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‘Pitch Perfect 3’ Finds New Director in Trish Sie
3 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
‘Arrival’ Early Buzz: Denis Villeneuve’s Sci-Fi Drama Is Smart, Chilly, and Fantastic
8 hours ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Arrival held its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival earlier today and the first wave of reviews for Denis Villeneuve‘s new science fiction drama have been nothing short of glowing. It seems that Villeneuve, who has previously directed terrific movies like Enemy, Prisoners, and Sicario, is adept at smart genre filmmaking as he is at intense human […]
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- Jacob Hall
Sony’s ‘Peter Rabbit’ to Shoot in Australia
21 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Sony’s “Peter Rabbit” adaptation will shoot in Sydney, Australia, with James Corden and Rose Byrne providing key casting. The move was confirmed following an injection of regional government finance from New South Wales’ ‘Made in NSW’ fund.
Announcement of the location and the funding was made Thursday by Troy Grant, NSW's deputy premier and minister for the arts. “This production, secured for NSW through the governments new A$20 million Made in NSW fund, will create jobs for 55 local actors and more than 600 crew, and will showcase our state to the world,” Grant said in a statement reposted by Animal Logic Entertainment on its website.
The Australia- and Los Angeles based effects and production company has set the Beatrix Potter adaptation with Sony Pictures. The picture may also be eligible for Australia’s federal rebate scheme.
“The (NSW) region is famous for verdant beauty that will provide ‘Peter Rabbit »
- Patrick Frater
Icon Productions acquires 'The Crossroad'
3 minutes ago | ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news »
Mel Gibson and Bruce Davey’s Icon Productions announced on Thursday they have acquired Mark Donaldson’s novel.
The Crossroad recounts Donaldson’s life story, from troubled teenager to an elite soldier in Afghanistan who became the first Australian to receive the Victoria Cross since 1969.
Donaldson’s split-second decision under heavy fire in 2008 to save the life of an interpreter whom he barely knew changed the course of both men’s lives and enabled him to defeat his own demons.
These are busy times for Gibson, whose Hacksaw Ridge gets its world premiere out of competition in Venice.
Days later, Voltage Pictures will launch sales in Toronto on long-gestating Oed project The Professor And The Madman, which will star Gibson, Sean Penn and new addition Natalie Dormer. »
- jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
The Third Installment of the ‘Kickboxer’ Reboot Trilogy Has a Title and Start Date
24 minutes ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
This weekend’s Kickboxer: Vengeance reboots the martial arts franchise that began in 1989, with Alain Moussi replacing Jean-Claude Van Damme as the new Kurt Sloane and Van Damme himself stepping into the role of Kurt’s mentor Durand. The film is meant to kickstart a new trilogy, and the producers are wasting no time. A sequel, Kickboxer: Retaliation, has already wrapped […]
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- Angie Han
World Renowned Chef Tackles Hunger in ‘Theater of Life’ Trailer (Exclusive)
38 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
What if food waste could feed the hungry?
That’s the question posed in the new trailer for “Theater of Life,” exclusive to Variety.
The documentary follows chef Massimo Bottura, whose Osteria Francescana was named world’s best restaurant in 2016 and featured on Netflix’s “Chef’s Table,” as he embarks on an ambitious project. But instead of elites and gourmands, he’s serving refugees, recovering drug addicts, former sex workers, the homeless and the hungry.
Bottura created the soup kitchen featured in the doc, dubbed the Refettorio Ambrosiano, during Expo Milano 2015. Hundreds of pounds of uneaten food from the expo were saved from the waste bins, and a rotating lineup of 60 top international chefs, including Mario Batali, Ferran Adria and Alain Ducasse, crafted gourmet meals nightly from the scraps.
The title, “Theater of Life,” comes from the name of the venue — an abandoned theater in the working class neighborhood of Greco in Milan. »
- Lawrence Yee
Mark Ruffalo Responds to Matt Bomer Transgender Casting Backlash: ‘I Hear You’
46 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Mark Ruffalo has defended Matt Bomer’s casting as a transgender sex worker in the feature film “Anything,” following criticism by the transgender community.
Ruffalo is an executive producer on the recently wrapped project, in which Bomer portrays a transgender woman. Bomer and Ruffalo played lovers in HBO’s 2014 drama “The Normal Heart.”
“To the Trans community. I hear you,” he wrote on Wednesday. “It’s wrenching to you see you in this pain. I am glad we are having this conversation. It’s time.”
“In all honestly I suggested Matt for the role after the profound experience I had with him while making ‘The Normal Heart,'” he added.
To the Trans community. I hear you. It's wrenching to you see you in this pain. I am glad we are having this conversation. It's time.
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) August 31, 2016
In all honesty I suggested Matt for the role after »
- Dave McNary
Mel Gibson Reveals Details of a Possible ‘Passion of the Christ’ Sequel
53 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Mel Gibson has revealed new details about the possible “Passion of the Christ” sequel.
Gibson said during an interview with pastor Greg Laurie at the SoCal Harvest in Anaheim, Calif., last weekend that he’s interested in a second installment to “The Passion of the Christ,” which would focus solely on Christ’s resurrection.
