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Charlie Hunnam’s ‘Lost City of Z’ Selling to Amazon for U.S.
2 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Amazon Studios is in negotiations to buy U.S. rights to Charlie Hunnam’s historical adventure “Lost City of Z.”
The film, directed by James Gray, also stars Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson and Sienna Miller. Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment is producing with financing from Mica Entertainment.
Sierra/Affinity began selling international markets last year at the Berlin Film Festival and will continue to sell remaining territories at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival. CAA arranged financing and represents the domestic rights.
The project is based on David Grann’s 2009 book of the same name. Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner are producing through their Plan B Entertainment along with Dale Johnson and Anthony Katagas. Marc Butan is exec producing with Mica Entertainment’s Julie B. May and Glenn Murray.
Hunnam portrays Percy Fawcett, a British surveyor who disappeared in the 1920s while searching for a mythical city in »
- Dave McNary
Jon Favreau to join Robert Downey Jr. in Spider-Man: Homecoming
2 hours ago | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
In addition to directing both Iron Man and Iron Man 2, Jon Favreau also made an appearance as Happy Hogan in each of the Iron Man flicks, so I guess you could say that where wherever Tony Stark goes, Happy Hogan follows...unless it's an Avengers or Captain America film, so I suppose it would be more accurate to say that wherever Tony Stark Goes, Happy Hogan occasionally follows. Variety... Read More »
- Kevin Fraser
‘Pitch Perfect 3’ Finds New Director in Trish Sie
6 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
With Elizabeth Banks no longer on board to direct “Pitch Perfect 3,” Universal has acted quickly to find a new helmer for its next installment in one of its most popular franchises: Trish Sie.
Variety first reported earlier this year that Banks would not return to direct the third installment. Banks explained at the Produced By conference that her parental duties drove her decision to leave the director’s chair.
Banks tweeted her support for the new director on Thursday afternoon. “#PitchPerfect has a new leader – so excited @bigbadtrish is directing #PP3!”
#PitchPerfect has a new leader – so excited @bigbadtrish is directing #PP3! pic.twitter.com/KRbTv5oBsi
— Elizabeth Banks (@ElizabethBanks) September 1, 2016
The studio recently moved back the release to Dec. 22, 2017, in order to have time to find Banks’ replacement, but it looks as though production should stay on schedule as it’s closed a deal with Sie.
- Justin Kroll
‘Devious Maids’ Canceled: No Season 5 For Lifetime Series
6 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Exclusive: Lifetime has opted not to renew Devious Maids for a fifth season. The decision comes a couple of weeks after the series ended its Season 4 run on the network. Devious Maids, developed by Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry based on a telenovela format, migrated to Lifetime after being developed and piloted at ABC. It got off to a strong start, with its freshman season peaking at 3 million Live+same day viewers for the season finale. The ratings have… »
Jackie Chan, Frederick Wiseman to Receive Honorary Oscars
10 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Actor Jackie Chan, documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, film editor Anne V. Coates and casting director Lynn Stalmaster have been chosen as recipients of the 2016 Governors Awards by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. All four will receive Honorary Oscars, with the AMPAS board opting not to award the Irving Thalberg or Jean Hersholt Humanitarian awards this year. The awards were chosen by members of the Board of Governors on Tuesday night, but the announcement was delayed until all the recipients could be notified. Also Read: ABC to Keep Oscars Through 2028 Under AMPAS Extension The AMPAS press release announcing the. »
- Steve Pond
Greg Berlanti to Develop ‘Black Lightning’ DC Superhero Series
9 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Greg Berlanti is looking beyond the universe for his next DC comic book adaptation TV show. The prolific producer is developing “Black Lightning,” based on the comic superhero of the same name. The husband and wife team of Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil are writing the project, centered around one of DC comics’ first African-American superheroes, who was first introduced in 1977. The character was created by Tony Isabella with Trevor Von Eeden. Also Read: Animated DC Series 'Freedom Fighters: The Ray' to Launch on CW Seed With Gay Lead Character Black Lightning’s everyday alter ego is Jefferson Pierce, »
- Linda Ge
Gene Wilder’s ‘Willy Wonka,’ ‘Blazing Saddles’ Returning to Theaters
9 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
AMC theaters and Warner Bros. are bringing back a pair of Gene Wilder films — “Blazing Saddles” and “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” — in honor of the late actor this weekend.
The two films will screen Saturday and Sunday at 55 AMC locations nationwide, with tickets for each costing $5.
“Willy Wonka,” released in 1971, stars Wilder as a candy mogul. “Blazing Saddles,” released in 1974, is a collaboration between Wilder and director Mel Brooks.
Wilder died on Monday at the age of 83.
“Willy Wonka” will screen at 5 p.m. and “Blazing Saddles” will follow at 7:30 p.m. on both days.
