How Bankable is Expendables 3 Overseas?, Spotlight: Phillip Noyce on The Giver, Lenny Abrahamson on Directing a Masked Michael Fassbender in Frank

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Box Office Insight: How Bankable is Expendables 3 Overseas?

SSN breaks down the stars of Expendables 3 by international box office to see who’s king of the world, and who are pretenders to the throne. (SSN)

Spotlight: Phillip Noyce on The Giver

Noyce, 64, spoke to SSN about the film, why he loved the book so much, his sabbatical from movie-making, and why The Giver is the perfect return. (SSN)

Spotlight: Lenny Abrahamson on Directing a Masked Michael Fassbender in Frank

SSN spoke to the director about the fact that filmmaking sometimes feels “like you’re being beaten over the head with a large rock,” and the importance of celebrating creators who remain on the fringe. (SSN)

Birthday Box Office Battle: Ben Affleck vs. Jennifer Lawrence

Who would win in an epic battle between Katniss or Daredevil, Mystique or Batman? (SSN)

TODAY'S HEADLINES

 

Craig Ferguson in Final Negotiations For Syndicated Talk Show

Ferguson is in final negotiations with Tribune Media to host a daily syndicated half-hour talkshow that would air in the 7 p.m. hour across the Tribune station group. (VAR)

Showrunner Ed Bernero Leaves NBC’s Katherine Heigl Series State Of Affairs

The veteran TV writer-producer has left NBC’s fall drama about two months after boarding the new series as executive producer/showrunner. (DH)

How to Train Your Dragon 2 Hits $500 Million After China Opening

The DreamWorks Animation film has passed 'Rio 2' and 'The Lego Movie' at the worldwide box office. (THR)

Rosamund Pike On Her Gone Girl Inspiration

Pike modeled Amy, at least in part, on Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, the alluring but somehow unknowable wife of John F. Kennedy Jr. (EW)

25 Hugely Popular Soundtracks That Never Hit No. 1

Vulture's list begins on a chilly Chicagoland Saturday morning in 1985 … (VUL)