Box Office: ‘Rogue One’ Lands $29 Million In Biggest Thursday Preview Of The Year
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has landed with a massive $29 million in Thursday night preview showings in North America. (VAR)
Jonah Hill Joins Joaquin Phoenix In Biopic Of Quadriplegic Cartoonist
Hill will star as one of the cartoonist’s caregivers in director Gus Van Sant’s upcoming film. (THR)
Oscars 2017: ‘Toni Erdmann’ Makes The Foreign-Language Shortlist; ‘Elle’ Is Snubbed
Nine out of 85 foreign feature movies have landed on the shortlist for the 2017 Oscars. While the festival favorite, Germany’s Toni Erdmann, made the cut, a few celebrated films did not, including France’s entry, Elle, directed by Paul Verhoeven. (NYT)
Universal & Will Packer Acquire ‘3-1-2’ Script From Chicago Screenwriter
Universal Pictures and Will Packer Productions have acquired rights to 3-1-2, a script from writer Ike Smith. The project will be produced by Packer and his head of motion pictures James F. Lopez. (DH)
Julia Roberts To Star In TV Adaptation Of ‘Today Will Be Different’
Julia Roberts has signed on to star in a TV adaptation of Maria Semple’s book Today Will Be Different. Semple will write the adaptation herself; Roberts will also be a producer on the limited series. (TVL)
Roland Emmerich Circling Sci-fi Thriller ‘Dark Matter’
Roland Emmerich is entering talks to direct the adaptation of Dark Matter for Sony. Blake Crouch’s book, which hit shelves in July was snapped up by producer Matt Tolmach and the studio for a potential movie back in 2014. (EMP)