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Brad Peyton, who directed the hit earthquake action film, his signed on to helm the high-concept film.
Iron Man screenwriters Art Marcum and Matt Holloway wrote the script for the project. The plot for the film, which is currently untitled, is being kept classified for now. Neal H. Moritz and Ori Marmur will produce through their Original Film banner.
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Smith will take on the lead role that Hugh Jackman recently exited. Rooney Mara is also starring in the film, which will serve as
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl's Alfonso Gomez-Rejon's next film, and centers on a New York advertising exec (Smith) who experiences a deep personal tragedy. His colleagues devise an unconventional plan to break him out of his depression — which works — but not in a way that anyone imagined. Allen Loeb wrote the script.
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The reduction is pegged in the 20 percent range, with Kavanaugh, president Tucker Tooley, co-chief operating officers Greg Shamo and Andrew Matthews (the latter is also chief financial officer) expected to be impacted. On the film side, Robbie Brenner, president of production for film, and Matt Alvarez, president of the multicultural division, will also see their checks shrink.
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Dancy will lead the series alongside Aaron Paul and Michelle Monaghan. Executive produced by
Friday Night Lights and
Parenthood vet Jason Katims and Jessica Goldberg, the series revolves around a Scientology-like cult, with Dancy playing the group’s charismatic leader.
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Shanice Williams an 18-year-old New Jersey native who has been raised and trained in musical theater, has won the role in the network’s upcoming holiday production of
The Wiz Live!, set for Thursday, December 3rd. She was one of hundreds of applicants nationwide who had auditioned to portray the role.
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Danish actor Casper Crump will reportedly debut as the immortal villain Vandal Savage in a crossover between
Arrow and
Flash that will set up the team spin-off, of which Savage will be the prime villain. In comic books, Vandal Savage is a caveman who was granted immortality and great intellect by a mysterious meteor. Over the millennia, Savage built a massive criminal empire, becoming one of history's greatest villains.
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The success of a one-off benefit for the Actor's Fund charity ignited a passion for outdoor entertainment that has gripped Los Angeles for almost 100 years. To this day, summer finds tens of thousands of Angelenos flocking to the Hollywood Bowl, Greek Theatre, and John Anson Ford Amphitheatre for music and theatrics under the stars.
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Twentieth Century Fox has released both the red band and green band trailers for the upcoming supremo movie, starring Ryan Reynolds as the legendary “merc with a mouth.” Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, Gina Carano, and Brianna Hildebrand also star in the movie, which hits theaters February 12th.
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HBO has released the first teaser from its upcoming music-based drama from Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and writer Terence Winter. Bobby Cannavale, Olivia Wilde, Ray Romano, Ato Essandoh, Max Casella, P.J. Byrne, J.C. MacKenzie, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Juno Temple, Jack Quaid, James Jagger and Paul Ben-Victor all star in the show, which premieres in 2016.
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The 131-page, undated and unlabeled screenplay by Irena Brignull and Adam Pava, based on the book
Here Be Monsters, by Alan Snow.
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