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David Bowie, Legendary British Singer, Dead at 69
16 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
David Bowie died on Sunday. He was 69. The British singer’s official Facebook page confirmed the news late Sunday night. “David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief,” read the post. More to come … »
- Debbie Emery
The 15 Biggest Golden Globes Snubs and Surprises
18 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
The Golden Globes are known for their unpredictability, and this year’s awards were among the Golden Globe-iest in that regard. While many of the top film champs, including major victories for “The Revenant,” “The Martian,” breakout ingenue Brie Larson and comeback kid Sylvester Stallone, can hardly be dubbed surprises, the TV picks were considerably more left field. And there were a couple of stunners in the movie races too.
Here are 15 of the biggest snubs and surprises from the 2016 Golden Globes:
Snub: “Carol”
Though it had the most nominations of any film, Todd Haynes’ quiet period lesbian romance failed to win any awards against flashier competition like “The Revenant.” With two lead actress nominations, Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara may have split the votes.
Surprise: Kate Winslet and Aaron Sorkin, “Steve Jobs”
The surprises started early when Kate Winslet nabbed the night’s first film award for supporting actress in Universal’s underperforming biopic. »
- Geoff Berkshire
Jennifer Lawrence’s Darren Aronofsky Film Lands at Paramount; Javier Bardem in Talks (Exclusive)
6 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming film starring Jennifer Lawrence has landed at Paramount Pictures.
The studio has come on board to distribute the pic. Sources tell Variety that Javier Bardem is in talks to co-star with Lawrence, even though reps for Aronofsky, Paramount and Bardem would not comment on the negotiations.
Aronofsky will write, direct and produce through his Protozoa Pictures banner along with Scott Franklin and Ari Handel. The filmmaker and the studio are planning on a spring shoot.
The film centers on a couple whose relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence. It is set for release in 2017.
The “Black Swan” helmer has a first-look deal at New Regency, which ended up passing on the project, leaving Paramount the next suitor to take over rights.
Aronofsky had been toying with several ideas for his next project for the last couple of months, »
- Justin Kroll
Leonardo DiCaprio Thought Pal Jonah Hill's Revenant Bear Gag During the Golden Globes Was 'Amazing'
9 hours ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
The Golden Globes censors might not have seen the humor in Jonah Hill's onstage bit as the bear from The Revenant, but Leonardo DiCaprio definitely did. "That was amazing that Jonah did that," DiCaprio, who won the Globe for best actor in a motion picture, drama, told reporters in the press room on Sunday night. In case you missed it, Hill donned a bear hat when he took the stage to present the best supporting actress in a movie award, and cracked some profanity-laden jokes about being snubbed at the ceremony in favor of The Revenant "costar" DiCaprio. "You »
- Lindsay Kimble
‘Star Wars’ Han Solo Spinoff: Actor Shortlist Revealed (Exclusive)
5 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Disney and Lucasfilm are inching closer to finding their young Han Solo for the upcoming untitled “Star Wars” spinoff.
Sources tell Variety that after seeing thousands of actors, execs have cut the list down to about a dozen actors with Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Dave Franco, Jack Reynor, Scott Eastwood, Logan Lerman, “Brooklyn” star Emory Cohen and “Everybody Wants Some” actor Blake Jenner among the names making the cut.
NDAs and test deals are still being worked out, but producer Kathleen Kennedy and directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller will begin testing the new group with a decision expected in the next couple of weeks.
The film does not shoot until next January, but sources close to the situation say the reason for such an early decision has more to do with another “Star Wars” film currently shooting, rather than the untitled “Han Solo” pic. While insiders were unable to confirm, »
- Justin Kroll
‘Creed’ Sequel Aims for November 2017 Release (Exclusive)
3 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
MGM is eyeing a November 2017 release date for the sequel to “Creed,” Variety has learned.
