He’s never looked better. Check-out this dazzling new Trailer for The Great Gatbsy 3-D which we finally get an update for after a lengthy pause. Leonardo Dicaprio looks amazingly dapper in this gorgeous looking latest effort from Moulin Rouge Director Baz Luhrmann. It’s been ages since we’ve seen a proper Romance and nobody translates love to the Big Screen with such elegance as the Australian Filmmaker.

For those of us who aren’t familiar with the Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerland, The Great Gatsby is about a Midwesterner named Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) who becomes entangled in an unfamiliar and glamorous World of Jay Gatsby (Leonardo Dicaprio) his  after moving to Long Island, drawn-into a world of obsession and tragedy. Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Isla Fisher and Joel Edgerton star also.

Watch the Trailer in full below:

Warner Bros. releases The Great Gatsby 3D on May 10, 2013.

(Photo/video credit: Warner Bros.)

Season Eleven Winner of American Idol, Phillip Phillips arrived in Toronto a couple days ago to promote his debut Disc from Universal Music Canada, The World from the Other Side of the Moon.  Up and at ’em early, Phillips had a busy Press Day yesterday which had him at MuchMusic for a taping and today he performed live on CityTV‘s Breakfast Television.

Phillips is making the most of his Visit to the City and tonight, Fans in the east end will have a chance to see him live as he appears at Pickering Town Centre at 5:30 PM for a Autograph Signing.  The handsome 22-year-old will be meeting Fans who purchase a copy of his Disc at HMV.

In addition to touring with Adult Contemporary-Pop Veterans Matchbox Twenty next year, Phillips just released his new Single Gone, Gone, Gone.

Check-out his performance at AOL Sessions below:

See more Photos below:

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong | Video credit: Universal Music/AOL)

For the second year in-a-row, eOne Films takes home Top Prize with the Toronto Film Critics Association‘s Best Film being awarded to The Master.  Last year, they were victorious with Terrence Malick‘s ever-polarizing Tree of Life.   Paul Thomas Anderson’s Drama which many believe to be about Scientology, also wins in Directing, Screenwriting and Supporting Actor categories for both Anderson and Philip Seymour Hoffman, respectively.  Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams who turn-in stellar performances also, fell just-short of deserved accolades.

In a bit of a surprise,  the TFCA also selected Denis Lavant as Best Actor for his work in French Film Holy Motors, while Rachel Weisz wins Best Actress for her performance in The Deep Blue Sea.  Both Films are distributed in Canada by Mongrel Media. Gina Gershon also is awarded Best Supporting Actress for her chicken bone-sucking performance in VVS Films‘ Killer Joe.  These all are seen somewhat as a shock, considering the amount of year-end buzz Films like Zero Dark Thirty, Les Miserables, Silver Linings Playbook and Lincoln are receiving from our Friends south of the Border.

Also, a huge congrats goes to our Friends at Alliance Films for their Best Animated Feature win with ParaNorman.  The Canadian Distributor also is up for the $100k Rogers Best Canadian Film Award with Goon, which is up against Bestiaire and Stories We Tell.  The Winner will be revealed January 8, 2013 at The Carlu during the TFCA‘s annual Awards Dinner.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)

Hey Friends!

Happy Holidays! Just a reminder that from now till the end of January, I’m raising a bit of money for the SickKids Foundation’s Possibilities Fund, catering to the Hospital’s most urgent needs.

My initiative, Mr. Will’s Collages for Kids,  requires only a $40 Donation and gets you an individual 10-15 minute Photoshoot with me in-and-around Toronto. Right now Tuesdays and Wednesdays are available only.  If you want to bring your Friends, Family and Pets in on the fun, by all means – the more the merrier!  An extra donation of only $15 is required per extra individual.

This is a great way to have something festive to remember forever and at once, a great way to show you care about those Kids in our Community who need our help most!

Photo-shy?  No worries!  Donations of any amount are accepted between now and the end of January.  Click here to make your contribution!

Simply e-mail press@mrwillwong.com to book your shoot.  Hurry, as time is running out!

Cheers,

Mr. Will

There is nothing dwarf-like at all about the success of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, which debuts with $85 million this weekend across North America in 4,045 theatres for Warner Bros. The Peter Jackson Fantasy Flick also sets a Box Office record for highest December weekend and biggest December opening ever (Friday – $37.5 million) and also sets a record for highest opening ever in December.

Last week’s Champ Skyfall slips to second this weekend with $7.1 million, neck-in-neck with Rise of the Guardian  earning $7.0 million in third.

Disney‘s Lincoln continues to perform impeccably in fourth with $6.7 million, now it its sixth week of release.  The Historical Drama no doubt got a boost from Thursday’s Golden Globe nomination announcements, where it led the way a smashing seven nominations.

Not  much particularly earth-shattering on the bottom end of this weekend’s Top Ten as Wreck-It Ralph lands in seventh with $3.2 million for Disney, while Playing for Keeps earns $3 million in eighth. TIFF 2012 People’s Choice Winner  Silver Linings Playbook, which received three Golden Globe nominations earlier this week, rounds things out with $2.0 million.

