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Toby Jones and Rafe Spall in Talks to Join Sequel to ‘Jurassic World’ (Exclusive)
5 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Toby Jones and “Prometheus” actor Rafe Spall are in talks to join Universal and Amblin Entertainment’s next chapter in the “Jurassic World” franchise.
Jones and Spall join Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, who are returning to star. Sources say producers are also getting ready to test for two other key roles in the project but wanted to get these offers out of the way first before making choices.
Plot details are unknown at this time, including who Jones and Spall will be playing in the sequel to the 2015 hit.
J.A. Bayona is on board to direct with Frank Marshall producing along with Pat Crowley and Belén Atienza. Colin Trevorrow, who helmed “Jurassic World,” penned the script with his writing partner Derek Connolly.
Trevorrow will also exec produce with Steven Spielberg.
“Jurassic World” blew away box office records, scoring the biggest domestic opening of all time with $205 million. The »
- Justin Kroll
‘Stranger Things’ Season 2 Casts Sean Astin, Paul Reiser, Linnea Berthelsen
4 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
The shape of “Stranger Things” to come is becoming a little clearer. Season 2 of the Netflix horror thriller will include Sean Astin, Paul Reiser, and Linnea Berthelsen in the cast.
Astin will play Bob Newby, a kind hearted former nerd who went to high school with Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) and Sheriff Hopper (David Harbour). Bob is now the manager of the Hawkins RadioShack. Astin’s ’80s and ’90s bona fides (“The Goonies,” “Rudy”) and “Lord of the Rings” stardom fit well with the “Stranger Things” aesthetic.
Reiser is Dr. Owens, a Department of Energy muckety muck who is tasked with “containing” the events of the previous year, when a murderous being from another dimension came through to our own, kidnapping young Will Byers (Noah Schnapp). In addition to “Stranger Things” and his current role on Amazon’s “Red Oaks,” Reiser will debut an eight-episode scripted series set at “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” on NBCU »
- Oriana Schwindt
Live-Action ‘Voltron’ Is Ready To Form At Universal
7 hours ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Among the many pieces of IP that Hollywood has been trying to big the screen, “Voltron,” of all things, has been one of the toughest nuts to crack. Stuck in development hell for at least a decade if not longer, it’s one of those projects that rears its head every couple of years only to disappear again. So before you exclaim “Childhood ruined!” just bear in mind this thing has been moving along for years, you just might not have known about it.
Continue reading Live-Action ‘Voltron’ Is Ready To Form At Universal at The Playlist. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Tyler Perry to Produce English-Language Remake of Korean Film ‘Miss Granny’ With CJ E&M
21 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
“Madea” star Tyler Perry has teamed with Cj E&M, Korea’s largest entertainment conglomerate, to produce an English-language remake of Korean hit film “Miss Granny.”
The production, targeted at the African-American community, will be a co-venture between Cj, and Tyler Perry Studio’s 34th Street Films.
Cj has also pacted with actor-director Eugenio Derbez’s 3 Pas Studios to produce a Spanish-language version. Both films are set for release in 2018 and both are aimed primarily at the North American market.
“Miss Granny” is a body-swap romantic comedy featuring a 70-year-old woman who transforms into a young woman in her 20s. It was released in January 2014 in Korea and earned $53.7 million from 8.65 million admissions, before going on to be remade in Chinese and Vietnamese.
“We could not find a partner more suitable for the English-language remake of ‘Granny,’ than Tyler Perry Studio,” Cj said in a statement. “We expect to see a great English remake, »
- Sonia Kil
Exclusive: Charlie Heaton Dishes on 'Stranger Things' Time Jump in 'Darker' Season 2: 'It's Gonna Be a Ride'
23 hours ago | Entertainment Tonight | See recent Entertainment Tonight news »
The second season of Netflix's breakout hit Stranger Things is on its way, and it sounds like fans have an even bigger adventure waiting for them.
Charlie Heaton, who stars as the reclusive Jonathan Byers, spoke with Et at a junket for his new thriller, Shut In, on Saturday, where he revealed that the upcoming episodes are going to "slightly darker" than the already-terrifying first season.
"You follow these characters a year later, and you're straight back in the world of Hawkins, [Indiana], which we know and love so well," he explained. "The scope feels bigger this year."
