As you all know, Malin is in The Proposal with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. I’ve posted the trailer below so check it out! The film comes out June 19, 2009 so don’t forget to mark your calendars!
I have added 85 new and exclusive photos of Malin from one of the photo sessions this year. Make sure you check them out by clicking on the links below!
GALLERY LINKS:
Professional Images > Photo Shoots > 2009 – Inked Magazine
Malin is scheduled to make an appearance at the 2009 Guys Choice Awards!
The two-hour event will serve as a tribute to all the things that get guys’ blood pumping. Scheduled to tape Saturday, May 30 at the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, CA, “Guys Choice” premieres Sunday, June 21 (10:00 PM – Midnight, ET/PT).
Scheduled appearances include: Malin Akerman, Anvil, Judd Apatow, Halle Berry, Russell Brand, Sacha Baron Cohen, Billy Crudup, Robert Downey Jr., Michael Irvin, Jesse James, Mila Kunis, Brock Lesnar, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jason Statham, Quentin Tarantino, Bobb’e J. Thompson, Triumph The Insult Comic Dog, Dwyane Wade, Rainn Wilson and many more.
Remember to vote for Malin at this year’s awards! Voting for this year’s winners is being held online at www.guyschoice.spike.com through Friday, May 22nd. Also online, fans can log-on to view exclusive red carpet and backstage coverage of “Guys Choice.”
Malin has been at the Cannes Film Festival to promote “The Bang Bang Club”. I have added almost 200 photos of her at various events – you can check them out by clicking on the thumbnails below!
GALLERY LINKS:
Public Appearances > From 2009 > 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival – The Art of Elysium’s First Annual PARADIS
Public Appearances > From 2009 > 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival – “The Bang Bang Club” Photo Call
Public Appearances > From 2009 > 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival – “The Bang Bang Club” Cocktail Reception
Public Appearances > From 2009 > 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival – Wilhelm & Karl Maybach Foundation Gaming Nite
Public Appearances > From 2009 > 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival – Press Conference for Ischia Film & Music Fest
Public Appearances > From 2009 > 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival – Akvinta Presents Hollywood Dominos
Public Appearances > From 2009 > 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival – Spandau Ballet
Public Appearances > From 2009 > 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival – Dsquared2 Sunglass Boutique Opening
THOUGH the film hasn’t been finished, the trailer of The Bang-Bang Club has already hit the Cannes film festival.
Actors Ryan Philippe, Malin Akerman and Taylor Kitsch are in the resort town promoting the movie, which was made in SA, about four news photographers who documented the violence at the end of apartheid.
Greg Marinovich, the photographer who co-authored the book and whose character is played by Philippe, said that though he wasn’t sunning himself on French beaches, he was happy the film was being promoted in France.
“The film is in its final [post-] production stage where the directors are editing and putting the final touches to it,” he said.
Filming was wrapped up earlier this month. The film’s director, Steven Silver, told a press conference on Friday that he had had an interest in the photographers who called themselves The Bang-Bang Club ever since he saw an article on Marinovich and Silva’s book in Time magazine.
From The Times
This morning’s press reception for The Bang Bang Club in Cannes was rather affected by the conspicuous absence of the film’s main star, Ryan Phillippe, who pulled out at the last minute due to illness, making it a slightly quieter affair than many had expected. But what the press who didn’t attend missed out on were co-stars Malin Akerman and Taylor Kitsch, who introduced the film with director Steven Silver and sat down with Rotten Tomatoes to tell us more.
The project, which has just wrapped principal photography, is the tale of a group of photojournalists in post-Apartheid South Africa who risked their lives to take some of the most iconic warzone imagery in severely troubled times. “I was a young student during the early 90s which is when the film is set,” director Steven Silver told RT. “I joined the anti-Apartheid struggle and looked through many of the events described in the book and the film. I remember seeing this group of young photographers who were roughly my age. I’d see them taking photographs in the middle of this chaos. When I read a Time Magazine article about them I thought that it would make a compelling film. I’ve been pursuing it ever since.”
The film is based on a book of the same name, released after the Time article, which was written by two members of the titular club. For Wolverine star Taylor Kitsch, who plays Kevin Carter, who killed himself shortly after the death of another member of the group, taking on the character of a photographer was a challenging process. “I’ve always been intimidated by the technicalities of taking photos, especially with a film camera — not just a point and shoot. But getting a role like this there’s no better moment to take it in. I look at photography in a different light, now.”
The responsibility of bringing Carter to screen was an important one and one that required Kitsch to change himself both mentally and physically. “Taylor lost 30 pounds in this role,” Akerman told us, “He was eating fruits and veggies and that’s it.”
Explains Kitsch, “I was incredibly moody. I remember being in my room once and the internet connection was slow. I remember I called down and asked them if it’d improve, and they said the internet in South Africa is just pretty slow. I was so emotionally wrecked that I cried!”
For Akerman, the experience of shooting on location was a humbling one. “South Africa was very hard to shake off — I didn’t want to leave,” she told RT. “It had such an impact on your soul. We did a film about the end of Apartheid and we’d go to homes of people in shacks and meet children living in poverty and they’re not sad. They appreciate that there’s peace. It warms your heart and you know you have nothing to complain about in life.”
“These war photographers would break up in front of you telling their story,” added Kitsch. “That raised your game, your focus and what you put into it. I think for me this is why I do it. It’s why you put in the work. You’re telling the story of someone who lived and you have to do it right.”
The Bang Bang Club is currently in post-production and is due for release next year.
From Rotten Tomatoes
Michelle posted a scan a few days ago and here’s an article about Malin being in the top 5 (#4 spot) in the 2009 “The Hot 100″ list by “Maxim” magazine!
Here’s the Hot 100 for 2009 from Maxim:
1. Olivia Wilde
2. Megan Fox
3. Bar Refaeli
4. Malin Akerman
5. Mila Kunis
6. Eliza Dushku
7. Adriana Lima
8. Rihanna
9. Jordana Brewster
10. Jennifer Love Hewitt