Although there’s been much talk about it, finally we got a confirmation of filming dates. Chloe Director Atom Egoyan will be filming his new Thriller Queen of the Night – not to be confused as a Whitney Houston Biopic (I wish!!) – here in Toronto. Filming dates have been scheduled and the month-plus-long shoot will take place throughout the City between February 4 through March 18, 2013.

The Film centers around a Man in pursuit of his kidnapped Daughter. Starring a Canadian Duo of Ryan Reynolds and Scott Speedman, Toronto’s Egoyan truly is a Man of his word, talking the talk in keeping it Canadian. Does this perhaps mean we’ll be seeing Blake Lively spend Valentine’s Day here in Toronto next year? We’ll soon see won’t we?…

eOne Films will be distributing Queen of the Night in Canada.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)

This year’s Golden Globe Nominees were announced this morning and on-top is Disney‘s Lincoln, leading the way with a superb seven nominations. Its stars Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones and Daniel Day-Lewis all are up for Awards in the acting categories, while Argo and Django Unchained also each get an impressive five nods. Silver Linings Playbook, Les Les Misérables and Zero Dark Thirty – the latter two which still haven’t been released yet – each tied in third with four nominations as well.

Looking already like wide-open year, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association really got it right in this pre-cursor to the Oscars, recognizing Film and Television achievements which the Oscars don’t always consider.  Great to see Richard Gere who traditionally gets snubbed at the Oscars, get credit for his work on Arbitrage, while Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture looks like a real Nailbiter as Django Unchained Co-Stars Leonardo Dicaprio and Christoph Waltz going head-to-head with Jones, Alan Arkin (Argo) and Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master).

For a complete list of Nominees, click here.

NBC televises on Sunday, January 13, 2013.

(Photo credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Beautiful and burgeoning, Alexandra Daddario is a name to look-out for.  The Star of VVS Films’ upcoming Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D already boasts an incredible Résumé and you may actually recognize her from her work on Parenthood, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Percy Jackson & the Olympians and White Collar.

Looking a vision of festivity in pink, Daddario was out at Global Television‘s The Morning Show earlier today promoting the eagerly-awaited Remake which sees a young Woman have to travel to Texas with her Friends to collect an inheritance… only to run into a Chainsaw-wielding Maniac.  Don’t you bloody hate it when that happens? The Horror is poised to scare the heck out of Moviegoers next month when it sees a release.

“Thanks so much for standing out in the cold for me”, Daddario says with gratitude. I clarified that what we’re experiencing here in Toronto actually is considered mild and she comments  back, “Oh believe me, I know – I’m from New York!”.

So get this, the Actress was incredibly sweet to sign a Photo for me, which I am going to give away to a lucky Reader. If you’re interested, simply click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will Wong on Facebook – I’ll pick one of you at random early January!

VVS Films releases Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D on January 4, 2013.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)

Missed your chance to attend the Toronto Red Carpet Screening of DJANGO UNCHAINED? Here’s your second chance! Alliance Films & Mr. Will Wong want to give Readers a chance to win a Double Pass to attend next Thursday’s Advance Screening of Quentin Tarantino‘s latest Masterpiece!

The Screening takes place at Scotiabank Theatre on Thursday, December 20, 2012. Simply click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will Wong on Facebook to enter to win before Saturday, December 15, 2012.  Good luck!

I was out getting Snaps from both the Toronto Screening featuring Quentin Tarantino and also the New York City World Premiere of the Film where all the Stars and more came out. And also, don’t miss this ultra-rare opportunity to win a Photo signed by Quentin Tarantino himself! Click here for that.

(Photo credit: Alliance Films)

Simply not getting enough of the amazing DJANGO UNCHAINED festivities tonight in Toronto last night, I went back for a double-helping in New York City, scoping-out the World Premiere of this latest Masterpiece from Quentin Tarantino. The Stars came-out in full force in support of the Film at Zeigfeld Theatre, including the likes of Olivia Wilde, John Legend, Zac Efron, 50 Cent, Zach Braff, Darren Aronofsky, Natasha Lyonne, Patrick Wilson, Liv Tyler, Jeremy Piven and oh so many more. Cast Members Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Christoph Waltz, Don Johnson and Leonardo Dicaprio joined iconic Filmmaker Tarantino, whom I was lucky enough to meet in Toronto. Stargazers didn’t even know which direction to run first as the Celebrities poured onto the Red Carpet and out of the venue after the three-hour-long Action-Drama-Western-Thriller ended after 11:00 PM.

I was even lucky enough to get to meet Oscar Winners Foxx and Waltz. Also, I was super-stoked to get Snaps with the handsome Stars Wilson and Piven. Leone has never looked better and what a pleasure it was to meet the Man (Aronofsky) who helmed one of my all-time Faves, Black Swan.

Watch some brief Clips I got of Foxx and Dicaprio arriving at the Venue:

I never leave my Readers empty-handed and got you back a little Souvenir from my Trip – a signed Photo from Quentin Tarantino himself! To enter to win it, simply click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will Wong on Facebook before January 12, 2013. All are welcome to enter!

Alliance Films releases DJANGO UNCHAINED in theatres Christmas Day.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)