Will Saoirse Ronan be heading to Middle Earth alongside her "Lovely Bones" director?
Peter Jackson may be laid up in the hospital right now, but that hasn't stopped his "Hobbit" casting director - Ros Hubbard - from dropping some big time casting hints about the Kiwi director's return to J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy world.
In an interview with the Irish Film & Television Network, Hubbard let slip that "Saoirse’s family will go [to New Zealand] too, everyone is very close and very loving on those sorts of jobs. It’s not like typical studio movies at all."
Ronan's casting hasn't officially been announced, nor has it been revealed who, exactly, she's going to be playing - although the consensus seems to be that she'd be playing Itaril, a young Elf woman. If Hubbard is correct, then the young Irish actress (whose upcoming film "Hanna" is generating substantial buzz) joins an impressive "Hobbit" cast that includes Martin Freeman (as Bilbo Baggins) and the possible return of "Lord of the Rings" stars Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis (reprising their roles of Gandalf and Gollum, respectively).
Production on "The Hobbit" has been temporarily delayed while Jackson recovers from ulcer surgery.
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Friday, January 28, 2011
"Cedar Rapids" Director Promises to Ask Ed Helms About His Weakness for Hookers
Director Miguel Arteta charmed the pants off an already fawning crowd following the Sundance screening of “Cedar Rapids,” his new comedy starring Ed Helms as a hopeless poindexter who gets caught in the bright lights of the big city.
“Thank you, Buenos Dias,” said Arteta as he took the podium at the Eccles Theater. “Thank you for coming out this early, and I'd love to hear any thoughts, questions…"
"Awesome!" came a shout from the balcony.
Watching the film, it’s easy to be reminded of Helms’ work in “The Hangover,” another film that found him swallowed whole by a city teeming with temptation. But Helms was a part of developing this project before “The Hangover" even opened.
“It all started with Phil Johnston the writer, he's a first-time writer he had this idea. He actually contact Ed Helms even before 'The Hangover,' he had Ed Helms in mind. And he contacted him before he wrote and said, ‘I have this idea about this guy who's terrified to go to the big city of Cedar Rapids. Ed loved it, he said, ‘Let's develop it together, I’m in.’ So there was a lot of love in the development of it, they came up with the script together and then they contacted the King of Midwest Films, Mr. Alexander Payne, and he loved it, and his wonderful producing team got involved. And then they said, OK, who can bring our Midwestern vision to life?"
and they said, ‘A Puerto Rican.’"
But what’s up with Helms and hookers?
“Well, you know, when you look at the hookers he's falling in love with (Alia Shawkat and Heather Graham), it's pretty hard to resist,” answered Arteta. “But that's a very good question, I'm going to ask him--where is he now?”
Supporting Helms is John C. Reilly, who goes all out as Dean Ziegler, a disgusting overgrown frat boy who likes to make cracks about “eating canned tuna from the bottom shelf”; Anne Heche as one of the film’s two femme fatales; and Isiah Whitlock Jr., best know for has role as corrupt politician State Sen. R. Clayton 'Clay' Davis on “The Wire.”
Whitlock’s character, Ronald Wilkes, is a huge fan of “The Wire,” something that was already in the script before Whitlock got involved.
“What's amazing is the ‘Wire’ lines preceded him being in the cast. Phil wrote those ‘Wire’ lines and then we had the absurdity of watching a guy from "The Wire" audition, and we were like, "I guess we're going to have to change that, it's gonna be too meta and then we were like, "Aw, screw it, it's great, let's just have it."
At one point a self-identified “Cedar Rapidian” asked how it was that her hometown became the setting for the film.
“This is, by the way, the first response I've gotten from a native,” began Arteta. "It’s the Quaker capitol of the world. I actually think Iowa is the insurance capitol of the world, all insurance companies have their home base there, that’s' probably why it was set up there. Our writer is from Wisconsin, and he used to do the weather in Iowa, actually. He was a weather reporter for a long time and I think he had a lot of affection for Cedar Rapids.”
A flurry of questions followed about the setting, the location and other matters of geography, forcing Arteta to finally surrender any depth of knowledge on the subject.
“I'm from Puerto Rico, and it was all the Midwest to me,” the director shrugged.
