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Shyamalan's 'Split' and Diesel's 'xXx 3' Look to Deliver $20+ Million Openings
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While last weekend's new releases failed to energize the box office, two of this week's new titles will top the weekend chart. M. Night Shyamalan's latest thriller, Split, and the return of Vin Diesel in the title role of xXx: Return of Xander Cage are both looking to score $20+ million openings while Hidden Figures and La La Land look to continue to capture audience attention amid their already-strong domestic runs. Additionally, this weekend features the release of The Founder into just over one thousand theaters and High Top releasing brings The Resurrection of Gavin Stone into 887 theaters as it hopes to attract the attention of the faith-based audience. At the top of the weekend box office expect to find M. Night Shyamalan's Split. Shyamalan's career has featured plenty of ups and downs, but following the performance of The Visit in 2015 and the solid early reviews for Split, we »
- Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
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… »
Dwayne Johnson's DC Villain Black Adam Getting His Own Movie
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New Line and DC Entertainment are doubling down on comic book hero Shazam!
New Line, which has been for over a decade developing a movie on the long-time DC character, will develop concurrently a movie centering on Black Adam, with Dwayne Johnson attached to star as Shazam’s arch-nemesis.
The move stems from last week’s high level meeting with Johnson and DC Films co-head and comics author Geoff Johns, after which Johnson took to social media to promise “hope, optimism & fun.”
But on a deeper level, the meeting led to a reconfiguring of the Shazam! movie. Johnson has been »
- Borys Kit
Neil Gaiman to Adapt Novel ‘Good Omens’ as Amazon Series
19 January 2017 7:10 AM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Amazon Studios will adapt Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s novel “Good Omens” into a six-episode limited series, the studio announced on Thursday. The 2006 novel takes place in 2018 when the Apocalypse is near and Final Judgment is set to descend upon humanity. Set to debut in 2018 on Prime Video, “Good Omens” will consist of six one-hour episodes entirely written by Gaiman, who will also serve as showrunner. (Veteran fantasy writer Pratchett died in March 2015.) See video: Watch 'American Gods' First Trailer From Comic-Con This marks the latest Gaiman novel to get turned into a TV series. Starz will premiere its adaptation of the. »
- Joe Otterson
Sundance Film Festival 2017: The Ultimate Party Guide
18 January 2017 1:58 PM, PST | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
The annual trek to Park City, Utah has already begun for the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, which runs Jan. 19 until Jan. 29. Peter Dinklage, Larry Wilmore, and Gael Garcia Bernal are among those named to the juries in this year’s competition. The awards will be handed out on Jan. 28 in a ceremony hosted by “The Daily Show” alum Jessica Williams.
In between all of the prizes and premieres, stars and film aficionados endure the cold temperatures with help from the city’s pop-up party scene, featuring swag, drinks and exclusive dinners.
Thursday, Jan. 19
Après Ski Festival Kick-off Rooftop Party – 4 to 8 p.m.
An Artist at the Table – 8 p.m.
The annual benefit kicks off the first day of the festival with director Jeff Orlowski set as keynote speaker. The private cocktail reception and dinner follows the premiere of “An Inconvenient Sequel” at the Eccles Theatre.
Friday, Jan. 20
Village at the Lift
AtTT takes over this year’s village that runs from Jan. 20-22, showcasing DirecTV in the Cabin, Audience in the Café and Jeff Vespa’s WireImage Studio. This year’s winter escape from the cold features beverages and light fare from notable Japanese restaurant Nobu, along with high-speed internet. »
- Mannie Holmes
Stephen Gaghan to Write and Direct Video Game Adaptation ‘The Division’
19 January 2017 9:24 AM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Stephen Gaghan, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind “Traffic” and “Syriana,” will write and direct video game adaptation “The Division,” Ubisoft Motion Pictures announced Thursday. The film will star Jake Gyllenhaal, who is also producing, and Jessica Chastain. Based on Ubisoft’s hit game “Tom Clancy‘s The Division,” the film is set in the aftermath of a small pox pandemic in dystopian New York. In the game, which set the Ubisoft record for highest first-day sales in company history, players attempt to rebuild, investigate and fight crime in the city. Plot details of the big-screen adaptation have been kept under wraps. »
- Greg Gilman
Watch Donald Trump’s Inauguration as 45th Us President (Livestream)
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Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States during Friday’s inauguration with his hand on two Bibles: his childhood version and Abraham Lincoln’s. Trump’s highly anticipated speech will be a hot topic across the world, with many pundits speculating if Trump will embrace all Americans with his rhetoric. President Barack Obama and President-elect Trump exited the White House together at roughly 10:50 a.m. Et on Friday to travel to the inauguration together to the U.S. Capitol, which is a long-standing tradition. Also Read: Tomi Lahren Tells Trump Supporters to »
- Brian Flood
Here’s a Puppy Cam to Watch Instead of the Trump Inauguration (Livestream)
