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Joseph Gordon-Levitt's 'Sandman' Movie Finds Its Writer
11 hours ago
Horror writer Eric Heisserer has been tapped to pen Sandman, New Line’s adaptation of the acclaimed DC/Vertigo comic book that has Joseph Gordon-Levitt on board as director and star. David Goyer wrote the treatment and a search was conducted to ensnare a scribe to tackle the ambitious translation in what New Line hopes will be a trilogy. Sandman tells the tale of Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams. The comic book began in the horror realm but quickly made its mark in fantasy and mythology as Neil Gaiman, the author of the series, introduced the Endless, a group of powerful
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- Borys Kit
'Damien': TV Review
12 hours ago
At this point, film and TV viewers have stared down enough thwarted apocalypses that we've all become amateur scholars of eschatology when it comes to the number of the beast or Death's arrival astride a pale horse or the cavalcade of disease and pestilence that will herald the End of Days. While hardly a trailblazer in blending theological warnings with demonic thrillers, Richard Donner's The Omen rode a star-studded cast, an eerie demon child, a giddily graphic beheading and Jerry Goldsmith's "Ave Satani" to blockbuster status, three sequels and an unnecessary, nearly shot-by-shot 2006 remake. Premiering on
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- Daniel Fienberg
'Muppets' Director in Early Talks for '23 Jump Street-Men In Black' Crossover Movie
12 hours ago
Sony is pursuing its idea of a Men in Black-Jump Street crossover and is in exploratory talks with The Muppets director James Bobin to direct a potential movie, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill would reprise their roles of undercover detectives from the Jump Street franchise although Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are not expected to return for MiB. Those roles would go to a new and younger set of actors. Rodney Rothman wrote the script. Sony is a studio that doesn’t have as deep a franchise and IP bench as some other studios
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- Borys Kit
Erin Andrews Trial Moves to Jury Deliberations
14 hours ago
Sportscaster Erin Andrews will soon find out whether she is to be compensated by a Nashville hotel for the pain she's endured since she was filmed naked in 2008 by stalker Michael David Barrett through a peephole. On Friday, the case was thrown into a jury's hands upon the conclusion of closing arguments. Andrews is demanding $75 million in damages against West End Hotel Partners, the owner of the local Marriott near Vanderbilt University, and Windsor Capital Group, the company that managed the hotel. She alleges both were negligent for their behavior letting Barrett so close to her. Barrett, who pled guilty to interstate stalking charges in
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- Eriq Gardner
'Spider-Man' Spinoff 'Venom' Revived at Sony (Exclusive)
15 hours ago
Now that Sony has set Spider-Man on its rebooted path, the studio is setting its sights on other Spider-Man franchises. Case in point: Venom. Sony has tapped Dante Harper to pen a script for Venom, something that is being envisioned as a franchise apart from and unrelated to the upcoming Spider-Man movie in the works with actor Tom Holland. Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach, among stewards of the Spider-Man properties, are producing and overseeing the project. Venom is one of Marvel’s top villains and a Spider-Man fixture since he was introduced in 1988, created by
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- Borys Kit
Could O.J. Simpson Be Tried Again for Murder?
