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Is that Wolverine in the new 'X-Men: Apocalypse' trailer?
18 hours ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Happy Monday! 20th Century Fox just dropped what it calls the final X-Men: Apocalypse trailer, and it might be the most revealing one yet. It looks like the X-Men are called into action when their fearless leader, Professor X, is abducted by the all-powerful Apocalypse. Mystique reluctantly leads his students into battle, but they'll have some help. Help that has adamantium claws. X-Men: Apocalypse comes out on May 27. »
- Sara Morrison
'Jungle Book' Repeats, 'Huntsman' Falls On His Axe and 'Zootopia' Tops $900M Worldwide
24 April 2016 9:29 AM, PDT | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »
The Jungle Book remained in first place in its second weekend by a large margin over the weekend runner up as it tripled the opening weekend for Universal's The Huntsman: Winter's War. Meanwhile, Pantelion's Compadres finished among the weekend top ten while Roadside's release of A Hologram for the King finds itself in a battle for tenth position. With an estimated $60.8 million, Disney's The Jungle Book dropped only 41.1%, the fourth smallest second weekend drop for a film that opened over $100 million as its domestic cume now climbs to over $191 million. Internationally the film took in an additional $96 million this weekend as its global take is now over $528 million, fifth largest for the year so far. In second place, Universal's prequel The Huntsman: Winter's War struggled out of the gate. With an estimated $20 million it brought in only 36% of the opening weekend total of its 2012 predecessor Snow White and the Huntsman. »
- Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
Kate Moss, Perez Hilton to Have Cameos in ‘Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie’
23 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
London — Fox Searchlight Pictures has revealed that Kate Moss, Jerry Hall, Jean Paul Gaultier, Perez Hilton and Stella McCartney are among the celebrities making cameo appearances in “Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie,” which stars Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks and June Whitfield.
Other leading lights from the worlds of acting, music and fashion appearing in the film include: Abbey Clancy, Alesha Dixon, Alex Jones, Alexa Chung, Alice Dellal, Anya Hindmarch, Barry Humphries (a.k.a. Dame Edna Everage), Beattie Edmondson, Bip Ling, Brix Smith-Start, Bruno Tonioli, Camilla Rutherford, Chris Colfer, Daisy Lowe, Daniel Lismore, Dawn French, Ella Eyre, Foxes, Giles Deacon, Gwendoline Christie, Jade Parfitt, Jamie Laing, Janette Tough, Joan Collins, Jodie Harsh, Jourdan Dunn, Kathy Lette, Kelly Hoppen, La Roux, La Voix, Lara Stone, Lily Cole, Marcia Warren, Miquita Oliver, Nick Grimshaw, Nick Mohammed, Orla Guerin, Ozwald Boateng, Pam Hogg, Poppy Delevingne, Richard Arnold, Robert Webb, Rylan Clark, »
- Leo Barraclough
Blake Jenner, Margaret Qualley and Tim Blake Nelson Join ‘Sidney Hall’ (Exclusive)
15 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Blake Jenner, Margaret Qualley and Tim Blake Nelson have joined the cast of “Sidney Hall” starring Logan Lerman and Elle Fanning.
Kyle Chandler, Nathan Lane and Michelle Monaghan also star with Shawn Christensen directing. Christensen co-wrote the script with Jason Dolan.
Jonathan Schwartz is on board to produce through his Super Crispy Entertainment banner with Christensen and Lerman exec producing.
The story follows three stages in the life of the title character, who writes the book of his generation before disappearing without a trace. The film is currently in production in New York.
Jenner can currently be seen in Richard Linklater’s “Everybody Wants Some!!” and also has “Billy Boy” bowing this year. He is repped by CAA and Atlas Artists.
Along with starring in the final season of “The Leftovers,” bowing this year, Qualley has “The Nice Guys” bowing next month and starts filming the Netflix pic “Death Note” this summer. »
- Justin Kroll
Finecut enters Kim’s 'Age Of Shadows'
6 minutes ago | ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news »
Korean sales company Finecut has picked up Kim Jee-woon’s highly-anticipated The Age Of Shadows, which marks Warner Brothers Korea’s first local-language production.
The film, set against the resistance movement during the Japanese occupation era, stars Song Kang-ho (Snowpiercer) and Gong Yoo (Train To Busan).
