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Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt Deliver Bad-Ass Justice In ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Trailer
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Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt look like they’re having a lot of fun in the teaser of Antoine Fuqua’s reimagining of classic western The Magnificent Seven for MGM and Columbia. Washington has a lot more hair than Yul Brynner did in the original but looks just as capable to delivering justice. Pratt also seems just as comfortable in britches and spurs as he does in space with a Walkman, bringing his by-now trademark enthusiasm to his moonshine drinking gunslinger. With… »
Doug Kraner Dies; ‘Gotham’ Production Designer Was 65
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Production designer Doug Kraner, Emmy-nominated for his work on Gotham and with a long list of credits that reaches back through such ’80s fare as Lean on Me and the original Uncle Buck, died April 4 of cancer. He was 65 and lived in West Hollywood. Kraner’s passing was confirmed on his Facebook page, which noted that he died peacefully at his home following a 15-month battle with cancer. Kraner’s most recent work, in addition to Gotham, included The Tomorrow People, Devio… »
Studio 8 Options Daily Beast Article On Bank Robber Who Battled Al Qaeda; George Mastras To Adapt
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Exclusive: Studio 8 has optioned The Possibly True Story Of The Super Burglar Trained To Rip Off Al Qaeda, an article published in The Daily Beast by Geoff Manaugh about a plot by the U.S. government to use bank robbers to steal from al Qaeda post-9/11. George Mastras to adapt for the screen. Studio 8’s Jon Silk brought it in and will oversee it, as the financier/producer won a highly competitive situation that features three other studios making formal offers. They are… »
Nantucket Film Fest Adds Mary-Louise Parker & Chris Noth World Premiere To June Slate
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The Nantucket Film Festival added more than 30 additional feature selections to the lineup of its June 22-27 run, including two world premieres: Xavier Manrique's Chronically Metropolitan, described as a sardonic romantic comedy about a young writer's attempts to win back his ex, starring Shiloh Fernandez, Mary-Louise Parker and Chris Noth; and Paul Serafini's Annabelle Hooper and the Ghosts of Nantucket starring Bailee Madison in a mystery adventure shot on the island… »
Yahoo CEO Declines To Discuss Sale Plans To Protect “Integrity” Of the Process
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and CFO Ken Goldman tiptoed around everyone’s main concern about the company — its effort to restructure or sell itself — today in a quarterly earnings call with analysts. The effort has been hampered by “external noise” and “misconceptions,” Mayer says. But she declined to set things straight “in order to protect the integrity of the process.” Mayer does offer, though, that she, Goldman and the management team have spent the last two months “in… »
Harvey Weinstein On What Hollywood Wants From Politicians
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It’s primary day in New York, and cable news is pretty much wall-to-wall with talking-head pundits. In a break from the pundit parade, MSNBC’s Afternoon MoJoe had New Yorker Harvey Weinstein on to talk about Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, the Gop and the intersection of Hollywood and Washington. The five-minute segment started with a clip of George Clooney on Meet The Press the other day agreeing that what he raised for Clinton and the Dems in L.A. last week “was an… »
Photos: Deadline Studio at Tribeca – Part 4 – Rami Malek, Adam Goldberg, Paul W. Downs & More
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Deadline’s studio at the Tribeca Film Festival, hosted by the Lincoln Motor Company, has been greeting such fest-goers as Rami Malek and Christian Slater (Mr. Robot), Adam Goldberg (Rebirth, Between Us), Lucia Aniello & Paul Downs (Time Traveling Bong, Broad City) and many more. Photographer Mark Mann is behind the lens for our series of video interviews and photo sessions. Take a look, and follow Deadline for more photos and video interviews from… »
Sam Richardson & Vanessa Bayer RSVP For ‘Office Christmas Party’; Jaden Michael Gets ‘Wonderstruck’
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Sam Richardson (Veep) and Vanessa Bayer (Saturday Night Live) round out the cast of Office Christmas Party, the ensemble holiday comedy starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller and Kate McKinnon. When a CEO tries to close her hard-partying brother's branch, he and his Chief Technical Officer must rally their co-workers and host an epic office Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client and close a sale that will save their… »
James Franco & Christian Slater’s Wild Turns As Rival Porn Producers In ‘King Cobra’ – Tribeca Studio
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Director Justin Kelly reteams with his I Am Michael star and producer James Franco for King Cobra, the story about gay porn star Brent Corrigan aka Sean Paul Lockhart, played by Garrett Clayton, who created a turf war between feuding producers but never profited from his success. In King Cobra, Franco plays, along with Keegan Allen, rival producers The Viper Boyz, who poach Corrigan from Cobra Video producer Kocis (known here as Stephen as played by Christian Slater), who… »
‘The Jungle Book’ Expected To Snow Under ‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’
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Last night, Disney’s The Jungle Book took in $7 million — more than last weekend’s full three-day debut for Criminal — and there will be no stopping the Jon Favreau-directed CGI adventure going into its second weekend. The only wide opener to challenge it will be The Huntsman: Winter’s War, the opening expectation of which is low. The Universal film directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan has already opened internationally, but that gross so far is underwhelming. It is expected… »
