Your Eckhart news roundup
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"The Rum Diary" Press Conference
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Aaron Eckhart at "The Rum Diary" premiere
Aaron Eckhart talks to LA Times reporter Amy Kaufman at the premiere of "The Rum Diary."
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Aaron Eckhart Talks 'I, Frankenstein' (again)
When MTV News caught up with Eckhart recently during the press day for his latest film, "The Rum Diary," I asked him to give us a tease about what we can expect from him and the film.
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"Well, I'm going to be Frankenstein, which I never thought that sentence existed. I'm going to shoot that next year in Australia. I have no idea what I'm going to do," he admitted. "I'm reading Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' right now, I'm quite impressed by his intellect and depth of feeling, so it will be interesting to explore."
Eckhart went on to say that the film version will be more modern and that his "monster" will have a lot more freedom of movement.
"It's more of an action take on Frankenstein, it's not a comic book, but there's a lot of fighting in it so we'll see. I'm looking forward to it, I get to learn some new stuff."
[Editor's note: Not a comic book? Even though it's based on Kevin Grevioux's graphic novel? Perhaps someone's signals have gotten crossed.]
The story follows Adam Frankenstein (Eckhart) after he has survived to the present day, and he finds himself caught in a centuries old war between two immortal clans.
"I, Frankenstein" is slated to hit theaters on February 22, 2013.
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Eckhart in rhythm for 'Drummer'
Aaron Eckhart has signed on to play Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson in helmer Randy Miller's indie music biopic "The Drummer."
Dennis Wilson
Miller and Jody Savin, who were behind 2008's "Bottle Shock," are producing through their banner Unclaimed Freight Prods., along with music industry vet Brad Rosenberger. Savin wrote the script.
Eckhart, who recently landed the lead role in Lionsgate's "I, Frankenstein," had been in negotiations to play Wilson for several months. He will serve as exec producer and record his own renditions from Wilson's solo album "Pacific Ocean Blue," released in 1977.
"We'd been trying to figure out who the right person would be to fill this role," Miller told Variety. "It's quite a demanding role so it had to be a great actor who could sing."
Pic, which is skedded to start shooting next year during late spring-early summer, chronicles the last six years of Wilson's life, before his death in 1983. "There's a discovery about Dennis with this film," Miller said. "Everybody knows Brian, but nobody really knows Dennis' music."
The filmmakers have secured an overall deal for rights to the music, with two of Wilson's children, Carl and Jennifer, co-producing.
Jonathan Gardner of Cohen/Gardner negotiated the deal on behalf of the producers, as well as CAA's Tracey Brennan and David Matlof of Hirsch/Wallerstein for Eckhart.
Eckhart recently finished shooting the lead role as an ex-CIA agent in "The Expatriate" and stars with Johnny Depp in the upcoming "The Rum Diary." He's repped by CAA.
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"The Rum Diary" Press Conference
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Aaron Eckhart at "The Rum Diary" premiere
Click to viewAaron Eckhart talks to LA Times reporter Amy Kaufman at the premiere of "The Rum Diary."
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Aaron Eckhart Talks 'I, Frankenstein' (again)
When MTV News caught up with Eckhart recently during the press day for his latest film, "The Rum Diary," I asked him to give us a tease about what we can expect from him and the film.
Get More: Movie Trailers, Movies Blog
[Video only works for US viewers]
"Well, I'm going to be Frankenstein, which I never thought that sentence existed. I'm going to shoot that next year in Australia. I have no idea what I'm going to do," he admitted. "I'm reading Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' right now, I'm quite impressed by his intellect and depth of feeling, so it will be interesting to explore."
Eckhart went on to say that the film version will be more modern and that his "monster" will have a lot more freedom of movement.
"It's more of an action take on Frankenstein, it's not a comic book, but there's a lot of fighting in it so we'll see. I'm looking forward to it, I get to learn some new stuff."
[Editor's note: Not a comic book? Even though it's based on Kevin Grevioux's graphic novel? Perhaps someone's signals have gotten crossed.]
The story follows Adam Frankenstein (Eckhart) after he has survived to the present day, and he finds himself caught in a centuries old war between two immortal clans.
"I, Frankenstein" is slated to hit theaters on February 22, 2013.
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Eckhart in rhythm for 'Drummer'
Aaron Eckhart has signed on to play Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson in helmer Randy Miller's indie music biopic "The Drummer."
Dennis Wilson
Miller and Jody Savin, who were behind 2008's "Bottle Shock," are producing through their banner Unclaimed Freight Prods., along with music industry vet Brad Rosenberger. Savin wrote the script.
Eckhart, who recently landed the lead role in Lionsgate's "I, Frankenstein," had been in negotiations to play Wilson for several months. He will serve as exec producer and record his own renditions from Wilson's solo album "Pacific Ocean Blue," released in 1977.
"We'd been trying to figure out who the right person would be to fill this role," Miller told Variety. "It's quite a demanding role so it had to be a great actor who could sing."
Pic, which is skedded to start shooting next year during late spring-early summer, chronicles the last six years of Wilson's life, before his death in 1983. "There's a discovery about Dennis with this film," Miller said. "Everybody knows Brian, but nobody really knows Dennis' music."
The filmmakers have secured an overall deal for rights to the music, with two of Wilson's children, Carl and Jennifer, co-producing.
Jonathan Gardner of Cohen/Gardner negotiated the deal on behalf of the producers, as well as CAA's Tracey Brennan and David Matlof of Hirsch/Wallerstein for Eckhart.
Eckhart recently finished shooting the lead role as an ex-CIA agent in "The Expatriate" and stars with Johnny Depp in the upcoming "The Rum Diary." He's repped by CAA.
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