A.R. Rahman and Tuomas Kantelinen have been tapped to score the fantasy action adventure The Seventh Son. The film is directed by Sergei Bodrov and stars Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Antje Traue, Olivia Williams and Djimon Hounsou. The film is based on the young adult series The Spook’s Apprentice by Joseph Delaney and follows a teen who’s the seventh son of a seventh son, and who learns about wizardry from a forbidding spook. Matt Greenberg (1408), Charles Leavitt (Blood Diamond) and Aaron Guzikowski (Contraband) have written the screenplay. Thomas Tull (Pacific Rim), Basil Iwanyk (The Town, Clash of the Titans) and Lionel Wigram (Sherlock Holmes) are producing the Legendary Pictures and Thunder Road Pictures production.
Category: Film Scoring Assignments
Ennio Morricone to Score ‘The Canterville Ghost’
Ennio Morricone is set to score the upcoming animated feature The Cantervile Ghost. The movie is directed by Kim Burden and features the voice talent of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. The Memoth Films and Arc Productions project is based on the classic story by Oscar Wilde and is written by Keiron Self and Giles New (That Mitchell And Webb Look). Robert Chandler and Gina Carter (Snow Cake) are producing the movie. Arc Productions has previously been involved in animated films including Gnomeo & Juliet and 9, as well as last year’s family hit film Dolphin Tale. The Canterville Ghost marks Morricone’s first CG-animated film project.
James Newton Howard to Return for ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’
James Newton Howard has confirmed in a recent interview with Filmmusicsite.com, Underscores.fr and BSO Spirit (available to listen here) at last weekend’s Ghent Film Festival that he is attached to score the upcoming The Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire. The composer has scored this year’s first part in the series and has also written the music for the sequel’s director Francis Lawrence’s previous two features I Am Legend and Water for Elephants. Catching Fire based on the novel by Suzanne Collins stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland. Academy Award-winning screenwriters Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) and Michael Arndt (Little Miss Sunshine) have penned the script. Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik are returning as the producers.
Joby Talbot to Score John Crowley’s Untitled International Suspense Thriller
Joby Talbot has been hired to score John Crowley’s upcoming currently Untitled International Suspense Thriller. The film stars Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall as two ex-lovers who find their loyalties tested and their lives at risk when they are joined together on the defense team in a terrorism trial. Julia Stiles, Jim Broadbent, Ciarán Hinds, Riz Ahmed, Kenneth Cranham and Anne-Marie Duff are co-starring. Steven Knight (Eastern Promises, Dirty Pretty Things) has written the screenplay and Eric Fellner & Tim Bevan (Atonement, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) are producing the Focus Features and Working Titles Films production with Chris Clark (The Guard). Adriano Goldman (Jane Eyre) is the film’s cinematographer.
Roque Banos to Score ‘Evil Dead’ Remake
Roque Banos has signed on to score the upcoming remake of the horror comedy Evil Dead. The film is written and directed by Fede Alvarez and stars Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Jessica Lucas, Lou Taylor Pucci and Elizabeth Blackmore. The movie is a reinvention of Sam Raimi’s 1981 cult classic about a group of teens who holed up in a remote cabin and discover a Book of the Dead that unleashes demons they cannot control. Raimi is producing the remake with Rob Tapert (Drag me to Hell, The Grudge) and Bruce Campbell through his Ghost House Pictures company. Joseph LoDuca scored the original 1981 film and the two sequels Evil Dead II and Army of Darkness.
James Horner to Score Carlo Carlei’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’
James Horner is currently scoring Carlo Carlei’s upcoming film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. The film stars Douglas Booth and Hailee Steinfeld in the title roles. The movie’s cast also includes Damian Lewis as Lord Capulet, Natascha McElhone as Lady Capulet, Lesley Manville as the Nurse and Ed Westwick as Tybalt. Other actors include Paul Giamatti as Friar Laurence, Ed Westwick & Kodi Smit-McPhee as the lovers’ cousins, Tybalt and Benvolio and Stellan Skarsgard as Prince of Verona. Academy Award-winning writer Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park, Downton Abbey) has penned the screenplay based on William Shakespeare’s play and is also producing the Amber Entertainment production with Ileen Maisel (Ripley’s Game) and Lawrence Elman.
Nathan Wang to Score ‘My Lucky Star’
Nathan Wang has been tapped to score the Chinese-language romantic comedy My Lucky Star. The film is a prequel to the 2009 Chinese blockbuster Sophie’s Revenge and stars Zhang Ziyi (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Memoirs of a Geisha) and singer Wang Leehom. Dennie Gordon (New York Minute, What a Girl Wants) is directing the movie. The movie is the first Chinese market production to be directed by an American woman. Ziyi is producing the film with Ling Lucas, Beaver Kwei, Second Chan and William Cheng. The Bona Entertainment production takes place in Beijing, Singapore to Hong Kong and Macau. My Lucky Star is currently in production and is expected to be released in 2013.
Brian Tyler to Score ‘Iron Man 3’
Brian Tyler has signed on to score Iron Man 3. The film is directed by Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang). Robert Downey Jr. returns as Tony Stark/Iron Man, along with Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle and Paul Bettany who are reprising their characters from the previous film. Ben Kingsley stars as the film’s villain The Mandarin and Rebecca Hall, Guy Pearce, James Badge Dale and Ashley Hamilton are also starring. Black has co-written the screenplay with Drew Pearce. Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige (The Avengers, Thor) is producing the third installment in the franchise and Louis D’Esposito, Stan Lee and Charles Newirth are executive producing. Jon Favreau is also executive producing and returns as Happy Hogan.
Michael Andrews Scoring Paul Feig’s ‘The Heat’
Michael Andrews is reteaming with Paul Feig on the upcoming buddy cop comedy The Heat. The composer has previously scored last year’s hit comedy Bridesmaids for the director. The Heat stars Sandra Bullock as a high-strung FBI agent and Melissa McCarthy as an unconventional Boston cop who team to take down a Russian gangster. Tony Hale, Bill Burr, Demian Bichir and Michael Rapaport are co-starring in the comedy. Kate Dippold (Parks and Recreation) has written the film’s script and Peter Chernin (New Girl), Dylan Clark (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) and Jenno Topping (Country Strong, Guess Who) are producing the project.
Marcelo Zarvos Scoring ‘Look of Love’
Marcelo Zarvos is currently scoring the romantic drama Look of Love. The film is directed by Arie Posin and stars Annette Bening, Ed Harris, Robin Williams, Amy Brenneman and Jess Weixler. The movie centers on a widow who meets a man looking exactly like her dead husband, and that connection rekindles old feelings. Posin has also co-written the screenplay with Matthew McDuffie. Julie Lynn (Mother and Child) and Bonnie Curtis (Albert Nobbs) are producing the Mockingbird Pictures production. Posin previously collaborated with composer James Horner on his first directorial effort, The Chumbscrubber.