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George R.R. Martin’s Book Is Delayed and It’s Ok, Really
12 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
We would do well at this moment to remember three things: Life is fleeting, the future is unpredictable and George R.R. Martin does not work for us.
Well, he works for HBO, in a manner of speaking; his “Song of Ice and Fire” book series, adapted as “Game of Thrones” for that network, has become a worldwide, Emmy-winning juggernaut, and presumably he happily cashes HBO’s checks. He is also under contract with a worldwide array of publishers, all of whom had hoped to release the sixth book in his series before the HBO show resumes in April.
That won’t happen, Martin announced Saturday, in a post that was touching in its honesty. You can’t come away from reading that post without thinking that Martin cares about his fans deeply. Despite his apologetic tone, however, the wailing and rending of garments commenced immediately in some quarters of the “GoT” fandom. »
- Maureen Ryan
‘Star Wars’ Soars Past ‘Harry Potter’ With $1.4 Billion at Global Box Office
13 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Showing no signs of a slowdown, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has eclipsed the final Harry Potter movie for the seventh spot in worldwide box office with $1.39 billion.
The seventh Star Wars movie took in $59.5 million on Friday — its 17th day of release — with $34.5 million in the U.S. and another $25 million internationally.
Disney’s space saga will pass another of its tentpoles by the end of Saturday when “The Force Awakens” tops Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” at $1.405 billion. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2” grossed $1.34 billion in 2011.
Domestic grosses have hit $686.4 million in 15 days with another $60 million projected for the rest of this weekend. That leaves “The Force Awakens” on track to top the all-time mark set six years ago by “Avatar” at $760 million early next week.
International grosses have gone past $700 million. At its current pace, the movie — starring Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley and John Boyega »
- Dave McNary
Making a Murderer Filmmakers Respond to Prosecutor's Accusations That They Omitted Key Evidence from Netflix Series
10 hours ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
The filmmakers behind Making a Murderer are firing back at former Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz after he accused them of omitting key evidence from the series in an interview with People earlier this week. "Ken Kratz is entitled to his own opinion, but he's not entitled to his own facts," filmmaker Laura Ricciardi told The Wrap. "If he'd like to put together a documentary and try to discredit us in some way, he's welcome to do that. We're not going to be pulled into re-litigating the Halbach case with him." Added filmmaker Moira Demos: "I guess I »
- Tara Fowler, @waterfowlerta
Jet Li To Join Vin Diesel In XXX Sequel
10 hours ago | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Well this sequel is really shaping up to be better than expected. While still in the development stages, XXX: The Return Of Xander Cage has begun the casting process at full force. Besides previously announced Samuel L. Jackson and of course Vin Diesel himself, xXx: The Return of Xander Cage has just signed on another heavy hitter, literally. It has just been announced that actor and martial arts Jet Li will be joining the cast of xXx: The Return of Xander Cage. This seems like the perfect choice for the xXx franchise, as there was a common thread of extreme athleticism in the previous two incarnations. On a similar note, and apparently highlighting a focus on impressive fight sequences, martial artist Tony Jaa will be joining the cast as well, as reported by Twitchfilm. Jaa was previously seen in the highly successful Furious 7. Clearly, Vin Diesel enjoyed working alongside »
Jason Wingreen Dead: Prolific TV Actor Who Appeared In ‘All In The Family’ Was 95
7 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Actor Jason Wingreen, perhaps best known to Star Wars fans as the voice of Boba Fett in The Empire Strikes Back and to legions of TV viewers as Harry the bartender in All In The Family and Archie Bunker’s Place, has died. Wingreen, who also was one of the co-founders of the Circle in the Square Theatre in Greenwich Village, was 95 and died Christmas Day at his home in Los Angeles. On Broadway, the Brooklyn native played a police inspector in The Girl On The Via Flaminia… »
Palm Springs Toasts Oscar Hopefuls on Night Full of Stars
47 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Honorees at the Palm Springs Film Festival gala were campaigning and practicing their awards speeches Saturday night.
Chairman of the Board recipient Matt Damon suggested his “The Martian” director Ridley Scott, for instance, was overdue even though he had helmed an Oscar best picture winner in “Gladiator.”
“There are only a handful of master directors on the planet and Ridley is one of them.”
As the last honoree of the night Damon may have felt pressure to wrap up, especially with some empty tables before him.
“There’s a bunch of people I want to thank, but I won’t do it here, I’ll do it privately,” he said.
