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IN BRIEFAdam Scott andJennifer WestfeldtTheSeventhSonKristen Wiigand Jon HammThis is Not aBridesmaidsSequelall it Bridesmaids’ little sister.Four of the stars of last year’sbig-buzz comedy Bridesmaidsreturn in this month’s limited-releaseindie Friends With Kids, though in completelydifferent roles. Jon Hamm and Kristen Wiig,who played friends with benefits inBridesmaids are now a warring marriedcouple, while Maya Rudolph, who played thebride, and Chris O’Dowd, the Irish cop whostole Wiig’s heart, are now a weary husbandand wife raising two children.None, however, are the stars of this newfilm about best friends who decide tohave a baby together. Those roles go toAdam Scott (TV’s Parks and Recreation)and Jennifer Westfeldt, who also wrote,directed and co-produced the film.The ArtOf FilmBruce White is a North Carolina-basedtattoo artist who, in his spare time, likes topaint movie icons on black velvet, like theseones (clockwise from left) of Javier Bardem,Bill Murray and Carrie Fisher in iconic roles.But when asked why he’s attracted to themedium White doesn’t use words like kitschor camp. Just the opposite. “Some of theearliest velvet paintings were actuallycreated centuries ago depicting Christianreligious icons,” he says. “I’m a huge sci-fifan and these subjects have become soembedded in pop culture they have becomemodern icons.” Each piece is one of a kind;see more at www.velvetgeek.com. —MW10 Cineplex Magazine march 2012OnHomeTurf:Julianne MooreMaya Rudolph andChris O’DowdJennifer who?There are two ways to answer that question.Professionally, Westfeldt is best-known as thewriter and star of the 2001 indie hit KissingJessica Stein, about a straight woman who hasa gay relationship. But, personally, she’s bestknown for kissing Jon Hamm; they’ve been in along-term relationship for about 15 years.Regarding the Bridesmaids connection,after a screening of the movie at the TorontoInternational Film Festival, Westfeldt told theaudience that it was an accident. “We had noidea Bridesmaids would be the gajillion-dollarsuccess that it is, we knew it would be great,and now we’re just riding their coattails.” —MWJulianne Moore andJeff Bridges will hauntVancouver’s streets frommid-March to mid-May.They’re in town to shootThe Seventh Son, a spooky18th-century story abouta young wannabe exorcist(Ben Barnes) who is trickedinto unleashing an evilwitch (Moore). Bridgesplays the young man’steacher, Master Gregory.Expect the movie to hittheatres in February 2013.—MW

BabyBaneNot so scary now,are you Bane? Themumbling villainfrom this summer’sblockbusterThe Dark Knight Risesgets the Pop! Heroesbobble-head treatment.PregnantMom Trend!Pregnant actors Alyson Hannigan (left)and Jennifer Garner both utilize theiryoung daughters, Satyana and Seraphinarespectively, to plug parking meters inLos Angeles. Garner is due this month, whileHannigan’s baby should arrive in May.Photos by Splash NewsQuote UnquoteShe’s completely insane,and that’s always fun. She’sunpredictable, and when Iread the script I said, ‘Thatis the role I’ve been waitingto play for a long time.’—Olivia Wilde on playinga stripper-turned-buttercarver in Butter12 Cineplex Magazine march 2012

Would YouRecognizeDe Niro?Who’sdanny devito photo by frazer harrison/gettyBro?Any idea whose brotherthis is?Meet Dave Franco,younger sibling ofthe equally adorableJames Franco.Twenty-six-year-oldDave plays high schooldrug dealer Eric in thismonth’s 21 Jump Street.It’s not his first movierole, he played “Greg theSoccer Player” in 2007’sSuperbad and Mark,a bully, in last year’sFright Night, but it maybe his biggest.If you really want a tasteof Franco Junior, though,check out his short films onFunnyordie.com, includingthe hilarious “Acting WithJames Franco” series, inwhich Dave gets actingtips from his satiricallyover-confident big bro.—MWRobert De Niro’s ability to transform is no secret, but this story from the setof Being Flynn, in which De Niro plays real-life homeless man Jonathan Flynn,still amazes. After a day of shooting pickup shots around New York City,De Niro ducked into the swanky Greenwich Hotel, which he co-owns andwhere he spends much of his time, to clean up. Hotel security was promptlycalled to attend to the homeless man who had entered the building. —MWVivael Lorax!When an animated Hollywoodmovie is dubbed for a foreigncountry, talent native tothat country usually dothe voice work. Not sofor Danny DeVito, whoplays the title role inDr. Seuss’ The Lorax.DeVito also voicesthe Lorax in the film’sSpanish, Italian, Russianand German versions. It’snot that he’s fluent in thoselanguages; having a film’s stardub in foreign languages is justbecoming more common. First,a guide track is recorded by anactor who speaks the language,then the Hollywood star doestheir best to copy it with the helpof a dialect coach. —MWmarch 2012 Cineplex Magazine 13

