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Box Office: ‘Finding Dory’ Swims to Record $9.2 Million on Thursday Night
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
“Finding Dory” has opened with a record-breaking $9.2 million on Thursday night.
The Disney/Pixar sequel had the biggest Thursday debut of all time for an animated film, easily topping “Minions” ($6.2 million) and “Despicable Me 2” ($4.7 million) as well as Diseny-Pixar hits “Toy Story 3” ($4 million) and “Inside Out” ($3.7 million). It also more than double the Thursday night launch of Disney’s “The Jungle Book” at $4.2 million.
Action-comedy “Central Intelligence,” teaming Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, launched with a solid $1.8 million during Thursday previews.
“Dory,” the sequel to “Finding Nemo,” will easily top $100 million, and may debut with more than $115 million in 4,305 North American theaters this weekend. That would establish a new opening record for a Disney/Pixar release, topping “Toy Story 3’s” $110 million launch in 2010.
“Dory” may even challenge 2007’s “Shrek the Third,” which currently holds the record for the largest North American opening weekend for an animated movie with $121.6 million. »
- Dave McNary
'Finding Dory' Set to Break the Animated Opening Weekend Record
21 hours ago | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »
Six weeks into Summer 2016 and it has been over a month since the domestic box office last saw a $100+ million opener, but that trend stops this weekend. Disney and Pixar's Finding Dory is looking to not only put a little jolt into the 2016 summer box office, it's also targeting a new opening weekend record for an animated feature. Also looking to make an impact this weekend is the new Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart comedy Central Intelligence while last weekend's top film, The Conjuring 2, looks to deliver a solid second weekend after a strong, $40+ million opening. »
- Brad Brevet
Lady Gaga Looking Like A Strong Match With Bradley Cooper In ‘A Star Is Born’
20 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Exclusive: Things are progressing toward Lady Gaga teaming with Bradley Cooper in the Warner Bros remake of A Star Is Born. Deadline revealed this pairing back on May 2, that this was the reason why paparazzi got pics of Cooper, taking a motorcycle ride to a restaurant for dinner, with none other than Lady Gaga hanging on to him for dear life. The update here is they tested and the studio loved the results. I can tell you reliably that she was the one actress he went to… »
Universal's 'Wicked' Movie Adaptation Gets December 2019 Release
23 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Universal's Wicked is finally a go. The studio announced Thursday that the musical adaptation of the hit Broadway show and book will open in theaters Dec. 20, 2019. Stephen Daldry has long been set to direct Wicked for producer Marc Platt and Universal, who are also producers of the hugely popular stage show. Gregory Maguire, who wrote the book upon which the stage play was based — Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West — and composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz are collaborating on the film adaptation. The Broadway show has been nominated for 10 Tony Awards
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- Pamela McClintock
‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’ Headed To Comic-Con
15 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
James Gunn and Chris Pratt took to Facebook Live today from the set of Disney/Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2, where the director officially wrapped Pratt’s portion of the 90-day shoot. The pic has a May 5, 2017 release date, which would make it a prime candidate to make an appearance at the annual San Diego Comic-Con this summer. Gunn confirmed the pic’s travel plans in the video. “We … are coming to San Diego Comic-Con this year — we’re gonna be there, I’m gonna… »
James Wan to Direct ‘MacGyver’ Premiere
17 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
James Wan is set to direct the premiere episode of CBS’ “MacGyver” reboot.
An executive producer on the series, Wan had originally been set to direct the pilot, but had to back away from it because of his feature film schedule. Since the show was picked up to series, CBS added four new series regulars to the show, including former “Rush Hour” star Justin Hires, and decided to scrap the original pilot and shoot a new premiere episode. A window in Wan’s schedule will allow him to direct the new premiere.
Wan, a fan of the original “MacGyver,” had been in talks with New Line as far back as 2012 about directing a feature film based on the series. His most revent feature, “The Conjuring 2,” dominated at the box office last weekend, opening to $40.4 million. New Line revealed this week that it is working on a “Conjuring 2” spinoff, “The Nun, »
- Daniel Holloway
'Orphan Black' Renewed for Fifth and Final Season
16 June 2016 8:37 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Orphan Black is coming to the finish line. The sci-fi drama has been renewed for a fifth and final season, it was announced Thursday. The final 10-episode season will air in 2017. The news comes hours ahead of the season-four finale, which airs Thursday at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on BBC America. The final episode of the season is said to include a major cliffhanger. Orphan Black stars Emmy nominee Tatiana Maslany as several identical people who are clones. In addition to her 2015 Emmy nomination, the actress also was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award
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- Kate Stanhope
Jason Sudeikis Disqualified From Emmy Consideration for Fox’s ‘Last Man On Earth’ (Exclusive)
23 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
When the 2016 Primetime Emmy ballots went online Monday, Jason Sudeikis was included among the list of guest actors in a comedy series for his critically acclaimed turn on Fox’s “The Last Man On Earth.”
