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Michael Ealy & David M. Rosenthal Will Climb ‘Jacob’s Ladder’ Reboot
11 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Exclusive: Michael Ealy will climb Jacob’s Ladder along with director David M. Rosenthal, who helmed the star in The Perfect Guy. The film is LD Entertainment’s re-imagining of the 1990 supernatural thriller. Scripted by Jeff Buhler and Sarah Thorp, this a modern-day paranoid action thriller about two brothers. Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon and Jennifer Monroe at Ld Entertainment will produce alongside Alison Rosenzweig and Michael Gaeta of Gaeta/Rosenzweig Films (Fright… »
‘Revenant,’ ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Mad Max’ Among Winners at Empire Awards
20 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
London — “The Revenant” won best film at the Empire Awards in London Sunday, but it was “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” that ruled overall, taking five prizes, including director for J.J. Abrams, visual effects, sci-fi/fantasy, and male and female newcomer for stars John Boyega and Daisy Ridley, who were both present to accept their trophies.
“Mad Max: Fury Road” was close behind with four awards, including soundtrack, costume design, make-up and hairstyling, and production design.
Among the stars honored at the ceremony included Matt Damon, who was in attendance to receive the actor award for his performance in “The Martian.” Director Paul Greengrass, who has recently reunited with Damon on the upcoming “Jason Bourne,” presented the award to him on stage. Alicia Vikander was crowned best actress for “The Danish Girl.”
“Spectre” won best British film and best thriller, with the awards collected by director Sam Mendes.
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- Leo Barraclough
'Allegiant' Opens Short of $30M, 'Zootopia' Tops $200M and 'Bronze' Bombs
20 March 2016 9:18 AM, PDT | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »
It's another #1 finish for Disney's Zootopia as the animated hit crossed $200 million this weekend, topping all newcomers. Coming in second was The Divergent Series: Allegiant, with an opening that was down over 44% from its predecessor, and in third was Sony's latest faith-based feature, Miracles from Heaven, which over-performed the studio's conservative expectations. In all, the top twelve was down just a hair compared to the same weekend last year with a combined gross of $119 million, of which Zootopia accounted for nearly 32%. Dropping only 25.9%, Zootopia took in an estimated $38 million this weekend, bringing its overall cume to $201.8 million domestically, the third highest domestic total for a Walt Disney Animation Studios title (not adjusted for inflation). Additionally, it brought in another $64.8 million internationally, bringing its worldwide cume to $591.7 million, which places it just behind the $591.8 million Tangled brought in globally over the course of its entire run back in 2010. In second, with an estimated $29 million, »
- Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
Taiwan’s Catchplay Launches Asian Movie Streaming Service
49 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Taiwan-based film distributor and producer, Catchplay is launching a video-streaming service that it hopes will take on rival platforms in Asia and reverse piracy. Its Catchplay On Demand service launches initially in Taiwan, with Singapore and Indonesia set to follow in the second quarter of the year.
The company, which through a deal with New Regency, is one of the financiers of “The Revenant,” says the new service has a mix of content that has more new releases than rival platforms and delivers them quicker. It will be available in transactional video on demand and subscription VoD modes.
“In recent years, Catchplay has quietly and purposefully expanded its business from theatrical distribution to film financing and production, aggregating digital content for many leading digital platforms and the operation of our own movie channel,” said Harvey Chang, Catchplay chairman in a statement. “Today we launch our new digital platform that extends »
- Patrick Frater
Cte lands Mermaid pay-tv rights
51 minutes ago | ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news »
Hong Kong-based Celestial Tiger Entertainment (Cte) has acquired exclusive pay-tv rights to Stephen Chow’s The Mermaid for its channels in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Singapore.
Cte licensed the film from Sony Pictures Television. The Mermaid is currently China’s highest-grossing film ever with box office of $513m.
“This film, together with the films from our five output deals, cements our commitment to bring our viewers the biggest Chinese blockbusters with the biggest stars,” said Cte executive vice president, TV Networks, Ofanny Choi.
