Jesse Eisenberg Up For 'Now You See Me'?

Jesse Eisenberg

Jesse Eisenberg has been very busy since the film that made his career (The Social Network) was released not so long ago following the success of his appearance in Zombieland in 2009. Since then he's been an animated bird (Rio) and has joined Woody Allen in Rome for the upcoming project Bop Decameron. Despite his hectic schedule it hasn't stopped the young star taking on even more film roles of late.

Today Variety has revealed that Jesse Eisenberg is tipped to take the lead role in a magician-heist film from Louis Letterrier entitled Now You See Me. He is said to be already under negotiations for the role. The Day After Tomorrow's Jake Gyllenhaal is favourite for a support role in the film, as is Inglorious Basterds' Melanie Laurent.

Now You See Me sounds like it will be a serious contender for the film of the year for whatever year they decide to release it. Get this; Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Sacha Baron Cohen and Jim Carrey have all been approached for roles in the film, although we do not know if they were all approached for the same role or

A Single Man (2009)

Artistic - 3.5/5

So I saw this film yesterday called 'A Single Man' and you may recall this being amongst the nominations for Best Actor in both the Academy Awards and the BAFTAs during 2010. Colin Firth was only successful in winning the BAFTA for the part but his performance deservedly received this level of acclaim as it provided us with such deep emotion and evoked strong reactions from viewers. It was strange to see Firth in a homosexual role but he managed to deliver it in a way that didn't reveal any level of awkwardness or embarrassment on his part. His performance was moving and yet understated, retaining his very British stoutness throughout.Firth was the focus of the entire film and we really were allowed to create a bond with him. Firth obviously followed this film up with an Oscar win for his role in 'The King's Speech' which was certainly deserved for such a hard working and long career.

Firth wasn't the only stand-out performance in this one. I think this is probably my favourite Nicholas Hoult performance. He delivered a mature and genuine performance and, like Firth, portrayed his character with confidence. Julianne Moore was also brilliant as she played a rather messed up character in the form of Charley.

Moving away from the acting, what struck me most about the film was the level and beauty of artistic creation. The most striking form of this was the constantly changing colours portraying the changeable moods of main character George. This technique created a beautiful film that was definitely worthy of awards. However, if you like watching film for the storyline, this one probably isn't for you. For me the plot-line was where the film feel down. The Academy Awards may like artistic films in which little actually happens ('There Will Be Blood') but for the viewers the film was a tad boring at times. Despite this I enjoyed the artistic side to the film which also delivered some brilliant performances.

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