Robert Duvall Joins ONE SHOT Starring Tom Cruise
by Matt Goldberg Posted:September 28th, 2011 at 12:42 pm

Fans of Lee Child's novel One Shot may be unhappy with Tom Cruise being cast as Jack Reacher in Christopher McQuarrie's adaptation, but it¡¯s getting tough to complain about the supporting cast. Last week we reported that Richard Jenkins had joined the cast and now Variety is reporting that Oscar-winner Robert Duvall has come on board. Variety has no details on his character beyond saying that Dvuall has a small but pivotal role which is significant to Reacher's investigation into a sniper accused of murdering five people.

Hit the jump for a synopsis of the novel. The film also stars Rosamund Pike and David Oyelowo. One Shot is due out February 8, 2013. As for Duvall, he recently wrapped shooting on Billy Bob Thornton's Jayne Mansfield's Car and the indie thriller Mississippi Wild, which stars Dakota Fanning and Ryan Donowho.

Robert Duvall on the Making of Legendary American Western Films

On Saturday, October 1, 2011, guests will join Luciana and Robert Duvall for a unique celebration of the American Western Film and an evening of conversation, dinner and dancing in The Plains, Virginia.

Washington, DC, August 21, 2011 --(PR.com)-- The Robert Duvall Children's Fund Lecture Series presents the making of Legendary American Western Films featuring Robert Duvall in The Plains, Virginia. The afternoon will begin at 4:30pm with a lecture by Robert on his famous western films. The interactive lecture will allow guests to ask questions regarding his experience working in Westerns from Lonesome Dove to True Grit with John Wayne. Dinner and dancing will begin following the lecture from 7:00pm to 10:00pm. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Robert Duvall Children's Fund (RDCF). For event details and ticket sales, please email info@rdchildrensfund.org or call (540) 364-3365. Tickets are limited.

The Robert Duvall Children's Fund is a 501 (c) (3) committed to working with reputable organizations to improve the living conditions of children around the world.

Posted: Mon., Mar. 14, 2011, 8:48am PT
Duvall heads into HBO's 'Hemingway'
Actor takes role alongside Owen, Kidman
By Jon Weisman

Robert Duvall has joined Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman in HBO Films' "Hemingway and Gellhorn," now filming in San Francisco with Philip Kaufman directing.

Duvall plays a Russian general with co-stars including David Strathairn, Molly Parker, Rodrigo Santoro, Parker Posey, Lars Ulrich, Santiago Cabrera, Saverio Guerra, Peter Coyote, Diane Baker and Tony Shalhoub.

James Gandolfini is among the exec producers of the film, which tells the story of Ernest Hemingway's volatile relationship with war correspondent Martha Gellhorn.

Dakota Fanning and Ryan Donowho will star in the indie thriller "Mississippi Wild."
Robert Duvall, Mickey Rourke and Forest Whitaker are also in talks to join the cast.
Jesse Baget will write and direct, with Shannon Makhanian and Ryan R. Johnson producing; Todd Slater exec produces along with Chris Gonzalez and Patrick F. Gallagher.
Story follows a teen, to be played by Donowho, who has to go on the run with his girlfriend after stealing diamonds that belong to a local gangster. Fanning will play the g.f., and Rourke is being eyed for the gangster role.
Whitaker would play another gangster who is chasing after Rourke's character.
Production is set to begin March 21 in Atlanta.
The busy Fanning also has signed to star alongside Emile Hirsch and Stephen Dorff in "The Motel Life." Alan and Gabe Polsky will produce and direct that pic through their Polsky Films banner, with Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster scripting.
Fanning will shoot "Motel Life" in February and then jump into production on "Mississippi Wild."
Donowho next stars in "Rites of Passage," and Whitaker can currently be seen on CBS' "Criminal Minds" spinoff "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior."
Rourke, last seen in "Passion Play" and "The Expendables," will next star in Relativity Media's "Immortals," while Duvall recently starred in "Get Low." Duvall and Rourke are repped by ICM, while WME reps Whitaker.
Fanning is repped by the Osbrink Agency and One Talent Management. Donowho is repped by UTA and Brookside Artist Management. Baget is repped by Zero Gravity Management.

Good news, Robert Duvall fans! At Friday's Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Duvall told EW that he's committed to working on the Billy Bob Thornton indie film project Jayne Mansfield's Car. "It's another Southern tale," says Duvall. "It puts Tennessee Williams in the back seat -- it's that brilliant." According to Duvall, Thornton -- who co-wrote the script with Tom Epperson (the pair also wrote 1992¡Çs One False Move together) -- will not only direct but will star in the film. Jayne Mansfield, of course, was a famous blond bombshell (and mother of actress Mariska Hargitay) who was killed at the age of 34 in an automobile accident in 1967. How the title of the film will tie into the script's story remains to be seen. "It's about a guy in between WWI and WWII who raises a family after his wife left him for an Englishman and moved to England," says Duvall. "When the wife dies, she asks to be brought back to Alabama to be buried, and at that point the character hasn't seen her in 20 or 30 years. The two families -- her original family she abandoned and her English family -- meet and then things get really interesting." The movie, which is being independently financed, is due to start production this summer.