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Bill Condon In Talks To Helm ‘The Bride of Frankenstein’ At Universal Pictures
5 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Exclusive: Bill Condon, who directed the live-action Beauty and the Beast into a $1B+ worldwide box office monster for Disney, is in early talks to take the helm of a remake of a film in the Universal Pictures monster universe. We hear that Condon and Uni are both excited to collaborate on The Bride of Frankenstein, which Condon has said in previous interviews is one of his favorite classic monster movies of all time. The original, which starred Elsa Lanchester and Boris… »
Winnie the Pooh Movie ‘Goodbye Christopher Robin’ Set for Awards Season
5 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Fox Searchlight has set its family drama “Goodbye Christopher Robin,” starring Domnhall Gleeson and Margot Robbie, for an awards-season release date of November 10.
Gleeson portrays British author A.A. Milne, who found the inspiration for his two Winnie the Pooh books — “Winnie the Pooh” in 1926 and “The House at Pooh Corner” in 1928 — from his son Christopher Robin Milne and his stuffed animals, most notably a Canadian black bear named Winnie used as a military mascot in World War I, and left to the London Zoo during the war. The toys also served as inspiration for Milne’s Tigger, Eeyore and Piglet characters.
The family lived near the Five Hundred Acre Wood in Ashdown Forest, which served as the inspiration for the Hundred Acre Wood in the Pooh books. Will Tilston is playing the Christopher Robin role. Margot Robbie portrays Milne’s wife Daphne and Kelly Macdonald plays the family’s nanny. »
- Dave McNary
TNT Not Proceeding With ‘Let The Right One In’ Pilot, Vampire Drama Shopped
4 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
TNT has opted not to proceed with its pilot order to Let the Right One In, a drama based on the best-selling novel by Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist. The project, written by Criminal Minds and Teen Wolf creator Jeff Davis, was picked up to pilot in August but it didn’t go into production. I hear Tomorrow Studios, which developed the project and was to produce the pilot with Turner’s Studio T, is currently shopping it to other networks in its current iteration or as… »
Robert Duvall Boards Steve McQueen-Directed Thriller ‘Widows’
8 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Breaking: Oscar winner Robert Duvall is the latest to join New Regency’s Steve McQueen-helmed heist thriller Widows. The acting legend’s addition bolsters an already-strong cast that includes Viola Davis, Colin Farrell, Liam Neeson, Michelle Rodriguez, Cynthia Erivo, Elizabeth Debicki and Daniel Kaluuya. Scripted by McQueen and Gone Girl scribe Gillian Flynn and based on the British miniseries, Widows begins when four armed robbers are killed during a robbery and their… »
'Fate of the Furious' Revs Engines, Looking at $100+ Million Opening Weekend
9 hours ago | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »
Once again a new installment in the Fast and Furious franchise takes flight in April and while The Fate of the Furious isn't expected to match the nearly $150 million opening of 2015's Furious 7, it is expected to become the second $100+ million opener of 2017 as all other studios have scattered, making it the only new wide release of the week. That said, Open Road will debut their animated feature Spark: A Space Tail in just over 350 theaters while Fox already began the nationwide expansion of their drama Gifted into over 1,000 theaters on Wednesday. Prior to Furious 7, the largest opening for a Fast and Furious film was the $97.3 million opening for Fast & Furious 6 back in May 2013. Industry expectations for this eighth installment have Fate of the Furious debuting with $100 million in 4,311 theaters. This is the widest April opening of all-time (307 more than Furious 7) and 13th widest release of all-time. »
- Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
Paramount Hires Original 'Coming to America' Writers to Pen Sequel
11 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
A Coming to America sequel has been a long-rumored project, but Paramount is finally taking steps toward production.
The studio has hired Barry Blaustein and David Sheffield, who penned the 1988 original, to write the potential sequel, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The project is still early on in the development process, but Kevin Misher (Carrie, Public Enemies) is attached to produce. There is no word yet on whether Eddie Murphy will reprise his iconic role.
In the John Landis-directed original, Murphy played Prince Akeem, who traveled from his wealthy African country to Queens, New York, to escape an arranged marriage and »
- Mia Galuppo
‘Fate of the Furious’ Races to $19.7 Million on First Day at International Box Office
11 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Universal’s tentpole “The Fate of the Furious” has raced to $19.7 million in its first day in international markets.
“Fate” grossed $7.9 million in eight international territories and $11.8 million in previews in 12 additional territories. Universal said it has already generated the biggest opening of 2017 in every market where it has been released so far.
