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Jaden Smith, Cara Delevingne to Star in Romantic Drama ‘Year in a Life’
8 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Jaden Smith and Cara Delevingne will star as the leads in Overbrook Entertainment’s romantic drama “Year in a Life,” TheWrap has learned. Slovenian director Mitja Okorn (“Letters to Santa”) will direct, and Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews wrote the screenplay. “Year in a Life” follows a 17-year-old boy who learns his girlfriend is dying and plans to give her their entire life together in the year she has left. Also Read: Willow and Jaden Smith Plan to Retire Before 30, Blast 'Unconscious Cops' in Interview Magazine Profile Will Smith and James Lassiter’s Overbrook is producing along with Marc Bienstock, »
- Beatrice Verhoeven
‘La La Land’s Iconic Angels Flight Railway Will Soon Be Back on Track
8 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
“La La Land” fans will soon be able to once again ride the iconic Angels Flight Railway that was featured in the Oscar-winning musical. The historic railway, which connects Bunker Hill to downtown Los Angeles, will reopen operation later this year, officials announced Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. Angels Flight Railway was featured in a “La La Land” montage during which Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling’s characters dreamily wandered around the city, visiting other iconic sites like the Lighthouse Cafe and Pasadena. Also Read: UK Theater Pranks 'Moonlight' Audience By Playing 'La La Land' Footage “As »
- Ashley Boucher
Dave Chappelle Fans, Rejoice: Netflix Sets Release Date for 2 New Stand-Up Specials
7 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Two of Dave Chappelle’s upcoming Netflix comedy specials got an official premiere date on Thursday. Netflix tweeted early in the day that two of Chappelle’s three planned specials will debut on the streaming service on March 21. Netflix announced back in November that Chappelle would release three specials in a deal reportedly valued at $60 million. Technically, only one is original, however. See video: David Fincher's Netflix Show 'Mindhunter' Gets Creepy First Trailer The other two have never been seen before and come from the comedian’s personal vault. Those were filmed at Austin City Limits and The Hollywood Palladium, »
- Joe Otterson
Big Bang Theory: Laurie Metcalf's Daughter Zoe Perry to Play Mom to Young Sheldon in Prequel Spinoff
9 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Talk about putting the meta in metaphysics: Laurie Metcalf’s real-life actress-daughter Zoe Perry is being eyed to play the mother of Young Sheldon in CBS’ in-the-works prequel spinoff. Metcalf, as you know, currently recurs on Big Bang as the mother of Adult Sheldon (Jim Parsons).
Additionally, as TVLine just reported, Parsons’ prepubescent predecessor is set to be portrayed by Big Little Lies breakout Iain Armitage.
The untitled offshoot — which has yet to receive a formal pilot order from CBS — would center on a young Sheldon growing up in Texas. Parsons will executive-produce along with Big Bang co-creator Chuck Lorre and current showrunner Steve Molaro. »
‘Mad Men’ Creator Matt Weiner Reveals Details of New Amazon Drama ‘The Romanoffs’
10 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Matt Weiner is back in his element – a writers room stocked with “Mad Men” alums as he tackles his ambitious and unconventional new series, Amazon’s “The Romanoffs.”
“Romanoffs” will consist of eight hourlong episodes, each of which will tell a standalone story with no recurring plot elements or actors. The only common thread is that each episode will tell the stories of people in contemporary times who believe they are descendants of the imperial family that ruled Russia from 1613 until the Bolsheviks seized power in 1917.
Czar Nicholas II, empress Alexandra and their five children were sent into exile and brutally murdered by a Bolshevik execution squad in July 1918. The Romanoffs’ legend has been burnished for a century by the lore that daughter Anastasia survived the slayings and wound up taking on a new identity.
For Weiner, creator and exec producer of AMC’s hallowed period drama “Mad Men,” the attraction of “Romanoffs” is not to revisit »
- Cynthia Littleton
Box-Office Preview: 'Logan' to Sink Claws Into $65M-Plus U.S. Debut
13 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
Expect Logan to end the stand-alone Wolverine series in style, as well as mark a superhero start to the March box office.
The 20th Century Fox movie, returning Hugh Jackman in the title role, is projected to gross $65 million or more in North America this weekend, and as much as $100 million overseas, where it is opening in numerous markets, including China.
Logan is the first Wolverine movie to be rated R and is getting the widest release in history for an R-rated title domestically, where it will play in 4,071 theaters. (Fox is the same studio behind the »
- Pamela McClintock
Matt Damon's 'The Great Wall' to Lose $75 Million; Future U.S.-China Productions in Doubt
13 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
The Great Wall at the domestic box office (it has made $34.8 million in North America) has iced any notion of a significant future for U.S.-China co-productions. The movie likely will end up with losses of more than $75 million, sources say, and Universal Pictures will be on the hook for at least $10 million.
