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Dwayne Johnson will play 'Shazam' villain Black Adam
2 hours ago | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
Once again proving that Fast & Furious is the nexus of all action-movie realities, Fast Five enemy and Furious Six frenemy Dwayne Johnson has officially joined the DC Universe.
The wrestler-turned-actor-turned-franchise mercenary tweeted the news himself:
“Kneel at his feet or get crushed by his boot.” My honor to become.. #BlackAdam #TheAntiHero #DCComics pic.twitter.com/Qk55eNf3R7
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) September 3, 2014
The Shazam movie will be produced by New Line, a subsidiary of Warner Bros., and feel free to speculate wildly that the New Line superhero universe is to the Warner Bros. superhero universe as Vertigo is to DC. »
- Darren Franich
The Politician: Vince Vaughn Could Be on the Upswing in New Comedy
21 hours ago | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
It looks like Vince Vaughn is willing himself out of a career rut with some of the projects he’s been signing onto recently, which is something I’m pretty happy about. I’ve always loved his comic timing and have found him to be a relatable, charismatic and funny screen presence more often than not. But the shine started to come off of him over the past few years as his comedies grew more formulaic (in my opinion this fallow period stretches from Fred Claus up until Delivery Man). But with a role in Season 2 of True Detective and what sounds like a darker film coming up in Term Life, maybe Vaughn truly is taking back his career á la Matthew McConaughey. The Politician could be another step back in the right direction. At first glance, it appears possible that this studio project could be another paycheck gig, but »
- Evan Dickson
Alex Kurtzman’s Secret Hideout Inks 3-Year Universal Deal
2 September 2014 11:26 AM, PDT | Deadline New York | See recent Deadline New York news »
Universal’s making room for Alex Kurtzman and his Secret Hideout shingle. They’ve signed a three-year production deal with the writer-director-producer’s new banner, which is expanding its operations on the studio lot. Kurtzman, who first pacted with Universal in a two-year deal in 2012 with Star Trek co-scribe Roberto Orci and their K/O Paper Products, will be joined by Focus Features’ Jeb Brody and K/O’s Bobby Cohen as producers at Secret Hideout. Kim Rosen is also moving over to the new company from K/O Paper Products to serve as head of digital and interactive. Kurtzman & Co. will be adding additional offices on the Universal lot while developing filmmaker-driven projects with franchise and multi-quadrant potential.
Kurtzman continues to spearhead Universal’s relaunch of its classic monster franchises with Chris Morgan, starting with the Mummy reboot he’s helming for a summer 2016 release. He is also producing »
- Jen Yamato
Zurich launches 72 Talent Contest
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Cash prizes for fast filmmaking competition, open to all.
The Zurich Film Festival has launched the Zff 72 Talent Contest ahead of its 10th edition (Sept 25 - Oct 2).
Participants - either individuals or teams - will be given 72 hours to create a film clip with a specified theme lasting no longer than 72 seconds.
Those wishing to take part have until Sept 24 to register at zff.com. The theme of the short film will be announced online at the start of the contest on Sept 26 at 12noon. Entrants are free to choose the genre of their film but must deliver within 72 hours, on Sept 29.
A jury of specialists and the worldwide online community will judge the entries. There are prizes totalling CHF10,000 ($11,000) to be won: The Viewers Award is endowed with CHF4,000 ($4,400), and the Jury Award with a CHF5,000 ($5,400) cash prize. Both winners also each receive a CHF500 ($545) voucher for online platform Pond5.
A help desk will be set »
- michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
Dinard unveils competion titles
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The Riot Club, ‘71 and The Goob among titles in the running.
The Dinard British Film Festival (Oct 8-12) has revealed its competition and Avant-Premieres titles ahead of its 25th edition.
A jury led by French film star Catherine Deneuve will award the Golden Hitchcock to one of the following:
‘71, Yann DemangeCatch Me Daddy, Daniel WolfeFrank, Lenny AbrahamsonThe Goob, Guy MyhillLilting, Hong KhaouThe Riot Club, Lone Scherfig
The festival’s Avant-Premieres strand will include:
Calvary, John Michael McDonaghGod Help the Girl, Stuart MurdochHyena, Gérard JohnsonKeeping Rosy, Steve ReevesNoble, Stephen BradleyOne Chance, David FrankelPanic, Sean SpencerQueen and Country, John BoormanSnow in Paradise, Andrew HulmeStill Life, Uberto PasoliniSunshine on Leith, Dexter FletcherTea & Sangria, Peter DomankiewiczThe Trip to Italy, Michael WinterbottomX + Y, Morgan Matthews »
- michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
Blumhouse, Ivanhoe strike genre film pact with India's Phantom
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Partnership brings together Indian and horror film producers; Anurag Kashyap to direct one of the new features.
