Weekend Box Office: ‘The Girl On The Train’ Tops ‘The Birth Of A Nation’
The Girl on the Train brought in $24.7 million this weekend, far surpassing Nate Parker’s The Birth of a Nation, which opened with just $7.1 million. (TI)
Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Pacts With China’s Alibaba Pictures Group
The legendary director joined Alibaba boss Jack Ma at a signing ceremony in Beijing that will see Alibaba Pictures take an equity stake in Amblin. (THR)
Relativity Not Paying Vendors as Financial Woes Escalate
Relativity Media owes vendors close to $1 million in unpaid bills and has defaulted on its overhead, according to company insiders. (VAR)
‘Fraggle Rock’ To Return To HBO
The children’s series, which aired on HBO in the 1980s, will soon be available to watch again in digitally remastered form. (TVL)
‘John Wick 3’ Already In The Works, Reveals Director Chad Stahelski
The first official trailer for Chapter 2 was just released and now director Chad Stahelski revealed at NY Comic-Con that a third installment is in the works. (COLL)
Shout! Factory Acquires ‘The Ticket’ For 2017 Slate
Shout! Factory has acquired North American distribution rights to The Ticket, which had its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this year. (DH)
Sony’s Emoji Movie Has Lined Up A Very Funny Cast
Sony Entertainment has revealed the initial blast of casting for EmojiMovie: Express Yourself, including James Corden and Ilana Glazer. (CB)
Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ Adds Forest Whitaker, Daniel Kaluuya, And Florence Kasumba
The Rogue One star has just signed on for Black Panther, Marvel’s upcoming superhero pic starring Chadwick Boseman. Also just added are Daniel Kaluuya and Florence Kasumba. (SF)
Dan Dworkin And Jay Beattie Sell ‘Still At Large’ Drama
Drama writer-producing duo Dan Dworkin and Jay Beattie have sold two hourlong projects. They have teamed with Chris Brancato for U.S. Marshals drama Still At Large, which has received a put pilot commitment at CBS, and also have set up sci-fi drama The Crossing at ABC. (DH)