‘Elvis & Nixon’ Review: Kevin Spacey & Michael Shannon Make Iconic Odd Couple Real And Funny
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Reportedly the most requested photo in the National Archive is the one taken in December 1970 when The King, Elvis Presley, met The President, Richard Nixon, in the White House Oval Office. This secret meeting took place several months before Nixon installed a recording device — the same one that would take down his presidency after the Watergate scandal in 1974 — so there is no audio record of what was said between the two. But now a new movie tries to fill in the blanks… »
Former Universal & Relativity Exec Michael Joe Joins Stx As Film Group COO
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Michael Joe, a former executive at Universal, has joined Stx Entertainment as Chief Operating Officer of the Motion Picture Group, rejoining Adam Fogelson, who is chairman of the group. The two worked together when Fogelson was Universal chairman and Joe was Evp at the studio. "I had the privilege of working with Michael for many years when we were together at Universal," said Fogelson in making the announcement. "There are very few people in this industry with his depth… »
Paul Sparks On ‘Midnight Special’, ‘Girlfriend Experience’ & James Gandolfini In ‘The Night Of’ – Tribeca Studio
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Actor Paul Sparks has been busy with new work on both the big and small screens. In the movies, he most recently starred as a federal agent pursuing a gifted child opposite Michael Shannon and Joel Edgerton in Jeff Nichols' Midnight Special. For television, he is attending the Tribeca Film Festival with HBO’s The Night Of. The series is set in New York, delving into the intricacies of a complex murder case with cultural and political overtones. "In The Night Of, I play… »
Julianne Hough Signs With Wme
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Wme has signed actress, dancer and singer Julianne Hough. She is coming off a starring role as Sandy in Fox’s highly rated and well-received special Grease: Live. She rose to fame as a professional dancer on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars where she was a two-time champion and served as a judge for the past two seasons. Hough’s feature credits include Dirty Grandpa, Safe Haven, Rock Of Ages and the Footloose remake. Along with her brother, fellow pro dancer/actor Derek… »
On-Location L.A. Film Production Up Nearly 24% In Q1
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On-location film and TV production is booming in Los Angeles, thanks in part to the state's $330 million annual tax incentives program. On-location feature film production was up 23.7% for the first quarter of 2016 compared to the first quarter of 2015, and TV production was up 19.1%. Compared to the average first quarters of each of the last five years, on-location film production was up 22.1%, and TV production was up 17.4%, according to data compiled by FilmLA, the… »
Music Box Rescues Nanni Moretti’s ‘Mia Madre’ From Alchemy
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Another feature title is saved in the wake of Alchemy’s financial woes. Music Box Films has acquired U.S. rights to Nanni Moretti’s Mia Madre, the Italian comedy from last year’s Cannes Film Festival that Alchemy snapped up. Mia Madre will now be released during the third quarter. The pic stars John Turturro as divo thespian Barry Higgins, the headache for his female director (Margherita Buy), who’s trying to balance the movie she’s making with the chaos in her life. Mia M… »
A24 Books ‘I Want My MTV’ For Writer-Director James Ponsoldt
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It’s not money for nothing — A24 has optioned rights to I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story Of The Music Video Revolution by Rob Tannenbaum and Craig Marks. James Ponsoldt will write, produce and direct a narrative feature adaptation of the book, which chronicles the founding and first decade of the Network Formerly Known as Music Television. Modestly launched on cable in 1981, MTV would revolutionize music and television. The cable network started out with a concept few… »
Kino Lorber Picks Up Bruno Dumont’s ‘Slack Bay’ – Cannes
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Getting in an early swing at a Cannes Competition title, Kino Lorber has acquired Bruno Dumont’s comedy Slack Bay. The company has taken all North American rights to the film, which stars Juliette Binoche, Fabrice Luchini and Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi. This is Dumont’s third film (see trailer above) to premiere in Competition at Cannes after twice winning the Grand Prix with Humanité and Flanders. World sales are handled by Memento Films International. Kino Lorber has had a… »
‘Hands Of Stone’ Teaser: Edgar Ramirez & Robert De Niro In Roberto Duran Biopic
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“He came from nothing and changed everything.” Here is our first look at Hands of Stone, the Roberto Duran biopic starring Edgar Ramírez as the Panamanian brawler and Robert De Niro as legendary trainer Ray Arcel. Jonathan Jakubowicz wrote and the directed the pic, which The Weinstein Company will release August 26. Usher Raymond IV stars as Sugar Ray Leonard, who lost to Duran in 1980 then turned around and beat him five months later in the infamous “No Mas” fight. If… »
‘By Sidney Lumet’ Helmer Nancy Buirski Sets ‘The Rape Of Recy Taylor’ As Next Pic
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Nancy Buirski, the director of the Cannes documentary By Sidney Lumet and The Loving Story, which aired on HBO and became the basis for Jeff Nichols’ Cannes-bound pic Loving, has found her next project. She will direct and produce The Rape Of Recy Taylor, the true story of a 24-year-old wife and mother who was gang raped in Alabama by seven white men in 1944. Recy Taylor’s story highlights the black women who waged war to take back their bodies and their dignity, and by… »
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