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Leslie Mann, John Cena, Ike Barinholtz to Star in Comedy ‘The Pact’ (Exclusive)
4 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Leslie Mann, Ike Barinholtz, and John Cena are set to star in Kay Cannon’s directorial debut, “The Pact.”
Eben Russell, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, and brothers Brian and Jim Kehoe penned the script for Point Grey, Good Universe, Hurwitz & Schlossberg Productions, and Dmg.
The film follows three parents who, upon discovering that their daughters have made a pact to lose their virginities on prom night, go out and try and stop them before it’s too late.
Point Grey’s Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and James Weaver will produce alongside Hurwitz and Schlossberg, and Dmg Entertainment’s Chris Fenton. Nathan Kahane and Joe Drake of Good Universe will executive produce with Chris Cowles of Dmg. John Fagen will oversee for Point Grey.
Mann most recently starred in New Line’s “How to Be Single” and Sony Classics’ “The Comedian,” which should be a contender at the upcoming Golden Globes. »
- Justin Kroll
MGM Sues 'Buckaroo Banzai' Writer and Director Over Right to Make New TV Series
9 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
More than three decades after the cult science fiction classic, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, was released in theaters, MGM wishes to produce a new television series of the characters with Kevin Smith at the helm and in conjunction with Amazon Studios. But first, MGM is taking a trip to the courtroom to sort out rights.
MGM has filed a complaint in California federal court against Earl Mac Rauch, who wrote the 1984 film about a neurosurgeon/ rock star who saves Earth from malevolent aliens, and Walter Richter, who directed the picture that stars Peter Weller, John Lithgow, »
- Eriq Gardner
Fritz Weaver Dies; Patrician Star Of Stage And Screen Was 90
18 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Fritz Weaver, an actor who transmitted an air of patrician assurance in roles that took him from a regular presence in Golden Age television dramas to Broadway stardom, prominent characters in films including Fail-Safe in 1964, and an Emmy nomination for NBC’s acclaimed 1978 drama series Holocaust, died Saturday at home in Manhattan. He was 90. In that mini-series, Weaver played Dr. Josef Weiss, a Jewish doctor sent first to the Warsaw ghetto and then to the… »
Emily Blunt's character written out of Sicario 2
13 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Screenwriter says that leading actor won’t return for sequel Soldado, but co-stars Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin have roles
The screenwriter behind the hit crime thriller Sicario and its upcoming sequel, Soldado, has revealed that he is writing Emily Blunt’s character out of the followup. Speaking to The Wrap, Taylor Sheridan said: “That was my decision, and at some point I’m going to have to talk to her about it.”
In the 2015 movie, Blunt played an FBI agent who must navigate a complex web of double bluffs to take down a Mexican drug cartel. Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin play her colleague and boss respectively; the first film ends – spoiler alert – with Blunt’s character unable to exact revenge for a series of professional compromises.
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- Catherine Shoard
Anne Rice is Planning a ‘Game of Thrones’–Style TV Adaptation of ‘The Vampire Chronicles’
27 November 2016 11:58 AM, PST | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
If “Game of Thrones” has taught us anything, it’s that television may be the ideal medium for adapting fantasy novels. (Also, George R.R. Martin doesn’t care how much you love that character — he or she is probably going to die.) That may soon become a reality for Anne Rice’s “Vampire Chronicles” series, as the author revealed on her Facebook page yesterday that she has regained the rights to her books — and they could be coming to the small screen.
“A television series of the highest quality is now my dream for Lestat, Louis, Armand, Marius and the entire tribe,” she writes. “In this the new Golden Age of television, such a series is The way to let the entire story of the vampires unfold.” The “Vampire Chronicles” books have twice »
- Michael Nordine
Slamdance Film Festival Unveils Competition Lineup (Exclusive)
8 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
The Slamdance Film Festival has unveiled its 23rd annual narrative and documentary feature film competition lineup, Variety has learned.
