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Disney Moving Ahead on ‘Castle Hangnail’ with Ellen DeGeneres
11 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Disney has signed TV writer Bill Kunstler to adapt the screenplay for the movie version of “Castle Hangnail,” the children’s book it set up last year with Ellen DeGeneres.
Kunstler was a consulting producer on CBS’ “Mom,” a co-executive producer on CBS’ The Crazy Ones,” a co-exec producer on “Accidentally on Purpose” and a consultant on “How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life).”
DeGeneres, who stars in Disney’s blockbuster “Finding Dory,” is producing “Castle Hangnail” with Jeff Kleeman, her partner at A Very Good Production.
The story, written by Ursula Vernon, centers on a 12-year-old girl who shows up on Castle Hangnail’s doorstep to fill the vacancy for a wicked witch at a time that the castle desperately needs a master or face being decommissioned by the Board of Magic. She projects confidence during the series of tasks she must complete in »
- Dave McNary
Michael Keaton’s ‘The Founder’ Moves to December for Awards Run
14 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Michael Keaton‘s “The Founder” has been pushed from an August release to December — as The Weinstein Company’s film about golden arches is seeking golden trophies. The story of Ray Kroc, the salesman who turned McDonald’s into a massive franchise and effectively cut out its founders, was set to open August 5. It moves to December 16, TheWrap has learned, for a qualifying Oscar run. The Weinsteins will take the movie wide in January and focus on Keaton as a Best Actor frontrunner, an individual with knowledge of the campaign plans told TheWrap. Also Read: Alicia Vikander's 'Tulip Fever »
- Matt Donnelly
Saw 8 Begins Shooting This Fall
6 July 2016 9:43 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
After seven straight years of terrorizing moviegoers, it seems that the new horror icon Jigsaw is getting ready to strike again. We reported in 2013 that an eighth installment of the Saw franchise, entitled Saw Legacy was moving forward, and earlier this year, writers Josh Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger came aboard to write the script. Today we have word that production may actually start this year in Toronto.
iatse873, which highlights a union of stage, theater and movie employees/operators, reveals shooting is set to take place between September 21 and October 21, with Dan Heffner and Oren Kroules, who have produced every Saw movie to date, listed as producers. It doesn't seem that a director is attached quite yet, but if production truly is starting in just over two months, we may be hearing much more about this mysterious project. No cast members are currently attached, and Lionsgate hasn't handed out a release date at this time. »
- MovieWeb
Ben Stiller to Star in Mike White Comedy ‘Brad’s Status’
15 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Ben Stiller is in final negotiations to star in the comedy “Brad’s Status,” Sidney Kimmel Entertainment president John Penotti and president of production Carla Hacken announced on Wednesday. Mike White wrote and will direct the film, which centers on Brad, who despite a gainful career and happy home life, finds himself obsessed with his more successful former schoolmates. While touring colleges with his son, Brad is forced to confront his friends and feelings of failure. “Mike White‘s bold comedic voice echoes throughout this terrifically funny, and often poignant story about family, friends and the curveballs life throws our way, »
- Jordan Burchette
Misty Copeland Joins Disney’s ‘Nutcracker’ Movie
17 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Ballet star Misty Copeland just unveiled that she is joining the cast of Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, the Lasse Hallstrom-directed pic based on the famed story. The live-action pic is being penned by Ashleigh Powell. Copeland will play the lead ballerina role in the film’s sole dance sequence. She tipped the news via Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BHzrvf4B3y-/?taken-by=mistyonpointe&hl=en" title="View on Instagram" rel="nofollow"… »
Korea’s ‘Confession of Murder’ to Receive Japanese Remake
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
South Korean crime thriller “Confession of Murder” is to be remade in Japan.
According to Showbox, the Korean film’s investor-distributor, the Japanese remake will be produced by Robot (“Love Letter,” “Bayside Shakedown”.) Also on board is director Irie Yu (“Joker Game”) and cast including actors Fujiwara Tatsuya (“Death Note”) and Ito Hideaki (“Wood Job!”.)
