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Baywatch Adds Social Media Sensation Belinda To Its Already Beautiful Cast
14 March 2016 4:46 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
As you probably guessed, a key part of casting the upcoming big screen adaptation of the wildly popular 1990s lifeguard drama Baywatch is finding actors and actresses that look good in those signature red swimsuits and running down the beach in slow motion. So far they.ve successfully filled this bill with the likes of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Alexandra Daddario, Zac Efron, Kelly Rohrbach, and Prinyanka Chopra, among others. Though filming has started, they.re not done yet, as they.ve added Mexican beauty and social media sensation Belinda to the already camera-friendly cast. According to Deadline, Belinda, who is also a successful singer and songwriter in addition to being a busy actress, has joined the cast of Baywatch. Though the specific details of her role have yet to be revealed, we are wiling to bet that, at some point during the comedic take on the source material, she »
What Captain America: Civil War May Actually Be Doing With That Body
14 March 2016 4:43 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
It.s been four days since the latest Captain America: Civil War trailer was released, but that.s plenty of time for Marvel fans to pore over every detail. There was a lot to take in from this preview, whether it was Steve Rogers. callback to Captain America: The First Avenger or Spider-Man swinging in at the last minute. Now that the big stuff has been seen repeatedly, some fans are analyzing quicker moments in the trailer, and one of those comes when Iron Man punches Captain America in the face at the 1:42 mark. If you look to the right if the image above, there.s a mysterious body inside what appears to be a stasis tube. Who could this person be? Those of you who saw the Super Bowl spot will remember that Bucky Barnes, a.k.a. Winter Soldier, was seen in one of these tubes. So, »
‘Hardcore Henry’ is Unlike Anything You’ve Seen Before, For Better and Worse [SXSW Review]
14 March 2016 4:30 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Hardcore Henry is less of a movie and more of a 95-minute assault on good taste, a bloody theme park ride in filmic clothing, and/or the gruesome collision of the video gaming and cinematic languages. It’s a singular experience that’s truly unlike any other movie, and for some viewers, it will still be, understandably, one […]
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- Jacob Hall
Content Media closes Asia deals for 'Higher Power', 'Don't Knock Twice', 'Pandemic'
14 March 2016 4:30 PM, PDT | ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news »
La-based firm closes deals on genre titles and brings slate to Hong Kong Filmart.
Content Media has closed a series of deals throughout Asia for a hat-trick of titles.
Sci-fi Higher Power, from Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, has been sold to China (Hgc Entertainment), Japan (Ccc / Culture Entertainment), Korea (Entermode). Pan Regional Ptv (Fox International), India (PVR), Malaysia (Vsg), Philippines (Pioneer), Singapore (Shaw), Thailand (Sahamongkol) and Vietnam (Vsg).
Directed by Matthew Santoro, the film centres on an ordinary man who risks his life to save his daughter, and ends up with superpowers. Cast includes Ron Eldard, Colm Feore, Jordan Hinson, Austin Stowell and Jade Tailor.
Supernatural horror film Don’t Knock Twice, starring Battlestar Galactica’s Katee Sackoff and directed by Caradog James (The Machine) has been sold to India (PVR), Indonesia (Rapi Films), Malaysia (Rain Film), Philippines (Pioneer), Taiwan (Cmc Content), Thailand (M Pictures), Vietnam (Rain Film) and Pan Regional Ptv (Fox International).
Sackoff stars as »
- michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
The Screening Room's Home Viewing Platform Gets Peter Jackson's Support
14 March 2016 4:26 PM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Major directors, from Peter Jackson to Ron Howard and at least one major exhibition chain, are initially supporting Facebook and Napster cofounder Sean Parker's The Screening Room, the controversial new day-and-date home viewing option for new releases. Art House Convergence, the association of independent specialized theater owners (though not industry leader Landmark Theatres), has sent an email polling their members about what their formal response should be, as all sides assess The Screening Room's potential impact on the industry. Parker's The Screening Room would sell home viewers a $150 device, which would give them 48 hours to watch new movies on the same date they open at theaters for a $50 dollar per household charge. This would equate roughly to the expense of four adult full price tickets plus more expensive theater concessions plus driving/parking costs, but with the convenience of not leaving home. Read More: Would You Pay $50 To Watch A First-Run, »
- Tom Brueggemann
Mark Hamill, Kevin Conroy to Star in Animated Film ‘Batman: The Killing Joke’
14 March 2016 4:07 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill are set to reprise their roles as Batman and the Joker, respectively, in Warner Bros. Animation’s adaptation of “The Killing Joke.”
