Icon International have just announced the deal. Here’s the official release:

New York, NY, February 11, 2011 –

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Weinstein Co In Talks To Buy ‘Coriolanus’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday February 3, 2011 @ 2:34pm PSTTags: Brian Cox, Coriolanus, Gerard Butler, Harvey Weinstein, Jessica Chastain, John Logan, Paul Rudd, Ralph Fiennes, Tobey Maguire, Vanessa Redgrave
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: The Weinstein Company is negotiating with Icon to acquire U.S. distribution rights to Coriolanus, the Ralph Fiennes-directed John Logan-scripted contemporized adaptation of the Shakespeare play. Gerard Butler, Fiennes, Brian Cox, Vanessa Redgrave and Jessica Chastain lead the cast. The … Read More »

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