Hollywood Film Industry & Trade News
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Warner Bros. buys the rights for Julie Kibler's novel 'Calling Me Home'
updated March 13, 2013In a earlier precedented move, Warner Bros. has bought the rights for Julie Kibler's book Calling Me Home for an adaptation to be produced by Roy Lee&nb...
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Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler come together for Warner Bros. Romantic Comedy
updated March 13, 2013Drew Barrymore has signed Sandler's untitled romantic comedy with Warner Bros. Plot focuses on a man and a woman who, after a disastrous first date, get trapped at a family res...
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Legendary Pictures to present a trilogy based on Superpower Thriller Novel 'Brilliance'
updated March 13, 2013Marcus Sakey's upcoming novel 'Brilliance' has found its way to the Legendary Pictures studio to be a part of a trilogy. Joe Roth and his Roth Films partner Palek Pat...
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Universal Settles 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Porn Parody Lawsuit with Smash Pictures
updated March 12, 2013Universal Studios has completed a settlement with the makers of Fifty Shades of Grey: A XXX Adaptation. According to a court filing, Smash Pictures will make a payment of a conf...
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Adam Driver in talks with Warner Bros. to join the cast of 'This Is Where I Leave You'
updated March 12, 2013Adam Driver, the male star of HBO’s Emmy-nominated comedy Girls, is in negotiations to join the cast of Warner Bros.' This Is Where I Leave You. The movie is an adaptatio...
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Millennium Entertainment Signs Deals for 'Hell Baby' All Media Rights for U.S.
updated March 12, 2013Millennium Entertainment has signed an all media rights deal (U.S. Only) of horror-comedy Hell Baby. This flick is directed Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon. Our s...
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Nancy Meyers Inks Deal with Sony Pictures for a Untitled Romantic Comedy
updated March 12, 2013Nancy Meyers has signed a deal with Sony Pictures to direct an untitled romantic-comedy. The script has already been penned down by (500) Days of Summer duo Scott Neustadt...
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Steven Spielberg's Q&A Session With Bollywood Biggies
updated March 12, 2013MUMBAI: Steven Spielberg -- who landed in Mumbai on Monday -- participated in a lively ninety-minute Q&A session with Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan in the presen...
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Entertainment One Acquires Canadian Distribution Rights to David Hewlett Thriller 'Debug'
updated March 12, 2013TORONTO: Entertainment One has acquired the Canadian distribution rights to David Hewlett’s sci-fi thriller Debug. An early 2014 release is slated for Hewlett’...
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Micky Moore, Man Behind Iconic-Truck-Chase scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Dies At 98
updated March 12, 2013Micky Moore (Michael D. Moore), a child actor, a top-notch second-unit director, a disciple of director Cecil B. DeMille and a action king -- man behind many of the ic...
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'Spring Breakers' premieres on Sunday Night at SXSW 2013
updated March 11, 2013Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers dives deep into the 2013 youth culture: sex, drugs and dance. Disney's dolls Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens don't just shed their good-g...
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Steven Spielberg Lands in Mumbai to celebrate the success of 'Lincoln'
updated March 12, 2013Ace Hollywood Director Steven Spielberg is in India to celebrate the success of 'Lincoln' with Indian Billionaire Anil Ambani, chairman of Reliance Group. Spielbe...
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Magnolia Finalises 'V/H/S/2' VOD and Theatrical Release Dates
updated March 11, 2013Magnet, the distribution arm of Magnolia, has set the dates for V/H/S/2 (2013) VOD (Video On Demand) and Theatrical release. V/H/S/2 (2013) is the sequel to the hit horror...
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'Ghost Rider 2' Stuntman Sues Sony for $1 Million in Medical Bills after a Motorcycle Crash
updated March 10, 2013Sony Pictures has been sued by a stuntman who suffered life-threatening injuries after he was lit on fire and jumped a lake on a motorcycle as a promotional stunt for the DVD re...
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Miami International Film Festival Winners
updated March 10, 2013The Miami International Film Festival has announced its honorees, with Uruguay’s So Much Water taking home the Knight Grand Jury Prize. The fest sponsored by Miami Dade C...
