Amazon Delves into the Shadowy Recesses of Power with Tom Hiddleston Starrer ‘The Night Manager’
Amazon Prime Video will be the exclusive subscription streaming service for AMC and the BBC’s six-part miniseries The Night Manager in the U.S., the UK and Japan. Beginning later in 2016, it will stream as part of Amazon Prime and Prime Video subscriptions for customers in the U.S. and Britain, and exclusively on Prime Video in Japan. (DL)
Woody Allen Lets Comments Slide Off Back at Cannes, Says He’s ‘Not Offended’
“It would take a lot to offend me,” Woody Allen said in response to the controversial rape joke that was part of last night’s opening night ceremony at the Cannes Film Festival. “What bothered me most last night was the length of the show before the movie.” (VAR)
A24 Makes 2nd Major Deal at Cannes, Snatching Andrew Garfield Starrer ‘Under the Silver Lake’
A24 has made its second big deal in Cannes, snatching up U.S. rights to Under the Silver Lake, a modern-day noir thriller starring Andrew Garfield. David Robert Mitchell’s new film, a modern-day noir thriller set in Los Angeles, is set to begin shooting this summer. (THR)
Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland Coordinate Escape to Paolo Virzì’s ‘The Leisure Seeker’
Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland will embark on a twilight years road trip from Boston to Florida in Italian director Paolo Virzì’s The Leisure Seeker. The venerable thesps will play a couple who escape from a U.S. retirement home and take one last cross-country adventure in a vintage van in Virzì’s English-language debut. (VAR)
Former BBC Topper Danny Cohen to Run Access Ent. with Several Hundred Million Dollars in Initial Phase
Former BBC Director of Television Danny Cohen has been set as President of Access Entertainment, a newly formed division of Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries. The company says it’s prepared to invest several hundred million dollars in an initial phase, will focus those investments across the entertainment sector with a concentration on high-quality TV, films, and theatrical productions. (DL)
Adult Swim Brings ‘Samurai Jack’ Back & Greenlights ‘Robot Chicken’ Special at Upfronts
Six days ahead of Adult Swim’s annual upfront party Wednesday, the network has announced a staggering lineup of new projects. The Turner-owned network has ordered one new series, six new specials and 12 new pilots. (THR)
Want a 90% Tax Credit on Your Next Project? Head to Puerto Rico
‘Puerto Rico has been in an economic recession for over 10 years now, and film incentives have prevailed over every new administration because of their unquestionable impact on the overall economy, creating hundreds of jobs,’ says Nadia Barbarossa, film division director of Tax Credits Intl. Moreover, in May 2015, Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla signed a new amendment, providing up to a whopping 90% tax credit for projects that meet certain qualifications. (VAR)
3.7M Subscriber Strong AwesomenessTV Unveils Gaming Awards Show, MLB Series at NewFronts
AwesomenessTV’s family-oriented YouTube channel DreamWorksTV announced its first live event production, Kids’ Game Awards, and two additional seasons for its YouTube series Royal Crush, starring Meg DeAngelis, and its Go90 series Guidance among others. (VI)
Trailer Buzz: ‘Assassin’s Creed’
Do video game fans finally have a film to get excited about? If the first trailer for Michael Fassbender’s Assassin’s Creed is anything to go by, the image of game-adaptations as lackluster money spinners could finally be getting a much-needed overhaul. (TG)
More Trailer Buzz: ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’
Adapted from the 2012 book by Ben Fountain, the war drama centers around the titular 19-year-old private (played by newcomer Joe Alwyn), who was invited to appear at the halftime show of the Thanksgiving Day football game. Lee uses this setting as a catalyst for flashbacks that reveal what exactly happened during Lynn’s tour in Iraq. The ensemble includes Vin Diesel, Kristen Stewart, Garrett Hedlund, Steve Martin and Chris Tucker. (IW)