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First Look: Ben Affleck's Long-Awaited Gangster Drama, 'Live By Night'
6 hours ago | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
With the caption "First day. First shot," Ben Affleck posted the first glimpse of his upcoming Prohibition-era gangster drama "Live By Night," based on the novel by Dennis Lehane ("Mystic River"). Affleck will produce with Jennifer Todd via their Pearl Street banner, with Appian Way's Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson Killoran also overseeing. Originally planned for a prime October 2016 release date, The Playlist reported in August that distributor Warner Bros. has pushed the film back to 2017. Read More: "The Unsinkable Effie Brown Makes HBO's 'Project Greenlight' a Must-See: 'I'm not his favorite person'" Starring Affleck, Elle Fanning, Sienna Miller, Zoe Saldana, Chris Messina, and Chris Cooper, "Live By Night" is not the director's first time working from source material by Lehane, whose novel "Gone, Baby, Gone" Affleck adapted for his debut feature behind the camera. Affleck, whose last film as director was »
- Matt Brennan
Experts' Oscar predictions: Leonardo DiCaprio ('The Revenant') closing in on Michael Fassbender ('Steve Jobs')'
7 hours ago | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
Just a few days ago it looked like Michael Fassbender ("Steve Jobs") was a lock to win Best Actor. But this is turning into a much tighter contest according to our 21 Oscar experts drawn from major media such as Yahoo, Variety, and USA Today. Leonardo DiCaprio has rallied and now has the votes of six experts compared to 10 for Fassbender. That gives this star of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's upcoming revisionist Western "The Revenant" odds of 4/1 to finally take home an Oscar after four losses. Fassbender, who plays Apple's patron saint in Danny Boyle's crackling biopic, still enjoys leading odds of 5/2. (Click on the above image to chart the ups and downs of the top 10 contenders in this race.) -Break- Dish the Oscars with Hollywood insiders in our red-hot forums In Fassbender's corner are: Thelma Adams (Gold Derby), Edward Douglas (Coming Soon), Tim Gray (Variety), Matthew »
AMC Orders Motorcycle Travel Series ‘Ride with Norman Reedus’
4 hours ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
AMC has given a six-episode order to an unscripted series featuring “Walking Dead” star Norman Reedus exploring motorcycle culture around the country.
“Ride with Norman Reedus” hails from Left/Right Productions. Each hourlong episode will follow Reedus and a friend touring a different city via motorcycle and checking out bike shops, tattoo parlors, bars and restaurants frequented by chopper enthusiasts. Reedus’ companions will range from actors and artists to local bikers.
The series is targeted to air next year.
“There is nobody more passionate about motorcycles than Norman Reedus,” said Joel Stillerman, president of original programming and development for AMC and SundanceTV. “He is an avid rider and aficionado who is deeply immersed in motorcycle culture. There is also nobody more fun to hang out with. This show will bring those two elements together for a weekly ride into the incredible world of motorcycles and the people who live and breathe them. »
- Cynthia Littleton
Wolfgang Petersen To Direct Remake Of German Bank Robbery Pic
5 hours ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Wow, it's hard to believe that it's been nearly a decade since we've had a film from Wolfgang Petersen. The director, who was once Hollywood's go to blockbuster filmmaker, flopped hard in 2006 with "Poseidon," and hasn't been heard from since. But he's now gearing up to mount his first German language film since his breakout "Das Boot." Screen Daily reports that Petersen will helm a redo of the 1976 German TV movie "Vier gegen die Bank," which was based on Ralph Maloney’s 1972 novel "The Nixon Recession Caper." The story revolves around four men who decide to solve their financial woes by robbing a bank. Here's the book synopsis: Four men of substance, all living the glossy life of Connecticut exurbanites, suddenly find themselves jobless and moneyless. What to do? Since it's a bigger disgrace to be broke in this town than to be crooked, the obvious solution is to rob a bank. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Stan Lee Just Cast Our Next Major Female Movie Superhero
5 hours ago | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Stan Lee created pretty much every major superhero in the Marvel Universe today. His name is attached to X-Men, Spider-Man, and The Incredible Hulk just to name a few. His history of creating great characters has already made him the industry's greatest icon. However, if you thought he was simply resting on his laurels, you would be incorrect. Stan Lee just created another new comic hero, and in a win for diversity, this hero is a Chinese woman. The Hollywood Reporter has the information about a new film, entitled Realm which is based on an original idea by Lee. The godfather of Marvel seems genuinely excited by this new opportunity to create something different in the superhero space. He says: What a kick it has been to create our first Chinese female superhero, and an empowering one at that. It has been such a fun experience bringing to life an »
Fox Television Stations Commit to MyNetwork TV Through 2018
14 minutes ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
The MyNetwork TV banner will live on the Fox Television Stations for at least another two years.
