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Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in Ubisoft’s ‘The Division’ Movie (Exclusive)
2 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Following record-breaking sales, Ubisoft is already developing a movie based on its video game “Tom Clancy’s the Division,” and now looks to have an A-list star to lead the film.
Sources tell Variety that Jake Gyllenhaal is attached to star in the pic based on the hit video game that has already become Ubisoft’s fastest-selling product.
Gyllenhaal is also attached as a producer, and the studio is currently looking for a writer to pen the adaptation. Ubisoft could not be reached for comment.
Developed and published by Ubisoft, with assistance from Red Storm Entertainment, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the third-person shooter is set in a dystopian New York City in the aftermath of a smallpox pandemic. The player, who is an agent of the Strategic Homeland Division, commonly referred to as simply “The Division,” is tasked with helping to rebuild the Division’s operations in Manhattan, »
- Justin Kroll
Logan’s Run Redo Starts Anew With Colony’s Ryan Condal
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Exclusive: Warner Bros is back on track with its long-gestating remake of the pulp sci-fi classic Logan’s Run, and has tapped USA’s Colony co-creator/showrunner Ryan Condal to write a new script. Condal will be basing his screenplay on a treatment by X-Men Apocalypse co-writer Simon Kinberg, who will be producing along with Joel Silver and DC television universe honcho Greg Berlanti. The film would be a fresh take on the 1967 novel by William F. Nolan and George Clayton J… »
Tj Miller Joins Steven Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’
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T.J. Miller is grabbing a game paddle and joining “Ready Player One.” Miller has joined Simon Pegg, Tye Sheridan and Olivia Cook in the beloved Ya adaptation, an individual familiar with the project told TheWrap. Miller was cast as Number Six, a bounty hunter, the insider said. Miller can currently be seen as loudmouth entrepreneur Erlich Bachman on the HBO comedy “Silicon Valley.” Also Read: Simon Pegg Joins Tye Sheridan in Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' Written by Ernest Cline and published in 2011, “Ready Player One” concerns the Oasis, a virtual reality universe that humans in the »
- Matt Donnelly
‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Reshoots: The Tone Needs to Be Lightened Up a Bit
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Yesterday brought the worrisome news that four weeks of extensive and expensive reshoots needed to be completed on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. At the time, there were no reasons given as to why the reshoots needed to be done, and Disney played off the news as just a normal part of production. While […]
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- Ethan Anderton
Amber Tamblyn Climbs to Director’s Chair for ‘Paint’ Job
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A third-generation Angeleno, Amber Tamblyn says she has L.A. “deep in her bones.” So it may have been inevitable that when the actress decided to make the jump to directing, she chose an L.A. story.
“Paint it Black,” which Tamblyn adapted from Janet Fitch’s novel about the L.A. punk scene in the 1980s, will have its world premiere at Laff on June 3.
Tamblyn – a published poet – was given the book by friend Amy Poehler a decade ago. She instantly had a visceral reaction: “It [looked] like a movie to me,” says Tamblyn. “I think most people who want to adapt a novel into a film have a similar strong and quick response to the narrative.”
Tamblyn’s been acting for 20 years, starting with a six-year stint on “General Hospital,” but directing was never on her mind. Originally, she had another director signed on who eventually convinced her that »
- Valentina I. Valentini
Thora Birch Joins Adrian Grenier Thriller ‘Public Affairs’
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Thora Birch has joined Adrian Grenier and Mimi Rogers in the political thriller Public Affairs, Variety has learned exclusively.
Eric Bross is directing from a script by Tom Cudworth. Producers are School Pictures’ Stephen Israel (“Swimming With Sharks”) and George Voskericyan (“Helicopter Mom”) of American Film Productions. Shooting starts this month in Norfolk, Va.
13 Films has international rights to the project, which was introduced to buyers in Cannes.
“Public Affairs” follows a young campaign aide who sleeps with a presidential candidate’s wife — a mistake that sends him into a downward spiral of corruption and blackmail. He is left fighting not only for his career, but also his life.
“I’ve long-admired Thora’s raw talent and am thrilled that she has joined the team,” said Israel. “Her honesty and depth will truly complement an already-strong cast.”