The full list of locations is below:
Atlanta: AMC Barrett Commons 24, AMC Southlake Pavilion 24
Baltimore: AMC Owings Mills 17
Baton Rouge: AMC Baton Rouge 16
Boston: AMC Loews Boston Common 19
Charlotte: AMC Concord Mills 24
Chicago: AMC River East 21, AMC Streets of Woodfield 20
Cincinnati: AMC Newport on the Levee 20
Columbus: AMC Lennox 24
Dallas: AMC »
- Dave McNary
Why Drake’s ‘One Dance’ Doesn’t Feel Like the Song of the Summer
35 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
With only a few days left in the summer of 2016, Drake‘s chart-topping “One Dance” seems destined to win the race for the Song of the Summer title, but does it really deserve it? “One Dance” is undoubtedly the most popular new tune of the last few months, but the “Song of the Summer” title calls to mind a song that will be remembered for its absolute cultural domination and singular inescapability. That’s a bar “One Dance” can’t clear. The success of “One Dance” is undeniable — the second single from Drake‘s album “Views” topped the Billboard Hot »
- Reid Nakamura
Venice Film Review: ‘The Blind Christ’
46 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
A spiritually-guided man in Chile’s impoverished north crosses the desert thinking he can perform a miracle and heal an injured friend in Christopher Murray’s belabored tone poem, “The Blind Christ.” The director succeeds in conveying the sense of desiccated communities forgotten by the government turning to religion as the last resort of those who’ve lost all other hope, yet while striving for something magisterial, the film is too often dulled by over-studied lifelessness. Attractively though monochromatically shot, “Blind Christ” means to be a sympathetic reflection on the desire for faith, but its calculated solemnity generally pushes away an empathic response. Festivals fond of elegiac South American films that use non-professional indigenous people as actors (practically a genre unto their own) will ensure “Blind” is seen.
Murray’s co-directed debut “Manuel de Ribera” was also a moral drama with a fable-like overlay, though this, his first solo effort making a feature, »
- Jay Weissberg
Who’s Who In the ‘Narcos’ Rogues Gallery (Photos)
51 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Last year, “Narcos” became a big international hit for Netflix, depicting the rise and fall of infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar with a mix of bilingual drama, artistic license and documentary-style narration and archival footage. With new episodes out Sept. 2, now is a good time to get on board. Here’s a quick primer on the big characters from season 1, as well as some newcomers for season 2. In season one, we saw Pablo Escobar’s slow rise to the top of the Medellin Cartel, often accompanied by the phrase “Plata o Plomo” — “Silver or Lead” — that he »
- Jeremy Fuster
Venice Film Review: ‘Hounds of Love’
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
An outwardly normal suburban Perth couple who abduct, torture, and murder schoolgirls must face their funny games in debuting writer-director Ben Young’s genre-bending powerhouse thriller “Hounds of Love.” Brave audiences will be rewarded, if that’s the word, with a harrowing ride that morphs from discrete horror to probing character study and back again in a vivid yet admirably restrained 108 minutes. Look for strong word-of-mouth — both for and against — to propel this beyond festivals to specialized play.
It’s Christmastime 1987 in the sun-baked western Australian city as Evelyn and John White (Emma Booth, Stephen Curry) brutalize and kill a teenager in a discretely photographed sequence that reveals little blood but a chilling routine. They cruise the neighborhood, offer the victim a ride, then chain her in the guest room of their nondescript tract house. When they’re finished, John buries the body in a nearby wood while Evelyn enjoys a mid-afternoon nap. »
- Peter Debruge
Philippines President Against Steve Harvey Hosting 2016 Miss Universe Pageant
1 hour ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte does not want Steve Harvey to repeat as the Miss Universe host following an embarrassing on-air blunder last year where he named the incorrect winner.
Harvey misread his cue card at the end of the Miss Universe 2015 pageant, announcing Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutiérrez as the winner and Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbach as first runner-up. Gutiérrez was crowned before Harvey realized his mistake — that it was actually Wurtzbach who won. It was Harvey’s first time hosting the pageant.
Even though his country’s delegate won, President Duterte does not want a repeat of last year. The Miss Universe 2016 pageant will be held in Manila, Philippines, in January.
Tourism secretary Wanda Teo relayed Duterte’s concerns during a press conference on Thursday, CNN Philippines reported.
“He cannot host. I am going to talk to the Miss Universe that he cannot host so that is my problem,” Duterte »
- Lawrence Yee
WWE Should Ban Roman Reigns’ Vest, Change.org Petition Demands
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Roman Reigns was suspended by the WWE in June for violating the company’s talent wellness policy, but that’s not what has gotten a bunch of wrestling fans riled up. The WWE Superstar, whose real name is Joe Anoaʻi, is known for wearing signature body armor in the form of a reinforced vest that many followers think is conducive to cheating. A Change.org petition launched Tuesday is now campaigning to slap another ban on Reigns and his “illegal” gear. Also Read: Mr Fuji, WWE Hall of Famer, Dies at 82 “Roman Reigns has been systematically breaking the rules of »
- Debbie Emery
SAG-aftra Unionizes Chicago Watchdog Better Government Association
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SAG-aftra has unionized employees at the watchdog Better Government Association in Chicago with the employees voting unanimously to join the performer’s union.
