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FEBRUARY 2011 | VOLUME 12 | NUMBER 2 Inside CHANNING TATUM HALLE BERRY JAMES FRANCO THE ACADEMY AWARDS’ CHOICE PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 41619533 10 FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT JUSTIN BIEBER (ONLY 5 OF WHICH ARE TRUE) Cover_EN_February2011-F.indd 1 11-01-13 1:43 PM Project2:Layout 1 12/20/10 3:52 PM Page 1 CONTENTS FEBRUARY 2011 | VOL 12 | Nº2 COVER STORY 30 HOST WITH THE MOST Eyebrows were raised when James Franco and Anne Hathaway were chosen to co-host this month’s Oscar ceremonies. But for Franco, the Oscars is just another gig, like starring in movies, popping up on a soap opera, going to school or making art. Find out what makes Hollywood’s busiest man tick BY BOB STRAUSS REGULARS 4 EDITOR’S NOTE 6 SNAPS 8 IN BRIEF 12 SPOTLIGHT 14 ALL DRESSED UP 16 IN THEATRES 46 CASTING CALL 48 AT HOME ELLEN MATTHEWS/CORBIS MARY BY PHOTO COVER IMAGE.NET. FOR IAN GAVIN/GETTY BY THIS PHOTO 50 FINALLY... FEATURES 20 KNOW BIEBER? 22 BERRY’S BACK 26 HAIL TATUM With the release of the New mom Halle Berry is Channing Tatum stretches his 3D Justin Bieber doc, thrilled to be back on screen wings to play a Roman soldier Never Say Never, we test playing a woman with who journeys to Scotland in your knowledge of all multiple personalities in search of a lost legion in OSCAR things Bieber Frankie & Alice The Eagle FASHION, BY MARNI WEISZ BY INGRID RANDOJA BY MARK PILKINGTON TRIVIA, HISTORY! PAGE 29 FEBRUARY 2011 | CINEPLEX MAGAZINE | 3 Contents_EN_February2011.indd 3 11-01-13 1:50 PM MP_DriveAngry_ConeplexAD:Layout 1 10-12-14 10:46 AM Page 1 EDITOR’S NOTE PUBLISHER SALAH BACHIR EDITOR MARNI WEISZ DEPUTY EDITOR INGRID RANDOJA ART DIRECTOR TREVOR STEWART ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR ALIZA KLEIN DIRECTOR, PRODUCTION SHEILA GREGORY CONTRIBUTORS JOHN H. FOOTE, JEAN-FRANÇOIS LÉGARÉ, MARK PILKINGTON, BOB STRAUSS ADVERTISING SALES FOR CINEPLEX MAGAZINE AND LE MAGAZINE CINEPLEX IS HANDLED BY CINEPLEX MEDIA. HEAD OFFICE 416.539.8800 VICE PRESIDENT ROBERT BROWN (EXT. 232) JAMES FRANCO VICE PRESIDENT, SALES JOHN TSIRLIS (EXT. 237) FINDS TIME TO HOST OSCARS DIRECTOR OF SALES, CINEPLEX MAGAZINE LORELEI VON HEYMANN (EXT. 249) t the end of last year Movieline.com did a piece called, “Stranger than Fiction: The 10 Best ACCOUNT MANAGERS James Franco Stories of 2010.” JENNA PATERSON (EXT. 243) e fact that Franco was chosen to host this month’s Academy Awards — the lm industry’s CORY ATKINS (EXT. 257) MICHAEL VAN ZON (EXT. 241) most important night of the year, watched by several hundred million viewers in more than ED VILLA (EXT. 239) 200 countries — well, that only came in at number 10. SHEREE MCKAVANAGH (EXT. 245) DIRECTOR, MEDIA OPERATIONS Yes, 2010 was the year when the world nally realized James Franco will do anything. Or everything. CATHY PROWSE (EXT. 223) All at once. He did a second stint on General Hospital (his rst was in 2009), playing a scenery-chewing multimedia QUEBEC 514.868.0005 DIRECTOR, SALES artist named “Franco.” He appeared in drag on the cover of the transvestite fashion magazine Candy. He SOPHIE JODOIN (EXT. 222) took graduate courses at several di erent universities. He played a hiker who cuts o his arm in 127 Hours ACCOUNT MANAGER — a performance that made some moviegoers pass out. MARTIN DEZIEL (EXT. 224) SALES COORDINATOR e Movieline list didn’t even mention that Franco published his rst work of ction, Palo Alto: Stories MÉLISSA DALLAIRE (EXT. 223) in 2010. Nor did it mention the episode of TV’s 30 Rock on which Franco played a wacky version of himself who was having an intimate relationship with a Japanese body pillow named Kamiko. BRITISH COLUMBIA 778.997.3923 ACCOUNT MANAGER With all of this in mind, it came as no surprise when a pro le in New York Magazine revealed that Franco MATT WATSON sleeps only a few hours per night. Personally, my favourite Franco moment came at the end of 2009 when he hosted the Saturday Night Live SPECIAL THANKS MATHIEU CHANTELOIS, Christmas episode and, during the monologue, pulled out a lottery drum. “ is bin is lled with idea slips MARIE-CLAUDE FILLION, JOAN GRANT, that people give me throughout the year when I ask them for career advice,” he said. “Every year I pick a few ELLIS JACOB, PAT MARSHALL, idea slips, and then do whatever they say. Like last year, they told me to be on General Hospital. Now we’re DAN MCGRATH, SUSAN REGINELLI almost at the New Year, so let’s see what 2010 has in store for James Franco! [Pulls a slip.] ‘Play a dead body Cineplex Magazine™ is published 12 times a year by Cineplex Entertainment. Subscriptions are on Law and Order.’ Well, it’s another step backward…but, it’s in the idea bin, so I guess I’m gonna do it.” $34.50 ($30 + HST) a year in Canada, $45 a year in In all honesty, it wasn’t until we started working on this issue that I remembered I interviewed Franco the U.S. and $55 a year overseas. Single copies are $3. Back issues are $6. All subscription inquiries, more than 10 years ago, when this magazine was just a few issues old. I dug out that old chat, and saw back issue requests and letters to the editor should that my nal question to Franco was, “When are you happiest?” His answer? “When I’m so busy that I be directed to Cineplex Magazine at 102 Atlantic Ave., Suite 100, Toronto, ON, M6K 1X9; or 416.539.8800; can’t even sleep.” or [email protected] Yes, 2010 may have been the year we became aware that James Franco is a multifaceted insomniac Publications Mail Agreement No. 41619533. workaholic, but that’s certainly not when it all began. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Cineplex Magazine, 102 Atlantic Ave., Suite 100, Our cover story, “James Franco, Oscar Host?,” page 30, kicks o our Academy Awards Section, which Toronto, ON., M6K 1X9 also includes a decade-by-decade look at Oscar fashions, a collection of Oscar’s funniest lines, a look at 700,000 copies of Cineplex Magazine are distributed through some of the seriously great movies that were never even nominated for Best Picture, and a roundup of lms Cineplex Entertainment, The Globe and Mail newspaper, HMV and other outlets. Cineplex Magazine is not responsible for the the critics chose as the best of 2010. return of unsolicited manuscripts, artwork or other materials. Elsewhere in this issue, on page 26 Channing Tatum talks about his Roman period pic The Eagle, No material in this magazine may be reprinted without the express written consent of the publisher. on page 22 we look at Halle Berry’s return to the big screen (her last movie came out in 2007) for © Cineplex Entertainment 2011. Frankie & Alice, and we celebrate the release of the musical documentary Justin Bieber: Never Say Never with a completely ridiculous Bieber Quiz on page 20. Enjoy. ■ MARNI WEISZ, EDITOR 4 | CINEPLEX MAGAZINE | FEBRUARY 2011 editorial_ENG_February2011.indd 4 13/01/11 10:07 AM SNAPS WONKY ARQUETTE David Arquette (top right) arrives for a party at his Miami Beach nightclub with Oompa-Loompas in tow. PHOTO BY FRED MONTANA/SPLASH NEWS YOU GET ONE Former Maple Leaf Tie Domi lets friend Mark Wahlberg take a playful shot. The pair was at Toronto’s Scotiabank Theatre for a screening of The Fighter. PHOTO BY GEORGE PIMENTEL/GETTY JOLIE’S LITTLE SOLDIER Angelina Jolie leaves a Manhattan art shop with Zahara (left) and Shiloh, who’s just happy to be dressed as a soldier. PHOTO BY KEYSTONE PRESS BELL, TOWER Kristen Bell plays HAWKE tourist at the Eiffel Tower IN WINTER while in Paris Ethan Hawke takes his kids promoting to a New York park after Burlesque. a big snowstorm. PHOTO BY KEYSTONE PRESS PHOTO BY SPLASH NEWS 6 | CINEPLEX MAGAZINE | FEBRUARY 2011 FEBRUARY 2011 | CINEPLEX MAGAZINE | 7 Snaps_EN_february2011.indd 6 11-01-14 11:17 AM Snaps_EN_february2011.indd 7 11-01-13 1:51 PM IN BRIEF ROCK HEAD DEEP This year marks the 10th anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s long- TROUBLE winded dissertation on the future of robots, hen boulders searching for a route out. divers consider dangerous. A.I. Artifi cial Intelligence. the size of SUVs This month’s Sanctum, Director Alister Grierson Not one of our favourite started to rain co-written and co-produced told Collider.com, “I don’t Spielberg fi lms, to be honest, down on him and the roof by Wight (James Cameron is think we ever told them but a good reason to share above his head began to also a producer) is based on how dangerous it was.” this really cool image of the crack, Andrew Wight knew his real-life experience. Wight added that the actors animatronic recreation of he was really in trouble. A few Training actors to scuba “grumbled a little bit.” But, Chris Rock’s head that was years ago, Wight, an expert dive, rock climb and act according to the notoriously used to bring his character, Australian cave diver, was underwater is no easy task. tough James Cameron, “If a robot named “Comedian,” leading an expedition through For instance, a scene in which they’re not grumbling, you’re to life. Still creepy, after all a series of underwater caves stars Richard Roxburgh not doing it right.” —IR these years. PROFILES IN HISTORY COURTESY PHOTO when a fl ash fl ood trapped and Allison Cratchley share his group underground.