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Weekend Preview: Can 'Ghostbusters' Scare Up a $50M Opening?
4 hours ago | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »
This weekend Sony's Ghostbusters hits theaters amid a flurry of headlines such as being named the film with the most disliked movie trailer in YouTube history to Sony chief Tom Rothman responding to the negative online response by telling The Hollywood Reporter, "It's the greatest thing that ever happened. Are you kidding me? We're in the national debate, thank you. Can we please get some more haters to say stupid things?" As a result, awareness certainly seems high, but how that awareness translates to box office is the big question. There's always the old saying, "There's no such thing as bad press"... right? Back in 2015 online furor called Mad Max: Fury Road "feminist drivel filth". Ultimately the uproar didn't have a noticeable impact on Fury Road's box office performance as it opened with $45 million, grossed over $150 million domestically and over $375 million worldwide on a $150 million budget. The comparison may end »
- Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
Colin Farrell In Talks to Star in Sofia Coppola’s ‘Beguiled’ Remake (Exclusive)
4 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Colin Farrell is in talks to join Sofia Coppola’s remake of the classic Clint Eastwood pic “The Beguiled,” sources tell Variety.
The Civil War drama currently stars Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning. Coppola (“Lost in Translation,” “Virgin Suicides”) is writing and directing the film. Focus Features is on board as a distributor.
The original “Beguiled,” directed by Don Siegel and based on a novel by Thomas Cullinan, followed an injured Yankee soldier (plated by Eastwood) who finds refuge at an all-girls boarding school in the South during the Civil War and cons his way into several lonely women’s hearts.
If Farrell’s deal closes, he would take over the role played by Eastwood in the original.
Youree Henley (“The Bling Ring,” “Somewhere”) is on board to produce the project, which is currently without a distributor.
No production start date has been announced yet.
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- Justin Kroll
Jessica Chastain’s ‘Miss Sloane’ Set for December Release
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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
Tommy Lee Jones, Alec Baldwin, Milla Jovovich In Talks For Rob Reiner’s ‘Shock And Awe’
8 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Exclusive: In what is shaping up to to be increasingly killer line-up, Tommy Lee Jones, Alec Baldwin and Milla Jovovich are all in talks to board Rob Reiner’s Iraq war pic Shock and Awe. If deals make with all three, they will join Woody Harrelson and James Marsden, news of whose involvement Deadline also broke earlier this week. Written by Reiner's Lbj screenwriter Joey Hartstone, which also starred Harrelson, the politically-charged project centers around a group of… »
Jacki Weaver & Jason Schwartzman Join Jack Black In ‘The Man Who Would Be Polka King’
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Exclusive: Jacki Weaver and Jason Schwartzman are set to join Jack Black in The Man Who Would Be Polka King. The feature project is based on Joshua Brown and John Mikulak's 2009 documentary, which follows the rise and fall of Jan Lewan, a Pennsylvania polka sensation who unwittingly brought a town to its knees in a Ponzi scheme. Maya Forbes and Wally Wolodarsky (Infinitely Polar Bear) write and direct the amazing true story. Permut Presentations, Red Hour Films and… »
Max Landis Shares His Thoughts On “Pretty Bland” ‘Ghostbusters,’ Explains How He Lost The Writing Gig For The Movie
8 hours ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Ghostbusters has been something of a lost opportunity that screenwriter Max Landis (“Chronicle,” “American Ultra,” “Victor Frankenstein“) has openly talked about for a while now. Back in 2014, he shared details of his ultimately unmade pitch for a new “Ghostbusters” movie, which starts in the 1920s with Ivo Shandor (the character was briefly mentioned in the original […]
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- Kevin Jagernauth
Chiwetel Ejiofor to play Peter the apostle in Mary Magdalene film
13 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The Oscar-nominated 12 Years a Slave star is in talks to star alongside Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix in the biblical drama
Chiwetel Ejiofor is in talks to take on the role of Peter the apostle in biblical drama Mary Magdalene.
According to Deadline, the Oscar-nominated star of 12 Years a Slave, recently seen in sci-fi adventure The Martian and thriller remake Secret in Their Eyes, would be joining the previously cast Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix. The film is set to be directed by Garth Davis, who helmed episodes of the small-screen crime drama Top of the Lake.
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- Benjamin Lee
Rob Corddry Told Studio to Pull ‘Hot Tub Time Machine 2’ From Theaters During Its Opening Weekend
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If you weren’t happy with how “Hot Tub Time Machine 2” turned out — which, based on on its critical and financial reception, you probably weren’t — then you have something in common with at least one of its stars. Rob Corddry, in a new Eqsuire interview, bemoans the film’s disappointing box-office returns and suggests that the future of comedies is on VOD, as viewers “don’t run out to the movie theater” to see them.
