Weekend Box Office: ‘Moana’ Scores Huge $81 Million; ‘Doctor Strange’ Sets Marvel Record
Disney not only won the weekend outright with a stellar launch for the animated feature Moana, but also scored a new record for the continued box office of Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange. (COLL)
STX Halts ‘Godforsaken’ As Sylvester Stallone Exits
STX Entertainment has halted pre-production on Godforsaken, after Sylvester Stallone abruptly decided not to go forward with the starring role. (DH)
Peter Jackson’s ‘Mortal Engines’ Gets December 2018 Release
The adventure epic will open one week before Fox releases an untitled James Cameron film, possibly the long-gestating Avatar 2. (THR)
Anne Rice Is Planning A ‘Game of Thrones’–Style TV Adaptation Of ‘The Vampire Chronicles’
Having just regained the theatrical rights to the 12-book series that includes Interview with the Vampire, the famed author says her dream is a quality TV adaptation. (IW)
‘Quantico’ Moving To Mondays In January
After its holiday break, the Priyanka Chopra-fronted drama will resume Season 2 on a new night, beginning Monday, January 23 at 10/9c. (TVL)
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Finds First Cast Member In Michelle Yeoh
The Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star will be a recurring character on the upcoming CBS All Access sci-fi drama. (VAR)
Fox Sets Release Dates For Two Secret Marvel Movies; Pushes ‘Kingsman 2’ To October 2017
20th Century Fox has shuffled release dates for a pair of unspecified Fox/Marvel movies, one being the sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle which has been pushed out of Summer 2017 and will now open in theaters on October 6, 2017. (COLL)
Sam Mendes Scraps His Gay Talese ‘The Voyeur’s Motel’ Film
Mendes’s The Voyeur’s Motel film plans have been completely dropped by DreamWorks due to a documentary on the same subject being pursued by filmmakers Myles Kane and Josh Koury. (VUL)
Screenwriters: ‘Birth Of A Nation’
A June 15, 2015 Yellow draft shooting script by Nate Parker (story by Nate Parker & Jean McGianni Celestin. (SS)