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J.J. Abrams, Tavis Smiley Partner on Michael Jackson Event Series
3 hours ago | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
Tavis Smiley and J.J. Abrams wanna be startin’ somethin’. Abrams’ Bad Robot Prods. is set to develop a new event TV series based on Smiley’s new book “Before You Judge Me: The Triumph and Tragedy of Michael Jackson’s Last Days.”
Warner Bros. TV, where both Smiley and Bad Robot are based for TV projects, is the studio attached; it hasn’t yet been sold to a network. “Before You Judge Me,” which Smiley wrote with David Ritz, is set to be published on June 21. The book looks at the final months of the King of Pop’s life.
According to Warner Bros., the book “examines the soaring highs and deep lows faced by the late pop star – his constant hunt for privacy in a life that was
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- Michael Schneider
‘Freak Accident’ That Killed Anton Yelchin May Be Due to Recently Recalled Jeep
6 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Over the weekend, the tragic death of actor Anton Yelchin broke the hearts of fans and friends alike, an event made all the worse by the bizarre nature of the single-car accident that killed him. TMZ, who first broke the news of Yelchin’s passing, billed the event as a “freak accident,” but more details have emerged that paint the event in an even more upsetting and confounding light.
Read More: What Was Your Favorite Anton Yelchin Performance? — CriticWire Survey
Auto-centric website Jalopnik reports that Yelchin died after his own vehicle, a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, rolled down his steep driveway and trapped the actor against his own security gate at the bottom of the incline. As the website shares, Yelchin’s car was the same “model that Fiat Chrysler recently recalled after its unconventional gear shifter led to several documented rollaway accidents.”
Per Jalopnik, “Fiat Chrysler said in a recall »
- Kate Erbland
Anton Yelchin Leaves Behind Several Unreleased Films, TV Series
19 June 2016 2:33 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Anton Yelchin, who died in a freak car accident Sunday, leaves behind several completed films and a high-profile animated TV show that have not yet been released.
Most notably, Yelchin will be seen next reprising his role as Pavel Chekov in Paramount’s “Star Trek Beyond,” which debuts on July 22. It’s the third time he’s starred as the Russian ensign since Paramount re-booted the franchise in 2009, then released “Star Trek Into Darkness” in 2013.
Yelchin also stars in Netflix’s upcoming animation series “Trollhunters” for Guillermo del Toro and DreamWorks Animation, which premieres in December. He voices the lead role, Jim, in series opposite the voices of Kelsey Grammer and Ron Perlman. The announcement was made last week at France’s Annecy Festival and marks Del Toro’s first work for kids and families.
“Our hearts are heavy with this tragic news and Anton’s family and friends are in our thoughts, »
- Dave McNary
‘Ghostbusters,’ ‘Hotel Transylvania’ Animated Series in the Works From Sony
2 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Sony Pictures Animation (SPA) is developing new animated series based on “Ghostbusters” and “Hotel Transylvania,” the studio announced Monday. “Hotel Transylvania: The Series” is targeted for a 2017 premiere. The animated television series, produced in partnership with Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana, will focus on the teenage years of Mavis, Dracula’s daughter, and her friends. It will be airing on the Disney Channel worldwide. “Ghostbusters: Ecto Force” will further expand the Ghostbusters cinematic universe and focus on a new generation of “Ghostbusters” in the year 2050 who capture ghosts around the world with help from local teams. The younger-skewing Sony Pictures Animation project. »
- Linda Ge
Eli Roth To Make Studio Debut With ‘Death Wish’ Remake Starring Bruce Willis
4 hours ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Revenge is one of drama’s great motivators. From “Hamlet” to “Captain America: Civil War,” it’s often the main driver of a plot in films of all kinds, but the 1970s saw the development of a particular sub-strain of Revenge Movie, films that reflected the anger drawn from a society haunted by Vietnam and Watergate and […]
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- Oliver Lyttelton
‘Game of Thrones': Ramsay Bolton Actor Is as Happy as You Are With Battle of the Bastards Outcome
8 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
(Spoiler alert: Do not keep reading if you did not see the “Battle of the Bastards”episode of “Game of Thrones”) “Game of Thrones” actor Iwan Rheon, who plays Ramsay Bolton, could not be happier with the outcome of the Battle of the Bastards. “I’m glad it happens as a fan of the show,” Rheon told Entertainment Weekly. “Jon Snow needs to win because otherwise there’s no hope left in the world. But it is interesting that it isn’t fair. And afterward, Ramsay still thinks he’s won. He’s so arrogant and self assured he thinks »
- Joe Otterson
SPOILERS AHEAD: ’Penny Dreadful’: Fresh Off Its Most Shocking Death, The Show Is Officially Coming To An End
7 hours ago | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
Spoilers ahead for the Season 3 finale of “Penny Dreadful.”
