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Super Bowl Weekend Preview: 'Panda 3' Over 'Hail, Caesar!', 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' & 'The Choice'
9 hours ago | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »
It's Super Bowl weekend and some segments of the box office are likely to take a bigger hit than others. Last weekend's #1 film, Kung Fu Panda 3, won't be affected as much thanks to it being a family film, but adult-targeted features will be more susceptible. One such film is the new movie from the Coen brothers, Hail, Caesar!, which is hitting theaters alongside the period horror Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and The Choice, which looks to become the lowest grossing opener for a film based on a Nicholas Sparks novel. Overall, the top twelve is looking to finish around $100 million, down $36 million from the same weekend last year, though about $16 million ahead of 2015's Super Bowl weekend. Kung Fu Panda 3 will finish #1 for the second weekend in a row, dropping around 40-44%, bringing in around $23-25 million. Last year, after its $52.1 million opening, Home dropped 48.2% and »
- Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
Bryan Singer Will Shoot ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’ Adaptation This Fall
14 hours ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Bryan Singer isn’t done with the X-Men franchise just yet, but he already has his next project lined up. Following this summer’s X-Men: Apocalypse, the director will tackle an adaptation of Jules Verne‘s “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.” The project will begin principal photography this fall. On Singer’s 50th birthday, he shared a photo on his Instagram account of a 20,000 […]
The post Bryan Singer Will Shoot ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’ Adaptation This Fall appeared first on /Film. »
- Jack Giroux
Matt LeBlanc to Join ‘Top Gear’ as Host
16 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
London — Former “Friends” star Matt LeBlanc has been revealed as one of the new presenters of BBC motoring show “Top Gear.” LeBlanc’s appointment marks the first time the show has ever had a non-British host in its 39-year history.
He joins lead presenter Chris Evans on the revamped show, which is expected to return to TV screens in May.
LeBlanc commented: “As a car nut and a massive fan of ‘Top Gear,’ I’m honored and excited to be a part of this iconic show’s new chapter.”
Evans said of his new ‘Top Gear’ presenter: “Matt’s a lifelong fellow petrolhead and I’m thrilled he’s joining ‘Top Gear.’ Acting out our craziest car notions on screen is a dream job and I know we’ll both be debating some epic road trip ideas. We can’t wait to share what we’ve been up to on screen later this year. »
- Leo Barraclough
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange to Surrender if UN Denies Appeal
20 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will surrender to British authorities on Friday if the UN rules against him.
In a statement on the WikiLeaks Twitter feed, Assange said he would “accept arrest” and leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London where he’s lived since 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he currently faces charges of sexual assault.
“Should the Un announce tomorrow that I have lost my case against the United Kingdom and Sweden, I shall exit the embassy at noon on Friday to accept arrest by British police, as there is no meaningful prospect of further appeal,” he said.
“However, should I prevail and the state parties be found to have acted unlawfully, I expect the immediate return of my passport and the termination of further attempts to arrest me.”
Assange and his supporters believe the rape allegations are an attempt to extradite him to the United States, where he »
- Variety Staff
Steven Soderbergh returning to films, Matt Damon & Channing Tatum recruited
21 hours ago | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
It looks like director Steven Soderbergh is coming out of movie retirement for Hillbilly Heist...
It’s been the best part of three years since Steven Soderbergh revealed his retirement from the world of feature films, apparently signing off with Behind The Candelabra. But it looks as though he may have had an about turn.
Variety is reporting that Soderbergh is set to direct the upcoming feature Hillbilly Heist. Not much is known about the movie thus far, short of the fact that both Matt Damon and Channing Tatum are set to star in it. Apparently, Soderbergh saw the script recently, and “quickly fell in line with the premise”.
