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Barbra Streisand, Barry Levinson Reviving ‘Gypsy’ for STX Entertainment (Exclusive)
11 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Barbra Streisand may realize her dreams of bringing Mama Rose to the big screen.
STX Entertainment is in advanced negotiations to make Gypsy with the Grammy and Oscar winner taking the lead role, and Oscar-winner Barry Levinson (“Rain Man”) directing. Production on the film hit a snag last fall after Universal Pictures put the project into turnaround. It had been developing “Gypsy” for several years, stretching back to STX Chairman Adam Fogelson’s days as the movie studio’s head.
Streisand will produce the film with Joel Silver (“Lethal Weapon”), with Richard Lagravenese (“The Fisher King”) writing the script. The actress is involved in developing the script.
It’s a meaty role for Streisand, one that will see her playing one of the most infamous stage mothers in history and belting out such signature numbers as “Everything’s Coming Up Roses.” Previous actresses who have put their stamp on Mama Rose include Ethel Merman, »
- Brent Lang
‘Fast 8’ Creates New Character; Scott Eastwood To Star
17 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Universal in Fast 8 is introducing an exciting new character played by Scott Eastwood, the son of Clint Eastwood. This just went down, and he will join another newcomer to the franchise in Charlize Theron, the Mad Max: Fury Road heroine who made her deal last week. The Fast & Furious team has excelled in adding juicy new parts to an already humming franchise engine, from Tyrese Gibson to Dwayne Johnson to most recently Jason Statham in last year’s tentpole hit Fast 7. … »
Melissa McCarthy's 'The Boss' Narrowly Tops 'Batman v Superman' for Weekend #1
10 April 2016 7:20 AM, PDT | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »
Melissa McCarthy's The Boss and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice are in a tight race for the weekend number one with a mere $45,000 giving the edge to The Boss based on estimates. Also opening this weekend, Stx's Hardcore Henry fell short of expectations while Fox Searchlight's Demolition was all-too-apt a name for the Jake Gyllenhaal starrer as it managed to barely creep over a $1 million opening. Beginning with The Boss, its #1 finish is secondary to the proven star power of Melissa McCarthy as she top-lines yet another $20+ million opener. Excluding the limited release of St. Vincent and her small appearance in This is 40, McCarthy's streak of starring in a film that has grossed over $20 million in its opening weekend has now been extended to six, going back to 2011's Bridesmaids. Not even the overwhelmingly negative reviews or lackluster "C+" CinemaScore could prevent The Boss from posting a $23.48 million weekend, »
- Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
‘Jungle Book 2’ in the Works at Disney With Director Jon Favreau
14 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Disney is developing a sequel to “The Jungle Book,” which opens Friday in the U.S.
The studio is talks with director Jon Favreau and screenwriter Justin Marks to return for “Jungle Book 2.” Disney’s also negotiating with Favreau and Brigham Taylor to return as producers.
The live-action-cg hybrid is expected to dominate the domestic market this weekend. Critics have embraced the movie with some of the best reviews of the year for a studio production.
“The Jungle Book” grossed $28.9 million during the past weekend in a number of Asian and Latin American territories, including $7.6 million from India, the second highest industry opening for an American release. It also grossed $6.2 million in Russia, $2.6 million in Australia.
Besides the U.S. launch on Friday, “The Jungle Book” will also debut this weekend in China, Brazil, France and Mexico.
The movie is based on the Rudyard Kipling stories about Mowgli, an abandoned »
- Dave McNary
Steven Spielberg Sets ‘The Kidnapping Of Edgardo Mortara’ Next; Tony Kushner Script, Mark Rylance Is Pope Pius IX
9 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Exclusive: Steven Spielberg has found his next film. He’ll direct for Amblin Entertainment The Kidnapping Of Edgardo Mortara, an adaptation of the the book by Pulitzer Prize-winner David Kertzer that Tony Kushner has adapted. Mark Rylance, who won the Best Supporting Oscar for Spielberg’s Bridge Of Spies and who plays the title character in Spielberg’s The Bfg, will star as Pope Pius IX. The Bridge Of Spies producing team of Spielberg, Marc Platt and Kristie Macosko… »
Superhero Buzz: Tessa Thompson Joins 'Thor: Ragnarok'; What and Whom to Expect in 'Avengers: Infinity War'
5 hours ago | Movies.com | See recent Movies.com news »
As the excitement over Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice dies down and we gear up for Captain America: Civil War, arriving early next month, a lot of news on future Marvel cinematic universe installments is coming down the pike. Here are a few things we can share with you today: Tessa Thompson Joins the McU Tessa Thompson, who broke out just two years ago in Dear White People then followed it with last year's phenomenal Rocky reboot-sequel Creed, has joined the cast of Thor: Ragnarok. According to Deadline, the actress's exact role is not being revealed but she's "a kind of superhero" and new love interest for titular God of Thunder (Chris Hemsworth), and she'll reportedly appear in other future McU movies, as well. In addition to the lead...