The festival, launched in 1995 as an alternative to Sundance, has included showings of such notable titles as Oren Peli’s “Paranormal Activity.” The fest, which takes place at the Treasure Mountain Inn in Park City, Utah, from Jan. 20 to Jan. 26, will screen 19 movies: 12 world premieres, three North American debuts, and one U.S. launch.
The narrative competition has 11 titles, while the documentary category boasts eight. Notable titles include “Dave Made a Maze,” starring Nick Thune and directed by Bill Watterson from his own script; the Sly Stone documentary “On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone”; Shumin Liu’s “The Family,” a Chinese-Australian production in which a couple in their 70s sets off to visit their adult children in three faraway cities; and the documentary “Who Is Arthur Chu? »
- Dave McNary
At&T Entertainment Boss: DirecTV Now Doesn’t Need CBS to Succeed
34 minutes ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
As expected, At&T debuted its DirecTV Now over-the-top suite of services without an agreement in place for CBS, the biggest programmer absent from the lineup.
John Stankey, CEO of At&T Entertainment Group, said negotiations continue with CBS to add its broadcast programming to DirecTV Now, as well as premium cable network Showtime. But he said he doesn’t see the lack of CBS as a major roadblock to the service’s uptake.
“When you look at the demographic we’re going after… there is not going to be one single network that is the reason (consumers) won’t subscribe,” he said in an interview. “Whether they can get CBS primetime shows is not going to be a determining factor.”
Whether or not that’s true, Stankey is clearly signaling a take-it-over-leave-it position to CBS, as the companies continue to work toward an agreement for DirecTV Now.
There are other gaps in DirecTV Now’s programming »
- Todd Spangler
Lionsgate Developing ‘You + Me = Everything’ With ‘Twilight’ Producers
58 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Lionsgate has launched development of a movie based on the upcoming novel “You + Me = Everything” and set up the project with “Twilight” producers Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen.
“You + Me” has been written by Liverpool-based Jane Costello, a journalist-turned-author with nine published novels. She is using the pen name Catherine Isaac for her new book, which centers on a single mother who throws out her boyfriend only months after giving birth to their son. Ten years later, she decides to journey with the son to France, where the boy’s father now lives, in order to make the father fall in love with his own son.
Godfrey and Bowen are producing “You + Me” through their Temple Hill company, which has also produced the “Maze Runner” franchise, “The Fault in Our Stars” and the upcoming “Power Rangers.” Temple Hill exec John Fischer brought in the project and Jeyun Munford bought it for Lionsgate. »
- Dave McNary
Why Nate Silver Supports Election Recount Even Though It’s ‘Unlikely’ To Change Anything
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
The election recount, which was initiated by Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein and set to being on Friday in Wisconsin, is unlikely to overturn the election results, according to statistics guru Nate Silver. In a post published on his site FiveThirtyEight on Monday, Silver said he was “skeptical of claims of irregularities in the presidential election,” pointing to the fact that “there are no obvious statistical anomalies in the results in swing states based on the type of voting technology that each county employed.” “What we’re talking about is more like an audit or an investigation,” Silver wrote. »
- Itay Hod
Prince Inheritance Drama Heats Up as Singer’s ‘Wife’ Comes Forward
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
The gold rush for deceased music legend Prince’s fortune has taken another turn. A woman claiming to be the “Little Red Corvette” singer’s wife has come forward, claiming that, despite claims to the contrary, the musician left a will — and she’s the sole heir to his estate. In a motion filed in district court in Minnesota, Claire Elisabeth Elliott, a.k.a. Claire Elisabeth Nelson, asks that Bremer Trust be removed as the special administrator of the singer’s estate. Also Read: Hear Prince's Previously Unreleased 1982 Track 'Moonbeam Levels' (Audio) According to the motion, Elliott/Nelson is »
- Tim Kenneally
Ventana Sur: Ignacio Rey Primes Argentina’s First VFX-Packed Live-Action Pic
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Buenos Aires-based producer Ignacio Rey is priming Argentina’s first ever VFX-laden live action fantasy pic “Yanka y el espiritu del Volcan,” a $2.5 million kid-targeted drama based on a Mapuche legend. The coming-of-age pic tracks a young girl called Yanka who in her quest to find her lost mother, comes upon some some otherworldly creatures and a volcano where she discovers that she is among the few who can tame the angry spirit lurking in it.
