Weekend Box Office Wrap-up: October 30, 2016
Coming in first once again is Boo! A Madea Halloween, which brought in $16.6 million in its second weekend. Opening in second is Inferno, the latest installment in Ron Howard’s Robert Langdon trilogy. The thriller managed a weak $15 million in its first three days. (SR)
Tom Hardy To Headline Josh Trank’s ‘Fonzo’
Kellee Stewart To Star In ‘BBF’ Comedy At Fox Produced By Cedric The Entertainer
Kellee Stewart is set to topline her own comedy series, teaming with former My Boys co-executive producer Sebastian Jones for BBF, executive produced by Cedric the Entertainer. (DH)
Tom Cruise Will Live Nearly 1,000 Years As ‘Methuselah’ For ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean 5’ Director
Tom Cruise has been slated to lead Methuselah, a Biblical tale following the title character who was said to live 969 years according to the Hebrew Bible, with Joachim Rønning directing and David Heyman producing for Warner Bros. (SF)
Oscars: Academy Receives 145 Feature Documentary Submissions
A total of 145 documentary feature films have been submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for consideration for the 89th Academy Awards. (VAR)
2017 Animated Short Oscar Contenders: A Record Number Of Films Are Competing
This year, 70 animated shorts qualified for the best animated short category of the Academy Awards, a record-setting total for the category. (CB)
Grace Helbig Signs Film, TV Overall Deal With Lionsgate
Comedian Grace Helbig has signed an overall deal with Lionsgate that includes the development of film and television projects. (THR)
2016 BloodList: See the Year’s Best Horror Screenplays, Pilots And Shorts
Joe Russo‘s Soul Mates and Natalie Hanson’s Safe and Sound are among the projects included on horror genre guru Kailey Marsh’s 2016 BloodList of the most-liked screenplays and pilots in horror, thriller, dark comedy and sci-fi. (WRAP)
For One Pay Cable Network, It’s Good That People Are Seeing STARZ
Starz is now the second most subscribed pay cable network but still has yet to find it’s buzzy award winning show. With interesting new projects, current sleeper hits, and a partnership with Lionsgate can the network make the jump? (TB)