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To the surprise of absolutely no one, the fifth entry in Tom Cruise’s
Mission: Impossible franchise came in with $56.0 million, way far ahead of
Vacation, which opened soft and finished a distant second with just $14.85 million, for a five-day total of just over $21.1 million.
Ant-Man and
Minions fought it out for third and fourth with approximately $14.6 million apiece, with
Pixels coming in fifth at $10.4 million.
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The two shows in question are
Video Synchronicity, a half-hour comedy set in the late 1980s world of music videos, and
Utopia, an hourlong drama series remake written by Fincher’s
Gone Girl scribe Gillian Flynn. HBO ordered
Video Synchronicity to series earlier this year, but production was halted after the show’s fourth episode (Fincher directed the first two) to address script concerns, and now
Utopia is also in trouble, with reports having it wildly over budget.
(COL)
Following rumors that the deal was falling apart and the movie might not happen at all, the
Magic Mike star is now finally on board for the
X-Men spinoff. Rupert Wyatt is attached to direct the film, which will go into production later this year for a fall 2016 release.
(VUL)
Under the pact, Amazon will stream
Macbeth exclusively to Prime Instant Video subscribers two to three months after the film hits theaters in December. It's not clear how long Amazon has an exclusive window; either way, it bolsters Amazon's aim to offer first-run movies to its customers. TWC continues to plan a traditional theatrical release first, although an exact date hasn't yet been set for its launch.
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The British director’s hot title, previously known as
Autobahn, has extricated itself from Relativity with a new domestic deal set to close within days. Creevy’s film, which stars Nicholas Hoult, Felicity Jones and Anthony Hopkins, is generating much demand with multiple offers on the table. It had been set for release by Relativity on October 30th. Now, the film’s producers have been able to get it back on the market, where it is certain to get snapped up soon.
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Ian McShane will appear briefly in Season 6 as a character of “key importance.” McShane will shoot his
Game of Thrones cameo-of-sorts after he wraps his current one-season stint on Showtime’s
Ray Donovan. His
GoT casting comes just days after HBO president Michael Lombardo essentially confirmed that the fantasy smash would conclude at the end of Season Eight.
Game of Thrones Season 6 is slated to premiere in April 2016.
(TVL)
Cable net president Michael Lombardo told the crowd at last week’s TCA press event that the current second season is garnering about 12 million viewers per episode, and that he has had a conversation with the show’s creator, telling Pizzolato, “our door is open. I’d love to do another season with him…I think he’s an enormously talented writer, and I have already called him and said, ‘Nic, if you want to do a Season 3, let’s start talking.’”
(CB)
Imagine this: Chris Pine, sitting down with his agent to discuss what superhero franchise he’ll star in. One option is Steve Trevor,
Wonder Woman‘s hunky pilot love interest. There might also be a part in
Green Lantern Corps on the table. That’s bound to come with packaged with sequels,
Justice League team-ups and juicy, multi-minute cameos. But by signing on as Steve Trevor, Chris Pine just locked in the entirety of his live-action superhero career.
(FSR)
Warner Bros. has released the new look at the upcoming comedy, starring Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro, in a film written and directed by Nancy Meyers. It hits theaters on September 25th.
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Screenwriters tend to be more than a bit sadistic when it comes to their characters. While the journey they embark on is at the heart of the story, it’s the obstacles one puts in their way that make that story captivating to an audience. No one wants to spend two hours watching someone embark on a journey, have everything go according to plan, and then complete their goal with ease.
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