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SSN AWARDS ORIGINALS
GOLDEN GLOBES: DIRECTOR AND SCREENPLAY — MOTION PICTURE
The writer teamed with Stephen Sondheim to originate the long-running Broadway musical, and when filmmaker Rob Marshall wanted to bring the stage production to the big screen, he got the duo’s blessing and enlisted Lapine to adapt the screenplay.
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The director’s last film,
Dallas Buyers Club, won Oscars for its stars Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto. His newest,
Wild, based on Cheryl Strayed’s bestselling memoir, premiered at Telluride to rave reviews and Oscar buzz for star and producer Reese Witherspoon.
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Much has been made of the actor’s physical transformation in the film, but it’s the emotional and visceral power of his performance that have earned him, and the film, awards attention. The movie premiered at Cannes in May to rapturous reviews, and Miller won Best Director.
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TODAY’S HEADLINES
Viola Davis, Howard Gordon, Idris Elba, Ellen DeGeneres and Lauren Graham are among the other known talents who also have projects in development.
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Just as newsworthy as the films that made the list, including
Life Itself,
CitizenFour and
The Case Against 8 are the movies that didn’t, including
Red Army,
Happy Valley and
Supermensch. (TOH)
A Most Violent Year and its stars, Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain, are the big winners, as well as Michael Keaton, Julianne Moore and Clint Eastwood, who copped Best Director for
American Sniper.
(THR)
Sony Pictures Entertainment’s headaches continue as personal information of its 3,803 employees leaked online as part of the massive security breach that has plagued the company for over a week.
(VAR)
Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter will run the show, which will star Bobby Cannavale, Olivia Wilde, Juno Temple, Andrew “Dice” Clay and Ray Romano, among others. Scores-directed pilot will shoot in New York in the new year.
(TP)
The helmer has signed on to helm an untitled bank heist thriller based on a pitch from Matt Charman. There are no details about the plot, but it’s described as being “in the vein of
Heat and
Dog Day Afternoon.
(COL)
The latest sequel to
The Da Vinci Code will again star Tom Hanks and again be directed by Ron Howard, and will find Langdon in Italy, grappling with amnesia and a chilling puzzle revolving around Dante’s Inferno.
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