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He also a recalls an email he wrote to everyone involved on the film during its opening weekend, at which point he felt “the writing was on the wall.” Corddry told his colleagues and executives that “we have a chance here — and I know you’re gonna say ‘No’ because this is crazy — but rip it out of theaters right now. »
- Michael Nordine
Héctor Babenco Dies: Oscar-Nominated ‘Kiss Of The Spider Woman’ Director Was 70
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Héctor Babenco, the Argentina-born Brazilian director whose films often examined deep political and class divisions and was best known for his Oscar-winning Kiss of the Spider Woman, died Wednesday night in Sao Paulo following a heart attack. He was 70. Born in Buenos Aires, Babenco was raised in Mar del Plata, but in 1969 relocated permanently to Sao Paulo, Brazil after several years spent living in Europe. Subsequently, his work often explored themes stemming from his… »
‘Transpecos’ Trailer: Border Patrol Drug-War Thriller Debuts Footage After SXSW Award Win
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SXSW’s 2016 Audience Award winner “Transpecos,” from rookie director Greg Kwedar, has a new trailer. Samuel Goldwyn Films, which picked up the distribution rights to the border-patrol thriller back in April, has also announced the release date for the film.
The story follows three border patrol agents, rookie Davis (Johnny Simmons), seasoned Flores (Gabriel Luna) and callous, world-weary Hobbs (Clifton Collins Jr), who man a check point on a remote highway. On what feels like another routine stop, the contents of one car suddenly throws their lives out of control. As dark secrets are revealed, each passing hour will bring them closer to a nightmarish conclusion that could cost them their lives, in a world where the line between right and wrong shifts like the desert itself.
Watch: Exclusive Clip from SXSW Premiere ‘Transpecos’ Leaves You in the Desert
The screen play was co-written by Kwedar and Clint Bentley. The »
- Liz Calvario
Weekend Box Office Preview: Will ‘Ghostbusters’ and Woody Allen Rebound?
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After “The Secret Life of Pets” (Universal) stunned with its best-ever animated feature opening of $104 million last weekend, Sony’s “Ghostbusters” relaunch will challenge recent market trends.
“Pets” stood out among several under performing new releases after “Finding Dory” staked its claim at the summer’s biggest smash. Did it portend a late summer surge that could salvage an uneven season? If the long-awaited “Ghostbusters” remake takes in over $50 million — higher than anticipated — or even if it doesn’t take the top spot, the momentum would look sustained.
The all-female lead redo is among the most talked-about films of the year. That much of the talk— initial resistance to the casting concept, then reaction to the early trailer —has been negative has tempered expectations to below the(“22 Jump Street’s $57 million best opening benchmark for a live-action comedy over the past three summers. “Ghostbusters” might challenge “Neighbors” ($49 million) as the »
- Tom Brueggemann
Marion Cotillard put forward for France's highest honour
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The Oscar-winning actor was among 650 names from the worlds of politics, culture, sport and public life put forward for the Légion d’Honneur
The Oscar-winning actor Marion Cotillard was among those put forward for the Légion d’Honneur, France’s highest honour, as the country celebrated its national day.
She was among 650 names from the worlds of politics, culture, sport and public life published in the government’s official journal for Bastille Day.
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- Agence France-Presse in Paris
Idris Elba on ‘The Dark Tower’ Race-Swapping: ‘It’s Better Just to Treat It Like No Big Deal’
1 hour ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
As Michael B. Jordan and the entire cast of “Ghostbusters” can attest, people tend to react in completely rational ways when preexisting characters are race- or gender-swapped for new film adaptations. Idris Elba addresses this in an Entertainment Weekly review about his role in next year’s Stephen King adaptation “The Dark Tower,” as his character of Roland Deschain (Aka the Gunslinger) was previously depicted as white.
Read More: ‘The Dark Tower’: First Look at Matthew McConaughey & Idris Elba in Long-Awaited Stephen King Adaptation
Elba says that he was “thrilled to get this job. I was thrilled because, you know, it’s an alternative to what you could say, what Roland is described as…a white guy in a sense, but, also just that you could make a version of this film that appealed to a slightly more action-hero type character and I don’t do those films.”
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- Michael Nordine
Sequel Bits: ‘Transformers: The Last Knight,’ ‘Jason Bourne,’ ‘Star Trek Beyond,’ ‘Now You See Me 3,’ ‘Sickhouse 2’
1 hour ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
In this edition of Sequel Bits: Michael Bay welcomes Laura Haddock to the Transformers: The Last Knight set as a new billboard appears in Times Square. A new Jason Bourne featurette explores a gigantic car chase sequence. Dave Franco would like to make Now You See Me 3, of course. Check out the stuff that […]
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- Jacob Hall
The Hard Stop review – documentary gives grim context to 2011 London riots
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A bitterly sad and angry film about Mark Duggan – the Tottenham man whose shooting by police provoked riots – and his contemporaries on Broadwater Farm
A toxic cloud of anger, suspicion and sadness hangs over this documentary about Marcus Knox-Hooke and Kurtis Henville, two childhood friends of Mark Duggan, the man shot dead by armed police in Tottenham, north London, in 2011, during a “hard stop”: armed officers pulled out in front of Duggan’s speeding cab, ready for confrontation. They claimed they had reason to believe Duggan was ready to shoot, even though the disputed gun was recovered 20ft away from his vehicle, encased in a sock, having evidently been thrown away in panic.
