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Bel Powley to Play Matthew McConaughey’s Drug-Addicted Daughter in ‘White Boy Rick’
8 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
British actress Bel Powley has joined Matthew McConaughey in drug dealer drama “White Boy Rick” to portray his addict daughter.
Set in 1980s Detroit at the height of the crack epidemic, “White Boy Rick” recaps the true-life story of Richard Wershe Jr. who became an undercover informant at the age of 14 before becoming a major dealer until he was arrested at age 17. The title role has not yet been cast.
Bruce Dern will play a grandfather while Jennifer Jason Leigh and Rory Cochrane are set to star as FBI agents who began working with Wershe Jr. as a confidential informant.
Yann Demange is directing the project for Sony-based Studio 8 as its second project following “Solutrean.” John Lesher is producing, as is Julie Yorn (who received a best picture Academy Award nomination for “Hell or High Water”) of Lbi Entertainment. Protozoa Pictures’ Darren Aronofsky and Scott Franklin are also producing.
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- Dave McNary
Focus’ New Paul Thomas Anderson Pic Starring Daniel Day-Lewis Adds Lesley Manville & Vicky Krieps
10 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Exclusive: Britain's Lesley Manville and up-and-coming European actress Vicky Krieps, who hails from Luxembourg, have joined Daniel Day-Lewis to star in Paul Thomas Anderson's untitled new film, which has now begun shooting in the UK. Focus Features holds worldwide rights to the film and will release the pic in the U.S. later this year, with Universal handling international distribution. The story, which reunites Anderson with There Will Be Blood star Day-Lewis, is set in… »
John Lennon, Yoko Ono Love Story Movie in the Works
10 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
Imagine ... a John Lennon-Yoko Ono movie.
Producer Michael De Luca is working with Ono on an untitled feature that would track her relationship with the Beatle, as well as their antiwar efforts.
Theory of Everything scribe Anthony McCarten will pen the feature and will act as a producer on the project, along with Ono, De Luca and Immersive Pictures’ Josh Bratman.
“The story will focus on ripe and relevant themes of love, courage and activism in the U.S. — with the intention of inspiring today’s youth to stand up for and have a clear vision for the world they »
- Mia Galuppo
Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn Reteam for Thriller 'Dragged Across Concrete' (Exclusive)
12 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
After first teaming up on the Oscar-nominated war movie Hacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn are pairing up again for Dragged Across Concrete, a gritty crime thriller from Bone Tomahawk filmmaker S. Craig Zahler.
Bloom will introduce the project to buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin, with Wme repping U.S. rights.
Keith Kjarval of Unified Pictures is producing along with Zahler’s frequent collaborators, Dallas Sonnier of Cinestate and Assemble Media’s Jack Heller. Kjarval’s Unified Film Fund I is financing.
The script centers on two policemen, one an old-timer (Gibson), the other his volatile younger partner (Vaughn), »
- Borys Kit
Denis Villeneuve Confirmed To Direct ‘Dune’
17 hours ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
In December, word emerged that Denis Villeneuve was in early talks to direct “Dune,” and perhaps you were worried that something was going to gum up the works and prevent the filmmaker from tackling his dream sci-fi project. Well, you can put those fears to rest.
Brain Herbert, the son of the late author Frank Herbert, has revealed on Twitter that Villeneuve is officially signed up to helm “Dune.” Intriguingly, Herbert describes it as a “Dune series film project” which seems to suggest there will be more than one installment, which in this world of franchises, and the sprawling nature of the source material, seems to make sense.
Continue reading Denis Villeneuve Confirmed To Direct ‘Dune’ at The Playlist. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Frank Pellegrino, 'Sopranos' Star and Restaurateur, Dies at 72
22 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter - TV News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - TV News news »
Frank Pellegrino, The Sopranos actor-cum-restaurateur, died Tuesday in New York after a battle with lung cancer. He was 72.
The native New Yorker had several notable film and television roles in an acting career that spanned over 25 years including Goodfellas (where he played racketeer Johnny Dio), Cop Land, Mickey Blue Eyes and multiple episodes of Law & Order.
Pellegrino's most famous role, however, was playing dogged FBI Chief Frank Cubitoso in The Sopranos who heads the agency's strategy in the long-running Soprano/Dimeo case.