Blumhouse Productions, Ivanhoe Pictures and Phantom Films have formed a multi-year partnership to produce local-language genre movies in India. The deal will see the production of at least ten films over five years.
Ivanhoe Pictures, launched in 2013 to pursue opportunities in Us and Asian production, will finance the films.
India’s Phantom Films will produce while one of its founders Anurag Kashyap, the acclaimed Indian filmmaker, will direct one of the movies.
Blumhouse will help oversee the creative, bringing its expertise creating horror franchises like Paranormal Activity,The Purge, Insidious and Sinister.
The films will be released in India under the Blumhouse brand. Distribution has yet to be announced.
Ivanhoe Pictures co-founder and CEO John Penotti said he foresaw “many years of productive and thrill-filled collaboration”.
Phantom Films co-founder Madhu Mantena said the partnership was the “first of its kind »
- michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
The Humbling Trailer: The World Is a Stage Featuring Al Pacino, Greta Gerwig, and Charles Grodin
17 minutes ago | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
The first The Humbling trailer for director Barry Levinson’s (Rain Man, Wag the Dog) upcoming comedy has landed online. Based on the novel of the same name by author Philip Roth, the film stars Al Pacino as a retired stage actor in decline who strikes up an affair with a “flirtatious lesbian” (Greta Gerwig) while staying at a secluded country house in Connecticut. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival to rather mixed reviews, and indeed this trailer is a bit of a mixed bag itself. There are portions of the film that look incredibly funny and the cast is phenomenal, but the romance aspect between Pacino and Gerwig’s characters feels off and a little strange (the “turning a lesbian” storyline again, really?). There’s no denying the talent of this cast, though, and I still find myself curious to see full film. Watch The Humbling trailer after the jump. »
- Adam Chitwood
Jason Reitman’s Men, Women & Children Teaser Poster: Together, Yet So Alone
19 minutes ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Its no secret, I’m a huge Jason Reitman fan. I’ve been following his career since his short films were released by Atom Films (remember that site?). His movies have dramatically changed my life, the amazing effect of powerful storytelling. I’m sadly not taking the trip to the Toronto International Film Festival this year, and will […]
The post Jason Reitman’s Men, Women & Children Teaser Poster: Together, Yet So Alone appeared first on /Film. »
- Peter Sciretta
Oren Aviv Joins Robert Simonds’ Next Gen Studio
23 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Hollywood veteran executive Oren Aviv has joined Robert Simonds’ Next Gen Studio as president and chief content officer of its motion picture group.
Aviv said Next Gen is getting ready to produce and distribute up to 10 mainstream motion pictures per year in all genres.
“The studio will strategically focus on films in the $20 to $60 million range,” he added. “We can’t wait to bring our first few films into the market next year.”
Next Gen had previously hired former Viacom exec Thomas McGrath as its chief operating officer.
The four-month-old studio scored its first major television production commitment with NBC’s recent primetime pick-up of the drama series “State of Affairs,” starring Katherine Heigl. The show will debut this November.
Aviv most recently served as president of domestic theatrical marketing and chief marketing officer for Twentieth Century Fox. Prior to Fox, Aviv served for five years (2006-2010) as president of »
- Dave McNary
Update: Ex-Fox, Disney Marketer Oren Aviv Officially Joins Robert Simonds’ Stx Venture
24 minutes ago | Deadline New York | See recent Deadline New York news »
Updated, 11:15 Am: The mini studio making big moves today confirmed that former Fox and Disney exec Oren Aviv will serve as President and Chief Content Officer, which we told you about first last month. Aviv will oversee motion picture development, production, and marketing at the new film and TV studio, reporting directly to Stx head Robert Simonds.
Previous Exclusive, August 7: Oren Aviv, the former marketing president of 20th Century Fox and before that the Walt Disney Co., is expected to join Stx Entertainment, the mini-studio created in March by Robert Simonds, Tpg Growth, Gigi Pritzker and Hony Capital to produce, market and distribute 8 to 10 mid-range, star-driven productions. The company is currently ramping up is executive ranks. Aviv is still under contract at Fox who is said to be working with him to allow him to land employment elsewhere.