Knox-Hooke led the subsequent protest outside Tottenham police station, which escalated into a nationwide orgy of apolitical looting. Knox-Hooke was imprisoned, but Henville was not, having evidently stayed out of the violence. The film establishes their »
- Peter Bradshaw
Emmys Upstage Oscars In Diversity and Female-Led Programs In 2016
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After Oscars So White, when every single one of the 20 acting nominations were given to white thespians, Thursday’s Emmy nominations revealed far more diversity in the television industry. While the Motion Picture Academy responds well to certain high-end dramas such as Best Picture winner “12 Years a Slave,” those films just don’t come along that often. (So far Oscars 2017 look to tell a different story.)
Unlike the movie industry, in television more shows are aimed at more diverse audiences from the start, which gives 19,000 Emmy voters a wealth of options. The television industry casts a wide net, aiming shows at every audience segment, especially women, who are consistently underserved by the Hollywood studios, despite their strong box office stats.
Read More: The full Emmy nominations list
In dramatic contrast, this year’s Emmy contenders put strong women front and center, matching wits and strength with their male co-stars. This »
- Anne Thompson
‘Everything Wrong With 10 Cloverfield Lane’ Nitpicks Large Plot Holes in the Small-Scale Thriller
1 hour ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
CinemaSins continues to remind us that no movie is without sin. This week in their “Everything Wrong With” series, the YouTube giant takes on “10 Cloverfield Lane.”
“This ‘Cloverfield’ ‘cousin’ or ‘sequel’ or ‘whatever’ basically has nothing to do with ‘Cloverfield,’” says the description in the video. “But it’s still an entertaining little film. Here are its sins.”
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It’s first offense comes right at the beginning of the thriller because, “the movie literally opens with five seconds of silent black screen before launching into the logos.” The 10-minute clip also lets viewers know right from the start that this version is nothing like the 2008 “Cloverfield” and questions various decisions made by the creators.
The video points out an interesting scene where the time is different when shown on Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s cell and car radio, »
- Liz Calvario
Men & Chicken review – deadpan Danish domestic horror
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There is much black humour and people getting hit with stuffed animals in this macabre comedy from the writer of In a Better World
Anders Thomas Jensen is the Danish film-maker and screenwriter best known for his script collaborations with Susanne Bier on movies such as In a Better World, The Brothers and Love Is All You Need – he also co-wrote Kristian Levring’s western The Salvation. Here is his latest credit as writer-director: a gamey, tangy and strange gothic horror comedy carried off in a deadpan macabre style.
There is something distinctly nasty in the woodshed. Mads Mikkelsen and David Dencik star as Elias and Gabriel, two middle-aged half-brothers with weird mannerisms and what can charitably be described as undiagnosed learning difficulties. From a videotaped message left to them by their late father, they discover that they are adopted, and are the progeny of an elderly geneticist living on a remote Danish island. »
- Peter Bradshaw
3rd Annual NYC Web Fest Announces Jury Members
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The 3rd Annual NYC Web Fest announced its jury members today, a diverse array of entertainers and producers from film, TV, stage and the digital space. New members of the jury include Alex Cirillo & Dani Faith Leonard, co-founders of the film & media incubator “Big Vision Empty Wallet”; award-winning actor Tony Denison, co-star of TNT drama “Major Crimes,” a spin-off of “The Closer”; filmmaker Xavier Burgin; and “Black & Sexy TV” actor Austin Jaye. They will join returning jury members Justin Edmead of TDot TV and NYC Web Fest’s Senior Programmer April Day.
Read More: Attention, Filmmakers: Submit to NYC Web Fest Before Time Runs Out
NYC Web Fest was founded in 2014 by Lauren Atkins after realizing there were several festivals showcasing digital series on the west coast, but nothing in New York. “Our goal is to make this festival the premier home for digital producers on an international level. An »
- Vikram Murthi
Summertime review – Gallic charm of a sexy summer romance
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This 70s-set story of a farmer’s daughter who falls for a feminist campaigner has some nice moments – and a few tryhard ones
Catherine Corsini’s Summertime is a sexy summer romance set in 1971, when the bearded socialist menfolk were still not entirely on board with feminism. It is well acted, well shot, earnest and high-minded in its eroticism, but with a certain Mills-and-Boony-swoony-ness that creates something unsubversive in the love affair itself.
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- Peter Bradshaw
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