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Helmer Justin Chadwick, Anthony Mackie Team On Johnnie Cochran Signal Hill Pic
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Exclusive: Justin Chadwick is making a deal to direct the untitled film about the landmark Signal Hill police brutality case in 1981 that has Anthony Mackie playing attorney Johnnie Cochran. The script is by David McMillan, and the film is backed by The Firm. Mackie and Jason Spire will produce with Robbie Brenner, and Kevin McKeon and Jeff Kwatinetz will also produce. McMillan is exec producer. Chadwick most recently helmed Tulip Fever and Mandela: The Long Walk To Freedo… »
Donald Glover Joins ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
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Exclusive: Donald Glover is joining the cast of Spider-Man: Homecoming, the Jon Watts-directed superhero movie that stars Tom Holland for Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios. The big question that will be asked in the fanboy set is, what role is he playing? The talented young actor was at the center of a lot of social media conjecturing back when the project was solidifying, as many felt he would be an ideal candidate to play the Spidey character in his third major onscreen… »
Robert De Niro in Talks to Star in Dimension’s ‘The War With Grandpa’
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Robert De Niro is in negotiations to star the Dimension Films pic “The War With Grandpa,” sources confirmed to Variety.
Tim Hill will direct the film which revolves around a young man who loves his grandfather, but also loves his bedroom. When his grandpa’s wife dies, he moves in. The young man engages in a series of pranks meant to drive him out, but the old man is pretty resourceful in returning the favor.
Phillip Glasser, Marvin Peart and Rose Morris Peart are producing with Jane Rosenthal and Barry Welsh exec producing. Lisa Addario and Joey Syracuse wrote the first draft and Matt Ember and Tom Astle are currently doing a polish on the script.
If a deal closes, De Niro would shoot this prior to his mob movie “The Irishman,” which reteams him with his “Goodfellas” team of Joe Pesci and Martin Scorsese.
De Niro was most recently seen in “Hands of Stone,” which premiered at Cannes, and also has the Taylor Hackford dramedy “The Comedian” debuting soon. He is repped by CAA.
Hill’s past credits include the Illumination film “Hop” and “Alvin and the Chipmunks.” He is repped by Verve and Principato-Young.
The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood.
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- Justin Kroll
J. Michael Straczynski’s Top Cow Superhero Comic ‘Rising Stars’ In MGM Movie Deal
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Exclusive: MGM has optioned "Rising Stars," the Top Cow comic series created by J. Michael Straczynski. He is set to write the script, and Alex Gartner and Richard Suckle will produce for Atlas Entertainment. Straczynski created/produced the Emmy and Hugo-winning Babylon 5 series, and he most recently wrote and exec produced with Lily and Lana Wachowski the Netflix series "Sense 8", and his script credits include Changeling, Ninja Assassin, Thor, Underworld Awakening and World… »
‘The Office’ Movie Spinoff Acquired by Netflix, Ricky Gervais Says
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Ricky Gervais is heading back to Netflix.
Gervais revealed on Tuesday during the “Opie With Jim Norton Show” on SiriusXM, that “The Office” spinoff movie, David Brent: Life on the Road, has been acquired by Netflix.
“This is exciting news and this is top secret, so I’m going to say it now. Netflix has bought out the rest of the world again,” Gervais said. “Which is great for me, because I’d rather 20 million people see it than half a million people see it cinemas, do you know what I mean? Because I want to do tours off the back of it. So for me, it’s great.”
“Life on the Road” is written, directed by and stars Gervais, with a documentary crew catching up with his David Brent chatacter as he chases his dream of rock stardom by self-financing a U.K. tour with his band Foregone Conclusion.
eOne is handling distribution in the U.K. and Australia/New Zealand, and is planning a theatrical release of the film. The movie was initially set for release in the U.K. on Aug. 19. The pic will be co-financed by eOne and BBC Films.
“The Office” ran for two six-episode seasons in 2001 and 2002 in the U.K. and was the precursor to NBC’s remake starring Steve Carell.
Netflix and Gervais recently teamed up on “Special Correspondents” as well as Gervais’ Netflix comedy series “Derek.” Gervais is repped by Wme.
Watch the annocment below:
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- Justin Kroll
Miramax picks up Us rights to Whitney Houston doc
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The company is reteaming with Roadside Attractions to handle the U.S. theatrical release on Kevin Macdonald’s upcoming film.
Miramax has also acquired additional international territories that include Latin America, China, Cis, and Benelux.
Whitney will chart the career of the late Whitney Houston and is being produced by Simon Chinn of Searching For Sugar Man fame, his Lightbox Media partner Jonathan Chinn, and Lisa Erspamer.