The whole cast recently got together for the first table read, and the second season hits the ground running, with Heaton teasing, "From episode one through four, it's gonna be a ride."
While he couldn't »
‘Gilmore Girls’: Alexis Bledel Felt Pressure for the Final 4 Words Scene to Be ‘Awesome’
10 hours ago | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
The final four words spoken in “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life” had better be good.
The Netflix revival series has only been a couple years in the making, but the original show’s creator Amy Sherman-Palladino has known how she wanted it to end since 2006. After a fateful reunion panel at the Austin Television Festival in 2015, the fan reaction was so fervent that the revival had to happen. When the Netflix deal came along, Sherman-Palladino finally got her wish to work those four words into a final farewell script.
Alexis Bledel, as the bookworm-turned-journalist Rory Gilmore, felt the weight of those years and fans’ expectations while shooting the scene, in which she may or may not be the one uttering those final words.
“I felt a lot of pressure to try to get it right, to make it awesome, »
- Hanh Nguyen
BAFTA Brings Back Stephen Fry as Awards Host Despite ‘Bag Lady’ Controversy
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Actor, comedian and author Stephen Fry is to return as the host of BAFTA’s film awards ceremony in February, despite his controversial joke at this year’s awards that an Oscar-winning costume designer looked like a “bag lady.”
As Jenny Beavan, who had just picked up a BAFTA for her costumes in “Mad Max: Fury Road,” left the stage, Fry said: “Only one of the great cinematic costume designers would come to an awards ceremony dressed as a bag lady.” This provoked a torrent of abuse aimed at Fry on Twitter, including accusations of misogyny, resulting in him deleting his Twitter account. Beavan, who was given an Academy Award in 1985 for “A Room with a View” and also won an Oscar for “Mad Max: Fury Road,” later said she and Fry were friends and she was not upset by the joke.
It now looks like Fry, who will be »
- Leo Barraclough
Queen Latifah, Snoop Dogg to Host ‘Pitbull’s New Year’s Revolution’
29 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Queen Latifah and Snoop Dogg will host the 2017 edition of “Pitbull’s New Year’s Revolution,” Fox announced Monday. The special returns for the third annual New Year’s party, broadcast live from Miami’s Bayfront Park. Performers for the 2017 program will be announced, but last year performers icluded Puff Daddy and the Family, “Empire” stars Jussie Smollett and Bryshere “Yazz” Gray, Shawn Mendes, Pia Mia, Camila Cabello and others. More to come… »
- Linda Ge
Penguin Wife Involved in Bird Drama Says Husband Was Cheating
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The “wife” penguin wants to set the record straight — she’s tired of social media labeling her a “h–” without hearing her side of the story first. Shortly after the National Geographic Channel posted a video on Friday of a penguin getting into a bloody brawl after coming home to find his wife cheating with another bird, Twitter accounts for the penguins surfaced, ensuing in more drama. “I see that people are already calling me a h– without hearing my side of the story,” tweeted the wife penguin. “Hey husband penguin coming here to claim like the victim 100% wouldn’t work. »
- Rasha Ali
‘Suicide Squad’ Executive Producer Steven Mnuchin Could Be Your Next Treasury Secretary
55 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
File under “things you’d never thought you’d write”: The man who brought you “Suicide Squad” could soon be making a cameo on the lower right-hand corner of your paper currency. According to Fox Business Network, Donald Trump has been eyeing campaign finance chairman and Hollywood producer Steven Mnuchin to be his treasury secretary if he wins the presidential race on Tuesday. An unnamed source “with direct knowledge of the matter,” told Fbn that Mnuchin is Trump’s top choice for the job. Other people being considered are former Bear Stearns economist David Malpass, CNBC’s Larry Kudlow »
- Itay Hod
Margot Robbie Developing Thriller ‘Beautiful Things’ for Warner Bros.
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Warner Bros., Margot Robbie, and producer Denise Di Novi have picked up movie rights to Gin Phillips’ thriller novel “Beautiful Things.”
Robbie will produce along with Di Novi and Alison Greenspan, but it’s uncertain if Robbie will star. The deal comes two months after Robbie signed a first-look deal with Warner Bros. to develop and produce feature films through her LuckyChap Entertainment production company.
