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‘The X-Files’ Deal Finally Done; Revival Set to Return For Second 10-Episode Season
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The truth is finally out there, again.
After a long delay, a deal is finally in place to produce a second edition of Fox’s “The X-Files” revival. The show’s three principals — stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, and creator/executive producer Chris Carter — are back for the new installment.
The event series is set to air during the 2017-2018 season, with production set to begin in summer 2017.
Read More: ‘The X-Files’ Update: Renewal Talks are Progressing, But It’s Not Likely to Return Next Season
“Iconic characters, rich storytelling, bold creators – these are the hallmarks of great TV shows. And they are some of the reasons why ‘The X-Files’ has had such a profound impact on millions of fans worldwide,” said David Madden, President, Fox Broadcasting Company. “Chris’ creativity, along with the brilliant work of David and Gillian, continue to propel this pop culture phenomenon, and we can »
- Michael Schneider
Cuba Gooding Sr, Soul Singer, Dies at 72
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Cuba Gooding Sr., soul singer and father to Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. has died. He was 72. According to ABC7, Gooding was found dead in his car in Los Angeles on Thursday. The news outlet wrote that the fire department responded to the scene at around 1:00 p.m. Pt and attempted CPR but could not resuscitate him. While police are still investigating the cause of death, TMZ reported that it is a suspected overdose. Born in 1944, Gooding was best known as the lead singer of the soul group The Main Ingredient in the ’70s. Among the group’s hits were the songs “Everybody Plays. »
- Reid Nakamura
Lionsgate Acquires Rights to Thriller ‘Smart House’ From James Wan
13 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Lionsgate has acquired rights to the thriller “Smart House” with James Wan attached to produce and Alexandre Aja directing.
“Smart House” is based on an original idea by Wan — whose credits include the Conjuring franchise, “Furious 7” and the upcoming “Aquaman.” He will produce the film under his Atomic Monster company banner with head of production Michael Clear.
Aja, whose directing credits include “Piranha 3D” and “The Hills Have Eyes,” will direct from a script by Brad Keene. Aja is also a producer on the film along with Gregory Levasseur.
“Smart House” is a thriller about a family in the witness protection program placed in the custody of a state of the art, autonomous ‘smart house.’ When a group of assassins locates the family, the house goes into a lethal defense mode.
“We are delighted that Smart House brings James Wan and Alex Aja back to Lionsgate for this cool, »
- Dave McNary
'Insidious 4' put back to January 2018
10 hours ago | ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news »
Universal, Sony horror film had been scheduled for October release.
Universal Pictures and Sony Pictures have moved back Insidious: Chapter 4 from October 20 to January 5, 2018.
The film takes the place of the previously announced Untitled Blumhouse Horror Project. Universal’s Half To Death from Blumhouse will now open on October 20 this year.
Universal handles North American distribution on Insidious: Chapter 4 while Sony handles international.
Franchise co-creator Leigh Whannell wrote the screenplay and Lin Shaye stars as a parapsychologist who experiences a haunting in her family home. Newcomer Adam Robitel directs.
Jason Blum, Oren Peli and co-creator James Wan serve as producers, while Steven Schneider, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Charles Layton, Bailey Conway Anglewicz, Couper Samuelson and Whannell serve as executive producers.
Christopher Landon directs Half To Death from Blumhouse, about a college student who relives the day of her murder until she discovers her killer’s identity. Jessica Rothe stars.
Universal has moved up by one week its »
Clint Eastwood Sets ‘The 15:17 To Paris’ As Next Warner Bros Film
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Exclusive: Clint Eastwood has firmed the next film he will direct. He’ll helm a drama based on the book The 15:17 To Paris: The True Story Of A Terrorist, A Train, And Three American Heroes. The book was written by Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone and Jeffrey E. Stern; the life rights of the heroes Sadler, Skarlatos and Stone are part of the package. Newcomer scribe Dorothy Blyskal wrote the script, and Eastwood will begin casting right away to start… »
Annapurna Pictures Emerges As A Surprise Contender For The Rights To James Bond
14 hours ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
For years now, James Bond has been the most bankable action character in the business. We may chuckle a little at Universal Pictures‘ plans to produce 10 different “Fast And The Furious” movies or Disney‘s aggressive release calendar for its slate of Marvel movies, but that’s nothing compared to the success that Bond has seen. Since Sean Connery‘s first outing as the dashing spy in the 1962 film “Dr.
Continue reading Annapurna Pictures Emerges As A Surprise Contender For The Rights To James Bond at The Playlist. »
- Matthew Monagle
Joss Whedon Wants An Unknown Actress For His ‘Batgirl’ Movie
15 hours ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
We’ve known about Joss Whedon‘s upcoming “Batgirl” movie for just about three weeks now, and shockingly, no additional details about the film have come to light. “It is a little early to tease anything besides the existence of it,” Whedon recently told Entertainment Weekly, suggesting that his few years away from the superhero game have made him a little rusty. Since when do you need to have actual news — you know, casting announcements, plot synopses, test footage — to tease a superhero movie?
