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Richard Linklater Baseball Comedy to Release April 15

Paramount has set Richard Linklater’s baseball comedy, formerly titled That’s What I’m Talking About, for an April 15 release. The studio also moved its untitled comedy starring Leslie Mann out of that release slot with no new date set. (VAR)

Illumination Entertainment’s ‘Minions’ Tops $500 Million at Foreign Box Office for Universal

Illumination Entertainment’s Minions will cross $500 million at the international box office Monday. Minions has been the No. 1 globally for three consecutive weeks and has opened in the top spot in 55 territories. Its current worldwide gross is $761.8 million. (WRAP)

Christopher Nolan’s New Short Doc on Quay Brothers Premieres Next Month

Christopher Nolan has announced that his next film, Quay, will release on August 19th at Film Forum in New York City. Quay is a short documentary on the Brothers Quay, Stephen and Timothy, the American identical twins and collaborators behind some of the most influential stop-motion animation. (COLL)

James Patterson, John Green And Veronica Roth Lead The World's Top-Earning Authors 2015

For the second year in a row, James Patterson leads the highest-paid authors ranking. But new to the top are teen favorites John Green and Veronica Roth, who rank second and third respectively. (FOR)

The Muppets Debut 5 New Posters for Their ABC Series

The new prime-time series featuring "The Muppets" has 5 new posters released by ABC.  Check them out, along with the 10 minute-long Comic-Con reel that previews the upcoming show. (CS)