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The total includes most major cities — including Houston, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Phoenix, Dallas and New York — and more theaters than anyone expected considering the late notice and the fact Sony is finalizing plans to simultaneously release
The Interview via a VOD/streaming strategy.
(DH)
Exhibitors were already angry over last week’s move by Sony to make them the scapegoat for the Dec. 17 cancellation. Several executives are now saying that they only wanted the film’s premiere to be delayed or modified.
(VAR)
THR quotes several execs, none of whom would go on the record, that the first they’d heard of it was when they read about it last week. Clooney heatedly responds, “I'm not going to be baited into naming names. If
The Hollywood Reporter has a list of heads of studios that would sign on in support of the release of this film then they should in fact get them to start a petition.”
(THR)
Lin was named to direct the film on Monday, replacing Roberto Orci, who had been set to make his feature directorial debut with the third film in the franchise. Orci, in return, was replacing J.J. Abrams, who directed the first two films but left to direct
Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
(NR)
The deal grants the No. 1 satellite TV broadcaster rights to ESPN, ABC and Disney Channel authenticated online-video services, giving subscribers access to content across TVs, computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles and other Internet-connected devices.
(SI)
Adam Sandler tops the list, again, while other names like Johnny Depp, Ben Stiller, Ryan Reynolds and Tom Hanks round out the top five. The bottom five includes some surprising names, like Sandra Bullock.
(FM)
Ventura sued the late Navy SEAL — whose memoir became the basis for the movie, starring Bradley Cooper and directed by Clint Eastwood — for slander over a specific chapter in the book that accused former SEAL Ventura of treason.
(UR)
Considering a year this difficult, this beautiful, and this complex requires looking at these images closely — whether we want to or not — and considering why they stubbornly refuse to fade.
(GL)
The first teaser trailer from the long-awaited film sequel to the successful HBO series, Vince, E, Turtle, Drama, Ari and the rest will be in theaters June 5th.
(EMP)
The 132-page final draft, dated May 23rd, 1989, by Michael Blake, based on his novel.
(DS)
