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‘Han Solo’: Donald Glover Officially Cast as Lando Calrissian in ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff
1 hour ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Disney’s Han Solo spinoff has found its Lando Calrissian. Over the summer word got out that Donald Glover had emerged as the frontrunner to play Han’s smooth-talking, sweet-space-cape-wearing buddy, and today Lucasfilm has made it official. Glover joins Alden Ehrenreich, who was announced to play Han Solo at Star Wars Celebration a few months ago. See the Han Solo […]
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- Angie Han
Jennifer Lawrence to Star as Zelda Fitzgerald in Biopic From Ron Howard
3 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Jennifer Lawrence is taking on another iconic role for her next feature film. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the Academy Award winner is set to star as the Jazz Age socialite and writer Zelda Fitzgerald in the biopic “Zelda.”
The project is being developed by Ron Howard, who could potentially direct, and Allison Shearmur, former Lionsgate executive Lawrence worked with on “The Hunger Games.”
Read More: ‘Passengers’ Trailer: Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt Fall in Love in Space, Then Everything Goes Wrong
The drama is inspired by Nancy Milford’s bestselling biography “Zelda,” which the filmmakers optioned for the project. The story, based on a screenplay by Emma Frost, will chronicle Fitzgerald’s life, her marriage with author F. Scott Fitzgerald and explore Zelda’s desperate attempt to define herself through her own art. The film asks: Can love exist between creative equals?
Shearmur is producing with Brian Oliver, Lawrence and Justine Ciarrocchi. »
- Liz Calvario
Leonardo DiCaprio to Star in Sam Phillips Biopic for Paramount
3 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Paramount Pictures has acquired the book “Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘N’ Roll” for an adaptation to star Leonardo DiCaprio, TheWrap has learned. The film will be developed by Appian Way’s DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson. The book, written by Peter Guralnick (“Last Train to Memphis”), tells the story of Phillips and the music that he shaped in his tiny Memphis studio with artists as diverse as Elvis Presley, Ike Turner, Howlin’ Wolf, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash, introducing a sound that had never been heard before. Also Read: Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way Signs 3-Year Deal »
- Umberto Gonzalez
‘Doctor Strange’ Cast Addresses Whitewashing Controversy at Film’s World Premiere
4 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
The world premiere of “Doctor Strange” was held at the famous Tcl Chinese Theater on Thursday night. Fans braved the 90-degree heat to get a glimpse of the Sorcerer Supreme himself, Benedict Cumberbatch.
Hollywood Boulevard was transformed into a grand magic sanctum as the cast and crew took the red carpet to celebrate the opening of 14th Marvel Universe movie.
They also took the opportunity to address criticism from some fans over the casting of British actress Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One, who in the comics is depicted as an Asian man.
Director Scott Derrickson took on the whitewashing controversy, explaining how selecting Swinton was a diversity choice itself.
“I think diversity is the responsibility of directors and producers,” Derrickson told Variety. “In this case, the stereotype of [the Ancient One] had to be undone. I wanted it to be a woman, a middle-aged woman. Every iteration of that script played by »
- Lawrence Yee
Gugu Mbatha-Raw Joins Ava DuVernay’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ (Exclusive)
20 October 2016 2:03 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Gugu Mbatha-Raw is on board to join Disney’s movie adaptation of “A Wrinkle in Time.”
Ava DuVernay is on board to direct with Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, and Storm Reid also attached to star in the film.
Jennifer Lee, who wrote and co-directed “Frozen” with Chris Buck, is penning the adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s book for Disney. The story follows children as they travel through time and visit strange worlds in order to find their missing scientist father.
Duvernay has since confirmed Variety’s report on Twitter:
"Don't hope it was a dream." Thrilled to confirm that Gugu Mbatha-Raw has joined #TeamWrinkle as Dr. Murry, Meg's mom + brilliant scientist. pic.twitter.com/13VNc6vsCe
— Ava DuVernay (@Avaetc) October 20, 2016
“A Wrinkle in Time” is the first book in L’Engle’s “Time Quartet” series, which includes “A Wind in the Door,” “Many Waters,” and “A Swiftly Tilting Planet. »
- Justin Kroll
Weekend Box Office Forecast: 'Jack Reacher', Madea's 'Boo!' and 'Ouija 2'
20 October 2016 2:07 PM, PDT | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »
Four new wide releases this weekend should help propel the top twelve over $100 million this weekend and, for the first time in six weeks, show improvement over the same weekend last year. This weekend is also going big with sequels, delivering three of them including Tom Cruise returning as the title star in Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, the horror sequel Ouija: Origin of Evil and Tyler Perry's latest outing as Madea in Boo! A Madea Halloween. Fox will also be releasing the ensemble comedy Keeping Up with the Joneses and Pure Flix is releasing the faith-based, Columbine drama I'm Not Ashamed into just over 500 theaters. Overall the weekend top twelve should come in around $100-105 million if all goes as forecasted. At the top, it would be a nice win for Paramount should they land a #1 finish with Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. The studio has had a rough go this year, »
- Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
Paolo Sorrentino Already Working On ‘The Young Pope’ Season 2
26 minutes ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
There’s a ton of hype surrounding the upcoming “The Young Pope” series that’s set to air on HBO early next year, and kicks off in the UK next week. Starring Jude Law, the series tells the story of the conservative, chain-smoking first American Pope who is looking to make changes to the Vatican. The first two episodes premiered at the Venice Film Festival to rave reviews.
