march 31, 2009 - the rum diary sets - posted by jamie

Here are some pictures of buildings and locations being used in The Rum Diary, credit to Oh Johnny.

march 28, 2009 - aaron on set of the rum diary - posted by jamie

Here are the first pictures of Aaron on the set of The Rum Diary with Johnny Depp taken yesterday (27th March) in Puerto Rico! Credit goes to Oh Johnny.

The Rum Diary: On Set in Puerto Rico (3.27.09)

march 28, 2009 - news/gallery update - posted by jamie

There's an interesting article about Neil LaBute in The New York Times, Neil LaBute Has a Thing About Beauty, including Aaron discussing their friendship:

Probably the one man in theater who knows LaBute best is the actor Aaron Eckhart. Their relationship goes back to the early ’90s, when both were active in theater at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. “We had a special relationship,” Eckhart told me. “We were both Mormons. We liked ‘dark material.’ We’d have breakfast a lot. We discussed the work. Everything about Neil is about ‘the work.’ He has no time in his life for other stuff. We never discussed being a Mormon, or where his dark stuff came from, or his wife, or his dog — I think it was a shepherd.” Those would have been uncomfortable conversations to have with LaBute. “He’s elusive.”

Also another quote:

LaBute relies a lot on his actors to bring out in his plays what is missing on the page. “I always want to give the play back to the actors,” he told me. He said that his friendship with Eckhart was based on the fact that “I can’t do on a page what Aaron fulfills in my characters onstage. We fulfill each other’s needs. Our friendship is based on, We can do good work together.”

I've added HQs to the The Dark Knight London Premiere, Towelhead Premiere and I've replaced the new candids from March 19 to untagged and they're a little bit bigger, in the gallery.

Talking to a yoga instructor handing out flyers in Santa Monica (3.19.09)

Towelhead Los Angeles Premiere (9.3.08)

The Dark Knight London Premiere (7.21.08)

march 27, 2009 - traveling no more - posted by jamie

According to Box Office Mojo via Jennifer Aniston Watch, Traveling has been renamed to Brand New Day and the release date is set for September 18!

march 25, 2009 - new writer for battle - posted by jamie

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Scott Silver has been hired to do the rewrites for the Battle: Los Angeles script. He co-wrote 8 Mile so hopefully it will turn out the way it should! As of yet, there's no set date of when the movie will be filming.

march 23, 2009 - rum diary news - posted by jamie

Some casting news for The Rum Diary, Giovanni Ribisi has been added to the cast and he'll be playing a "ill-tempered, wandering rabble, carousing journalist" - Ribisi Keeps a Rum Diary.

march 22, 2009 - press & gallery update - posted by jamie

I've added photos that went with the x17 footage that I posted yesterday, and photos from a September 2002 issue of People Magazine. The accompanying article and an interview with The Times of London have been added into the press archive.

Batman and me (Times of London)
Most Wanted (People)

Talking to a yoga instructor handing out flyers in Santa Monica (3.19.09)

People (September 9, 2002)

march 21, 2009 - gallery update - posted by jamie

x17 has posted a video of Aaron talking to a woman on the streets of LA on March 19, Aaron Eckhart The Charmer.

I've added some various HQs to events in 2007 and 2006 in the gallery.

At Live with Regis and Kelly (7.25.07)

No Reservations New York City Premiere (7.25.07)

A Moon for the Misbegotten Broadway Opening (4.9.07)

Thank You For Smoking New York City Premiere (3.12.06)

march 20, 2009 - photography for social change - posted by jamie

Aaron is hosting an exhibit and a silent auction of 100 iconic images taken by photographers for Project 5: Photography For Change. The event will take place at the Stephen Cohen Gallery in Los Angeles on April 18. Tickets are $20 at the door and for more information, see the press release or Interior Design's news piece on their site.

march 16, 2009 - julia mentions aaron - posted by jamie

In the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly (March 20 09), Julia Roberts talked about her former male co-stars and had some kind words about Aaron.

