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Skydance Reunites ‘Apollo 13’ Team For Neal Stephenson Sci-Fi Novel ‘Seveneves’
5 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Exclusive: Skydance has set the Apollo 13 team of writer Bill Broyles, director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer for an adaptation of bestselling author Neal Stephenson’s sci-fi novel Seveneves. Grazer and Howard’s Imagine Entertainment is producing the ambitious adaptation. The 2015 book centers on a catastrophic event that renders Earth a ticking time bomb, and nations band together to devise a plan to ensure the survival of humanity in outer space. Five thousand… »
Warcraft earns the second biggest opening in China ever with $46 million; passes $100 million worldwide
13 hours ago | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Following the weekend’s box office, we reported that Duncan Jones’ Warcraft (or Warcraft: The Beginning) had worked its way up to $70 million worldwide. Although some are theorising a pretty poor run domestically, it has performed exceptionally well in China.
After a whopping $7.6 million from midnight screenings, Warcraft brought home $46 million from its China opening according to first estimates. This is the second biggest opening for an American movie behind last year’s Furious 7, and it has vastly outperformed Avengers: Age of Ultron, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Captain America: Civil War. It could end up with $170-$200 million in China alone.
If the movie can keep up this pace oversees, the $160 million video game movie might see some sequels after all.
Warcraft opens this weekend in North America, and experts say it could earn upwards of $25 million with a projected total of $75 million. »
- Luke Owen
‘Suicide Squad’ Is No ‘Deadpool': Warner Bros Film Lands PG-13 Rating
14 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
The Jared Leto-led “Suicide Squad” will not follow in the R-rated footsteps of Ryan Reynolds‘ “Deadpool”: The upcoming Warner Bros. film has officially landed a PG-13 rating from the MPAA. The Motion Picture Association of America assigned it the rating for “sequences of violence and action throughout, disturbing behavior, suggestive content and language.” Generally speaking, box office opportunities are far greater for films more inclusive of the general public, though “Deadpool’s” “R” didn’t seem to hurt it too much. Still, studios highly prefer the “PG-13” — especially for comic book films, which tend to skew younger. Also »
- Tony Maglio
Is Sacha Baron Cohen Pulling Mandrake The Magician Out Of His Hat?
7 June 2016 6:39 PM, PDT | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Sacha Baron Cohen is circling a feature film adaptation of the Mandrake The Magician comic strip, a project that we’re hearing is in very early days at Warner Bros with Tropic Thunder scribe Etan Cohen angling to direct (he made his helming debut with Get Hard). There is no script for this, and very few deals are made, we’re told. But any new potential project with Baron Cohen is an eye-opener — even after his last effort The Brothers Grimsby failed to move the needle for… »
Homeland Season 6 to Feature Female President-Elect
16 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Whether or not presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is elected commander-in-chief, 2017 will nonetheless usher in a female president. Claire Danes on Tuesday revealed during a Q&A with Vanity Fair that Homeland‘s upcoming sixth season will focus on the first female president-elect.
Per Variety, the character will not be a Clinton caricature, but instead an amalgamation of all of the different candidates currently in the running. (Let’s just hope she doesn’t have Donald Trump’s hair!)
Related Shameless, Masters of Sex, The Affair Get Fall Premiere Dates at Showtime
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‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6 Finale Will Be Longest Episode Ever
9 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
(Spoiler alert: Mild spoilers ahead if you’re not up to date on this season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones.”) HBO has confirmed the names of the final two episodes of the sixth season of “Game of Thrones.” The season finale, which will air June 26, will be titled, “The Winds of Winter,” the same name as the upcoming sixth book in George R.R. Martin‘s “A Song of Ice and Fire” saga. The episode will run 69 minutes, making it the longest episode in the history of the series. Also Read: 'Game of Thrones': Sansa's Letter Has Been »
- Jeremy Fuster
‘Gods of Egypt’ Strikes Down ‘Deadpool’ Reign Atop Disc Sales Charts
47 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Four new releases debuted among the top 10 sellers on the national home video sales charts the week ended June 5.
One of them, Lionsgate’s “Gods of Egypt,” bumped Twentieth Century Fox’s “Deadpool” out of the top spot on both Npd VideoScan’s combined Blu-ray Disc and DVD sales chart and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart. The superhero movie landed at No. 2 on both charts, after three weeks at No. 1.
“Gods of Egypt,” an action movie about feuding Egyptian deities, grossed just $31.1 million in U.S. theaters, against a budget estimated at $140 million. The film was criticized for its white cast but it went on to gross more than $142 million worldwide.
