Anthony Hopkins News

'Thor' gets his Warrior’s Three

Nov 19, 2009, 0:28 GMT

Stuart Townsend, Ray Stevenson and Tadanobu Asano have been cast as Warrior’s Three, the trio of Asgardian warriors who fight alongside Thor in the Marvel Entertainment film 'Thor.' ... more

Bening, Hopkins join Garcia

Nov 5, 2009, 19:01 GMT

Anthony Hopkins and Annette Bening will star with Andy Garcia in 'Hemingway and Fuentes.' ... more

Hollywood Roundup - November 2nd

Nov 3, 2009, 0:11 GMT

Los Angeles - Tom Cruise's wife is planning to get romantic - and not with her husband. ... more

Anthony Hopkins to be father of 'Thor'

Oct 30, 2009, 18:42 GMT

Anthony Hopkins has been cast in 'Thor,' the Marvel Studios production that begins production in January. ... more

Woody Allen is no 'Stranger'

Oct 27, 2009, 1:06 GMT

The Spanish producer Mediapro announced today that the name of Woody Allen's new film will be 'You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger.' ... more

The Hannibal Lecter Collection - Blu-ray Review

Oct 11, 2009, 17:42 GMT

A reviewer tried to give this set a bad review. His liver was eaten with some fava beans and a nice Chianti. Slurp. Actually, the set features a fine special edition of Silence of the Lambs and the only way (so far) that you’ll get Manhunter and Hannibal in high definition. ... more

Anthony Hopkins a class act all the way

Sep 17, 2009, 9:33 GMT

Sir Anthony Hopkins charmed the cast and crew of his latest film by painting pictures for them. ... more

Anthony Hopkins' boring move

Aug 31, 2009, 12:00 GMT

Sir Anthony Hopkins moved to the US because London was 'f**king boring'. ... more

First trailer for 'The Wolf Man' online!

Aug 20, 2009, 17:05 GMT

We have added the first trailer for Universal Picture's 'The Wolf Man'. The monster movie stars Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt, Anthony Hopkins and Hugo Weaving. ... more

Anthony Hopkins revisits Dr. Lecter one more time

May 15, 2009, 9:41 GMT

Sir Anthony Hopkins is to play Hannibal Lecter again. ... more

Anthony Hopkins and Russell Brand will work together

Mar 18, 2009, 10:40 GMT

Russell Brand is set to star with Sir Anthony Hopkins in a remake of 'Arthur'. ... more

Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) – DVD Review

Mar 4, 2009, 13:58 GMT

Sir Anthony Hopkins stars in the role of Victor Hugo’s literary creation in this Emmy nominated Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation. I swear that this production was shown over two nights when shown on television and the second half of the presentation seems to suffer from some cutting. ... more

Chaplin (15th Anniversary Edition) – DVD Review

Oct 23, 2008, 13:03 GMT

The legend of Charles Chaplin spans the silver screen of the cinematic world in its golden glow. His poignant comic genius spanned half a century, from silent film to talkies. ... more

Nixon (Election Year Edition) - Blu-ray Review

Aug 24, 2008, 16:00 GMT

Oddly on some presidential polls Richard M. Nixon shows up on both the positive and negatives sides of the equation. Director Oliver Stone turns his lens to a biopic of the first president to resign. However, you always get the impression that Stone’s vision is more fiction and less fact. ... more

Blu-ray Review: Beowulf (Director’s Cut)

Jul 29, 2008, 21:22 GMT

Beowulf roars onto Blu-ray from Paramount Home Entertainment and it has never looked better. The film still has all the problems that it had on DVD, but the picture is just so amazing you might be willing to cut it a little slack. ... more

M&C takes a look at Oliver Stone

Jun 17, 2008, 11:30 GMT

Oliver Stone is one of the only true artists left amongst film directors in today’s cinema. His work has always been controversial but there is no debate that his films have left a lasting impression in cinematic history. ... more

DVD Review: Slipstream

Feb 28, 2008, 15:11 GMT

Sir Anthony Hopkins steps behind the camera and directs this surreal exploration of the mind of a screenwriter (or is it?). It seems obvious that Hopkins’ screenplay was more the result of a night of fevered dreams than of sitting at the typewriter. ... more

Win a copy of Beowulf (Unrated Director’s Cut) on DVD or HD DVD!

Feb 28, 2008, 14:00 GMT

Beowulf has been unleashed on DVD and HD DVD with an unrated director’s cut and M&C is giving away five copies of the DVD and five copies of the HD DVD! ... more

M&C Interview: Animation Supervisor Kenn McDonald talks Beowulf

Feb 28, 2008, 13:18 GMT

Director Robert Zemeckis takes the old English heroic epic poem and re-imagines it with the most advanced technology, dressing the characters through the magic of digitally enhanced live action. ... more

DVD Review: Beowulf (Unrated Director's Cut)

Feb 25, 2008, 14:03 GMT

English majors might want to beware that the epic Old English poem has been brought up to date by filmmaker Robert Zemeckis. If you think the original poem to be akin to the bible then you’ll probably despise this film. ... more

HD DVD Review: Beowulf (Director’s Cut)

Feb 25, 2008, 13:39 GMT

Robert Zemeckis returns to the computer wizardry and performance-capture technology that he unleashed with ‘The Polar Express’ to tell a decidedly more mature story with a rousing, violent rendition of the Old English epic poem ‘Beowulf’. ... more