Continue reading Paolo Sorrentino Already Working On ‘The Young Pope’ Season 2 at The Playlist. »
- Charles Dean
Dwayne Johnson and Will Ferrell Team Up for Wrestling Comedy Series at Fox
30 minutes ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
As if Dwayne Johnson weren’t already busy enough with his own TV show Ballers, not to mention the two dozen or so movies he has in various stages of production and development, he’s adding another project to his roster. The Fast and Furious franchise star will be returning to his roots in the wrestling world […]
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- Ethan Anderton
Box Office: ‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back’ Edging ‘Madea Halloween’ in Heated Battle
32 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Tom Cruise’s “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” is heading for a narrow victory over “Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween” with about $22 million at the domestic box office, early estimates showed Friday.
Paramount’s “Never Go Back” was locked in a heated battle with Lionsgate’s “Madea Halloween” for opening day supremacy with Friday grosses pointing to $8 million to $9 million for each, with weekend estimates going as high as $24 million for both. But Lionsgate, however, maintained Friday afternoon that the ninth Madea movie was heading for a finish in the $15 million range.
It will likely be the third straight weekend that the box office winner has opened in that vicinity. Ben Affleck’s “The Accountant” took in $24.7 million in its launch on Oct. 16-18 and Emily Blunt’s “The Girl on the Train” grossed $24.5 million on its opening weekend on Oct. 9-11.
Universal’s “Ouija: Origin of Evil »
- Dave McNary
‘Midnight Rider’: More Info Revealed In ‘Willful Safety Violation’ Court Filing
35 minutes ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Exclusive: New, un-redacted information revealing what specific supervising crew members did (or did not do) on the set of Midnight Rider was put into a court filing by the Secretary of Labor yesterday to refute Film Allman’s claim that it was not guilty of a “willful safety violation.” The brief asks the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold “in its entirety” the Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission decision that slapped Film Allman with the violation and a… »
‘Enemy Of The State’ Sequel Series Coming To ABC
36 minutes ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
At this rate, there will come a time when a majority of television series will be reboots, sequels, or spin-offs of hit movies. Listing all the series that are in production or have been announced that are based on films would take the entire article. That being said, Variety has one more to add to the list, reporting that ABC is working on a TV series based on the Will Smith 1998 film “Enemy of the State.”
The series is not a remake of the film, instead it’s a true blue sequel.
Continue reading ‘Enemy Of The State’ Sequel Series Coming To ABC at The Playlist. »
- Charles Dean
Donald Glover Cast as Lando Calrissian in Young Han Solo ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff
43 minutes ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
In August rumors circulated that the Han Solo “Star Wars” spinoff was casting a young Lando Calrissian. Now, we can officially say that Donald Glover has joined the galaxy far, far away. Lucasfilm announced that the “Atlanta” creator has been cast as Solo’s frenemy, originally played by Billy Dee Williams in “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.”
The upcoming “Star Wars” standalone movie will be directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and stars Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo. The film will tell the young smuggler’s backstory years before the events involving Luke, Leia, and Darth Vader. Fans will also get to see Lando in his formative years as a scoundrel on the rise in the galaxy’s underworld.
Read More: ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’ Final Trailer: Felicity Jones and Darth Vader Go To War In Most Thrilling Preview Yet
“We’re so lucky »
- Liz Calvario
Chris Pine Joins Disney’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time’
47 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Chris Pine is in talks to join the cast of Disney’s adaptation of “A Wrinkle in Time.”
He joins newcomer Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling in the pic. Ava DuVernay is directing.
Jennifer Lee, who wrote and co-directed “Frozen” with Chris Buck, is penning the adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s book for Disney. The story follows children as they travel through time and visit strange worlds in order to find their missing father, a scientist.
Reid will play the oldest daughter among the children.
“A Wrinkle in Time” is the first book in L’Engle’s “Time Quintet” series, which includes “A Wind in the Door,” “Many Waters,” “A Swiftly Tilting Planet,” and “An Acceptable Time.”
