february 27, 2009 - clothes off our back - posted by jamie
The suit Aaron wore at The Art of Elysium 2nd Annual Heaven Gala is up for auction at Clothes Off Our Back. All the proceeds will go to Feeding America (formerly named America’s Second Harvest), The Art of Elysium, Hope North and H.E.L.P. Malawi. Bidding has started on $500 so if you've got some money saved up and want to use it for a good cause, bid now!
Clothes Off Our Back: Aaron Eckhart's John Varvatos Tuxedo
Also, Paycheck is making its way to Blu-ray on May 19.
february 25, 2009 - gallery update - posted by jamie
I've added more photos in the Independent Spirit Awards section, and added miscellaneous photoshoots in the gallery so check those out.
2009 Independent Spirit Awards (2.21.09)
Photoshoots > Random
february 24, 2009 - men's health shoot/isa - posted by jamie
I have added the photoshoot (tagged) from the Men's Health July 2008 issue and added more photos to the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards section in the gallery.
2009 Independent Spirit Awards (2.21.09)
february 23, 2009 - more isa stuff - posted by jamie
I've added more pics to the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards in the gallery. Also, MTV caught up with Aaron at the awards show where he talked about now Oscar winner Heath Ledger:
Aaron Eckhart Wishes 'Dark Knight' Co-Star Heath Ledger Were Around For Oscar Night (source: MTV)
'I hope he wins,' actor says on Independent Spirit Awards red carpet. 'I think he's deserving of it.'
By Josh Horowitz
On the eve of a bittersweet occasion for Heath Ledger's friends, family and colleagues, Aaron Eckhart is unabashed in what he hopes will come to pass on Oscar night at the Kodak Theatre.
"I hope he wins. I think he's deserving of it," he told MTV News on the Independent Spirit Awards red carpet, just hours before the big event was set to get under way.
Ledger is, of course, the presumptive and sentimental favorite to take home the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his work in "The Dark Knight." Critically hailed since the film was released in June, his work as the Joker instantly became a universally loved piece of pop art. It hasn't hurt Ledger's chances that the film itself was the must-see event of 2008; just this week, it became only the fourth film ever to pass $1 billion in worldwide sales.
Asked what he thought Ledger would make of all the accolades that have come in the wake of the film, Eckhart said, "I think he's very proud of the film and proud of his performance. He loved doing it. He was totally committed to it, obviously. He loved working with Chris Nolan."
For Eckhart, the regret over the untimely loss of the actor in January 2008 is manifold: "I feel bad for his family, but also for the fans that you guys can't talk to him and ask him about the movie and his life. I know he would have loved that."
Meanwhile, Eckhart playfully continued to hedge about the future for his character, Harvey "Two-Face" Dent, in the franchise. Just last month at the Golden Globes, Eckhart gave a long and seemingly knowing laugh when asked if he believes the character is still alive. On this red carpet, he again laughed off the question, asking MTV News, "What do you think?" When asked definitively if Dent is dead or not, Eckhart replied, "He's dead." He then laughed a hearty and seemingly knowing laugh again and walked off.
2009 Independent Spirit Awards (2.21.09)
february 22, 2009 - spirit awards - posted by jamie
I've added photos of Aaron at the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards and you can check them out in the gallery. More will be added throughout so keep checking back.
The Los Angeles times talked to Aaron about who he'll be rooting for during the Oscars (gee, too easy!)
'Dark Knight's Aaron Eckhart is rooting for Heath Ledger's Oscar (source: Los Angeles Times)
At the Independent Spirit Awards this afternoon, The Dish Rag asked Aaron Eckhart how he felt about tomorrow's Oscars and the nomination of his "Dark Knight" co-star, the late Heath Ledger.
“Well, tomorrow I will probably be at my ranch, probably watering some trees. So yeah, I'm not going to the show but I'm rooting for Heath obviously. I have nothing but blessed thoughts for him. Maybe he wins and maybe he doesn't. It doesn't matter to me. He's a great man and a great actor."
Asked about Heath Ledger’s family’s announced plans to give the Oscar to his daughter, Matilda, he replied, “I think that would be beautiful."
With as many acting awards as her dad has posthumously won this year, Matilda will need a very large display shelf.
What’s next for Aaron?
He’s doing “The Rum Diary” with Johnny Depp and another Oscar 2009 nominee, Richard Jenkins ("The Visitor").
OK, we’re definitely gonna see that one.
Film Independent's Spirit Awards minute-by-minute (source: Hitfix)
2:22 p.m. Aaron Eckhart and Robin Wright Penn present Best First Feature. Geez, this show moves quickly. This is probably the category Coogan was referring to when he talked about nobody having seen the movies, though I'm mighty intrigued by "Afterschool" and "Sleep Dealer." I take that back, four films that haven't gotten distribution really and "Synecdoche, New York."
2009 Independent Spirit Awards (2.21.09)
february 21, 2009 - independent spirit awards - posted by jamie
Kind of a late notice but according to the Pittsburgh Gazette, Aaron will be a presenter at the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards on February 21 and it will be airing live on the IFC Channel at 5pm.
Joel has sent us one more photo of Aaron taking a helicopter ride in Afghanistan while visiting the troops. As I said in the previous update, besides Dax Shepard being there, Bradley Cooper was there too. Make sure you check out the gallery for the pic!
