Steven Spielberg Puts His Own Big Bucks Into The New Amblin Partners
Steven Spielberg has made the rare-for-him move of investing his own money in the latest iteration of his DreamWorks Studios, putting $50 million into the new multimedia company that he named after his first 35mm film. (VAR)
Michael Haneke To Reunite ‘Amour’ Stars For Film With Refugee Crisis As Backdrop
Oscar- and Palme d’Or-winning Austrian director Michael Haneke is preparing to shoot his latest film, Happy End, in France’s Calais region next spring. Jean-Louis Trintignant and Isabelle Huppert, who both appeared in Haneke’s Oscar winner Amour, are starring. (DH)
China Box Office Grows Astonishing 48.7 Percent In 2015, Hits $6.78 Billion
Hollywood’s movies accounted for just 38.42 percent of the Chinese box office this year, falling from a 45.5 percent market share in 2014. (THR)
‘Kill Bill 3′: Quentin Tarantino Keeps Hope For Another Sequel Alive
Will Quentin Tarantino ever get around to making Kill Bill, Vol. 3? The filmmaker is keeping hope alive by saying it’s still a possibility. (COLL)
The Top-Grossing Actors Of 2015: Chris Pratt Leads Vin Diesel, Robert Downey Jr.
Chris Pratt’s lead role as the motorbike-riding, raptor-training Owen in Universal’s Jurassic World, which grossed 1.7 billion dollars at the global box office, makes him the the highest-grossing actor of the year. (FOR)
‘The Hateful Eight': 3 Big Differences Between Tarantino’s Live Stage Read And The Film
At the stage read, Quentin Tarantino announced to the 1600 people in attendance that he was in the middle of a rewrite and the ending was going to change from the one exposed at the table read. Here’s a list of the changes and an insight into QT’s creative process. (HUFF)
The 17 Best Films Of 2016 We’ve Already Seen
As we look forward to another year at the movies, here are 17 films Indiewire has already checked out and can recommend for your 2016 film-going pleasure. (IW)
Screenwriters: Do You Believe In Your Script Idea?