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Daily Bite: Robin Wright Stars in ‘The Congress’; New Pixar Film ‘Inside Out’; & Denzel Washington is ‘The Equalizer’
27 May 2014 : Aisling Newton
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Robin Wright Stars in ‘The Congress’
From director Ari Folman, comes a unique and surreal sci-fi film starring Robin Wright (House of Cards) as a Hollywood actress who once held great promise. ‘The Congress’ is loosely based on Stanislaw Lem’s ‘The Futurological Congress’, and debuted as part of the Directors' Fortnight sidebar at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013. It was picked up for release by Drafthouse Films and Films We Like based in Toronto.

The half-live-action, half-animated feature involves a very hallucinogenic look at the celebrity culture and our fascination with identity. Wright, who plays an alternate reality version of herself, is an aging, out-of-work actress who accepts her final job from Mirramount Studios who want to scan her entire being into their computers and purchase ownership of her image for an astronomical fee. Despite her deep internal resistance, Wright eventually signs the contract to save her son Aaron, who suffers from a rare disorder. But the consequences of her decision affect her life in ways she didn't consider. The film also stars Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road), Danny Huston (Hitchcock), Harvey Keitel (Inglorious Basterds), Jon Hamm (The Town), Sami Gayle (Detachment) and Paul Giamatti (Rock of Ages). ‘The Congress’ is produced by Eitan Mansuri, Reinhard Brundig and David Grumbach.

The blended sci-fi, fantasy and animation feature is due to be released in August 2014. The trailer is available to view below:

New Pixar Film ‘Inside Out’
Pixar have revealed details about its next animated film ‘Inside Out’ with Academy Award winning director Pete Docter (Monsters Inc., Up) set to helm the production.

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Ronaldo Del Carmen (Brave, Monsters University) is also lined up to co-direct the animation written by Docter and the Oscar-winning scribe Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3). ‘Inside Out’ takes us inside the mind of an 11-year-old named Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. The movie’s characters will be five emotions, portrayed by an all-star cast: Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Joy (Amy Poehler), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith), who control a young girl Riley’s mind and guide her through her life.

‘Inside Out’ is pencilled in for a summer 2015 release. Check out a piece of concept art from the film below:

Denzel Washington is ‘The Equalizer’
Denzel Washington is back as our favourite black ops commando who fakes his own death to live a quiet life in Boston. Antoine Fuqua's ‘The Equalizer’ is an update of the cult classic 80's vigilante TV show and features Washington as badass Robert McCall who tries to save a young girl called Teri (Chloe Grace Moretz).

As McCall finds himself face to face with ultra-violent Russian gangsters, his desire for justice is reawakened when he serves vengeance against those who brutalize the helpless. ‘The Equalizer’, directed by Fuqua (Training Day, Shooter), also stars Melissa Leo, Martin Csokas, Bill Pullman. Written by Richard Wenk (The Expendables 3, The Mechanic), Sony have released the trailer for the action-packed thriller executive produced by David J. Bloomfield and Ezra Swerdlow.

Columbia Pictures will release the film in September 2014. Check out the trailer below:





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