"[Director] Steven Soderbergh said, 'What do you think about Aaron Eckhart for George?' and I was like, 'Huh?' So he came in. He had been working on Any Given Sunday, so he had this short, clean-cut hair, and he looked so nice, and I thought, No, I don't get this at all. But the next time I saw him, he just blew the doors off that character, the way he was with the kids, and that scene where we first meet and he's revving the engine of his motorcycle and I come out screaming at him. That's all Aaron."

march 14, 2008 - news/gallery update - posted by jamie

Battle: Los Angeles director Jonathan Leibesman talked to MTV about the movie and had some great compliments about Aaron. Here's a few snippets:

'Battle: Los Angeles' Blockbuster Will Have Director Reinvent Aliens, Aaron Eckhart (source: MTV)

.... In a similar attempt to redefine something we’ve become familiar with, Aaron Eckhart will be similarly giving himself an extreme makeover.

“He’s like a Clint Eastwood-esque leader of the platoon,” Liebesman said of the “Dark Knight” actor’s first true action hero role. “He’s grizzled…He’s taking these young guys into battle, turning them into men.”

“He’s awesome,” the director said of Eckhart’s plans. “He’s just gonna knock this out of the park. You could tell when I met him, he was just right on the target of how he wanted to play this character. So, we are rewriting it with his notes and his input. I just can’t wait to work with him; it’s gonna rock.”

I've added some semi new candids of Aaron getting Starbucks at Robertson Blvd in January, photos from Oleanna and Conversations with Other Women.

Stopping at Starbucks in Robertson Blvd (1.10.09)

Conversations with Other Women Stills

Oleanna (2004)

march 12, 2009 - it's someone's birthday... - posted by jamie

Today is March 12, I wonder why that date is so familiar?.... Aaron turns 41 today so happy birthday!

Cosmopolitan has put up their Fun and Fearless 2009 interviews online, you can read Aaron's interview at the press archive.

Fun Fearless Males 2009: Aaron Eckhart (Cosmopolitan)

march 11, 2009 - gallery update - posted by jamie

I've added more photos to Set 38, credit goes to Andreas at LJ.

Set 38

march 8, 2009 - gallery update - posted by jamie

Here's a press release about Aaron's trip to Afghanistan a few weeks ago, Actors Aaron Eckhart, Bradley Cooper and Dax Shepard Return from USO tour to Kuwait and Afghanistan.

I've updated a few candids of Aaron at LAX back in December and at the CAA Golden Globes Party back in January.

At the CAA Golden Globes Pre-Party at Buffalo Club in Santa Monica (1.9.09)

Arriving at LAX (12.4.08)

march 5, 2009 - ford commercial - posted by jamie

Another little bit of information you may not know!

Last year, Aaron did a voiceover for a Ford commercial and you can watch it right here.

march 4, 2009 - cosmo fun & fearless awards - posted by jamie

I've added more pics to Cosmo's Fun and Fearless awards in the gallery so take a look.

USA Today talked about the awards containing a great quote from Aaron.

'Cosmo' award winners embrace fun and hear (source: USA Today)

.......

Eckhart, who counts painting his barn in Santa Barbara on a 20-foot ladder earlier this week one of his more recent fearless acts, says being fearless means being yourself.

"I think the most fearless thing you can do in this world is be yourself and really and truly not care about what anybody thinks of you," he says. "But, nobody can do that. It's impossible to do, yet we always strive to do it. And I think if we do that, we try to have the most fun. It's all about keeping it real, baby!"

Cosmopolitan's 2009 Fun Fearless Awards (3.2.09)

march 3, 2009 - 2nd update! - cosmo's fun fearless - posted by jamie

Aaron attended Cosmopolitan's 2009 Fun Fearless Awards in Los Angeles last night where he is a nominee for the award. I'm not sure when he'll be feature in Cosmo but more likely it will be their next issue so make sure you look out for that. I've added pics of the event in the gallery.

Cosmopolitan's 2009 Fun Fearless Awards (3.2.09)

march 3, 2009 - gallery update - posted by jamie

I've added caps of Aaron in Nurse Betty (these were excrutiating to cap because of that hairdo!) and also some semi-new candids of him at Jack and Jill's Restaurant and arriving for a Laker game in LA.

Nurse Betty Screen Captures