The feature directorial debut of ad maven Ivan Abello has been in post for some 18 months given its 300 VFX shots rendered by Fernando Sirianni’s Nomad VFX, a co-producer, and is expected to be completed by March for a July 2017 debut.
“We’ve getting a lot of interest from both local and international distributors, but we’re not showing it until January or February,” said Rey, who has been producing a gamut of pics in Argentina, »
- Anna Marie de la Fuente
Taylor Swift Channel Is Coming Soon to DirecTV
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
People who can’t get enough Taylor Swift soon won’t even have to change the channel, as At&T announced a dedicated, curated video catalog with behind-the-scenes and otherwise exclusive content from the 10-time Grammy winner. Taylor Swift Now, introduced as part of the Monday launch event for At&T’s new streaming video service DirecTV Now, contains themed chapters that provide heretofore unseen looks into the multi-platinum artist’s life, and will receive regular updates with new content for special events. The offering will debut “in a few quick weeks” on DirecTV Now as well as At&T »
- Matt Pressberg
Melania Trump Threatens Lawsuit Over Barron Trump Autism Video
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Melania Trump is suing-mad over the suggestion that her son Barron might suffer from autism. America’s next First Lady has sent a letter threatening a lawsuit against the poster of a YouTube video suggesting that 10-year-old Barron could be autistic, TMZ reports. According to TMZ, the letter states that the video — which cites supposed signs of autism, such as clapping without slapping his hands, is wrong, Also Read: Rosie O'Donnell Explains Her Speculation That Barron Trump Is Autistic The letter also calls B.S. on the claim that the video is an attempt to “stop the bullying” against the younger Trump, »
- Tim Kenneally
TV News Roundup: ‘Big Little Lies’ Gets HBO Premiere Date, ‘Bones’ and ‘Rosewood’ Crossover to Air Dec. 1
1 hour ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
In today’s TV news roundup, “Bones” meets “Rosewood” in a new crossover episode, Dolly Parton will perform on Tuesday’s “The Voice,” and more.
Specials
Fresh off their popular lampoons of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live,” Alec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon will be on hand to light the 94-foot tall tree in Rockefeller Plaza for NBC‘s annual “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” special. This year’s show is set to air live Wednesday, Nov. 30, and will be hosted by “Today” anchors Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, and Hoda Kotb. “The Tonight Show” house band The Roots will attend and perform two songs, one of which will feature Anthony Hamilton & the HamilTones.
Dates
“Big Little Lies,” HBO‘s upcoming limited series based on Liane Moriarty’s bestselling book, will premiere on Sunday, Feb. 19. The series is described as a subversive, darkly comedic drama which tells the story of three mothers of first-graders »
- Will Thorne
Why 'Star Wars' Is One of the Most Important Works of Art in Cinema History
1 hour ago | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
The argument over whether Star Wars saved or doomed Hollywood by the scale of its success, and by the industry it created in its wake, is one that's gone on since the movie's original release almost 40 years ago. The real answer is "both" — it would be short-sighted at best to deny more lessons have been learned from the merchandise opportunities Star Wars created than its world-building — but just because George Lucas's galaxy far, far away created an Empire of its own doesn't mean that it's worthless as a movie.
Despite that, The Hollywood Reporter executive editor, features, Stephen »
- Graeme McMillan
Jim Parsons Developing CBS Comedy With Alex McAulay, Todd Spiewak (Exclusive)
1 hour ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Jim Parsons is adding yet another project to his growing development slate.
“The Big Bang Theory” star is executive producing “Lance 2.0,” a single-camera comedy from writer Alex McAulay, Variety has learned exclusively. The series centers around a young couple that deals with the aftermath when the boyfriend has an accident that changes his personality and causes him to lose his impulse control.