Related: Is This Hollywood’s Next Major Studio?
The move »
- Anita Busch and Mike Fleming Jr
James Gunn Provides a Look at Stan Lee’s Original Cameo from Guardians Of The Galaxy and Explains Why It was Cut
25 minutes ago | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Yesterday, we reported that James Gunn had a different plan for Stan Lee’s Guardians of the Galaxy cameo. For those who have seen the film, you know that Lee pops up fairly early in the film as a guy hitting on a young woman on Xandar. In an Instagram post, Gunn explains he originally intended to have the scene play as “Rocket looks over and sees Cosmo the dog in one display case, Quill looks over into another display case and is surprised by a tentacle slapping against the glass, and Groot looks over and sees, in another display case, Stan Lee.” Then Stan Lee would flip off Groot. It’s a cute gag and fits the irreverent tone of the rest of the film, but Gunn’s decision to cut it makes sense. Hit the jump for Gunn’s explanation about why he removed Stan Lee’s original »
- Matt Goldberg
Will Forte Talks Life Of Crime, How The Brothers Solomon Got Him the Job, Last Man On Earth, the MacGruber Sequel, and More
28 minutes ago | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Life of Crime, Daniel Schecter’s adaptation of the Elmore Leonard novel The Switch, is now playing on VOD and in theaters. The film features younger versions of the Robert De Niro and Samuel L. Jackson characters from another Leonard adaptation, Jackie Brown, with John Hawkes and Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) filling the roles this time around. The story features Hawkes and Bey kidnapping the trophy wife (Jennifer Aniston) of a wealthy man (Tim Robbins) only to find out he doesn’t actually want her back. The film also stars Mark Boone Junior, Isla Fisher, Will Forte. Life of Crime is loaded with juicy characters and great dialogue, and it’s definitely worth checking out. For more on the movie, read Matt’s review or watch the trailer. At the recent Los Angeles press day for the film I landed an exclusive video interview with Will Forte. He talked about making Life of Crime, »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Sony Taps Ryan Doherty as Vice President of New Literary Development Division
29 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Ryan Doherty has joined Sony Pictures Entertainment in the newly created position of vice president, literary development.
He will be pursuing book to film and television opportunities for all content divisions across Sony Pictures Entertainment, including Columbia Pictures, Tom Rothman’s TriStar Productions, Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Television.
“Sony Pictures has a strong track record of adapting literary material into successful television and films,” said Doug Belgrad, president of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group. “By bringing Ryan into this new executive position in New York, we are strengthening our commitment to finding the highest quality and most commercial source material for each of our divisions. Ryan is a rising star in the publishing world, with great taste and strong relationships in that community. We are lucky to have him.”
Doherty was most recently a senior editor at Ballantine Bantam Dell, a division of Penguin Random House. There, he focused on narrative nonfiction, »
- Justin Kroll
Netflix boss to deliver Mipcom keynote
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On stage interview will delve into Netflix’s strategy and European expansion plans.
Ted Sarandos, chief content officer at internet TV network Netflix, is to deliver a keynote address at Mipcom (Oct 13-16) in Cannes.
The keynote interview, which will be conducted by France Televisions’ Eric Scherer, will take place on Oct 14 and will come shortly after Netflix expands its European presence.
Sarandos has led content acquisition for Netflix since 2000, during which time the internet subscription service for TV shows and movies has secured more than 50 million members in over 40 countries, who watch more than 1 billion hours of content per month.
Netflix original series include House of Cards, Lilyhammer, Hemlock Grove, Orange Is the New Black, The Killing, the fourth season of Arrested Development, Bojack Horseman and, coming in December, Marco Polo.
Netflix will soon launch in France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg, giving broadband users in those countries access to a selection of Us, local »
- michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
Five nominated for lucrative Nordic prize
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There are five films now nominated for the 2014 Nordic Council Film Prize.
The $62,000 (Dkk 350,000 prizewinner) will be announced during the Session of the Nordic Council in Stockholm on Oct 29.