Fox said Thursday that its stations have committed to carrying the Fox-run program service through 2018. MyNetwork’s 10 hours of primetime programming — all off-network reruns — run on Fox-owned duopoly stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and seven other markets.
Fox’s statement regarding MyNetwork comes as Tribune Broadcasting and the CW are in the midst of hammering out a new affiliation deal to succeed the contract that expires next fall.
There had been speculation that some of Fox’s MyNetwork affiliates might try to switch to CW if Tribune and the CW could not come to terms. But at present sources say Tribune and CW have started to engage in substantive talks and both sides expect a deal to be done.
MyNetwork was born in 2006 out of the merger of Upn and the WB Network, »
- Cynthia Littleton
Netflix Orders Selena Gomez’s Teen Suicide Drama 13 Reasons Why to Series
15 minutes ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Netflix has ordered the adaptation of Jay Asher's best-selling Ya novel 13 Reasons Why (stylized as TH1RTEEN R3ASONS Why because teens) as a 13-episode series, reports The Wrap. Actress and Voice adviser Selena Gomez will play Hannah Baker, the teenager at the center of the plot who commits suicide and leaves behind 13 tapes to send to various people that explain how they contributed to her death. She'll also serve as executive producer alongside her mother, Mandy Teefey, and producer Kristel Laiblin. The Tony Award– and Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright for Next to Normal Brian Yorkey has written the pilot and will also serve as an executive producer. The story will likely focus on Clay, who receives the tapes and the instructions, which would allow Gomez to keep up with her many commitments as a multihyphenate singer-actress-producer–Voice adviser. »
- E. Alex Jung
Starz Misses Earnings, Revenue Marks in Q3
19 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Starz didn’t quite reach the moon with its third quarter financial results. Wall Street had forecast Q3’s earnings per share to come in at $0.59 on $422.62 million in revenue, according to Yahoo Finance. Zack’s concurred with the Eps. However, Starz whiffed on both metrics. The premium TV company posted Eps of $0.56 on $59.5 million in profit. Revenue was $404.1 million. That net income — and thus, the corresponding earnings per share — are up versus the same 90-day period last year. The sales figure is down a few million bucks from 2014, though. Also Read: 'Ash vs. Evil Dead' Renewed by Starz »
- Tony Maglio
Afm: Willem Dafoe Joins Nicolas Cage in ‘Dog Eat Dog’
25 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Willem Dafoe has joined Nicolas Cage in thriller “Dog Eat Dog, directed by Paul Schrader for Arclight Films and Pure Dopamine.
“Dog Eat Dog” is based on the book of the same name by Eddie Bunker. Matt Wilder and Schrader adapted the script about a trio of ex-cons, deep in the underbelly of Los Angeles, who are hired for a kidnapping. When the botched abduction goes awry and gets completely out of control, the cons find themselves on the run.
Production has started in Cleveland. Mark Earl Burman of Pure Dopamine is producing. Executive producers are Gary Hamilton, Don Rivers, Tim Peternel, Shaun Redick and Ray Mansfield.
Arclight Films is handling international sales at the American Film Market. The producers introduced the project with Cage attached at Cannes.
Schrader co-wrote Martin Scorsese films “Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull,” “The Last Temptation of Christ” and “Bringing Out the Dead.” He also directed “American Gigolo, »
- Dave McNary
Fox COO Joe Earley: If I Were Launching Banner, I’d Be Announcing Today
27 minutes ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Fox TV Group COO Joe Earley shocked the industry with the announcement that he was stepping down from his role and leaving Fox after 21 years at the company. “I’m excited,” he tells Variety. “It’s a big relief to be fully transparent. The transition has been underway without people realizing it. Now it’s great that we can be open about it.”
