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'Suicide Squad' and 'Sausage Party' Look to Take Down Newcomers, 'Kubo', 'War Dogs' & 'Ben-Hur'
10 hours ago | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »
Three new wide releases are hitting theaters this weekend with Focus Features' and Laika's stop-motion animated project Kubo and the Two Strings serving as the widest debut of the lot. Fellow openers include Warner Bros' War Dogs and Paramount's Ben-Hur, though none of this weekend's new releases are likely to find themselves atop the box office. The DC Comics adaptation Suicide Squad is looking to threepeat as the weekend's #1 film while Sony's R-rated animated feature Sausage Party hopes to hold off Kubo for a second weekend in the runner-up position. Overall this weekend should be yet another improvement over the same weekend last year with the top twelve pulling in around $120 million altogether. Before we get to the weekend's new releases we'll begin with a couple of carryovers, starting with Suicide Squad, which, along with 19 other wide release films in 2016, dropped over 60% in its second weekend. Of those 20 films, »
- Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
Jared Leto Joins ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel
12 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Jared Leto has joined the upcoming “Blade Runner” sequel, TheWrap has learned. The sequel is set several decades after the 1982 original, with Harrison Ford reprising his iconic role as Rick Deckard. The film is written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, and succeeds the initial story by Fancher and David Peoples based on Philip K. Dick‘s novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep.” Story details are not being revealed. More to come… »
- Joe Otterson
‘Big Lebowski’ Spinoff ‘Going Places’ Already Shooting, with John Turturro Directing and Starring as The Jesus
17 August 2016 12:55 PM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Remember how John Turturro has been wanting to make a spinoff to “The Big Lebowski” centered around his character The Jesus for years now? Well, it turns out he’s already a few weeks into production on the project, which once carried the working title of “100 Minutes with Jesus” but is now known as “Going Places.” Birth.Movies.Death. first reported the news.
Bobby Cannavale, Audrey Tautou and Susan Sarandon all feature in the film as well, with an off-color premise inspired by Bertrand Blier’s 1974 “Les valseuses.” Cannavale stars opposite Turturro as a fellow thief named Petey, with the two vying to give a woman (Tautou) her first orgasm; Sarandon completes the foursome as a criminal recently released from prison. That certainly sounds like something the Jesus would do, though Tautou might be a little old for him. »
- Michael Nordine
‘Clue’ Remake From Hasbro Lands at Fox
17 August 2016 3:28 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Fox has come on board Hasbro Studios’ “Clue” movie, five years after the board game-based project was ditched at Universal.
Josh Feldman, the head of Hasbro’s TV and film division, is producing for Hasbro Studios. Daria Cercek is overseeing for Fox.
Hasbro launched development of a “Clue” movie in 2008 as part of a six-year partnership with Universal to produce at least four feature films based on branded properties: Clue, Monopoly, Candyland, Ouija, Battleship, Magic: The Gathering and Stretch Armstrong.
“Battleship” was a costly money-loser for the studio in 2012 while “Ouija” grossed $103 million on a $5 million budget and generated a sequel “Ouija: Origin of Evil” that’s due out Oct. 21. At the time that Universal dropped the “Clue” project, “Pirates of the Caribbean” director Gore Verbinski was attached to direct and produce, but is no longer part of the project at Fox.
Hasbro’s seen its greatest success in Hollywood with “Ouija, »
- Dave McNary
Amy Schumer: Inside Amy Schumer 'Not Cancelled' Just on Hiatus for 'Foreseeable Future'
15 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Amy Schumer is setting the record straight about the future of her Comedy Central series Inside Amy Schumer.
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Roughly 12 hours after the comedienne sent Twitter into a frenzy by suggesting her Emmy-winning show was done, Schumer took to Twitter again to clarify the situation. The gist: Inside Amy Schumer is not dead, just… in a temporary coma?
#InsideAmySchumer is not cancelled. @ComedyCentral has provided us with a wonderful home and we couldn’t be happier there. I am just touring
— Amy Schumer (@amyschumer »
Film Review: ‘Never’
18 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
“Never” may take place in the present, but its mopey low-fi indie character drama – set to earnest singer-songwriter tunes – feels as if it’s been transported from the early ’90s. Writer-director Brett Allen Smith’s quasi-romance meanders about with the same aimlessness as its characters, revealing nothing substantial about them, or twentysomething love and identity formation, as it details the budding bond between a straight man and a gay woman. Although the presence of Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda in a starring role may earn it some fleeting attention, its two-dimensional navel-gazing should doom its theatrical prospects to a few smaller-market screens.