The studio funded about 25 percent of the film's $150 million production budget, the rest coming in equal parts from Legendary Entertainment, China Film Group and Le Vision Pictures. But Universal also covered Wall's global marketing expenses, conservatively estimated at $80 »
- Pamela McClintock,Stephen Galloway
Amazon Nabs 12 More Sundance Films, Extends Festival Program to SXSW, Tribeca, Toronto (Exclusive)
11 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Amazon, after buying up five films at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, has snagged exclusive subscription-streaming rights to a dozen more titles from the fest.
The new deals come under the company’s Amazon Video Direct program, which offered a no-haggle offer to filmmakers whose movies were officially screened at Sundance: a cash bonus of up to $100,000 for two-year Svod rights plus streaming royalties.
The company paid $400,000 total in bonuses for the 12 features from Sundance acquired through the Avd program. The films include “Manifesto,” starring Cate Blanchett (pictured above), in which she inhabits 13 different characters; China-set absurdist comedy “Free and Easy”; Indian sweatshop documentary “Machines”; and writer-director Kristen Tan’s “Pop Aye” dramedy set in Thailand. The movies will be available on Amazon Prime Video later this year.
Amazon is so pleased with the results of the Film Festival Stars program from Sundance that it’s now extending similar offers to this year’s SXSW, »
- Todd Spangler
Film Review: ‘The Ottoman Lieutenant’
3 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Hot on the heels of George Mendeluk’s “Bitter Harvest,” Joseph Ruben’s “The Ottoman Lieutenant” offers another theoretically noble if B-grade and somewhat propagandistic attempt to shed light on a murky historical chapter — while falling into a similar puddle of romance-novel cliches from which it can’t get up. After premiering at San Jose’s Cinequest on March 1, this handsome but creaky melodrama set at the onset of World War I opens in limited release in the U.S. on March 10. Less discriminating viewers jonesing for some old-fashioned costume hokum will get just that, but lack of critical support and marquee names should make the theatrical stay of this dusty slice of exotica a short one.
Immediately piling on the stale dramatic devices, both antiquated and revisionist, Jeff Stockwell’s screenplay opens with the retrospective voiceover musings of our heroine, Lillie Rowe (Icelandic actress Hera Hilmar, serving up a »
- Dennis Harvey
PwC Accountant Wanted to Perform Sketch at Oscars (Exclusive)
3 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Unlike most accountants, PriceWaterhouseCoopers’ Brian Cullinan did not want to stay anonymous. He commonly tweeted selfies with celebrities and relished his trips down the red carpet at the last four Academy Awards.
Before he became famous for his involvement in handing over the wrong envelope on Sunday’s telecast, he’d been angling for a spot on the stage, Variety has learned. Cullinan had pitched Oscar producers on doing a comedic sketch involving him and his colleague Martha Ruiz, interacting with host Jimmy Kimmel. Sources said that Cullinan enjoys being in the spotlight and likes the fact that people frequently compare his looks to actor Matt Damon.
But according to two sources with knowledge of the exchange, the idea was shot down.
Representatives from PwC didn’t immediately respond for comment.
In past years, the Oscars accountants were sometimes introduced on TV, with their briefcases in tow, to explain their »
- Ramin Setoodeh and Brent Lang
‘Transformers’ Spinoff ‘Bumblebee’ Finds Director in ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Helmer
2 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Travis Knight is moving on from stop animation to try his hand at live action as the Laika CEO has been tapped to direct the “Transformers” spinoff “Bumblebee.”
The movie would mark his live-action directorial debut after helming the Oscar-nominated “Kubo and the Two Strings” for Laika last year. Paramount was clearly eyeing someone with an animated background as execs also met with “Lego Batman” director Chris McKay. The studio had no comment.
While plot details are still unknown, the story will focus on the popular character who has appeared in all of Michael Bay’s “Transformers” films.
