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Emilia Clarke Joins ‘Star Wars’ Han Solo Spinoff
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
The galaxy far, far away is inching closer. The “Star Wars” Han Solo spinoff has tapped Emilia Clarke as its female lead.
The “Game of Thrones” actress will star opposite Alden Ehrenreich and Donald Glover, who play Solo and fellow smuggler Lando Calrissian, respectively.
“Selma” and “Creed” star Tessa Thompson, “Power Rangers” actress Naomi Scott, and Zoe Kravitz tested for the role in October. Another group, which included Clarke, Kiersey Clemons, and Jessica Henwick, tested in London with Clarke ultimately landing the role.
Execs and directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who are also penning the script, had tested another group in September, but settled on another round after struggling to make their choice.
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The movie will be set prior to “Star Wars: A New Hope,” like the other upcoming “Star Wars” standalone project, “Rogue One, »
- Justin Kroll
Marc Forster to Direct Live-Action Movie About Winnie the Pooh's Pal, 'Christopher Robin' (Exclusive)
5 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
Marc Forster has come aboard to direct Christopher Robin, Disney’s live-action fantasy project centering on the human character in Winnie the Pooh.
Brigham Taylor, who produced Disney’s recent mega-hit The Jungle Book, is producing Robin, which has a script by Alex Ross Perry.
The story centers on Robin, the adult version of the boy who in the A.A. Milne books shares his adventures with the animals of the Hundred Acre Wood. Robin has grown out of the joyful imagination he had as a young boy and is now a businessman who prioritizes work over his wife and daughter. With his »
- Borys Kit
20 Facts You Didn’t Know About 1991’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ for 25th Anniversary (Photos)
6 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
November 22 marks the 25th anniversary of “Beauty and the Beast.” TheWrap teamed up with IMDb to give you these 15 facts you may not have known about the Oscar-winning film. Belle was the first brown-haired Disney princess. The smoke during the transformation of the beast is not animated — it was real smoke originally used in 1985’s “The Black Cauldron.” Although Angela Lansbury is famous for singing the “Beauty and the Beast” ballad, she originally thought another actor would be more suited. The director asked her to make at least one recording of her singing the song, which ended up in »
- Beatrice Verhoeven
‘Fantastic Beasts’ Hits $23.5 Million in Two Days at International Box Office
8 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Warner Bros.’ “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” has grossed an impressive $23.5 million at 47 international markets in its first two days of release.
The Harry Potter spinoff, starring Eddie Redmayne, generated $6.9 million in nine markets on Wednesday, the added $16.6 million in 38 markets on Thursday.
South Korea is the biggest territory so far with $3.5 million in two days with a 68% share of the top five, followed by France with a two-day total of $2.4 million. Australia took in $2.1 million in its first day Thursday with an 81% share followed by Russia’s $1.7 million and a 77% share.
“Fantastic Beasts” opened in Germany with $1 million on Thursday, matching the $1 million from Wednesday’s sneak previews. Brazil generated $1.3 million on Thursday for an 84% share followed by Italy with $915,000.
“Fantastic Beasts” will open in another 16 markets Friday, »
- Dave McNary
Chloe Grace Moretz, Sasha Lane Starring in ‘Miseducation of Cameron Post’
7 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Chloe Grace Moretz and Sasha Lane are starring in the independent drama “The Miseducation of Cameron Post[/link].”
Desiree Akhavan, the writer, director, and star of “Appropriate Behavior,” is directing “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” from a script she co-wrote with Cecilia Frugiuele. The story is based on Emily Danforth’s coming-of-age novel of the same name with the film is set in 1993 and centered on a girl forced into a gay conversion therapy center after getting caught with the prom queen.
Moretz is cast as the lead, an orphan who’s taken in by her ultra-conservative aunt. Lane plays her friend and fellow “disciple” at the conversion therapy clinic to which they are sent.
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The cast includes John Gallagher Jr., Forrest Goodluck (“The Revenant”) and Jennifer Ehle.
“The Miseducation of Cameron Post” is being »
- Dave McNary
MGM’s Musical Adaptation Of ‘Valley Girl’ Taps 'A Deadly Adoption' Director
6 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Exclusive: Rachel Goldenberg has been attached to direct MGM's musical adaptation of the 1983 romantic comedy Valley Girl, about a teenage valley girl who begins to question the life she's always known when she falls in love with a punk rocker from Hollywood. Goldenberg most recently helmed A Deadly Adoption for Lifetime starring Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig. The remake of the old Martha Coolidge-directed film that starred and helped launch the career of Nicholas Cage… »
James Franco Directing Josh Boone-Scripted ‘The Pretenders’
6 hours ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Before Josh Boone‘s The Fault in Our Stars conquered the box office, one of the projects the busy writer-director wanted to make to was The Pretenders. Boone once described his script as “Carnal Knowledge meets Unbearable Lightness of Being or The Dreamers,” which doesn’t sound emotionally draining at all. In 2013, the director put together an impressive cast for […]
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- Jack Giroux
'Fantastic Beasts' Eyes Fantastic Opening that Could Top $90 Million
17 November 2016 1:40 PM, PST | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »
Fifteen years ago J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series made the leap from its place in literary history to its place in film history. Since then, the eight-film franchise has generated nearly $2.4 billion domestically and over $7.7 billion worldwide with the last of the Harry Potter films being released five years ago. This weekend a new adventure within J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World begins in the form of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a prequel to the Harry Potter franchise, debuting in over 4,000 theaters and looking at a #1 opening that could top $90 million. Meanwhile, fellow new releases this weekend include the coming-of-age dramedy The Edge of Seventeen starring Hailee Steinfeld and Bleed for This starring Miles Teller. Additionally, Sony's Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk expands into over 1,100 theaters and limited release standout Moonlight gets a moderate nationwide release into 650 theaters. As already mentioned, it has been five years since the last Harry Potter film, »
- Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
Confirmed: Ed Harris Will Return for ‘Westworld’ Season 2
25 minutes ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Westworld has a lot of questions to answer before season one wraps up, and now that we’ve heard the show’s been renewed, we can be sure there will be even more mysteries to come next year. But we can put one big question about season two to rest right now. Yes, Ed Harris has confirmed that he will be back […]
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- Angie Han
Museum of the Moving Image, India Center Foundation Launch Fest Dedicated to Regional-Language Films
30 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
New York’s Museum of the Moving Image and the India Center Foundation are starting a festival to show regional-language films from the sub-continent.
