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'The Revenant' Trailer: Leonardo DiCaprio Fights to Survive a Deadly Attack and Harsh Winter
18 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Fox has released the first teaser trailer for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's The Revenant, and it shows off Leonardo DiCaprio's epic action scenes and survival strategies. Also co-starring Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson and Will Poulter, is a harrowing survival story set in the early 19th century, based on the experiences of fur trapper Hugh Glass. Inarritu and Mark L. Smith wrote a screenplay based on Michael Punke's 2002 novel, The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge. The Revenant hits theaters Dec. 25. Watch the teaser trailer below.
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- Ashley Lee
Neill Blomkamp Reveals Ripley & Hicks In More Concept Art From His 'Alien' Movie
16 hours ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Remember a few weeks ago when we wrote about movie franchises that maybe should never have been franchised in the first place? “Alien” could be one of them. Ridley Scott’s terrifying original is still remarkable, and James Cameron’s sequel “Aliens” managed to expand the universe by switching genres into the action war movie to great effect. But from “Alien 3” through the “V. Predator” team-ups to Scott’s recent “Prometheus,” all the other films in the series have been disappointing from one degree to another. It remains to be seen if Neill Blomkamp can revive the series successfully. The South African at the helm of “District 9” was also behind the deeply disappointing “Elysium” and “Chappie,” has moved on to develop a new “Alien” picture that would see the return of Sigourney Weaver to the role of Ripley, moving alongside a potential sequel to “Prometheus.” “Alien” fans cooled »
- Oliver Lyttelton
The Human Centipede 3: a predictably illogical conclusion
9 minutes ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
‘Damningly for a franchise once known for its indelibility, the result is largely forgettable, and fans seem to have inferred as much’
Say what you like about the Human Centipede franchise, but it’s been a godsend to the home-entertainment market. Unsuited to the civilised viewing experience of the cinema, previous entries in the trilogy made their biggest mark on DVD, where part one was steadily unearthed by darkly curious genre fans, while the follow-up debuted to an onslaught of re-digested thinkpieces on the nature of sadism, the limits of free speech, and the dubious medical credibility of stitching together hapless sadsacks mouth-to-anus.
In the case of the second instalment, home video also provided the only way to see the film in its entirety (albeit on imported DVD or region-tweaked Netflix) after British censors insisted on two-and-a-half minutes of mandatory cuts. That decision, largely symbolic in the age of the internet, »
- Charlie Lyne
Chris Pratt And Jennifer Lawrence's Passengers Found The Voice Of Its Robot
5 hours ago | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Throw actors like Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence together in any movie and I.m likely to see it no matter what. Make it a science fiction movie, even better. The duo.s upcoming two-hander Passengers already had my attention, but now they.ve added an intriguing new piece, Michael Sheen, who is reportedly going to lend his voice to a robot. Variety reports that Sheen, currently starring in the series Masters of Sex, which just started its third season on Showtime, but who is an actor I will always remember for playing Wesley Snipes on 30 Rock, is all set to join the party on Sony.s long in the works sci-fi romance. Passengers takes place on a spaceship bound for a distant planet with a group of travelers who are all in a cryogenic sleep due to the long-distance nature of their trip. There are thousands of settlers on »
‘Twin Peaks’ Pop-Up Restaurant Planned in London
6 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
“Twin Peaks” fans who happen to be in London in the next few months can sign up for an “immersive dining experience” at pop-up restaurant The Owls Are Not What They Seem. Named for one of the TV shows’ iconic phrases, the experiential dinners will likely feature cast members interacting with diners as chracters from the 1990s show. The experience is curated by event company Lemonade and Laughing Gas and food designers Blanch & Shock.
Tickets to the three-course meals, which run from August 27 to October 16, are just over $100 and include a cocktail and admission to the “drinking den.” The full dinner experience, for diners 18 and over only, is meant to simulate “a tour of small-town American, and a slap up at the Double R, with some familiar faces here and there,” according to the event’s website. Entry to just the bar portion will simulate “a quick pit-stop at the RoadHouse, »
- Pat Saperstein
Niche Streaming Site Acorn Lands Emmy Nomination for 'Poirot'
6 hours ago | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
The Emmy nomination of “Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Curtain, Poirot’s Last Case” was not simply an odd surprise. It was the first Primetime Emmy nomination for a niche streaming service. Netflix (“House of Cards,” “Orange Is the New Black” and now “Bloodline” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”) and Amazon (“Transparent”) are the blue whales of internet streaming. Acorn TV, which submitted “Poirot” for an Emmy, is a little fish. But little fish can swim fast, and Acorn may well be the harbinger of a future full of successful niche streaming services as viewers cut their cable cords and move online. Acorn TV, with its vast supply of classic and new British mysteries available for a subscription fee of $4.99 a month, proves that a narrowly focused streaming services can compete. Until 2012, Acorn Media, now owned by Rlj Entertainment, was a distributor of British mysteries on DVD. Acorn took the leap into production when ITV, »
- Aljean Harmetz
Bart Williams, Character Actor on Stage and Screen, Dies at 65
6 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Bart Williams, a veteran character actor who was active in Actors Equity, died from cancer at his home in Bullhead City, Arizona, on June 28. He was 65.