As well as acting, Pellegrino was a well-known personality in the New York restaurant industry. He co-owned the famed »
- Abid Rahman
Amazon’s ‘Suspiria’ Remake Headed To Efm With FilmNation — Berlin
15 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Exclusive: Amazon Studios' 'Suspiria' remake from Italian helmer Luca Guadagnino is heading to the European Film Market next week in Berlin with FilmNation aboard the project for international sales. The remake of Dario Argento's 1977 Italian horror classic has been a passion project for Guadagnino for some time. It stars Tilda Swinton, Dakota Johnson, Chloe Grace-Moretz and Mia Goth and is based on a young American ballet dancer who travels to a prestigious dance academy… »
Matthew McConaughey Says ‘It’s Time to Embrace’ President Trump (Video)
40 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Matthew McConaughey has a message for Americans still upset over Donald Trump’s presidency even after he’s been sworn in: Get over it. “It’s time for us to embrace, shake hands with this guy and be constructive with him over the next four years,” the actor said in an interview for the U.K.’s “The Andrew Marr Show.” “Even those who mostly strong disagree with his principles or things he’s said and done — which we’ll see what he does compared to what he had said — no matter how much you disagreed along the way, it »
- Thom Geier
Sony Reports Weak Q3 Earnings as Foreign Exchange, Write-Down Take Toll
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
A weak yen, massive write-down and slow holiday season at the box office put a wrench in Sony’s third quarter, as the Japanese conglomerate reported significant declines in revenue and profit Thursday afternoon in Tokyo. Sony reported revenue of $20.6 billion and earnings of 13 cents a share for the three months ended Dec. 31, which is the company’s fiscal third quarter. Revenue was down 7 percent compared with the corresponding period last year, while earnings were down 84 percent in yen terms. Analysts expected $22.4 billion in revenue and earnings of 38 cents a share. Sony’s week began when it announced »
- Matt Pressberg
Trump Picks a Fight With Australia Over ‘Dumb Deal,’ Internet Goes Mad Max on Him
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Does Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull think Donald Trump is a drongo? Maybe after this week’s interaction … What should have been a civilized conversation between two world leaders got heated when President Trump blasted the Australian leader over an agreement forged under President Obama for the U.S. to accept up to 1,250 refugees detained in Australia, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. In addition, senior U.S. officials told the paper that the president bragged about the size of his electoral college victory. The call should have lasted up to an hour, however President Trump cut it short after just 25 minutes, »
- Debbie Emery
Rotterdam Film Review: ‘Super Dark Times’
2 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
The fecund coming-of-age story receives a genre-twisting injection of violence in debuting director Kevin Phillips’ alternately sensitive and gory “Super Dark Times.” Jarring in the way it jumps whole hog from a sincere, penetrating look at the nightmare of guilt into far more standard psycho territory, this teen drama about the repercussions of a tragic accident is so spot-on in its depiction of high school behavior that its shift to slasher mode creates disappointment. Still, it’s hard not to appreciate the astute ways the script captures the moment when carefree childhood turns into the loss of innocence. Visually striking, with a fine ear for teen dialogue among boys, and excellent performances (especially from Owen Campbell, fresh from Sundance kudos on “As You Are”), the film could make a moderate box office splash, with steadier returns from VOD.
The long shadow of “Stand by Me” will always haunt films about »
- Jay Weissberg
Film Review: ‘A Good American’
2 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
The issue of national security – and the various means by which the government achieves it – has been at the forefront of President Donald Trump’s early days in the Oval Office, replete with an impending executive order on cyber-security safeguards. Thus, “A Good American” arrives at a fortuitously timed moment, given that it profiles a former Nsa official who created a system that supposedly would have prevented the 9/11 attacks, were it not for his superiors’ actions. While compelling in its explanation of intelligence-gathering procedures, Austrian director Friedrich Moser’s documentary ultimately resorts to making charges it can’t convincingly corroborate. Still, as a history lesson about the birth of our modern surveillance apparatus, it’s an intriguing work that should find a welcome home on VOD.
The title, “A Good American,” exposes Moser’s bias, in that he’s completely convinced of the claims made (and noble intentions of) his subject, »
- Nick Schager
Milo Yiannopoulos Speech at Uc Berkeley Sparks Fiery Protest
3 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Police and protesters clashed at the University of California, Berkeley, over a speaking event at which alt-right figure and Breitbart London writer Milo Yiannopoulos was scheduled to appear. As protests intensified, the event was cancelled and the campus locked down by police, according to the Sf Gate. In a statement posted on Facebook, Yiannopolis said he was “evacuated from the campus.” Livestreams and Twitter posts from the demonstration show protesters shooting fireworks at the building, and at least one fire small fire was set near the event. Police ordered crowds to disperse, and fired rubber pellets at demonstrators who refused the order. »
- Phil Hornshaw
Shirley MacLaine to be Honored by Texas Film Hall of Fame
4 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
Shirley MacLaine and Oscar-nominated producer Sarah Green have been added to the Texas Film Hall of Fame's 2017 list of honorees.
MacLaine will receive the lifetime achievement award and the "Star of Texas" award for her Oscar-winning role in Terms of Endearment.
Oscar-nominated producer Sarah Green — whose films include The Tree of Life, Knight of Cups, Frida, Girlfight, Midnight Special, Mud and Take Shelter — will be inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame. Green works closely with Austin-based writer-directors Jeff Nichols and Terrence Malick.
Austin Film Society artistic director Richard Linklater said of MacLaine, "Shirley MacLaine is »
- Hilary Lewis
‘Vikings’ Season 4 Finale: Michael Hirst on Shocking Deaths, Series’ Possible End (Spoilers)
4 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Spoilers for those who haven’t seen Wednesday night’s Season 4 finale of “Vikings.”
