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‘Sully’ Aerial Consultant Sues Producers & Warner Bros For $250K-Plus In Back Wages
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The consultant who helped director Clint Eastwood make the flight scenes look realistic in his upcoming film about Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and his miraculous crash landing in the Hudson River back in 2009 is suing the film's producers for more than $250,000 in back wages. In the suit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court (read it here), Scott Heger claims that he was never paid for the hundreds of hours he worked as the aerial coordinator on Sully, which… »
Lawsuit Accuses Relativity’s Ryan Kavanaugh Of Pressuring Maui Mayor To Fire Film Commissioner
8 hours ago
Exclusive: The former Maui film commissioner has filed a wrongful termination suit against the island's mayor, accusing the mayor of firing him in 2013 at the request of Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh, a longtime friend and booster of the mayor. Filed Friday in the U.S. District Court in Hawaii, the lawsuit (read it here), which is full of island intrigue and alleged influence peddling, claims that Maui County Mayor Alan Arakawa fired his film commissioner, Harry Donenfeld… »
Comic-Con 2016 Film Schedule: Key Panels & Events
8 hours ago
Update with Day 3 schedule: With two weeks to go before the crush of geeks, fans, and journalists descend on San Diego for Comic-Con 2016, the unveiling of the final schedule of panels, screenings and assorted events has begun. As usual, organizers are doling out the schedule announcements on a per-day basis, but the finalized schedule of events for Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 are set. Read on for a breakdown of the must-see film events you’ll want to catch if you’re able to… »
‘Secret Life Of Pets’ $97M+ Opening Brings Hope To A Summer Laden With Bombs – Saturday Am Update
11 hours ago
4th Writethru, Saturday 7:56Am after 12:33Am post: The $97M+ estimated opening for Illumination Entertainment/Universal's The Secret Life of Pets this weekend is being seen by the industry as a bright turning point in what has been a truly lackluster summer. Summer through 63 days currently totals $2.27B according to ComScore, -5% from last summer and -12% from 2013 when summer churned out a record $4.7B. Pets will chart as the third best opening to date this summer… »
Relativity: ‘Den of Thieves’ & ‘Hunter Killer’ Announcements Ripped From The Pages Of ‘The Twilight Zone’
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Relativity put out back-to-back press releases tonight (both dated Thursday) stating that it had “reached a milestone” at the company. That ‘milestone’ it said was selling the Gerard Butler-starring Den of Thieves to Stx for $1.2M (the sale of which was reported two months ago). It said it did so to comply with the Court’s compliance for its emergence from bankruptcy to sell the property “North of One Million dollars.” (Think Austin Powers). Oddly, the company also put… »
Movie About U.S. Constitution Shut Down After Student Crew Joins Iatse, Walks Off Job
8 July 2016 4:49 PM, PDT
Tea Party activist Norm Novitsky's In Search of Liberty, a crowdfunded feature film about the U.S. Constitution, has been shut down in Savannah, Ga, after 30 members of his crew walked off the job. The group, made up mostly of students and recent graduates from the Savannah College of Art and Design, had been seeking union representation, living wages and reclassification as employees rather than independent contractors. The film, which stars Food Network host Bobby Deen… »
‘The Secret Life Of Pets’ Review: Frantic, Furry, Four-Legged Fun For The Whole Family
8 July 2016 2:58 PM, PDT
“Wonder what they do all day?” That’s the great advertising line for Illumination’s latest animated feature, The Secret Life of Pets — and as a pet owner, you probably are better off not knowing. But this irresistible confection will be too hard for families to avoid, especially kids, who will lap this all up. I did, even though it goes way overboard in the second half, much like Pixar’s Finding Dory, the movie it easily will displace at the top of the boxoffice charts… »
‘Morgan’ Star Anya Taylor-Joy Joins Thriller ‘Marrowbone’
8 July 2016 2:16 PM, PDT
Exclusive: Anya Taylor-Joy, who plays the title role in Fox’s upcoming sci-fi thriller Morgan, has joined the cast of Marrowbone, a psychological thriller that marks the directing debut of writer Sergio G. Sanchez. The pic is being executive produced by J.A. Bayona, who directed Sanchez’s script The Orphanage and The Impossible which Sanchez co-wrote. Marrowbone centers on four children who hide from the world after their mother’s death on a farm that holds a terrible… »
Viggo Mortensen’s ‘Captain Fantastic’ Opens Against Norman Lear & Cyberwarfare Docs – Specialty Preview
8 July 2016 12:22 PM, PDT
After mostly taking a pause on Fourth of July weekend, specialty distributors appear to be kicking in with summer alternatives for the second weekend of the month. Bleecker Street is heading out with Sundance debut Captain Fantastic starring Viggo Mortensen. Following today's start in New York and Los Angeles, the company eventually will take the title to about 500 theaters before the summer is out. Two documentaries by veteran nonfiction filmmakers also are on the… »
‘Star Trek’s Gay Sulu Debate: Simon Pegg & Zachary Quinto Respond
8 July 2016 12:05 PM, PDT
Update with Zachary Quinto comments: A rather unusual press narrative involving tolerance in deep space has taken center stage in the pre-release run-up to Paramount’s Star Trek Beyond. In the latest salvo, co-screenwriter and co-star Simon Pegg has weighed in on his decision to script the revelation that one of the franchise’s iconic original characters, USS Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu, acknowledges he’s gay. His remarks, along with those of fellow current Star… »