Born in Los Angeles, he appeared in Equity productions nationwide over many decades, often reprising roles for which he became celebrated such as Franklin D. Roosevelt in “Annie,” Cap’n Andy in “Show Boat,” Major General Stanley in “The Pirates of Penzance” and the Wizard in “The Wizard of Oz.”
Film credits included “The Doomsday Clock,” “Short Circuit 2,” “Hello, Dolly!” and “An Enemy of the People,” while highlights of his career in television include “Mad TV,” “Weird Science,” “Abbott & Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld,” “Totally Hidden Video” and “General Hospital.”
He was also a successful writer, director and producer, recently garnering numerous festival awards for his feature documentary “The Last First Comic,” about Irv Benson, the only surviving burlesque comedy headliner.
For Actors Equity Association, »
- Variety Staff
Ryan Reynolds Wants Cable To Lead The Team In An X-Force Movie
7 hours ago | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
We may not see Ryan Reynolds take the title role in Deadpool until next year, but that didn.t stops crowds from going nuts for the Merc with the Mouth at San Diego Comic-Con recently. And while Marvel is busy with their cinematic universe, Fox has the rights to a number of comic book characters, and we keep hearing people calling for them to crossover. For his part, Reynolds has a very specific team up he.d like to see: X-Force. Talking to ComicBook.com, Reynolds kicked around ideas for potential crossovers. When the subject of X-Force was broached, the question of whether or not he.d like to see Deadpool lead the crew came up, and Reynolds said: I always see Deadpool running against the grain for everything he does. He can.t possibly conform to any sort of leadership role. He always has to be the wild card. »
William Shatner’s ‘Christmas Horror Story’ Lands At Rlj Entertainment
7 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Rlj Entertainment has nabbed all U.S. rights to A Christmas Horror Story, a holiday chiller starring William Shatner. The film, directed by Steven Hoban (Darknet), Grant Harvey (She Made Me Do It) and Brett Sullivan (Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed), debuts July 20 at Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival. Mark Ward, Rlj’s chief acquisitions officer, describes the film as “a scary twist to the traditional Christmas tale," with Shatner sharing the screen with “horribly fantastic… »
‘Ant-Man’ – What Did You Think?
7 hours ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
It’s been years in the making, over a decade in truth, but Marvel’s Ant-Man is on the big screen this weekend. Kickstarted by Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish in 2003 and ultimately directed by Peyton Reed with Paul Rudd starring, the film acts as the final chapter in Marvel’s “phase two” of universe building. In fact, the film […]
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- Russ Fischer
Disney Wants You to Know It Wasn’t Involved with GQ’s Racy Amy Schumer ‘Star Wars’ Shoot
7 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Amy Schumer has had a pretty big week between the theatrical release of “Trainwreck,” two Emmy nominations for “Inside Amy Schumer,” and her raunchy GQ cover story featuring the comedian cavorting with “Star Wars” icons R2-D2 and C3P0 — but that last part may have landed her in hot water with the House of Mouse.
After impressionable “Star Wars” fans took to social media to decry the sexualization of their beloved characters, the official Star Wars Twitter account made sure to let them know that Disney and Lucasfilm had no part in the racy photoshoot.
I can't believe @Disney and @starwars are allowing @GQMagazine to do this Distasteful #starwars spread shame on all of you
— Teresa Delgado (@icecoldpenguin) July 16, 2015
I can't believe the @starwars @amyschumer GQ mag photos w/ overt sexual innuendos! In a world full of sex sex sex, can't Sw stay clean? #why
— Anthony (@BaldMando) July 16, 2015
A studio spokesperson told Variety, »
- Variety Staff
Investors Explore Sale Of Miramax For As Much As $1B: Report
7 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
The investor group that controls Miramax is looking to put the company up for sale, Bloomberg reports. A source confirmed to Deadline that Miramax has been talking with banks about a sale but said discussions are only preliminary. Miramax’s 700-odd movie library includes Oscar winners Shakespeare in Love, The English Patient, Pulp Fiction and other distinctive titles that might fetch as much as $1 billion, sources told the news service. The $1 billion price tag may be… »
Best Stories of the Week: Suicide Squad, Lego Batman, X-Men: Apocalypse and More
8 hours ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Now that we’re fully recovered from the madness that was Comic-Con 2015, it’s time to look back at the week that followed with the Best Stories of the Week. This round-up includes stories on what The Amazing Spider-Man 3 would have been, some more cool stuff for the 30th anniversary of Back to the Future, […]
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- Ethan Anderton
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