According to Cbr, the two will be joined by Tara Strong, who will voice Barbara Gordon (aka Batgirl), and Ray Wise, who will lend his vocals for Commissioner Gordon.
“The chance to work once again with Kevin Conroy, my favorite Batman, in what some consider the definitive origin of this iconic villain is a dream come true for me,” Hamill told the website. “I am beyond thrilled to return as the Joker in ‘The Killing Joke!'”
“The Killing Joke” was written by “Watchmen” and “V for Vendetta” scribe Alan Moore and illustrated by Brian Bolland. The story is considered one of the most iconic tales about the Clown Prince of Crime to ever be published. For all the acclaim it received, it »
- Jacob Bryant
FilMart: Nikkatsu Reinvents ‘Roman Porno’
14 March 2016 4:05 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Five of Japan’s top directors — Sion Sono and Hideo Nakata among them — will make short features in the classic “Nikkatsu Roman Porno” format for theatrical release and TV broadcast, Nikkatsu has revealed.
Other directors for the “Roman Porno Reboot Project” are Akihiko Shiota, Kazuya Shiraishi and Isao Yukisada.
All will be given the same budget and be required to shoot their films within one week, with running times of 70 to 80 minutes. Exact titles and release schedules have yet to be decided.
In the 1970s and 1980s the Nikkatsu Roman Porno genre, which allowed directors wide latitude if they included a certain number of sex scenes in their films, was the launching pad for many now-prominent Japanese filmmakers, including Yojiro Takita, director of the Oscar winner “Departures.”
The new films will be released theatrically starting this winter and will also be offered to subscribers on the SkyPerfecTV! satellite platform.
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- Mark Schilling
Andy Samberg's Storks Trailer Is Adorable And Funny, Watch It Now
14 March 2016 4:03 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
We all remember getting "the talk" when we were younger. Doesn.t matter who you are or where you.re from, we all heard about the stork delivering babies. Now the studio behind The Lego Movie has taken our collective love for that old folk tale and turned it into a movie that seems to balance cuteness and humor with incredible ease. A new trailer for Andy Samberg.s upcoming animated feature, Storks, has just landed on the Internet, and it.s downright adorable. Check it out below, but remember, you.ve been warned about the cuteness. As you can see from the trailer above, Storks centers on a lonely only child who desperately wants his parents to have another baby. Forging a letter from his folks, he writes the Stork Delivery Service and asks that the birds deliver him a baby brother . complete with ninja skills. Little does the »
FilMart / Haf: Taiwan Star Rene Liu to Make Directorial Debut With ‘Lieutenant Yi’
14 March 2016 4:00 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Star Taiwanese singer-actress Rene Liu is pitching her feature film directing debut at the Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (March 14-16). With another superstar, Sylvia Chang, on board as producer, the project, “Lieutenant Yi,” is one of the standouts of Haf.
Set in late 1980s Taiwan, “Yi” is the story of a well-known Taiwanese singer who seeks to transform herself as the new millennium approaches, but arrives at unexpected outcomes. Liu says the fictional story is based on her family’s real experiences.
“My grandmother is getting old, losing her memories. This made me think, I have to do something to record this era of vicissitudes and virtues,” says Liu.
A singer-songwriter of Mandopop hits, Liu is a major star in the Chinese-speaking region. She also has a glittering film career, having starred in Chen Kuo-fu’s 1998 Cannes entry “The Personals,” Feng Xiaogang’s “A World Without Thieves” and »
- Sonia Kil
Cool Stuff: ‘The Art of The Iron Giant’ Book Is Finally Coming This August
14 March 2016 4:00 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Even though it wasn’t a big hit back in 1999, the animated adventure The Iron Giant has become a favorite among cinephiles. Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Tomorrowland) directed the sci-fi family film, proving that he was going to be a force to be reckoned with in the animation world, and now we can finally get […]
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- Ethan Anderton
FilMart: Im Global Falls For Romantic Movie Pair From China’s Huayi Bros.