Is this really “the end” for “Penny Dreadful” fans? Last night’s Season 3 finale closed out with a genuinely shocking death, as leading lady Eva Green’s Vanessa Ives character was unexpectedly shot to death by John Hartnett’s werewolf character Ethan Chandler. The death, final as it seemed to be, was made even more clearly, well, final, when the show closed out with a funeral for Vanessa and a title card that read “The End.” (In the world of television and movies, deaths hardly ever seem to really mark the end, so forgive us for leaning so hard in to the finality of it all. This never happens!)
So,with the death of Vanessa, is the entire show itself really over? Yes.
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- Kate Erbland
This Game of Thrones Sansa theory is so wrong, it entirely misses the point
9 minutes ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Warning: spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 9, "Battle of the Bastards," follow... Let's be honest, much of the pleasure of being a part of the Game of Thrones fan community is the opportunity to theorize en masse. Someone will start a thread and others pick it up and, in a way, it's like creating an enormous lore-centric Mad Lib together. Sansa Stark has had one of the most significant character arcs of this season, so it's natural for fans to focus on what's next for her. Some feel that she may be primed to take the place of a certain character from the books, becoming the show's version of Lady Stoneheart. Others, our own Donna Dickens included, are now seeing a path that leads to a marriage between Sansa and Jon Snow in order for them to fully hold the North. And there are those who believe that Sansa »
- Roth Cornet
This 'Star Wars Rogue One' Villain Doesn’t Want to Admit He’s a Villain
13 minutes ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
While it's technically correct that we don't yet know the true alliance of actor Ben Mendelsohn in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, he's wearing an Imperial uniform and frankly, I wouldn't walk down a dark hallway with him. But unlike his co-star Mads Mikkelsen, Mendelsohn is at least trying to keep a secret. We're pretty sure Mendelsohn plays Director Krennic, an Imperial Military Director, in Rogue One (though others have submitted some interesting theories of who he else he might really be). And he rocks a badass cape. I know, I know. Good guys wear capes too. But on a recent trip to Jimmy Kimmel Live, the Bloodline actor was excited to talk about his entry into the Star Wars universe but wasn't eager to share details of the film or his role. When asked how long he had to keep just his involvement a secret, the Australian actor said: "It felt like forever. »
- Jill Pantozzi
Hannibal Buress Joins Michael Keaton in ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
14 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Hannibal Buress has joined the cast of Sony’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. Tom Holland, who debuted his Spidey in “Captain America: Civil War,” will be joined in the Sony movie by new cast members: Michael Keaton as a villain, Marisa Tomei as Aunt May, and Zendaya as the female lead. Danny Glover, Logan Marshall-Green and Martin Starr were added to the cast last week. Also Read: Logan Marshall-Green, Martin Starr in Talks to Join 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' Amy Pascal is producing along with Marvel president Kevin Feige. Indie and television movie filmmaker Jon Watts is directing. »
- Beatrice Verhoeven
Film Review: ‘The Death of Louis Xiv’
19 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
If Robert Rossellini gave us “The Taking of Power by Louis Xiv,” then Catalan director Albert Serra offers a bookend of sorts by watching as power is taken from the Sun King — literally, in “The Death of Louis Xiv,” a claustrophobic and often grimly funny procedural that stays largely confined to the bedside of the debilitated monarch (played by Jean-Pierre Léaud) as he deteriorates during his final days, endlessly poked and prodded by the big medical brains of his court.
