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‘Compton’s’ Jason Mitchell, ‘Boyhood’s’ Ellar Coltrane Join Young Barack Obama Movie ‘Barry’ (Exclusive)
9 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
“Straight Outta Compton’s” Jason Mitchell and “Boyhood” star Ellar Coltrane have joined the upcoming Barack Obama film “Barry,” Variety has learned exclusively.
“Barry,” which begins shooting later this month, will cover Obama’s college days in New York City.
Vikram Gandhi, who won the 2011 audience award at SXSW for his previous film “Kumare,” is directing. Gandhi is currently a correspondent and producer for the HBO series “Vice.”
The screenplay was penned by Adam Mansbach, who wrote the bestseller “Go the F**k to Sleep.”
“Barry” is being produced by Cinetic Media and Black Bear Pictures, which was behind “The Imitation Game” and the upcoming “Gold” and “Suburbicon.” Producers are Gandhi, Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman and Ben Stillman, and Cinetic’s Dana O’Keefe.
The producers announced earlier this month that Devon Terrell and Anya Taylor-Joy would star in “Barry.”
Mitchell most recently played the role of Eazy-e in “Straight Outta Compton. »
- Dave McNary
‘Walking Dead’ Creator Robert Kirkman No Longer Involved in ‘Transformers’ Movies
10 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
“Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman is no longer involved in writing the next batch of “Transformers” movies for Paramount. In fact, he said he was only in the writers’ room for one day before a health issue required him to walk away from the project. “I have to say, I was only in that room for a day before I found out that I was having my throat surgery that kept me out of Comic Con,” Kirkman told Collider at the 2016 SXSW Film Festival. Also Read: 'Transformers 5' to Shoot in Detroit, Will Get $21 Million From State of Michigan In May, »
- Beatrice Verhoeven
'Room' sweeps Canadian Screen Awards
13 hours ago | ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news »
The Irish-Canadian co-production took home nine prizes at Canada’s equivalent of the Oscars.
Irish-Canadian co-production Room dominated the Canadian Screen Awards on Sunday night, winning nine prizes including best film for producers David Gross and Ed Guiney.
Lead actress Brie Larson repeated her triumph at this year’s Oscars and BAFTAs by winning best actress, while breakout star Jacob Tremblay took best actor.
Accepting the award from veteran Christopher Plummer, 77 years his senior, the young actor said: “This is amazing. I can’t believe a kid like me won against a bunch of amazing talent. Christopher Plummer, you’re a legend.”
The film also took awards for director Lenny Abrahamson, Emma Donoghue’s adapted screenplay, and Joan Allen’s supporting performance, as well as prizes for editing, make-up and production design.
Elsewhere, Irish romantic drama Brooklyn took two awards, for Michael Brook’s original score and Yves Bélanger’s cinematography.
Paul Gross’ war drama »
‘Allegiant’ Pledges $26.7M; ‘Zootopia’ Hops With $83M 5th Frame – Intl B.O. Update
13 March 2016 4:40 PM, PDT | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
2nd Update, 4:40 PM PT: After being edged out for the top spot last week by the now-embattled Hong Kong actioner Ip Man 3, Zootopia claimed No. 1 international box office bragging rights this frame — thanks in large part to China. In its 2nd week of PROC release, the Disney charmer jumped 139% from last session's opening in what is a rare feat in that market. With a $56.5M weekend, the Middle Kingdom total is now $109M, setting the film on a potential path to becoming the… »
Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson Face Down Studios and Theater Owners Over Screening Room
13 March 2016 4:54 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Seventeen years after he shook up the music industry by co-founding Napster, Sean Parker is trying to disrupt the movie industry with Screening Room, a service that aims to offer new movies in the home for $50 on the same day they hit theaters. Parker has enlisted the support of nearly a dozen industry heavyweights, including directors Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, but most exhibitors remain opposed to the idea, and studios aren’t quite sure what to make of it given their different business models. Spielberg, Jackson and fellow A-listers J.J. Abrams, Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Frank Marshall. »
- Jeff Sneider
5 Reasons Why Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘The Brothers Grimsby’ Bombed
13 March 2016 12:55 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
After his spy spoof “The Brothers Grimsby” landed with a $3.1 million thud at the box office this weekend, Sacha Baron Cohen may be thinking that he’s getting a little old for this movie comedy stuff. Not in real years, of course. The British actor is only 44, hardly a graybeard in Hollywood terms. But “Grimsby” is by far Baron Cohen’s worst movie opening. Its first-weekend haul is just a fraction of the money that his other R-rated comedy efforts — like 2006’s “Borat,” 2009’s “Bruno” and even 2011’s “The Dictator” — managed to make in their debuts. Also Read: 'Brothers Grimsby'. »
- Todd Cunningham
Bart & Fleming: Can Screening Room Save Movies Like Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘The Brothers Grimsby?’
just now | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Peter Bart and Mike Fleming Jr. worked together for two decades at Daily Variety. In this weekly column, two old friends get together and grind their axes, mostly on the movie business. Fleming: I feel a rant or two coming on today. First up: how in the name of Sweet Baby Jesus does a movie as balls out funny as The Brothers Grimsby tank so badly? I saw it yesterday, and I was convulsed with laughter at least six times during a movie that is equal parts There's Something A… »
Ben Rigby Joins ‘Alien: Covenant’
19 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Ben Rigby has joined the cast of Fox’s “Prometheus” sequel “Alien: Covenant.”
