GALLERY LINKS:
- W.E.: Posters & Covers
- W.E.: Production Stills
- W.E.: Trailer #1 Screencaptures

A little catch up on Abbie’s films. Madonna’s W.E. is now out here in the UK and in limited release in Los Angeles and New York. It will expand in the States on February 3. I can’t wait to see it soon myself!

David Riker’s The Girl is now in post-production and it will be released sometime in 2012. Abbie is currently filming the role of Kaya in the Martin McDonagh directed Seven Psychopaths, which is also due out later on this year. It sees her star alongside such heavyweights as Christopher Walken, Tom Waits, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson and Colin Farrell.

I’ll leave you with a couple of new photoshoot additions. These were taken at the Toronto Film Festival last year and I think they really capture Abbie’s otherworldly beauty. Enjoy!

GALLERY LINKS:
- Photoshoots: Toronto Film Festival #1
- Photoshoots: Toronto Film Festival #2

The Sucker Punch star will be joining former Bond girl Olga Kurylenko in the male-dominated cast, which already includes Colin Farrell, Christopher Walken, Tom Waits, Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson, reported the New York Daily News.

The 29-year-old Australian actress is said to be playing Kaya, the girlfriend of Colin’s character.

The twisty tale focuses on unemployed actor and part-time dog thief Billy (Sam), who wants to help his best friend, struggling screenwriter Marty – played by Colin – by any means necessary.

He then teams up with Hans (Christopher) and together they steal the beloved Shih Tzu of Charlie (Woody), who then goes on the hunt to find out who took his pet.

Abbie – whose previous movies include Jane Campion’s Bright Star, Limitless and Madonna’s upcoming period drama WE – is currently shooting The Film Stage in Los Angeles.

Source: The Press Association

The three-minute promo teases the upcoming drama’s twin storylines, which detail the affair between King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard.

Stars Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, James d’Arcy and Oscar Isaac can all be glimpsed in the trailer, which is set to a dramatic violin and piano score.

W.E. serves as Madonna’s second directorial outing after 2008′s Filth and Wisdom.

The movie’s UK premiere takes place on October 23 in Leicester Square as part of the London Film Festival. It will be released in cinemas in the US on December 9, and in the UK on January 12, 2012.

W.E. first screened at the Venice Film Festival last month, where it was met with mixed reviews from critics.

Watch the trailer for Madonna’s W.E. below:

GALLERY LINKS:
- Sucker Punch: DVD Screencaptures – Behind the Soundtrack
- Sucker Punch: DVD Screencaptures – Menus
- Limitless: DVD Screencaptures – A Man Without Limits
- Limitless: DVD Screencaptures – Taking It to the Limit – The Making of Limitless
- Limitless: Trailer #2 Screencaptures

Events included are the premiere, photocall and Hollywood Foreign Press Association party. Abbie looks absolutely gorgeous at all the events! We will be adding Venice photos soon.

GALLERY LINKS:
- Public Events: 2011 Toronto International Film Festival – W.E. Premiere
- Public Events: 2011 Toronto International Film Festival – W.E. Photocall
- Public Events: 2011 Toronto International Film Festival – InStyle and Hollywood Foreign Press Association Party

My thoughts regarding the film strongly echo Mycah’s review, which you can read on the film page by clicking on the link above. Namely, that Abbie does her best with the given material, despite the small role and rather underdeveloped character. To me Lindy is the heart of the movie and really the only character that I cared for. Ultimately, it’s a forgettable role that Abbie did not necessarily need to take on, especially following her performance in Bright Star. She is too strong an actress for such a simple role.

Still, the screencaptures are really gorgeous and Abbie looks stunning in every frame, so do have a look!

GALLERY LINKS:
- Limitless: Blu-ray Screencaptures

W.E. is a romantic exploration of the mysterious connection across decades between two women confronting the consequences of desire. Caught in a loveless Manhattan marriage, abused and frustrated Wally (Abbie Cornish) obsesses over Wallis Simpson (Andrea Riseborough), the stylish American divorcee who captured the heart of Edward the VIII (James D’Arcy) who abdicated the throne as King of England. As the Duchess of Windsor, Wallis spends the rest of her life in the glare of celebrity exile. Inspired by the Duchess’ determination to pursue love in the face of social exile, Wally escapes into the arms of another man (Oscar Isaac) whose love sets her free. Madonna and a world class team of collaborators present a passionate tale of the search for love and the meaning of happiness. W.E. (for Wallis and Edward, forever entwined in the love story of the 20th century) is a rich, cinematic portrayal of two strong women resolved to find romance.

Source: ComingSoon

There has been a lot of project rumours circling around Abbie this past year and most of them have been just that: rumours. As per usual, we’ll keep you updated if things are officialized.

GALLERY LINKS:
- Bright Star: DVD Screencaptures – Behind the Scenes Featurette
- Bright Star: DVD Screencaptures – Working with Jane Documentary
- Bright Star: DVD Screencaptures – Deleted Scenes
- Bright Star: DVD Screencaptures – Photo Gallery
- Bright Star: DVD Screencaptures – Menus

Axiom Films is thrilled to announce that The Girl, written and directed by David Riker (writer and director of award-winning La Ciudad), starring Abbie Cornish, Will Patton and introducing Maritza Santigo Hernandez as Rosa, has wrapped principal photography in Austin, Texas after an eight week shoot which commenced on 9 May. In addition to shooting in Austin, the film was also shot on location in Oaxaca, Mexico.