Arteta is another Sundance veteran, whose relationship with the festival has progressed from unknown hoping to make to an established talent returning to premiere a studio film.
“It was a beautiful experience for me as a filmmaker, because I was here one year ago with a movie I made from my garage with credit cards, you know, it was one of the many Sundance stories of somebody that comes out and they pick up your movie and sell it at the festival. And I sold it to the people that made this movie, and they're all still there at Fox Searchlight. It was very gratifying for me to work with the people who bought my first film.”
“What was your first film?” came a shout.
“It was called ‘Star Maps'," said Arteta, who then saw a chance for a plug. “And you can download it on iTunes.”
What about a sequel?
“For this? Cedar Rapids 2: Bugaloo? It's coming up, it's gonna be all about the future of Top Notch Insurance.
There’s a very brief scene, maybe four seconds, in the film with a Jack Nicholson impersonator doing a lounge act, but some poor soul in the audience mistook him for the genuine article and asked Arteta how on Earth he got Jack to take such a small role. You could argue that his answer was either very kind or very cruel. Either way, it was a pretty amusing bit of deadpan.
"Well, you know, Alexander work with Jack on About Schmidt, so we were able to pull him in and come and do that loge act for us."
“Do you do stand-up, too?” came one last shout.
“No. My dogs love hearing all my material.”
“Thank you, Buenos Dias,” said Arteta as he took the podium at the Eccles Theater. “Thank you for coming out this early, and I'd love to hear any thoughts, questions…"
"Awesome!" came a shout from the balcony.
Watching the film, it’s easy to be reminded of Helms’ work in “The Hangover,” another film that found him swallowed whole by a city teeming with temptation. But Helms was a part of developing this project before “The Hangover" even opened.
“It all started with Phil Johnston the writer, he's a first-time writer he had this idea. He actually contact Ed Helms even before 'The Hangover,' he had Ed Helms in mind. And he contacted him before he wrote and said, ‘I have this idea about this guy who's terrified to go to the big city of Cedar Rapids. Ed loved it, he said, ‘Let's develop it together, I’m in.’ So there was a lot of love in the development of it, they came up with the script together and then they contacted the King of Midwest Films, Mr. Alexander Payne, and he loved it, and his wonderful producing team got involved. And then they said, OK, who can bring our Midwestern vision to life?"
and they said, ‘A Puerto Rican.’"
But what’s up with Helms and hookers?
“Well, you know, when you look at the hookers he's falling in love with (Alia Shawkat and Heather Graham), it's pretty hard to resist,” answered Arteta. “But that's a very good question, I'm going to ask him--where is he now?”
Supporting Helms is John C. Reilly, who goes all out as Dean Ziegler, a disgusting overgrown frat boy who likes to make cracks about “eating canned tuna from the bottom shelf”; Anne Heche as one of the film’s two femme fatales; and Isiah Whitlock Jr., best know for has role as corrupt politician State Sen. R. Clayton 'Clay' Davis on “The Wire.”
Whitlock’s character, Ronald Wilkes, is a huge fan of “The Wire,” something that was already in the script before Whitlock got involved.
“What's amazing is the ‘Wire’ lines preceded him being in the cast. Phil wrote those ‘Wire’ lines and then we had the absurdity of watching a guy from "The Wire" audition, and we were like, "I guess we're going to have to change that, it's gonna be too meta and then we were like, "Aw, screw it, it's great, let's just have it."
At one point a self-identified “Cedar Rapidian” asked how it was that her hometown became the setting for the film.
“This is, by the way, the first response I've gotten from a native,” began Arteta. "It’s the Quaker capitol of the world. I actually think Iowa is the insurance capitol of the world, all insurance companies have their home base there, that’s' probably why it was set up there. Our writer is from Wisconsin, and he used to do the weather in Iowa, actually. He was a weather reporter for a long time and I think he had a lot of affection for Cedar Rapids.”
A flurry of questions followed about the setting, the location and other matters of geography, forcing Arteta to finally surrender any depth of knowledge on the subject.
“I'm from Puerto Rico, and it was all the Midwest to me,” the director shrugged.
Arteta is another Sundance veteran, whose relationship with the festival has progressed from unknown hoping to make to an established talent returning to premiere a studio film.