McAulay penned the pilot and will serve as co-executive producer, working alongside Parsons who is exec producing with Todd Spiewak. Eric Norsoph, head of development and production for Parsons’ shingle, That’s Wonderful, will oversee the project for the company. Warner Bros. Television is the studio.
“Lance 2.0” marks Parsons’ latest project to sell this development season, beefing up his producing resume. He’s also attached as an executive producer to “Lakeside Va,” a hospital comedy at ABC, “The Terranauts” at the CW, “The Monarchy Is Going to Sh*t” at Freeform, plus »
- Elizabeth Wagmeister
Playboy Playmate Dani Mathers Pleads Not Guilty in Body-Shaming Gym Photo Case
2 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Dani Mathers is ready for legal battle. Playboy Playmate Mathers, who was charged earlier this month with invasion of privacy for allegedly photographing a nude woman at her gym and then posting it with a mocking caption on social media, pleaded not guilty during her arraignment Monday, a spokesman for the Los Angeles City Attorney told TheWrap. Mathers’ pretrial date is scheduled for Dec. 21. If convicted, she could receive up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. Also Read: Playboy Playmate Dani Mathers Charged With Crime for Body-Shaming Gym Photo Mathers is accused of secretly photographing a 70-year-old woman in. »
- Tim Kenneally
’10 Cloverfield Lane’ Director Daniel Trachtenberg Eyed for Houdini Movie
2 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Lionsgate is eyeing “10 Cloverfield Lane” director Daniel Trachtenberg for its Harry Houdini biopic, which had been in development for several years.
Johnny Depp had been in early talks in 2014 to star as Houdini in the movie, based on the biography “The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America’s First Superhero.” But Depp’s deal did not go through and no other actors are currently attached.
Frank Marshall and Bruce Cohen have been attached as producers for several years. The project is based on the 2007 biography by William Kalush and Larry Sloman that traces the life of the renowned magician from poverty to wordwide fame, providing details into his increasingly dangerous feats, his secret life as a spy and a plot to subvert his legacy. Houdini died on Halloween in 1926.
Dean Parisot, director of Lionsgate’s “Red 2,” was on board to helm in 2014. The script has been written by Noah Oppenheim, »
- Dave McNary
Tom Holland Circles ‘Chaos Walking’ Opposite Daisy Ridley
2 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Tom Holland may be swinging from franchise to franchise. Sony’s new Spider-Man is in talks to join the Lionsgate project “Chaos Walking,” an individual familiar with the conversations said. “Chaos” is the first in a best-selling young-adult series of novels by Patrick Ness that the mini-major hopes will become its next “Hunger Games.” Doug Liman (“Mr. & Mrs. Smith”) is on board to direct. Holland would play the male lead opposite “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” actress Daisy Ridley. Also Read: 'Spider-Man' Star Tom Holland Joins Benedict Cumberbatch in 'The Current War' The book trilogy consists of dystopian thrillers, »
- Matt Donnelly
At&T Unveils DirecTV Now and Sets Channel Pacts With Taylor Swift, Reese Witherspoon
2 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
At&T unveiled pricing plans for its DirecTV Now streaming service, set to launch Nov. 30, bringing the satcaster into the burgeoning business of offering low- and mid-priced TV packages.
The telco also announced it has set separate streaming channel pacts with music superstar Taylor Swift and actress Reese Witherspoon, to offer exclusive content on DirecTV Now from each.
At&T Entertainment Group CEO John Stankey billed DirecTV Now as “rules-free TV” for consumers who are cost-conscious and want the flexibility to stream channels across various devices.
The DirecTV Now pricing plans range from $35 a month for a collection of 60-plus channels, $50 a month for 80-plus channels, $60 a month for 100-plus channels, and top out at $70 a month for 120-plus channels. In addition, in a special limited-time offer, DirecTV Now subs can sign up for the 100-channel bundle for $35 per month.
And, in what is sure to be an introductory discount price, At »
- Todd Spangler
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