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‘Slender Man’ Movie Finds Director in Sylvain White
4 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Sony’s Screen Gems has tapped “Stomp the Yard” director Sylvain White for its “Slender Man” horror movie, based on the supernatural character who stalks, abducts and traumatizes people.
Screen Gems began negotiations last May to acquire feature film rights from Mythology Entertainment, Madhouse Entertainment and No Dream Entertainment. Producers are planning to start shooting by the spring.
Producers of the “Slender Man” movie are Bradley Fischer, James Vanderbilt and William Sherak for Mythology; Madhouse’s Robyn Meisinger; and No Dream’s Sarah Snow. Executive producers are Tracey Nyberg, Louis Sallerson, Adam Kolbrenner and Ryan Cunningham.
Slender Man is a tall, thin figure with unnaturally long arms and a featureless face. The figure first appeared on the Internet in 2009 as a submission in a photoshop contest in which users were challenged to edit everyday photographs to appear paranormal.
A forum poster with the user name “Victor Surge” contributed two black »
- Dave McNary
Relativity Media Extends Furlough; Down to Handful of Employees, Sources Say
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Relativity Media’s fade out continued this week, as the bulk of the company’s employees were told that an unpaid furlough that began over the two-week winter holiday will continue indefinitely, according to two people familiar with the operation.
Only a handful of workers remain at the entertainment firm that had already pared its staff to less than 30, those sources said. Relativity once aspired to be a “360-degree global media platform” that could compete with Hollywood’s big studios.
The news comes in the wake of other signs of Relativity’s decline, eight months after its bankruptcy reorganization; CEO Ryan Kavanaugh and President Dana Brunetti signaled just before the holidays that they would step down from daily duties. And, this week, the company laid off roughly 40 workers who staffed its joint distribution operation with EuropaCorp.
There is wide speculation in Hollywood that Relativity will cease operating either by liquidating »
- James Rainey
Netflix Buys Sundance Documentary ‘Casting JonBenet’
7 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Kitty Green’s documentary “Casting JonBenet,” which will have its world premiere later this month in the U.S. Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival.
Netflix noted that the Sundance premiere will be the first time a non-fiction work from the company will compete at the festival. The film will launch on Netflix and in limited theatrical release in the spring of 2017.
“Casting JonBenet” is an exploration of the still-unsolved death of six-year-old American beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey in 1996 in Colorado. Over 15 months, the filmmakers traveled to the Ramseys’ Colorado hometown to elicit responses and reflections from the local community. The film examines how this crime and its resulting mythologies have shaped the attitudes and behavior of successive generations of parents and children.
Producers are Green, Scott Macauley, »
- Dave McNary
‘Arrival,’ ‘Fences,’ ‘Hell or High Water’ Nominated for Writers Guild Awards
11 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
“Hell or High Water,” “Arrival,” “Fences,” “Loving” and “Nocturnal Animals” are among the theatrical films nominated by the Writers Guild of America for its annual awards, the WGA, West and WGA, East jointly announced on Wednesday morning. Oscar frontrunners “La La Land,” “Moonlight” and “Manchester by the Sea” also received Writers Guild Awards nominations, as did “Deadpool” and “Hidden Figures.” The Best Original Screenplay category consists of “Hell or High Water,” “La La Land,” “Loving,” “Manchester by the Sea” and “Moonlight,” while the field in the Best Adapted Screenplay category is “Arrival,” “Deadpool,” “Fences,” “Hidden Figures” and “Nocturnal Animals.” (“Moonlight” was nominated. »
- Steve Pond
Kathryn Hahn In Negotiations On Tamara Jenkins’ Feature ‘Private Life’ At Netflix
12 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Exclusive: Kathryn Hahn, the scene-stealer from the STX comedy Bad Moms who will be in the sequel to the raucous R-rated film, is in negotiations to star in the Netflix feature drama Private Life. Hahn will star as an author who is undergoing multiple fertility therapies to get pregnant, driving her husband crazy and putting their relationship on edge.