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'Lincoln', 'Breaking Bad' Win Camera Operators Awards
updated March 10, 2013Society of Camera Operators Lifetime Achievement Awards The event was held Saturday at the Television Academy’s Leonard Goldenson Theatre. Mitch Dubin was awarded as Fea...
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Monsters Unite in 'The Avengers' Style in Ahmet Zappa's Next [Monster X]
updated March 10, 2013Ahmet Zappa (of Monsterfoot productions) has an appetite for monsters and this is what inspires him to make a The Avengers (2012) type-of-flick -- But with Monsters li...
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Joel Kinnaman in Final Talks with Warner Bros. for 'All Nighter'
updated March 10, 2013Joel Kinnaman is in final negotiations with Warner Bros. to star as Liam Neeson’s son in crime thriller All Nighter, formerly titled Run All Night. This flick will be dir...
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New Line Sets the Floor for 'Horrible Bosses 2' -- Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis ARE IN
updated March 10, 2013Ta-da!!! They're back! A Sequel to 2011 hit-comedy 'Horrible Bosses' is on the way. THR reports...
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SXSW 2013: 'Evil Dead' [Bruce Campbell] Rises, and the Crowd Goes Wild
updated March 10, 2013It was one of the best nights at South By SouthWest Festival (SXSW) 2013 in Austin on Friday -- as the remake of 1981 no-budget horror saga "Evil Dead" was premiered. And g...
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Steve Carell, Jim Carrey and Olivia Wilde Talk about Burt Wonderstone's Magic at South By SouthWest (SXSW)
updated March 10, 2013"I would like to say that so far, Austin is like a beautiful woman and I want to take advantage of you," Jim Carrey told the crowd at Friday's South by Southwest world premiere ...
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20th Century Fox Executive Gavin Smith Missing for 3 Days Now, Since Tuesday!
updated May 5, 2012Gavin Smith, Los Angeles-based executive...
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Oscar 2012 Ratings In Canada Match 2011 Numbers
updated February 28, 2012TORONTO - Canadian ratings for the 84th annual Academy Awards at 6.1 million average viewers Sunday night virtuallly matched last year's audience (6.13 million), but peaked at 7...
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Local Documentary 'Barely Passing' Trounces Oscar Pics at Mexican Box Office
updated February 28, 2012MEXICO CITY -- The Mexican film De Panzazo raked in $870,000 on its opening weekend and pulled off an impressive feat for a locally-produced documentary: it outperformed several...
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Wes Anderson-Directed Hyundai Azera Ads Premiere During Oscars
updated February 28, 2012As love letters to cinema scored big at Sunday night's Oscar ceremony, Wes Anderson gave his own tribute to movies past during the commercial breaks. The Royal Tenenbaums direc...
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'Wall Street' Star Michael Douglas Records Financial Fraud PSA
updated February 28, 2012Actor Michael Douglas recorded a public service announcement Monday playing upon his Wall Street character Gordon Gekko in order to highlight the dangers of securities fraud. G...
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'Horrible Bosses' Writers to Direct 'Vacation' Reboot
updated February 28, 2012New Line is looking in its own backyard to find a director of its planned Vacation reboot. The studio has entered negotiations to hand the reins of the project to John Francis ...
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'Revenge,' Channing Tatum and Lizzy Caplan Among Logo's NewNowNext Award Nominees
updated February 28, 2012Hollywood notables will face off against rising stars at the fifth annual NewNowNext Awards, presented by Logo. The outrageous and unpredictable ceremony is scheduled for tapin...
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Robert Downey Jr. Caught 'Tebowing' at the Oscars
updated February 27, 2012Tim Tebow can count Robert Downey Jr. among his many fans. In one of the Oscars' most irreverent moments, the Iron Man actor paid homage to the 24-year-old NFL quarterback befo...
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Oscars 2012: The Winners' Reactions
updated February 27, 2012Winners for the 84th annual Oscar Awards were announced Sunday, Feb. 26 at the Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center. Read below for quotes from each of the evening's ...