The sons of Ragnar, different and yet all so like their father, have been united by a single purpose these last few episodes of Season 4: to avenge their father’s death at the hands of King Aelle and, by proxy, King Ecbert (Linus Roache). But they all seem to have different ideas about what to do next — settle down in East Anglia, go back to raiding, sail to yet further shores. And it’s all complicated by Ivar (Alex Høgh) throwing an axe into his brother Sigurd (David Lindström), bringing the finale’s main character body count up to three. “Vikings” creator Michael Hirst called up Variety to talk about what’s next.
Will anything happen to Ivar? One would think kinslaying would be a pretty serious deal.
Ivar’s in a special position, he always has been. I »
- Oriana Schwindt
‘The 100’ Season 4 Premiere Recap: The End of the World Is Coming
4 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
(Spoiler alert: Please do not read on if you have not watched Wednesday’s Season 4 premiere episode of “The 100,” titled “Echoes”) As they survey the damage done by the Season 3 finale of “The 100,” Clarke (Eliza Taylor) and friends are quickly faced with a pressing new problem: The end of the world. Clarke tells Bellamy (Bob Morley) about Alie’s revelation: That nuclear reactors are melting down and they have only six months to try and save everyone. Bellamy decides it would be a bad idea to tell everyone that right away, since they’re still all pretty messed up after. »
- Linda Ge
TV Review: ‘Superior Donuts’ on CBS
4 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Few things are more reliable these days than the arrival of complaint-driven comedies that have no love for millennials, kale and man-buns. “Superior Donuts” slides very easily into that category with an air of confidence that is not backed up by its warmed-over jokes or by the stale assumptions that it peddles.
The problem starts with the premise: Jermaine Fowler plays Franco, an aspiring artist who goes to work at a doughnut shop owned by the grumpy Arthur (Judd Hirsch) in a gentrifying Chicago neighborhood. Franco’s ideas about how to market the shop are greeted with hostility by Arthur, and the first three episodes revolve around Franco’s unceasing efforts to drum up business for Superior Donuts while also keeping the shop owner safe from crime, which remains a problem in the neighborhood. Why the energetic Franco would expend this much effort for a sour man who is financially solvent and content to grumble, sell »
- Maureen Ryan
‘NCIS: La’ Will Pay Tribute to Miguel Ferrer
5 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
“NCIS: Los Angeles” will pay tribute to the late actor Miguel Ferrer next March. Ferrer, who starred for seven seasons on the CBS drama, died last month at the age of 61 of throat cancer.
The March 5 episode of “NCIS: Los Angeles” will feature a version of the Bob Dylan song “Knocking on Heaven’s Door” performed by Ferrer’s band the Jenerators and sung by Ferrer. A title card remembering Ferrer will be displayed at the episode’s end.
Ferrer was the son of singer Rosemary Clooney and actor Jose Ferrer, and also first cousin to George Clooney.
In a statement last month following Ferrer’s death, “NCIS: Los Angeles” showrunner R. Scott Gemmill said, “Today, ‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ lost a beloved family member. Miguel was a man of tremendous talent who had a powerful dramatic presence on screen, a wicked sense of humor, and a huge heart.”
Ferrer’s other live-action TV roles included “Twin Peaks,” “Shannon »
- Daniel Holloway
ABC Orders ‘Las Reinas’ Drama Pilot
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ABC has ordered a pilot for the female-driven drama “Las Reinas,” Variety has learned.
“Las Reinas” centers around detective Sonya De La Reina, who is forced to confront her past when a case compels her to reconnect with her estranged family — the most powerful criminal outfit in Miami. Thrust back into the world she thought she had left behind, Sonya must walk the murky line between the law and her family, and question her true destiny as a De La Reina.
The hourlong drama hails from “Lara Croft Tomb Raider” writer Dean Georgaris, who will executive produce with Mark Gordon and Nicholas Pepper. ABC Studios is producing with Mark Gordon Co., which is behind ABC’s “Designated Survivor,” “Quantico” and “Grey’s Anatomy.”
The pilot order is the third today for ABC, following the pickups for two comedies: “Charlie Foxtrot” from producer Aaron Kaplan and “Splitting Up Together” from Ellen DeGeneres.
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- Elizabeth Wagmeister
ABC Orders Crime Family Pilot ‘Las Reinas’ From Mark Gordon
5 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
ABC has ordered another crime drama pilot from executive producer Mark Gordon, TheWrap has learned. Written and executive produced by Dean Georgaris, “Las Reinas” centers on Detective Sonya De La Reina, who is forced to confront her past when a case compels her to reconnect with her estranged family – the most powerful criminal outfit in Miami. Thrust back into the world she thought she had left behind, Sonya must walk the murky line between the law and her family, and question her true destiny as a De La Reina. Gordon, who recently produced “Conviction,” “Designated Survivor” and “Quantico” for the. »
- Reid Nakamura
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