SPOTLIGHTfrom ahe thing with making a movie aboutwaiters is, you’re bound to have a lot ofchefs in the kitchen.Joe Dinicol, star of the Canadiancomedy Servitude — about one waiter’scrazy last night on the job — confirmsthat “a good 90 to 95 percent” ofthe film’s cast had waiting experience, as did writerMike Sparaga and director Warren P. Sonoda.“It’s really the only thing we’re qualified to do other thanacting, if we’re at all qualified to do that in the first place,”says the 28-year-old Stratford, Ontario, native. He’s beenacting since he played Antony and Cleopatra’s son at theStratford Shakespeare Festival in 1993; he’s also waited orbussed tables at many restaurants in that time, includingToronto’s Gladstone Hotel and Mildred’s Temple Kitchen.But, says Dinicol, the cast’s waiting experience only madeServitude a better film. “It brought up a lot of stories andmemories and creativity because we all had ideas aboutwhat to put in,” he says. “If someone had an idea, we tried it.If it worked, great. If not, no one was too precious about it.”Dinicol’s big contribution was the snap. “I was shooting ascene with Aaron Ashmore [who plays a customer] and he’sgiving me a hard time, and he sort of snapped his fingers.And I was like, ‘Okay, we have to stop. We haven’t done thesnapping fingers thing.’ I mean, I’ve been snapped at somany times in a restaurant I can’t even count. And I lookedat Mike Sparaga and I was like, ‘Dude, we almost didn’t putin someone snapping their fingers at you.’”Dinicol is in the midst of his longest stretch withoutwaiting tables. “Almost two years, knock on wood,” he says.“I always assume I’ll be back there.”And that wouldn’t be such a bad thing.“I actually quite liked it,” he says. “On a good day youget to talk to people and charm them and entertain them,satiate them and bring them food. On a good day it can bea very, very good job . Unfortunately, some people go to arestaurant and they aren’t really there to enjoy themselves.They’re there because they think they deserve to be thereor because they can just afford it.” —Marni Weisz14 Cineplex Magazine march 2012Servitudehits theatresmarch 30thPHOTO BY JOHN BREGARWaiter

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ALLDRESSEDUPRachelMcAdamsPaulaPattonViolaDavisIn L.A. for the premiere ofJourney 2: The Mysterious Island.At Warner Brothers’ postGolden Globes party in L.A.Glowing at the ScreenActors Guild Awards in L.A.Photo by Keystone PressPhoto by Keystone PressPhoto by Keystone Press16 Cineplex Magazine March 2012

JeanDujardinTinaFeyDanielRadcliffeIn Los Angeles for theScreen Actors Guild Awards.At the Golden Globesin Beverly Hills.At London’s Royal Festival Hallfor Woman in Black’s premiere.Photo by Splash NewsPhoto by Keystone PressPhoto by Splash Newsmarch 2012 Cineplex Magazine 17

IN THEATRESDr. Seuss’The LoraxMARCH 2The producers of 2010’sDespicable Me bringDr. Seuss’s beloved eco-taleto the big screen. A boy(Zac Efron) living in a worldwithout nature sets out toimpress a girl (Taylor Swift)by finding a tree. His searchleads him to the bitterOnce-ler (Ed Helms), whotells him of The Lorax (DannyDeVito), a small creature whodid his best to guard naturefrom man’s destruction. SeeEd Helms interview, page 30.Project XDr. Seuss’ The LoraxMARCH 9John CarterDirector Andrew Stanton(WALL E) says he’s beenobsessed with Edgar RiceBurroughs’ John Carter bookseries since he was a teenager.Stanton’s special-effectsextravaganza starsTaylor Kitsch as John Carter,a Civil War vet transportedto Mars who finds himselfcaught between two warringraces. See Taylor Kitschinterview, page 22.Being FlynnPaul Dano stars as a wannabewriter who takes a job in ahomeless shelter where hemeets his estranged father(Robert De Niro), a mandealing with demons anddelusions of grandeur.18 Cineplex Magazine march 2012This raucous comedy is beingdubbed “The Hangover forteens” with good reason. Threehigh school seniors — ThomasMann, Jonathan Daniel Brownand Oliver Cooper — strivingfor popularity host a partythat gets utterly out of control.Who invited the guy with theflamethrower?FriendsWith KidsBest friends Jason(Adam Scott) and Julie(Jennifer Westfeldt) watch asall their married friends havekids, only to have the addedburden ruin their relationships.Still, they know they wantchildren. So they decide toteam up and have a babywhile remaining “just friends.”Salmon Fishingin the YemenIn this lighthearted, politicallyinspired comedy, a Britishfisheries scientist (EwanMcGregor) is given theseemingly impossible taskof fulfilling a Yemeni sheik’s(Amr Waked) dream ofbuilding a fishing industryin his dusty Middle Easternhomeland. Emily Blunt stepsin as the sheik’s assistant.See Emily Blunt interview,page 37.Salmon Fishing in the Yemen’sEwan McGregor

