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Emmy Nominations By the Numbers: ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘OJ Simpson’ Lead (Updating)
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“Game of Thrones” led with the most Emmy nominations Thursday — 23 — but was closely followed by the FX limited series “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” which scored 22. FX also scored with the second season of “Fargo,” which had 18 nominations. “Game of Thrones” and “Simpson” also cleaned up in the acting categories. The two series won’t go head to head for the main awards, because “Game of Thrones” competes in the drama category and “Simpson” and “Fargo” in the movies and miniseries category. Also Read: Emmy Nominations 2016: The Complete List (Updating Live) Here’s a breakdown by broadcast. »
- Tony Maglio
Emmy Nominations 2016: ‘The Americans’ Finally Breaks Through After 4 Seasons
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FX’s “The Americans” achieved a rare feat Thursday morning: It finally broke into the top ranks of Emmy contenders in its fourth season. The Cold War drama starring Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys drew a nomination for best drama, alongside veteran Emmy fixtures such as HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and PBS’s “Downton Abbey.” Rhys also drew an acting nomination. Also Read: 'The Americans' to End After 2 More Seasons FX president John Landgraf acknowledged that it was unusual for a show to break into the Emmy derby at such a relatively late stage. But he credited the writers and producers. »
- Scott Collins
Jessica Chastain’s ‘Miss Sloane’ Set for December Release
13 July 2016 7:45 PM, PDT | 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
Tommy Lee Jones, Alec Baldwin, Milla Jovovich In Talks For Rob Reiner’s ‘Shock And Awe’
13 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… »
Chiwetel Ejiofor to play Peter the apostle in Mary Magdalene film
19 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
Colin Farrell In Talks to Star in Sofia Coppola’s ‘Beguiled’ Remake (Exclusive)
9 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
‘Fifty Shades’ Sequel Safe on Location Outside Nice, France
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“50 Shades Darker,” the sequel to “50 Shades of Grey,” may be affected by events surrounding the tragic truck attack in Nice, France that claimed up to 80 lives on Thursday night. The crew on the production, which is filming approximately 40 minutes outside of the French Riviera beachside city, are all safe and accounted for, according to an individual with knowledge of the situation. It is unknown which members of the cast may have been on location. The source said that the filmmakers don’t anticipate any changes to the shooting schedule as a result of what French President Francois Hollande »
- Jordan Burchette
‘Plutona’ Comic-Book Series in the Works as Movie
2 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Waypoint Entertainment has acquired movie rights to the coming-of-age comic series “Plutona,” written by Jeff Lemire and illustrated by Emi Lenox.
“Plutona” centers on a group of kids who find the body of a famous dead superhero in the woods. Waypoint Entertainment’s Ken Kao (“The Nice Guys”) will produce with partner Dan Kao and Addictive Pictures’ Russell Ackerman and John Schoenfelder under their first-look deal.
Image Comics released “Plutona,” a five-issue limited series, in September.
Lemire is the author of the Essex County Trilogy, “Sweet Tooth,” “The Nobody” and a run of “Animal Man.” Lenox is known for her diary comic “Emitown.”
Waypoint Entertainment acquired the rights in April to two Mark Millar properties, “American Jesus” and “Supercrooks,” which Ken Kao and Dan Kao will produce with Addictive Pictures. It is also in pre-production on the sci-fi thriller “Tau,” directed by Federico D’ Alessandro and starring Maika Monroe and Ed Skrein. »
- Dave McNary
Major Terrorist Attacks in 2016 (Photos)
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Terrorist attacks in Brussels, Orlando, and Nice have made headlines around the globe, but there have also been over 100 more terrorist attacks this year. These are some of the deadliest ones that have happened so far. Be advised, this gallery contains violent imagery. January 3 — Isis suicide bombers attack Camp Speicher, a former U.S. base now used by the Iraqi Air Force, killing 15. January 7 — A car bomb at a Libyan police camp in the town of Zilten kills 60 people and wounds 200 more. January 11 — Bombs in three cities in Iraq, including Baghdad, kill over »
- Jeremy Fuster
‘The Americans’ Finally Breaks Into Top Emmy Race in Season 4
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For the past three years, “The Americans” has been a staple of Emmy “snub” lists. This season it’s a leading contender for Emmy Awards.
After winning a raft of accolades and kudos from other organizations (and even nabbing its first Emmy last year for Margo Martindale’s guest turn), FX’s critically-acclaimed series broke into the major Emmy categories with a series-best five nominations, including outstanding drama. Stars Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell are also up for acting honors, and showrunners Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg have been nominated for writing the season finale. Meanwhile, Martindale — the show’s Emmy trailblazer and possible “gateway drug” to the rest of the attention — earned her fourth consecutive nom.