The film is produced by Paul Mezey’s Journeyman Pictures and co-produced by Douglas Cummins for producer / distributor Axiom Films with Christian Valdelievre and Tania Zarak. Philipp Engelhorn of Cinereach Films and Nick Quested of Goldcrest Films are executive producers.

The Girl is shot by award-winning cinematographer Martín Boege, edited by Malcolm Jamieson, and the production design is by multi-award winning Salvador Parra.

The Girl tells the story of Ashley Colton (Cornish), a desperate young mother who tries unsuccessfully to turn her life around by smuggling immigrants across the dangerous border between Texas and Mexico—a trade she learns from her hard-living father, Tommy (Patton).

When this quick money scheme fails horribly, she unwillingly ends up travelling across Mexico with a newly orphaned eight-year-old girl from Oaxaca (Hernandez) — embarking on a journey that will change her life forever.

Paul Mezey follows, “It’s been a tremendous experience to work with David, Will and Abbie to bring this story to the screen. Ashley Colton’s journey is epic and full of surprise, taking us from the hard grit world of south Texas to a remote mountain village in southern Mexico. Abbie disappears into this character, delivering an indelible and compelling performance.”

Goldcrest Films International is handling worldwide sales.

Source: Axiom Films

“Madonna beautifully interweaves past and present in W.E. It’s a very smart film, and a stunning feature directorial debut,” said Weinstein. “I’m incredibly excited about this movie and I wanted to give it a prominent release date.”

Madonna is represented by CAA and managed by Untitled Entertainment.

W.E. looks at the fabled romance between American Wallis Simpson and Britain’s King Edward VIII, who famously gave up the throne to marry the woman he loved. More than six decades later, their story enthralls a young woman named Wally Winthrop, who thinks she sees in their devotion a stark contrast to her own unhappy marriage – and an example to follow as she searches for the meaning of true love. The cast features Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, James D’Arcy and Oscar Isaac

Source: PR Newswire

The action thriller co-starring Abbie Cornish and Robert De Niro is based on the 2001 novel The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn and is directed by Neil Burger (The Illusionist).

Specs have yet to be revealed, but the release will include an unrated extended cut of the film as well as the following supplements: A Man Without Limits, Taking It to the Limit: The Making of Limitless, Audio Commentary with director Neil Burger, Alternate Ending; Theatrical Trailer, and a Digital Copy.

Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $39.99.

Source: High-def Digest

Warner Home Video has announced a June 28 release date for Sucker Punch on Blu-ray and DVD combo format, packing a new 127-minute R-rated director’s cut that adds almost 18 additional minutes to the theatrical cut (also included). Both versions will be presented in 1080p video and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio.

A partial list of supplemental features include Maximum Mode Mode with Snyder and the Sucker Punch animated prequel stories shorts, and more. Additional features will be passed along when they’re revealed.

Click here to pre-order Sucker Punch on Blu-ray for $24.99 at Amazon.com, 31% off the $35.99 list price.

Source: The HD Room

Production is due to start in June, and also stars Benicio Del Toro and Salma Hayek. However, Abbie is due to start filming The Girl in April so I do wonder if there would be a conflict of schedules between these two projects. We’ll keep you posted on what happens!

Rodrick Rules, based on the beloved childrens’ book series and playing in 3,167 theaters, came in ahead of the original Diary of a Wimpy Kid, which opened a year ago to $22.1 million. Its standout performance reinforces the success that family films can enjoy, even while the rest of the box office suffers.

Sucker Punch, costing at least $75 million to produce, was co-financed by Warners and Legendary Pictures. Internally, Warners had expected the fanboy pic — about a rough-and-tumble group of girls trying to escape from a mental institution — to clear $20 million.

Snyder is incredibly important to Warners, having now directed four films for the studio. His 300 was by far the most successful. Next up for the filmmaker: Superman: Man of Steel.

Warners exec vice president of distribution Jeff Goldstein said Snyder’s core followers turned out for Sucker Punch, but beyond that, the film wasn’t as broad as his other movies. The movie opened in 3,033 theaters.

“Sucker Punch was more narrow. But when you are talking about something as broad as Superman: Man of Steel, the support for Snyder will be colossal,” Goldstein said.

Males made up almost 65% of those buying tickets for Sucker Punch, while a majority of the audience was between the ages of 18 and 35. If any key demo was soft, it was teen boys.

Sucker Punch‘s Imax runs set records. Playing in 229 Imax locations, the movie grossed $4 million for the large format exhibitor, or 21% of the opening weekend gross. That’s the biggest share ever for a 2-D release in Imax, a favorite destination of fanboys.

Overseas, Sucker Punch grossed $7.4 million from 2,145 screens in 23 markets, putting its worldwide bow at $26.4 million.

Two possible problems for Sucker Punch going forward: Poor reviews and a B- CinemaScore, although Goldstein pointed out that younger moviegoers gave the movie an A-.

Back on the top 10 chart, holdovers Limitless and The Lincoln Lawyer both enjoyed strong holds in their second weekend, coming in No. 3 and No. 4 respectively.

Limitless, a win for Relativity Media’s new distribution operation, fell 19% to an estimated $15.2 million for a cume of $41.3 million in its first 10 days.

Source: Hollywood Reporter

Sucker Punch will be released in regular as well as IMAX cinemas in North America today.