Mark Zuckerberg Vows To Donate 99% Of His Facebook Shares For Charity
Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder and chief executive of Facebook, announced that he and his wife would give 99 percent of their Facebook shares “during our lives” — holdings currently worth more than $45 billion — to charitable purposes. (NYT)
15 Documentary Features Advance In 2015 Oscar Race – See What Made The Cut
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 88th Academy Awards. The 15 were culled from 154 films that were originally submitted in the category. (IW)
Helen Mirren Joining Will Smith In ‘Collateral Beauty’
Helen Mirren is in talks to join Will Smith in New Line’s comedic drama Collateral Beauty. David Frankel is directing the project, which has a script by Allan Loeb. (THR)
50 Cent Developing ‘My Friend 50′ Comedy For Fox
The veteran rapper (real name Curtis Jackson) is teaming with Will Packer to produce the My Friend 50 comedy for Fox, in which he’s also expected to make occasional appearances as a version of himself. (BILL)
ABC Developing Latino Family Comedy From ‘Accepted’ Scribe Mark Perez
ABC has bought Accidentes, a Latino family comedy pitch from Mark Perez, Eric Tannenbaum and CBS TV Studios. Perez also executive produces with the Tannenbaum Company’s Eric Tannenbaum and Kim Tannenbaum. (DH)
Reese Witherspoon’s ‘Opening Belle’ Movie Draws Writer
Warner Bros. is moving ahead with Reese Witherspoon’s Wall Street comedy Opening Belle, tapping Matthew Aldrich to adapt Maureen Sherry Klinsky’s upcoming novel. (VAR)
Oprah Winfrey Memoir Auction Hits 8-Figures; Flatiron Books Leads Pack
Oprah Winfrey is headed toward an eight-figure payday to write her remarkable life story. Flatiron Books — a division of Macmillan — is the front-runner. (DH)
‘Spectre’ Is 2nd-Highest-Grossing James Bond Movie
The latest Daniel Craig thriller fails to match the U.K. and U.S. numbers of Skyfall, which will remain the only 007 film to top $1 billion globally. (WRAP)
Screenwriters: ‘Cliffhanger’
The March 30, 1992 shooting draft by Michael France, Terry Hayes, Sylvester Stallone. (DS)