“It was a beautiful experience for me as a filmmaker, because I was here one year ago with a movie I made from my garage with credit cards, you know, it was one of the many Sundance stories of somebody that comes out and they pick up your movie and sell it at the festival. And I sold it to the people that made this movie, and they're all still there at Fox Searchlight. It was very gratifying for me to work with the people who bought my first film.”
“What was your first film?” came a shout.
“It was called ‘Star Maps'," said Arteta, who then saw a chance for a plug. “And you can download it on iTunes.”
What about a sequel?
“For this? Cedar Rapids 2: Bugaloo? It's coming up, it's gonna be all about the future of Top Notch Insurance.
There’s a very brief scene, maybe four seconds, in the film with a Jack Nicholson impersonator doing a lounge act, but some poor soul in the audience mistook him for the genuine article and asked Arteta how on Earth he got Jack to take such a small role. You could argue that his answer was either very kind or very cruel. Either way, it was a pretty amusing bit of deadpan.
"Well, you know, Alexander work with Jack on About Schmidt, so we were able to pull him in and come and do that loge act for us."
“Do you do stand-up, too?” came one last shout.
“No. My dogs love hearing all my material.”
"Hobbit" Director Peter Jackson Recovering After Ulcer Surgery
It's too bad the One Ring can't protect its master from getting sick.
Peter Jackson, the director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and its long-awaited, two-film prequel, The Hobbit, is recovering from emergency surgery to repair a perforated ulcer, reports E! Online.
Jackson, 49, was admitted to a Wellington Hospital in his native New Zealand after reporting acute stomach pains. A statement released by The Hobbit's publicist, Melissa Booth, said that Jackson is expected to make a full recovery.
"Peter's surgery is not expected to impact his directing commitment to The Hobbit beyond a slight delay to the start of filming," she wrote.
Waiting is nothing new to fans of Middle Earth.The film's original director, Guillermo del Toro, backed out last May and part of a production stage burned in a fire in October. Given those setbacks, a "slight delay" shouldn't send Tolkien fanatics into a frenzy.
But there's been good news of late: LOTR vets Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood and Cate Blanchett have all signed on to reprise their roles from the first three films.
Peter Jackson, the director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and its long-awaited, two-film prequel, The Hobbit, is recovering from emergency surgery to repair a perforated ulcer, reports E! Online.
Jackson, 49, was admitted to a Wellington Hospital in his native New Zealand after reporting acute stomach pains. A statement released by The Hobbit's publicist, Melissa Booth, said that Jackson is expected to make a full recovery.
"Peter's surgery is not expected to impact his directing commitment to The Hobbit beyond a slight delay to the start of filming," she wrote.
Waiting is nothing new to fans of Middle Earth.The film's original director, Guillermo del Toro, backed out last May and part of a production stage burned in a fire in October. Given those setbacks, a "slight delay" shouldn't send Tolkien fanatics into a frenzy.
But there's been good news of late: LOTR vets Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood and Cate Blanchett have all signed on to reprise their roles from the first three films.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Christopher Nolan Snubbed! Does the Academy Hate the 'Inception' Director?
He has directed some of the most critically acclaimed, visually arresting movies of our time and has been celebrated by his colleagues, but this morning Christopher Nolan's name was a notable snub on the list of Best Director Oscar nominees.
Nolan -- a three-time Directors Guild of America nominee for 'Memento,' 'The Dark Knight' and 'Inception' -- has yet to be recognized in the director category by the Academy. Sure, his movies often score nominations galore; 'Inception,' for example, is up for eight awards this year, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. But for some reason, the Academy continues to ignore him as a directing contender. Now our friend from Moviefone, Sharon Knolle, dives deeper.
Could it be because his inventive movies are typically also enormous blockbusters? Doubtful. Enormous box-office success didn't prevent Steven Spielberg from joining the nominees' circle early in his career (for 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind,' 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' and 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,' all popcorn flicks). And it certainly hasn't hurt two-time-winner James Cameron.
The Academy does have something of a history of snubbing commercial directors. After all, despite his early nominations, it took Spielberg until 1993's 'Schindler's List' to actually win a directing Oscar, and wildly popular director Alfred Hitchcock never won an award in the category. However, it's still surprising that Nolan got the shaft with 'Inception.' It's not like he hasn't been racking up the kudos for the Leonardo DiCaprio film. First came a Golden Globe nomination, then one from Directors Guild of America; back home, the London-born Nolan also reeled in his first BAFTA nomination for Achievement in Direction. Yet no love from the Academy.