Executive producers are Will Clarke, Andy Mayson and Mike Runagall from Altitude, which sold out the film in Cannes last month.
Rights went for France (Arp), Germany, Italy, Spain (Wild Bunch), Australia and New »
- jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
Steven Spielberg, Matt Charman And Marc Platt Reteam For Walter Cronkite Vietnam Pic
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Exclusive– Steven Spielberg, Matt Charman and Marc Platt, who worked together so memorably on Tom Hanks Cold War-starrer Bridge of Spies, are re-teaming for a feature project about legendary newscaster Walter Cronkite for Amblin Partners. The project will focus on Cronkite’s relationship with the Vietnam War and the role that America’s most trusted newsman played in turning public opinion against the increasingly un-winnable conflict. So influential was the CBS Evening… »
Anthony Mackie’s Johnnie Cochran Movie Draws ‘Mandela’ Director
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British director Justin Chadwick is in negotiations to helm Anthony Mackie’s untitled Johnnie Cochran biopic.
Chadwick directed 2013’s “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” “The Other Boleyn Girl” and the upcoming “Tulip Fever.”
Mackie became attached to the indepedendent Cochran movie last month, which will be centered on the 1981 wrongful death case of college football player Ron Settles. Signal Hill police ruled that Settles had hung himself in the city jail but Cochran persuaded the Settles family to do an autopsy after suspecting foul play, which showed that he had been choked to death.
The Settles family was subsequently awarded $760,000 in a civil suit. Cochran is best known for his defense of O.J. Simpson in the 1995 murder case in which Simpson was acquitted.
Robbie Brenner, The Firm’s president of film, will produce along with Mackie and Jason Spire. Jeff Kwatinetz will be exec producer, along with McMillan. David McMillan penned the script.
Mackie was most recently seen in “Captain America: Civil War.”
Chadwick is repped by UTA. Mackie is repped by UTA and Inspire.
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- Dave McNary
'Cameraperson' wins top prize at Sheffield Doc/Fest
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Documentary festival announces winners.
Cameraperson, a documentary about the career of cinematographer Kirsten Johnson, has won the grand jury award at Sheffield Doc/Fest.
Johnson, who also directs the film, is the Us cinematographer behind Laura Poitras’ Oscar-winning Edward Snowden doc Citizenfour and Kirby Dick’s The Invisible War among many others.
The award, supported by Screen International and Broadcast, comes with a cash prize of £2,000 ($2,800).
The jury described the film as “a work that´s both expansive and intimate, formally ambitious and morally humble”.
“Though this filmmaker has travelled the world to tell others stories, her real bravery with »
- michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
Jaden Smith Signs With Wme
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Exclusive: Jaden Smith has signed with Wme. This comes as he prepares to star in Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming Netflix series The Get Down, which premieres August 12. Smith will play the role of Marcus "Dizzee" Kipling, a psychedelically talented and enigmatic graffiti writer, in the new music-driven drama set in 1970's New York City. Smith, the son of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, made his starring debut in The Pursuit of Happyness and starred in The Karate Kid with Jackie… »
‘Roadies’ Series Premiere: The 5 Best Cameron Crowe-isms From The First Episode
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For the past 27 years, director Cameron Crowe has specialized in making films about earnest, “uncool” people who live and die by their passions. From “Say Anything…” to “Almost Famous,” Crowe’s films focus on that feeling of intense love, for people, for places, and especially for music. His upcoming Showtime TV series “Roadies” continues with that theme by focusing on a makeshift family of roadies for the fictional rock group the Staten-House Band. Starring Luke Wilson as Bill the tour manager and Carla Gugino as Shelli the production manager, “Roadies” follows the road crew as their lives are about to change with the arrival of a financial advisor who wants to overhaul their latest tour. The pilot was just released online ahead of its June 26th premiere date for those who are just itching to see what Crowe’s next project looks like. Below, IndieWIRE has the five best Cameron Crowe-isms from the very first episode of “Roadies.”
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1. Music As Organizing Life Principle
Cameron Crowe began his career writing for Rolling Stone magazine as a rock journalist; his first cover story was on The Allman Brothers Band tour in which he not only interviewed the band, but the entire road crew as well. This period of his life served as inspiration for “Almost Famous,” Crowe’s love letter to rock ‘n’ roll, but it has also clearly inspired “Roadies,” as the series affectionately documents the people whose lives revolve around making sure musicians have everything they need to perform their magic. Bill and Shelli desperately try to maintain order in an industry that feeds off of disorder, dealing with annoying, violent childen, crazy stalkers, and even the occasional firearm. But they, and the rest of the large ensemble cast, do it because of the music.
