An Oscar Night Reunion?

I know that the recent Academy Award-winner Jennifer Hudson plunged the comment sections of blogs around the world into polar opposite debate (She's a revelation! All she does is scream! yada yada yada). Many were questioning whether she should win the Academy Award for her first film, especially considering her acting future didn't seem to be as important to her as her music career (her debut album is apparently in post-production, ready to emmerge).

Some people even begged to ask whether Hudson would ever make another movie (she had no confirmed projects as of February, I believe). Well, the answer to that question folks is that yes she does indeed have more movie work in the pipeline. In fact, she's working on one right now!

I was unaware of a new movie entitled Winged Creatures. It is being directed by Aussie Rowan Woods who has given amazing award-winning roles to people such as Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving (Little Fish) and Toni Collette and David Wenham (The Boys). Hell, he even got a good performance out of perpetuously bland Martin Henderson. Winged Creatures will feature Hudson alongside, wait for this, Forrest Whitaker, Guy Pearce, Jackie Earle Haley, Satan Dakota Fanning, Kate Beckinsale, Jeanne Tripplehorne, Embeth Davidtz and Josh Hutcherson. That's two very recent Oscar winners (er, Hudson and Whitaker) AND a recent nominee (Haley).

The plot reads "A group of strangers form a unique relationship with each other after surviving a random shooting at a Los Angeles diner."

So, naturally, we don't actually know how big anybody's role will actually be. But, nevertheless, it puts halt to all the "Hudson won't make another movie" arguments that people were throwing around. Rowan Woods makes good movies, and most of the cast is cause for enthusiasm.

So, check out the rest of the pictures from the set of Winged Creatures over at A Socialite's Life. The IMDb forums also lead me to, *shudder*, a Dakota Fanning fansite that has some images of the precocious one on set. Enjoy.