Several studios are reportedly interested in backing the new project, and more details are likely to be around at the end of next week. As and when we find out more, we’ll let you know…
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- simonbrew
Helen Mirren Thinks ‘It’s Unfair to Attack the Academy’ for #OscarsSoWhite
10 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Helen Mirren thinks it’s “unfair” for people to blame the Academy for the diversity issue that has been the center of debate since the Academy failed to nominate actors of color for the second year in a row. “I think it’s unfair to attack the Academy,” Mirren said in an interview with Channel 4 News in the U.K., which posted Wednesday. “It just so happens this year, it went that way.” While she isn’t dismissing the fact that no person of color was honored in the Oscar nominations this year, she does believe that the issue »
- Beatrice Verhoeven
Baskets Recap: Clown Meets Coyote
37 minutes ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
In tonight's chronicle of the world's most serious clown, we step outside the rodeo and enter the realm where Chip Baskets truly becomes his most unintentionally clownish: Marriage. We first met Chip's French wife Penelope in the pilot, when she agreed to marry this doughy man as her ticket to America. "I don't love you. I don't find you very attractive," she told him. At least she was up front about her intentions.But Chip is ever an optimist — or, if you will, a sucker. As his financial and personal situation craters around him, he still harbors hope of a reconciliation with Penelope. (Even that term seems misplaced, though, since there doesn't appear to have been any, ahem, conciliation.) After scoring a plump insurance check — from that time Martha destroyed his scooter — Chip's only thought is how to impress Penelope. And if you thought being kicked in the »
- Andrew Lapin
Amber Riley Is Going to Star in a West End Dreamgirls Revival and You, and You, and You, You're Gonna Love Her
38 minutes ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Amber Riley, who has been preparing for this role ever since the first season of Glee, will soon play Effie White in Dreamgirls. Riley, who recently appeared as Addaperle in The Wiz Live!, will take the stage at the Savoy Theatre in the 1981 musical's November revival. White, an analogue for Florence Ballard, the ousted original member of the Supremes, gets the iconic torch song "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going," which defintely helped Jennifer Hudson earn her Oscar when she played the role in 2006's film adaptation. Glee took full advantage of Riley's pipes — and the fact that her character was constantly passed over for the more conventionally attractive Rachel Berry — to have her sing several of Effie's songs on the show. So you might say Riley's pretty well prepared. »
- Jackson McHenry
‘Mob Wives’ Star Drita D’Avanzo Talks Big Ang’s Cancer Diagnosis: ‘It Rips My Heart Out’
53 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Following the climactic warehouse showdown and the explosive Brittany/Marissa fight from Wednesday night’s episode of “Mob Wives,” star Drita D’Avanzo has few kind words for her VH1 castmates. “I just felt that they were very fake. I know too much, I’ve heard and seen it all,” D’Avanzo said in an interview with TheWrap. “So for me to see them sit with one another after what’s been said … it was kind of like a joke to me.” Though the confrontation ended with what seemed to be a truce, D’Avanzo says she only agreed to play nice with Renee, »
- Reid Nakamura
Dave Mirra, BMX Titan and Former TV Host, Dead at 41
1 hour ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Dave Mirra, the peerless pro-bmx biker who went on to become one of the X Games's winningest competitors, as well as a TV host, was found dead Thursday of an apparent suicide. Authorities in North Carolina discovered the 41-year-old athlete in his parked truck with what they're calling a self-inflicted gunshot wound. "We mourn the loss today of a great friend and wonderful human being who touched the lives of so many around the world with his gift," Greenville's mayor said in a statement. "He called Greenville, North Carolina home and was as humble a guy talking with kids on a street corner about bikes as he was in his element on the world stage. A young life with so much to offer was taken too soon." Mirra's survived by his wife and two children. This story is developing. Refresh this page for updates. »
- Sean Fitz-Gerald
‘The 100’ Star Alycia Debnam-Carey on Clarke and Lexa’s Reunion Fallout
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
After a rocky reunion, Clarke accepted Lexa’s terms and made the citizens of Arkadia the 13th clan of the coalition of grounders, on the newest episode of “The 100.” Seemingly unsure of what to do, Clarke (Eliza Taylor) at first accepts Roan’s (Zach McGowan) suggestion of murdering Lexa, only to find herself not being able to go through with it when the knife is at her throat. Without a choice, she chooses to join Lexa’s (Alycia Debnam-Carey) coalition, making the citizens of Arkadia the 13th clan, meaning she herself and all her friends would be under the command of the one. »
- Linda Ge
CBS Orders Military Pilot from Sarah Timberman & Carl Beverly, Director Rj Cutler
1 hour ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
“Four Stars,” a family military drama, has scored a pilot order at CBS, Variety has learned. The potential series hails from scribe Becky Mode who will exec produce with Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly and Rj Cutler, who is attached to direct the pilot.