Helicopter Ride From Kandahar Airfield To Zabul, Afghanistan (2.16.09)
february 20, 2009 - gallery update - posted by jamie
Do I have something special for this update today!!.... Joel has kindly shared photos of Aaron taking a helicopter ride from Kandahar Airfield to Zabul Province in Afghanistan on February 16. He was there visiting the troops, and also there was actor Dax Shepard (not pictured). Make sure you check these out in the gallery!
Helicopter Ride From Kandahar Airfield To Zabul, Afghanistan (2.16.09)
february 18, 2009 - gallery update - posted by jamie
I've added some HQs at the 2009 Golden Globe Awards and the 2009 Critics Choice Awards sections in the gallery.
The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1.11.09)
14th Annual Critics Choice Awards (1.8.09)
february 16, 2009 - video/gallery update - posted by jamie
I have added the video of The Presidential Pledge in the video section and also captures of it in the gallery.
MySpace and Kataylst Presents The Presidential Pledge
AVI (21MB): Download
MySpace and Katalyst Presents The Presidential Pledge
february 15, 2009 - gallery update - posted by jamie
I've added some HQs of the Thank You For Smoking photo call at the 2006 Deauville Film Festival and pics to the premiere and after party of Neverwas at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival.
2006 Deauville Film Festival: Thank You For Smoking Photocall (9.8.06)
2005 Toronto Film Festival: Neverwas Premiere (9.9.05)
2005 Toronto Film Festival: Neverwas After Party (9.9.05)
february 10, 2009 - gallery update - posted by jamie
Aaron's next project - The Rum Diary!
Aaron Eckhart, Richard Jenkins in 'Diary' Pic (source: The Hollywood Reporter)
BERLIN -- Aaron Eckhart and Oscar nominee Richard Jenkins will be hitting the sauce in "Rum Diary," the adaptation of the Hunter S. Thompson novel that stars Johnny Depp.
Eckhart is in negotiations while Jenkins is signed on for the movie, which Bruce Robinson adapted and is directing. Amber Heard also is on board.
Eckhart is part of a love triangle that sees him vying with Depp for Heard's affection. "Diary" is the tale of a washed-up, hard-drinking journalist named Paul Kemp (Depp) in 1950s Puerto Rico. Eckhart would play Sanderson, a wealthy landowner who believes everything has a price and introduces Kemp to a different standard of living.
Jenkins is playing Lotterman, the man who oversees the rundown newspaper where Kemp works.
The project, which Depp, Christi Dembrowski and Graham King are producing, begins shooting March 30 in Puerto Rico. "Rum" is a production of King's GK Films and Depp's Infinitum Nihil. Also producing is Film Engine, with A.J. Dix, Anthony Rhulen and William Shively attached alongside Robert Kravis and Greg Shapiro. GK Films is preselling at the European Film Market in Berlin.
Eckhart, who played Harvey Dent/Two-Face in "The Dark Knight," also is attached to star in "Battle: Los Angeles," a sci-fi actioner from Columbia Pictures, director Jonathan Liebesman and producer Neal Moritz.
The CAA-repped actor next stars opposite Jennifer Aniston in "Traveling."
Gersh-repped Jenkins, nominated for the best actor Oscar for "The Visitor," just signed on for a stint in Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard's mystery-shrouded horror project "Cabin in the Woods" for MGM/UA. He is additionally repped by Bill Treusch.
I've added more pics of Aaron leaving Il Cielo back in December and at the 2007 Food Network Awards with Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Leaving Il Cielo Restaurant in Beverly Hills (12.3.08)
2007 Food Network Awards (2.23.07)
february 7, 2009 - candids update - posted by jamie
I've updated a few candid sets of Aaron out and about Beverly Hills on the 20th of January and leaving Beso back in September.
Out and about in Beverly Hills (1.19.09)
At Beso in Los Angeles (9.3.08)
february 6, 2009 - anya hindmarch event - posted by jamie
Aaron attended a party for designer Anya Hindmarch in LA and I have added photos from the event in the gallery.
Anya Hindmarch Winter Garden Party Hosted By Nathan Turner (2.4.09)
february 4, 2009 - video update - posted by jamie
I have added videos of Aaron presenting at the 2009 Critics Choice Awards and at the People's Choice Awards in the video section so check them out!
2009 People's Choice Awards
The Dark Knight cast accepting their awards
January 7, 2009
AVI (15MB): Download
2009 Critics Choice Awards
Presenting Best Supporting Actor in a Movie
January 8, 2009
WMV (8MB): Download
february 3, 2009 - video update - posted by jamie
I've uploaded a short video at the Meet Eckhart YouTube Channel of Aaron at the 2009 Golden Globes talking to Extra about Sean Penn (who directed him in The Pledge in 2001). If you have a YouTube account, add the channel as a Subscriber!
Aaron Eckhart Golden Globes Extra Interview - Sean Penn
february 1, 2009 - candids update - posted by jamie
I've update a few candids sets such as Aaron leaving Mel's Diner, out and about in Los Angeles on the 20th of January and shopping on Robertson Blvd with Ashley Wick in '07.
Out and about in Los Angeles (1.20.09)