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Bay, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, and Steven Spielberg are producing. Christina Hudson penned the script after joining the “Transformers” writers’ room last year, where the studio began fleshing out ideas for other movies contained in the “Transformers” universe, but not necessarily set along the franchise timeline. »
- Justin Kroll
Does ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Post-Credits Scene Actually Have Anything To Do With ‘Logan’? (Spoilers)
33 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
(Some spoilers for “Logan” are ahead.) It can be tough to follow the “X-Men” film franchise continuity. Often the films tease each other, but elements like time travel have gummed up the works. “Logan” functions more as a stand-alone “What If” story than a sequel to the last “X-Men” film, “X-Men: Apocalypse.” Still, last year, it seemed as though “X-Men: Apocalypse” was teasing elements that would make their way into “Logan.” The former film ended with a post-credits scene that seemed to introduce conflict for the next movie (you can read all about that mysterious scene here). Some of those elements. »
- Phil Hornshaw
‘The Voice’ blind auditions: Very young 13-year-old leads our power rankings for Thursday’s bonus episode
48 minutes ago | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
In a rarity, NBC offered a special bonus episode of “The Voice” blind auditions on Thursday night, and the youngest contestant ever leads our power rankings (see our other power rankings from Monday’s episode and Tuesday’s episode). After Tuesday evening’s show, Alicia Keys had scored the most artists with four female singers aboard her team. Adam Levine, […] »
- benutty
How ‘Logan’ Fits With the Other ‘X-Men’ and ‘Wolverine’ Movies (Spoilers)
57 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
(Note: This story contains spoilers for the plot of “Logan.”) When “X-Men: Days of Future Past” sent Logan (Hugh Jackman), better known as Wolverine, back in time, it rewrote the continuity timeline of the “X-Men” franchise. “Logan,” the final film in which Jackman will play the role of Wolverine, takes place in 2029, years after all the other “X-Men” movies featuring him have taken place. Just where “Logan” fits in the “X-Men” timeline isn’t made explicitly clear — it’s more of a standalone story, and likely isn’t intended to fit inside the greater continuity. But it does reference several past events. »
- Phil Hornshaw
Katy Perry Inches Toward Britney Spears Moment With Dramatically Short ‘Do (Video)
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Maybe Katy Perry has more in common with Britney Spears than she thought. Perry, who was criticized last month for seeming to make light of Britney Spears‘ 2007 meltdown by boasting that she hasn’t “shaved my head yet,” veered dangerously close to the cueball look on Thursday with a dramatically short-cropped hairdo. Te “Chained to the Rhythm” chanteuse showcased the new look, which features close-shorn sides beneath a mop of blond locks, via an Instagram video. Also Read: Did Britney Spears Just Clap Back at Katy Perry? Many were quick to point out that Perry’s new look is similar to one sported by. »
- Tim Kenneally
Does ‘Logan’ Have a Post-Credits Scene?
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
The first Marvel movie of the new year is finally upon us, and it’s quite a doozie. “Logan” has received rave reviews from critics, who have been describing it as one of the best comic book movies ever made. The film currently sports a 93 percent fresh rating on the review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes. It’s also 20th Century Fox’s second attempt at an R-rated superhero movie in as many years, after “Deadpool” was a huge hit in 2016. “Logan” is the first “X-Men” movie to let Wolverine really cut loose with bloody violence and a whole lot of swearing. »
- Phil Owen
See 'Grace and Frankie' Pitch Sex Toys in Funny New Trailer
2 hours ago | Rollingstone.com | See recent Rolling Stone news »
Jane Fonda (Grace) and Lily Tomlin (Frankie) appear to be having trouble launching their vibrators in a new trailer for the forthcoming third season of Grace and Frankie. The Netflix comedy series, which follows the titular characters as they reboot their lives after divorce, returns at the end of the month.
The clip opens with the pair pitching the sex toys to a male loan officer. "We make vibrators – specifically for older women – that take into account their arthritis," Grace explains. "Tender vaginal tissue," Frankie adds. They're denied the loan. »
9 People Stopped at Airports Under Trump’s Travel Ban (Photos)
2 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
On Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order restricting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries. The travel ban affected about 90,000 people, here are just seven of those who have been detained due to Trump’s order. Muhammad Ali Jr. Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali’s son says he and his mother were stopped by immigration officials at the Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. His mom was let go after showing officials a photo of her and her then husband Muhammad Ali, but her son was questioned for an hour and 45 minutes, according to the La Times. The family’s lawyer said that the officials kept asking Ali. »
- Rasha Ali
‘Bumblebee’ Transformers Spinoff Lands ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Director
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“Kubo and the Two Strings” director Travis McKnight will direct “Bumblebee,” the first spinoff of the Transformers franchise based on the popular character in the series, TheWrap has learned. McKnight will make his live-action debut on Paramount’s franchise extension. Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg are producing. Also Read: Watch 'Transformers: The Last Knight' Trailer Bring Evil Optimus to Super Bowl Li (Video) Christina Hodson wrote the “Bumblebee” screenplay, which emerged from “Transformers” director Bay and Paramount’s writers room project. Last March, Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman was selected by Bay to lead a writers »
- Umberto Gonzalez
Jason Statham’s Shark Thriller ‘Meg’ Swims Back Five Months
2 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Warner Bros. has moved back Jason Statham’s prehistoric giant shark thriller “Meg” to Aug. 10, 2018.
It was previously dated for March 2, 2018, and would have opened against an untitled Fox/Marvel film. The movie will be released in 3D and Imax. “National Treasure” helmer Jon Turteltaub is directing the film with Chinese actress Fan Bingbing co-starring with Jessica McNamee, Ruby Rose, and Rainn Wilson. Shooting began in New Zealand last fall.
The film will be co-financed by Flagship Entertainment; Gravity Pictures, a division of China Media Capital (Cmc); and Warner Bros. Gravity Pictures will distribute the film in China, with Warner Bros. handling the film throughout the rest of the world.
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Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Belle Avery, and Colin Wilson are producing. Executive producers are Wei Wayne Jiang, Barrie M. Osborne, Randy Greenberg, and Gerald R. Molen.
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- Dave McNary
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