Of course, Nolan is no stranger to Academy snubs. 'The Dark Knight' earned a well-deserved Oscar win for the late Heath Ledger as well as seven other nominations, but its omission from the Best Picture slot was perceived as a major snub at the time -- not to mention the Best Director category. 'Batman Begins,' by the way, was nominated only for Best Cinematography; 'The Prestige' also received a nod for Art Direction, and 'Memento' earned nominations only for Best Original Screenplay and Film Editing.
The 'Dark Knight' slight moved Nolan's brother Jonathan (who co-wrote 'Memento' with him) to respond with an e-mail to fans: "Any nominations for a comic book movie is a thing of beauty no matter how you slice it, and that takes the sting out a bit. Besides, I've been to the big show before, and, like any of these things, it's a little disappointing. Did you know it's not even an open bar once the show starts? At least this time I would have remembered to bring a little cash so I could buy myself a drink after losing."
So, what will it take for Nolan to be recognized by the Academy for his directing skills? Does he need to make a movie about Facebook, World War II or blue aliens to stand a chance? Or does he simply have to hang in there for 20 or 30 more years until the Academy finally decides it's his time? Or could it be that the Academy just confused Nolan's 'Inception' with one of the many popular Internet memes relating to the movie?
Nolan -- a three-time Directors Guild of America nominee for 'Memento,' 'The Dark Knight' and 'Inception' -- has yet to be recognized in the director category by the Academy. Sure, his movies often score nominations galore; 'Inception,' for example, is up for eight awards this year, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. But for some reason, the Academy continues to ignore him as a directing contender. Now our friend from Moviefone, Sharon Knolle, dives deeper.
Could it be because his inventive movies are typically also enormous blockbusters? Doubtful. Enormous box-office success didn't prevent Steven Spielberg from joining the nominees' circle early in his career (for 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind,' 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' and 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,' all popcorn flicks). And it certainly hasn't hurt two-time-winner James Cameron.
The Academy does have something of a history of snubbing commercial directors. After all, despite his early nominations, it took Spielberg until 1993's 'Schindler's List' to actually win a directing Oscar, and wildly popular director Alfred Hitchcock never won an award in the category. However, it's still surprising that Nolan got the shaft with 'Inception.' It's not like he hasn't been racking up the kudos for the Leonardo DiCaprio film. First came a Golden Globe nomination, then one from Directors Guild of America; back home, the London-born Nolan also reeled in his first BAFTA nomination for Achievement in Direction. Yet no love from the Academy.
Of course, Nolan is no stranger to Academy snubs. 'The Dark Knight' earned a well-deserved Oscar win for the late Heath Ledger as well as seven other nominations, but its omission from the Best Picture slot was perceived as a major snub at the time -- not to mention the Best Director category. 'Batman Begins,' by the way, was nominated only for Best Cinematography; 'The Prestige' also received a nod for Art Direction, and 'Memento' earned nominations only for Best Original Screenplay and Film Editing.
The 'Dark Knight' slight moved Nolan's brother Jonathan (who co-wrote 'Memento' with him) to respond with an e-mail to fans: "Any nominations for a comic book movie is a thing of beauty no matter how you slice it, and that takes the sting out a bit. Besides, I've been to the big show before, and, like any of these things, it's a little disappointing. Did you know it's not even an open bar once the show starts? At least this time I would have remembered to bring a little cash so I could buy myself a drink after losing."
So, what will it take for Nolan to be recognized by the Academy for his directing skills? Does he need to make a movie about Facebook, World War II or blue aliens to stand a chance? Or does he simply have to hang in there for 20 or 30 more years until the Academy finally decides it's his time? Or could it be that the Academy just confused Nolan's 'Inception' with one of the many popular Internet memes relating to the movie?
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Director Looking for Newcomers to Play Pinkett in Tupac Movie
Moviemaker Antoine Fuqua is on the hunt for talented unknowns to portray Jada Pinkett and Quincy Jones' daughter, Kidada, as he attempts to put slain rapper Tupac Shakur 's life on the big screen.
Insiders close to the top-secret production claim the two women will feature prominently in the biopic, which is expected to go before cameras in April.