“Four Stars” follows two powerful rival families in the military community of Tampa, Florida, who make decisions at the highest levels in the interest of national security.
CBS Television Studios, where Timberman and Beverly are under an overall deal, will produce.
Mode’s credits include “A Gifted Man,” “Smash” and “The Playboy Club.” She was a staff writer on “Cosby.” Cutler’s credits include “Nashville” and the film “If I Stay,” which he helmed. He also directed the “Vogue” documentary “The September Issue.”
The project is a continuation of business for Timberman and Beverly and CBS. The producing pair is currently behind the network’s “Elementary” and “The Odd Couple, »
- Elizabeth Wagmeister
CBS Orders Military Drama Pilot ‘Four Stars’ From ‘Smash’ Writer
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
CBS has handed out a pilot order to military drama “Four Stars” from writer Becky Mode. The pilot revolves around two powerful rival families in the military community of Tampa, Florida make decisions at the highest levels in the interest of national security. Documentarian R.J. Cutler will executive produce and direct the hourlong drama from CBS Television Studios. Mode, whose previous credits include “Smash” and “The Playboy Club,” wrote the pilot and will executive produce. Also read: Tony Shalhoub Joins CBS Comedy 'BrainDead' Sarah Timberman & Carl Beverly will also serve as executive producers for Timberman/Beverly Productions. Among the network’s other drama pilots are. »
- Reid Nakamura
Earth, Wind & Fire Co-Founder and Singer Maurice White Dies at 74
1 hour ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Maurice White, co-founder and front man of the iconic Earth, Wind & Fire passed away in his sleep in Los Angeles this morning, his brother Verdine White told the press. White was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in the early 1990s, and though he remained involved in the group throughout the rest of his life, he had not toured with them since 1994. White founded Earth, Wind & Fire with Verdine in 1969. The band featured vocals from the brothers, a distinctive falsetto from Philip Bailey, and a sound that blended of jazz, funk, gospel, soul, and rock. The group hit it big in the 1970s with the album That’s the Way of the World (1975), earning its first Number One hit with “Shining Star.” Later hits included “September,” “Let’s Groove,” and a cover of the Beatles’ “Got to Get You Into My Life.” White was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1941 and grew »
- Jackson McHenry
Fox Orders Workplace Comedy Pilot Directed by ‘The League’ Creator
1 hour ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
With the bulk of pilot orders seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, Fox still has a few comedy pick-ups to go — and the latest is an untitled workplace comedy from writer Laura Steinel, Variety has learned.
The half hour, single-cam comedy centers around Jane who is caught between trying to manage her charmingly incompetent human resources department and a new eccentric CEO who dreams of bringing the New Jersey plastics plant into the future.
From Steinel, who’s a staff writer on Amazon’s “Red Oaks,” the pilot will be exec produced by Sue Naegle (“Outcast”) and “The League’s” Jeff Schaffer, who is also attached to direct. Steinel will also serve as co-exec producer. 20th Century Fox Television is the studio.