Pine was most recently seen in “Star Trek Beyond” as well as CBS Films’ “Hell or High Water” which earned him some of the best reviews of his career. »
- Justin Kroll
Donald Glover Officially Cast As Lando Calrissian In Young Han Solo ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff
53 minutes ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
As far back as August, Donald Glover was named as the first choice to play Lando Calrissian in the Han Solo spinoff being put together by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, and earlier this month, the actor was still named as the top contender. Well, he’s finally landed the gig.
Disney and Lucasfilm have officially announced that Glover will play Han Solo’s buddy in the movie, which will be led by Alden Ehrenreich.
Continue reading Donald Glover Officially Cast As Lando Calrissian In Young Han Solo ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff at The Playlist. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
‘Star Wars’: Donald Glover to Play Young Lando Calrissian in Han Solo Movie
56 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
May the force be with you, Donald Glover. The “Atlanta” star has landed the role of Lando Calrissian in the Han Solo stand alone starring Alden Ehrenreich.
The pic will be set prior to “Star Wars: A New Hope,” like the other upcoming standalone project, “Rogue One.”
Production on the untitled Han Solo film is expected to begin in January.
Played originally by Billy Dee Williams in “Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi,” the character is a fan favorite in the “Star Wars” universe and it was unknown, until recently, if he would be making an appearance in any of these standalone movies.
The Han Solo prequel will hit theaters May 25, 2018.
The latest movie in the blockbuster franchise, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” opened in December and has hauled more than $2 billion worldwide.
Glover currently stars in FX’s “Atlanta.”
Glover is repped by Wme.
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- Justin Kroll
Donald Glover Will Be Young Lando In Han Solo ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff
59 minutes ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Confirming months of speculation and recent rumors, Donald Glover has officially joined the cast of Disney and Lucasfilm’s upcoming Star Wars Han Solo stand-alone spinoff film in the role of Lando Calrissian. The news was announced minutes ago via the official Star Wars Twitter. Hello, what have we here? Donald Glover is Lando Calrissian in the untitled 2018 Han Solo Star Wars Story. https://t.co/ChueOBd0fv pic.twitter.com/54JOBM1P9K — Star Wars (@starwars) October 21… »
‘Mr. Church’ Exclusive Clip: Eddie Murphy and Britt Robertson Discuss Bringing Susan McMartin’s Script To Life
1 hour ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Bruce Beresford’s newest film “Mr. Church” follows the relationship between talented cook Henry Church (Eddie Murphy) and young girl Charlie Brooks (Britt Robertson) over the course of many years. It’s based on a true story from the life of screenwriter Susan McMartin, who was helped raised by a local cook who taught her to believe she could grow up to be anything. Though the film was stuck in development hell for over eight years, and was once attached to Samuel L. Jackson, it was finally released domestically this past September. In a behind-the-scenes clip from the film, Eddie Murphy and Britt Robertson discuss bringing McMartin’s story to life. Watch the clip below.
Read More: Tribeca Review: ‘Mr. Church’ Starring Eddie Murphy, Britt Robertson And Natascha McElhone
Susan McMartin is best known for being a writer and producer on the CBS sitcom “Mom.” She has also written episodes for such shows as “Californication, »
- Vikram Murthi
Even At Minimum Wage, Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs Would Do Better
1 hour ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Here's a modest proposal for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: How about paying president Cheryl Boone Isaacs something? Anything. Even the minimum wage. According to a tax filing that just popped up on the Guidestar monitoring service, Boone Isaacs — who in her day job is a marketing consultant — has been logging 24 hours a week at the Academy and its related foundations, for total reportable compensation of zero. Having watched her on the festival circuit… »
Chris Pine Joins Ava DuVernay’s ‘A Wrinkle In Time’
1 hour ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Exclusive: Disney’s A Wrinkle In Time has its patriarch, with Chris Pine joining the Ava DuVernay-directed tentpole. The Star Trek alum will play Mr. Murray, husband to the Gugu Mbatha-Raw-portrayed Dr. Kate Murray, microbiologist and mother to main character Meg Murray played by Storm Reid, I’ve learned. Pine is expected to get in front of the camera for DuVernay before the end of the year, with filming in Los Angeles. A Wrinkle In Time involves a young girl whose… »
Narcos Season 3 Cast Announced, But Will Boyd Holbrook Return As Agent Steve Murphy?
1 hour ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
We know that Netflix has plans for at least two more seasons of its hit crime drama Narcos, but with the big bad transitioning from Pablo Escobar (Wagner Moura) and the Medellin Cartel to Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela (Damian Alcazar) and the Cali Cartel. Now that Netflix is beginning to announce the cast for Narcos season 3, […]
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- Peter Sciretta
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