Fuqua, director of "Training Day," is also looking to cast newcomers as Shakur and rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight, who was with the hip-hop superstar when he was shot dead in Las Vegas in 1996.
Shortly after signing on to direct last year, Fuqua said he was prepared to "go to the streets" to find his Tupac.
The official synopsis for the much-anticipated film, obtained by MovieHole.net, reads, "The rise and fall of Tupac Shakur is chronicled, from his days attending the Baltimore School of the Arts as a teenager, to his decision to leave his mother's dead-end life behind and embrace the Thug Life in California, to his wild success as a rapper and his dangerous war against the East Coast scene.
"A true poet who was waylaid by fame's trappings, his earliest ambition was to change the world and make a difference in people's lives, and before his tragic murder in Las Vegas in 1996, that's exactly what 2Pac did."
Pinkett and Jones romanced Shakur at the beginning of his career.
Insiders close to the top-secret production claim the two women will feature prominently in the biopic, which is expected to go before cameras in April.
Fuqua, director of "Training Day," is also looking to cast newcomers as Shakur and rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight, who was with the hip-hop superstar when he was shot dead in Las Vegas in 1996.
Shortly after signing on to direct last year, Fuqua said he was prepared to "go to the streets" to find his Tupac.
The official synopsis for the much-anticipated film, obtained by MovieHole.net, reads, "The rise and fall of Tupac Shakur is chronicled, from his days attending the Baltimore School of the Arts as a teenager, to his decision to leave his mother's dead-end life behind and embrace the Thug Life in California, to his wild success as a rapper and his dangerous war against the East Coast scene.
"A true poet who was waylaid by fame's trappings, his earliest ambition was to change the world and make a difference in people's lives, and before his tragic murder in Las Vegas in 1996, that's exactly what 2Pac did."
Pinkett and Jones romanced Shakur at the beginning of his career.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Josh Brolin Says Director Paul Haggis 'Probably Broke' Due to Generosity
Paul Haggis may have received Academy Awards for his work on the hit films “Crash” and “Million Dollar Baby.” But according to his close pal Josh Brolin, Haggis’ bank balance is most likely on the low side.
“Professionally, people get some accolades and start to make some money and get lazy with it, start resting on their financial laurels, but Paul doesn’t seem to do that. He is probably broke right now,” Brolin told FOX411’s Pop Tarts at Bvlgari’s Benefit for Save the Children’s U.S. Programs and Artists for Peace and Justice last week, where Haggis was being honored for his charity work alongside “Idol” franchise founder Simon Fuller. “He (Haggis) has given and given and given right from the start. He was extremely altruistic right from the start before any of this (success) happened to him. But what he has done with his time and money is exhausting. He and Sean (Penn) both are on par for being two of the most inexhaustible humanitarians I know.”
Brolin isn’t too shabby himself when it comes to dedicating time and effort to those in need either, having served on the Board of Directors of Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ) since it was founded by Haggis in 2009 as a means to address issues of poverty and disenfranchisement in communities around the world.
But being part of the Hollywood community since birth (his dad is James), Brolin is well aware that helping others is often just an attempt to appear less egocentric.
“You create a cause like ‘Artists for Peace and Justice,’ get some actors together to try to get some attention but we needed a big organization like ‘Save the Children’ (to work with) because we really needed people that know what they are doing in order to accomplish what we wanted to,” he explained. “They have helped us tremendously; they are much bigger than we are. We’re just a small, unknowing narcissistic group that is trying not to be so narcissistic.”
Haggis’ personal passion right now is enhancing education for children in the direst areas of Haiti. He tells Pop Tarts he is livid at how little progress has been made in restoring the impoverished nation.
“It is horrible, it is terrible, but we can’t focus on that. We have to focus on what we have in our hands, one kid at a time,” Haggis said. “We started (the organization) a few years ago before the quake; we were sponsoring schools and the pediatrics facility in the slums of Haiti.
After the quake, we became a lot more effective and were able to raise a lot more money, and we were able to start the very first free middle and high school to ever serve the children. Every year we add another grade and we’ll have 3,000 kids there pretty soon.”
When he’s not helping the citizens of Haiti, Haggis is currently busy working on another Hollywood script.