“We’re talking about that,” he said. “Of course that’s a huge undertaking. It’s not ‘The Passion 2’ — its called ‘The Resurrection.'”
Gibson went on to say, “That’s a very big subject, and it needs to be looked at, because we don’t want to just do a simple rendering of it. I mean, we can all read what happened, but in order to really experience and explore probably deeper meanings of what it’s about, it’s gonna take some doing.”
Though the film and Gibson himself received backlash from numerous social justice groups, »
- Arya Roshanian
Meet ‘The Magnificent Seven’ With These New Character Vignettes
54 minutes ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Assembling a cast that doesn’t pale in comparison to the original The Magnificent Seven‘s ensemble must not have been easy. We’re still waiting to see how Antoine Fuqua‘s remake of John Sturges‘ western compares to the original, but The Equalizer director certainly put together a cast that inspires promise. Whether they match the charm of the original cast doesn’t […]
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- Jack Giroux
‘Everything Wrong With Batman: The Killing Joke’ Says Animated Film Is More ‘Sex & The City’ Than Joker Storyline
54 minutes ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
By now you’ve probably heard of the R-rated DC Comics animated film “Batman: The Killing Joke.” This week’s Honest Trailer claimed that the “joke was on us” with this wannabe edgy misfire, and now Cinema Sins is here to count the plentiful mistakes committed by the wacky film.
Counting down the “sins” in 13 minutes or less, the first violation comes at the beginning of the film when Batgirl says, “First of all, this is probably not how you thought the story would start.” CinemaSins’ response to that is, “You mean with narration? That’s most movies these days, I think.”
Read More: ‘Batman: The Killing Joke’ Honest Trailer Claims The ‘Joke Is On Us’ With This Wannabe Edgy Misfire
The offenses keep tallying up as Barbara’s pal tries to hook her up with a friend, the unexpected sex scene between the two superheroes and then the 30 minutes »
- Liz Calvario
The 60th London film festival hosts red carpet full of Oscar hopefuls
1 hour ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Nicole Kidman, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Lupita Nyong’o will all be in London in October for premieres of their films
Oscar hopefuls La La Land, The Birth of a Nation and Snowden are among the films to be screened during the 60th BFI London film festival.
Actors including Nicole Kidman, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Lupita Nyong’o will arrive next month for premieres of their films, as well as directors Oliver Stone, Tom Ford and Ben Wheatley.
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- Press Association
‘Crunch Time’ Trailer: Rooster Teeth’s Sci-Fi Comedy Welcomes You to the Brainframe
1 hour ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Rooster Teeth, which has been a mainstay of the web-series world since bursting onto the scene with “Red vs. Blue” in 2003, is about to launch its next show: “Crunch Time,” a sci-fi comedy/adventure starring Samm Levine (“Freaks and Geeks,” “Inglorious Basterds”), Nick Rutherford (“Saturday Night Live”), Jessy Hodges (“Grey’s Anatomy”) and Avery Monsen (“Maron”). Watch the trailer below.
Read More: ‘Crunch Time’ Exclusive Featurettes: New Web Series Follows Four Grad Students Who Create a Black Hole In Their Lab
Here’s the official synopsis: “In a highly classified location, a gang of misfit grad students are interrogated by government operatives. Why? Because the world is about to end, and it’s all their fault. How did it all start? With a last ditch effort to win back love…by way of an extremely dangerous, untested, lucid dreaming machine.”
Read More: ‘Crunch Time’ Featurette: A Look Inside The Rooster »
- Michael Nordine
The 9th Life of Louis Drax review – weirdly watchable thriller
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Horror film-maker Alexandre Aja turns in a tonally odd supernatural thriller which hits its stride when creepy stuff starts to happen
Actor and screenwriter Max Minghella has adapted Liz Jensen’s 2004 novel for the cinema; horror specialist Alexandre Aja directs, and the result is a supernatural mystery thriller, slightly overcooked and tonally odd – and uncertain if its juvenile lead is supposed to be cute or sinister. But it is watchable and even intriguing in its weird way.
Canadian star Sarah Gadon is in full Hitchcock-blonde mode as Natalie Drax, the mother of a strange, accident-prone boy called Louis (Aiden Longworth). Poor Louis tumbles from a cliff, after a confrontation with his violent stepfather Peter (Aaron Paul) during a family picnic, but miraculously survives in a coma and comes under the care of Dr Allan Pascal (Jamie Dornan), a specialist in sleepwalking and consciousness while in a vegetative state. Creepy stuff starts happening. »
- Peter Bradshaw
‘Le Ciel Flamand’ Exclusive Clip: Veteran Brothel Owner Tries To Protect Six-Year-Old Daughter From Family Business
1 hour ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Peter Monsaert’s new drama “Le Ciel Flamand” (or “Flemish Heaven”) follows Sylvie (Sara Vertongen), a veteran brothel owner who runs the business wit her mother Monique (Ingrid De Vos) on the border of West Flanders and France. Though they treat their profession like a traditional business — check online reviews, discuss how technology might improve security, etc. — Sylvie still tries to preserve her six-year-old daughter Eline’s (Esra Vandenbussche, Vertongen’s real life daughter) innocence and keep her from discovering the details of the family business. But one day Eline’s curiosity gets the best of her and all of their lives change forever. Watch an exclusive clip from the film below and check out the film’s poster as well.