Finance is from Nippon TV. Japanese distribution will be handled by Warner Bros. The two companies previously co-produced the hit “Dead Note” film series.
“Confession” sees a serial killer publish a book claiming responsibility for the murders that took place 17 years earlier. The film starred Park Si-hoo (“After Love”) and Jung Jae-young (“Right Now, Wrong Then”) and was released in Korea in November, 2012. It grossed $17.9 million from ticket sales. It was released in North America by WellGo USA.
The remake will start shooting this month, and is set for a 2017 summer theatrical release.
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- Sonia Kil
What’s Behind Wanda’s Interest in a Hollywood Studio?
3 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
“Whatever you are hearing about Wanda and Paramount is not coming from Wanda,” one Wanda source told Variety on condition of anonymity. “It is most likely coming from the Viacom side.”
“But, frankly, we are not clear whether such a deal could go ahead. We don’t know if Viacom and Sumner Redstone would agree.”
Wanda and other ambitious Chinese groups have spent years examining the possibility of owning a Hollywood studio, and months looking at Paramount specifically. Now, according to reports from The Wall Street Journal, Chinese property to entertainment group Dalian Wanda is alone and in exclusive talks.
The company’s hesitation about confirming the negotiations is understandable. It is a matter of face. And anyway the talks may fail.
Other candidate buyers that have fallen by the wayside included China Media Capital, e-commerce giant Alibaba, and the state-backed China Film & Television Fund.
All were attracted by the growing strength of the China-u. »
- Patrick Frater
China’s Wanda is Front-Runner to Buy Paramount Stake (Reports)
4 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
China’s Dalian Wanda group is the front-runner in talks to buy a 49% stake in Paramount Pictures from U.S. media conglomerate Viacom, according to reports.
Sale talks are still proceeding, according to the Wall Street Journal, despite resistance from Viacom’s controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone. Last month Variety reported Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman’s “deliberate, thoughtful and thorough” determination to keep the sale talks alive.
Contacted Thursday local time by Variety, Wanda said it was “unable to make any comment.”
Viacom announced earlier this year that it would seek bidders for a minority portion of the studio. Since then the fight for control between Redstone and Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman has intensified and had seemed to limit Dauman’s ability to go ahead with a Paramount stake sale.
In June Redstone attempted to change company bylaws so that a unanimous board vote would be needed for a complete or partial sale of the studio. »
- Patrick Frater
ESPYs 2016: 13 Things You Didn’t See on TV, From John Cena’s Comedy to Cleveland Cavaliers’ Selfies
4 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
ESPYs 2016 welcomed the biggest names in sports to the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday night. There was much to see on TV, including a masterful hosting performance by WWE Superstar star John Cena, a tear-inducing speech by beloved sportscaster Craig Sager and Knoxville teen Zaevion Dobson being remembered with the Arthur Ashe Courage award for shielding others from gunfire. Plus former host and “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” singer Justin Timberlake was on hand to help honor Kobe Bryant, Peyton Manning and Abby Wambach for their phenomenal careers. This year marked the first time that three retiring athletes — from the NBA, »
- Debbie Emery
Bernardo Provenzano, Sicilian Mafia Boss Whose Life Mirrored ‘The Godfather,’ Dies at 83
5 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Bernardo Provenzano, the leader of the powerful Sicilian Mafia, whose life mirrored the characters and events depicted in Mario Puzo’s classic novel and Francis Ford Coppola‘s film versions of “The Godfather,” died in custody on Wednesday in Milan. He was 83. According to the New York Times, Provenzano “had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease, cancer and a stroke, and… had been hospitalized since 2014 under the supervision of prison authorities.” Known by many as the “Boss of Bosses,” Provenzano hailed from — that’s right — Corleone, Sicily, the same home town of the Vito Corleone in “The Godfather” series. Also Read: Mobster. »
- Joshua Rich
‘Mr. Robot’ Season 2: Rami Malek on Elliot’s Journey and the First Time He Smoked Pot
6 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
[Spoiler alert: This interview contains plot details for both parts one and two of “Mr. Robot’s” second-season premiere, “Unmask.” Do not read if you haven’t seen the episodes.]