Michael Fassbender is set to star as well as Katherine Waterston and Danny McBride, with Ridley Scott returning to direct.
Plot details have not been disclosed for “Alien: Covenant.” It will be released on Oct. 6, 2017.
“Prometheus” was set about 30 years prior to the events in Scott’s 1979 movie “Alien.” The movie, which generated more than $400 million worldwide, was centered on scientists aboard the spaceship Prometheus discovering remains of an advanced civilization that was developing weapons that could wipe out the human race.
Rigby can be seen next in the Weinstein Co. pic “Lion” opposite Dev Patel, followed by the indie “That’s Not Me.”
He is repped by Link Entertainment and Helen Pandos Management in Australia.
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- Variety Staff
Animals & Aliens Mow Down ‘Messiah’, ‘Perfect Match’ & ‘Grimsby’ – Monday Box Office Update
24 minutes ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
6th Writethru Monday Pm: Updated with final actuals Disney’s family juggernaut Zootopia keeps growing. We thought it was going to do in the $40Ms this weekend. Now, Disney has finaled its second weekend at $51.3M, down 32% from its opening weekend of $75M. Currently, B.O. analysts think it’s going to be a close third weekend between Zootopia and Lionsgate’s threequel The Divergent Series: Allegiant both of which are expected to make around $35M. Zootopia together with… »
IFC Midnight Picks Off Rights To Sniper Thriller ‘Carnage Park’ – SXSW
32 minutes ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
IFC Midnight has pulled the trigger on U.S. rights to Carnage Park, the sniper horror pic from writer-director Mickey Keating. The film premiered at Sundance and screened at SXSW over the weekend. Set in 1978, it follows two bank robbers and their hostage as they flee the law after a botched holdup in a rural California town. Taking the back roads, they unwittingly drive into a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a psychotic ex-military sniper who doesn’t dig… »
Michael De Luca Boards Adaptation of Dmitry Glukhovsky’s ‘Metro 2033’
45 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Michael De Luca and Stephen L’Heureux have teamed up with author Dmitry Glukhovsky to develop a feature film based on “Metro 2033,” his best-selling novel that has spawned an 80-book franchise and two cult video games.
De Luca and Solipsist Film’s L’Heureux will produce. The project was brought to them by Eugene Efuni, who is attached as a producer.
“Metro 2033” tells the story of a young man named Artyom who survived World War III by hiding in Moscow’s subway system, the world’s largest existing nuclear fallout shelter. It’s in the maze of tunnels and stations that comprise the famous Moscow Metro that he and others build a new civilization and culture, mimicking the old world now gone.
“My novel and I have been waiting for this to happen for the last 10 years,” said Glukhovsky. “I have previously been extremely careful about »
- Justin Kroll
Paramount Stake Auction: Dmg Entertainment Emerges As Surprise Suitor
49 minutes ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Exclusive: Deadline has learned that Dan Mintz's Beijing- and Los Angeles-based Dmg Entertainment is one of the entities seeking to buy a piece of Paramount Pictures. The sale of what is believed to be a 40% stake in the Melrose Avenue studio is thought to be going for about $2 billion. Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman told investors last month that the company had been "approached by several potential strategic investors in Paramount" and is "pursuing a transaction with a… »
Wme Signs ‘American Fable’ Director Anne Hamilton After Pic’s SXSW Premiere
57 minutes ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Exclusive: Coming off the warm reception for American Fable at its SXSW world premiere last night, first-time feature writer-director Anne Hamilton has signed with Wme. Set at the beginning of the 1980s Midwest farm crisis that defined much of the Reagan years, American Fable follows Gitty (Peyton Kennedy), a courageous 11-year-old girl whose magical outlook on life influenced by her love of fables and fairytales protects her from the harsh reality that her family soon… »
Hong Kong Filmart 2016: Read Screen's Dailies
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Get all the exclusives, reviews, features and screening times from the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (Filmart).Scroll down for Screen’s Filmart preview
Click on the pages below to browse the digital editions of our daily including exclusive stories, profiles of Haf (Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum) projects and features on buzz titles at the market.
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Superhero Bits: Civil War Spoiler in Trailer, Deadpool Anniversary, Batmobile & More
1 hour ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Did the Captain America: Civil War trailer have a big spoiler concerning a specific character? How much money has Deadpool made now, and how did Ryan Reynolds celebrate the movies one month anniversary? How did Sebastian Stan react after watching Captain America: Civil War for the first time? All that and more in this edition […]
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- Ethan Anderton
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