Joe Johnston helms Universal’s The Wolfman

Feb 4, 2008, 12:40 GMT

Universal has lined up Joe Johnston to replace Mark Romanek in the director’s chair for the upcoming The Wolfman – which has an estimated $100 million budget and is set to start production in London in March. ... more

Anthony Hopkins' Welsh homecoming: 70th Birthday Bash

Jan 2, 2008, 12:30 GMT

Sir Anthony Hopkins transformed a Welsh mansion into a Hollywood-style palace to celebrate his 70th birthday on New Year's Eve (31.12.07). ... more

Anthony Hopkins' surgery vow

Dec 10, 2007, 13:30 GMT

Sir Anthony Hopkins has vowed never to have plastic surgery. ... more

DVD Review: Fracture

Aug 14, 2007, 11:09 GMT

Sir Anthony Hopkins puts on his best Hannibal the Cannibal as the assays the role of a husband who plans the perfect crime. Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling goes up against Hopkins as the cocky district attorney assigned to try the case. ... more

Win a copy of Fracture on DVD

Aug 13, 2007, 23:46 GMT

A fierce battle of intellect, strategy and wit is at the center of the dramatic thriller Fracture, arriving on DVD from New Line Home Entertainment on August 14th. M&C is giving away five copies of the DVD. ... more

Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula gets an all new Collector’s Edition

Aug 1, 2007, 0:40 GMT

The Blood Is The Life in visionary director Francis Ford Coppola’s gothic epic Bram Stoker’s Dracula - unleashed onto a Collector’s Edition 2-Disc DVD and a single high definition Blu-ray Disc on October 2nd from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. ... more

First Beowulf trailer online!

Jul 26, 2007, 10:06 GMT

We have added a link to the fantastic new trailer to Paramount Pictures forthcoming Beowulf, directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Ray Winstone, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins and Robin Wright Penn. ... more

Alec Baldwin urges boycott of 'Shortcut To Happiness'

Jul 11, 2007, 13:20 GMT

PageSix is reporting that Alec Baldwin is begging fans to boycott ‘Shortcut To Happiness,’ which will be released in six US cities July 13. ... more

DVD Review: Hannibal Rising (Unrated)

May 30, 2007, 13:12 GMT

There is a certain folly in always trying to explain the origins of evil (and popular movie villains). That being said, I’ll have to say that I did enjoy the story and thought that the production design was gorgeous. It’s the performance of the lead that really rubbed me the wrong way in comparing him to what has come before. ... more

Anthony Hopkins' animal distraction

Apr 29, 2007, 7:00 GMT

Sir Anthony Hopkins distracts his co-stars by making animal noises on set. ... more

Anthony Hopkins' Britney sympathy

Apr 23, 2007, 13:00 GMT

Sir Anthony Hopkins empathises with troubled stars like Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan - because he was wild in his youth. ... more

Beach bum Anthony Hopkins

Apr 22, 2007, 11:00 GMT

Sir Anthony Hopkins is a self-confessed beach bum. ... more

DVD Review: Bobby

Apr 17, 2007, 13:43 GMT

Writer/director Emilio Estevez delivers a powerful ensemble picture with Bobby – a film that tells the story of the final day of Robert F. Kennedy through the eyes of the people surrounding him on the night that he would be assassinated. ... more

Sir Anthony Hopkins to play Wolfman's dad?

Apr 17, 2007, 1:22 GMT

IGN is reporting that the 70 year old Hopkins may play the Wolfman’s father in a new Benicio Del Toro movie ‘The Wolf Man. ... more

Silver screen: Hopkins wants to work with Eastwood

Apr 12, 2007, 17:11 GMT

Sir Anthony Hopkins has accomplished much in his career, and is loved by cinema fans worldwide. Yet he still has a wish to fulfill before he hangs up his actor's cap. ... more

Danna Brothers come together to score Fracture

Apr 1, 2007, 15:38 GMT

Brothers and award-winning film composers Jeff and Mychael Danna reunite to score Fracture, a film directed by Gregory Hoblit. In the thriller, a district attorney embarks on a crusade for justice after a man is found innocent for the attempted murder of his wife. ... more

Hopkins to star in Alfred Hitchcock Presents?

Feb 25, 2007, 16:19 GMT

Hollywood Elsewhere is spreading the hot rumor that the 'Running with Scissors' director Ryan Murphy will next be directing 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents', a film about the massive obstacles Hitch had to navigate to make his classic thriller 'Psycho.' ... more

DVD Review: All The King’s Men (2006)

Dec 24, 2006, 14:30 GMT

With the remake of All The King’s Men, Sean Penn once again shows his ability to deliver a captivating performance and make a movie impossible to simply dismiss. ... more

Movie Review (2): Bobby

Nov 23, 2006, 14:11 GMT

There is little in writer-director Emelio Estevez’ background that would lead us to think he was capable of 'Bobby.'

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‘Bobby’ soundtrack features new single from Aretha Franklin and Mary J. Blige

Nov 15, 2006, 16:08 GMT

Underscoring one of the most tragic, life-changing events in American history, the 'Bobby' soundtrack will showcase music by the premiere artists of the 1960s. The album will also feature “Never Gonna Break My Faith” - a newly recorded single by Aretha Franklin and Mary J. Blige.

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