Fox’s comedy pilot slate is still light with just two projects in contention: “The Mick” from scribes John Chernin and Dave Chernin, which revolves around a hard-living, »
- Elizabeth Wagmeister
‘Red Oaks’ Writer’s Workplace Comedy Lands Fox Pilot Order
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Fox has given a pilot order to an untitled comedy from “Red Oaks” writer Laura Steinel. The half-hour single-camera comedy centers around Jane, who is caught between trying to manage her charmingly incompetent human resources department and a new eccentric CEO who dreams of bringing the New Jersey plastics plant into the future. Steinel serves as writer and co-executive producer on the pilot from 20th Century Fox Television. Sue Naegle will serve as executive producer for Naegle Ink, and Jeff Schaffer will executive produce and direct. Also read: Fox, Andy Samberg to Launch Saturday Night Sketch Series This marks the »
- Reid Nakamura
Jeff Wells: 'Spotlight' has 'it' in the Oscar Best Picture race (podcast)
2 hours ago | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
To Jeff Wells (Hollywood Elsewhere), Oscar punditry isn't about weighing stats or revisiting past kudos history. He's cinema's own Don Quixote, an idealist who's stunned and even a little bit offended if you dare to suggest that the Oscar race is more about politics and personalities than a noble quest to define the year's best films. That's what makes Jeff so much fun to chat with at this time of year. He gets emotionally invested. When he makes Oscar predictions, "I go with what I think the gods are telling me should happen and I just can't embrace statistical likelihoods," he says in our podcast chat (listen below) while referring to the kind of Oscar pundit clashes that Pete Hammond and I do. "All of that is very entertaining. I love posting it. You and Pete are my favorites, but I can't embrace it. " So where does he think the »
Louis C.K. Announces More 'Horace and Pete' Episodes
2 hours ago | Rollingstone.com | See recent Rolling Stone news »
Louis C.K. surprised fans last weekend when he sent an email out to announce his new series, Horace and Pete, which stars C.K. and Steve Buscemi, and offered its first episode for $5 via his official site. On Thursday, the comedian sent another email to provide more details about the series, which included news that the second episode will be available on Saturday.
"Part of the idea behind launching it on the site was to create a show in a new way and to provide it to you directly and immediately, »
You, Me and the Apocalypse Recap: Very British Chaos
2 hours ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Last week, I had trouble pinpointing a way to adequately describe You, Me and the Apocalypse, but I think I've finally got it. This show is NBC's Game of Thrones.Think about it: It's a sprawling epic, a British import, the characters often face dire consequences, and it's even got that one guy from Game of Thrones. (Joel Fry, who plays Dave, also played Hizdahr zo Loraq, that rich guy in Meereen who was engaged to Daenerys.) Plus, much like Game of Thrones, the map of the world in which You, Me and the Apocalypse takes place keeps expanding. This week's new spot on the map is Washington, D.C., where we meet Scotty McNeil (Kyle Soller), who works for the U.S. Special Situations Department, which may or may not be a real thing. Basically, Scotty's expertise is cataclysmic disaster — like, for example, how to prevent humanity from being »
- Jenny Jaffe
Berlin: Soccer Match Drama ‘Final Score’ Set for Upton Park Stadium
2 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Highland Film Group is launching international sales for the thriller “Final Score,” with filming set for West Ham United’s iconic Upton Park Stadium in London.
“Final Score,” written by the Lynch Brothers, takes place at a major sporting event, during which the stadium is seized by a group of heavily armed criminals demanding ransom. An ex-soldier must use his military skills to save the capacity crowd of 35,000 — including the daughter of his fallen comrade.
“Imagine ‘Die Hard’ in a soccer stadium,” said producer Marc Goldberg of Signature.
Goldberg will produce with the Fyzz Facility’s Wayne Marc Godfrey (“The Foreigner”) and Robert Jones (“The Usual Suspects”). Scott Mann, whose credits include “Heist” and “Bone Tomahawk,” will direct.
Highland Film Group’s Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier will executive produce and handle worldwide sales rights, introducing the film at the Berlin Film Festival.
Casting is currently underway for a summer/fall start date. »
- Dave McNary
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