“I’m really happy with it, it is sort like ‘Crash’ but about relationships,” Haggis revealed. “Hopefully I will be in production with that next year.”
Speaking of upcoming projects, Brolin is also eager to start filming his role as Young Agent K in the highly-anticipated “Men in Black 3,” but still has his doubts on how it will all go down.
“I am dying (of excitement), hopefully it will be good,’ he said. “You never know before, so I’m nervous.”
“Professionally, people get some accolades and start to make some money and get lazy with it, start resting on their financial laurels, but Paul doesn’t seem to do that. He is probably broke right now,” Brolin told FOX411’s Pop Tarts at Bvlgari’s Benefit for Save the Children’s U.S. Programs and Artists for Peace and Justice last week, where Haggis was being honored for his charity work alongside “Idol” franchise founder Simon Fuller. “He (Haggis) has given and given and given right from the start. He was extremely altruistic right from the start before any of this (success) happened to him. But what he has done with his time and money is exhausting. He and Sean (Penn) both are on par for being two of the most inexhaustible humanitarians I know.”
Brolin isn’t too shabby himself when it comes to dedicating time and effort to those in need either, having served on the Board of Directors of Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ) since it was founded by Haggis in 2009 as a means to address issues of poverty and disenfranchisement in communities around the world.
But being part of the Hollywood community since birth (his dad is James), Brolin is well aware that helping others is often just an attempt to appear less egocentric.
“You create a cause like ‘Artists for Peace and Justice,’ get some actors together to try to get some attention but we needed a big organization like ‘Save the Children’ (to work with) because we really needed people that know what they are doing in order to accomplish what we wanted to,” he explained. “They have helped us tremendously; they are much bigger than we are. We’re just a small, unknowing narcissistic group that is trying not to be so narcissistic.”
Haggis’ personal passion right now is enhancing education for children in the direst areas of Haiti. He tells Pop Tarts he is livid at how little progress has been made in restoring the impoverished nation.
“It is horrible, it is terrible, but we can’t focus on that. We have to focus on what we have in our hands, one kid at a time,” Haggis said. “We started (the organization) a few years ago before the quake; we were sponsoring schools and the pediatrics facility in the slums of Haiti.
After the quake, we became a lot more effective and were able to raise a lot more money, and we were able to start the very first free middle and high school to ever serve the children. Every year we add another grade and we’ll have 3,000 kids there pretty soon.”
When he’s not helping the citizens of Haiti, Haggis is currently busy working on another Hollywood script.
“I’m really happy with it, it is sort like ‘Crash’ but about relationships,” Haggis revealed. “Hopefully I will be in production with that next year.”
Speaking of upcoming projects, Brolin is also eager to start filming his role as Young Agent K in the highly-anticipated “Men in Black 3,” but still has his doubts on how it will all go down.
“I am dying (of excitement), hopefully it will be good,’ he said. “You never know before, so I’m nervous.”
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Oscar-Nominated Director Peter Yates Dies at 81
Peter Yates, the four-time Oscar-nominated British director of 'Bullitt' and 'Breaking Away,' has died at the age of 81. A statement from Yates' agent, Judy Daish, said he died Sunday in London after an illness.
Yates was nominated for four Oscars, two as director and two as producer, for 'Breaking Away' and 'The Dresser.'
He was also responsible for one of the most famous sequences in cinema: actor Steve McQueen's Ford Mustang car chase through the hilly streets of San Francisco in the 1968 police thriller 'Bullitt.'
Most recently, Yates returned to directing for television, creating adaptations of John Knowles' 'A Separate Piece' and Cervantes' 'Don Quixote.' His last feature film was 'Curtain Call' in 1999.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia Pope, a son and a daughter. Monday's statement said a private family funeral would be held.
Yates was nominated for four Oscars, two as director and two as producer, for 'Breaking Away' and 'The Dresser.'
He was also responsible for one of the most famous sequences in cinema: actor Steve McQueen's Ford Mustang car chase through the hilly streets of San Francisco in the 1968 police thriller 'Bullitt.'
Most recently, Yates returned to directing for television, creating adaptations of John Knowles' 'A Separate Piece' and Cervantes' 'Don Quixote.' His last feature film was 'Curtain Call' in 1999.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia Pope, a son and a daughter. Monday's statement said a private family funeral would be held.
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