The story is from writer/director Tamara Jenkins who wrote and directed the Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman dramedy S… »
Paramount, Jerry Bruckheimer Developing Science-Fiction Movie ‘Origin’
3 January 2017 5:44 PM, PST | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Paramount Pictures is developing the science-fiction movie “Origin” with Jerry Bruckheimer producing and Joachim Ronning directing.
Ronning is in post-production on Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man Tell No Tales,” which he co-directed with Espen Sandberg. Rønning will also write the script with his brother Andreas Rønning.
Paramount, which made a pre-emptive purchase of Ronning’s pitch, is keeping details of the plot under wraps. Bruckheimer, who has produced all five “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies, will produce “Origin” through his Paramount-based Jerry Bruckheimer Films company.
Bruckheimer began his career at Paramount with Don Simpson during the 1980s with “Beverly Hills Cop,” “Top Gun” and “Flashdance” and then spent nearly two decades at Disney with “Armageddon,” “The Rock,” “Con Air,” “Crimson Tide,” “National Treasure” and the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise with Johnny Depp. After a costly flop with Depp’s “The Lone Ranger,” Bruckeimer returned to Paramount »
- Dave McNary
Berlinale to Open With Etienne Comar’s ‘Django’
18 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
The 67th Berlin Intl. Film Festival, also known as the Berlinale, will open on Feb. 9 with the world premiere of Etienne Comar’s directorial debut “Django.”
The French film revolves around Django Reinhardt, the well-known guitarist and composer, and his flight from German-occupied Paris in 1943.
“Django Reinhardt was one of the most brilliant pioneers of European jazz and the father of Gypsy Swing. ‘Django’ grippingly portrays one chapter in the musician’s eventful life and is a poignant tale of survival. Constant danger, flight and the atrocities committed against his family could not make him stop playing,” Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick said in a statement. »
- Leo Barraclough
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren Team for Action Thriller 'Black Water'
9 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
Action mainstays Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren are reteaming for Black Water, an action thriller from Dawn's Light Media.
Van Damme and Lundgren have appeared together before, in several of the Universal Soldier action movies, but always on the opposite ends of the flying fists and feet. In Black Water they star as onscreen allies for the first time.
The script by Chad Law centers on a deep cover operative (Van Damme) who awakens to find himself imprisoned in a CIA black site on a submarine.
Richard Switzer of Dawn's Light is producing alongside Tyler Konney. Alexander Ferguson and Jason Cherubini »
- Borys Kit
‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Actor J.J. Totah Joins Adam DeVine in ‘Magic Camp’
9 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
“Other People” and “Spider-Man: Homecoming” actor J.J. Totah has joined the cast of the Disney family comedy “Magic Camp” starring Adam DeVine and Jeffrey Tambor.
The film also stars Gillian Jacobs with “Mean Girls” helmer Mark Waters directing.
The story follows DeVine’s character, who is pulled out of retirement by his former mentor, and returns as a counselor to the magic camp of his youth, hoping to reignite his career. Instead, he finds inspiration in a ragtag group of rookie magicians. Tambor will play Roy Preston, the mentor and owner of the magic camp.
Suzanne Todd is attached to produce, with production scheduled to begin in early December in and around Los Angeles. Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah are exec producing.
Dan Gregor and Doug Mand wrote the most recent draft of the screenplay. Steve Martin had penned a previous draft when he was attached to play the mentor role, »
- Justin Kroll
Rachel McAdams, Jason Bateman Team for New Line Comedy 'Game Night'
12 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
Rachel McAdams is in negotiations to star opposite Jason Bateman in Game Night, a New Line comedy to be directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley.
Bateman is to produce via his banner Aggregate Films and partner James Garavente. John Davis and John Fox will produce for Davis Entertainment.
Although Bateman just recently formally signed on to star, Aggregate has been producing this project since the pitch stage and brought on Goldstein and Daley, the duo who wrote and directed 2015’s Vacation reboot for New Line and worked with Bateman on New Line’s Horrible Bosses comedies. They also were »
- Borys Kit
‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Review: Razor Sharp Season 12 Premiere is Just the Start of a Bold, Brilliant Year
2 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Don’t call it a comeback.