Cte has exclusive output deals with Hong Kong studios including Distribution Workshop, Emperor Motion Pictures, Media Asia, Mega-Vision Project Workshop and Universe Entertainment.
In addition to The Mermaid, the regional channel operator has also secured rights to the two other films that were a big hit over the recent Chinese New Year holiday – Soi Cheang’s The Monkey King 2 and Wong Jing’s From Vegas To Macau 3.
Cte channels include Celestial Movies, Celestial »
- lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
Film Review: ‘Thank You for Playing’
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Ryan and Amy Green designed their video game “That Dragon, Cancer” with a highly unusual purpose in mind: not to amuse or entertain, but rather to capture and demystify what it’s like to care for a terminally ill child. That experience is accessed on an even more intimate level in David Osit and Malika Zouhali-Worrall’s “Thank You for Playing,” a documentary that works as both an emotional portrait of a slow-motion family tragedy and a slippery inquiry into the therapeutic properties of making art. Raising, but not always answering, difficult questions about the advisability of coping with grief through the creative process, this alternately poignant and perplexing film is presently in limited theatrical release, and is set to air on PBS’ “Pov” series later this year.
One would have to play it to be sure, but based purely on the abundant footage we see here, “That Dragon, Cancer »
- Justin Chang
Why do we fund Australian films but not the cinemas to screen them in? | Lauren Carroll Harris
2 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
To support contemporary art we fund art galleries; in theatre we build new stages. Why isn’t the same approach taken with Australian independent cinema?
In the world of contemporary art, policymakers use our taxes to fund galleries and museums. In the world of theatre, we build new spaces and new stages. In the world of music, we fund broadcasters (imagine the Australian music scene without Triple J, or the network of small community stations whose mandate is to play local and emerging artists).
So why in the film world do we predominantly fund films but not the spaces to screen them in? Why isn’t Australia’s film policy angled more towards distribution, access and experience?
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- Lauren Carroll Harris
Lego Batman Plot Details Revealed, New Trailer Drops Tomorrow
3 hours ago | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
After the runaway success of The Lego Movie, Warner Bros knew almost immediately that they wanted to delve deeper into the world of everyone's favorite building block set. Using Batman as a gateway to the world of Lego certainly helps, and with The Lego Batman Movie coming to theaters next year, we're about to get our first look at what sounds like the most emotional Batman story yet. The first images, as well as the promise of the first trailer to The Lego Batman Movie dropping tomorrow, both hit USA Today, and the details we've heard are extremely promising. Judging by the clues given by director Chris McKay, Will Arnett's Batman will be just as rich and dependent on his butler Alfred, played this time by the always welcome Ralph Fiennes. But some changes are going to be made to Bruce Wayne's lifestyle, as he's introduced to both Robin »
Another Key Cast Member May Be Coming Back For Mission: Impossible 6, Here's What We Know
4 hours ago | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
If it wasn't for the adrenaline filled thrill ride known as Mission: Impossible . Ghost Protocol, the television turned film franchise might have run out of gas long before Christopher McQuarrie got to put his personal touch on the equally impressive Mission: Impossible . Rogue Nation. Both of those films owe their success in part to the comedic and action adventure timing of Jeremy Renner, and it looks like McQuarrie is teasing the possible return of our man Brandt. A Twitter exchange broke out between writer/director Christopher McQuarrie and his potential Mission: Impossible 6 star, Renner. Though, to be fair, Jeremy Renner started it; and McQuarrie definitely knew how to finish it. Hey, is the band getting back together? Should I start stretching? @chrismcquarrie. Jeremy Renner (@Renner4Real) March 22, 2016 Wear comfortable pants. You're gonna need 'em. https://t.co/pb36e8ApV0. ChristopherMcQuarrie (@chrismcquarrie) March 22, 2016 All clowning aside, it wouldn't be »
The Tonya Harding Movie Just Cast Its Star, And She's Kind Of Perfect