The three other new releases that made it into the top 10 are Sony Pictures’ “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” which debuted at No. 3 on both sales charts; Universal Pictures’ “Triple 9,” which bowed at No. 6, also on both charts; and “Race, »
- Thomas K. Arnold
Amber Heard’s Ex-Girlfriend Says Actress Was ‘Wrongfully Accused’ in 2009 Domestic Violence Arrest
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
As Johnny Depp and Amber Heard both battle abuse allegations, the “Rum Diaries” actress’ ex-girlfriend has addressed Heard’s arrest for committing domestic violence against her. “In 2009, Amber was wrongfully accused for an incident that was misinterpreted and over-sensationalized by two individuals in a power position,” Tasya van Ree (above right with Heard in 2010) said in a statement Wednesday, People reported. Authorities at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Washington state have confirmed that Heard was arrested by Port of Seattle Police on Sept. 14, 2009, after she got into an argument with the artist/photographer and allegedly grabbed and struck van Ree’s arm. »
- Debbie Emery
‘The Americans’ Season 4 Finale: EPs on Who Died, Who Hooked Up, and What’s in Store for Season 4
1 hour ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
[Spoiler alert: The following interview discusses plot details of “The Americans” Season 4, episode 13, finale, titled “Persona Non Grata.”]
“The Americans” fourth season wrapped with a hint of romance — though just what Paige’s flirtation with Matthew Beaman, the FBI agent’s son living across the street, means for her Kgb spy parents is up in the air for now. Philip certainly isn’t happy, but Elizabeth may see it as another sign Paige is picking up on the spy game. Meanwhile, the FBI caught up with William Crandall, who immediately infected himself with the deadly virus he was carrying and wasted away in FBI custody (Dylan Baker, we hardly knew ye!). And there are big changes afoot at the Rezidentura, with Arkady Ivanovich Zotov being forced to step down.
Variety spoke with showrunners Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg about the intriguing developments.
What is Philip’s biggest fear about Paige and Matthew?
Fields: The number of potential ways that could go bad are hard to enumerate. That she »
- Geoff Berkshire
'The Americans' Boss on Season 4 Finale, Killing Characters and the End
1 hour ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
[Warning: This story contains spoilers from the season four finale of The Americans.] On the heels of a two-season renewal, The Americans wrapped another critically lauded season Wednesday night. The FX drama's fourth installment continued to prove that parenting can be just as difficult as espionage work by exploring how the lives of undercover Russian agents Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth (Keri Russell) become increasingly complicated by the decisions of their daughter, Paige (Holly Taylor). "One of the moments I loved [in the finale] is when you have these parents that are staring at each other, one out
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- Bryn Elise Sandberg
Critic's Notebook: Dark 'Americans' Finale Hints Changes Are Coming
1 hour ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
[This article contains spoilers for the Wednesday, June 8 season finale of The Americans.] The Unetaneh Tokef prayer, one of the key pieces of the Jewish High Holy Day liturgy, could also be a foundational text for showrunners crafting premieres and finales for their TV shows. What is Rosh Hashanah, after all, but the annual season premiere for a show currently in its 5776th season? For the less Jewishly inclined among you, the Unetaneh Tokef prayer/poem/piyyut speaks to the divine judgment of the season, which launches the new year in the Hebrew calendar. On its most basic and superficial
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- Daniel Fienberg
'Americans' bosses on endgame: 'We hope they'll still trust us two years from now'
1 hour ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
The Americans just wrapped up its fourth season, which we now know will be followed by two more (13 episodes, followed by 10) to wrap up the story of the Jennings family. My review of the season finale is here, and I spoke with showrunners Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg about where things stand, how they decided they needed two seasons to wrap things up instead of one, and more, just as soon as I offer you a Coke... The last time we spoke, you said you were breaking the final stories of the show, and you didn't know if you'd need one or two to do it. How and when did you realize you'd need two? Joe Weisberg: Joel and I took our usual series of walks, and the main thing we realized was we had this very very full story that we wanted to tell in season 5, which meant that the ending we had, »
- Alan Sepinwall
Former ‘Scandal’ Star Columbus Short Gets 30-Day Jail Sentence for Probation Violation
2 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Former “Scandal” actor Columbus Short has been sentenced to a month in jail for violating probation stemming from a 2014 assault case. The embattled actor was also ordered by a judge Wednesday to spend six months in a live-in drug treatment program following a series of legal dramas that would be fitting plot lines for the Shondaland drama. Short’s latest court appearance in Los Angeles was to face allegations that he violated his probation after he tested positive in April for cocaine and marijuana use. As part of the 30 days conviction, he got six days’ credit for time he already has spent in jail, »
- Debbie Emery
TV News Roundup: ‘Hamilton’ Cast to Perform at Tonys, Netflix Releases ‘Marco Polo’ Season 2 Trailer
2 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
“Hamilton” cast will be performing at the 2016 Tony Awards, Netflix releases trailer for Season 2 of “Marco Polo” and more in Wednesday’s TV news Roundup.