14 March 2016 3:58 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Los Angeles-based sales and finance firm Im Global has added two upcoming titles from leading Chinese studio Huayi Brothers Media to its sales roster at FilMart.
“New York, New York” and “Beautiful Accident” follow Im Global’s recent addition of “The Mermaid,” Stephen Chow’s eco-fantasy which, with $517 million, is the all-time top-grossing film from China.
“New York New York” is a romantic drama from first-time director Luo Dong that gets a mainstream China release on April 15. The picture stars in-demand Taiwanese actor Ethan Ruan (“Paradise in Service,” “Monga”) and Chinese star Du Juan (“American Dreams in China”.) The story is a 1990-set piece involving a hotel concierge, a flighty female, a visa service that turns out to be a scam and a revenge trip to America when the scam unravels.
“Beautiful Accident,” directed by Ho Wi Ding, who previously directed “Respire,” is a romantic drama in the style of »
- Patrick Frater
SXSW: ‘Carnage Park’ Starring Ashley Bell Sells to IFC Midnight (Exclusive)
14 March 2016 3:58 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
IFC Midnight has acquired U.S. rights to “Carnage Park,” a horror-thriller about a 1978 kidnapping that is now playing at South by Southwest, Variety has learned.
The film, written and directed by Michael Keating, follows a woman (Ashley Bell) who is held hostage by two bank robbers, only to find herself on the property of a psychotic military sniper (Pat Healy), who poses an even greater threat on her life.
“Carnage Park” was produced by Eric B. Fleischman and Sean Tabibian. It first screened in the Midnight section of the Sundance Film Festival in January, before arriving at SXSW this week.
The deal was negotiated by Nick Ogiony at CAA. Content Media is handling international sales.
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- Ramin Setoodeh
Joe Swanberg: 'be prolific and people will lose the will to fight against you'
14 March 2016 3:55 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
During his SXSW keynote address in Austin, the Drinking Buddies director talked about his prolific approach to film-making and staying financially buoyant
Film-maker Joe Swanberg used his SXSW film festival keynote address to deliver a stirring case for indie directors to take chances, be committed to work they love and – above all –not be scared to be prolific.
Swanberg began by swiftly explaining why he made it a point to be so prolific from the outset of his career. “The myth of the brilliant first feature that just takes off and starts off your career is one way to go about it,” he said. “But the other way to go about it is to be tenacious and make so much shit, that people will lose the will to fight against you.”
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- Nigel M Smith in Austin
Lu Chuan to adapt 'River Town'
14 March 2016 3:55 PM, PDT | ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news »
The Chinese director of local box office hit Chronicles Of The Ghostly Tribe is attached to direct and produce Peter Hessler’s memoir.
Tristine Skyler adapted the screenplay and Jamie Gordon and Courtney Potts of Fugitive Films are producing.
River Town chronicles a celebrated American writer’s journey to China for the Chinese publication of his first book as he recalls events 20 years earlier when he was a teacher in a country on the brink of huge change.
Development financing on the project is provided by Dragon Summit Culture in association with Ibp and Crystal City Entertainment.
Zhao Jin, Cleo Lee and Jonathan Rubenstein serve as co-executive producers on the project.
Chuan’s credits include San Sebastian Golden Shell-winner City Of Life And Death, as well as The Missing Gun, Kekexili: Mountain Patrol, and The Last Supper.
He is currently in post-production on Born In China for Disneynature, which will open in China and the Us in April »
- jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
FilMart: WellGo USA Answers Benny Chan’s ‘Call of Heroes’
14 March 2016 3:50 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
WellGo USA has bought North American rights to “Call of Heroes,” an upcoming period action film from Hong Kong’s Benny Chan.
The veteran director said that the deal and other pre-sales were proof that the under-pressure Hong Kong film industry has still got what it takes.