15 hours ago
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story has drawn the U.S. television audience back into the one of the most infamous criminal trials of our time, but that interest could pale in comparison to speculation sparked by a former Lapd officer who turned in a knife that he claims was found on Simpson's former property and could be the missing weapon in the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman. If this knife is indeed that missing knife, what does it mean for the murder investigation? The Hollywood Reporter asked USC law professor and criminal defense attorney
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- Ashley Cullins
'House of Cards' Binge-Watching Guide: The Best Way to Consume Season 4
15 hours ago
[Warning: While this article does not contain spoilers from Season 4, it does contain spoilers from Seasons 1 through 3 of House of Cards.] House of Cards helped to transform the way people consume TV. Why? Because from the start of the Frank and Claire saga, viewers coudn't stop streaming. Witnessing Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) toss Zoe Barnes (Kate Mara) in front of a train isn't an episode to pause after; that infamous threesome with Frank, Claire Underwood (Robin Wright) and Meechum (Nathan Darrow) left fans disturbed and yet wanting more. In a show where murder happens as casually
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- Brian Porreca
Lasse Hallstrom to Direct Live-Action 'Nutcracker' for Disney
16 hours ago
Lasse Hallstrom is on board to direct a new big-screen version of The Nutcracker. Disney Studios is developing the project, titled The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, which adapts the classic ballet by Peter Tchaikovsky and the accompanying story by E.T.A. Hoffmann, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. The classic story told of a young girl named Clara who receives a nutcracker doll from her godfather on Christmas Eve. When she goes to check on it later that night, the clock strikes midnight, and she finds herself thrust into a fantastical world where she is in the
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- Borys Kit
O.J. Simpson: Three Craziest Elements of the Knife Discovery
16 hours ago
Revived interest in the O.J. Simpson criminal case reached a fever pitch on Friday when Los Angeles police announced a knife had been recovered from the property of the former Brentwood estate belonging to the football and movie star. The knife, not described by police, is now undergoing forensics testing to determine if it has any connection to the murders of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman. Possibly even more fascinating than the knife are the circumstances surrounding how it was found and who was in possession of it for all these years. Here are the three craziest elements of Friday's
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- Ryan Parker
Why 'The Walking Dead' Should Kill Glenn This Season
17 hours ago
[Warning: This story contains spoilers from The Walking Dead comic book series.] Don't shoot the messenger here but The Walking Dead's Glenn Rhee (Steven Yeun) should be killed off this season. We're not saying that he definitively will be; our argument is that the AMC zombie drama would be wise to follow the events of Robert Kirkman's comic book series and off the character during its current sixth season. For the uninitiated, Glenn is killed off in the landmark 100th issue of the comics in the most savage fashion: by Negan, who picks the former pizza delivery boy out
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- Lesley Goldberg
AMC's Carmike Deal: Justice Department Review Could Impact Licensing of Blockbuster Movies
17 hours ago
AMC Theatres' $1.1 billion deal to acquire the Carmike theater chain will potentially result in the biggest theater circuit around the world. It could also give the U.S. Justice Department an opportunity to reshape licensing practices for first-run films. After completing the deal, AMC will have more than 600 theater locations in 45 states across the country. The U.S. Justice Department will now commence a review on competition grounds. Some analysts expect that AMC could be forced to divest some of its theaters where there is especially high market concentration — for example, AMC agreed to do this in
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- Eriq Gardner
Bea Arthur's Back! 'Deadpool' Cameo, Animal Collective Song and New Secrets of the 'Star Wars Holiday Special'
17 hours ago
A version of this story first appeared in the March 18 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. Fox’s $600 million box-office juggernaut Deadpool is introducing a new generation to the unlikeliest of heroines: Bea Arthur. The face of the Golden Girls star, who died in 2009 at age 86, appears on a tank top worn by the Marvel antihero, played by Ryan Reynolds. Fans of the comic are already aware that the vigilante (real name Wade Winston Wilson) harbors a crush on the star, a plot point dreamed up by Deadpool
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- Seth Abramovitch
'Death Wish' Remake Finds Its Directors
18 hours ago
The directing duo behind the Israeli revenge movie Big Bad Wolves have a Death Wish. Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado are in negotiations to direct Death Wish, MGM and Paramount's long-in-the-works remake of the 1974 vigilante movie that starred Charles Bronson. Bruce Willis is attached to star in the remake, which is being produced by Ridley Scott and Jules Daly. The original film was an adaptation of a novel by Brian Garfield and told of a man who goes on a revenge spree after his wife is killed and daughter sexually assaulted. The movie struck a