Rami Malek came out of seemingly nowhere to become one of television’s most compelling leads as Elliot Alderson in USA’s cyberthriller “Mr. Robot.” Malek’s performance is what makes “Mr. Robot” fit together — warm, humane and relatable, even as it is unreliable, alienating and occasionally threatening. You’re never quite sure if you’re watching a hero or a villain.
Malek himself is a favorite for the Emmy nominations, to be announced early Thursday, for that very reason. When Variety caught up with him, he’s in the midst of a whirlwind of publicity, including an appearance on “The Today Show” in which a very enthusiastic fan jumped and waved at the glass behind him long enough that his co-star Christian Slater commented on it. “It’s a big day,” he tells Variety.
Wednesday night’s season 2 premiere of “Mr. Robot” — “Unmask,” parts one and two — opens in a world of chaos and change. But »
- Sonia Saraiya
'Mr. Robot': Rami Malek Breaks Down That Shocking Death and Elliot's "Euphoric Mania"
6 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
[Warning: This story contains spoilers for the season two premiere of USA Network's Mr. Robot.] Control might be an illusion, but Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek) is doing everything in his power to hang onto the facade. In the season two premiere of Mr. Robot, Elliot operates under very different circumstances from the last time he graced the screen. He lives a quiet existence at his mother's house, grabbing meals with his Seinfeld-obsessed friend Leon (Joey Badass), doing chores, watching local basketball games, time-stamping his activities in a journal, and doing everything he can to stay away
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- Josh Wigler
Review: Elliot goes to war with 'Mr. Robot' in the riveting season 2 premiere
6 hours ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Mr. Robot has returned for a second season. I already published some spoiler-free thoughts on tonight's two-hour premiere, so now it's time to get into the specifics, coming up just as soon as I've discovered Seinfeld... "And this is why I'm different: sometimes, my mask takes over." -Elliot The Mr. Robot season 1 finale made an interesting choice in skipping over what seemed like major pieces of the larger fsociety plot — how the Evil Corp hack went down, what happened to Tyrell Wellick — to focus on Elliot dealing with the knowledge that he was Mr. Robot, and vice versa. At the time, I felt this was the right choice, since the show is ultimately about Elliot and what's going on inside his head, and his epiphany about having multiple personalities was much more important than any plot mechanics involving secondary characters. "Unmask"(*) actually rewinds to show Elliot executing the hack while Wellick watches — marveling that, »
- Alan Sepinwall
‘Mr. Robot’ Premiere: What’s a Smart Home and How Can You Get One?
6 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
(Some minor spoilers for the Season 2 premiere of “Mr. Robot” are below.) “Mr. Robot” is notorious for being dour, but the Season 2 premiere gave us a pretty fun scene, in which fsociety hacks the home of Evil Corp lawyer Susan Jacobs (Sandrine Holt). Yes, that’s right — they actually hacked a house. They turned lights on an off, made the projector screen turn on and show a political pundit giving a rousing screed, turned the thermostat way down and even turned up the heat of the shower while Jacobs was in it. All classic haunted house stuff, but grounded »
- Phil Owen
ESPYs: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Remembers The Greatest: "Muhammad Ali Spoke Fearlessly About Injustice"
6 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar honored the late Muhammad Ali at the Espy Awards on Wednesday night with a tribute that was followed by a performance by Chance the Rapper. "His showmanship, his ubiquitousness ... it just feels like he was everywhere," said the basketball star of his old friend, The Greatest. "And most of all, his magic." He continued, "That ability to make the impossible seem real." Saying how everyone handles fame in their own way, Abdul-Jabbar added, "Some people revel in it. Some people aren't so comfortable with it. Muhammad Ali spoke fearlessly about injustice and he sacrificed
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- Jennifer Konerman
Jessica Chastain’s ‘Miss Sloane’ Set for December Release
7 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
EuropaCorp and FilmNation have given Jessica Chastain’s thriller “Miss Sloane” an awards-season release of Dec. 9.