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- Matthew Monagle
HBO Announces A ‘Fahrenheit 451’ Adaptation With Michael Shannon And Michael B. Jordan
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In 1966, French director François Truffaut made his English-language debut with “Fahrenheit 451,” a dystopian thriller based on Ray Bradbury‘s novel about a man tasked with destroying literature. While the film was received only moderately well by audiences at the time — the New York Times referred to Truffaut’s film as both “dully fashioned and dully played” — its status has been elevated as the novel itself has entered the science-fiction canon.
Continue reading HBO Announces A ‘Fahrenheit 451’ Adaptation With Michael Shannon And Michael B. Jordan at The Playlist. »
- Matthew Monagle
‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’ Will Be the ‘Final in This Iteration,’ James Gunn Says
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At the Wednesday night premiere of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” director James Gunn shared his vision for the third film.
“I think that the third movie is going to continue this trilogy, the story of this iteration of the Guardians of the Galaxy,” said Gunn, who announced earlier this week that he would be returning to write and direct the third film. “It’s going to do it in a big way, and we’re going to come to an epic conclusion of who the Guardians are and why they were brought together, and I can’t wait to tell that story to the people.”
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Gunn also teased that the third film will be an ending of sorts for Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), and his gang of misfit heroes.
“It will be the final, in this »
- Jacob Bryant
Cannes: Juliette Binoche-Gerard Depardieu Drama to Kick Off Directors Fortnight
21 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Cannes’ Directors Fortnight will kick off on a glamorous note with the world premiere of “Un beau soleil intérieur,” Claire Denis’ ambitious French drama headlined by Juliette Binoche and Gerard Depardieu. The film is adapted from French philosopher and literary critic Roland Barthes’ “A Lover’s Discourse: Fragments.” Films Distribution handles international sales; Ad Vitam will be releasing it in France.
Directors Fortnight will showcase a pair of Sundance movies: “Bushwick,” from Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott, and Geremy Jasper’s “Patti Cake$,” which will close the parallel event. Xyz Films is selling “Bushwick.”
One of the most anticipated movies of the upcoming Directors Fortnight edition is “The Florida Project” from “Tangerine” writer-director Sean Baker. The film centers on a precocious 6-year-old girl and her close friends over the course of a summer break filled with childhood wonder and a sense of adventure. Willem Dafoe stars in the film. Protagonist Pictures is selling. »
- Elsa Keslassy
Sky, HBO Announce $250 million Co-Production Deal for High-End Drama
23 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Sky and HBO are set to extend their partnership with a new multi-year co-financing deal to develop and produce high-end drama programming. The $250 million deal will see the two pay TV giants co-commission high-end dramas that can be exploited globally in both HBO and Sky’s home markets and via international distribution elsewhere.
“This is the next step in the development of our relationship with HBO,” said Jeremy Darroch, group chief executive at Sky, announcing the deal Thursday morning as Sky released its nine month results to the end of March.
Darroch said the goal of the new deal was to “create a new global drama series power house.” He expects the partnership to produce two major drama series per year with the first commissions in 2018. Initial projects are already in development with the level of investment by each company in each drama to be decided on a project-to-project basis, depending »
- Robert Mitchell
Film Review: ‘Mrs K’
9 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Doing for Hong Kong screen veteran Kara Wai roughly what Tarantino did for Pam Grier in “Jackie Brown” (albeit with a lot less talking), Malaysian writer-director Ho Yuhang’s “Mrs K” is a stylish action movie whose light touch persuades us to accept still-lethal potential of a nearly 60-year-old heroine. Equal parts “Taken”-style thriller and old-school marital-arts/triad-meller homage, it’s expertly crafted good fun that should appeal to genre fans across many borders.
Wai (Aka Kara Hui and Wai Ying Hung) was still a teenager when she found fame via a slew of Shaw Brothers kung-fu epics starting in 1976. Since then she’s gone on to play a wide range of roles on the big and small screens, including an award-winning turn as an alcoholic divorcée in Yuhang’s own 2009 “At the End of Daybreak.” As the titular figure here, she gets to straddle both a dignified latter-day »
- Dennis Harvey
Film Review: ‘Nola Circus’
50 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
There is a scene during the final third of “Nola Circus” in which a young African-American barber is abducted from his shop at gunpoint by three men wearing Ku Klux Klan outfits, forced to wear a burlap bag over his head, driven to a remote location, ordered to strip naked, and told to run for his life before a dog is set free to chase him. The scene — which is previewed in fleeting flash-forwards at several points earlier in the film — is supposed to be funny. “Nola Circus” is meant to be a comedy.
And here’s the punchline: The guys in the Klan robes turn out to be black. They’re not racist killers; they’re just trying to throw a scare into the man they’re tormenting. Pretty hilarious, huh?