Earlier Cate Blanchett, who accepted the actress Desert Palm Achievement Award from Saoirse Ronan, said Todd Haynes and the “Carol” team had “set the bar so high I don’t know where to go as an actress.”
She took time to praise Ronan, »
- Shalini Dore
Chris Brown Is Being Investigated for Battery and Theft After Alleged Altercation with Woman in Las Vegas: Cops
4 hours ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Chris Brown is being investigated by police in Las Vegas after a woman alleged that the 26-year-old singer battered her and stole her cell phone during a party. According to a press release from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded on Saturday morning to report of battery that occurred outside a hotel room at the Palms Casino Resort. The officers met with a female victim "who appeared to have minor injuries sustained as a result of a battery." According to the police, the victim, who was attending a party in a hotel room, got into an argument with »
- Maria Mercedes Lara, @maria_mercedes
Ash vs. Evil Dead Recap: Evil Deal
5 hours ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
In a way the arc of the season feels like the pilot was dunking your head into ice water, taking it out, then submerging your entire body over the next nine episodes. We got an explosive taste of what the show would be like, followed by a season that slowly ratcheted up the extremity and frequency of gore. And suddenly seeing one of the main characters being held aloft, impaled through her gut by a chainsaw as she cackles in demonic ecstasy, is just one of like 15 crazy things you’re yelling “Oh Jesus!” at in a single episode. “The Dark One,” this season’s final episode, throws so much crazy shit at you it’s hard to even catch your breath until Wham, suddenly we’re dropped back in the Delta 88, taking a leisurely road trip down to Jacksonville. But how did we get here?In a chaotic flurry »
- Chris Wade
Pitch Perfect Costars Anna Camp and Skylar Astin Are Engaged - See Her Stunning Ring
6 hours ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
This engagement is totally aca-awesome. Pitch Perfect costars Anna Camp and Skylar Astin announced that they got engaged over the holiday weekend. "I asked. She said yes!!!" Astin, 28, wrote on Instagram on Saturday. Camp, 33, replied with the same photo, "He asked. I said Yes!!!!" Camp flashed a massive diamond in the photo as the pair posed in a car. Ahead of their engagement announcement, Camp had been sharing photos of the couple's vacation in Kauai, Hawaii. I asked. She said yes!!! A photo posted by @skylarastin on Jan 2, 2016 at 4:39pm Pst "Today we hit a hole in one! Happy new year! »
- Maria Mercedes Lara, @maria_mercedes
'Can't Wait': Emma Watson Tweets Her Approval of 'Black Hermione'
7 hours ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
While the brief Internet flap about casting black English actress Noma Dumezweni as Hermione in the new Harry Potter stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, was largely quashed by J.K. Rowling, who tweeted her support for the casting decision, there remained one voice notably absent from the conversation: Emma Watson. Currently the most recognizable Hermione, having played the character through the entirety of the Harry Potter film series, Watson weighed in on the controversy on Saturday, tweeting simply that she "Can't wait to see Noma Dumezweni as Hermione on stage this year," adding a string of heart emojis for good measure. »
- Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
'Can't Wait': Emma Watson Tweets Her Approval of 'Black Hermione'
7 hours ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
While the debate about casting black English actress Noma Dumezweni as Hermione in the new Harry Potter stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, was largely finalized by J.K. Rowling, who tweeted her support for the casting decision, there remained one voice notably absent from the conversation: Emma Watson. Currently the most recognizable Hermione, having played the character through the entirety of the Harry Potter film series, Watson waited until Saturday afternoon to weigh in on the controversy, tweeting simply that she "Can't wait to see Noma Dumezweni as Hermione on stage this year," adding a string of heart emojis for good measure. »
- Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
‘Making a Murderer': 5 Actors Who Should Play Steven Avery
7 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Streaming viewers and social media users are completely enthralled with Netflix’s “Making a Murderer,” so how far behind can Hollywood be in giving the true crime series the scripted treatment? The 10-part examination of Wisconsin resident Steven Avery’s legal turmoil — and Avery’s possible second consecutive wrongful conviction for the 2005 murder of photographer Teresa Halbach — is ripe for adaptation. As a character, Avery’s story is dripping with the complexity that draws A-list actors. While there’s no immediate interest at Netflix to develop a scripted version of the docu-series, an individual familiar with the show told TheWrap, »
- Matt Donnelly
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