Having previously made the second-tier festival rounds in 2014, the partly-Kickstarter-funded “Never” opens with a histrionic break-up phone call between Nikki (Zelda Williams) and her unseen girlfriend Rachel (Angela Sarafyan). Nikki’s wailing pleas and apologies are authentically pitiful, yet they do little to endear her to audiences. After this torturous intro conversation, »
- Nick Schager
Peter Thiel Won, Gawker Lost, the 1 Percent Scores, Democracy Loses
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
There should be no ambiguity about what happened in the battle royale between Gawker and Peter Thiel. Peter Thiel won. Gawker lost. And democracy took a worrisome blow from the One Percent. Nick Denton is bankrupted. Gawker is sold and about to shut. Meanwhile Thiel is just fine, counting his money and for all we know plotting his next media takedown. (I hear he really didn’t like The Advocate’s coverage of his Rnc speech. Watch out!) Also Read: Gawker.com to Go Dark Next Week Thus Hulk Hogan, who started it all becomes, a detail in a larger »
- Sharon Waxman
Jon Stewart Tells Larry Wilmore: ‘You Got Better Every F-ing Day’
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
It’s been a sad week for Larry Wilmore but at least Jon Stewart was there to cheer him up on his final episode of “The Nightly Show.” The former “Daily Show” star, who created “The Nightly Show” as a replacement for “The Colbert Report,” was a guest on Thursday’s last episode of Wilmore’s show, which Comedy Central canceled this week. “The last show — oh my god, what did you do, p–s off Peter Thiel?” Stewart asked, referring to the tech billionaire who helped Hulk Hogan take down Gawker. Also Read: Why Comedy Central Couldn't Afford to »
- Debbie Emery
Ryan Lochte Enlists PR Guru Matthew Hiltzik in Brazil Brouhaha (Exclusive)
2 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Swimmer Ryan Lochte, embroiled in an international scandal over his story of being robbed at gunpoint at the Rio de Janiero Olympics, has enlisted the help of a top crisis publicist with ties to worlds of the entertainment, sports and politics. Matthew Hiltzik, a New York-based communications consultant whose clients have included Justin Bieber, Harvey Weinstein, the NFL's Manti Te'o, Katie Couric and Alec Baldwin, joined Lochte's team of representatives in the past 24 hours. Reached by phone, Hiltzik confirmed the representation but declined to comment on Lochte or the specifics of the case. { "nid": 920545,
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- Matthew Belloni
USA Swimming Says Ryan Lochte, Teammates’ Actions Are Not ‘What Is Expected as Olympians’
2 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
After a week where the after-hours antics of Olympic athletes has overshadowed the medal-winners in Rio, USA Swimming has released a statement about the scandal surrounding Ryan Lochte and his teammates. “The last five days have been difficult for our USA Swimming and United States Olympic families,” the statement from Executive Director Chuck Wielgus said. “While we are thankful our athletes are safe, we do not condone the lapse in judgement and conduct that led us to this point. It is not representative of what is expected as Olympians, as Americans, as swimmers and as individuals.” The statement was in response to U. »
- Debbie Emery
Larry Wilmore Opens Up About 'Nightly Show' Early Exit, Saying Farewell and What's Next
2 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Days after learning that his Comedy Central late-night series The Nightly Show would be coming to an abrupt end, Larry Wilmore signed off Thursday night with an episode that centered on celebrating the show's family of contributors, including exec producer Jon Stewart. The Hollywood Reporter spoke with Wilmore shortly before his final Nightly Show taping about saying goodbye, his late-night legacy and what's next. { "nid": 920723, "type": "blog", "title": "Jon Stewart Joins Larry Wilmore for Final 'Nightly Show'", "path": "http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nightly-show-final-episode-jon-920723", "relative-path": "/live-feed/nightly-show-final-episode-jon-920723"
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- Lesley Goldberg
Woman Charged With Stalking Kris Jenner, Impersonating Caitlyn Jenner
3 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
A California woman is being charged with stalking and electronic hacking related to electronic harassment Kris Jenner. Authorities say they arrested Christina Elizabeth Bankston of Newark, California, on Thursday on 15 counts related to hacking one of Jenner’s online accounts, impersonating her former spouse, Caitlyn Jenner, and sending her illicit and threats via text message, the Associated Press reported. Bankston, 36, is set to make her first court appearance on Friday. The nurse’s assistant from the Bay Area was indicted by a grand jury in Los Angeles. Prosecutors say she harassed Jenner and the Kardashian family between March and September 2014. Prosecutors also allege she impersonated. »
- Debbie Emery
Toho to Produce First ‘Godzilla’ Animation Movie
3 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Tokyo – Japan’s movie giant, Toho has announced the production of a feature-length Godzilla animation. Simply titled “Godzilla,” it is set for release next year.
Tokyo-based Polygon Pictures is handling production duties with Kobun Shizuno (“Detective Conan” series) and Hiroyuki Seshita (“Knights of Sidonia”) co-directing. Gen Urobuchi, a popular writer of graphic novels, light novels and anime scripts, whose credits include the 2015 feature animation “Psycho-Pass: The Movie,” is in charge of the original story and screenplay.
Although Toho has previously collaborated on TV animation series based on the Godzilla character it controls, this is the first feature animation project in the franchise’s 62-year history. “We’re aiming to make a big-scale animation entertainment that people who love Godzilla and people who know nothing about him can both enjoy,” Shizuno said in a statement.
