I found two interesting articles about the production of Somewhere and a Q&A with director Sofia Coppola. In the articles, both Sofia and Stephen reflect on working together, filming at the Chateau Marmont, bonding with Elle Fanning, smoking and music.

Sofia says, “I’ve always thought he was talented. I’ve known him a while and I wanted to see him doing something he hadn’t [yet] done – a side he hadn’t shown audiences. When I sent him the script, he said, “I get it. I totally can relate to this guy.” Stephen has a reputation for being out and about with girls, but he also has a little sister around Cleo’s age that he’s close with.”

Dorff reflects, “The emotions in Somewhere are real, but subtle. Sofia, being both open and precise, created a foundation where Elle and I could get to them. It had been a long time since I’d been on a set where there wasn’t a bunch of monitors being watched; Sofia would always be watching us.”

Stephen’s co-star Elle Fanning, “Stephen and I have a lot in common. He went to the same school that I go to. We both bite our nails. We’re both from Georgia, and we both like our food well-done – really crispy! We now have a father/daughter-type relationship outside of the movie.”

Read more: About the Production | Q&A with Sofia Coppola

There a lot of upcoming films that will tackle the subject of Greek mythology but none as anticipated as Tarsem Singh’s War of the Gods. It’s currently in production and Relativity Media sent out a press release letting everyone know that they’ve made a few major changes. War of Gods will now be called Immortals.

Immortals will center on a young warrior named Theseus (played by Henry Cavill) who leads his men into battle with the immortal Greek gods to defeat the evil and powerful elder gods of the Titans in order to save mankind. Mickey Rourke will star as the film’s villain King Hyperion, while Frieda Pinto will play Phaedra, an oracle priestess who aids the young warrior on his quest.

The film will feature plenty of familiar faces in godly roles like Twilight’s Kellan Lutz as Poseidon god of the sea. John Hurt has joined the cast as Zeus who acts as a mentor and teacher to the young warrior Theseus and Australian actress Isabel Lucas will play his daughter Athena, who finds her loyalty tested as the war between the gods and Titans looms.  Stephen Dorff also co-stars alongside Luke Evans who played Apollo in Clash of the Titans.

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Stephen Dorff has rounded out the cast of Relativity Media’s Greek mythology clash “War of the Gods,” set to begin shooting in early April in Montreal.

Kellan Lutz, Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke and Freida Pinto also star with Tarsem Singh directing. Dorff will portray Stavros, a master thief who joins Theseus on his quest to help free Greece from the dark threat of the Titans.

Distributed by Universal, “War of the Gods” will be produced by 300 partners Gianni Nunnari of Hollywood Gang Prods., Mark Canton of Atmosphere Entertainment MM and Ryan Kavanaugh, CEO of Relativity Media. Christian Gudegast rewrote from an original draft by Charley and Vlas Parlapanides.

U has set a Nov. 11, 2011 release date.

“War of the Gods” will be exec produced by Relativity’s Tucker Tooley and Craig Flores of Hollywood Gang Prods.

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