Weekend Box Office: ‘Sully’ Soars With $35.5 Million
Sully, the Clint Eastwood film starring Tom Hanks as Capt. Chelsey “Sully” Sullenberger, accrued $35.5 million this weekend, flying to the top spot at the box office. (TIME)
Creative Arts Emmys 2016: ‘Making A Murderer’, RuPaul Take Home Gold
RuPaul Charles won his first Emmy and the Netflix docuseries Making a Murderer took home multiple trophies at Sunday’s Creative Arts Emmys ceremony. (EW)
‘The Woman Who Left,’ ‘Nocturnal Animals’ Top 73rd Venice Film Festival Awards
Tom Ford‘s Nocturnal Animals took the grand jury prize at the 73rd annual film festival, with Emma Stone also landing Best Actress Silver Cup for her turn in La La Land. (WRAP)
Tom Hanks Turns Captain In ‘Greyhound’
Tom Hanks is set to play Captain in the World War II drama Greyhound at FilmNation. Hanks wrote the script and will star in the mid-$30 million budgeted project which helmer Aaron Schneider will direct for Playtone. (DAR)
Orion, BH Tilt Snap Up ‘The Belko Experiment’
The partners confirmed they had picked up North American distribution rights from MGM to Toronto Midnight Madness selection The Belko Experiment, directed by Greg McLean. (SD)
Bleecker Street & Participant Media Nab Distribution Rights To ‘Breathe’ Starring Andrew Garfield
Bleecker Street and Participant Media have acquired North American rights to Breathe directed by Andy Serkis. Written by William Nicholson and shot by Robert Richardson , Breathe stars Andrew Garfield as the real-life Robin Cavendish. (DH)
Dominic Cooper, Gemma Arterton Board ‘The Escape’
The British duo will star in the drama about women who abandon their families, being introduced to buyers in Toronto. (THR)
Cartoon Saloon, Angelina Jolie Pitt Team With WestEnd On ‘The Breadwinner
WestEnd Films has teamed up with Irish studio Cartoon Saloon on The Breadwinner, which is produced in association with Angelina Jolie Pitt’s Jolie Pas Prods. WestEnd will be introducing the film to buyers in Toronto. (VAR)
‘Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll’ Cancelled At FX
The cabler has pulled the plug on Denis Leary’s underrated music satire after two seasons. (TVL)