Closer to the waggish spirit of Serra’s first two features — the “Don Quixote” riff “Honor of the Knights” (2006) and “Birdsong” (2008), a deadpan take on the Three Wise Men — than it is to his arthritic 2013 Locarno winner, “The Story of My Death” (which incorporated elements of the Casanova and Dracula legends), “The Death of Louis Xiv” continues the director’s overall project of bringing larger-than-life figures down to human scale, »
- Ben Kenigsberg
'Spider-Man' and 'Ghostbusters' loom large in the plans of Sony Pictures Animation
21 minutes ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Sony Pictures Animation has always been the red-headed stepchild of studio animation arms. They’ve had a few big hits, a few mid-sized hits, and they’ve done a very good job of squeezing every possible penny out of the direct-to-video market with sequels to some of their titles. In the press release they sent out today, Sony made it clear that they’re doubling down on animation. Kristine Belson is the president of Sony Animation, answering directly to Tom Rothman, and she talked about letting artists drive the films they’re planning to make. It’s a pretty safe list overall, with an emphasis on pre-existing properties, and I have a hard time getting my head around how anyone is even remotely artistically moved by the idea of an Emoji movie. Some of the titles had already been announced, but there are new details on those, and some of the announcements were brand-new. »
- Drew McWeeny
TV Review: ‘Roadies’
37 minutes ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Remember concept albums? They still exist, but not quite in the form they took in the ‘70s and ‘80s, when rock musicians made double albums because a single album couldn’t hold all their great ideas. The problem was, in those bloated behemoths, there were rarely enough inspired notions to power one album; most double and triple albums were made to pump up the egos of the people who created them, and those gatefold sleeves, when actually acquired by members of the public, were often put to other uses.
The lumbering beast known as the double album has largely gone the way of the dinosaurs, but one can revisit that kind of tedious sprawl in “Roadies,” which feels like a Spotify playlist in search of a reason to exist.
The first episode of “Roadies” is more tolerable than the even longer pilot for the similarly themed ’70s rock drama “Vinyl,” but »
- Maureen Ryan
Hannibal Buress Joins ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ (Exclusive)
46 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Hannibal Buress is joining the cast of Sony and Marvel’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming.”
Tom Holland will play Peter Parker in the reboot with Marisa Tomei taking on Aunt May. Michael Keaton is also on board for the role of a villain. Other actors who have joined the cast over the last several weeks include Logan Marshall-Green, Donald Glover, Zendaya and Tony Revolori.
Sony and Marvel had no comment.
Jon Watts is on board to direct with Amy Pascal and Kevin Feige producing. Plot details are still being heavily guarded as is Buress’ character. “Vacation” directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein penned the script.
Production is expected to start this summer with the film hitting theaters on July 7, 2017.
Buress, a stand-up comedian, has recently shifted gears to film, with upcoming roles in some of next year’s more anticipated comedies. First he has “The Masterpiece,” opposite Dave and James Franco, »
- Justin Kroll
Malcolm-Jamal Warner Joins Amazon’s ‘Sneaky Pete’ (Exclusive)
55 minutes ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Malcolm-Jamal Warner will recur on Amazon’s upcoming series “Sneaky Pete,” Variety has learned exclusively.
The gig comes after Warner’s prominent role in the critically-acclaimed FX series “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” which has substantial Emmy buzz.
