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After Hollywood Gang, a production company on the Warner Bros. lot run by Mark Canton and Gianni Nunnari obtained the rights to the long-in-development project in February, speculation as that it would remain at Warner, but now the film has moved to Sony, where it is seen as a potential franchise. Doug Belgrad, Michael De Luca and Matthew Milam will shepherd the movie at the studio.
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Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams are the two actors looking at playing Tony and Susan, in which Susan receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband Tony, a man whom she left 20 years earlier, asking for her opinion. Joaquin Phoenix and Aaron Taylor-Johnson are also being mentioned for roles in the film, which is being produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov.
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The prestigious program will be accepting applications on a rolling basis this year, effective immediately. Additionally, films that submit through early April will be eligible to participate in this summer's Documentary Labs. Filmmakers can get more info by visiting the institute’s website.
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One of Hollywood’s storied postproduction houses is closing two of its facilities in the U.S. and UK, including the recently opened 20,000-square-foot office in Burbank. The closure comes less than a year after the venerable Todd-Soundelux post house closed its doors for good.
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The director of the first film, which has totaled $164 million domestic and $558 million worldwide, was open about her tussles with author E.L. James on the direction of the movie adaptation. Now, Universal is reportedly seeking a new writer to replace Kelly Marcel — author E.L. James herself is under consideration — as well as a new director for the sequel.
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Peter Craig is reuniting with Jennifer Lawrence for the war drama, which Steven Spielberg has signed on to direct, but first the script must be written. Craig wrote
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, and will now tackle Lynsey Addario’s memoir. Andrew Lazar is producing.
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Word has come down through the various grapevines that the Australian actor has met for one of the lead roles in the Star Wars standalone pic, which is already set to star Felicity Jones. Gareth Edwards is directing the pic, though plot details are still under wraps. It’ll hit theaters December 16th, 2016.
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Lana Condor joins other new casts members Alexandra Shipp, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Sophie Turner and Oscar Isaac, as well as the returning James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult. Bryan Singer returns to direct the film, which will hit theaters May 27th, 2016.
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One lawsuit claims that big chains have an inside track on a competitive advantage. In January 2014, Cobb Theaters filed an antitrust lawsuit against AMC Entertainment, the nation’s largest theater chain, alleging their tactics and practices amount to conspiracy to commit competitive harm. Last Friday, U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross denied AMC’s motion to dismiss, thus allowing the case to progress.
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Movie Ideas can be tricky things. But here are a couple tips that might minimize your problems in getting started on a solid screen story: Don’t try to be clever, and don’t struggle to be original.
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