The film is directed by John Madden from a Jonathan Perera script. Chastain stars in the title role as a ruthless lobbyist notorious for her unparalleled talent and her desire to win at all costs, even when it puts her own career at risk.
The film is produced by FilmNation’s Ben Browning and Archery Pictures’ Kris Thykier. EuropaCorp’s Ariel Zeitoun, FilmNation’s Patrick Chu and Aaron Ryder serve as the executive producers.
Also starring are Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alison Pill, Jake Lacy, Sam Waterston and John Lithgow.
Chastain has been nominated for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress for “The Help” and Best Actress for “Zero Dark Thirty.”
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- Dave McNary
Orlando Firefighters Warned to Stop Feeding Disney Gators
7 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Two months before a toddler was killed by an alligator at Disney World’s Grand Floridian Resort, firefighters at the nearby Fire Station 3 were warned against feeding the nearly 500-pound carnivores. The Orlando Sun-Sentinel obtained emails sent by employees of Reedy Creek Emergency Services two months before 2-year-old Lane Graves was grabbed by a gator and dragged underwater, killing him. The emails revealed that firefighters were feeding gators near Fire Station 3, which is less than half a mile from the resort’s Seven Seas Lagoon, where Graves perished. Feeding alligators is illegal because it causes them to lose their natural fear. »
- Reid Nakamura
‘Jason Bourne’ Set For August Release in China
7 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
“Jason Bourne” is set to get a theatrical release in China on Aug 23. It will be only the second film in the “Bourne” franchise to open in China.
Universal confirmed the Middle Kingdom release for “Bourne” via Chinese social media and in emails with Variety.
Star, Matt Damon has already toured parts of Asia – with stops including Australia and Korea – ahead of the scheduled end of July releases across much of the region. But the studio is also planning a significant junket in Beijing on Aug. 15-16 with Damon expected to be in attendance.
The only previous film in the franchise to release in China was “The Bourne Legacy” in Oct. 2012.
Previous reports had suggested that “Jason Bourne” would release in early September. However, dates for summer releases have been uncertain for weeks.
Normally Hollywood films are not permitted revenue sharing releases in China at the height of summer as »
- Patrick Frater
ESPYs 2016: Red Carpet Arrivals (Photos)
7 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
With a list of presenters as famous as the athletes they are honoring, it is a star-filled night for the 2016 ESPYs Awards on Wednesday. The show airs live on ABC from the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles, and WWE Superstar John Cena took the reins as host with a flood of wisecracks that were worthy of any wrestling ring. Justin Timberlake, Vice President Joe Biden, Emmy winner Bryan Cranston and former Super Bowl champion Richard Sherman are among the presenters, while beloved sportscaster Craig Sager is honored with the Jimmy V Perseverance Award. Also Read: Laila Ali Hosts the Sports. »
- Reid Nakamura
Fox’s 5-Year Legal Battle With Interns Nets Most Plaintiffs Less Than $500
7 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
After five years, a landmark lawsuit that prompted some Hollywood studios, production companies and networks to change their labor practices regarding unpaid interns is finally close to a settlement … that will net most of the beneficiaries less than a week’s pay. Upon final approval of U.S. District Judge William Pauley in New York, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Fox Entertainment Group Studios will sign three checks ranging from $3,500 to $7,500 for the lead plaintiffs, with more than 100 other complainants receiving less than $500. The lawyers on the case will bank nearly $220,000. The settlement follows a litany of rulings and subsequent appeals that began. »
- Rosemary Rossi
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