A behind the scenes look at The Fighter

This particular set of photos from David O. Russell's The Fighter have been online for a while, but nobody really noticed until /Film pointed them out. More than likely all the film festivals had our attention. There are also some video blogs as well.

The Fighter, which stars Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo looks at the early years of real-life boxer "Irish" Micky Ward (Wahlberg) and his brother (Bale) who helped train him before going pro in the mid '80s.



There are way more photos at IAmRogue for you to get a look at. The Fighter opens in theaters in 2010.

First photo of 'The Lovely Bones'

Based on Alice Sebold's book, the film follows Susie (Saoirse Ronan) a 14 year-old girl raped and murdered by her neighbour. From heaven, she watches her family deal (or not) with her death, and watches her murderer as he tries to hide the evidence.

Mark Wahlberg plays Susie's father, Rachel Weisz her mother, Stanley Tucci the neighbour and Susan Sarandon the family's grandmother. It's directed by Peter Jackson, and adapted by him along with his co-writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. [Empire]

Links for you: 'A-Team' remake casting rumors and that dreaded 'Venom' movie

Chris Pine talked with director Joe Carnahan about a role in the remake of The A-Team. Pine is reportedly interesting in playing H.M. Murdock and he worked with Carnahan in 2006's Smokin' Aces. I don't know what to say to this. I hate remakes, I'd rather not go into my feelings on The A-Team (read: it sucked), but Chris Pine was the best thing about Smokin' Aces by a mile. I just think the guy has been attached to one too many remakes, re-dos, and adaptations. Le sigh. [Playlist]



Sony is planning on making a Venom film. I've been meaning to post this as an open letter for a few days, but I didn't have the heart to actually type the words. Spider-Man 3 forever destroyed Venom for me. [Empire]

Mark Wahlberg and James Franco have signed on to join the cast of Tina Fey's Date Night. Other actors cast in supporting roles include Taraji P. Henson, Leighton Meester, Common, and Kristen Wiig. I'm only watching this for Franco. [Variety]

An explanation about why Zac Efron can't be nominated for an Emmy for his appearance on Saturday Night Live. I admit, without shame that SNL turned me into an Efron fangirl. But like a sad high school kid, I'll continue to post rants pretending to hate him. [Gold Derby]