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SSN ORIGINALS
Here at SSN, we like to cover all genres when it comes to the writers we talk to. Lately, we have covered drama and sci-fi, but now we want to delve into the genre that makes us laugh (and cry), comedy. Karen McCullah (
Legally Blonde,
10 Things I Hate About You) gives great insights into her screenwriting process, the first screenplay she (and writing partner Kirsten Smith) sold and what inspires her daily writing. Absolutely worth your time.
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It’s an especially light week in rep moves this week, but aside from those two big names, the female lead for one of the summer’s most highly anticipated films also made a big switch, as did a Tony nominated director. Click on the link to get all the info.
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TODAY’S HEADLINES
Grumblings that Hollywood is a man’s world have percolated for decades and are borne out in grim figures: Women directed only four percent of top-grossing films over the last dozen years. Now this is being challenged as a violation of civil rights. Yesterday, the ACLU asked state and federal agencies to investigate the hiring practices of Hollywood studios, networks and talent agencies for rampant and intentional gender discrimination against female directors.
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Diego Luna is the latest to join the project, alongside Felicity Jones and Riz Ahmed as one of the rebel fighters who plot to steal the plans for the Death Star, in the film that's set between
Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge Of The Sith and
Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope. Ben Mendelssohn continues to be rumored as the villain, but neither he, nor Lucasfilm, have confirmed this. The film will open December 16th, 2016.
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The Fault In Our Stars director will co-write and direct the film, a standalone spinoff that expands its
X-Men movie universe. The series, already part of the
X-Men Comics universe, introduces a new crop of mutant characters born with special powers. Boone will co-write with Knate Gwaltney. Simon Kinberg will produce with Lauren Shuler Donner. Boone is also set for a reboot of Anne Rice’s
Vampire Chronicles series, as well as an adaptation of
The Stand.
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The late night talk show host is teaming with
The Office producer Greg Daniels for a TBS comedy pilot about alien abductees called
The Group. O'Brien says that the show is not an alien gimmick but an original, character-driven comedy piece. No word yet on any casting or when the pilot will shoot.
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Star of the original 2011 movie Cooper will appear in the first episode of the series, and will return as his schedule allows. In the show, Jake McDorman plays Brian Finch, who comes across NZT and is coerced into using his new drug-enhanced abilities to solve weekly cases for the FBI. Cooper will reprise his role of Eddie Mora from the film, and will act as a mentor to the Finch character.
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The Oscar-winning actress will join Elle Fanning in John Cameron Mitchell’s adaptation of the Neil Gaiman short story. The film, like the short story, is a musically charged,
Romeo and Juliet-influenced, love story involving punks and aliens. Matt Lucas and Ruth Wilson are also onboard the project, with Fanning playing an alien rock star touring the galaxy who breaks away and ends up in a London suburb called Croydon. There she meets a boy.
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Film House Germany's Egoli Tossell has tapped Broadway veteran director David Leveaux to helm
The Kaiser's Last Kiss starring James and Oscar-winner Christopher Plummer. Written by Simon Burke and based on the novel by Alan Judd, the film will pivot on the 1940 invasion of Holland that brings the Nazis face to face with their former monarch, Kaiser Wilhelm, who was exiled to the Netherlands in 1917.
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Universal has released the first look at director Guillermo del Toro’s new horror film, starring Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Charlie Hunnam, Burn Gorman, Doug Jones, Leslie Hope and Jim Beaver. The movie hits theaters October 16th.
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