“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” hasn’t seen a consistent dip in quality for longer than we can remember, but every season, it feels as though the TV world takes Mac (Rob McElhenney), Dennis (Glenn Howerton), Charlie (Charlie Day), Dee (Kaitlin Olson), and Frank (Danny DeVito) a little bit for granted. Perhaps because it comes out at the beginning of the year, seven months before the Emmy nominations hit and a good 11 months prior to the “best of the year” lists. Or maybe it’s just because it’s been on so long that people want to believe they know what’s coming. That they “get it.”
Yet the gang is as eager to disprove the notion as they are proud to embrace the purity of their characters’ perturbed nature. Like the goofy baby brother eager to join the big kids table, “Sunny »
- Ben Travers
Diego Luna Gets Emotional Over Fan’s Response to ‘Rogue One’
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A heartwarming story found on Tumblr brought “Rogue One” star Diego Luna down to earth on Tuesday night. The post, which Luna tweeted with the note “I got emotional reading this!,’ tells of Tumblr user Perls, a “Star Wars” fan who brought her father along to see the new film. The fan, whose father, like Luna, is Mexican, wanted her father to see himself represented onscreen. While Luna was touched by the post, his onscreen presence did even more for the girl’s father.
“My dad was so happy,” the fan wrote of her father’s response to the film and Luna’s large role in it.
In the franchise’s most recent film, Luna plays Captain Andor, who retains Luna’s Mexican accent. While the character’s origins go unexplained in the film, the very presence of an actor who looks different from Han Solo, Luke Skywalker or Anakin Skywalker can make a difference. »
- Dani Levy
Weinstein Executive Dan Guando Joins Bloom as President of Production
3 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
In an expansion move, sales-financing company Bloom has hired veteran Weinstein Company executive Dan Guando to the newly created post of president of production.
Guando will report to company co-founder Alex Walton and will oversee and grow Bloom’s film slate, along with broaden its business in content creation and ownership. Guando will relocate from New York City to Los Angeles.
Guando worked at the Weinstein Co. for 12 years, most recently serving as the U.S. head of acquisitions, production, and development. During his tenure, he oversaw the acquisition and release of “The Imitation Game,” “The Artist,” “Fruitvale Station,” “Philomena,” “Snowpiercer,” “Blue Valentine,” and “The Founder.”
Bloom was founded by Walton and producer/financier Ken Kao in 2014 and has specialized in backing adult dramas. It announced in September at the Toronto Film Festival that it was launching international sales on the South American drama “Bel Canto,” starring Julianne Moore and »
- Dave McNary
Superhero Bits: Doctor Strange Steelbook, Unstoppable Wasp, Lego Batman Graffiti & More
4 hours ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
How sure is Ryan Reynolds that he didn’t leak the Deadpool test footage? When will Doctor Strange hit Blu-ray and DVD and where can you get the sweet Steelbook release of it? Why is Dwayne Johnson calling Black Adam a superhero? Who is taking up the mantle of The Unstoppable Wasp in Marvel Comics? All […]
The post Superhero Bits: Doctor Strange Steelbook, Unstoppable Wasp, Lego Batman Graffiti & More appeared first on /Film. »
- Ethan Anderton
‘20th Century Women’ Review: Annette Bening Triumphs In A Mother Of A Role
4 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
In 2010 writer-director Mike Mills made Beginners, in which Christopher Plummer played a thinly veiled version of Mills’ father, who came out at gay in his 70s. Now this talented filmmaker has made another very personal movie ripped from the headlines of his own family. The Golden Globe-nominated comedy-drama 20th Century Women is about his mother — or at least someone resembling her circa 1979, when the movie is set. It is clear Mills has heard the adage, “Write what you… »
Michael Keaton Passed on ‘Batman Forever’ Because the Script ‘Sucked’
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Tim Burton’s “Batman” was the highest-grossing movie of 1989. The sequel, “Batman Returns,” was the third-biggest film of 1992. So why did the star of the first two installments, Michael Keaton, turn down the third part of such a successful trilogy? Simple: The script “sucked.”
