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SSN AWARDS ORIGINALS
OSCAR NOMINATION PREDICTIONS
The dynamic duo of Neil Turitz and Dina Gachman are back with an in depth look at the upcoming Oscar noms, as well as some hardcore predictions as to who will hear their names called, and who will get hosed.
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Netflix green lights the
Wet Hot American Summer prequel, Craig Borten stakes his flag in
51st State for Syfy, Guillermo Del Toro gets his
Carnival Row up and running, and lots more.
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TODAY’S HEADLINES
While Richard Linklater and Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárittu both got expected nominations, and Wes Anderson and Morten Tyldum as well, Clint Eastwood took the fifth spot, edging out Ava DuVerney. Awards are handed out February 7th.
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Four-time Oscar winning auteur’s untitled program (currently using the name "Untitled Woody Allen Project") will include half-hour episodes and already has a full-season order. Allen will write and direct every episode.
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The trio will star in Adam McKay’s adaptation of
The Big Short, from Michael Lewis’ book. McKay will also direct, while Pitt’s Plan B is producing. No timetable yet for when it’s going to happen.
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Hitch’s classic
Strangers On a Train will now become
Strangers On a Plane, with Affleck playing an actor on an awards season tour who ends up sharing a private jet with a wealthy psychopath, and sparks fly. Their
Gone Girl writer, Gillian Flynn, is in discussions to write the script.
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Creator of
Ally McBeal,
Picket Fences,
The Practice and
Boston Legal is taking on
Mr. Mercedes, which was published earlier this year. Kelley has enlisted director Jack Bender —a key player on another King property,
Under The Dome— to help.
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The e-commerce giant is preparing to make its first film, based on a short story from a writer who was discovered when his work went viral on social media. Meanwhile, the company is plotting to leverage its marketing power to promote its entertainment offerings.
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The producer has made an agreement with Universal Cable Productions, which includes the Syfy and USA Networks, both of which have given him blind series commitments. He will develop both scripted and non-scripted programming.
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The first trailers — both green band and red band — from this summer’s spy comedy starring Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, and Jude Law, and helmed by McCarthy’s
The Heat director, Paul Feig. Film is in theaters May 22nd.
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