That would allow the film to open exactly two years after the first chapter starring Michael B. Jordan hit theaters. The Warner Bros. release has gone on to gross more than $105 million at the domestic box office and land Sylvester Stallone a Golden Globe for best supporting actor. “That’s my goal,” MGM CEO Gary Barber told Variety on Sunday night at the Golden Globes of his release plan, adding that the date hasn’t been set in stone yet.
If the movie does come out that soon, it could mean that Ryan Coogler — who is in talks to direct Marvel’s “Black Panther” –might not be able to return as director.
In a recent cover story with Variety, Stallone alluded to the possibility that Coogler would be an executive producer of the second “Creed” due to scheduling. »
- Ramin Setoodeh
Brixton Celebrates David Bowie With Massive Sing-along
12 minutes ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Fans have been flocking to David Bowie's mural in his hometown of Brixton a day after learning of Bowie's death, leaving all sorts of tokens to honor their local hero. But as night fell, the eulogy for Bowie appeared to turn into a celebration of his life and music. The BBC reports that one fan with a guitar led a mass sing-along of Bowie hits like "Starman," "Changes," and "Life on Mars." Brixton's Ritzy cinema (where the mural is located) reportedly put out a call on social media to have a street party (a nod to Bowie's famous song with Mick Jagger) outside their theater to pay tribute to Bowie, putting the words "Our Brixton boy" on its marquee. Here's what the scene looked like earlier: »
- Dee Lockett
‘Walking Dead’ Star Danai Gurira Joins Tupac Biopic
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“The Walking Dead” star Danai Gurira has joined the Tupac Shakur biopic “All Eyez on Me” as Shakur’s mother, Afeni Shakur.
The film is currently shooting in Atlanta with Demetrius Shipp, Jr. playing the rap legend and Jamal Woolard portraying Biggie Smalls. Music video/commercial director Benny Boom is helming the movie.
Shakur, who died in 1996 from gunshot wounds, has sold more than 75 million albums. Earlier versions of the script chronicled his rise to superstardom as a hip hop artist and actor, his imprisonment on charges of sexual assault and the East Coast-West Coast rap war.
The title “All Eyez on Me” is taken from Shakur’s fourth studio album, released in early 1996.
The film is produced by James G Robinson and David Robinson of Morgan Creek Productions, along with Lt Hutton. Afeni Shakur is an executive producer on “All Eyez on Me” and a member of the Black Panther Party. »
- Dave McNary
A Latino Version of Norman Lear’s One Day at a Time Is Coming to Netflix
17 minutes ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
This is it, One Day at a Time fans: Netflix and Sony Pictures Television are reviving the classic Norman Lear sitcom for a new generation — but with a twist. The streaming giant has ordered 13 episodes of a new, Lear-produced One Day in which Bonnie Franklin’s iconic single-mom character, Ann Romano, will now be Cuban-American rather than Italian. Men of a Certain Age and Enlisted co-creator Mike Royce, a sitcom veteran who worked on CBS’s Everybody Loves Raymond, is partnering with How I Met Your Mother and iZombie writer/producer Gloria Calderon Kellett to write and executive-produce the new take. Instead of being an Indianapolis divorcée, the as-yet-uncast lead of the new show will now be a freshly separated ex-military servicewoman trying to raise her two kids with the assistance of her tradition-minded Cuban-born mother. And while the new Ms. Romano (whatever she ends up being called) will still »
- Josef Adalian
Watch the First Minute of ‘The X-Files’ Revival’
18 minutes ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Although “The X-Files” revival premiered at Mipcom in Cannes and later showed at New York Comic-Con in October, the rest of the fans can also catch a glimpse of the show before its debut. Fox released the first minute of “The X-Files” Monday on doyoustillbelieve.com.
The clip, narrated by Fox Mulder (David Duchovny), shows a montage of old photos as Mulder details his past, explaining his obsession with aliens and search for his abducted sister. While the short clip only features photos, Mulder does mention his former partner Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson).
It’s not long before viewers will actually get to see Mulder and Scully on screen again. The first episode follows the pair as they take on a case of a possible alien abductee.