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‘Fate of the Furious’ Races Toward Massive $380 Million-Plus Global Box Office Debut
“The Fate of the Furious” had the highest-grossing opening day of all time in Egypt and Indonesia, and the top opening day for the “The Fast and the Furious” franchise in Belgium, Egypt, Indonesia, and Korea. It’s also the biggest paid preview total of all time in Malaysia, Singapore, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
China’s pre-sales for the weekend had totaled a record-breaking $43.5 million, two hours before shows commenced.
“The Fate of the Furious,” starring Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson, is being released in 63 territories, »
- Dave McNary
J.C. Chandor’s ‘Triple Frontier’ Loses Tom Hardy, Channing Tatum and Paramount One Month Before Filming
12 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Just one month before J.C. Chandor’s “Triple Frontier” was set to start filming, Paramount has dropped out of the project, and so have the two biggest stars attached to the action thriller, Channing Tatum and Tom Hardy, as reported by Deadline. According to the publication, sources said that the actors were not too happy about a new version of the script that Chandor had turned in. And, apparently, according to some Deadline sources, the studio decided to drop out when those “creative differences” threatened to affect the progress of the project, which was supposed to be finished in a tight schedule and for a price.
Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali and Adria Arjona were recently cast in the film, which Chandor is set to direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with Mark Boal. »
- Yoselin Acevedo
TriStar Rebirths World Of ‘Labyrinth:’ ‘Spider Web’s Fede Alvarez & Jay Basu Aboard
12 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Exclusive: TriStar has set Fede Alvarez to direct and Jay Basu to write a film that will delve into the universe Jim Henson hatched in the 1986 Jim Henson-directed cult classic Labyrinth. That duo will take on that hallowed project after Alvarez directs the script he wrote with Basu for The Girl In The Spider’s Web, the continuation of the Lisbeth Salander saga that Sony began with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Alvarez, who helmed for Sony the genre blockbuster Don’t Br… »
John Ridley to Tackle Time Travel Film 'A Needle in a Timestack' for Miramax
13 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
John Ridley will soon be looking for a Needle in a Timestack for Miramax.
The Oscar-winner will write and direct an adaption of Robert Silverberg's short story, which follows a devoted husband who must save his marriage after it was destroyed by a time traveling writer.
Vince Gerardis and Matt Kennedy will executive produce the project. Zanne Devine, head of film & TV, and David Thwaites, svp, film, will oversee the project for the studio.
Needle in a Timestack is joining Miramax's upcoming production schedule that includes the Margot Robbie-starring Tonya Harding movie I, Tonya, and the Tupac-Biggie crime thriller LAbyrinth.
Ridley is gearing »
- Mia Galuppo
Amazon Developing 2 Children’s Series With Hip-Hop Band The Roots
17 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Amazon has teamed with Grammy-winning hip-hop band The Roots and their Passyunk Productions to develop an animated children's series, South Street Sounds (working title), along with a live-action children's series. Both projects will be executive produced by The Roots' Tarik Trotter and Ahmir Thompson, their manager Shawn Gee (Soundclash) for Philly Films, and Brian Sher (Boss) for Category 5 Entertainment. Written by Becky Friedman (Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood) and… »
Pop TV Picks Up Keanu Reeves Sitcom, Announces Projects With Kate Walsh, Will Arnett and Sarah Jessica Parker
16 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Keanu Reeves, P.I.?
Pop TV on Thursday announced a robust slate of new original programming, including Swedish Dicks, Private Detectives, a single-camera comedy series featuring Reeves in his first major TV role.
The Swedish import, which first premiered on the online streaming service Viaplay, also stars Peter Stormare (The Blacklist) and comedian Johan Glans as an aging ex-stuntman and a Swedish DJ who open an L.A.-based private detective firm; Reeves appears in a recurring capacity.
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In addition to Swedish Dicks, Pop has ordered Clique, »
Cannes Lineup Announced: Coppola, Haynes and Safdie Brothers in Competition
20 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
The Cannes Film Festival turns 70 this year, and for its anniversary edition, the world-famous event will launch new work from American directors Sofia Coppola, Noah Baumbach, and Todd Haynes, as well as fresh features from such world-renowned filmmakers as Michael Haneke, Lynne Ramsay, and Andrey Zvyagintsev.
Festival president Pierre Lescure and general delegate Thierry Frémaux announced 49 films from 29 countries, including 12 women directors and nine feature debuts. Among the surprises of the press conference were the inclusion of a virtual reality project from Alejandro G. Iñárritu and special presentations of two television projects, two episodes of David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” revival and a screening of season two of Jane Campion’s “Top of the Lake.”
