Behind the Scenes of ‘Felony’ With Joel Edgerton, David Ayer Aims for Authenticity With ‘Fury,’ TV Castings for 10/15/14, NPH Is Your 2015 Oscar Host

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Behind the Scenes of ‘Felony’ With Filmmaker Joel Edgerton: “With Screen-Writing, There’s No Hiding, It’s My Brain On-Screen”

The Aussie actor stars in his native country’s Felony, on which he’s also a writer and producer, which hits theaters on Friday. (SSN)

Filmmaker David Ayer Aims for Authenticity With His New WWII Movie, ‘Fury’

The director of End of Watch and Sabotage and writer of Training Day has crafted a story that follows an American tank crew behind enemy lines who face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempt to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany. (SSN)

TV Castings for 10/15/14: Ben Stiller to Appear in ‘Workaholics,’ Nick Cannon to Recur on ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine,’ and More

Updates on The Flash, Powers, The Astronaut Wives Club, as well as Paul Feig’s Yahoo show, Other Space are included. (SSN)

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Neil Patrick Harris Is Your 2015 Oscar Host! 

Emmy and Tony winner (and host of both shows) gets his first Oscar spot, will takes over for last year's host, Ellen DeGeneres. (IW)

Warner Plans to Cut Costs $200 Million Annually 

CEO Kevin Tsujihara tells shareholders that the belt-tightening would include layoffs, but was not specific about numbers. (VAR)

From the It Was Only a Matter of Time File: HBO to Launch Stand-Alone Online Service, Without Cable, in 2015

CEO Richard Plepler says of the new version of HBO Go that there are 80 million homes in the U.S. that do not have HBO, and “we will use all measures to go after them.” (DH)

First Batman, then Moses, Now Steve Jobs: Christian Bale in Talks to Play Apple Co-Founder

Less than two weeks after Leonardo DiCaprio broke off talks with Sony to play the late tech giant, the studio is pursuing the Oscar-winner. Danny Boyle is directing an Aaron Sorkin script. (THR)

On the Eve of the Highly Anticipated Release of ‘Birdman,’ One of the Film’s Production Companies Faces a Major Legal Battle

Worldview Entertainment’s former CEO is accused of embezzling money, then sues the company, while a former partner and investor claims he is owed an EP credit on the film. (HESQ)

Warner and DC Have Finally Confirmed Their Upcoming Superhero Movie Slate, With Titles, Release Dates, and Everything

After 2016’s Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad will come two Jsutice League movies and stand-alines for Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Cyborg, Aquaman and Shazam. (CBR)

Ewan McGregor Is the Latest Big Name to be Associated With Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’

Keanu Reeves was also one of the actors mentioned since Joaquin Phoenix dropped out a couple weeks ago, but McGregor might now have the inside track. (BD)

Trailer Buzz: ‘Interstellar’

As the countdown to the release of Christopher Nolan’s latest continues, Paramount puts out three more TV spots that reveal just a wee bit more than before. (EMP)