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Philip Seymour Hoffman gets on The Boat that Rocked

By Nikki King on 2:54 PM on March 5, 2008

What do you get when you put Philip Seymour Hoffman on a boat with lauded rom-com writer Richard Curtis and Ed from Shaun of the Dead? And no, it's not the Mayercraft Carrier... Universal Pictures and Working Title Films just announced that they will be moving forward with production on the historically-grounded comedy The Boat that Rocked. The film is based on the true story of pirate radio stations that broadcasted from boats off the coast of England during the late 1960s when BBC was playing a mere two hours of rock music per day. Radio Rock, as it is... read more

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Seymour Hoffman and Mortensen to star as cannibals?

By Kasia Galazka on 2:48 AM on January 7, 2008

There are a few ingredients that guarantee you'll secure our cabooses into a movie theater seat. In this instance, those ingredients include Philip Seymour Hoffman, Viggo Mortensen and a smidge of, wait for it, cannibals. New York entertainment blog Vulture caught wind of the upcoming horror flick Vanikoro, which was written and directed by Xavier Gens. As the story goes, French explorer La Perouse gets shipwrecked on one of the Vanikoro islands. While most of the crew MacGyvers a boat to sail away, two stay back. Seymour and Mortensen are "in talks" to join the cast (via Bloody-Disgusting.com). No dates... read more

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