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Not up for watching Donald Trump’s inauguration? Maybe you’d prefer to zen out with a nice Puppy Cam. While Trump begins a new era in American history with the help of performers like Toby Keith and Three Doors Down, Animal Planet’s ever-reliable Puppy Cam features some frolicking canines inaugurating new chew toys, wrestling on blankets, and generally being adorable. We don’t actually know much about the puppies on the Puppy Cam, including how they would have voted, but we can pretty much guarantee that Buster, Pippin and Scraps (we named them) are totally cool with whomever you voted for, »
- Tim Molloy
Donald Trump, Barack Obama Head to Inauguration Together (Video)
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President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump exited the White House together at roughly 10:50 a.m. Et on Friday to travel to the inauguration together to the U.S. Capitol, which is a long-standing tradition. President Obama and President-elect Trump leave the White House for inaugural swearing-in ceremony #InaugurationDay https://t.co/Hcpothfymb pic.twitter.com/jg1fo8V5Yj — CNN (@CNN) January 20, 2017 Also Read: Tomi Lahren Tells Trump Supporters to 'Take the High Road' Against Protesters Moments before, First Lady Michelle Obama and incoming First Last Melania Trump exited together. Watch: Michelle Obama and Melania Trump depart The White House for the U. »
- Brian Flood
Disney-abc Television Group Names Robert Langer CFO
1 hour ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Robert Langer has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer of Disney-abc Television Group. He succeeds Peter Seymour, who announced in November that he would retire following 20 years at the company.
In his new role, Langer will oversee financial leadership, strategy, and business development for a portfolio that includes the ABC Television Network, ABC Studios, ABC Owned Station Group, Disney Channel, Disney Xd, Disney Junior, Disney-abc Home Entertainment and Television Distribution, Radio Disney, and Freeform. Langer also will help manage Disney-abc’s interests in A+E Networks and Hulu.
“A superb financial manager and strategist with deep roots in The Walt Disney Company, Robert is a proven leader and problem solver who brings broad domestic business experience and deep knowledge of the international marketplace,” said Ben Sherwood, co-chair, Disney Media Networks and president, Disney-ABC Television. “Robert is a strong addition to the Disney-abc leadership team, and we are all delighted to welcome him back »
- Daniel Holloway
Disney-abc Television Group Names Robert Langer Evp and CFO
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Disney|ABC Television Group has named Robert Langer executive vice president and chief financial officer, the company announced on Friday. In his new role Langer — who previously served as The Walt Disney Company’s country manager for Germany, Sweden & Austria — will have financial leadership, strategy and business development oversight for the entire Datg portfolio. He will also help oversee the company’s equity interests in A+E and Hulu. Langer steps in for Peter Seymour, who announced last November that he’d be departing after 20 years with the company. Also Read: Bruce Rosenblum Joins Disney-abc as President, Business Operations The »
- Reid Nakamura
‘House of Cards’ Season 5 to Premiere May 30
1 hour ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
While the eyes of the country are on Washington, D.C. for the presidential inauguration, “House of Cards” announced the date for yet another transition of power: the premiere of season five.
With a post on Twitter, the Netflix drama revealed that the DC-set drama will return May 30. The date was revealed at the end of a somber recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance — and the ominous message “We make the terror.”
We make the terror. pic.twitter.com/VpChwGOSMj
— House of Cards (@HouseofCards) January 20, 2017
The line is a recall of the quote from the season finale, when president Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) said, “We don’t submit to terror. We make the terror.” And then his wife, Claire (Robin Wright), broke the fourth wall for the first time.
Melissa James Gibson and Frank Pugliese serve as co-showrunners on the fifth season of the Beltway drama, replacing Beau Willimon, who stepped down from the series after running »
- Debra Birnbaum
Kumail Nanjiani on Creating Sundance’s Buzziest Comedy ‘The Big Sick
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Kumail Nanjiani, the Pakistani-American comic best know for “Silicon Vally,” revisits one of the most painful chapters of his personal life in “The Big Sick.” The comedy has its premiere Friday night at Sundance, and sight unseen, the buzz is so loud that it is expected to inspire one of the biggest bidding wars of the festival.
“The Big Sick” was written by Nanjiani and his wife, Emily V. Gordon. It recounts their romance and the challenges it faced when Gordon suffered a medical crisis. It also deals with the cultural differences between the pair, as Nanjiani’s conservative Muslim family expected him to enter into an arranged marriage.
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Nanjiani was mentored throughout the process by Judd Apatow, the “Knocked Up” director who produces alongside Barry Mendel. It marks his first leading role, one that forced the standup comic to take acting classes. »
- Brent Lang
‘Vikings’ Star Travis Fimmel to Develop Wyatt Earp Series for History
2 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Ragnar may have met his fate on “Vikings,” but History is staying in business with Travis Fimmel, the man who played him.