Often recalling the original advertising tagline for Tony Richardson’s “The Loved One” — “The motion picture with something to offend everyone! »
- Joe Leydon
5 Times Trump and His Supporters Flipped on Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks (Photos)
2 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Over the years, Republicans — particularly Donald Trump supporters — have done a 180 (or a full 360) in their remarks about WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange. When he leaked on Hillary Clinton’s campaign in 2016, some Republicans said he was doing America a great service. But now the Trump administration is poised to attempt to convict Assange and WikiLeaks for their leaking activities. Here are 5 times Trump and his supporters have flipped on the matter. In 2010, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said this about Assange: “He is an anti-American operative with blood on his hands. His past »
- Phil Hornshaw
China Film Group, Dragoia Media, Movistar Plus, Atresmedia Cine Team on ‘Dragonkeeper’ (Exclusive)
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China Film Animation, part of the China Film Group, will team with Spain’s Dragoia Media, Movistar Plus and Atresmedia Cine to produce “Dragonkeeper,” a CGI family film based on the first of a six book series from Carole Wilkinson.
Set to be announced Friday at the Beijing Film Festival, the co-production, the most ambitious to date between China and Spain, underscores China’s dramatically escalating importance for European animation.
“Dragonkeeper” also marks a notable drive into animation by two of Spain’s most important fiction forces, Movistar Plus, the pay TV arm of giant telco Telefonica, and Atresmedia Cine, the film production division of broadcast network Atresmedia.
Envisaged as the first movie in an international brand and film franchise recognized in and outside China, “Dragonkeeper” will be directed by Spain’s Ignacio Ferreras, who broke through to acclaim, an Annecy Jury Award and best screenplay Spanish Academy Goya for “Wrinkles, »
- John Hopewell and Emilio Mayorga
Jeff Sessions’ Description of Hawaii as ‘an Island in the Pacific’ Sparks Backlash
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ description of Hawaii as “an island in the Pacific” on Thursday understandably upset lawmakers from the state. As did his comments that a Hawaiian judge shouldn’t be able to overrule President Trump’s Muslim travel ban. “We are confident that the president will prevail on appeal and particularly in the Supreme Court, if not the Ninth Circuit. So this is a huge matter,” Sessions told radio host Mark Levin on Wednesday, in audio uncovered by CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski. Also Read: Jeff Sessions Blinks, Will Recuse Himself From Russia Investigation “I really am amazed that »
- Debbie Emery
Prince: 5 Wildly Underrated Songs 4 Us 2 Mourn 2 (Videos)
3 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
You know “Purple Rain,” “1999,” and “When Doves Cry” were masterpieces. In light of Prince’s tragic death, you’ll hear them playing on dance floors and from passing little red Corvettes for days and weeks to come. But let’s take a moment to remember Prince’s less celebrated works of genius — three of them from the same album, “Sign O the Times,” which artfully blended passion, social commentary, and sweetness better than any Prince album that had come before it. It was more wistful than “Purple Rain,” and Prince no longer needed to shock to get attention — he already had it. »
- Tim Molloy
‘Abundant Acreage Available’ Tribeca Review: Amy Ryan Owns This Quiet Family Drama
3 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
The presence of Martin Scorsese as an executive producer no doubt drew some of the crowd to Thursday night’s Tribeca Film Festival premiere of “Abundant Acreage Available,” but the ties between Angus MacLachlan’s family drama and Scorsese’s work were not in areas (violence, Italians, “Gimme Shelter”) usually associated with the legendary director. Instead, it was the little areas where you could see a connection: a serious examination of religious faith, a look at family dynamics and a vividly drawn sense of place — in this case not Little Italy, but a modest family farm somewhere in North Carolina. »
- Steve Pond
‘Scandal’ Needs to Kill More Characters (Commentary)
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(Spoiler alert: Please do not read on if you haven’t watched Thursday’s episode of “Scandal”) Wait for it … “Scandal” killed off Elizabeth North (Portia de Rossi) on Thursday night’s episode — only the second series regular casualty — and quite frankly, that’s not enough and we demand there be more deaths. Let’s put this in perspective for you. We are deep into Season 6 of “Scandal,” and only Harrison Wright (Columbus Short) and Elizabeth North, who’s really not even that important to the show if we’re being super honest, have died. Also Read: 'Scandal': »
- Rasha Ali
Kris Jenner Slams Caitlyn’s New Book: ‘Everything… Is All Made Up’ (Video)
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“I’ve never been so angry and disappointed in somebody in my whole life,” Kris Jenner reveals in a clip from the upcoming episode of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.” And that somebody is Caitlyn Jenner, formerly Bruce Jenner — and formerly her husband. The issue at hand is Caitlyn’s tell-all book, “The Secrets of My Life,” which came out last November and paints a very unflattering picture of Kris. Also Read: Caitlyn Jenner to Republicans Who Don't Protect Lgbtq Rights: 'I'm Coming After You' (Video) “I read it and basically the only nice thing she had to say was that I was great. »
- Meriah Doty
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