Produced by Universe Films Distribution on a budget of $32 million, the film has also been licensed to Trinity Film for the U.K., Splendid Film for Germany and Benelux, Golden Screen Cinemas for Malaysia, Brunei and Vietnam; Clover Films for Singapore; Sky Films Entertainment for Taiwan; and Teguh Bakti Mandiri for Indonesia.
“Call of Heroes” has a starry cast featuring Sean Lau Ching-wan, Louis Koo and Eddie Peng. Sammo Hung is the action choreographer. Set in 1914, the story features a pack of villagers who stand up to a young warlord.
“The sale points to the fact that our action flicks, which have long »
- Shirley Lau
FilMart: Streaming Giant iQIYI Backs ‘The Brink’
14 March 2016 3:45 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
China’s streaming giant iQIYI and Yl Pictures have come on board “The Brink,” a Hong Kong-China cop thriller that starts shooting next month.
The film also sees the involvement of Hong Kong-based Sun Entertainment Culture and is co-produced with the Sil-Metropole Organization. Hong Kong’s Bravos Pictures is representing all rights outside mainland China.
The story revolves around a group of fishermen smuggling gold and the cops who chase them. “The Brink” will be shot mostly in mainland China.
A significant proportion of the Us$15.5 million (Hk$100 million) budget will go toward underwater fighting scenes and related special effects.
The cast includes Zhang Jin, Gordan Lam Ka-tung and Janice Man.
Produced by Soi Cheang and Paco Wong with first-time director Jonathan Li, the film is scheduled for release in late 2016 or 2017.
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- Shirley Lau
Woman whose voice was used in The Revenant got no screen credit or money
14 March 2016 3:33 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The audio of Doreen Nutaaq Simmonds reciting a poem in a Native American language was initially featured in a recording of Earth and the Great Weather
A little more than halfway through the Oscar-winning Leonardo DiCaprio movie The Revenant, a voice recites a poem in a Native American language.
In the scene, Hikuc, a Pawnee portrayed by Arthur Redcloud, is building a shelter for DiCaprio’s frontiersman, Hugh Glass.
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- Mahita Gajanan in New York
‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ Daylight Savings Spot: Where Does the Time Go?
14 March 2016 3:30 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
This weekend marked the start of Daylight Savings Time in the U.S., and that means the past 36 or so hours have been rough for a lot of folks. At some point in the wee hours of Sunday morning, an hour simply vanished into thin air, leaving us with one less hour to sleep, or […]
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- Angie Han
Robert Downey Jr. Views Civil War As Iron Man 4, In A Way
14 March 2016 3:22 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
We all remember our first love. For fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, that honor usually belongs to Robert Downey Jr. and the original Iron Man movie from 2008. Ushering in the new era of comic book movies, the Iron Man franchise has anchored the McU for the better part of a decade, showcasing Tony Stark.s wit and intelligence over three standalone movies and two Avengers films. The character will return in Captain America: Civil War, but, according to Robert Downey Jr., he considers the upcoming superhero smack down to be his own personal Iron Man 4. Speaking with USA Today (via EW), Robert Downey Jr. admitted that while there may not necessarily be another Iron Man on the horizon, he considers Captain America: Civil War to be his own Iron Man 4: In a way it.s Cap 3 but for me it.s like my little Iron Man 4. And then »
Review: Jeff Nichols' 'Midnight Special' Is A Mournful Homage To The Primal Instincts Of Fatherhood
14 March 2016 3:18 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
What if there were something entirely new in this world? What if it were your son? The idea that your child might be a semi-messianic, unprecedented creature of ungovernable, infinite potential is fairly common among parents, but what if it were proven to be a literal fact? Great science fiction is almost always founded on such simple but paradigm-shifting what-ifs, and the fourth feature from director Jeff Nichols ("Shotgun Stories," "Mud," "Take Shelter") brings this premise thrumming and throbbing to life. Structured as a low-key chase movie, unfolding with the dark urgency of a conspiracy thriller, living mostly not in your heart or even your mind but in the hairs on the back of your neck, "Midnight Special" actually emerges most resonantly as a mournful homage, or maybe a psalm, to the primal instincts of fatherhood. Watch: Eerie First Clip From Jeff Nichols' 'Midnight Special' With Michael Shannon »
- Jessica Kiang
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