Hollywood Reporter: Alec Baldwin and Julia Roberts to Star in AIDS Drama
Alec Baldwin has landed his next, and as it looks, very interesting film role. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Baldwin will star alongside Julia Roberts, Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomerand Jim Parsons in the Ryan Murphy directed big-screen adaptation of the Tony Award-winning drama THE NORMAL HEART. The autobiographical drama, which was originally staged Off-Broadway in 1985, is written by Larry Kramer and is about the rise of HIV/AIDS in New York’s gay community in the 1980s.
Mark Ruffalo will be seen as LGBT activist Ned Weeks, who is trying to raise awareness about a then unidentified disease, known as “gay cancer”. Roberts is set to play Emma Brookner, a wheel-chair bound doctor who is one of the only doctors in New York talking the new disease seriously. Bomer will take over the role of Felix Turner, a gay fashion journalist and Week’s boyfriend who contracts the disease.
Baldwin is playing Weeks’ brother Ben, a lawyer having a hard time dealing with his sibling’s sexuality. Ned seeks Ben to help fund his crisis organization but realises that his homophobic brother is more interested in buying a two-million-dollar house than in backing Ned’s activism. So, Ned breaks off ties to his brother until Ben can fully accept Ned and his homosexuality.
Murphy who first mentioned the project in an interview with Deadline in August 2011 is the co-creator of Glee and American Horror Story as well as the creator of Nip/Tuck in which Baldwin guest starred. He most recently directed Roberts in the drama Eat, Pray, Love (2010).
THE NORMAL HEART will be produced by Brad Pitt’s company Plan B shingle. The project is in a very early stage yet, putting together the financing, so, no filming or even release date is set at this point.
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Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Alec Baldwin to Host Radio Podcast / Talks About His Future
Alec Baldwin will host a new WNYC podcast called “Here’s The Thing,” starting October 24th.
He again talked about his future on “30 Rock” and his future in general:
“Baldwin said his “30 Rock” contract ends after the upcoming sixth season, which will begin with Donaghy “in agony” because his wife is being held captive in North Korea. There’s a possibility the show might be extended another year, but he said he’s not sure whether he wants to do it.
“I might,” he said. “I wouldn’t want to prevent them from having another year, because they’re all my friends and they’ve been good to me. Maybe I would do a piece of the year. But I really do want to move on to other things.”
His “30 Rock” work has led to movie offers he wants to explore. Baldwin, 53, has also talked about getting into politics someday, but that would require a transformation that would take time.
“I have to finish what I’m doing now and separate these two parts of my life,” he said. “I haven’t really formalized that. It’s like the difference between going to Jon Stewart and Jim Lehrer. The jokes have to stop, everything has to be on the record.”
No one appreciates the run he’s been on better than Baldwin.
“The life I have now is not going to get any better,” he said. “I have a great job. Everybody thinks I’m funny. I’m fooling everybody. They think I’m talented. I’m pulling the wool over everybody’s eyes and they’re paying me for it. It’s thrilling.”
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30 Rock starts filming October 3
Alec Baldwin told Extra, during an interview at the launch of the September issue of Hamptons magazine (9/13/2011)
Alec Baldwin and James Toback Planning Secret Film
According to Showbiz 411 Alec Baldwin and writer-director James Toback are planning to shoot an indie film this spring. The plot is under wraps, but it should include filming during the Cannes Film Festival.
Alec Baldwin will hosts the Tony Bennett’s “Exploring The Arts” Gala, Sunday, September 18th.
This means: he is NOT attending the Emmy Awards this year (again).
Source: alecbaldwin.com
Alec Baldwin To Host ‘Saturday Night Live’ Season Premiere
From HuffPo
Coming off the heels of Lorne Michaels’ announcement that all current “Saturday Night Live” cast members will return for the 37th season, the “SNL” executive producer has also announced Alec Baldwin as the host of the upcoming season premiere, according to Bill Carter of The New York Times.
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The show will mark Baldwin’s 16th time hosting the NBC sketch comedy program, a record. He last appeared on “SNL” hosting the finale of season 35, in May 2010.
HICK is coming to Toronto
HICK with Chloe Moretz, Blake Lively and Alec Baldwin, directed by Derick Martini (“Lymelife”) will have a special screening at the Toronto International Film Festival (September 4-13, 2011) // http://www.tiff.net/
Theatermania: Alec Baldwin to Host Public Theater’s The 9/11 Decade Forum
Tony Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Alec Baldwin will host the first Public Forum event of the Public Theater’s 2011-2012 season, The 9/11 Decade: New York and America After the Towers, to be held on Thursday, September 8. The event will immediately follow the evening’s 7:30pm performance of Richard Nelson’s Sweet and Sad,.
During the course of the forum, Baldwin will moderate a discussion that will consider how 9/11 continues to affect New York and the country. Special guests will be announced shortly.
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Alec will be a presenter at this year’s Tony Awards on June 12
Next Movie Project: Alec Baldwin as Mark Wahlberg’s Father
Alec Baldwin is set to play Mark Wahlberg’s father in a new comedy written by “30 Rock” author Robert Carlock and Scott Silveri. “Turkey Bowl” will re-team “The Other Guys” stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg as guys from football-obsessed towns who lead rival teams in an annual tackle football game for bragging and trash-talking rights, Deadline reports.
A production date hasn’t been set.
Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg in ‘Turkey Bowl’?
Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg could soon be teaming up again for another comedy.
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Warner Bros’ Turkey Bowl would see the two take on the roles of rival leaders of American football teams coming face to face during a traditional Thanksgiving tackle game, Deadline reports.
Alec Baldwin has apparently committed to playing Mark Wahlberg’s father, with 30 Rock writer Robert Carlock penning the script.
EDIT: This has been confirmed: http://alecbaldwinnews.tumblr.com/post/5614883353
