Toronto Adds Mark Wahlberg Conversation, Mireille Enos-Starrer ‘Katie Says Goodbye’ To Lineup
Chinese star Zhang Ziyi also will participate in a conversation as the festival added 35 films by first- and second-time directors, more docs and virtual reality exhibits. (THR)
‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ To Open Tokyo Festival
The Tokyo International Film Festival will open with Stephen Frears’ Florence Foster Jenkins. Stars Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant will be present for the opening night screening at the festival’s 29th edition. (VAR)
‘Zombieland’ Director Ruben Fleischer Attached To ‘Cops’ Movie
Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer is attached to an adaptation of the Fox reality TV series Cops. (COLL)
Alicia Silverstone Joins Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman In ‘Killing Of A Sacred Deer’
Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing Of A Sacred Deer is a re-team for the helmer with star Colin Farrell. Nicole Kidman also leads the cast. Alicia Silverstone has now joined the lineup. (DH)
WGN America Keeps The History Lessons Coming By Developing ‘Black Wall Street’
The network is re-teaming with the producers behind Underground, John Legend among them, to develop a new drama called Black Wall Street. (VUL)
Emmys 2016: Who Should Win, Who Will Win
The final Emmy verdicts are in from THR’s awards analyst Scott Feinberg, who assesses what will win, and chief TV critic Tim Goodman, who shares what should win. (THR)
Jon Bernthal, Christopher Abbott To Star In Thriller ‘Sweet Virginia’
In a pre-Toronto Film Festival move, Daredevil star Jon Bernthal and Christopher Abbott have boarded the indie thriller Sweet Virginia. (VAR)
‘Sausage Party’: Why Seth Rogen’s R-Rated Animated Comedy Was Long Overdue
The raunchy animated movie could help redefine how Hollywood looks at computer animation. (IW)
These Upcoming Original Films Will Make You Forget All About Remakes And Sequels
In all this talk about how bad this summer’s movies have been, and all the remakes and adaptations and everything else, we have lost something in the process. (TB)