The six-episode series will feature both stand-alone episodes and ones that delve further into the original show’s seminal mythology. Thirteen years after the original series’ run, »
- Margaret Lenker
The Best of the Critics' Choice Awards
21 minutes ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
The Critics' Choice Awards -- both for movies and television -- often serve up justice in a way the Oscars and Emmys miss. The Broadcast Film Critics Association have handed out the Critics' Choice Movie Awards since 1995, and since its inception the ceremony has added categories for comedies and action films. The TV side of the CCs, which have been delivered since 2011, also give credit where it's long been due. Both ceremonies are among the most underrated in show business, and that's why it's thrilling to rediscover its awesome (and hilarious) broadcast history. Join us as we recap the best in both the Critics' Choice Movie Awards and the Critics' Choice TV Awards. Tune In Live this Sunday at 8E/5P on A&E to see this year's Critics' Choice Movie Awards. »
- Louis Virtel
Kevin Smith directing 'The Flash', 'Vixen' renewed and more CW superhero news
29 minutes ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
During the Television Critics Associate this weekend a ton of CW news was released, including the season two renewal of "Vixen", Kevin Smith's directing announcement of "The Flash", and what type of time travel rules will apply to "Legends of Tomorrow". If you're a fan of Kevin Smith, you'll be pleased to know that he will be directing an upcoming episode of "The Flash". This announcement came at the TCAs, and compliments the previous announcement that Smith will be hosting the DC Movies special on The CW right after "The Flash" returns on January 19. Also at the TCA's, CW president Mark Pedowitz announced the network would be renewing the animated show "Vixen". "Vixen" premiered earlier this year on the steaming platform CW Seed, and introduced the African warrior Mari McCabe to the world of "The Flash" and "Arrow". The actress who voices Vixen, Megalyn Echikunwoke, will be returning for season two, »
- Lauren Gallaway
Watch David Bowie Get Real in 1983 and Criticize MTV for Not Airing Videos by Black Artists
34 minutes ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
MTV had a landmark year in 1983. The network broke into the mainstream following the airing of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" music video in heavy rotation, a decision that was forced upon the network by Walter Yetnikoff, the president of Jackson's record label. The network initially refused to air the video because it was made by a black artist. That criticism was not just from Jackson's label, however. Also in 1983, during an interview with Mark Goodman, David Bowie used his platform on MTV itself to criticize the network for its lack of videos by black artists. In the interview, Bowie points out, "There seem to be a lot of black artists making very good videos that I'm surprised aren't being used on MTV." Now we can forever remember 1983 as the year Bowie and Jackson made MTV get its act together. »
- Ira Madison III
‘Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce’ Sneak Peek Introduces Abby’s Parents (Exclusive Video)
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Barry Bostwick and Lesley Ann Warren guest star as Abby’s parents in a new sneak peek at Tuesday’s episode of “Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce.” In the episode, titled “No means … No,” Abby’s (Lisa Edelstein) parents George and Dina come to town and make a very unusual request just as Jake (Paul Adelstein) is about to leave for Latvia. Also in the episode, Abby reaches out to Becca (Julianna Guill) to have a meeting at the begging of her daughter, Jo (Alanna Ubach) goes on an online dating binge and Phoebe (Beau Garrett) goes on a date with her professor Graeme. »
- Reid Nakamura
DGA Awards predictions: Who will win inaugural First-Time Feature Film Director prize?