The nominees, put forward by the national juries, are:
Nymphomaniac (Denmark)
Director/writer Lars von Trier and producer Louise Vesth
Concrete Night (Finland)
Director/writer Pirjo Honkasalo, writer Pirkko Saisio and producers Mark Lwoff and Misha Jaari
Of Horses And Men (Iceland)
Director/writer Benedikt Erlingsson and producer Friðrik Þór Fridriksson
Blind [pictured] (Norway)
Director/writer Eskil Vogt and producers Sigve Endresen and Hans Jørgen Osnes
Force Majeure (Sweden)
Director/writer Ruben Östlund, and producers Erik Hemmendorff and Marie Kjellson
“The five films nominated, comprising work by well-established and newer filmmakers alike, represent the crème de la crème of modern Nordic cinema,” said Petri Kemppinen, CEO of Nordisk Film & TV Fond.
Their portrayals of human emotions and the forces of nature reflect a surprising diversity. Together with its »
- wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
Watch: Full Trailer For Barry Levinson's 'The Humbling' Starring Al Pacino & Greta Gerwig
36 minutes ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Al Pacino seems to be heading for something of a comeback this year: after years of taking films and roles that seem well below his talents, the actor's been lining up several intriguing prospects: David Gordon Green's "Manglehorn" just premiered at Venice with a Pacino turn that our review called one of his best ever, and intriguing comedy "Imagine" is lined up for 2015. In between, Pacino was also in Venice for "The Humbling," Barry Levinson's adaptation of Phillip Roth's novel, about a Broadway star who romances a much young lesbian (Greta Gerwig). Our reviewer Jessica Kiang was decidedly unimpressed a few days back, but you can get a glimpse of the film for yourself, as a trailer just debuted over at Deadline. The film's clearly a passion project for Pacino, who bought the rights to the project himself, and if nothing else, it should be fun to »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Tarantino's 'The Hateful Eight' Backed by Weinsteins, Per Usual
38 minutes ago | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
In a non-shocker, The Weinstein Company announced today that it will handle worldwide distribution for Quentin Tarantino's next film, "The Hateful Eight." Although Tarantino held a live script reading of his Civil War-era western in La in April, the project has been on-again/off-again ever since the script was leaked online made its way to many eyeballs via Gawker. The director sued the digital media company earlier this year, and it seemed production was out of the cards. But then at Cannes, Tarantino said he had "calmed down" and was working on a new draft of the screenplay--which he said he might shoot, publish, put on stage or "all three." Then came a poster (even before the film had been shot) and a teaser trailer--shown only in theaters--in front of "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For." And now the official green light from the Weinsteins. Principal photography will start in January, »
- Anne Thompson and Jacob Combs
New Line: 'Shazam' will have 'a tone unto itself' and 'a sense of fun'
38 minutes ago | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
Earlier today, Dwayne Johnson tweeted that he would be playing Black Adam in a filmed based on DC’s Shazam. The announcement was surprising for a few reasons. For one thing, Black Adam is the Big Bad in the Shazam mythology. For another thing, most of the recent buzz around the bigscreen DC universe had focused on Justice League characters like Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman.
The Shazam project will be produced by New Line, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. proper, and when New Line president Toby Emmerich gets on the phone to EW, he makes it clear that »
- Darren Franich
Eva Longoria explores 'Food Chains' in new documentary from 'Fast Food Nation' writer
39 minutes ago | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
The apple has fallen very far from the tree for former Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria. In the case of her new film Food Chains, it’s downright ominous.
The beginning of an exclusive trailer features a conveyor belt packed with Granny Smiths—only, according to the new documentary, the hands that sort these very apples are forced to live hand-to-mouth due to exploitative policies established by businesses involved with commercial agriculture.
Longoria, an executive producer, joins fellow producers Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), and other activists in arguing to stop the systemic (and sometimes physical »
- Lanford Beard
Jason Reitman’s Men, Women & Children Poster Reminds Us That Studio Poster Art Isn’t Entirely Dead
42 minutes ago | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival later this week, Paramount Pictures has released the first Men, Women & Children poster and it’s kind of fantastic. Up in the Air and Juno director Jason Reitman’s new film looks to be an incredibly dark departure for the filmmaker, as it follows the story of a group of high schoolers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways the internet has changed their relationships, communication, self-image, and their love lives. Aside from the wonderful folks at Mondo, the world of official movie poster art has been frustratingly dull over the past decade or so. Thankfully, Reitman understands that the one-sheet can be an extension of the film's creative expression itself, giving us this beautiful and slightly haunting Men, Women & Children poster. More of this, please. Hit the jump to take a look at the Men, »
- Adam Chitwood
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