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Irish actor Cillian Murphy will join Al Pacino in a movie about Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dali.

"Dali & I: The Surreal Story," which will span the 1960s-80s, follows the time in Dali's life when most of his great work was behind him and he became more flamboyant. Dali (Pacino) also developed a mentor-protege relationship with a young art dealer named Stan Lauryssens (Murphy).

The indie film is scheduled to begin shooting in early 2008 on location in Spain and New York. Andrew Niccol is directing from an adaptation of Lauryssens' memoir "Dali and I." The part of Gala, Dali's wife, has yet to be cast

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Cillian Murphy's latest film Sunshine has its share of positive and negative reviews, but the talented Irish actor, who already received two nominations for the BAFTA Rising Star award, continues to busy himself with roles in diverse and challenging film projects.

Neville and his co-defendants Jim Anderson and Felix Dennis were charged with conspiracy to corrupt the morals of young children and young persons. The issue of Oz magazine in question was known as 'School Kids' and was put together by real school kids in response to charges that the magazine's editors were out of touch with the younger generation. The defendants were convicted but their sentence was overturned on appeal. Max Minghella and Emma Booth have also joined the film which is expected to begin shooting this fall.

Project #2: From Cinematical (again!) Cillian Murphy Spotted on 'Dark Knight' Set

"Although his involvement in the Batman sequel has been rumored for quite a while now, Superhero Hype has received a spy report that seems to confirm Cillian's Murphy's participation in The Dark Knight. Of course, this all depends on how trustworthy the spy is -- but since they were present during filming and took pictures (none of which clearly featured Murphy though), I'll take their word for it. Beware of potential spoilers ahead. According to the spy, last night Christopher Nolan and his crew were shooting a scene that involved a confrontation of sorts between two gangs, one of which he (or she) called "the Scarecrow gang." Here's a snippet of the report: "Around 2:30-3ish they returned to the set and started filming two gangs fighting with each other. Then I spotted Cillian and they filmed him yelling at the gang. The sound of gunfire blasted and everyone ran for cover. They repeated this over and over again."

After a few images that clearly show two groups of people meeting for what looks like a "secret deal", the spy continues: "So after a few takes of that... they moved to the side of the van. I saw a Batman... It had to be a stunt double. And him and Scarecrow had a struggle and ended with the crow gassing Batman. Batman fell to the ground holding his face screaming."

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vote for Cillian!

I just got an email from a Cillian Murphy fan, telling me she's asking her friends to vote for Cillian in our poll! She adores the actor, she said, quite a lot!

Admin , July 09, 2007

Interesting Projects For Cillian

I just got an email from a Cillian Murphy fan, telling me she's asking her friends to vote for Cillian in our poll! She adores the actor, she said, quite a lot!

That's great to hear Jed! Hope to see more fans of some of the other actors in the poll come over to vote as well. I notice some of the actors are vying for top spot in the poll, LOL. :p

Another new project Cillian will be doing, and will be in theatres in 2008 is called The Edge of Love. Sienna Miller took over, after Lindsay Lohan dropped out of the project.

The Edge of Loveis a John Maybury film which will star Keira Knightley, Cillian Murphy, Sienna Miller and Matthew Rhys, from a script by Sharman Macdonald, who is also Knightley's mother.

Originally titled The Best Time of Our Lives, the story concerns the famous Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (played by Rhys), his wife Caitlin MacNamara (played by Miller) and their married friends, the Killicks (played by Knightley and Murphy).

Filming began in May 2007, and the film is expected to be in theaters in 2008.

The Edge of Love - Wikipedia

Jan , July 11, 2007

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