There’s just one problem: Under Emmy rules, Sudeikis isn’t a guest star.
Because he appeared in 11 of the second season’s 18 episodes as Mike Miller, astronaut brother of the titular character Phil Miller (played by Will Forte), he far exceeds the current threshold for guest consideration.
Per Academy rules: “It is the decision of the entrant whether to enter as a lead, supporting or guest performer. However, only performers appearing in less than 50% of the eligible episodes are able to submit in the Guest Performer categories.”
Although Sudeikis would be properly categorized in the supporting actor race, it’s too late to make the switch now that voting has commenced, and he will therefore be disqualified from consideration. (Again, per Academy rules: “If an entry is made in the wrong category and the error is not discovered until it goes to the voters on the nomination ballot, it will be disqualified.”)
Since the category’s inception in 1986, the rules and regulations defining guest performers have varied wildly throughout the years. In 1992, a movement to recognize guest performers on the primetime telecast resulted in guests competing against full-time leads (Christopher Lloyd won outstanding actor in a drama series for a single episode of “Road to Avonlea” and the experiment ended). And in recent years, winners in the guest categories have included performers booked for season long arcs (like John Lithgow’s 2010 win for season four of “Dexter”).
The current rule was instituted in 2015, the year after Uzo Aduba won outstanding guest actress in a comedy for the first season of Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black” despite appearing in 11 out of 13 episodes and essentially functioning as a series regular. Aduba went on to win outstanding supporting actress in a drama at last year’s Emmys.
There is still some confusion about the shift in what constitutes a guest performance even among industry insiders. Pundits considered Diana Rigg a shoo-in for a fourth consecutive guest actress nomination as Lady Olenna Tyrell on HBO’s “Game of Thrones” this year, but the actress will appear in five of the season’s 10 episodes, pushing her into the supporting field. Only a handful of actors from the massive “Thrones” ensemble are submitted by HBO each year (the rest can submit on their own). Rigg is not on this year’s ballot.
Under the current rules, Rigg would also not have been eligible as a guest star in the show’s third season, when she received her first nomination.
Meanwhile, “Breaking Bad” veteran Mark Margolis is entered in the supporting race for reprising his Emmy-nominated guest role as the villainous Hector Salamanca on “Better Call Saul.” The actor appeared in exactly half of “Saul’s” second season (five out of 10 episodes), with minimal screen time in several of those. It’s difficult to argue he’s a supporting player to the same degree as “Saul” co-stars Jonathan Banks or Michael McKean, but the rules are the rules.
Over at AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” series regulars Ross Marquand and Tovah Feldshuh have been entered in guest categories this year because they each appeared in six episodes of the 16-episode season. But guest star Merritt Wever vies in supporting actress because she appeared in nine.
What happened with Sudeikis was apparently a case of the studio, 20th Century Fox Television, evaluating the role under the Academy’s old guidelines, and judging it a guest turn. He was billed as a “special guest star” for every episode, and in three of the 11 episodes he appeared onscreen for less than a minute. But his role grew in importance as the season progressed, his character had a bottle episode essentially all to himself, and he was a crucial participant in the season-ending arc.
The TV Academy does not vet submissions for accuracy; they simply go by the information submitted on entry forms, which would have noted that Sudeikis appeared in less than 50% of the episodes. No performers were disqualified from the ballot last year.