2. Fandom, or How To Maintain Love In The Face of All Obstacles
One of the major subplots in the pilot involves Kelly Ann (Imogen Poots), a young roadie who’s leaving the tour to go to film school in New York on a half-scholarship. She says she can “no longer hear the music anymore,” and she thinks the longer she stays on the tour, her love for not just the Staten-House Band, but music in general will slowly fade away. Crowe’s work often features a protagonist who’s love is frequently tested by numerous obstacles, and “Roadies” is no different as Kelly Ann’s determination to leave heightens when she sees the road crew threatened by management. But eventually, that resolve slowly crumbles as she realizes the family she’s leaving behind.
3. Heart-On-Your-Sleeve, Inspirational Montages
Though montages are frequently used as cheap emotional gimmickry, the best one’s still always stand out. Luckily, the “Roadies” pilot has many montages, so if one reads as bland, there’s another one along the way that could reach its potential. There’s a montage of the indie folk band The Head and The Heart doing a soundcheck, another of the road crew hard at work for their next gig, and finally the cheesiest, but most effective montages of all features a character running towards what has been in their heart all along.
4. Honesty and Authenticity Above All Else
When the financial advisor Reg Whitehead (Rafe Spall) comes on the tour, he immediately fires a beloved old roadie (Ron White) for being under federal investigation for reselling items left in storage units by victims of Hurricane Katrina. Next, he gathers the crew to talk about branding, market potential, and keeping costs to a minimum. Naturally, this prompts a negative response from the crew who know exactly what it takes to keep everything afloat, but it inspires a tirade from Kelly Ann who smells that Reg isn’t even a music fan (he calls Mumford and Sons “The Mumford Sons”). She preaches authentic feeling that a band’s music can inspire as the only brand worth following. “You either love what you do or get the fuck out,” she says.
5. A Romance At The Center
Crowe loves romance about as much as he loves classic rock, so naturally there will be a romance at the center of “Roadies.” Though details are scant in the pilot, Bill and Shelli were once in a relationship that’s now long since over. Shelli is currently married to a production manager on the Taylor Swift tour, and Bill sleeps with twenty-somethings to numb the end of his relationship. But there are still sparks between them and all the bickering can’t conceal their true feelings. One can reasonably predict that they will be in each other’s arms soon enough.
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- Vikram Murthi
Netflix Picks Up ‘The Office’ Spinoff Movie ‘David Brent: Life On The Road’
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Netflix and Ricky Gervais have formed a healthy relationship with one another. Not only did the streaming site not only released Gervais’ Channel 4 series, “Derek,” they produced and distributed his latest feature comedy, “Special Correspondents,” just earlier this year. And it looks like they want to keep a good thing going: while Gervais gears […]
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- Will Ashton
China’s Shanghai Film Group, Germany’s Studio Babelsberg Sign Strategic Pact (Exclusive)
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Shanghai Film Group, one of the largest film production companies in China, and Germany’s Studio Babelsberg, which is one of Europe’s leading film and TV production facilities, have signed a strategic pact.
Ren Zhonglun, president of Shanghai Film Group, Wang Xiaojun, VP of Shanghai Film Group, Charlie Woebcken, CEO of Studio Babelsberg, and Christoph Fisser, COO of Studio Babelsberg, unveiled the alliance at the Shanghai Film Festival Tuesday, and signed a memorandum of understanding to seal the pact at a special ceremony.
Among the goals of the partnership are the modernization of the Shanghai Film Group’s film studio complex in China; the development of a joint production services infrastructure on an international level; the transfer of know-how and training of workers; the development of international business activities; and collaboration on co-productions.
Woebcken said: “We see a great chance for Studio Babelsberg to embark on international expansion in China. We had already been having talks with the Shanghai Film Group for some time, and have spoken with many potential partners in China. The Shanghai Film Group is the ideal partner for a partnership. The Shanghai Film Group and Studio Babelsberg have a great tradition and many successful references. We want to work together on establishing a joint ‘Production Service’ unit in Shanghai, which will be able to realize major international film projects in China, according to international standards. In addition, we are looking at international co-productions where a fruitful exchange of know-how can exist on both sides.”
The Shanghai Film Group has a 7% share of production in China, and oversees more than 1,800 cinema screens. It gathers numerous companies under one roof, including the Shanghai Film Studios, which are one of the country’s longest established film studios. Its core business is in the development, production and exploitation of film and TV formats.