The festival will open with French director Arnaud Deplechin’s “Ismael’s Ghosts,” which stars Charlotte Gainsbourg and Marion Cotillard, two years after Frémaux was strongly criticized for letting the Directors’ Fortnight steal away Deplechin’s “My Golden Years. »
- Peter Debruge
‘General Hospital’ Stars Get Slam Dunked by College Basketball Champions (Video)
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
At first glance, you’d think that the College Basketball Awards and “General Hospital” have nothing in common. The sports awards — which aired on Disney-owned Espn — and the long-running soap — airing daily on Disney-owned ABC — had a unique crossover this week. Newly-crowned Women’s National Champion A’ja Wilson from the University of South Carolina and Villanova’s Josh Hart visited the “General Hospital” set to shoot a segment for the College Basketball Awards show. Also Read: President Donald Trump Will Not Fill Out Ncaa Tournament Bracket The pair got to run lines with cast members Donnell Turner and Hayley »
- Debbie Emery
‘Furious 8’ Overtakes $30 Million by Midday in China Opening
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Speed-obsessed action film, “The Fate of the Furious” pulled off to a blistering start at the Chinese box office.
The Vin Diesel-starring picture earned a turbo-charged $8.2 million from some 16,000 midnight screenings on the night of Thursday to Friday, according to local data service Ent Group.
By noon Friday, its first day of official release, it had sold a further $29.7 million (RMB205 million) of tickets, according to Ent’s Cbo companion site. Cbo gave it a market share of over 90% on Friday.
Online ticketing service Weying reported the film as passing the RMB300 million ($43.5 million) landmark by 12.30pm Friday.
The previous film in the “Fast and Furious” series was briefly the all time box office champion in China with a gross of $380 million.
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- Patrick Frater
‘Grey’s Anatomy': If You Weren’t Afraid of Flying Before, You Will Be Now
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
(Spoiler alert: Please do not read on if you haven’t watched Thursday’s episode of “Grey’s Anatomy”) Caution: Do not watch Thursday night’s episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” if you have a fear of flying … or don’t want to develop a new one. Shonda Rhimes’ medical drama is filled with, well, drama — we’ve seen our favorite characters die horrible deaths, we’ve had to go through a ridiculous amount of heartbreaks and just a whole bunch of unnecessary stress, but what we did not sign up for was developing a new phobia. “In the Air »
- Rasha Ali
Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill Take Touching Photo With Carrie Fisher's Daughter
1 hour ago | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
It is a new classic.
Thursday noted the start of the Star Wars Celebration in Florida, marking 40 years since A New Hope was released, starting a chain reaction of joy for nerds everywhere (especially at us Heat Vision).
The first day of the celebration was full of amazing surprises; the two best of which were George Lucas dropping by for a panel and also Harrison Ford, who not only showed in person, but seemed to be enjoying himself.
The surviving principals from the the original trilogy made an appearance for a great talk, but it was what happened afterward that pulled »
- Ryan Parker
‘Saturday Night Live’ coast to coast: Will You watch ‘SNL’ live with Jimmy Fallon & Harry Styles? [Poll]
2 hours ago | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
“Saturday Night Live” is making a big league change this weekend by going live coast to coast for the first time in the show’s 42-year history. “Tonight Show” star Jimmy Fallon will host the monumental event, with Harry Styles (sans One Direction) as the show’s musical guest (watch their promo above). That means fans on the west coast […] »
- Marcus James Dixon
‘Oslo’ Broadway Review: The Handshake That Shook the World
3 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
It’s not every season that a new play clocks in at a leisurely three hours, puts 15 actors on stage, and most astoundingly, features two intermissions. Tracy Letts‘ “August: Osage County” from 2007 comes to mind, but that’s a family soap opera. J.T. Rogers’s play, “Oslo,” which opened on Broadway Thursday with virtually the same cast as its predecessor at the Lincoln Center’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater in New York, is much grander, almost Shakespearean stuff. He brings to the stage nothing less than the inspired, complicated subterfuge that was the peace negotiations between Israel and the Plo that led to the. »
- Robert Hofler
Kim Richards Admits She Used to Date Trump – But Won’t Say If She Had Sex With Him (Video)
3 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Could Kim Richards have been our first lady? Yep, that’s the scary reality that crossed countless minds after the former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star said that she used to date Donald Trump. Richards dropped the bombshell about the current president on a sneak peek of the Bravo reunion show, which airs Tuesday. Also Read: Kim Richards' Probation Modified to 450 Hours of Community Service “I heard a rumor that you once dated Donald Trump. Is that true?” Andy Cohen asked Richards. “Yes, let’s not get into it,” she replied, smirking. “I had dinner with him.” When »
- Debbie Emery
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