“Sneaky Pete” follows a con man named Marius, played by Giovanni Ribisi, who upon leaving prison assumes the identity of his former cellmate, Pete. He moves in with Pete’s unsuspecting family and becomes roped into the clan’s bail bond business where he’s tasked with hunting down criminals.
Warner will play James Bagwell, Pete’s (Ribisi) parole officer, who is described as clean, meticulous, mercurial and volatile. He will appear in a minimum of three episodes with the option for more.
The streaming con-artist drama, which is set to premiere this year, hails from co-writers and exec producers Bryan Cranston and David Shore. The series was originally in development at CBS, before »
- Elizabeth Wagmeister
New ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Poster Unveiled: Newt Scamander in the City (Photo)
55 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
In a newly released poster for “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” Newt Scamander is standing on top of New York City with his wand in tow. The movie’s Facebook page debuted the poster on Monday, teasing an announcement about the film at VidCon soon. The film, based on the work of J.K. Rowling and set in the same universe as “Harry Potter,” follows a British magizoologist named Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) on a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. See Video: 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' Teaser »
- Beatrice Verhoeven
LeBron James Won the Game of Thrones
58 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
(Spoiler alert. This post contains spoilers for both the June 19 episode of “Game of Thrones” and Game 7 of the NBA Finals. So if you somehow clicked on this post without knowing about either of those things, tread carefully.) Sunday gave us a remarkable night of television, with simultaneous airings of Game 7 of the NBA Finals, between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors, and Season 6’s penultimate “Game of Thrones” episode “Battle of the Bastards.” I wrote on Friday how remarkable it was that they’d be on at the same time because of their similar storylines: Jon Snow and Sansa. »
- Phil Owen
Taylor Swift, U2, Paul McCartney Slam YouTube in Copyright Reform Ad
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney and U2 are among the artists signing a petition urging Congress to update the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (Dmca) so that artists can be appropriately compensated for their work. The petition is also aimed specifically at YouTube, stating that YouTube has provided a “safe harbor” for copyright infringement, according to Billboard. The current edition of the Dmca was drafted in 1998, way before modern technology of video streaming services. An ad will run this week in Politico, the Hill and Roll Call, featuring signatures of 180 performers and songwriters, also including Kings of Leon and Katy Perry. »
- Beatrice Verhoeven
Scarlett Johansson's Next Comedy Outing Will Fight Michael Bay's Transformers
1 hour ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Scarlett Johansson is certainly more well-known for being an action star than anything else, but she's set to lead the cast of some very funny women soon for Sony in Rock That Body. Besides Johansson, it boasts Ghostbusters' Kate McKinnon, Broad City's Ilana Glazer, and Workaholics's Jillian Bell. And we've just found out they'll be going up against the Transformers. The previously named Move That Body is now Rock That Body and Broad City's Lucia Aniello is set to direct with a script by Aniello and Paul W. Downs (who will also be in the film). The screenplay was on the 2015 Black List and feels like a little bit The Hangover and a little bit Weekend at Bernie's if you ask me. Deadline writes, "The raunchy comedy follows a group of friends whose wild bachelorette party goes so far off the rails, that a male stripper turns up dead. »
- Jill Pantozzi
Eli Roth is ready to make a 'Death Wish' with Bruce Willis
1 hour ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Hollywood’s determined to remake Death Wish. And why not? If anything, the property seems more timely than ever. Joe Carnahan was on board as writer/director for a while, and then it looked like Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado were set to direct it. Today, it’s being reported that Eli Roth is now set to direct from a script by Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski, working from Carnahan’s earlier drafts, with Bruce Willis still attached to star. The big winner here is Roth. I thought his last film Knock Knock demonstrated some growth from him as a filmmaker, and knowing that he’s going to be starting with a script that’s been worked on by writers as good as Carnahan and Alexander & Karaszewski is encouraging. What I’m really curious about is how he gets along with Willis. I assume they have to have met already to »
- Drew McWeeny
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