Finecut previously handled international sales on Kim’s last Korean feature I Saw The Devil (2010), before he made his Hollywood debut with The Last Stand (2013) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Set in the late 1920s, The Age Of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters led by Gong’s character, trying to bring in explosives from Shanghai to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and Japanese agents trying to stop them.
Song plays a talented Korean-born Japanese police officer who was previously in the independence movement himself and is thrown into a dilemma between the demands of his reality and the instinct to support a greater cause.
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- hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
Cannes: Memento boards Jonathan English action-thriller 'Dias'
25 minutes ago | ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news »
Exclusive: Deal marks company’s first foray into the action genre; film set to shoot in Athens in September.
Paris-based Memento Film International (Mfi) will kick-start sales at Cannes on UK director Jonathan English’s Athens-set action-thriller Dias, which is due to shoot in the Greek capital in September.
The film revolves around the city’s elite police motorbike force, the Dias, consisting of four-person squads travelling two-by-two on high-powered vehicles. The force was created in 2010 in response to a rise in petty and organised crime after the debt crisis threw the country into chaos.
The story will follow energetic young recruit Theo, who quickly becomes a pivotal member of the force as it presses on with its work of eradicating the city of violent crime gangs but in the end becomes their target too.
“I was in Athens in 2013 and I saw the Dias units fly through the city,” said English »
Academy requests Oscar members submit CVs in diversity reshuffle
35 minutes ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Academy voters in the PR and members-at-large chapels asked to complete forms documenting their industry credentials, as part of a reassessment of the diversity of the Oscars body
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences – the governing body whose duties include voting on the Oscars – now has three and a half years to revolutionise its membership.
The aim is that by 2020 women and ethnic minorities will make up half its number, as part of a “sweeping series of substantive changes” following criticism over the lack of non-white people among the acting nominees over the past two years.
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- Catherine Shoard
Los Cabos Winners ‘Habitacion,’ ‘Carrion,’ ‘William’ Head to Cannes
38 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Madrid – Eight-part “La Habitación,” Sebastian Hiriart’s “Carrion” and Ricardo Silva’s ‘William, el Nuevo Maestro de Judo,” all winners at Los Cabos in Progress last November, will now segue from Mexico to Cannes to feature in the Cannes Film Market pix-in-post initiative Los Cabos Goes to Cannes.
They will be accompanied by Astrid Rondero’s “The Darkest Days of Us,” chosen by the Tribeca Film Institute from Los Cabos 2014 lineup to feature in the Tfi’s Latin American Fund initiative.
Much expanded, and a highlight of this year’s Cannes Film Market – the Goes To Cannes work-in-progress initiative kicked off with just one showcase in 2013 – the Goes to Cannes showcases feature brief introductions to excerpts from films presented by their producer and/or director.
Los Cabos Goes to Cannes kicks off an eight-strand program of movies in rough-cut tapping into some of world’s fastest-growing events – Los Cabos, Panama – regions – Central America, »
- John Hopewell
Tilda Swinton cast as Tibetan to placate China, says Doctor Strange writer
41 minutes ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
C Robert Cargill describes depiction of The Ancient One in Benedict Cumberbatch-led superhero fantasy as a ‘cultural landmine’ and ‘unwinnable’ scenario
A Marvel screenwriter has hinted the studio made the controversial decision to “whitewash” Tibetan character the Ancient One in forthcoming superhero epic Doctor Strange to avoid upsetting China.
Related: ‘Whitewashing’ row over Scarlett Johansson's Ghost in the Shell role reignites
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- Ben Child
Cassel-starrer ‘Movie Life,’ ‘Attitude Test,’ ‘Butterflies’ Make Guadalajara Goes To Cannes Cut
43 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Madrid – Brazilian Selton Mello’s “A Movie Life,” starring Vincent Cassel (“Black Swan”), “Attitude Test,” from Chilean producer-turned director Augusto Matte, and Colombian Juan Zapata’s English-language globetrotting love story “Butterflies” all feature at the 2016 Guadalajara Goes to Cannes, a Cannes Film Market pix-in-post showcase ranging across Latin America.