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- Geoff Berkshire
Justin Bieber Falls Off Stage With a Thud During Concert (Video)
13 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Justin Bieber fell off the stage with a thud during one of his “Purpose” tour concerts. During his show in Saskatoon, Canada, the pop star walked along the stage and evidently didn’t see that the walkway was ending. From the looks of it, the “Sorry” singer was too busy trying pulling up his pants to notice the danger in front of him. While many took to Twitter to post videos from the moment, Bieber himself didn’t make mention of the fall at all. See Video: Is This Justin Bieber Getting Beaten Up After the NBA Finals? He simply tweeted, »
- Beatrice Verhoeven
'Suicide Squad' soundtrack is just going through its emo phase
18 minutes ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Today Warner Bros. released the track list for the upcoming anti-hero film Suicide Squad. The fourteen songs are by some of today’s most recognized talent and a smattering of new voices. Most of the song titles are vague and/or appropriate for the entirety of Suicide Squad’s run time, but let’s peek anyway. Any clue in a hype drought! #1. "Purple Lamborghini" – Skrillex & Rick Ross #2. "Sucker For Pain" – Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons (with Logic, Ty Dolla $ign & X Ambassadors) #3. "Heathens" – twenty one pilots #4. "Standing In The Rain" – Action Bronson & Dan Auerbach (of The Black Keys) (feat. Mark Ronson) #5. "Gangsta" – Kehlani #6. "Know Better" – Kevin Gates #7. "You Don’t Own Me" – Grace (feat. G-Eazy) #8. "Without Me" – Eminem #9. "Wreak Havoc" – Skylar Grey #10. "Medieval Warfare" – Grimes #11. "Bohemian Rhapsody" – Panic! At The Disco #12. "Slippin’ Into Darkness" – War #13. "Fortunate Son" – Creedence Clearwater Revival #14. "I Started a Joke" – ConfidentialMX (feat. Becky Hanson) Anyone »
- Donna Dickens
Dean Devlin on ‘Stargate’ Reboot: ‘It’s to Let Us Finish Telling Our Story’
20 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Two years before “Independence Day” blasted the doors off the box office, Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin were already exploring alien life with “Stargate.”
The film went on to gross almost $200 million worldwide and spawned three live-action spinoff series, which ran for a cumulative 354 episodes.
“At the time that we made it, every single studio in Hollywood had told me that science fiction was dead,” Devlin recalls. “And Roland and I really love science fiction, so I think that’s partly why it worked and resonated. It wasn’t a cynical attempt to try and make something that was crowd-pleasing.”
Despite “Resurgence” being Emmerich’s first official sequel, “Stargate” was initially conceived as part of a trilogy, Devlin says, “and because of what happened with the rights and changes at the studio and all kinds of strange things, we never got to do parts two and three.”
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- Laura Prudom
Viacom Expects to Gain Ad Volume as TV’s ‘Upfront’ Bubbles (Exclusive)
34 minutes ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Viacom, in the midst of a bruising legal fracas involving its top management and controlling shareholders, expects to nab a greater volume of advance ad commitments as part of its annual “upfront” talks for commercial time, a sign of a market that is shaping up to be healthier than TV has seen in years.
The owner of Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and MTV expects to secure a 10% increase in volume from advertisers, according to a person familiar with the situation, and pressed for deals that called for an increase of 7% to 8% in the rate of reaching 1,000 viewers, also known as a Cpm. The measure is an integral one in these annual talks between TV networks and Madison Avenue. Last year, Viacom secured a volume increase of just 3% to 4% and did deals calling for CPMs between 3% and 4%.
The results suggest that TV networks are navigating through a stronger upfront session than they »
- Brian Steinberg
Seth Meyers Offers Donald Trump NBC Show If He Drops Out of Race (Video)
35 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
In response to Donald Trump’s comments about “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” the comedian has made the presidential candidate an amazing offer. Claiming that he’s heard a theory that Trump actually never wanted to be president of the United States and is just looking for ways to undermine his candidacy, Meyers said he came up “with a way out” for Trump. “If you drop out of the presidential race any time between now and the beginning of the Gop convention on July 18, NBC will award you a 13-episode scripted series where you would play the president of the United States of America, »
- Beatrice Verhoeven
Netflix Kids Show Satirizes Donald Trump With Wall-Building Lemur King (Video)
46 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Donald Trump is set to get the royal treatment on the Netflix children’s show “All Hail King Julien.” An episode in the show’s just-released third season features a storyline in which the lemur ruler King Julien decides to build a wall to keep foreign animals out. “DreamWorks and Netflix have been very supportive about the kind of stories we wanted to tell on the show,” showrunner Mitch Watson told The Huffington Post. “We specifically wanted stories that had some kind of social satire.” Also Read: 7 Major Companies Are Pulling Sponsorship From Donald Trump's Big Nomination Bash The show, »
- Joe Otterson
13 movie sequels that bombed at the box office
50 minutes ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
