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Jim G In Play: Legendary, Sony, Warner Bros.?
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Fox Filmed Entertainment Group Chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos is said to be helping his old friend at Wanda Jack Gao behind the scenes on figuring out what to do with Legendary in the wake of the surprise exit of the production company’s CEO Thomas Tull. The relationship between Gianopulos may blossom into something more permanent as we’ve confirmed that Wanda has been heavily courting him. Does that mean that he will take the reins at Legendary? It’s not certain as the… »
Al Gore Stays Mute On Donald Trump At ‘Inconvenient Sequel’ Sundance Screening
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"We're at a point in world history where there is unrest," Al Gore said tonight at the Sundance Film Festival's screening of An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power. “This movie gives me an extra burst of hope," the former Vice President added to a packed Eccles Theater sounding like the politician he used to be. "We're going to win this." “I try to protect the confidence of that conversation in case I need to have a couple more,” Gore noted of the face-to-face he had with… »
‘A Dog’s Purpose’ Weekend Premiere And Press Junket Cancelled Amid Video Controversy
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Due to the swirling controversy over the now viral video of a German Shepard being forced into the water and later slipping under the water as a handler scrambles to save it on the set of A Dog’s Purpose, Universal has cancelled both the press junket and Monday’s scheduled premiere of the film. A Dog’s Purpose, based on the best-selling book of the same name, goes wide into theaters on Jan. 27th. The move to keep the press at bay comes as those involved with the film have… »
‘American Paradise’ Trailer: Sundance Short Is Crime Caper Preview Of Trump’s America
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Exclusive: Whether you like it or not, President Trump is happening. Tomorrow, in fact. If you still need a minute to let that sink in, the The Sundance Shorts Program entry American Paradise might help. From writer-director Joe Talbot, American Paradise follows a desperate man in Trump’s America who tries to shift his luck with the perfect crime. Inspired by true events, the short stars Sky Elobar. The production has released a pair of very tonally apropos and… »
‘A Dog’s Purpose’ Trailer Voice-Over Talent Anthony Mendez Joins Protest, Donates All Pay to Aspca
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Exclusive: Both angered and saddened over the images of the now viral video of a German Shepard forced into rushing water and then later disappearing under water while shooting a scene for A Dog’s Purpose, the voice-over talent of the Spanish trailer for the film has also come forward in protest. Anthony Mendez, who is also the narrator for the award-winning show Jane the Virgin, told Deadline that after watching the video, he has decided to take the payment from his work… »
‘Fun Mom Dinner’ Racks Up Near $5M In Ww Deals As Momentum & Netflix Buy Sundance Film
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Exclusive: In yet another preemptive deal before Sundance gets underway, eOne’s Momentum Pictures has closed North American theatrical distribution and Netflix got multi-territory Svod rights to Fun Mom Dinner. The total deals are worth around $5 million, counting several international territory deals Voltage made previously. The Julie Rudd-scripted picture marks the directing debut of Alethea Jones, and it stars Katie Aselton, Toni Collette, Bridget Everett, Molly Shannon… »
‘The Founder’ Review: Michael Keaton Sizzles In Big Mac Biopic
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I am not sure anyone was clamoring for a movie about the creation of McDonalds, but whether we wanted one or not here it is. The good news is The Founder is much better than I thought, giving moviegoers something far more substantial than the fast-food giant at its center. Actually, it is ironic that it is opening the same day as Donald Trump’s is inaugurated as President because the movie, at its core, is a perfect window into a kind of Trumpian universe. The story… »
Hollywood Remembers “Brilliant”, “Hilarious” Miguel Ferrer
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Tributes to Miguel Ferrer are pouring out in the wake of the celebrated character actor’s death today at 61 following a battle with throat cancer. Those who worked with him, knew him, or simply admired him praised Ferrer for both his on-camera and voice acting, celebrated him as a decent human being, and frequently noted some of his most well-known roles. Among those weighing in, Ferrer’s cousin, George Clooney. “Today history will mark giant changes in our world, and… »
Miguel Ferrer Dies: ‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ & ‘Crossing Jordan’ Star Was 61
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Miguel Ferrer, who had played Owen Granger on NCIS: Los Angeles since 2012, co-starred with Jill Hennessy on NBC’s Crossing Jordan and had a memorable role in the original RoboCop, died today of cancer. He was 61. The son of Oscar-winning actor Jose Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney, and cousin of George Clooney, he was set to reprise his role as FBI Agent Albert Rosenfeld on David Lynch’s revival Twin Peaks, which premieres May 21 on Showtime. “Today, NCIS: Los Angeles lost a… »
What’s Your Gut: Are The Oscars Headed For A “Hollywood Ending”?
