2017 Grammy Nominations: Complete List
The Grammy nominations are here and Beyoncé leads the pack with nine nominations, followed by Drake, Rihanna, and Kanye West with eight apiece and Chance the Rapper with seven. (LAT)
Jackie Chan Starring In Joe Carnahan’s ‘Five Against A Bullet’
Jackie Chan has signed on to star in Joe Carnahan’s action movie Five Against A Bullet. Lorenzo di Bonaventura is producing the project for Sony along with Suretone Pictures, Jordan Schur through Mimran Schur Pictures. (VAR)
‘Baywatch’ Surfs To Memorial Day Weekend, ‘Life’ Flies To March
Paramount’s Seth Gordon-directed feature adaptation of 1990s TV show Baywatch will now go on Memorial Day weekend, May 26, instead of May 19. (DH)
‘Duck Dynasty’ Producers Put On Leave At ITV Amid Fraud Investigation
The news comes four years after the U.K. TV giant bought the independent production company best known for Duck Dynasty. (THR)
The 2016 Hit List: The Best Specs Of The Year
For the seventh year in a row Tracking Board picks for the best specs scripts of the year. With almost 400 specs from more than 450 writers eligible for this years list, it was once again one of the largest creative pools to select from. (TB)
Pixar’s ‘Coco’ Reveals Cast, Plot Details
Coco is Pixar’s next original movie, and it’s the sole novel film for the studio over the next few years as production ramps up for Cars 3 and, later, The Incredibles 2 and Toy Story 4. (EW)
Sundance 2017 Market Takes Flight: 7 Hot Acquisition Titles At The Festival
Here are seven hot titles from the Sundance lineup that could be prime targets for distributors. (IW)
The Importance Of Emotional Connection In Movies This Award Season
The emotional connection is what tends to separate a mediocre film from a good one, or a good one from a great one, and that’s never more evident than during this season right here. (TB)
Trailer Buzz: Transformers: The Last Knight
Paramount Pictures has released the first trailer for Transformers: The Last Knight, the fifth film in the Transformers franchise, directed by Michael Bay. (COLL)