‘Creed,’ ‘The Good Dinosaur’ To Duke It Out Over Thanksgiving
The Good Dinosaur seems best positioned to thrive despite receiving reviews that are lukewarm. The picture opens on Tuesday night, just in time to cash in on school holidays, and should bring in $60 million over its first five days. (VAR)
‘Black Mass’ Helmer Scott Cooper Takes On ‘White Knight’
Writer-director Scott Cooper is making a deal to rewrite and direct White Knight, a film that gives Warner Bros a potential series in the Bourne Identity/James Bond mold. (DH)
Martin Scorsese Could Reteam With ‘Departed’ Scribe For Evel Knievel Movie
Oscar-winning The Departed scribe William Monahan has signed on to script a feature based on Knievel’s life for Paramount Pictures, with the studio hoping this will coalesce into a directing vehicle for Martin Scorsese. (COLL)
The Women of Hollywood Speak Out
Female executives and filmmakers are ready to run studios and direct blockbuster pictures. What will it take to dismantle the pervasive sexism that keeps them from doing it? (NYT)
ABC Developing High-Concept ‘Groundhog Day’-Like Comedy ‘Laid Off’
The network is teaming with Ryan Jaffe and Dan Lin for comedy Laid Off. The high-concept comedy centers on a guy who wakes up one day to find that he has been “laid off” from life. Jaffe will pen the script for the Warner Bros. Television comedy and exec produce alongside Lin. (THR)
This Supercut Packs 20 Years Of Pixar Movies In Under 2 Minutes
Grab a hanky and take a minute to appreciate this cute compilation of movies from the computer animation studio, an immersive supercut spanning Pixar flicks from 1995’s Toy Story to their upcoming release, The Good Dinosaur. (EW)
Trailer Buzz: ‘Zootopia’ Trailer Explains DMV Experience Perfectly
Disney has released a trailer offering the first look at Zootopia, the studio’s 55th animated animated feature, due in theaters March 4. (AM)
Attention, Screenwriters: Apply To This Mark Duplass-Hosted Script Competition
The Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF), which takes place March 2-6, 2016, has announced that Mark Duplass is set to host this year’s Screenwriters Lab. (IW)
Online Film School: 19-Minute Video Essay Explores The Influences And Techniques In The Films Of Martin Scorsese
The legendary filmmaker is one of those exceptional artists and filmmakers who not only manages to tap genuinely into the complexities, intricacies, and wildly varied emotions in life, but who does so while also adding depth to his chosen art form. This is a circumspect and studious look at the director’s body of work and influences. (TP)