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Vera Farmiga joins Up In The Air
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Vera Farmiga joins Up In The Air Co-starring with Clooney in Jason Reitman’s latest BY James White Nov 24th 2008 6:06AM FILED UNDER: Movie news Be the first to comment The Departed s Vera Farmiga has joined the cast of Jason Reitman s new film, Up In The Air, agreeing to co-star alongside George Clooney. Variety reports that Farmiga will play a businesswoman who meets up strikes up a relationship with Clooney forged from meetings in airports and hotels around the US. Why the patchwork romance? Air s plot, adapted by the Juno director from Walter Kirn s novel sees Clooney s human resources exec doggedly pursuing his ...
Vera Farmiga Joins 'Up in the Air'
FilmWad —
Actress Vera Farmiga will star opposite George Clooney in Up in the Air. According to Variety the Jason Reitman adapted the screenplay from Walter Kirn's novel of the same name and it will be under Paramount Pictures and Montecito. Story centers on a human resources exec whose only joy in life comes from the prospect of notching his millionth frequent-flyer mile, a goal he pursues with zeal as the rest of his life falls apart because he is constantly on the road. Farmiga will play a businesswoman who develops a romantic relationship with Clooney's character through meetings in airports and hotels around ...
Twilight Breaks Record for Female Director. Trade Roughage 11/24/08
SpoutBlog —
Of all the news related to Twilight’s unsurprising $70.6 million opening, the most important has to be that Catherine Hardwicke (pictured) now holds the record for highest-grossing debut for a female director. The previous record holder was Mimi Leder, whose Deep Impact bowed with $41.2 million a decade ago. And the most important non-Twilight box office news has to be that Slumdog Millionaire continued to have a per-screen average in the $30,000s, even with a minor increase to 32 screens, and reached a very impressive very-limited-release gross of $1.6 million.
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Morning Deal Report: An "Arrested" Development
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Twilight was gleaming at the box office this weekend, staking its claim to $70.6 million. (Gleaming! Staking! Can you believe Variety hasn’t hired me yet?) Those are Harry Potter numbers, so it’s no surprise that the Twilight sequel New Moon has already been greenlit. Bolt and Quantum of Solace finished in a virtual tie for second place, each taking in roughly $27 million. Bolt was a bit of a disappointment by Disney standards, but Quantum has already crashed the $100 million barrier, so you can bet James Bond will return.
How about that Arrested Development ...
Vera Farmiga And George Clooney To Fly In Jason Reitman's 'Air'
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Remember Jason Reitman's follow-up to "Juno"? Well, its leads are cast and the film looks to be moving forward, but "Juno"-ers should take note, this sounds way more, "Thank You For Smoking" rather than Diablo Cody-esque blogspeak. George Clooney was once in-talks to star and now he's officially signed on for Reitman's adaptation of "Up in the Air," as has "The Departed" star, ...
Vera Farmiga joins 'Up in the Air'
The Screening Log —
Vera Farmiga is the latest to join George Clooney in Jason Reitman's adaptation of Walter Kirn's novel "Up in the Air." Also starring is Anna Kendrick.
Clooney plays a counselor who helps large companies fire their executives. He spends most of his time flying and tries his best to collect one million frequent-flyer miles.
Variety reported Farmiga plays a businesswoman who launches into a romance with Clooney's character via encounters at airports and hotels. Kendrick also stars as someone who gets somehow involved with him.
Farmiga, whose credits include "The Departed" and "Running Scared," can ...
Vera Farmiga Flies The Skies With George
Cinema Blend News —
... in a lead role opposite George Clooney in Up In The Air , Jason Reitmans next directorial project. But today the trade have already moved on to a different leading ladyfor the same movie. Variety reports that Vera Farmiga will also star opposite Clooney, apparently as a woman who develops a romantic relationship with his character as he travels the country in search of his millionth frequent flyer mile. I like Farmiga a lotshes the best part of the upcoming political thriller Nothing But the Truth -- and Im all for age-appropriate romances. So while Farmiga is the ...
