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SSN AWARDS ORIGINALS
AWARDS SEASON LAUNCH
As Thomas’ husband is on an upward trajectory of increasing clout and increasing budgets, critical acclaim and staggering commercial success, she spoke exclusively to SSN about her journey to the top, what a producer really does, and not having to fight for attention anymore.
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A movie usually gets made in spite of a filmmaker’s best efforts, rather than because of them. But every now and then, the pieces come together in such a way that the finished product seems to have been pre-ordained for greatness. Case in point—
The Imitation Game.
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We wrangled senior editor Neil Turitz and senior staff writer Dina Gachman to discuss how this year’s awards race is shaping up, in the first of what will be a new weekly feature during awards season.
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TODAY’S HEADLINES
The Blunderer, based on a Patricia Highsmith novel, gets underway, while
Abattoir,
Green Room and
the Black Prince are among the other films that have finished principal photography.
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The studio has told employees companywide to not connect to corporate networks or access email, after it was hit today by what appeared to be a malicious hacker attack threatening to disclose “secrets.”
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Disney has confirmed that the teaser trailer for next year's
Star Wars sequel will be playing in approximately 30 theaters over the coming Thanksgiving holiday weekend, and has released a full list of which ones, exactly, will have it.
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Deep State, based on the comic book series created and written by Justin Jordan and drawn by Ariela Kristantina, has Howard Gordon attached as EP, while
The Rinse, based on the BOOM! miniseries created and written by Gary Phillips and drawn by Marc Laming, is being written/executive produced by Mick Betancourt.
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Isaac will play the title role in
X-Men: Apocalypse, playing a powerful mutant who causes massive destruction in the X-Men world. The film, to be directed by Bryan Singer, will hit theaters May 27th, 2016.
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Kelly Reilly has also been added to the cast, which features Vince Vaughn and Colin Farrell, for season two of the eight-episode HBO series, now shooting in California.
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NBC has capped the show’s episode order at 13, but will continue airing it in its normal, Friday night time slot. Also, it has not been ruled out for renewal.
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