Birch’s credits include “Patriot Games,” “American Beauty” and “Ghost World.” She took »
- Dave McNary
‘Hamilton’ Star Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘In The Heights’ Back On At The Weinstein Company
13 hours ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
It’s been a pretty good week so far for “Hamilton” creator/star Lin-Manuel Miranda. He landed the co-starring role in Disney‘s upcoming “Mary Poppins Returns,” and now the Broadway show that first put him on the map is (finally) headed to the big screen. The Weinstein Company have picked up the rights to “In The Heights,” the Tony […]
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- Kevin Jagernauth
Us Briefs: Bleecker Street sets 'Denial' release date
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Plus: Awesomeness Films acquires Spontaneous; and more…
Bleecker Street has set a September 30 awards season release date for Denial, the Rachel Weisz starrer based on Deborah E. Lipstadt’s book History On Trial: My Day In Court With A Holocaust Denier.
The story of Lipstadt’s legal battle with Holocaust denier David Irving stars Timothy Spall as the latter, as well as Tom Wilkinson and Andrew Scott.
Mick Jackson directs from David Hare’s adapted screenplay. Producing Denial are Gary Foster and Russ Krasnoff, while Participant Media’s Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King, BBC Films’ Christine Langan and Joe Oppenheimer, Bleecker Street’s Andrew Karpen, and Shoebox Films Guy Heeley serve as executive producers.
Awesomeness Films has acquired rights to Ya novel Spontaneous and set Brian Duffield to adapt. Duffield and Nicki Cortese will produce under their Jurassic Party’s first-look deal with Awesomeness. AwesomenessTV head Brian Robbins and Awesomeness Films head Matt Kaplan will produce »
- jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
Wme: We’re Not Doing Trump’s Convention Film
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A spokesman for Wme Entertainment said that the agency had no plans to work on a film for the Republican National Convention, after Donald Trump suggested in an interview that agency chieftan Ari Emanuel had offered to take charge of the project.
Trump is a former agency client and talks to Emanuel, the spokesman said. Wme/Img also purchased the Miss Universe Pageant from the Trump Organization last year.
In an interview with Michael Wolff in the Hollywood Reporter, Trump said that Emanuel was a “very good friend of mine” and that he had offered to take on the convention project.
But Emanuel is a longtime Democrat, and has given to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. His brother, Rahm, is the former mayor of Chicago.
It’s fairly typical for presidential nominees to enlist Hollywood figures for their biographical convention films. Davis Guggenheim directed Barack Obama’s movie in 2008, and »
- Ted Johnson
‘Sicario’ Sequel ‘Soldado’ Lines Up Director, Emily Blunt Will Not Be Returning
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Since last fall, news that a sequel to Denis Villeneuve‘s terrific “Sicario” was in the works has gone from being met with disbelief, to acceptance that it’s actually happening. This spring brought word that Benicio del Toro, Emily Blunt, and Josh Brolin would all be reprising their roles, with Taylor Sheridan returning to write the script […]
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- Kevin Jagernauth
Jake Gyllenhaal Just Joined Another Video Game Adaptation, Get The Details
1 hour ago | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
It's been six years since Jake Gyllenhaal lit up screens worldwide in his portrayal of the titular character in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. But seeing as that film's reception was, at best, lukewarm, one can't blame him if he never set foot on the set of a video game adaptation again. Yet here we are, almost a decade later, and Gyllenhaal is ready to take the lead in the film version of Tom Clancy's The Division. The news broke in a hot item this evening, courtesy of Variety, which saw Gyllenhaal not only named as the star of the film adaptation of one of this year's best selling video games, but also as a producer. This is Ubisoft's third would-be film franchise based on one of their products, as Michael Fassbender's Assassin's Creed is set to be released this December, and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell »
Mike Ovitz, Ron Meyer To Square Off Sept 7 For ‘Powerhouse’ Book Launch
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September 7 will be the night that CAA co-founders Michael Ovitz and Ron Meyer take the stage to compare their stories about the formation of that storied talent agency, along with author James Andrew Miller as he launches Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood’s Creative Artists Agency. Deadline’s Peter Bart revealed recently that the former partners, who rarely speak, would take the stage to kick off the publication of the new book. The event will take place at the… »
How The Director Who Slammed Keira Knightley Is Trying To Make Things Right
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A couple of days ago, John Carney, the director of Sing Street and Begin Again, happened to make some choice remarks about how he basically didn't want to work with Keira Knightly ever again. We were as surprised as you were, frankly, and the only thing that's even more surprising is the whip fast turnaround between the disparaging remarks and Carney's apology. You can read said apology, courtesy of a tweet from the director, below. From a director who feels like a complete idiot. pic.twitter.com/vfO8m4U2Hl. John Carney (@jayceefactory) June 1, 2016 This apology comes from only a couple of hours ago, on John Carney's Twitter feed, but the response itself looks like it's the result of quite a bit of thought. In his statement, Carney blamed his words on the fact that in picking apart his own work, he pointed the finger in a direction »
‘Under the Gun’ Director: ‘I Stand By’ Controversial Edit
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Director Stephanie Soechtig is sticking up for her documentary “Under the Gun” after executive producer Katie Couric apologized for a controversial scene in the film.