Featuring five titles in all, the May 17 work-in-progress sneak peek underscores not only the stylistic breadth of Latin American filmmaking as film-makers attempt to reach broader and new audiences.
Also playing Guadalajara Goes To Cannes is one title which went to Guadalajara’s own work-in-progress competition last month, Tomas de Leone’s “El Aprendiz,” winning $10,000 worth of counseling on securing a sales agent and festival strategy from Tom Davila’s consultancy Cinemaven Media.
Mello’s third feature, after “The Clown” punched exceptional B.O. for an arthouse feature in Brazil, “A Movie Life” is a rites-of-passage and family drama set in »
- John Hopewell
Fabien Westerhoff Hangs Film Constellation Sales & Finance Shingle – Cannes
1 hour ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Former HanWay Films and WestEnd Films exec, Fabien Westerhoff has launched international licensing and finance company Film Constellation which will debut at next month’s Cannes Film Festival. Based in London, the company is kicking off with a credit facility of up to 10M euros ($11.25M) from France’s FilmsDistribution. Westerhoff will reveal Film Constellation’s first titles on the Riviera, from youth-oriented commercial fare to talent-driven pics targeted at mature… »
Cannes: Wide-Range of Arabic Films set for Cannes Market Showcase
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
The Cannes Film Market will showcase a wide-range of upcoming titles by directors from the Arab world, including prominent Egyptian auteur Yousry Nasrallah’s bucolic “Brooks, Meadows and Lovely Faces,” about a family of cooks who cater for weddings in the Egyptian countryside.
The Marche du Film is set to host a Dubai Film Market presents selection of works-in-progress and also a Liban Cinema presents selection. Both are screening at the mart on Monday, May 16.
The work-in-progress of Nasrallah’s “Brooks,” his followup to post-Arab Spring drama “After the Battle,” which competed in Cannes in 2012, is in the Dubai section. That section also includes Syrian director Maisa Safadi’s “4 Seasons, 2 Brothers and a Border,” produced by U.S. producer Soloman Goodman’s Railroad Films. Pic is about the impact of the 1967 Arab-Isreali Six-Day War on the life of a Syrian village.
The Lebanese selection includes “Fallen From The Sky,” the »
- Nick Vivarelli
Tribeca Film Review: ‘Mother’
2 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Kadri Kousaar has always toyed with dark subjects — “Magnus” and “The Arbiter” both played in the shadowy areas of morality — and while “Mother” also deals with unsavory elements, it does so with a quirky, “Fargo”-like humor that’s a pleasure to watch. This amusing tale of small-town eccentrics trying to figure out what happened with the money a guy withdrew just before a gun accident will keep viewers guessing until the very end, and even though the denouement feels forced, the journey there is lighthearted despite the ostensibly disturbing subject matter. “Mother” will fit perfectly into festivals needing a bit of intelligent levity.
As in nearby Finland, Estonian humor is strong on idiosyncratic personalities negotiating emotional upheavals while maintaining a placid exterior. Such is the case with Elsa (Tiina Malberg), the titular mother forced to give up her job to care for her comatose schoolteacher son Lauri (Siim Maaten »
- Jay Weissberg
Tribeca Film Review: ‘Here Alone’
2 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
You can generally tell how seriously a zombie movie takes itself by how much it uses the Z word — and you know “Here Alone” takes itself very seriously indeed, because that word is never mentioned at all. A surprisingly sober entry in the Tribeca film fest’s midnight section, and even more surprising winner of its narrative feature audience award, this stripped-down survivalist drama about a woman carrying on after a virus has killed and/or zombified most of humanity is probably too low on conventional action to satisfy mainstream horror fans. But critical support could propel it into niche theatrical release, with specialized home-format sales more of a given.
At the outset, Ann (Lucy Walters) is conspicuously alone, living in a well-camouflaged campsite in an upstate New York forest. But flashbacks soon show her an unknown amount of time earlier, fleeing her home with husband Jason (Shane West) and »
- Dennis Harvey
Former HanWay, WestEnd exec Westerhoff launches sales company
2 hours ago | ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news »
Fabien Westerhoff launches London-based outfit with Films Distribution backing.
Former HanWay Films and WestEnd Films executive Fabien Westerhoff has launched London-based sales and finance outfit Film Constellation ahead of Cannes.