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- Christopher Campbell
Wim Wenders Starts ‘Submergence’ Shoot in Berlin with James McAvoy, Alicia Vikander
21 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
London — Wim Wenders started principal photography Tuesday in Berlin on romantic thriller “Submergence,” which stars James McAvoy and Alicia Vikander. Filming will take place in France, Germany, Spain and Africa, before wrapping in July.
Embankment is handling international sales. UTA Independent Film Group packaged the project and is handling the U.S. sale.
The pic is based on the novel by J.M. Ledgard from a screenplay by Eric Dignam (“The Last Face”). It is the story of James More (McAvoy), a water engineer who is taken hostage in Somalia by Jihadist fighters who suspect that he is a British spy. Danielle “Danny” Flinders (Vikander) is a biomathematician working on a deep sea-diving project to support her theory of the origin of life on the planet.
James and Danny only met a few weeks earlier, in an isolated hotel on the Atlantic coast, where they were both preparing for their dangerous missions. »
- Leo Barraclough
No ‘Silence,’ But Paramount Still Boasts Prestige Power at CinemaCon
2 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Las Vegas — The oddest note in Paramount Pictures’ CinemaCon presentation Monday night, kicking off four days of footage reveals and seminars at the annual motion picture exhibitors trade show, was the exclusion of Martin Scorsese’s “Silence.” The Oscar-winning director’s latest film, expected to hit theaters this fall, is a presumed awards hopeful on paper. But it didn’t even warrant a mention. Nevertheless, the studio had plenty of prestige potential to show off.
Beginning with a bit of a surprise, Robert Zemeckis’ “Allied” was previewed with a solid assemblage of polished footage featuring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard. The World War II drama was directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis (“Forrest Gump”) from a script by Oscar-nominated writer Steven Knight (“Dirty Pretty Things”). It’s also producer Graham King’s first real play along these lines since his last collaboration with Scorsese, 2011’s “Hugo.” He won the best »
- Kristopher Tapley
Fight Breaks Out at Donald Trump’s ‘New York Values’ Rally (Video)
4 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Another day, another fight at a Donald Trump rally. Trump defended “New York values” at the Times Union Center in Upstate New York on Monday, but maybe not these values: two men got into a violent scuffle. Video footage captured by a local reporter shows one man lunging at a booing protester. The Trump supporter then grabs the man’s face, as people in the crowd try to break it up, before security guards lead the protester out. Also Read: Trump Campaign Manager Appears to Grab a Protester at Tucson Rally in CBS News Video Fight breaks out at @realDonaldTrump rally at the @TUCenter pic. »
- Debbie Emery
Jj Abrams Defends Sean Parker’s $50 Screening Room Model to Theater Exhibitors
4 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
“Star Wars” director J.J. Abrams boldly defended a controversial new screening system to an auditorium full of theater owners on Monday, imploring: “We have to adapt.” Abrams spoke on stage at the annual theater exhibitor CinemaCon in Las Vegas where several thousand exhibitors had gathered. As he accepted the Showman of the Year Award he called for the film industry to adapt to technological change, obliquely defending his support for a $50 home viewing system being developed by Napster founder Sean Parker. “Much has been said of other technologies that threaten the theater experience — and of course I am no »
- Meriah Doty
CinemaCon 2016: Paramount Teases Gritty ‘Ben-Hur,’ Bro-tastic ‘Baywatch’ Footage
4 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
A bone-crushing “Ben-Hur,” chest-bumping “Baywatch” and a pre-taped Tom Cruise were among the highlights from Paramount Pictures’ presentation at the opening on Monday of CinemaCon 2016, the annual gathering of movie exhibitors. But the presentation was pale in comparison to last year’s showy footage of “Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation” with Tom Cruise telling tales of his death-defying airplane stunt, and the studio having few movies to show off for this year. Instead this year the stars sent taped messages of appreciation to the exhibitors that show their movies, promising to see them next year. Studio Vice-Chairman Rob Moore offered the »
- Matt Donnelly and Meriah Doty
Tom Cruise Promises ‘Incredible Set Pieces’ for ‘Mission: Impossible 6’
5 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Last year, Tom Cruise took CinemaCon by storm, keeping theater owners enraptured as he spun tales of how he risked life and limb by strapping himself to the side of an airplane on “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation.”
