james gandolfini

Today In Sundance Hell: ‘Mo’Nique’ And ‘Oscar’ In The Same Sentence

3:14AM STV | Our final round-up of news from the Sundance Film Festival brings together at last the Mo’Nique/James Gandolfini combo the whole world has been waiting for.

Gandolfini, Overzealous Fan Hug And Make Up Following Friendly Physical Altercation

5:51AM Mark | TMZ has some unexpectedly touching footage of a meeting between recent SAGgie recipient James Gandolfini and his “Number One Fan” at NY’s JFK airport; though the admirer’s fawning, if pesky, overtures to his Sopranos idol might have started out on the wrong foot, with the suddenly angered actor applying a potential-stalker-neutralizing death-grip to his pursuer’s face, the two seemed to reach a peaceful resolution outside the terminal without the customary intervention of authorities, an unnecessary stun-gunning, or shouted threats of legal action. More »

Trade Roundup: Recycling The Barbarian

6:30AM Defamer Hollywood | · James Gandolfini and HBO’s eight-year relationship is still going strong, as The Artist Who Will Forever Be Known As Tony will star in and produce the movie ABCD Camp, in which he’ll play Sonny Vaccaro, the guy who signed Michael Jordan to the first million dollar shoe deal. [Variety] · The trades eulogise Merv Griffin, but no review of the TV mogul’s legacy could be as poignant as three minutes spent watching “I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts.” [Variety, THR] · Hollywood Out of Ideas, To Crush My Enemies, To See Them Driven Before Me, and To Hear The Lamentations of the D-Girls Edition: Millenium Films pays a seven figures for the rights to make a new series of Conan the Barbarian movies. There’s no word about whether Arnold Schwarzenegger would be willing to abandon his political career for a shot at reprising one of his most successful roles. (But wishful thinking on the matter is nonetheless encouraged.) [Variety] · Joseph Gordon-Levitt still keeping it real, signing on for two more indie features. Don’t worry, eventually Hollywood will break him they way it did Sevigny and Posey. [THR] · All of this strike talk is really fucking up some rich people’s summer vacations. [Variety]Casting, More »