march 1621 Jump StreetThe 1980s TV series that launched Johnny Depp’s career —he makes a cameo in the film — becomes a big-screen comedystarring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum as incompetent copswhose youthful looks make them the perfect choice to goundercover at a high school and infiltrate a dangerous drug ring.Jeff WhoLives at HomeWriters/directors Mark andJay Duplass (Cyrus) love toexplore the psyches of quirky,emotionally lost men. Theycontinue the trend here withthis comedy about slackerJeff (Jason Segel), who joinshis brother Pat (Ed Helms)on a quest to catch Pat’s wife(Judy Greer) cheating. SeeEd Helms interview, page 30.BullyIn this award-winningdocumentary we see what lifeis like for five American teenstroubled by constant bullying.We move from high schoolhallways to the kids’ homes,where they and their familiestalk about the emotionaland physical distress causedby bullying.CONTINUEDMargaret Atwoodin PaybackPaybackCanadian documentarianJennifer Baichwal(Manufactured Landscapes)adapts Margaret Atwood’sbook Payback: Debt andthe Shadow Side of Wealth,which examines the origins ofall sorts of debt — financial,societal and environmental— and what debt means todifferent societies aroundthe world.Casa demi PadreThe fact that Will Ferrelldoesn’t speak Spanish didn’tstop him from making thisspoof of Spanish-languageTV soap operas. He workedwith a translator for a monthto perfect his delivery playingan upright rancher whosebrother (Diego Luna) involvesthe family in a war with a druglord (Gael García Bernal).Jason Segel (left)and Ed Helms inJeff Who LivesAt Homemarch 2012 Cineplex Magazine 19

march 23The HungerGamesThe first novel in SuzanneCollins’ best-selling trilogycomes to the big screen withJennifer Lawrence as teenagerebel Katniss Everdeen. Setin the future, the formerUnited States is now ruledby a pitiless government thatdemands teens from variousdistricts battle each other intelevised fights to the deathcalled “The Hunger Games.”Can Katniss and her partnerPeeta (Josh Hutcherson)survive and hold onto theirhumanity? See JenniferLawrence interview, page 38.FootnoteNominated for Best ForeignLanguage Film at this year’sOscars, this Israeli dramedyfocuses on the theologicaland personal conflictsbetween a father and sonwho both teach in the Talmuddepartment at the HebrewUniversity of Jerusalem.Stanley Tucci andJennifer Lawrence inThe Hunger Gamesmarch 30Mirror MirrorDirector Tarsem Singh’s (Immortals) colourful, family-friendlyfilm is the first of the year’s two Snow White pics to hittheatres. Lily Collins plays the naive Snow White, who’s sentpacking by the Evil Queen (Julia Roberts) and finds herselfmaking friends with a bunch of dwarfs and a handsome prince(Armie Hammer). See Lily Collins interview, page 26.20 Cineplex Magazine march 2012

National TheatreThe Comedy of ErrorsThurs., March 1She Stoops to ConquerThurs., March 29The Metropolitan OperaThe Enchanted Island(Handel, Vivaldi,Rameau)Encores: Sat., March 3& Mon., March 26Ernani (Verdi)Encore: Sat., March 31Family FavouritesJumanjiSat., March 3ShrekSat., March 10Wrath of the TitansIn this sequel to Clash of the Titans, demigod Perseus(Sam Worthington), Queen Andromeda (Rosamund Pike)and Poseidon’s son, Agenor (Toby Kebbell), come to the aidof Zeus (Liam Neeson), whose weakened control of Olympusleads to the release of the deadly Titans.E.T.: The ExtraTerrestrialSat., March 17Stuart LittleSat., March 24ServitudeWorking in a kitschysteakhouse is bad enough,but when the servers, led bywaiter Josh (Joe Dinicol), findout they’re all going to be firedthey take out their frustrationson the diners who tormentthem. See Joe Dinicolinterview, page 14.TheForgivenessof BloodJoe Dinicol (left) leads aservers’ revolt in ServitudeIt’s the clash of old ways vs.modernism, young people vs.their elders, in this Albanianfilm (directed by AmericanJoshua Marston) about ateenage boy who’s keptprisoner in his home to settlea feud between two families.The Neverending StorySat., March 31Stratford FestivalTwelfth Nightthurs., March 8& Sat., March 17i am bruce leesat. march 10& wed., march 21Bolshoi BalletLe CorsaireLive: Sun., March 11Classic Film SeriesWilly Wonka & theChocolate FactoryWed., March 14 &Sun., March 25Most Wanted MondaysLabyrinthMon., March 19Go toCineplex.com/eventsfor participatingtheatres, times and tobuy ticketsshowtimes online at cineplex.comall release dates are subject to changemarch 2012 Cineplex Magazine 21