Robbie has starred in three Warner Bros. films — “Focus,” “The Legend of Tarzan,” and “Suicide Squad.” She’s starring in a “Suicide Squad” spinoff as her character Harley Quinn and will executive produce, and will also star in an adaptation of Dean N. Jensen’s “Queen of the Air.”
Robbie broke out in Martin Scorsese’s “Wolf of Wall Street” and is developing a Tonya Harding biopic and an adaptation of Matt Ruff’s “Bad Monkeys” with Bluegrass Films’ Scott Stuber and Dylan Clark for Universal Pictures. »
- Dave McNary
Afm: Anna Camp-Justin Chatwin Romance ‘1 Night’ Sells to Level 33 (Exclusive)
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Level 33 Entertainment, Levelfilm and Sss Entertainment have bought North American rights to the Anna Camp-Justin Chatwin romance “1 Night,” Variety has learned exclusively.
Isabelle Fuhrman (“Master of Sex”) and Kyle Allen (Hulu’s “The Path”) also star. The companies plan a theatrical and on demand release for the film in the first quarter of 2017.
Recreation Media is handling international sales for the film at the American Film Market.
“1 Night” was written and directed by Minhal Baig. The film was produced by Kerry Barden, Hans Canosa and Marius A. Markevicius and held its world premiere at the 2016 Austin Film Festival.
“1 Night” centers on thirty-something (Camp) who must decide whether to salvage her relationship with Chatwin’s character after much personal disappointment. Fuhrman plays a worrisome teenager, who reconnects with her introverted childhood friend (Allen) to overcome their difference in high school status following their prom. Past and present collide as »
- Dave McNary
Where to Watch Election Night on Facebook Live
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
The 2016 showdown between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton marks the first election since the advent of Facebook Live, giving cord cutters and voters looking for a second-screen experience a chance to check out the content of their choice. “We’re bringing our audience of young, on-the-go voters a home base for Election Day, on the platform they want it — live coverage all day on Facebook. They can view while in line at the polls or on their way to work,” NowThis COO Tina Exarhos told TheWrap. Pretty much every news organization has some type of partnership with Facebook Live for coverage of Election Day. »
- Brian Flood
‘Secret Life of Pets,’ ‘Suicide Squad’ Propel AMC to Record Quarter
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Hits like “The Secret Life of Pets” and “Suicide Squad” contributed to record quarterly results at AMC Entertainment.
The move comes as AMC is trying to close a deal to acquire Carmike Cinemas for $1.3 billion. If it is consummated, the pact will make AMC the world’s largest theater chain. However, the companies have faced opposition from some Carmike shareholders who believe the sale undervalues the chain.
AMC said that total revenues increased 13.2% to $779.8 million and ticket sales jumped 12.6% to $496.7 million. Profits nearly doubled, topped out at $30.4 million, with earnings per share rising to 31 cents, up from 14 cents in the year-ago period. The rise in sales came as average ticket prices climbed 2.6% to $9.57.
Earnings beat Wall Street expectations, but revenues missed. Analysts had expected earnings of 28 cents on $781.8 million in revenue.
A slew of late-summer blockbusters helped increase foot traffic in the theaters, leading to a nearly 10% jump in attendance of 51.9 million consumers. »
- Brent Lang
Taraji P. Henson to Host Second Annual Fox Holiday Special
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“Empire” star Taraji P. Henson is set to return to host a Fox holiday special for the second year in a row.
The music and variety show, “Taraji’s White Hot Holidays,” will air Thursday, Dec. 9 at 8 p.m., Fox announced on Monday.
Last year, Henson co-hosted “Taraji and Terrence’s White Hot Holidays” with her “Empire” co-star Terrence Howard. Insiders say that while Howard isn’t co-hosting this year, additional guest names have yet to be announced and many surprises are in store, so perhaps Howard could pop up during the special.
Guests that have been announced are “Empire’s” Jussie Smollett, Taye Diggs, Pharrell Williams, Missy Elliott, Alicia Keys, Darryl McDaniels of Run-dmc, Snoop Dogg and TLC, who will all sing new versions of classic holiday songs. Tyler Perry and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s” Terry Crews will also make cameo appearances during the hourlong special.
Henson stars as Cookie on Fox’s “Empire,” which »
- Elizabeth Wagmeister
Marc Weinstock Exiting Fox for Annapurna Pictures President Post
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Marc Weinstock is leaving 20th Century Fox as president of domestic theatrical marketing to join Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures as president.
