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With
Minions opening impressively abroad, the studio shattered the record set by 20th Century Fox in October of 2014. This also marks the first time in Universal’s 103-year history that the studio has reached that mark in any calendar year. The incredible run is thanks to the performance of films like
Jurassic World,
Furious 7,
50 Shades Of Gray,
Pitch Perfect 2 and the upcoming
Minions, which opens here this weekend.
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The Hollywood studio has struck a deal with two of North America's largest exhibitors, AMC Theatres and Canada's Cineplex Entertainment, to roll out a historic initiative to narrow the increasingly archaic window, which currently averages 90 days, between a movie's theatrical and home-video release. In the process, Paramount will share a percentage of the studio's digital revenue, including iTunes, through 90 days, on top of theatrical earnings.
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Duo who starred together in the 1992 true-life drama
Lorenzo’s Oil are re-teaming for Epix’s first original comedy. Sarandon will play Margaret Graves, the wife of Nolte’s character, a former U.S. president. She begins to pursue her own political ambitions when her husband decides to right the wrongs of his administration, 20 years after leaving office. Series creator Joshua Michael Stern will write and exec produce the 10-episode show.
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The acclaimed drama to date has garnered a Television Critics Association Award nomination, kudos for Critics’ Choice TV Award nominees Aden Young (who plays Daniel) and Abigail Spencer (Amantha), and a WGA Award nod. New season premieres tomorrow picking up right where things left off, on the afternoon of Daniel’s plea deal. When the body of a missing person is discovered, law enforcement once again turns to him for answers.
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The female lead role of Shelli, played by Christina Hendricks in the pilot, written, directed and executive produced by Cameron Crowe, is being completely revamped and will be recast. The decision to re-conceive the character was made after the pilot was shot, and Crowe is currently in the process of re-writing. Word is that it was a creative decision to revamp the character and the parting was amicable.
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Film is based on the true story of Lance Corporal Leslie Martz, who was sent to Afghanistan as a leader of a Female Engagement Team and tasked with the dual mandate of gaining the trust of Afghan women by equipping them with skills for independence but also secretly extracting information from them about their Taliban husbands. She was also still in the closet, and formed a bond with the people she was charged to betray. No director has yet been attached.
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London Town follows the story of a 14-year-old in 1970s London whose life is changed forever when his estranged mother introduces him to the music of the Clash. Doughy Scott, Natasha McElhone and Daniel Huttlestone also star in the film, currently shooting in London with Derick Borte directing a script by Kirsten Sheridan, Sonya Gildea and Matthew Brown.
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Showtime has released the first look at its upcoming financial drama, starring Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti, from creators David Levien, Brian Koppelman and Andrew Ross Sorkin, the show will premiere on the cable network in 2016.
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Twentieth Century Fox has released the new trailer for the period thriller about James Donovan, a lawyer tasked with rescuing an American U-2 pilot shot down in the Soviet Union. Tom Hanks stars and Steven Spielberg directs a script by the Joel and Ethan Coen. The film also stars Amy Ryan, Alan Alda, Austin Stowell, Mark Rylance and Eve Hewson, and opens Oct. 16th.
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Working for a major screenwriting contest, for regular industry employers, and for private clients, has allowed Ray Morton to read over 100 spec screenplays in the past two or so months. Making his way through such a large quantity of material has given him a chance to identify some of the most common mistakes that spec writers tend to make in crafting their screenplays. Here are some helpful tips.
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