Here, he tells Variety about the transition plans at Fox, his plans for the future, and his dream job.
How long has this plan been in the works?
We’ve been talking about this since last spring, actually. We just need to make sure that everything was in place, that the team was good, that we had our new Cmo, that we got through the fall launch. Now’s a pretty good time as we’ve launched the fall, but we still have midseason on the horizon. »
- Debra Birnbaum
’90 Day Fiance': Devar’s Mom Isn’t Thrilled He’s Marrying a White Woman (Exclusive Video)
29 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Devar’s mom is seeing red over the black-and-white issue standing in the way of her son getting a green card on this weekend’s “90 Day Fiance.” The mother of the groom isn’t too happy about her Jamaican son marrying Melanie, a Caucasian. “I can’t pick for him,” she said to the happy couple. “He big now to know what he need.” “I don’t say nothing but, if he wants this lady, if he love her, I can’t stop it,” Devar’s mom said in a side interview. Also Read: '90 Day Fiance' Sneak Peek Teases »
- Tony Maglio
ABC Developing Terrorism Crime Drama Inspired by NY Police Commissioner Ray Kelly (Exclusive)
38 minutes ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
The Mark Gordon Company is developing a terrorism crime drama for ABC, hailing from scribe Michael Finch and “Hostages” co-creator Jeffrey Nachmanoff who will direct the pilot, Variety has learned exclusively.
Finch, Nachmanoff, Mark Gordon and Nick Pepper of Mark Gordon Co. will all serve as exec producers.
The project is loosely inspired by the achievements and expertise of Ray Kelly, the longest serving Police Commissioner in New York City’s history. It follows two Joint Terrorism Task Force Agents, a FBI Special Agent and a NYPD detective, both very different people with secrets who are thrown together to solve the terror crime of the century before it happens. Their target is a man who knows everything about terror because he was designed to sow it. Two of these people know each other intimately — but not the ones you think, or in the way you think.
Kelly, who served nearly 50 years in the NYPD, »
- Elizabeth Wagmeister
Rachel Maddow to Host Democratic Forum on MSNBC (Updated)
41 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Rachel Maddow will moderate a forum for Democratic presidential candidates on Nov. 6, MSNBC announced on Thursday. Maddow, who hosts her own show on the cable news network, will speak with the three remaining Democratic presidential candidates — Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley — about a range of topics during the event to be held on the campus of Winthrop University in South Carolina. “The First in the South Democratic Candidates Forum,” sponsored by the South Carolina Democratic Party, is not to be confused with the second of six sanctioned debates by the Democratic National Committee. Also Read: Bill Maher Agrees With Ted. »
- Greg Gilman
Halloween treat: Top 13 scariest Oscar movies of all time (Photo Gallery)
43 minutes ago | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
In honor of Halloween, let's look back at those horror films that have been honored by Oscar with wins or nominations. True the motion picture academy has only occasionally embraced one of the most successful film genres. But a handful of performances that made our blood run cold proved to be red-hot with Oscar voters. -Break- The first frightfest to scare up an Oscar was "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1932). Fredric March tied for Best Actor (with "The Champ" star Wallace Beery) for his chilling portrayal of a scientist whose experiments turn him into a raving lunatic. The most recent was "Black Swan" (2010). Natalie Portman won Best Actress for her performance as a ballerina whose obsession with "Swan Lake" drives her insane. Below, take a tour of the 13 spine-chillers that scared up Oscar nominations. Photo: Anthony Perkins in "Psycho." Credit: Universal --Wid...' »
Film Review: ‘The Middle Distance’
44 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
An arrogant Los Angeles business consultant with a penchant for whisky and one-night stands gets a comeuppance of sorts — and ultimately regains a piece of his soul — when he returns to his Midwest roots to deal with his estranged father’s estate. Although Patrick Thomas Underwood’s “The Middle Distance” has a familiar, formulaic feel and banal, wannabe-snappy dialogue, it’s cleanly shot, it moves at a decent clip and its snow-covered landscapes are mighty attractive. Although unlikely to go the distance outside fests and VOD, it should serve as a useful calling card for its debuting director.