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The 2016 Tony Awards will feature performances from the casts of the Tony-nominated Best Musical and Best Revival of a Musical shows, including nominees Brandon Victor Dixon and Adrienne Warren and the cast of “Shuffle Along,” Tony nominees Laura Benanti, Zachary Levi and Jane Krakowski and the cast of “She Loves Me;” Tony nominee Alex Brightman and the cast of “School of Rock;” Tony nominee Danny Burstein and the cast of “Fiddler on the Roof;” Tony nominees Danielle Brooks and Cynthia Erivo and the cast of “The Color Purple;” Tony nominees Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Leslie Odom Jr., Renee Elise Goldsberry, Christopher Jackson and Daveed Diggs and the cast of “Hamilton;” Tony nominees Sara Bareilles, Christopher Fitzgerald and Jessie Mueller and the cast of “Waitress »
- Maria Cavassuto
Could Stanford Rape Judge Really Have His Gavel Taken Away?
3 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
The California judge who sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for raping an unconscious woman is likely to survive the recent efforts to remove him from the bench, experts tell TheWrap. “It’s very, very unlikely,” criminal defense attorney Mark McBride said of the possibility Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky might be ousted. “People have the right to recall judges all they want but unless you get the legal community behind it, it won’t happen.” McBride, who’s tried many sexual assault cases, said Persky was allowed to use his discretion in handing down a sentence on 20-year-old. »
- Itay Hod
Cmt Music Awards 2016: Complete Winners List
3 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt may not have a Super Bowl ring — yet — but he did have the honor of co-hosting the 2016 Cmt Music Awards with Erin Andrews on Wednesday night. Carrie Underwood, Pharrell Williams, Billy Ray Cyrus, Blake Shelton, Elle King, Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan and Fifth Harmony were among the huge stars who gathered for the fan-voted country music awards show, which aired live on Cmt from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. “Smoker Break” singer and past winner Underwood went into the night with a slew of nominations as always, with Chris Stapleton and Cam also leading the. »
- Debbie Emery
Film Review: ‘London Town’
3 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
In an era where Cbgb can be reborn as a themed restaurant at the Newark airport, and Iggy Pop’s musical accounts of heroin dependency can soundtrack cruise ship commercials, it’s not such a far leap to imagine the music of the Clash and the squalor of punk squats in pre-Thatcherite London serving as the backdrop for a sweetly lighthearted teenage coming-of-age tale. But that doesn’t make it any less strange.
Such is the gauntlet thrown down by Derrick Borte’s “London Town,” which follows a bright-eyed 15-year-old named Shay (Daniel Huttlestone) as he struggles to deal with some tough times in the summer of 1978, finding solace in the music, and the person, of Clash frontman Joe Strummer (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). To be sure, the film has plenty of qualities to recommend it: Meyers’ portrayal of the punk godhead is studied and exacting, from his diction to his »
- Andrew Barker
See How Kunta Kinte, Howie Mandel, Karlie Redd Got TV Viewers All Worked Up
3 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
TV viewers got plenty riled up last week on Twitter over an iconic character from Alex Haley’s Roots, a reality star and an America’s Got Talent judge — who wasn’t Simon Cowell, (Surprise!) The Wrap has partnered with Canvs, a language analytics company that measures emotions around content on social media, for a weekly look at the characters and stars that have TV viewers most worked up on Twitter. The data below is drawn from the 10 most emotionally-reacted-to series airings across broadcast and cable television for the seven days ending June 5. Also Read: 'Straight Outta Compton' »
- Wrap Staff
Prince’s Paisley Park Could Become a Tourist Attraction Like Graceland
4 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Prince’s home could be getting the Graceland treatment. Or at least a funky, freaky variation of the Graceland treatment. The administrator of Prince’s estate is considering a plan to turn Prince’s Paisley Park into a tourist attraction, according to court papers obtained by TheWrap. The court papers indicate that Bremer Trust, which has been named special administrator to the estate, is seeking permission to employ a group of experts “to provide advice and counsel on how to manage public tours of the grounds, facilities and buildings located at Paisley Park.” Also Read: Prince Day: Fans Honor Music Legend With Tributes, »
- Tim Kenneally
Espn’s ‘O.J: Made in America’ Documentary: 7 Things You Need to Know
4 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
June 12 will mark the 22nd anniversary of the still-unsolved murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, but the case has never been a hotter topic in Hollywood, in part due to its NFL Hall of Fame prime suspect. On Saturday, Espn’s “30 for 30” documentary series “O.J.: Made In America” will premiere on ABC, and TheWrap got an sneak peek at the first three hours of the mammoth seven-hour, 43 minute documentary during a special presentation at the Paley Center in Beverly Hills, California, last week. Former L.A. District Attorney Gil Garcetii and O.J. Simpson “Dream Team” member Carl Douglas were two of the well-known. »
- Mikey Glazer
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