Read More: Tiff Reveals First Slate of 2016 Titles, Including ‘Magnificent Seven,’ ‘American Honey,’ ‘La La Land’ and ‘Birth of A Nation’
“The idea for this film arose when I »
- Vikram Murthi
‘Pitch Perfect 3’ Recruits ‘Step Up: All In’ Director Trish Sie
1 hour ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
The Barden Bellas have found a new leader. Trish Sie has just been confirmed to direct Pitch Perfect 3, three months after Elizabeth Banks, who’d directed Pitch Perfect 2, stepped down from the helming gig. Sie’s last feature was 2014’s Step Up: All In, but she might be even better known for her amazing music videos with Ok Go including […]
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- Angie Han
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Son Stars in ‘Terminator 2’ Remake for Indie Film Competition
1 hour ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Back in 1991, Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in “Terminator 2: Judgement Day,” the follow-up to the 1984 James Cameron’s sci-fi film. Now flash forward 25 years and the actor’s son, Joseph Baena, is taking after his father and creating his own “Terminator” legacy.
The 18-year-old stars in a two-minute short film that is a shot-by-shot remake of the iconic “T2” scene where the cyborg steals a motorcycle, takes the owner’s rifle and snatches his shades, while “Bad to the Bone” plays in the background.
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The teen is a spitting image of his famous dad and does his best at imitating Arnold’s scowl.
The clip was shot last week at a restaurant outside of Bakersfield and is directed by Baena’s friend, Ben Hess, who according to TMZ, submitted the short film for a competition for Film Riot. »
- Liz Calvario
Tatum O’Neal, Michael Madsen And Others Join Tom Holland’s ‘Rock Paper Dead’
1 hour ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Exclusive: Michael Madsen, Tatum O'Neal, Jennifer Titus and Luke Macfarlane have joined the cast of Tom Holland's horror film Rock Paper Dead, which follows a serial killer’s return to his family estate after being released from a mental hospital supposedly a “cured” man. The film gets underway this month for release next year. The film — which culls together a crew who are legendary in the genre including Vincent Guastini (Requiem for a Dream), Victor Miller (Friday the 1… »
‘Mascots’: Watch the First Trailer for Christopher Guest’s New Mockumentary [Video]
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Christopher Guest’s sense of the comically absurd returns in full force in the first trailer for Netflix’s “Mascots.”
The trailer begins with Ollie the Octopus and Tammy the Turtle performing and includes such off-the-wall assertions as “Benny the Banana Slug has a failed drug test” and Ed Begley Jr.’s character declaring, “Danny the Donkey, my mascot, was the first to have an anatomically correct costume. I was over-compensating.”
Guest, whose directing credits include “A Mighty Wind,” “Waiting for Guffman,” “Best in Show” and “For Your Consideration,” set his most recent project during the ultra-competitive 8th World Mascot Association Championships. Mascots compete for prestigious Gold Fluffy.
The cast includes regulars in Guest’s previous mockumentaries such as Jane Lynch, Parker Posey, Fred Willard, Bob Balaban and Jennifer Coolidge along with Christopher Moynihan, Don Lake, Brad Williams, Zach Woods, Chris O’Dowd, Matt Griesser, Susan Yeagley, Sarah Baker, Tom Bennett, »
- Dave McNary
Jon Favreau Joins ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
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Iron Man co-star Jon Favreau will be returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universal for Spider-Man: Homecoming. Favreau directed the first Marvel Studios movie Iron Man, in which he appeared as Robert Downey Jr‘s character Tony Stark’s bodyguard, Happy Hogan. Favreau has reprised the role for Iron Man 2 and Iron Man 3. This appearance will […]
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- Peter Sciretta
‘Power’ Exclusive Clip: Ghost And Tommy Plan Their Next Move In Starz Crime Drama
1 hour ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Starz’s crime drama “Power” wraps up its third season in a few weeks, which means we only have a few more episodes to see what happens with Ghost (Omari Hardwick), the former drug distributor-turned-legitimate club owner, his criminal pal Tommy (Joseph Sikora), his ex-wife Tasha (Naturi Naughton), and his current lover Assistant U.S. Attorney Angela (Lea Loren), whom she swore to bring to justice. Watch an exclusive clip from this Sunday’s episode, which features Ghost and Tommy planning their next move after they’ve suffered a recent setback.
Read More: Starz Drops First Teaser for ‘Power’ Season 3 Sets July Premiere
Created by Courtney Kemp Agboh (“The Good Wife”) and produced by 50 Cent (“Get Rich or Die Tryin'”), “Power” follows the adventures of James “Ghost” St. Patrick, who struggles to balance his legitimate life with his criminal past. In the third season, Ghost tries to put his criminal »
- Vikram Murthi
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