The actor behind the hit spy series couldn’t make it to Las Vegas this go-round. Cruise was busy filming in London, but he still taped a video appearance for the exhibition industry confab, promising that super spy Ethan Hunt will be back for more global espionage and gravity-defying world saving. Filming will begin next fall with “Rogue Nation” director and co-writer Christopher McQuarrie returning for another adventure.
The mission may change, but the formula will stay the same. Cruise said that there will be “…more incredible set pieces, stunts…and what I think is a very entertaining and compelling story.”
In addition to promises of more escapades for Hunt and the Imf, »
- Brent Lang
CinemaCon: ‘Baywatch’ Overflows With Bikini Jokes, Raunchy Humor
5 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Dwayne Johnson is slipping into David Hasselhoff’s swim trunks in “Baywatch,” and while he may be patrolling the beaches of Los Angeles County saving lives, he’s not taking himself too seriously.
Based on footage screened at CinemaCon on Monday, this is a “21 Jump Street” style re-interpretation of a venerable television franchise, one that’s not afraid to send up its source material. In the very red-band trailer, Johnson and co-star Zac Efron drop a lot of four-letter words, while joking about taking orders from their balls. There’s also a bit about the wedgie-inducing swimwear sported by the beautiful female lifeguards who make it safe to go in the water (though no glimpse of legendary “Baywatch” beauty Pamela Anderson).
“Why does this suit ride so far up our asses,” asks one female lifeguard. “I designed it that way,” answers another.
Efron seems to be channeling his “Neighbors” slacker character, »
- James Rainey and Brent Lang
WWE ‘Monday Night Raw': 9 Things You Didn’t See on TV
5 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
The biggest, brashest and most entertaining WWE Superstars are in Los Angeles this week for “Monday Night Raw.” Featuring Dr. Phil as a special celebrity guest delivering a very special kind of family therapy to Women’s Champion Charlotte, the show brought plenty of energy and surprises to the Staples Center downtown. The L.A. outing oozed with glamour and glitz as the big guns came to town, complete with hammy acting and over-the-top costumes. While “Monday Night Raw” airs live on USA Network, TheWrap was on the scene amidst the rampant fans, and here’s what you didn’t see on TV. »
- Debbie Emery
CinemaCon: Jeremy Renner Says ‘Story of Your Life’ Offers ‘Badass’ Female Lead
5 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
As part of the Paramount Pictures opening night presentation at CinemaCon 2016 Monday, the studio dropped the first trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s “Story of Your Life.” The film stars Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner as members of a team brought in to help determine a newly-arrived extra-terrestrial race’s intentions with our planet.
In introducing the footage with Adams, Renner said he was largely drawn to the project because it featured a dynamic female protagonist. “It’s Amy’s story, and there’s not enough cinema in Hollywood where we have a strong, badass, intelligent female lead,” he said. “I think that’s important.”
Paramount used the gathering of exhibitors to premiere the moody trailer for the alien invasion thriller. The footage showed government officials enlisting Adams to help translate messages from alien visitors. She joins a team headed up by Forest Whitaker with Renner as a theoretical physicist. She »
- Kristopher Tapley
'Dancing with the Stars': Did you predict those 'Disney Night' surprises?