Zane Holtz Comes Aboard ‘Hunter Killer’; Marcus Vanco Joins ‘Day Of The Dead’ Remake
7 July 2016 7:52 PM, PDT
Millennium Films’ submarine action-thriller has added another member to its crew, drafting Zane Holtz for a key role in the story about an untested sub captain teamed with an elite military unit to rescue the Russian president from an ongoing military coup. Joining Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Billy Bob Thornton, Common, and Taylor John Smith, Holtz is playing “Martinelli,” a courageous, skilled member of the elite unit that is part of 21st century American military power… »
‘The Hurt Business’ Trailer: The Art And Brutal Cost Of Mixed Martial Arts
7 July 2016 6:40 PM, PDT
Mixed martial arts has exploded in popularity over the last decade, turning athletes who in an earlier time would be, at best, obscure and scary, into bona fide celebrities and in some cases, outright movie stars. But the journey to that fame and newfound cultural acceptance comes with a high price for the fighters who punish their bodies regularly. The documentary The Hurt Business, written and directed by Vlad Yudin (Generation Iron) and executive produced by Yudin and… »
Salman Khan’s ‘Sultan’ Pins Top 2016 Bollywood Opening Day – Intl Box Office
7 July 2016 4:04 PM, PDT
Bollywood icon Salman Khan’s return to the screen after nearly seven months found welcome audiences at home as wrestling drama Sultan set a new 2016 benchmark opening day in India with 36.54 crore ($5.5M) on Wednesday. The one-day take tops Shah Rukh Khan’s Fan at No. 2 with 19.20 crore ($2.9M) and the current No. 1 Hindi movie of the year, Airlift, which bowed to 12.35 crore ($1.9M) back in January. It also bests Disney’s The Jungle Book which opened to $2.1M and has… »
Kiefer Sutherland Crossing Over To ‘Flatliners’ Redo
7 July 2016 3:38 PM, PDT
Exclusive: One of the original members from the iconic movie Flatliners is coming back for more. Kiefer Sutherland is joining the cast of the reboot of the 1990 film after schedules were worked out for the actor to do both his new ABC series Designated Survivor and the Sony feature film. Sutherland, who will play a seasoned doctor in the redo, joins Ellen Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev, James Norton and Kiersey Clemens. His deal is not completely closed but he has… »
Amblin Lands Pete Bridges Alien Invasion Spec ‘The Fall’
7 July 2016 3:22 PM, PDT
Exclusive: Amblin Entertainment has closed a deal for The Fall, a Pete Bridges spec script that fits Amblin’s mandate to get back to the high-concept thrill rides grounded by family elements that once were big business for Steven Spielberg’s company. The spec went out before the holiday, and Amblin started negotiations pre-July 4 weekend. The deal just closed. In the midst of an alien invasion, a freshly divorced couple must survive a dangerous real-time journey on foot… »
DGA Taps Veteran NBC Director John LiBretto To Chair Negotiating Committee
7 July 2016 1:08 PM, PDT
The DGA continues to gear up for next year's round of contract negotiations, naming award-winning NBC news and sports director John LiBretto as chairman of its network negotiating committee. The group will bargain with the networks for a new contract covering guild members employed primarily in staff and freelance positions in news and sports. This will be the second time that LiBretto will have served in the position, having led the committee's most recent round of negoti… »
Comic-Con 2016 TV Schedule: Key Panels & Events
7 July 2016 12:21 PM, PDT
With just two weeks to go before the crush of geeks, fans, and journalists descend on San Diego for Comic-Con 2016, the unveiling of the final schedule of panels, screenings, and other assorted events for this year’s installment of the annual confab has begun. Of course, as everyone knows stories are so much more dramatic with cliffhangers, and so it is that Comic-Con is doling out the schedule announcements on a per-day basis. Today the organization has revealed the… »
Sam Elliott Playing ‘The Hero’ In New Pic From ‘I’ll See You In My Dreams’ Helmer Brett Haley
7 July 2016 12:13 PM, PDT
Sam Elliott is starring in The Hero, the new film directed by Brett Haley, who scored with the Sundance 2015 pic I’ll See You In My Dreams. Laura Prepon, Nick Offerman, Krysten Ritter and Katharine Ross co-star in the film, which was written by Haley and Marc Basch and just wrapped production in Los Angeles. A 2017 release is being eyed. The plot centers on a movie star Lee Hayden (Elliott), whose career high as a Western film icon is now several decades in the past… »
Turner Taps Bloomberg’s Michael Marinello As Svp Corporate Communications
7 July 2016 12:08 PM, PDT
Turner has tapped Michael Marinello as Svp Corporate Communications after a stint as global head of communications, technology, brand and sustainability at Bloomberg. Marinello is charged with driving Turner's corporate communications efforts, including brand reputation; messaging across all external owned, digital and social media platforms; media relations; thought leadership; and the overall coordinated communications strategy. He will report to Lauren Hurvitz… »
Alicia Vikander-Starring ‘Tomb Raider’ Gets 2018 Release Date; ‘Unforgettable’ In 2017
7 July 2016 11:56 AM, PDT
Lara Croft is fighting her way back to theaters in 2018 in what everyone involved hopes to be the start of another rebooted franchise. The MGM/Gk Films/Warner Bros’ Tomb Raider, which stars Alicia Vikander, just landed a March 16, 2018, release date from the studio. There was an untitled DC Comics film in the spot — long rumored to be The Flash — that Croft moves aside, but not much else is on the March schedule in 2018. One week prior, Disney has scheduled the Wreck-It Ra… »
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