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Brian Grazer and Ron Howard are also involved in New Form Digital Studios, which will bring two scripted series from YouTube creators exclusively to Vimeo’s on-demand service, with two additional to-be-announced series in development.
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Sony has announced that the movie, which you may have heard has caused more than a small amount of controversy, has surpassed $31 million in online and On Demand sales as of January 4th.
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Cold In July helmer Jim Mickle has signed on to direct the adaptation of the John N. Maclean book,
The Esperanza Fire: Arson, Murder, and the Agony of Engine 57, a piece covering the true story of the arson-sparked wildfire that claimed five lives in 2006.
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The new project is called
The Bad Bach, is apparently focused on cannibals, and will be jointly produced by VICE and Annapurna Pictures. Megan Ellison will work alongside VICE Executive Creative Director Danny Gabai and
Girl producer Sina Sayyah.
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Elle Fanning joins
Neon Demon, formerly titled
I Walk With The Dead, replacing Carrie Mulligan, while T.J. Miller and Ed Skrein are in talks to join the Ryan Reynolds-led superhero flick.
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Director Gary Ross is helming the story of Newton Knight, a Mississippi man who defected from the Confederate army and took a group of like-minded troops with him to create the Free State of Jones.
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By simply cutting two lines of dialogue, the filmmakers have apparently satisfied Moroccan sensors, who had objected to in which Christian Bale’s Moses receives messages from a figure — actually an 11-year-old boy — that could be interpreted as representing god.
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Actress Uzo Abuda, who won an Emmy for playing the role on
Orange Is the New Black, has signed on to star in the new indie,
Showing Roots. Film centers on what happens to a racially segregated small Southern town in 1977, when the TV miniseries saga "Roots" premiered.
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The first extended look at the next non-
Avengers movie from Marvel. The “final Phase Two” film for the studio stars Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas and hits theaters July 17th. Additionally, official script credit is being given to Rudd and Adam McKay.
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The 110-page final draft — originally titled
Rocky: Puncher’s Chance — by Sylvester Stallone, dated October 6th, 2005.
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