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- Borys Kit
'Once Upon a Time' Cast: Expect "Fun Surprises and Unexpected Encounters" in 100th Episode
18 hours ago
When "Once Upon a Time"’s 100th episode airs on March 6, things will be very different, yet eerily similar. As co-creators Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis teased to The Hollywood Reporter earlier this season, the Underworld is a twisted version of Storybrooke, filled with dearly (and not-so-dearly) departed characters from the show’s five seasons. According to the fairytale drama’s core cast — Ginnifer Goodwin (Mary Margaret/Snow White), Jennifer Morrison (Emma Swan), Josh Dallas (David/Prince Charming), and Lana Parrilla (Regina/The Evil Queen) — there are going to be many ghosts from the past with “unfinished business” sending everyone
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- Alyse Whitney
The Last Living Silent Star: Child Actress Baby Peggy Made the Equivalent of $14M a Movie and Lost It All
18 hours ago
This story first appeared in the March 18 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. Calvin Coolidge was in the White House. F. Scott Fitzgerald was writing The Great Gatsby. Ziegfeld ruled Broadway. And here in Hollywood — in 1924, the silent-movie capital of the world — a 4-year-old child star nicknamed Baby Peggy (real name: Peggy-Jean Montgomery) was presented with a film contract worth $1 million a picture (that's the equivalent of about $14 million today). "People said my performances changed their lives," says Peggy, 97, who
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- Chris Gardner
'House of Cards': Neve Campbell Talks "Getting in Bed" With the Underwoods
19 hours ago
[Warning: This story contains spoilers from the House of Cards season four premiere, "Chapter 40."] House of Cards returned Friday for its fourth season -- just in time for arguably one of the most bizarre presidential races in United States history. After last season ended with Claire (Robin Wright) walking away from her partner in life and crime Frank (Kevin Spacey), the premiere opened hours later with the longtime duo still miles apart both figuratively and literally. While Frank was still on the campaign trail days before an important primary – and desperately trying to cover up his wife's absence – Claire went back home to Texas to
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- Brian Porreca
Nina Simone's Daughter: "It's Unfortunate Zoe Saldana Is Being Attacked So Viciously"
19 hours ago
Nina Simone's family is "not upset with Zoe [Saldana]" over her portrayal of Simone in the upcoming biopic Nina, Simone's daughter revealed in a recent interview. Lisa Simone Kelly, the singer’s only child, talked to Time about the recent tweet slamming Saldana that was sent out from the verified Twitter account representing her mother's estate. Kelly said she was unaware of the tweet. Simone's family said they hired a family friend to manage the official website and Facebook page years ago, but when Time contacted the friend, Aaron Overfield, he did not return requests for comment. .@zoesaldana Cool story but please take
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- THR Staff
Lapd Investigating After Knife Found Buried on Former O.J. Simpson Property
20 hours ago
The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating after a knife was found buried on O.J. Simpson's former estate in Brentwood, police told The Hollywood Reporter. Detectives are now on the case, police said. The knife, allegedly folding in style, was in the possession of a now retired Lapd officer who "believed the case was closed," a Lapd spokesman said. “There will be plenty of additional investigation.” The unidentified officer was given the knife while working security for a movie being shot nearby Simpson's Brentwood home, which was being torn down, police said. Charges against the officer will
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- Ryan Parker
Bobbi Kristina Brown Died of Drowning and Drugs, According to Unsealed Autopsy
20 hours ago
On what would have been the 23rd birthday of Bobbi Kristina Brown, the late daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office has made public the results of her autopsy. Bobbi Kristina died from a combination of drowning and drug intoxication, according to the autopsy. The medical examiner's office said alcohol, marijuana and drugs used for sedation and to treat anxiety were involved, according to CBS News. The medical examiner said it wasn't possible to determine whether her death was accidental or intentional. The previously sealed autopsy results were made public on Friday morning after
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- Joe Lynch, Billboard
'Fear the Walking Dead' Showrunner Vows "We're Not Doing 'Love Boat' With Zombies"
21 hours ago
AMC's Fear the Walking Dead is heading out to sea. The prequel series will kick off its second half with a mild time jump after the horrific events of season one that saw the show's central blended family handle the death of one of their own. They're now partnered with the mysterious Strand (new series regular Colman Domingo) who is leading Travis (Cliff Curtis), Madison (Kim Dickens) and their brood to his extravagant yacht as L.A. burns. Here, showrunner Dave Erickson talks with THR about what to expect from season two. Plus check out the new key art, below.
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- Lesley Goldberg
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