5 hours ago | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
Did you correctly predict who would be eliminated on "Disney Night" on "Dancing With the Stars"? If so, you should be taking part in our weekly predictions contest. Hurry -- make your "Dancing with the Stars" predictions for a chance to top our famous leaderboards. It's fun and easy, so start now by scrolling down to predict which celeb will be eliminated next. -Break- Subscribe to Gold Derby Breaking News Alerts & Experts’ Latest Emmy Predictions Defying our exclusive Gold Derby odds, low-scoring football player Doug Flutie survived elimination. He and fellow athletes Von Miller and Antonio Brown tied for the lowest judges' score last week, and we gave him 2/3 odds of being sent home (60% chance). Actress Marla Maples got the boot instead. We had ranked her second with 11/4 odds (27% chance), and she only scored a point higher than Flutie last week, so her elimination wasn't a couplete surp...' »
Brad Pitt’s World War II Movie ‘Allied’ Set for Nov. 23 Release
6 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Paramount Pictures has given an awards season release date of Nov. 23 for “Allied,” Brad Pitt’s World War II romantic thriller.
“Allied,” produced by Gk Films, also stars Marion Cotillard and is directed by Robert Zemeckis. The film is shooting in London, with production also taking place in the Canary Islands.
Zameckis is directing from a script by Steven Knight (“The Hundred-Foot Journey”). Graham King, who won an Oscar for “The Departed,” is producing with Zemeckis, and Steve Starkey.
Denis O’Sullivan, Jack Rapke (“Flight”),” Jackie Levine, Patrick McCormick and Knight are serving as executive producers.
Pitt is portraying an intelligence officer in 1942 North Africa who encounters a French Resistance fighter, played by Cotillard, on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Reunited in London, their relationship is threatened by the extreme pressures of the war.
Joining Pitt and Cotillard are Jared Harris, Lizzy Caplan (“Masters of Sex”) and Matthew Goode of “Downton Abbey. »
- Dave McNary
Paramount Titles Brad Pitt-Marion Cotillard Drama ‘Allied,’ Moves ‘Ben-Hur’ a Week
6 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Paramount Pictures has titled its World War II drama starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard. “Allied,” currently filming with director Robert Zemeckis, will hit theaters November 23, 2016. Pitt and Cotillard play assassins who fall in love during a mission to kill a German official. They soon marry, but their romance is cut short when Pitt learns a devastating secret about his wife that prompts him to turn on her. Also Read: Sean Parker's Screening Room Proposal Is Hot Topic at CinemaCon The studio also announced during its kick-off presentation at CinemaCon 2016 that its remake of “Ben-Hur” will move one week, »
- Matt Donnelly
Denzel Washington, Viola Davis Starring in ‘Fences’ Movie
6 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Denzel Washington will star in and direct a movie version of August Wilson’s “Fences” for Paramount Pictures with Viola Davis on board to star.
Both actors won Tony’s for their performance in the 2010 Broadway revival of “Fences.” Bron Creative and Macro are producing the movie with Washington, based on Wilson’s screen adaptation of his Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
Scott Rudin and Todd Black are producing with Washington. Executive producers are Eli Bush; Bron Creative’s Aaron L. Gilbert; Jason Cloth; Andy Pollack; Macro’s Charles D. King and Kim Roth along with co-executive producer Poppy Hanks.
Brad Grey, Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures, “This important and beloved play has been a passion of Denzel’s for many years and it is with great excitement that we embark together to bring his dream project to the big screen.”
“Fences” is the story of a one-time promising baseball player, »
- Dave McNary
Review: On 'Better Call Saul,' Mike and Jimmy's crimes have ugly consequences
6 hours ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
A review of tonight's Better Call Saul coming up just as soon as I tune into Diagnosis: Murder sometime this morning between 11:18 and 11:35... "But you're the one who made him this way." -Kim Walter White has yet to appear on Better Call Saul, and the most the show would likely be able to do with him is a brief (and likely more distracting than it's worth) cameo where one of the show's supporting characters bumps into an aggrieved local high school science teacher. But if Walt's doesn't particularly belong on this show, his spirit very much hangs over it — not only because we know that Jimmy and Mike are both doomed to get tangled up in his business, but because we keep seeing them make mistakes we know all too well from our days watching Breaking Bad. This is particularly apparent in season 2's penultimate chapter, "Nailed," where »
- Alan Sepinwall
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