Based in London, the company will offer bespoke international licensing and executive production services to producers and financiers, and Westerhoff has negotiated a credit facility of up to €10 million with Paris-based indie sales force Films Distribution, sellers of films including Oscar-winner Son Of Saul, Nanni Moretti’s Cannes 2015 drama Mia Madre and Brillante Mendoza’s upcoming Cannes competition entry Ma’ Rosa.
Film Constellation will reveal the first films on its slate around Cannes with those expected to encompass “youth oriented commercial fare and talent-driven films for mature audiences”.
Speaking to Screen, Westerhoff confirmed that additional staff would likely be added after Cannes.
Westerhoff said of the new company: “This is a destination of expression for trusted filmmakers and emerging new talent, embracing new distribution »
- andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
Tom Hanks: I put £100 on Leicester to win Premier League at start of season – video
2 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Tom Hanks says that he bet £100 on Leicester City for Premier League glory at the start of the season, when challenged by a reporter with disbelief, he says: ‘maybe I did, maybe I didn’t’. Hanks was bemoaning the relegation of Aston Villa, who he supports, but seems to have made up for this disappointment with some shrewd betting. Unless of course he’s joking
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- Guardian Staff
Cannes: Fabien Westerhoff, Films Distribution Launch Film Constellation
3 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Seasoned international film executive Fabien Westerhoff, a former head of sales and distribution at WestEnd Films and HanWay Films, has teamed with Paris-based sales agent Films Distribution, one of France’s most prominent sales companies, to launch Film Constellation, an international licensing/film finance company.
Unveiled in the run-up to Cannes Festival, deal sees Films Distribution taking an equity investment in Film Constellation, facilitating an up-to €10 million ($11.2 million) credit facility for Film Constellation film investments, said Westerhoff.
London-based, Constellation will reveal its first titles at next month’s Cannes market. They will range from youth-orientated commercial fare to talent-driven films for mature audiences.
Film Constellation bows as the global launch of Netflix and targeted roll-out of Amazon Prime and HBO are broadening options open to producers as they seek to both finance and license their movies. As overseas markets contract for many arthouse films but the gamut of types of »
- John Hopewell
Toronto Film Fest Names Lagos, Nigeria, Selection for City to City Program
6 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
The capital of one of the world’s most prolific film industries, Lagos, Nigeria, will step into the spotlight at the Toronto Int’l Film Festival this year as the selection for its annual City to City program.
Festival artistic director Cameron Bailey, who will curate the Lagos program, made the announcement today.
Now in its eighth year, City to City features recent work from filmmakers living and working in hot spots of global cinema. Previous editions have showcased London, Tel Aviv, Istanbul, Buenos Aires, Mumbai, Athens and Seoul.
Bailey, who first visited Lagos in 2005, said he was “so impressed by the vitality of the city,” the hub of an industry considered second only to Bollywood in terms of its annual output.
While the Nigerian industry, known as Nollywood, has earned worldwide recognition — and notoriety — for its frantic shoots and shoestring budgets, Bailey says he has seen the biz mature through the years, »
- Christopher Vourlias
/Filmcast Ep. 364 – Green Room
6 hours ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss the passing of Prince, the visual brilliance of Lemonade, and the relatability of Catastrophe. Be sure to listen to the /Filmcast interview with Jeremy Saulnier and read Sonia Saraiya’s piece on Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(At)gmail(Dot)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, like us on Facebook! Download […]
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- David Chen
It Turns Out Most Of Luke Skywalker's Star Wars Dialogue Was In the Form Of A Question
6 hours ago | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Luke Skywalker was always an inquisitive fellow, particularly in in his big screen debut in Star Wars: A New Hope. But after watching this new supercut of Luke's most questionable dialogue from the 1977 classic, it seems as if Luke had more than just a couple of questions during that first film's events. See for yourself, in the video included below. In the course of a minute and a half, RocketJump Film School has compiled most of Mark Hamill's dialogue from Star Wars: A New Hope into a clip reel that makes our hero Luke Skywalker look like a bratty kid who likes to question everything. Gone is the hero that, while a little wet behind the ears, was a strong young man; and in his place is a kid who seems like he couldn't pilot a T-16 Skyhopper, much less the X-Wing starfighter that took out the first Death Star. »
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