Running Dec.8-11, India Kaleidoscope will show eight films, of which one is a classic and the rest are premieres at the Sumner Redstone Theater in Astoria, Queens. Kicking off with “India in a Day,” a doc initiated by Google and put together by Richie Mehta, the fest will show “Loktak Lairembee” (Lady of the Lake), directed by Haobam Paban Kumar in Manipuri language; Marathi-language “Lathe Joshe,” directed by Mangesh Joshi; “The Violin Player,” helmed in Hindi by Bauddhayan Mukherji; the Tamil “Sila Samayangalil” (Sometimes), helmed by Priyadarshan; Girish Kasaravalli’s classic “Ghatashraddha” (The Ritual) in Kannada; his daughter Ananya Kasaravalli’s “Harikatha Prasanga” (Chronicles of Hari), also in Kannada; and the Bengali “Tope” (The Bait, pictured) by Buddhadeb Dasgupta.
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- Shalini Dore
Emilia Clarke Joins Han Solo ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff
33 minutes ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Few actresses have had near instant ascension that Emilia Clarke has already achieved in her career. She arrived almost out of nowhere to great acclaim as Daenerys Targaryen in “Game Of Thrones,” and outside of the blockbuster series she’s had mixed success with a role in the underrated “Dom Hemingway,” co-starring in this summer’s sleeper hit “Me Before You,” and playing Sarah Connor in the failed franchise reboot “Terminator Genisys.” Now, she’s getting ready to go to a galaxy far, far way.
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- Kevin Jagernauth
‘Mortal Kombat’ Reboot Finds Director in Simon McQuoid (Exclusive)
34 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Simon McQuoid, best known for directing commercials, is in talks to helm the “Mortal Kombat” reboot for New Line.
James Wan is producing the movie, along with Michael Clear for Atomic Monster, and Todd Garner and Jeremy Stein through their Broken Road banner. Lawrence Kasanoff is executive producing. Greg Russo penned the most recent draft.
Based on the classic ’90s arcade game, “Mortal Kombat” has generated numerous pop culture properties, including the best-selling video game in its franchise, “Mortal Kombat X.” The “Mortal Kombat” games are currently developed by NetherRealm Studios, owned by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, with a team led by co-creator and creative director Ed Boon.
Paul W.S. Anderson’s 1995 movie revolved around some of the game’s classic characters, like Liu Kang and Johnny Cage, who were invited to a tournament on a mysterious island only to find out that the fate of the world hung in the balance. »
- Justin Kroll
‘Zootopia’ Scribes Jared Bush And Phil Johnston Talk Animal Puns And Film’s Political Resonance
38 minutes ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Distinguished as one of the highest-grossing films of the year, coming in at over $1 billion worldwide, Disney’s Zootopia is also unique in what it has to say. Bowing in March, amidst constant election chatter, the film couldn’t be more resonant today, using talking animals to convey an allegory about discrimination, stereotyping and prejudice of all kinds—the central conflict of the film hinges on young bunny Judy Hopps, who faces discrimination in her journey to… »
‘Black Mirror’ Short Film: Twisted Netflix Ad is a Scary Vision of the Future – Watch
46 minutes ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Netflix’s buzzed-about “Black Mirror” anthology series tells sharp and suspenseful tales that explore themes of contemporary techno-paranoia. There’s no doubt that technology has transformed all aspects of our lives, and at times even controlling it.
A new ad for the series was released by Netflix which introduces us to “Netflix Vista,” an innovative and terrifying way to watch shows and movies directly from your eyeballs. Oh, what an eerie future awaits us!
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The video features various people doing regular activities like eating dinner, standing by the ocean, working out, among other things. The scary part is that they’re all zoned out, with a trance-like look on their faces, while they watch Netflix without needing a TV, computer or any other device.
Adding to the techno-paranoia, the video asks, “What do you love most in life? »
- Liz Calvario
Elle Fanning Circling Lead Role In Film Adaptation of Teresa Toten’s Novel ‘Beware That Girl’
50 minutes ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Exclusive: Elle Fanning is in talks to take the lead role in Awesomeness Films’ adaptation of Beware That Girl, a film based on the Ya book by Teresa Toten. Brian Robbins, Matt Kaplan, Brian Duffield and Nicki Cortese are producing. Said to be in the vein of Gone Girl and The Girl On The Train, the psychological thriller is set against the backdrop of an elite Manhattan private school where two girls befriend, use, and manipulate each other in a game of cat and… »
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