In addition to being unimpressed with Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig’s Golden Globes antics, Oscar-winner Tommy Lee Jones has a new movie coming out from director Peter Webber (Hannibal Rising) that has the actor playing General MacArthur opposite Matthew Fox. It definitely appears to be more so a starring vehicle for the latter though as the plot deals with his character’s decision on what to do with Emperor Hirohito at the end of World War II. Fox is playing the lesser known General Bonner Fellers who is the military’s resident expert on Japanese culture. Continue Reading
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Critics are definitely digging the Vanessa Taylor-scripted effort from Marley & Me director David Frankel. The film is being called emotionally honest and major props are being given to its stars, especially Tommy Lee Jones who appears to have nearly stolen the show. All-in-all, this is technically a sex comedy which is never really too appealing to the masses, but the tandem appears to have sold it very well with help from a capable script that does not lean on the topic too much. Continue Reading
Another major cast member in the Barry Sonnenfeld-directed film is Josh Brolin who plays a young Tommy Lee Jones. While he is not in today’s clip, the actor was in yesterday’s where he rode some pretty cool bikes with Will Smith. Watch More: Will Smith and Josh Brolin on High-Tech Motorcycles
Sony just released their first trailer for Hope Springs–a movie that stars Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones as a middle-aged couple attending a weekend of counseling. Steve Carell and Elizabeth Shu are also in the feature which was directed by Marley & Me’s David Frankel. Look for this one to hit theaters in August.
The period movie is set right after World War II in Japan following the surrender of the Japanese forces and will center around the uncertainty in the region’s future at the time. The only other major actor attached to the feature at this time is Lost’s Matthew Fox who will star in the film.
A mountain of news came out on Steven Spielberg’s Abraham Lincoln biopic today. It was announced that actors Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Inception, 500 Days of Summer), and James Spader among others are currently in negotiations for roles in the film Lincoln which currently sports a cast with Daniel Day-Lewis and Sally Field as Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln respectively. The movie will be based on the best-selling book, Team of Rivals, and “will focus on the political collision of Lincoln and the powerful men of his cabinet on the road to abolition and the end of the Civil War.” Tommy Lee Jones will play Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens who was a leader in the abolitionist movement while Joseph-Gordon Levitt will fill role of Abraham Lincoln’s oldest son, Robert Todd Lincoln. Other cast members currently in negotiations include: John Hawkes, Tim Blake Nelson, Bruce McGill, Joseph Cross, David Costabile, Byron Jennings, Dakin Matthews, Boris McGiver, Gloria Reuben, Jeremy Strong, and David Warshofsky. Filming for Lincoln is set to begin this fall, and will aim for theatrical release near the end of 2012. [Deadline]
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Meryl Streep does not need big budget special effects to draw audience and critical recognition and nothing showcases that more than her latest movie Hope Springs. The movie about an older couple seeking marriage counseling advice opens in theaters nationwide today and the reviews are in: It’s a winner.
About three weeks from now, Men in Black III will be hitting theaters, bringing with it the idea that we are not alone. The only comforting notion about that scenario is that there is a secret government agency working to keep a lid on it all with the likes of Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith making sure the world never comes to end. With that being said, here is the latest clip from the movie featuring the duo kicking a lot of alien ass.
Check out the latest and greatest trailer for Men in Black III starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. By now, everyone is probably familiar with the idea that the third installment of this franchise will be based around elements of time travel, but this latest trailer showcases a specific time travel paradox in which K has been dead for 40 years. Shocker. It looks like it is up to Smith to save the world and K’s existence this time around. May 25 is the release date.
The first trailer for the new Men in Black movie has hit the web today, and the latest effort starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith looks anything but original on its surface. The twist that makes this edition extra special though is the added element of time travel. Look for this one in theaters on May 25, 2012. 
