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Rachel McAdams’ Midnight In Paris is most successful Woody Allen film ever

admin — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:39:21 +0000

Rachel McAdams latest film Midnight in Paris has become Woody Allen’s top grossing pic of all time in North America, a sizeable victory for the filmmaker and Sony Pictures Classics as well as the beautiful actress herself.
Starring Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams, Midnight in Paris grossed an estimated $1.9 million for the weekend, pushing its total to $41.8 million and overtaking Hannah and Her Sisters, which cumed $40.1 million in 1986 (not accounting for inflation).
Midnight in Paris is the rare specialty title that catches fire with general audiences. The movie opened in only six theaters on May 20 to score one of the best location averages of all time ($99,834) at the domestic box office. At its widest point, the film played in more than 1,000 theaters. Its current count is 700.
In the film, Wilson’s character discovers an alternate reality while in Paris with his with his fiancee, Inez (Rachel McAdams), Sony Classics’ Michael Barker and Tom Bernard say there are several reasons why the film is resonating.
For one, the movie embraces Paris in a way that appeals to anyone who has either visited the city, or wants to visit. And Wilson plays the sort of “everyman” character that a moviegoers tend to see in more mainstream films, versus in arthouse titles (or in an Allen’s film). It also helps that critics across the country — and not just in New York — have given Midnight in Parisgreat reviews.
Midnight in Paris is Sony Classics’ No. 2 top grosser of all time after Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which earned $128.1 million domestically.
Overseas, Midnight in Paris has earned a strong $33.5 million, for a worldwide total of $73.9 million to date.

Adrien Brody Joins “Midnight in Paris”

Mycah — Mon, 24 May 2010 21:26:36 +0000

The forthcoming Woody Allen film Midnight in Paris is building an impressive cast that’s complete with Oscar winners and French first ladies. And the list keeps growing, with Adrien Brody signing on to the film’s cast.

Midnight in Paris will see Brody act alongside Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Kathy Bates, Michael Sheen and Owen Wilson—who he previously worked with in two Wes Anderson films: The Darjeeling Limited and Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Before we see him in Paris, Brody’s will appear on screen in Splice, a sci-fi thriller due out June 4 and in Predators which will be released July 9.

Source: Paste

“Midnight In Paris” Synopsis

Mycah — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:23:37 +0000

From Entertainment Weekly:

The film, according to the press release, celebrates a young man’s great love for Paris, and simultaneously explores the illusion people have that a life different from their own is better.

Woody Allen Pic: “Midnight in Paris”

Mycah — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:35:29 +0000

MovieWeb reports the Woody Allen movie, Rachel is involved with has been given the title Midnight in Paris.

A flood of new details on Woody Allen’s mysterious new film project has come from an unlikely source: Woody Allen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Allen has revealed the full cast and the title of his new film, Midnight in Paris.

We reported last month that Oscar winner Marion Cotillard had joined the cast alongside Owen Wilson. Now Allen has revealed the full cast which includes Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen, Kathy Bates, Nina Arianda, Tom Hiddleston, Corey Stoll, Mimi Kennedy and Kurt Fuller.

Allen also confirmed the long-rumored involvement of the French First Lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. Not much is known about the story of the film, only that it revolves around a family who travels to Paris on business, including a young engaged couple who have to come to terms with their life.

A release date hasn’t been set for the film, but production was said to start in Paris sometime this summer.

Midnight in Paris comes to theaters in 2011 and stars Owen Wilson, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen, Kathy Bates, Nina Arianda, Tom Hiddleston, Corey Stoll. The film is directed by Woody Allen.

Source: MovieWeb

Update On Woody Allen Pic

Mycah — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:16:29 +0000

Last month we reported Rachel McAdams was in talks to join the new Woody Allen film. Today, Variety is saying Rachel McAdams and the great Marion Cotillard are in the final stages of negotiations of the untitled pic that rolls this summer in Paris.

Woody Allen Summer Project, as the production is known is helming in early July, it is a part-period, part-contempo comedy that Allen attempted to shoot in Paris in 2006, but abandoned as the city is too expensive.

Since then Allen has come into money thanks to a three-pic financing deal between his Gravier Prods. and Spanish media conglom Mediapro, which co-produced his Vicky, Cristina Barcelona in 2006.

The pact kicked off with You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger and follows on with the Paris pic.

Source: Variety

Rachel McAdams Joining Woody Allen Film

Mikaela — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:12:45 +0000

Rachel McAdams is in negotiations to star opposite Owen Wilson and Marion Cotillard in Woody Allen’s next movie.

As with most Allen movies, plot details are being kept under wraps, though the setting for the ensemble is France. The untitled project is scheduled to shoot during the summer.

McAdams’ boarding comes on the heels of Allen’s latest movie, the London-set You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, being acquired by Sony Pictures Classics.

The Canadian actress was recently in theaters with Sherlock Holmes, and will shoot an untitled Terrence Malick movie this year with Christian Bale and Javier Bardem. She next appears with Harrison Ford in the comedy Morning Glory, which Paramount releases October 28.