‘La La Land’ Leads Critics Choice Awards With 12 Nominations, Other Big Nominees Include ‘Moonlight’ and ‘Arrival’
Damien Chazelle’s Hollywood musical pulls 12 nominations, while Moonlight and Arrival each boast 10. (IW)
Hugh Jackman, Fox 2000 Team For YA Best-Seller ‘Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian’
Smoke Signals writer Sherman Alexie penned the book and will adapt the screenplay, with Temple Hill and Donners’ Company producing. (THR)
Showtime’s Chicago Drama Eyes Series Order With Rick Famuyiwa As Director
Dope writer-director Rick Famuyiwa has joined Showtime’s Chicago-set drama project from Lena Waithe, Common, Aaron Kaplan and Fox 21 TV Studios. (DH)
Billy Dee Williams Voicing Two-Face In ‘The Lego Batman’ Movie
The animated movie’s director Chris McKay announced the casting karma balance. (EMP)
Are Re-shoots Really The Kiss Of Death For Wannabe Blockbusters?
Rumor had it that Rogue One was in trouble after Disney ordered a lengthy re-do—but were the re-shoots meant to fix a broken film, or are they just par for the course? (VF)
‘X-Story’ Short Film Tells A 13-Minute Animated Adventure Story Without Any Dialogue
Russian creator and animator Vitaliy Shushko released his first animated short film titled X-Story, which was quickly scooped up as one of Vimeo’s “Staff Picks.” (IW)
Trailer Buzz: The Mummy: A New World Of Gods And Monsters
Tom Cruise returns to theaters in 2017 with The Mummy, a big screen reboot of the Universal monster movie franchise. (SR)
NBCUniversal Has A Lot Going For It, But Is That Enough To Save Its Cable Business?
What NBCUniversal has going for it is the number of networks and variety of target viewers. With such a wealth of possibilities, there is that much better a chance at survival, and there is no shortage of money to keep pushing that as far as it will go. (TB)