47 minutes ago | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
The Directors Guild of America will announce the inaugural nominees for the First-Time Feature Film Director Award on Tuesday. DGA board members approved this new category in October 2014 and Steven Spielberg announced it at the February 2015 award ceremony. -Break- Subscribe to Gold Derby Breaking News Alerts & Experts’ Latest Oscar Predictions The guild is no stranger to nominating directorial debuts and has even awarded them every so often with Sam Mendes (“American Beauty”, 1999) being the latest example; he went on to win the Oscar too. More recent newcomers to be nominated include Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris ("Little Miss Sunshine," 2006) and Tony Gilroy (“Michael Clayton”, 2007). Among those likeliest to contend for this new award is Laszlo Nemes, who is the only first-time director ever to have his film screen in the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival. &ldqu »
The Walking Dead’s Danai Gurira Will Play Tupac’s Dearest Mama in All Eyez on Me
49 minutes ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Director Benny Boom has found Tupac's dearest mama: Danai Gurira will play political activist Afeni Shakur in the upcoming biopic All Eyez on Me, currently in production in Atlanta, Deadline reports. Gurira, best known as the samurai-sword-wielding zombie-slayer Michonne from The Walking Dead, also has her play Eclipsed about the Liberian civil war starring Lupita Nyong'o coming to Broadway in February. Afeni Shakur herself must have approved of the choice: She's an executive producer on the film, the keeper of her son's estate, and, as we all well remember, a black queen. »
- E. Alex Jung
So, Can The Revenant Really Win Best Picture?
57 minutes ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
William Goldman likes to say that “nobody knows anything” when it comes to Hollywood, but even so, the big winner at last night’s Golden Globes caught us especially flat-footed. Not a single industry pundit polled by Gold Derby had picked The Revenant to win Best Drama, but it picked up that big trophy in addition to two more for Best Director and Best Actor. Since it happened, I’ve had people asking me if they should take those Globe wins seriously, and whether this Leonardo DiCaprio survival story has a real shot at winning Best Picture at the Oscars.Let’s take these questions one at a time. Should you take the Golden Globes seriously? No! You shouldn’t! The Globes are voted on by fewer than a hundred foreign journalists who toil mostly in obscurity (if they toil at all). The reporters in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association »
- Kyle Buchanan
The Big Short Director Adam McKay Might Tackle Global Warming With His Next Film
1 hour ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Since its release, The Big Short has made good money and vaulted into the ranks of Best Picture front-runners. But even more improbably, it's turned Anchorman and Step Brothers impresario Adam McKay into a Serious Director, a polemicist whose film is likely to earn multiple Oscar nominations. With the most optimistic projections of Jessica Pressler's New York cover story on The Big Short coming to pass, Vulture caught up with McKay before Amnesty International's Art for Amnesty Pre-Golden Globes Recognition Brunch to talk about the future.Now that The Big Short is earning accolades and you’re a serious prestige filmmaker, do you have any sense of what you want to do next? [Laughs.] I don’t know if I’d go quite that far, but I’ll take it, I’ll take it. What I loved about The Big Short was making a movie that’s about now, and even »
- Kevin Lincoln
Michael Galeota, Star of Disney’s ‘The Jersey,’ Dead at 31
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Michael Galeota, the star of the Disney Channel original series “The Jersey,” was found dead on Sunday at his home in Glendale, California, TheWrap has confirmed. He was 31. Galeota was a child star who appeared in a number of TV and film projects during his career. His biggest role, however, was the lead character on “The Jersey.” The show followed Nick (Galeota), a boy who inherits a magical football jersey from his grandfather that allows him to jump into the body of various pro athletes. The show aired on the Disney Channel from 1999-2004, with Courtnee Draper, Jermaine Williams and Theo Greenly appearing. »
- Joe Otterson
Is It Too Late for Justin Bieber to Say Sorry for Ending Adele’s Hot 100 Reign?
1 hour ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
After a solid ten weeks ruling over the entire music industry, someone has finally snatched Queen Adele's crown: On this week's Billboard Hot 100, Justin Bieber has done the impossible and overcome Adele for the No. 1 spot. His soca-lite "Sorry" has bumped "Hello" to the second slot more than two months after both songs debuted on the chart in the same week, with Adele then at No. 1 and Bieber at No. 2. Finally, the roles have reversed, giving Bieber his second career No. 1 ("What Do You Mean?" also went No. 1 back in September), while another Purpose hit, "Love Yourself," is on the other side of Adele at No. 3. It's the longest anyone's had to wait to make the climb from second to first since OutKast's "The Way You Move" took eight weeks between 2003 and 2004 to topple their own hit, "Hey Ya."Bieber's been trailing Adele »
- Dee Lockett
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