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John CarterHits Theatres march 9thCanadian actor Taylor Kitschgets his big break starring inthe solar system-spanningperiod piece John Cartern By Marni Weiszaylor Kitsch is sitting at thekitchen table of a two-bedroomsuite at London’s Soho Hotel.The B.C. native — he was bornin Kelowna, raised just outsideVancouver, but now calls Austin,Texas, home — is in England tospread the word about what isundoubtedly the biggest movieof his career, John Carter. He’salready been to Paris and Munichto schmooze with the media and show clips from the film.“It’s coming out in a couple of months and we’re raring to go,” saysKitsch over the phone. “It’s been so long since we started working onit . We did some pickup shots six or seven months ago, but we startedshooting on January 17th, 2010.”That’s a long time in the career of an anxious young actor. To date,Kitsch is best known for playing an alcoholic high school footballplayer on TV’s Friday Night Lights and the mutant Gambit inX-Men Origins: Wolverine. But two years is not an unusually long timewhen you’re making such an epic, special-effects laden film.And this one is epic. It starts as a Civil War-era Western and endson Mars.Kitsch plays the titular John Carter, a veteran of the AmericanCivil War who joins up with a nomadic tribe of very tall, green-skinnedMartians called Tharks after he’s somehow transported to the farawayplanet. How does he get there? “I can’t give too much away,” saysKitsch, “but he’s being chased by Apaches and runs into this cave, andsomething mysterious happens.”There’s also a humanoid species on Mars, and when the Tharks taketheir princess (Lynn Collins) captive Carter has to play peacemakerand get her released.If the idea of combining the 1800s with extra-terrestrials seemsderivative of last year’s Cowboys & Aliens, or an Earthling fightingon behalf of another planet’s inhabitants reminds you of Avatar, youshould know this movie is based on the century-old Barsoom seriesby novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs — Barsoom being the name theplanet’s natives use for their home world.Best known as Tarzan’s creator, Burroughs actually wrote aboutJohn Carter first, and the series kicked off with A Princess of Mars inFebruary 1912.When asked whether it’s frustrating to see his film compared toCowboys & Aliens or Avatar, since John Carter’s been around so muchlonger, Kitsch sighs. “I think that no matter what movie you make,there are always going to be other movies that you can compare it to.And I think that in five years people are going to be comparing othermovies to John Carter.”CONTINUEDmarch 2012 Cineplex Magazine 23

“In the trailer you see a lot ofthe physical stuff but there’salso lots of internal stuff,a lot of twists and turns inthe plot,” says KitschTaylor Kitsch as John CarterRight: Kitsch with Lynn CollinsThat would be the hope. After all, landing thetitle role in a movie rumoured to have cost about 200-million was quite a coup for Kitsch, who turns31 next month. Reports are, both Jon Hamm andJosh Duhamel met with Disney to discuss the role. Sowhy did the studio settle on the lesser-known Kitsch?“I don’t know, that’s a good question for Stanton,”Kitsch says of the film’s director, Andrew Stanton,who makes his live-action debut with this film afterhelming the animated Pixar films Finding Nemoand WALL E. “I was on my boat in Austin, on thelake, and he called me — it’s always a good signwhen the director makes the call himself — and hesaid, ‘I just wanted to say great reading, and greatscreen test, and prepare yourself because you’reabout to have a lot of fun.’”Could it have been Kitsch’s physique that earnedhim the role? The actor had to be strung up on wires150 feet in the air for some scenes that take advantage of Mars’ lighter gravity. And before he becamean actor, Kitsch made a living as a physical trainerand played Junior A hockey for the Langley Hornets.But Kitsch doesn’t think his muscles earned himthe part. “I mean, if Jon Hamm had gotten the roleI’m sure he would have prepared himself. I’d liketo think it had more to do with my actin

grim, but moving, thriller is based on a hugely popular book written for tweens and teens by children's author Suzanne Collins. When TheNew York Times put The Hunger Games on its list of Notable Children's Books of 2008 the paper told us it was a "brilliantly plotted tale" in which "children fight to the death in ritual games" and it