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SSN ORIGINALS
Plenty of action this week, with new projects announced from Jeff Skoll, Sylvester Stallone, the Fine Brothers and Jerrod Carmichael, to name just a few. Click the link to get the full skinny.
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TODAY’S HEADLINES
Waiting’s Rob McKittrick will write the script for New Line, based on a
Wall Street Journal article. The piece detailed a group of friends that have been keeping the same game of Tag going for over two decades, and the stakes are so high that tales of home invasion, injury, and beefing up office security have become a part of the game's storied history. Ferrell and Black, obviously, would play the feuding players.
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The fledgling studio is circling a three year-18 film deal with the Chinese company. STX has a number of projects already on its slate, including the Matthew McConaughey vehicle
The Free State of Jones, written, directed and produced by Gary Ross; an untitled thriller from micro-budget maestro Jason Blum; and a remake of
The Secret in Their Eyes, with Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts starring and Billy Ray directing from his own script.
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You’re Doing It Wrong will provide a smart, comedic take on everyday activities — such as peeling hard-boiled eggs, using sunscreen, and changing the TV channel — that most people consistently do wrong. Hosted by Randy and Jason Sklar, the series will provide facts and figures, break down the science behind these everyday actions, and offer tips on how to correct the errant behaviors.
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Studio is readying the film, starring Meryl Streep, Carey Mulligan and Helena Bonham Carter, inspired by the early 20th century campaign by the suffragettes for the right of women to vote, for a fall domestic release later this year. The subject matter is both timely and potentially awards-season friendly. The film had a lot of positive buzz around it following buyers’ screenings in the U.S. and London this past week.
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When the show was announced in October, it was with creators David Lynch and Mark Frost both on board, but yesterday came word that Lynch has yet to sign his contract and is unsure about whether or not the series will go forward. Today, Showtime released this comment: "Nothing is going on that's any more than any preproduction process with David Lynch... Everything is moving forward and everybody is crazy thrilled and excited.” So there you go.
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While no release date has been announced for his highly anticipated
Winds Of Winter, he put in his blog that he needed to buckle down on the sixth book in his
A Song Of Ice and Fire series. Martin began the blog post by apologizing to fans who had planned to see him at November's World Fantasy Convention in Saratoga, New York, and also that he will skip Comic-Con in San Diego.
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The show’s co-creator, Steven Moffat has now confirmed the special will take place in Victorian London, validating fan assumptions about the episode. Last month the show’s stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman were spotted filming
Sherlock in 19th century clothes. The 90-minute episode literally takes place more than 100 years ago.
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Writer-director Smith is already working on
Clerks 3, and said during a radio interview that a tease about a potential
Mallrats sequel led to so much reaction, he decided to follow up with it. There’s no word on when it might go forward, but almost certainly after the third
Clerks installment.
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Unlike certain previous SXSW Interactive festivals where attendees and press coalesced around a single topic, this year's event was all over the place. With so much to do and so many people to meet, a tyranny of choice reigned supreme. It was the perfect microcosm of the media and marketing industry. Ad Age mentions four trends. Click the link to read on.
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