Walt Disney Pictures has announced that French actress Astrid Bergès-Frisbey has been personally picked by producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Rob Marshall to star in "Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" as Syrena, a beautiful and alluring young mermaid encountered by Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow. A star of stage and screen in her native Paris, the 23-year-old actress born in Barcelona to French-American and Catalan parents has appeared in films such as "Bruc" and "La PREMIèRE ÉTOILE" as well as work on television and in a French production of Peter Shaffer's "Equus." To date, none of those films have made their way to the U.S. shores so that "On Stranger Tide" will more than likely be the actresses introduction not only to moviegoers in the United States, but much...
- 4/18/2010
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Several actresses of note have been cast in or out of projects so here’s a roundup.
French actress Astrid Bergès-Frisbey has been announced as playing Syrena, a mermaid, in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth film in the series. She is expected to play a key role in the further adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp).
Unknown to American audiences, she has appeared in French films including Bruc and La Première Étoile along with television fare such as La Reine Morte, and Elles et Moi . She was born in Barcelona to French-American and Catalan parents and has done stage work including Equus.
Production on the big budget film is set for later this year in Hawaii, Great Britain and Los Angeles with a May 20, 2011 release date planned. Rob Marshall (Chicago) makes his maiden voyage as director, replacing Gore Verbinski.
Meantime, Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood...
French actress Astrid Bergès-Frisbey has been announced as playing Syrena, a mermaid, in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth film in the series. She is expected to play a key role in the further adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp).
Unknown to American audiences, she has appeared in French films including Bruc and La Première Étoile along with television fare such as La Reine Morte, and Elles et Moi . She was born in Barcelona to French-American and Catalan parents and has done stage work including Equus.
Production on the big budget film is set for later this year in Hawaii, Great Britain and Los Angeles with a May 20, 2011 release date planned. Rob Marshall (Chicago) makes his maiden voyage as director, replacing Gore Verbinski.
Meantime, Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood...
- 4/18/2010
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Walt Disney Pictures has announced that French actress Astrid Bergès-Frisbey has been personally picked by producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Rob Marshall to star in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides as Syrena, a beautiful and alluring young mermaid encountered by Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow. A star of stage and screen in her native Paris, the 23-year-old actress born in Barcelona to French-American and Catalan parents has appeared in films such as Bruc and La Première Étoile as well as work on television and in a French production of Peter Shaffer's "Equus." To date, none of those films have made their way to the U.S. shores so that "On Stranger Tide" will more than likely be the actresses introduction not only to moviegoers in the...
- 4/15/2010
- Comingsoon.net
Astrid Bergès-Frisbey has joined the cast of Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Disney has announced. The French actress will star as Syrena, a mermaid who encounters Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow. The 23-year-old's previous screen credits include Bruc and La Première Étoile. She has also appeared on stage in the French production of Equus. Depp, Penélope (more)...
- 4/15/2010
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
Actor and comedian turned film producer Chris Rock has only just finished the remake of British comedy Death At A Funeral, which he produced and starred in, but he's already got his sights set on his next project: another adaptation, this time of 1963 drama High and Low, originally by legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa.
The funnyman has revealed that he is to replace David Mamet as writer, in a project first commissioned by Martin Scorsese back in 1999. It's not yet known whether Scorsese is still involved in the movie, which will be directed by Mike Nichols. In fact, very few details have been released about the remake, but it's understood that the plot will stick closely to the original movie's story of a businessman trying to make extra money in an effort to save a kidnapped child.
Taking on Kurosawa is a brave step, but Rock appears unfazed by such challenges,...
The funnyman has revealed that he is to replace David Mamet as writer, in a project first commissioned by Martin Scorsese back in 1999. It's not yet known whether Scorsese is still involved in the movie, which will be directed by Mike Nichols. In fact, very few details have been released about the remake, but it's understood that the plot will stick closely to the original movie's story of a businessman trying to make extra money in an effort to save a kidnapped child.
Taking on Kurosawa is a brave step, but Rock appears unfazed by such challenges,...
- 4/13/2010
- Screenrush
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