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All kinds of info this week on all kinds of projects, including more casting on the
Magnificent Seven remake, a new
Battle of the Sexes film, the
Blade Runner sequel and Steve Carell signing up for three different films. Click on the link for the full skinny.
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Virgin Mountain, written and directed by Dagur Kári, won the top award in the World Narrative Competition for Best Narrative Feature, while
Democrats, from director Camilla Nielsson, won the respective award in the World Documentary Competition. Indiewire has the full list.
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Talking at CinemaCon in Las Vegas yesterday, Diesel revealed that they are aiming to get the next movie into theaters on April 14, 2017. No other details came out, but it’s safe to assume that Universal has a plan in place, considering the plan to get the film into theaters in two years’ time.
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Though there is still no director attached, and the screenwriter for the second film — author E.L. James’ husband Niall Leonard — has only just been hired, Universal has set that second film,
Fifty Shades Darker for February 10th, 2017, and the third and final film in the trilogy,
Fifty Shades Freed for February 9, 2018. Stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan are expected to return for both films.
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No names will be mentioned here, in case you still haven’t watched the episode and have been staying away from social media, but there was a major death in last night’s episode and the actor in question has left the series for good. Click on the link to get the details.
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The series were among those featured yesterday at the network’s upfront presentation. Norwood plays a single mom embarking on a new life and career as a fledgling cosmetics mogul in romantic comedy
Zoe Moon. Former Destiny Child’s member Rowland searches for “the next big female superstar group to make their mark in a dog-eat-dog music industry” in reality series
Chasing Destiny.
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The tech company has picked up a second season of web series
Park Bench with Steve Buscemi, a "talking show" that features the actor touring New York City and talking to celebrity friends and everyday people on the same park bench. In its second season, the show will feature appearances from Elvis Costello, John Oliver, Amber Tamblyn, Robert Smigel, Jim Jarmusch, David Blaine and others.
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Any effort to reimagine Disney World would need to be monumental, almost by definition. Sprawled across 25,000 acres of central Florida, it contains four theme parks, nearly 140 attractions, 300 dining locations, and 36 resort hotels. Its monorail system zips along 15 miles of track, with a daily ridership of more than 150,000. The parks have their own power plant and security force, plus some of the world’s largest laundry facilities.
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The first trailer from M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film, a self-financed thriller starring Kathryn Hahn. The film hits theaters September 11th.
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The undated, unspecified, Oscar-winning 117-page screenplay by Graham Moore, based on the book,
Alan Turing: The Enigma, but Andrew Hodges.
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