Release Date: Release date not yet set
Distributor: Miramax Films
Directed By: John Madden
Cast: Sam Worthington, Helen Mirren, Jessica Chastain, Ciaran Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Marton Csokas, Jesper Christensen
Quick Thoughts: Another one of those “up in the air” Miramax titles is John Madden’s The Debt. Madden’s history with the Oscars includes the 1999 Best Picture winner Shakespeare in Love, which is often brought up in Oscar arguments and this time he also heads back in time, just not as far. The Debt is set in 1965 and centers on three young Israeli Mossad agents on a secret mission capture and kill a notorious Nazi war criminal. The cast is stacked and offers Sam Worthington’s second non-action feature of the year to go along with Last Night, but along with Worthington you have Helen Mirren in one of her four potential Oscar contenders (Love Ranch, Brighton Rock and The Tempest) as well as Jessica Chastain, Ciaran Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Marton Csokas and Jesper Christensen. On top of cinematography duties for Stephen Frears’s Tamara Drewe, Ben Davis puts in work here, Natalie Ward is on costumes, Jim Clay, Peter Francis and Dominic Masters on art direction and editing by Alexander Berner.
Release Date: Release date not yet set
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Directed By: Jim Sheridan
Quick Thoughts: Dream House may not be ready for a 2010 release, but filming did begin on January 25, 2010, which means six-time Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan’s thriller could be ready for a late year release and a serious Oscar push should the names attached turn out the film we would expect. The film stars Daniel Craig, Oscar nominated Naomi Watts and Oscar winner Rachel Weisz.