He will be leaving Fox at the end of the year and report to Annapurna founder and CEO Ellison. Weinstock will oversee development and production for the company.
Weinstock joined Fox in 2014 after leaving Sony Pictures, where he worked on Annapurna Films’ “American Hustle” and “Zero Dark Thirty.” Annapurna is in post-production on a Detroit riots movie with Kathryn Bigelow directing and John Boyega starring; Richard Linklater’s “Where’d You Go, Bernadette”; and a Zelda Fitzgerald biopic with Imagine Entertainment.
“We are thrilled that Marc is bringing his creative mind and entrepreneurial passion to his new role at Annapurna Pictures,” said Ellison in a statement issued Monday. “Throughout his impressive career, Marc has shown a deep love and tremendous strategic understanding of all facets of filmmaking and artistry. »
- Dave McNary
‘The Jinx’ Subject Robert Durst Pleads Not Guilty in 16-Year-Old Murder Case
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“I did not kill Susan Berman,” real estate heir Robert Durst told a Los Angeles court on Monday, pleading not guilty in the 2000 killing of his one-time confidante.
Durst wore a neck brace as he entered the courtroom in a wheelchair. “I do want to say here and now, I am not guilty,” he said in a hoarse voice.
Prosecutors will not be seeking the death penalty in the case. Durst, who will be held without bail in the custody of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, will next appear in court on Feb. 15.
Durst, 73, who pled guilty to unrelated gun charges this February in New Orleans and was sentenced to 85 months in federal prison under a plea deal, was extradited to L.A. in August. He was arrested in March for the December 2000 murder of Berman, his friend and former spokeswoman. Berman was shot execution-style in her L.A »
- Maane Khatchatourian
Doctor Strange is Marvel's most unlikable superhero to date
1 hour ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
On the whole, I liked Doctor Strange, the movie. But I would have liked it a lot more if I had liked Dr. Strange, the person. He's pretty terrible, did you notice? Let me preface this by saying I'm a comic book person, but I've never read a Doctor Strange comic so that factors into my opinions on the film and its main character. If that bothers you, maybe stop reading now instead of harping on me for not reading the comics. You shouldn't have to have read the comics to understand Marvel's films (or any adaptations for that matter). [Some small spoilers to follow for Doctor Strange.] Ok, we good? Disney and Marvel's Doctor Strange was number one this weekend with a $84.9 million box office take domestically, making it the tenth largest openings for an McU film. As far as the solo outings are concerned, it did better than the first Captain America, Thor, and Ant-Man films »
- Jill Pantozzi
Sony Developing S.J. Kincaid’s Thriller ‘The Diabolic’ as Movie
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Sony Pictures and Matt Tolmach are developing a movie based on S.J. Kincaid’s sci-fi thriller “The Diabloic.”
The studio bought the movie rights in a preemptive deal on the heels of the Nov. 1 release of the book from Simon and Schuster Books. The novel will be published in 21 different foreign territories.
“The Diabolic” was recently named a Best Book of November at Amazon in two categories, both Teen and Adult Science Fiction. Kincaid’s debut novel, “Insignia,” was shortlisted for the Waterstones prize and sequels, “Vortex” and “Catalyst,” have received strong reviews.
Tolmach will produce through Matt Tolmach Productions. David Manpearl will executive produce and work with Tolmach Productions executive Brad Zimmerman to develop the project with Tolmach.
“The Diabolic” is about a humanoid teenager created to protect a galactic senator’s daughter and take as many lives as necessary to keep the daughter safe.
Sony’s David Beaubaire is overseeing for the studio. »
- Dave McNary
Annapurna Names Fox Marketing Exec Marc Weinstock President
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Twentieth Century Fox President of Domestic Theatrical Marketing Marc Weinstock will leave the studio at the end of the year to become president of Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Films. Weinstock will become the latest veteran marketing and distribution executives to join Annapurna, which Ellison founded in 2011. Last year, Annapurna hired former Sony exec David Kaminow as its president of marketing. And in March, Ellison’s production company attracted longtime Weinstein Company distribution chief Erik Lomis, prompting speculation the indie shingle had designs on becoming a full-fledged distribution engine as well as content creator. Also Read: Erik Lomis to Exit The Weinstein Company to. »
- Matt Pressberg
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