Box Office: ‘Zootopia’ Defeats ‘Deadpool’ With Record $73.7M
The Disney Animation title soars to $232.5 million worldwide; elsewhere, ‘London Has Fallen’ lags behind its predecessor, while Tina Fey’s ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’ and Terrence Malick’s ‘Knight of Cups’ struggle. (THR)
Jimmy Kimmel Will Host The Emmys This Year
Jimmy Kimmel will host the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards this year. Kimmel has hosted the television-centric awards show once before, in 2012. (VER)
Sony Flush With 2017 Franchises With ‘The Dark Tower’, ‘Bad Boys 3’, Barbie & Maybe ‘MIB23’ Slotted
Sony Pictures just staked the 2017 Presidents Day weekend for a global launch of the first installment of the Nikolaj Arcel-directed The Dark Tower. The studio has also set Bad Boys 3 for June 2, 2017, and it has set Barbie for Mother’s Day weekend, May 12, 2017. (DH)
Eli Roth Exits Giant Shark Movie ‘Meg’
Warner Bros. is trying to keep Meg together by entering early talks with helmer Jon Turteltaub to take over as director as they search for a way to scale back the budget, which will include a rewrite of Dean Georgaris’ script. (COLL)
Charlie Sheen, Whoopi Goldberg Starring In ‘Nine Eleven’ Drama
Charlie Sheen and Whoopi Goldberg are starring in the independent action-drama Nine Eleven, directed by Martin Guigui from script he co-wrote with Steven Golebiowski. (VAR)
Ripper Street Cancelled By Amazon Prime
Victorian detective drama Ripper Street, which was saved by Amazon Prime after being dropped by the BBC, is to come to an end after five series. (GUAR)
Why ‘Downton Abbey’ Became A Massive Cultural Phenomenon
Downton Abbey is not just the most-watched series in PBS’s 45-year history, it was a widely watched series by any measure. (VUL)
Anatomy Of A Scene: How The “Deadpool” VFX Team Made That Insane Opening Sequence
Franck Balson of Blur Studio walks Co.Create through the complicated CGI effects in the movie’s memorable opening title sequence. (FCC)
Screenwriters: Getting An Agent – The Impossible Dream
Steve Kaire gives helpful hints on how to get literary representation, even if you aren’t produced. (SM)