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Back in 2000, we self-appointed geniuses at Inside.com built an elaborate statistical tracker for Oscar contenders. We measured factors large and small — hair color, past awards record, relatives in the business, daily publicity breaks, whatever. Then we turned the crank once a day, and assigned a numerical score to the pictures, actors and filmmakers. On the advice of Michael Hirschorn, one of Inside's founders, we ran the point system all the way out to the first… »
Brazilian Filmmaker Kleber Mendonca Filho Inks With ICM Partners
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Exclusive: ICM Partners has signed Brazilian writer-director Kleber Mendonca Filho, whose second feature film Aquarius starring Sonia Braga played in competition at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim. Filho started out as a film critic and eventually ended up writing, directing, producing, and editing several short films before making his feature film debut with the 2012 pic Neighboring Sounds. Aquarius centers on a 65-year-old widow (Braga) who is the last… »
Robert Redford Sanguine About Donald Trump But “Depressed” About Partisan Politics At Sundance Opening Presser
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"Presidents come and go, the pendulum swings back and forth," said Robert Redford today at the annual opening press conference to kick off the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. "We try to stay away from politics we stay focused on the stories of the filmmakers," the low-key Oscar winner and recent Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient added of the fest’s role in the Age of Donald Trump. "There was a time when two sides worked together and that makes me depressed about… »
Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson Are The ‘Nasty Women’ In MGM’s ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ Remake
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Exclusive: MGM is in talks with Anne Hathaway to team with Rebel Wilson in Nasty Women, the title of the Jac Schaeffer-scripted remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. The comedy gender-reverses the 1988 Frank Oz-directed film that starred Steve Martin and Michael Caine as con men who try to swindle an heiress. The title is clever, given the awareness it received when Donald Trump gave Hillary Clinton that moniker during the presidential debates. Hathaway and Wilson play the… »
‘My Life As A Zucchini’ Trailer: Will Forte & Ellen Page Voice English-Language Version
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Gkids has released the trailer for the English-language version to the French animated film My Life as a Zucchini featuring the voices of Will Forte, Nick Offerman, Ellen Page and Amy Sedaris. Helmed by Swiss director Claude Barras, the film was nominated for a Golden Globe and was selected as Switzerland’s entry for the Foreign Language Film Oscar. Here’s the synopsis: After his mother’s sudden death, Zucchini is befriended by a police officer, Raymond, who accompanies… »
Paramount Gets China Infusion: $1 Billion, 3-Year Slate Co-Financing Deal With Shanghai Film Group & Huahua Media
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Exclusive: Paramount Pictures has made its most significant long-term alliance in China since Viacom chief Shari Redstone nixed a 49% stake sale to Dalian Wanda for $4.9 billion last year. The studio has closed deals with Shanghai Film Group Corp and Beijing-based Huahua Media for those companies to fund 25% or more of the studio’s entire film slate for the next three years, with an option for a fourth. The deal is worth a potential $1 billion in slate funds, which is… »
Shazam! To Split Into Two Films: Dwayne Johnson To Star As ‘Black Adam’
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The New Line DC property Shazam! has morphed into two pictures. Black Adam has proved vibrant enough to become its own film, to star Dwayne Johnson. Originally, the plan was for him to play the character in Shazam!, which is the tale of a teen boy who can transform himself into a superhero by speaking the word “Shazam!” Black Adam is his arch-nemesis and a complex antihero with a rich history of his own. As the studio began to figure out the movie, they realized, why not… »
Bloom Boards Woody Harrelson’s Live-Event Title ‘Lost In London’ — Berlin
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Alex Walton's Bloom has boarded international sales for Woody Harrelson's directorial debut Lost In London, which it will introduce to buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin next month. Harrelson, who also wrote the project, stars alongside Owen Wilson and Willie Nelson and, as reported last month, it's being shot in the UK capital city this evening and broadcast live to U.S. movie theaters, giving audiences the chance to watch a film shot in real time. Story is… »
How Did Those 2016 Sundance Sales Work Out?
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As a service to buyers susceptible to the thin air of Park City, Deadline provides its annual box score of last year’s big deals and how they played out at the box office. Bear in mind the special circumstances that undermined The Birth of a Nation, and remember that some of these films made their money in ancillary arenas and not necessarily from small theatrical bows. How 2016 Sundance Movies Fared At Box Office Rank Film Distributor Release date B.O… »
Canadian Chief Veterinary Office Looking Into Treatment Of Dog Used In ‘A Dog’s Purpose’
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After receiving numerous complaints about the way a German shepherd was treated during a second-unit shoot on the Winnipeg-area set of Universal Pictures’ upcoming family film A Dog’s Purpose, the Chief Veterinary Office of Canada has assigned an animal protection officer to look into the matter. According to Kyle Jahns, spokesperson for the Winnipeg Humane Society in Manitoba, the Cvo will be looking into whether there was animal abuse during the filming. Their office… »
Sundance 2017: $6 Mill Grateful Dead Docu Deal? Will Streaming Services Drive Deal Avalanche?
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Today marks the start of a 2017 Sundance Film Festival that many feel could be dominated by the streaming services that are reshaping the independent film ecosystem. The signs of brisk action are there already, even before the auctions start this weekend. Yesterday, Amazon paid a whopping sum in excess of $6 million for Long Strange Trip, the 4-hour documentary on The Grateful Dead by director Amir Bar-Lev and producer Martin Scorsese, before the film's premiere. Amazon… »
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