Fimmel is teaming up with the network to develop a scripted anthology series that tells the stories of Wyatt Earp and other iconic sinners and anti-heroes throughout history. The actor, who brought the idea to the network and A+E Studios, wrote the first episode and will executive produce and star as Wyatt Earp.
The series’ first installment will focus on Earp, from his days in Dodge City and his relationships with Doc Holliday and Bat Masterson, to the real story of what happened during the legendary gunfight at the Ok Corral.
“Travis is a remarkable actor and we’re honored to continue our relationship with him after his recent magnetic performance on ‘Vikings’,” said Arturo Interian, History’s Svp of scripted programming. “Just as Travis brought a completely fresh and unexpected approach to his »
- Debra Birnbaum
‘Split’ Creeps to Strong $2 Million at Thursday Box Office
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M. Night Shyamalan’s long-awaited return to form may have finally come, if early reception to his new film,”Split,” is any indication. The James McAvoy-led thriller debuted to a strong $2 million in Thursday night previews at 2,295 locations. It is projected to have an opening weekend of around $20 million against a budget of $10 million, though Universal is more conservative with a projection in the high-teens. The Thursday yield blows by that of Shyamalan’s last film, “The Visit,” which raked in $1 million in previews when it was released in September 2015 and went on to gross $25 million »
- Jeremy Fuster
Netflix Unveils ‘House of Cards’ Season 5 Premiere Date, Teaser on Inauguration Day (Video)
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Netflix gave “House of Cards” fans the Season 5 premiere date and first teaser on President-elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day. The critically acclaimed White House drama starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright returns to the streaming service on May 30, Netflix announced over Twitter on Friday. The date also came with a creepy teaser (below) featuring kids saying the Pledge of Allegiance while an upside down American flag flaps in the wind. Also Read: Women's March May Outshine Trump Inauguration The gloomy imagery is appropriate, considering Season 4 ended with President Underwood (Spacey) deciding to go to war in order to win back. »
- Greg Gilman
Watch President Obama Leave Oval Office for Final Time (Video)
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President Obama left the Oval Office for the final time Friday as Donald Trump prepares to be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. President Obama leaves the Oval Office for the final time. #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/tRKoYmDzud — Fox News (@FoxNews) January 20, 2017 One of his final acts as president was leaving a note in the Oval Office for the incoming president. Vice president Joe Biden followed Obama, exiting the office. Reporters shouted, “Are you feeling nostalgic?” “Of course,” Obama responded before saying “thank you” on his way past the reporters. Also Read: Obama Calls for Nonpartisan »
- Brian Flood
President Barack Obama Reveals What He’s Doing Next (Video)
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Barack and Michelle Obama will be focusing on building a “living working center for citizenship” after leaving the White House, the couple announced Friday. The announcement was made via President Obama’s @BarackObama Twitter account, as the president hands over his older account @Potus to the incoming president. “More than a library or museum, it will be a living center for citizenship,” Obama said in a video. “That’s why we want to hear from you. Tell us what you want this project to be and tell us what’s on your mind.” Also Read: Stephen Colbert Brings Back Conservative »
- Itay Hod
Huahua, Shanghai Film Co Deal With Paramount Expands China-Hollywood Axis
2 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
The names of China’s Huahua Media and Shanghai Film Co. are set to become far more visible to film-goers worldwide. Their names and logos will be seen on substantially all of the movies flowing from Paramount Pictures – underlining the growing prominence and permanence of the Chinese position in Hollywood.
After several years of testing each other out the China-Hollywood relationship, Chinese companies began seeking ownership positions in indie studios (Stx and Studio 8) and equity stakes in individual movies. Increasingly now they are becoming slate financiers.
That is exactly the progression at Huahua and Sfc. Until recently Huahua had been content to invest on a case by case basis in the Hollywood films that it calculated to be the likeliest blockbusters in China. Partially state-owned, Shanghai Film Co. has been allied with Disney on a handful of pictures.
So the $1 billion pact announced this week by Paramount, Huahua and Sfc »
- Patrick Frater
Sundance: How a 'Silicon Valley' Star's Unconventional Love Story Wound Up as a Judd Apatow Film
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Kumail Nanjiani was doing a stand-up show in Chicago in 2007 when he heard a female voice heckling him from the audience. "I was like, 'Well, this girl is really cute,'" he remembers and later asked the woman out on a date. Amazingly, they hit it off. But since she turned out to be a Christian, and he's a Muslim, he had to hide the relationship from his observant Pakistani parents — until she got sick and was put in a medically induced coma for eight days, prompting Nanjiani to buck tradition and declare his love.
If you had »
- Tatiana Siegel
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