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A busy week on the representative front, with each of the major agencies and several publicists getting into the action.
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TODAY’S HEADLINES
Garrett Hedlund also joins the cast, no word on who either actor will play, alongside newcomer Joe Alwyn in the title role. Adapted by Simon Beaufoy from Ben Fountain's book, the story follows the titular 19-year-old soldier, who along with his squad has survived a tough battle in Iraq that made headlines and turned the troops into instant celebrities. Shipped home for a promotional tour by the army, they’re scheduled to return to combat after the final engagement of the trip, a halftime show of a Thanksgiving Day American football game in Texas.
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Guardians of the Galaxy and its star Chris Pratt lead the list of nominees, while Jennifer Lawrence and
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 also are well represented. You can vote for your favorites at MovieAwards.mtv.com through April 11th, and, in the case of "Movie of the Year," throughout the live show, which airs April 12th, with Amy Schumer hosting.
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The comedy service would likely feature full episodes of NBC shows such as
The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon and
Saturday Night Live. The company also plans to invest in original series for the service and may enlist its TV stars to create exclusive content, according to the people familiar with the plans.
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Actor’s Appian Way has signed a multi-year first-look deal for non-fiction projects that will have environmental and conservation themes. The deal covers both original documentaries and docu-series as well as acquisitions. That means Appian Way will likely become active on the festival acquisitions front, where the supply of eco-minded documentaries has increased in recent years.
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Author’s first book in a decade follows a couple in a semi-historical Medieval Britain as they venture forth across a war-ravaged landscape in search of a son they haven’t seen in years. The story has fantasy elements, including a dragon, spectacular battle sequences and a panoramic backdrop. It has been compared favorably to J.R.R. Tolkien’s
The Lord Of The Rings.
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Director Roland Emmerich announced on Twitter that Goldblum's MIT nerd David Levinson would be back for the sequel, with Liam Hemsworth also joining the gang in a lead role. It was previously announced that Smith will not return, but his son will be played by Jessie Usher. Now, we await word on whether or not Bill Pullman will also be returning.
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Show will not be returning for a second season on the cable network. The half-hour show featured Riki Lindhome (Garfunkel) and Kate Micucci (Oates), following the “aspirations and misadventures” of the comedic duo as well as spotlighting their careers in singing satirical and often dirty songs in its eight-episode first season.
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The new trailer for one of the year’s most highly anticipated films shows more action from the film, starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Paul Bettany, and James Spader and writer and directed by Joss Whedon, is in theaters May 1st.
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Concept art from the upcoming Disney animated film from
Tangled director Byron Howard. Story centers on Nick Wilde, a fox who’s forced to go on the run after being framed for a crime that he didn’t commit. Zootopia’s best cop, the bunny Lt. Judy Hops, is out to track him down, but when they both wind up targets of this conspiracy, they’ve got no choice but to forget that they’re natural enemies, team up and work together. It hits theaters March 4th, 2016.
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