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- Leo Barraclough
Abrams Artists Signs Laura San Giacomo And Morgan Grace Jarrett
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Exclusive: Abrams Artists Agency has announced the signing of Laura San Giacomo and Morgan Grace Jarrett for representation in all theatrical areas. Best known for her Emmy-nominated role as Maya Gallo on NBC’s Just Shoot Me and her role in Pretty Woman, San Giacomo is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University with a range of credits in television, film, and theater. Her film debut was Steven Soderbergh's Sex, Lies and Videotape, and she currently appears on NCIS. She’ll… »
Movie Talk: ‘Pete’s Dragon’ Trailer Discussion; James Wan to Produce ‘Malignant Man’
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Plus, Mads Mikkelsen talks 'Doctor Strange,' Roland Emmerich discusses the original concept for 'Independence Day' and the new featurette for 'Assassin's Creed.' »
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‘Captain Fantastic’ & ‘Gleason’ Take Top Honors At 2016 Seattle International Film Festival
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The Seattle International Film Festival (Siff) announced its set of winners for the 2016 Golden Space Needle Audience and Competition Awards.The 25-day festival began May 19 and featured 421 films representing 85 countries.
“The 42nd Seattle International Film Festival celebrated extraordinary cinema from 85 countries from around the world for a marathon 25 days. We are especially excited with the success of the films in our newly inaugurated Official Competition,” said Festival Director Carl Spence in a statement. Adding that the Golden Space Needle Awards for Best Film and Best Documentary went to films with ties to Washington state.
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Read on below for the list of winners:
Golden Space Needle Audience Award Best Film – “Captain Fantastic”
Golden Space Needle Audience Award Best Documentary -“Gleason”
Golden Space Needle Audience Award Best Director – Javier Ruiz Caldera, “Spy Time”
Golden Space Needle Audience Award Best Actor – Rolf Lassgård, “A Man Called Ove”
Golden Space Needle Audience Award Best Actress – Vicky Hernandez, “Between Sea and Land”
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Siff Official Competition Grand Jury Prize – “Girl Asleep”
Siff Ibero-American Competition Grand Jury Prize – “You’ll Never Be Alone”
Siff New Directors Competition Grand Jury Prize – “Sand Storm”
Siff New American Cinema Competition Grand Jury Prize – “Middle Man”
Siff Documentary Competition Grand Jury Prize – “Death By a Thousand Cuts”
Siff Youth Jury Award for Best Futurewave Feature – “Girl Asleep”
Siff Youth Jury Award for Best Films4Families Feature – “Oddball”
Siff Wavemaker Award – “Sable Mire”
Siff Futurewave Audience Award – “The Archer Hadley Story”
Prodigy Camp Scholarship – “Children”
Siff Short Film Live Action Grand Jury Prize – “Killer”
Siff Short Film Documentary Grand Jury Prize – “These C*cksucking Tears”
Siff Short Film Animation Grand Jury Prize – “Carlo”
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‘Animal Kingdom’: Scott Speedman on Exploring Edgier Material with the TNT Series
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Go Inside The U-96 Submarine In This Fascinating ‘Das Boot’ Documentary Featurette – Watch
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If you’re like me, you A) are fond of Wolfgang Peterson’s exhilarating 1981 film “Das Boot” (though have only seen the director’s cut) and B) have little to no idea how German submarines actually operated. Fortunately, we’ve got the video for you.
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From the “Das Boot – The Director’s Cut” DVD, this eight-minute featurette follows a German captain as he travels through and narrates each compartment of the ship, from the officer’s bunkroom to the control center to the torpedo room.
Fun facts you may have not picked up from the film itself: The boat was designed for 24 people but in wartime the crew was doubled to 48 (the captain being the only member who didn’t have to share a bunk). Large amounts of ammunition were stored right below these bunks. The electric motors allowed the boat to move silently underwater in case of approaching enemies. The motors had to U-96 submarines needed to recharge diesel engines, which is why they had to come up for air at least every eight hours.
But don’t take my word for it: Enjoy a splendid German captain saying it.
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- Russell Goldman
‘Beverly Hills Cop 4’ Starring Eddie Murphy Is Finally Happening
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For years and years, almost as long as The Playlist has been a thing, the rumors and chatter about “Beverly Hills Cop 4” have floated as a possibility. But the stars never aligned, Eddie Murphy continued to hold out for the right concept, and things seemed like they might be possible when he worked with Brett […]
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‘The Finest Hours’ Director Set to Direct Margot Robbie in Tonya Harding Biopic
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Craig Gillespie will take on the controversial project centered on Harding's athletic ascension and horrific attack on Nancy Kerrigan. »
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