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter‘s “Awards Chatter” podcast, the 65-year-old actor explained why he decided to pass on the film once director Joel Schumacher took over the franchise.
Read More: Michael Keaton Is the Best Thing About ‘The Founder’
“It sucked”, the actor said of the script. “The script never was great. I didn’t understand why [Schumacher] wanted to do what he wanted to do.”
According to Keaton, he attended “many meetings” to discuss the film, and was “polite up to a point about things.” However, he did not agree with the direction Schumacher wanted to take with the film. “I knew it »
- Yoselin Acevedo
Rachel McAdams May Join Jason Bateman in ‘Game Night’
5 hours ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Rachel McAdams (Doctor Strange) is close to signing up to star in the ensemble comedy Game Night, which Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (Vacation remake) are directing. Actor and co-producer Jason Bateman‘s involvement in the project began almost four years ago, and he remains attached to star. The dark, ensemble comedy is about a game night gone horribly wrong. Below, […]
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- Jack Giroux
‘Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure’ Honest Trailer Pokes Fun at the Iconic Surfer Bros
5 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Before “Wayne’s World,” “Dumb & Dumber” and “Dude, Where’s My Car?” there was “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” a sci-fi comedy about two seemingly dumb teens who struggle to prepare a historical presentation with the help of a time machine.
Now, the 1989 film starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter is getting the long-overdue Honest treatment.
Read More: Keanu Reeves Narrates Short Film About The Importance of Film Preservation
“They hang out together, rock out together and say the exact same words together,” says Honest Trailers narrator Jon Bailey about buddies Ted ‘Theodore’ Logan and Bill S. Preston, Esq., who basically do and say everything as a pair.
The Peter Hewitt–directed movie is described as the “one film [that] brings something original about the two-dumb-guys-being-dumb genre: time travel.”
The trailer also puts emphasis on the way the film portrays the gay panic of the time and its use of anti-gay slurs, »
- Yoselin Acevedo
Film Review: ‘A Maid for Each’
5 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Maher Abi Samra’s disturbing documentary “A Maid for Each” takes a cool-headed look at a Beirut agency that traffics — a charged word but a pretty accurate one — in domestic help. Watching the film feels like viewing a chilling reality through a two-way mirror: Some may take comfort in thinking the situation of domestic servants in Lebanon isn’t “our” world, but in truth, the commodification of foreign home workers by type (“my Filipina,” “my Mexican”) is a near-universal problem. The situation is more charged in Lebanon than in many nations due to the way female workers are brought into the country. Yet the rigid caste system so baldly on display, with servants treated as nonentities, is merely less hypocritical than what exists in Occidental homes. Abi Samra’s artful, formalistic methodology succinctly exposes the dehumanization process, and his film has deservedly earned several awards, including Dubai’s best documentary prize. »
- Jay Weissberg
‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season 3 Trailer: Darth Maul and Obi-Wan Prepare for an Epic Rematch
5 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Disney Xd has released a brand new mid-season trailer for season three of “Star Wars Rebels.”
In this trailer, the crew returns to Geonosis in search of a missing rebel team sent there to investigate suspicious activity. Once there, they find a surprise: After coming across a missing rebel team member, the Ghost crew discovers another surprise on Geonosis, and they work to conceal it from Imperial forces.
Read More: How Ilm’s John Knoll Brought ‘Star Wars’ Full Circle With ‘Rogue One’
The last sequence of this trailer teases a long-awaited epic rematch between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Maul. The duo had previously dueled in “The Phantom Menace” and “The Clone Wars” animated series.
And talking about the “Star Wars” never-ending fever, on December 16 Disney released its latest film of this widely popular franchise, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”, starring Felicity Jones as Jyn Erso and Diego Luna »
- Yoselin Acevedo
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