Toho has been encouraged by the success and revival of the monster franchise. Its latest live-action entry, »
- Mark Schilling
Esquire Cashes In On Lochte-Gate With Marathon of His Failed Reality TV Series
4 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Stuck for something to do on Friday night? Well if you don’t want to watch the live Olympics action from Rio, you can settle in and follow scandal-ridden swimmer Ryan Lochte on Esquire. The network is set to air all eight hours of the gold medalist’s failed reality series “What Would Ryan Lochte Do?” on Friday, starting at 6 p.m., in honor of the hashtag Lochte-Gate. Also Read: Lochte-Gate Just Got Weirder: Rio Police Chief Says Swimmer Lied - But Also Had Gun Pulled on Him The press statement announcing Esquire’s revival of sister network E!’s »
- Debbie Emery
Bold Films, Robert Rodriguez Developing Horror Movie ‘Blood’ (Exclusive)
5 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Bold Films and Robert Rodriguez are ramping up development of the Florida-set horror movie project “Blood,” Variety has learned.
Bold Films is also financing. No directors or actors are yet attached.
The producers have brought on Jeff Buhler, whose credits include the recently wrapped “Jacob’s Ladder” remake, a rewrite of Paramount’s “Pet Sematary” and “The Midnight Meat Train,” to write the script. Misha Green (“Sunflower”) wrote the previous drafts.
Michel Litvak and Gary Michael Walters will produce for Bold Films. Lisa Zambri will executive produce.
The story centers on a recently engaged woman who becomes determined to find her birth family before she marries. But when she meets her unusual kin in the deep woods of Florida, she begins reliving horrifying suppressed memories that lead her to believe her newfound relatives may be hiding some dark secrets.
Rodriguez has been an active director, screenwriter and producer for more than two decades, »
- Dave McNary
Kathy Najimy, Paul Iacono Join Mike Roma Indie ‘Dating My Mother’
5 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Kathy Najimy has joined the cast of Mike Roma’s “Dating My Mother,” TheWrap has learned. The “Veep” star joins the indie comedy alongside Kathryn Erbe (“Law & Order: Criminal Intent”), James Le Gros (“Girls”) and Paul Iacono (MTV’s “The Hard Times of Rj Berger”). Roma serves as writer-director on the project, which is about the close bond between a single mother (Erbe) and her gay son, played by newcomer Patrick Reilly. The duo “navigate the world of online dating as they search for their versions of ‘Mr. Right,” according to a synopsis. Also Read: 'Veep' Star Tony Hale »
- Matt Donnelly
Philippe Dauman Ousted as Viacom CEO in Settlement With Sumner Redstone Family
5 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Philippe Dauman was ousted as CEO of Viacom on Thursday night during a meeting of the media giant’s board that ended a multi-pronged legal battle with the company’s founder, Sumner Redstone, and his daughter Shari Redstone, a person with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap. Viacom’s board has approved an agreement that would remove Dauman after 10 years as the top executive at the company and install COO Thomas Dooley as interim chief executive, effective immediately. A formal announcement is expected soon. Dauman, who is set to receive a golden parachute package worth $72 million, will remain non-executive chairman through September 13. Dooley will. »
- Thom Geier and Tony Maglio
See Miley Cyrus, Alicia Keys' First Look 'The Voice' Trailer
5 hours ago | Rollingstone.com | See recent Rolling Stone news »
NBC's The Voice has unveiled its "First Look: Season 11" preview trailer, which highlights Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys, who are taking over two of the four coaches' chairs. It's the first time in the show's history that two women have served as coaches simultaneously.
Keys opens the clip by saying, "One thing can either inspire a person or break a person. I'm looking forward to rooting people on, and being here for the dreamers like me."
Perennial coaches Adam Levine and Blake Shelton return as they have for every season. »
Review: 'Kubo and the Two Strings' is a gorgeous and somber stop-motion fantasy
5 hours ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
While I think all animation is a magic trick that remains just as impressive now as the first time I saw it as a child, there are certainly levels of difficulty, and stop-motion animation is a special kind of lunacy. I’ve visited enough stop-motion sets to be awed by the skill set it requires for someone to effectively bring a character to life using such a difficult and painstaking method. It is sincerely meant then as praise when I say that I can’t imagine the single-minded pursuit of vision it took to bring Kubo and the Two Strings to life, and Travis Knight is, indeed, a madman. Travis Knight is, like Megan Ellison, a rich kid doing something profoundly interesting with the position of privilege they found themselves in. Ellison has fascinating taste as a producer, and she’s become a sort of life raft for filmmakers who »
- Drew McWeeny
China’s Screenwriters Are Finally Ditching Outdated Software (Exclusive)
5 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
China could become the world’s largest movie market as soon as 2017, but many of its screenwriters are still using Microsoft Word to compose scripts. That is exactly why screenwriter and programmer Guy Goldstein decided to take his WriterDuet software to the Asian country. He saw their use of outdated and clunky software that isn’t even meant for screenwriting — not to mention the hockey-stick growth China’s movie scene has shown in recent years — as a huge opportunity. He also had a big advantage: the main piece of competing software, Final Draft, isn’t compatible with the local language. »
- Matt Pressberg
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