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Produced by Film Independent, the LAFF hits the Regal Cinemas at LA Live again this year, running through Thursday, June 18th. There are 74 feature films, 60 short films, and over 50 new media works representing 35 countries screening this year, but if the thought of scouring the list for the standouts is one less thing you want to add to your to-do list, SSN is here to help. We’ve filtered through the screenings to find the seven best to check out.
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It wasn’t the craziest week in regard to talent moving from one agency to another, that quota has almost certainly been filled by a certain mass defection from one agency to another. That said, the agency that lost all those agents is still alive and kicking, as evidenced by the week in rep moves. Click on the link to read on.
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TODAY’S HEADLINES
Dan Simmons’ Hugo Award-winning sci-fi novel will move forward Itamar Moses writing the screenplay for producers Bradley Cooper, Graham King and Todd Phillips. Story is set on the eve of Armageddon with the entire galaxy at war, as seven pilgrims set forth on a voyage to seek the answers to the unsolved riddles of their lives. Each carries a desperate hope and a terrible secret — while one may hold the fate of humanity in his hands.
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It appears negotiations have begun for screenwriter Kay Cannon, who penned the first two movies, to return to write the third. There is the question of re-signing Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson, who don't have an option for a third film, and there is no word yet if Elizabeth Banks will return to direct.
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If ever there was a studio that could withstand a serious stumble, it's Disney, home of Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. And stumble it has with
Tomorrowland, the Brad Bird-directed fantasy adventure. Sources say the film will lose $120 million to $140 million by the time it finishes its global rollout, becoming Disney's first major financial misfire since
The Lone Ranger prompted a $190 million write-down two summers ago.
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The pay cable network has ordered a nine-episode fifth season of the comedy, starring Matt LeBlanc as a fictionalized version of himself. There had been speculation that a fifth season would be the last for the series, created and written by David Crane & Jeffrey Klarik, though Showtime stopped short of making that announcement in the pickup release.
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Jaden Smith is the latest to join the Netflix show, a musical look at the rise of rap and hip hop in 1970s New York City. Shawn Ryan, best known for shows like
The Shield and
The Unit, is teaming up with the Australian director to work on the series, which they first starting kicking around as an idea in 2013. Smith will be Marcus "Dizzee" Kipling, an exceedingly good South Bronx graffiti artist.
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The YouTube network and the news and entertainment blog are partnering to launch Outspeak, a new online video network devoted to news and journalism. The new network, which will distribute content on both YouTube and HuffPo, aims to be the next big news network for millennials. The goal is to sign top and emerging YouTube stars in the fields of news and journalism and give them the tools to produce content and build audiences across the web.
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The legendary director doesn’t need
Jurassic World to be a mega hit. We all know Mr. Spielberg has plenty of money. What’s another cent mean to Spielberg? Admittedly, his name has been on some projects that appear more monetary-driven, but that’s not the case with
Jurassic World. If that wasn’t true, then we wouldn’t have waited almost 14 years for the fourth installment in the
Jurassic Park franchise.
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MGM and Sony have released a new TV trailer for the latest installment in the James Bond franchise, starring Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Monica Bellucci, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris and Ralph Fiennes, and directed by Sam Mendes. It opens November 6th.
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