It’s a move that expands SAG-aftra’s jurisdiction beyond the traditional performer categories. SAG-aftra, which has about 160,000 members, said the successful vote paves the way for Bga employees to negotiate a first contract.
“We’re glad to join the SAG-aftra family, especially going into the Labor Day holiday,” Bga staff said in a statement. “With this move we see a bright future for the Bga rooted in independent and responsible journalism and policy work. We look forward to beginning good-faith negotiations at the earliest appropriate time — we hope management feels the same.”
The election was conducted by Region 13 of the National Labor Relations Board at the Bga office.
“Bga employees deserve a say in their wages and working conditions, and by joining SAG-aftra, they have empowered themselves to have their voices heard,” said »
- Dave McNary
Jon Favreau will reportedly reprise his ‘Iron Man’ role in ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
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Jon Favreau is making his return to Marvel. He’ll reprise his role as Happy Hogan, Tony Stark’s friend and bodyguard, in Spider-Man: Homecoming, Variety reported Thursday. In typical fashion, Marvel’s not confirming the casting quite yet. Favreau of course directed the film that started it all for the McU, Iron Man— which was just about to start filming 10 years ago, if you can believe it — and also appeared onscreen in all three Iron Man movies as Harold “Happy” Hogan. He was nowhere to be seen in the other Marvel movies where Tony Stark showed up, so Spider-Man: Homecoming will mark Favreau’s first acting role in an McU movie where his buddy Robert Downey Jr. isn’t the lead. Downey Jr. may have a decent-sized role in Homecoming though: Tony’s moments with Peter Parker in Captain America: Civil War definitely left audiences wanting more of that tech-savvy duo. »
- Emily Rome
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Son Joseph Baena Re-Creates Iconic ‘Terminator 2’ Scene (Video)
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
The world didn’t even know that Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s son Joseph Baena existed until 2011, when news broke of the bodybuilder-turned-actor-turned-California-governor’s affair with former housekeeper Mildred Baena, which ultimately broke up Schwarzenegger’s 25-year marriage to Maria Shriver. Now 18, Joseph Baena is the spitting image of his famous father — right down to the chiseled jaw, rock-hard muscles and piercing gaze. It appears that he also inherited Arnie’s acting ambitions, as Baena has now re-created one of Schwarzenegger’s most iconic scenes from “Terminator 2” in a YouTube video directed by his friend, aspiring filmmaker Ben Hess. Also Read: Arnold Schwarzenegger »
- Debbie Emery
Melania Trump Escort Story Retracted by Daily Mail
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The Daily Mail has retracted a story suggesting that Donald Trump’s wife Melania Trump might have been an escort, on the same day that Trump filed a lawsuit against the news organization. In a retraction published Thursday, the Mail stated, “To the extent that anything in the Daily Mail’s article was interpreted as stating or suggesting that Mrs. Trump worked as an ‘escort’ or in the ‘sex business,’ that she had a ‘composite or presentation card for the sex business,’ or that either of the modeling agencies referenced in the article were engaged in these businesses, it is hereby retracted, »
- Tim Kenneally
The Nate Parker Effect: Will Indie Buyers Start Vetting Filmmakers?
2 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Movie buyers and sellers headed to next week’s Toronto International Film Festival are buzzing about a possible Nate Parker effect on the market. Given the firestorm that has surrounded “The Birth of a Nation” director, co-writer and star after Fox Searchlight paid an historic $17.5 million for the film at Sundance, numerous industry insiders told TheWrap that they expect filmmakers to undergo a rigorous vetting process before companies close distribution deals at Tiff and beyond. “From now on, any legal division could make a vet a standard decision,” said one top agent with several high-profile sales titles in Toronto. Also Read: Nate Parker's. »
- Matt Donnelly
Jon Favreau Wants to Take You Into a Virtual Reality World of Tree-Dwelling Goblins
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Jon Favreau may be best known for directing big-screen epics like “The Jungle Book” and “Iron Man 2,” but his latest passion project can only be seen through virtual reality goggles. On Wednesday night, Favreau debuted his new enchanted forest Vr experience, “Gnomes & Goblins,” which he developed in partnership with Wevr and RealityOne and officially comes out on Sept. 8. TheWrap was among the first to try out a preview of the new experience on the Htc Vive headset. After putting on the gear, the user is dropped in an 3D forest with gnome apartments visible in hollowed out tree trunks. »
- Matt Pressberg
‘Making a Murderer': 19 Updates Since the Series’ Debut (Photos)
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TheWrap takes a look back at the last eight months to see how “Making a Murderer” changed the case of Steven Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey, who were convicted for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach. Making a Murderer Gets Released The documentary was released on Dec. 18, 2015. At first, it received an approval rating of 87 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Ken Kratz was Bashed on Yelp A week after the doc aired, doc fans took to Yelp to warn potential new clients checking his law practice’s Yelp page against hiring him. “Mr. Kratz is a seasoned sexual harasser, with deep knowledge of. »
- Beatrice Verhoeven
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