Couric, who also narrates and appears in the movie, expressed regret Monday for a moment in the film in which she asks members of a gun-rights group called the Virginia Citizens Defense League a question about background checks for felons and suspected terrorists. The group members are shown sitting silently for eight seconds before finally answering. Couric and the movie, which premiered May 14 on Epix, became targets for gun-rights advocates last week after unedited audio revealed that the silence had been added into the documentary — the Vcdl members had responded immediately to Couric’s question. In her statement Monday, Couric said, “I regret that those eight seconds were misleading,” and claimed that she raised concerns about the edit to Soechtig during the filmmaking process.
Speaking to Variety Wednesday, »
- Daniel Holloway
‘Gomorra’s Stefano Sollima To Helm Benicio Del Toro & Josh Brolin In ‘Sicario’ Sequel ‘Soldado’
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Exclusive: Lionsgate and Black Label Media are getting closer to a production start on Soldado, the second installment of the drug war thriller that began with 2015’s Sicario. I’m told that Stefano Sollima is the front-runner to direct the second installment and should have the job shortly, with talks expected to wrap up quickly. Denis Villenueve directed the first film. Sollima is the Italian director who has made a number of memorably gritty crime thrillers but is best… »
Report: Brie Larson is the Frontrunner For ‘Captain Marvel’
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If a new rumor is to be believed, Marvel Studios has finally found its Captain Marvel. It seems that newly minted Oscar winner Brie Larson is the frontrunner for the coveted role, although it’s not clear just how close she is to signing on the dotted line. In any case, if this is the quality of performer […]
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- Jacob Hall
‘Captain Marvel’: Brie Larson Nears Deal To Star
2 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
As Marvel Studios begins putting together its upcoming Captain Marvel film, Brie Larson has emerged as the front-runner for the role in what would be Marvel’s first female-led superhero pic, Deadline has confirmed. The Room Oscar winner has been a rumored contender for months and now flies ahead of Emily Blunt and Olivia Wilde, who have been fan favorites for the role. The film is scheduled for release March 8, 2019, with a script by Guardians of the Galaxy co-writer… »
Ready Player One Just Added A Deadpool Star
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Over the last several months, Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One adaptation has been building itself an impressive cast. The movie is only a couple weeks from finally commencing principal photography, but there’s still at least one more actor joining the ensemble. It’s just been announced that Deadpool’s T.J. Miller has been recruited as the newest player in Oasis, the story’s expansive virtual reality world. As the latest addition to Ready Player One, Miller will play an annoying troll in the Oasis forums named i-R0k, according to The Hollywood Reporter. We won’t give any spoilers, but as you would expect from that description, i-R0k makes life hell for the main protagonist, Wade Watts. However, i-R0k wasn’t a major character in the book, so one wonders if his role in the movie will be »
Captain Marvel Is Eyeing This Award-Winning Actress For Carol Danvers
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While Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has a number of brand new heroes being introduced, we.ve already seen many of them get cast already. Chadwick Boseman and Tom Holland have already made their respective debuts as Black Panther and Spider-Man, and in just a few months we.ll see Benedict Cumberbatch become the first big screen version of Doctor Strange. Really, the only big name without an actor attached at this point is Captain Marvel, but that may soon change. That.s because reports now say that Brie Larson is in talks for the part. This news comes to us from Variety, which has learned from its sources that the Academy Award winning star of Room is considered by Marvel Studios to be the frontrunner for the part of Captain Marvel a.k.a. Carol Danvers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The studio didn.t officially comment »
More ‘Cartel’ From Author Don Winslow
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Don Winslow has announced on Twitter that he’s going back to write the third installment in the drug war novel series that began with The Power of the Dog and continued with last year’s much-lauded bestseller The Cartel. Fox made a big splashy deal for the movie rights to those novels, with Ridley Scott to direct the film from a script by Shane Salerno. Winslow’s declaration came just as The Cartel was released in paperback. Winslow first is committed to collaborating with… »
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