7 hours ago | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Margot Robbie has been on fire ever since her breakout role in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf Of Wall Street, with The Legend of Tarzan and Suicide Squad both looking to help build her box office cred later this summer. But now Robbie is attached to a project that sounds absolutely perfect fodder for her dramatic chops: she's going to play infamous Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding in the biopic I, Tonya. The news comes to us from Deadline, who have reported that Robbie is attached to the film as its lead actress, as she's trying to find a director to helm the project. The film is set to tell the story of the famous figure skater whose husband tried to take out her competition, fellow figure skater and eventual Silver Medal winner Nancy Kerrigan. With a story of small town girl who came from nothing, and fell from the »
The First ‘The Lego Batman Movie’ Images Are Here; Trailer Comes Out This Wednesday
7 hours ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
“We’re making About a Boy as directed by Michael Mann.” If that quote doesn’t raise your hopes and dreams for The Lego Batman Movie, then what will? Funnily enough, both Christopher Nolan and The Lego Batman Movie director, Chris McKay, were inspired by Mann’s filmography for their Batman films — but obviously we should expect a slightly more comedic spin on […]
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- Jack Giroux
Margot Robbie Attached To Play Disgraced Ice Skater Tonya Harding In ‘I,Tonya’
8 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Exclusive: Margot Robbie has come attached to I, Tonya, a script by Steven Rogers about the crazy story of Tonya Harding. Remember her? She was the ice princess who emerged from a poor upbringing and rough childhood in Portland, Or to rise to the top of the sport of figure skating with a ferocious determination and athleticism that allowed her to become the first American woman to complete the triple axel in major competitions. That propelled her to victory in the 1991… »
Adam Sandler, David Spade Netflix Comedy ‘The Do-Over’ Gets Release Date, First Teaser
8 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Netflix is promising plenty of low-brow gags in the teaser trailer for “The Do-Over,” courtesy of Adam Sandler and David Spade.
The footage features plenty of gun play, car crashes, jumping off massive cliffs, young women in skimpy bikinis on the beach and repartee between the stars as Sandler and Spade decide to fake their own deaths.
“You sure about this, tough guy?” Sandler asks. “F— yeah,” a typically laid-back Spade replies.
The streaming service is releasing “The Do-Over” on May 27. Sandler and Spade starred in Netflix’s Western spoof “The Ridiculous 6” with Spade portraying General George Custer.
“Netflix got Ridiculous,” the trailer notes. “Now this Memorial Day, the madness continues.”
Besides “The Ridiculous Six,” Sandler and Spade also teamed on “Saturday Night Live” between 1992 and 1995 and on the “Grown-Ups” movies.
“The Do-Over” is directed by Steven Brill, who also helmed “Little Nicky” and “Mr. Deeds.” The ensemble cast also includes Paula Patton, »
- Dave McNary
Gwendoline Christie joins 'Top Of The Lake' second series
8 hours ago | ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news »
Game Of Thrones actress will star alongside the returning Elisabeth Moss, with filming now underway in Australia.
Gwendoline Christie (Game Of Thrones) has joined the cast of the second series of Jane Campion’s Top Of The Lake, which began filming today in Sydney, Australia.
She will star alongside Golden Globe-winning Elisabeth Moss in the returning drama mini-series, produced by See-Saw Films for BBC Two.
Additional cast joining the series include David Dencik (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Alice Englert (Beautiful Creatures) and Ewen Leslie (The Daughter).
Commencing four years on from the end of the events depicted in series one, the second series sees the body of an unidentified Asian girl wash up on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. The case initially seems hopeless, until detective Robin Griffin (Moss) discovers that the girl did not die alone.
Campion will return to direct, again writing alongside Gerard Lee, and will be joined by co-director Ariel Kleiman (Partisan).
Producers are [link »
‘Terminator 6’ Still Happening, According to Arnold Schwarzenegger
8 hours ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Terminator Genisys was supposed to launch a whole new era for the series. It was planned as the first in a trilogy, with an additional TV series planned somewhere down the line. Instead, it underperformed at the box office, got panned by critics, and generally disappointed fans. It wasn’t too surprising, then, when word got […]
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- Angie Han
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