Jeff Nichols’ ‘Midnight Special’ Leads 2016 Berlin International Film Festival Competition Lineup
Nichols’ highly anticipated sci-fi drama joins Where to Invade Next and a new Alex Gibney documentary in this first lineup announcement from the Berlinale. (IW)
‘Carol’ Star Rooney Mara To Be Honored By Palm Springs Film Festival
The Palm Springs International Film Festival will present Rooney Mara with the spotlight award for her performance in the film Carol. (VAR)
‘Sisters’ Helmer Jason Moore Makes Fox 2000 Pitch Deal For His Next Picture
Jason Moore, whose Universal comedy Sisters opens December 18, has just closed a deal for what he hopes will be his next film. Moore and Sisters producer John Lyons sold an untitled pitch to Elizabeth Gabler at Fox 2000. (DH)
Cate Blanchett Joining ‘Thor 3′
Cate Blanchett, coming off her best actress nomination for the 1950s-set drama Carol, is in final negotiations to join Thor: Ragnarok. (THR)
Sanaa Lathan Event Series ‘Shots Fired’ Ordered By Fox
Fox has given the greenlight to event series Shots Fired starring Sanaa Lathan. The project hails from Beyond the Lights director Gina Price-Bythewood and her husband, producer Reggie Rock-Bythewood. (WRAP)
Andy Serkis Confirmed And Hossein Amini Tapped For ‘Steelskin’ From 20th Century Fox
Andy Serkis is moving forward with plans to produce, direct and star in 20th Century Fox’s Steelskin, an update of the classic Rumplestiltskin fairy tale. Drive scribe Hossein Amini has been tapped to write the script. (TB)
Short Film Tries To Answer: Who Writes ‘The Comments’ On Deadline?
Filmmakers Jim & Brian Kehoe put together a pretty good cast and have made a short film that tries to answer the question of who writes the comments on Deadline? (DH)
Trailer Buzz: ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’
Following all the teasing from director Bryan Singer, 20th Century Fox has revealed the full X-Men: Apocalypse trailer. (CS)
Screenwriters: ‘The Power of One’
The February 1990 draft by Robert Mark Kamen based on the novel by Bryce Courtenay. (DS)