“I dropped my daughter off at camp,” Weisberg says, explaining how he started his day. “Then I called my wife and said, ‘I’m gonna come home to get the bad news.’ It’s been three years when it’s »
- Geoff Berkshire
‘Fifty Shades’ Sequel Filming in Nice During Terrorist Attack
2 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
The sequel to “Fifty Shades of Grey” has been filming in Nice, France where on Thursday night a truck armed with explosives killed 80 people after plowing through a crowded Bastille Day celebration.
According to sources, the “Fifty Shades Darker” cast and crew are safe and accounted for. The film, starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan, had been shooting on the French Riviera the past few weeks.
It’s unknown if production will be suspended this weekend. Sources say the erotic drama shot scenes Thursday in the region but wrapped production before the attack.
A rep for Universal Pictures could not be reached for comment.
Officials are describing Thursday’s rampage as an act of terrorism. It marks France’s deadliest attack since Isis hit Paris last year.
Earlier in the evening, producer Dana Brunetti posted a photo on Instagram with James and producer Michael De Luca in the nearby city of Monte Carlo. »
- Variety Staff
Nickelodeon ‘Kids’ Choice Sports 2016': Complete Winners List (Updating)
2 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
What features tons of slime, insane challenges and some of the world’s top athletes? The Nickelodeon “Kids’ Choice Sports 2016” awards, of course, which invaded UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on Thursday for the third year running. Hosted by Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, the vibrant event handed out orange mohawked blimp awards for unique categories such as Hands of Gold, Clutch Player of the Year and Biggest Powerhouse. Among the top nominees this year were Rob Gronkowski, Cam Newton, Alex Morgan, Russell Westbrook, Ronda Rousey and Stephen Curry. Also Read: Russell Wilson Promises That Nickelodeon's 'Kids' Choice »
- Debbie Emery
Dalian Wanda Exploring Paramount Minority Stake Purchase for Billions
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As China’s Dalian Wanda Group mulls a minority stake acquisition in Paramount Pictures — to the tune of billions — a potential sale throws gasoline on an escalating power struggle between Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman and majority shareholders Shari and Sumner Redstone. Wanda, a conglomerate with designs on becoming a Hollywood force, is reported to be the stronger of two potential suitors for a 49-percent holding in the film studio, according to Reuters. Paramount’s valuation, which also figures in the real estate its iconic lot sits on, is reported as high as $10 billion. Wanda could pay up to $5 billion for the. »
- Matt Donnelly
Video Captures Truck Attack in Nice, France (Video)
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A video of the truck attack that left dozens of people dead in the city of Nice, France, on Thursday night has surfaced online. The new video (above) shows the truck as it begins to drive into the crowd. Pedestrians can be seen fleeing from the vehicle as it first veers off the road, while police and security chase after it. The truck, whose driver remains unidentified, plowed into the crowd in the city’s Promenade des Anglais where revelers gathered to watch a fireworks display in celebration of Bastille Day. As many as 80 people were killed and 100 injured. Also Read: Up to 77 Dead, »
- Reid Nakamura
Sarah Paulson Lands Double Emmy Nominations: ‘Now I Know What Allison Janney Feels Like!’
3 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Will this finally be Sarah Paulson’s year?
The “American Horror Story” veteran nabbed two Emmy nominations this year — one for “Ahs: Hotel” and another for her show-stopping performance in “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.”
Paulson has never won an Emmy. She’s been nominated four times prior to this year, three times for various seasons of “Horror Story” and another for HBO’s “Game Change.”
Year after year, critics have questioned how Paulson has not yet walked away with a golden statue (especially after playing conjoined twins Bette and Dot on “American Horror Story: Freak Show”), and with her performance as Marcia Clark in “People v. O.J.,” many are saying 2016 is the year Paulson will win her much-deserved Emmy — and, she could walk away with two.
“Now I know what Allison Janney feels like!” Paulson quipped to Variety on a phone call Thursday morning, shortly »
- Elizabeth Wagmeister
Kobe Bryant on His Retirement: ‘The Biggest Challenge Is Finding What Comes Next’
3 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Three months after his retirement, Kobe Bryant is trying to make his way as a Hollywood producer.
“I’m passionate about storytelling,” Bryant said Thursday afternoon at the Variety-Sports Illustrated Entertainment Summit in Los Angeles. “How do we tell stories that jump from the page? That gets me going.”
Bryant, in a half-hour discussion with Sports Illustrated senior writer Lee Jenkins, said his focus is on his Kobe Inc. studio operation. He cut Jenkins off in the middle of his question about becoming a basketball coach, evoking laughs from the several hundred attendees.
“Nope, I will not coach basketball,” Bryant said. “I’ll show my kids some tips but that’s about it. I love teaching and I just think my personality is that if I’m going to do something, I’m going to do it 100%. So I can coach a team of 12 players or I can make stories that reach a larger audience. »
- Dave McNary and Lamarco McClendon
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