In the middle of the winter, glib workaholic Neil (Ross Partridge) receives a call from his younger brother, James (Kentucker Audley), asking him to come and help sell the family’s summer cottage by the lake in New Buffalo, Mich. There he meets his brother’s petite, perky fiancee, Rebecca (Joslyn Jensen »
- Alissa Simon
‘Scream Queens’ Stars Brave Midnight Cemetery for Haunted Halloween Tour (Exclusive Video)
44 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
“Scream Queens” stars Glenn Powell and Lucien Laviscount took a tour of a haunted cemetery, right in time for Halloween, and brought along a camera for the ride. In an exclusive clip obtained by TheWrap (above), the Fox horror series stars are joined by Jennifer, a tour guide with Dark Crescent Tours, who shows them around a creepy New Orleans cemetery at 1 a.m. — when ghosts are most likely to appear, of course. Also Read: 13 Terrifyingly Good Horror TV Shows: From Ryan Murphy's 'Scream Queens' to 'Twilight Zone' The two don’t exactly encounter any real spirits, »
- Linda Ge
Jessica Gomes Joins Owen Wilson Comedy ‘Bastards’
45 minutes ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Model Jessica Gomes has come on board Alcon Entertainment’s comedy “Bastards” and will portray the love interest of Owen Wilson’s character, Variety has learned exclusively.
Wilson and Ed Helms are starring as brothers whose eccentric mother raised them to believe their father died when they were young. When they discover this to be a lie, they set out to find their real father.
J.K. Simmons and Terry Bradshaw are starring as potential father figures to Wilson and Helms’ characters. Katt Williams, Ving Rhames and Glenn Close also star.
“Bastards” marks the directorial debut of cinematographer Larry Sher (the “Hangover” films) with Justin Malen scripting. Principal photography started in Atlanta and Miami in September, with Warner Bros. planning to release the film on Nov. 4, 2016, through Alcon’s output deal.
The film is being produced by Alcon Entertainment with the company’s Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove. They have partnered »
- Dave McNary
Video-on-Demand Race Heats up in Africa
49 minutes ago | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
From niche start-ups offering hyper-local content to deep-pocketed tech giants with pan-African aspirations, the continent’s VOD race is heating up as new players look to tap into a potential audience of 1 billion African consumers.
According to consultancy firm Balancing Act, more than 100 VOD platforms are now staking their claims to the African marketplace, though most so far have focused on single-territory or regional markets.
“The strongest ones, the most serious ones, are in South Africa right now,” says Balancing Act’s Sylvain Beletre. “The groups behind them have strong finances, or strong assets in terms of rights.”
South Africa sizzled this summer, with Naspers’ ShowMax and Pccw’s ONTAPtv jockeying for position with DStv’s BoxOffice ahead of Netflix’s expected arrival in 2016, as the tech giant pursues its aggressive global expansion plan.
Audiences so far are relatively small: just 6% of African online traffic is video, according to the Sandvine Global Internet Phenomena Report, »
- Christopher Vourlias
James and Dave Franco’s ‘The Disaster Artist’ Sketches a Deal at New Line
50 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
New Line is in negotiations to pick up the rights for James and Dave Franco‘s “The Disaster Artist,” an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. James Franco will direct, based on a script written by Tom Bissell and Scott Neustadter. The film will take a fun, in-depth look at how filmmaker Tommy Wiseau came up with the idea for the cult movie “The Room,” which has been declared by many critics as one of the worst films ever made. Also Read: James Franco Hires 'Fault In Our Stars' Writers for Tommy Wiseau Movie James Franco will play Wiseau, »
- Beatrice Verhoeven
Bill Maher Agrees With Ted Cruz During Gop Debate: ‘Media Is Even Stupider Than the Politicians’
55 minutes ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Ted Cruz and Bill Maher finally agree on something. The HBO host was tweeting his thoughts about CNBC’s Gop debate on Wednesday and couldn’t believe his ears when the Texas senator called out the moderators for asking questions that “illustrate why the American people don’t trust the media.” “Oh my God, did I just hear Ted Cruz say something awesome that I agree with?” Maher wrote. “Yes. The media is even stupider than the pols.” Also Read: CNBC Scores Record 14 Million Viewers With Gop Debate Pols is short for politicians, and Cruz completely ignored a question from a moderator to complain that. »
- Greg Gilman
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