In the sequel-reboot-remake-revival machine that is Hollywood, follow-ups to proven properties are made because they feel like safe bets. But sometimes that plan to connect with an established audience falls utterly flat. This has been the case a lot in 2016 — audiences are turning particularly anti-sequel, or perhaps just having less tolerance for sequels that aren’t much good. Zoolander 2, Alice Through the Looking Glass, The Huntsman: Winter’s War, and Divergent Series: Allegiant have all flopped. Pixar’s latest sequel won’t have to worry about that. Opening in theaters today, Finding Dory is set to become the second major sequel success story of the year (after fellow Disney film Captain America: Civil War). Box office experts are predicting it will break the opening weekend record for an animated film and that it will surpass Zootopia’s total to become the fifth animated movie to make more than $1 billion worldwide. »
- Emily Rome
Ratings: ‘Aquarius,’ ‘Home Free’ Have Highly Forgettable Premieres vs NBA Finals
54 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Thursday was a forgettable night for NBC’s “Aquarius,” Fox’s “Home Free” and Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry. Thanks to Game 6 of the NBA Finals — won by the Cleveland Cavaliers after the controversial ejection of the aforementioned reigning Mvp — ABC easily dominated primetime. CBS finished a very distant runner-up in both the key 18-49 demographic and among total viewers, beating everyone not owned by Disney despite airing just reruns. Also Read: Actually, Donald Trump, Seth Meyers' TV Ratings Are Pretty Good ABC was first in ratings with a 5.2 rating/19 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an. »
- Tony Maglio
Here's the trailer for 'David Brent: Life on the Road'
1 hour ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
It's been a few years since The Office went off the air in the UK but its cult status is still going strong. Strong enough, in fact, to warrant a spinoff movie that will premiere on Netflix in 2017. David Brent: Life on the Road features Ricky Gervais reprising his role as David Brent, the self-deluded, cringe-inducing general manager at Wernham-Hogg, but this time he's out of the office and living his dream of being a touring rockstar. Life on the Road, also filmed mockumentary style, takes place 15 years after the events of The Office as a crew follows Brent touring the country. While the movie may not have the initial charm of the original Office episodes, it definitely features the secondhand embarrassment that drove the series. The movie premieres on Netflix next year. »
- Pilot Viruet
Lionsgate Teams With Anil Kapoor for Hindi ‘Red’ Remake
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Lionsgate and Indian movie star Anil Kapoor are teaming on a Hindi-language remake of the successful 2010 action movie “Red.”
It’s the first film jointly produced by Lionsgate and Kapoor, operating through his production vehicle Akfc Network.
“Red” was produced and released by Lionsgate’s Summit Entertainment label with an ensemble cast including Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Karl Urban and Mary-Louise Parker. The film tells the story of a former black-ops agent, portrayed by Willis, whose peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assassin and reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive and uncover his assailants.
“Red” generated $90 million in U.S. grosses and another $108 million internationally.
“Red” will be Lionsgate’s second film in India following “Brothers,” Lionsgate’s remake of its film “Warrior.” Akfc Network and Lionsgate are finalizing the cast for “Red,” scheduled to go into production in August. »
- Dave McNary
Jerry Lawler Suspended by WWE After Domestic Violence Arrest
1 hour ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Wrestler Jerry Lawler, known in the ring as “The King,” has been indefinitely suspended by WWE after being arrested on domestic violence charges on Thursday night in Tennessee.
“WWE has zero tolerance for matters involving domestic violence, and per our policy, Jerry Lawler has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest,” the organization said in a statement on its site.
Lawler, 66, and his girlfriend, Lauryn McBride, 27, were both taken into custody for domestic assault, with each alleging that the other had assaulted them.
According to various outlets, an arrest affidavit says the couple told officers they got into a heated argument that turned physical. McBride said Lawler held her against the kitchen counter, hit her on the head and pushed her against the stove. She said Lawler then placed an unloaded pistol on the counter and told her “kill yourself.”
Lawler, meanwhile, claims that McBride scratched his face, threw a candle »
- Maane Khatchatourian
Emmy Contender Riley Keough Calls Her ‘Girlfriend Experience’ Character a ‘Practical Girl Who Likes Sex’ (Video)
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
A version of this story on Riley Keough first appeared in the print edition of TheWrap Magazine’s Miniseries/Movies Emmy Issue. Swagger — that’s what Riley Keough has in “The Girlfriend Experience,” Starz’s limited series based on the Steven Soderbergh movie from 2009. As Christine, a student-turned-prostitute who enjoys her work, the 27-year-old actress embraced the role taken by Sasha Grey in the original film, of a strong, sexual woman unapologetic about her career. “She’s happy with her choices,” said Keough, who also happens to be the granddaughter of Elvis Presley. “I don’t think she needs other people to make her feel. »
- Tim Appelo
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