Carey Mulligan to receive a Supporting Actress Award at Hollywood Film Awards!

Carey Mulligan co-stars in Shame. In theaters December 2nd!

The Hollywood Reporter reports that Carey Mulligan will receive an honor (and award) from the The 15th Annual Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards, where she'll be honored with a Hollywood Supporting Actress Award for her recent supporting roles in Drive (with Ryan Gosling) and the upcoming Shame (with Michael Fassbender) films.

Carey Mulligan to Receive Supporting Actress Honor at Hollywood Film Awards (Exclusive)
The 15th annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards, presented by Starz Entertainment, will honor Academy Award nominee Carey Mulligan with its 2011 Hollywood Supporting Actress Award. Mulligan is being recognized for her performance as an emotionally disturbed young woman who moves in with her sex-addicted brother in Shame, as well as for her portrayal of a young mother in need of protection in Drive.  Read full article.

Speaking of Shame, which was recently acquired by Fox Searchlight for domestic distribution, Box Office Mojo has listed the film to be released on December 2nd!

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New 'Shame' stills featuring Carey Mulligan

 

Some new production stills for Shame starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan has just been released. The film has been getting some positive rave reviews (The Guardian.co.uk and Timeout.com both gave the this film 4/5 stars! The Playlist gave it an A- rating as well) of its Venice and Telluride Film Festival screenings. According to Shadow and Act, There’s already some Oscar buzz surrounding the performances of Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan. Carey's role and character in the film is Sissy, Brandon (Michael Fassbender)’s mentally unstable sister that pays him a visit, further driving Brandon into his unhealthy sexual compulsions. No trailer yet, but you can watch the first Shame clip of Michael Fassbender here (though Carey's not on it).   

Check out some new Shame stills of Carey Mulligan below as well as another movie that Carey will be starring and reuniting her with her Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn...

(source: The Playlist | Shadow and Act | Carey Mulligan Online)

Check out the following Shame related articles...

  First Clip And A Ton Of New Photos From Steve McQueen’s Festival-Conquering ‘Shame’

 (via The Playlist)
First Look Footage From Steve McQueen’s “Shame” + Venice Press Conference
   Steve McQueen’s “Shame”: New Film Stills with Nicole Beharie + First Reviews From Venice Film Fest! (via Shadow and Act)

   First Clip and New Images from SHAM (via Collider)

Also, in other Carey Mulligan movie casting news...
Carey Mulligan to Star in Nicolas Winding Refn’s Sex Film I WALK WITH THE DEAD (via Collider)

Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive is currently garnering raves left and right, and he’s already got a stacked schedule of films lined up for the future. Refn’s set to start filming Only God Forgives with Drive star Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas and Luke Evans soon, he’s got a remake of Logan’s Run (also with Gosling) in the works, and now he’s found his lead for the sex thriller I Walk With the Dead. The director announced at the Deauvill Film Festival (via THR) that another Drive cohort, Carey Mulligan, will star in the already financed film.

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First Look: Carey Mulligan in 'Shame' with Michael Fassbender

Just after being added in the stellar festival line-ups for both the upcoming Toronto Film Festival (Keira Knightley's 'A Dangerous Method' and Carey Mulligan's 'Drive' and 'Shame' films set to premiere at TIFF 2011) and Venice Film Fest (A Dangerous Method, Shame, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy to debut and compete at 2011 Venice Film Festival), some production stills for Shame starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan has just been released as well. The Playlist has the First Look: Michael Fassbender And Carey Mulligan In Steve McQueen’s ‘Shame’, including two stills of Carey (one with Michael Fassbender who plays her older brother in the film), which you can see below...

Shame production stills featuring Carey Mulligan

  (source: The Playlist)

Speaking of Michael Fassbender, he seems to work with our P&P actors a lot. Here are some films he had co-starred with in the past, recently, and two coming up on the way with the following P&P 05 actors...

Shame (of course, with Carey Mulligan)

A Dangerous Method (co-starring with Keira Knightley)

Jane Eyre (with Judi Dench and Tamzin Merchant)

Eden Lake (co-starred with Kelly Reilly)
Angel (with Simon Woods in a small role)

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Keira Knightley's 'A Dangerous Method' and Carey Mulligan's 'Drive' and 'Shame' films set to premiere at TIFF 2011

The 36th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) just announced this morning their stellar line-up of Galas and Special Presentations. Three of the many films in the line-up are:  Keira Knightley's new film, A Dangerous Method (with Michael Fassbender and Viggo Mortensen) for a Gala/North American premiere, and two new Carey Mulligan films: Drive (with Ryan Gosling) for a Special Presentation/Canadian premiere, and Shame (with Michael Fassbender) for a North American premiere.  

TIFF 2011 runs from Sept. 8th-18th. 



TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES STELLAR LINE-UP OF GALAS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

Galas
A Dangerous Method
Director: David Cronenberg
Country: France/Ireland/United Kingdom/Germany/Canada
North American Premiere

On the eve of World War I, Zurich and Vienna are the setting for a dark tale of sexual and intellectual discovery. Drawn from true-life events, A Dangerous Method takes a glimpse into the turbulent relationships between fledgling psychiatrist Carl Jung, his mentor Sigmund Freud and Sabina Spielrein, the troubled but beautiful young woman who comes between them. Into the mix comes Otto Gross, a debauched patient who is determined to push the boundaries. In this exploration of sensuality, ambition and deceit set the scene for the pivotal moment when Jung, Freud and Sabina come together and split apart, forever changing the face of modern thought. Starring Michael Fassbender, Viggo Mortensen and Keira Knightley.

Special Presentations
Drive
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Country: USA
Canadian Premiere

Ryan Gosling stars as a Los Angeles wheelman for hire, stunt driving for movie productions by day and steering getaway vehicles for armed heists by night. Though a loner by nature, Driver can‟t help falling in love with his beautiful neighbour Irene (Carey Mulligan), a vulnerable young mother dragged into a dangerous underworld by the return of her ex-convict husband Standard (Oscar Isaac). After a heist intended to pay off Standard's protection money spins unpredictably out of control, Driver finds himself driving defence for the girl he loves, tailgated by a syndicate of deadly serious criminals (Albert Brooks and Ron Perlman).

Shame
Director: Steve McQueen
Country: United Kingdom
North American Premiere

Brandon is a thirty-something man living in New York who is unable to manage his sex life. After his wayward younger sister moves into his apartment, Brandon‟s world spirals out of control. From director Steve McQueen (Hunger), Shame is a compelling and timely examination of the nature of need, how we live our lives and the experiences that shape us. Stars Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale and Nicole Beharie.

Read the rest of the films on the line-up list from TIFF's press release: TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES STELLAR LINE-UP OF GALAS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 

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A Dangerous Method, Shame, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy to debut and compete at 2011 Venice Film Festival

Updated 7/28/11: Full Line-Up Announced for 2011 Venice Film Festival (via Collider)

The line-up for the 2011 Venice Film Festival has just been announced or rather revealed (via Variety and Collider). The official full line-up will be announced this Thursday. Three of the films premiering and competing at the festival are: Keira Knightley's new film, A Dangerous Method (with Michael Fassbender and Viggo Mortensen), Carey Mulligan's other new film, Shame (with Michael Fassbender), and one of Colin Firth's new films, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.    

The 68th Venice Film Fest runs Aug. 31-Sept. 10. 

In competition...


A Dangerous Method 

Cast: Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen

Synopsis: Seduced by the challenge of an impossible case, the driven Dr. Jung (Michael Fassbender) takes the unbalanced yet beautiful Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley) as his patient in A DANGEROUS METHOD. Jung’s weapon is the method of his master, the renowned Sigmund Freud. Both men fall under Sabina’s spell.

Shame  

Cast: Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Nicole Beharie

Synopsis: A drama centered on 30-something Brandon, his myriad sexual escapades, and what happens when his wayward younger sister moves in with him. 




Related links:
Carey Mulligan: Shooting 'Shame' with Michael Fassbender
Photos of Nicole Beharie and Michael Fassbender on the Set of SHAME
Steve McQueen’s Shame Starring Michael Fassbender Poster and Synopsis

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 

Cast: Colin Firth, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Mark Strong, Benidict Cumberbatch, and Ciaran Hinds  

Synopsis: In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons. 

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'The Great Gatsby' starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan to shoot in Sydney in 3D

THR reports that Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 classic, The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby and Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan will start filming in Sydney, Australlia in August for 17 weeks and will be shot in 3D!

Read the article below for more info.

Baz Luhrmann to Shoot 'Great Gatsby' in Sydney
 
Sydney -- Baz Luhrmann's 3D take on The Great Gatsby will shoot in Sydney in August -- beating out the iconic story's home town of New York -- after a deal was signed with the New South Wales (NSW) state government Friday, it was announced here Sunday.

The film is the first live-action 3D movie to be shot in NSW. Filming will take place at Sydney's Fox Studios, with Warner Bros. backing the feature and Luhrmann's Bazmark Films producing.

Leonardo DiCaprio will star as Jay Gatsby while Carey Mulligan has been offered the role of Daisy Buchanan.



Murmurs about a Sydney shoot have been swirling around the industry here for several weeks. Luhrmann's last two features, Australia and Moulin Rouge were both shot at Fox Studios.
NSW Premier Kristina Kenneally said the film will inject AUS$120 million ($118 million) into the NSW economy, with the shoot to last 17 weeks and another 30 weeks to be spent on post production.

An estimated 275 crew will be employed during pre-production; more than 400 cast and crew will be employed during principal photography; and an estimated 150 post production and visual effects crew will also be employed.

Pre-production starts next month. Read full article here.

Speaking of Carey, in her other film and stage news, she's currently Shooting 'Shame' with Michael Fassbender in NYC and then in the Spring, she will take the stage for Through A Glass Darkly, an adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s 1961 film which will  premiere off-Broadway starting May 13. Her new film, Drive with Ryan Gosling will be in theatrical release September 16th, and Colin Firth Again Being Pursued For ‘My Fair Lady’ Remake; Carey Mulligan Still Attached

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