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Ted Melfi Discusses ‘St. Vincent’ Influences, TV Casting for 10/22/14, Coogan...
SSN ORIGINALS Writer/Director Ted Melfi Talks the Films and Real-Life Events That Inspired His Directorial Debut, ‘St. Vincent’ Not one, but two major events in the filmmakers life led to him writing...
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‘Conjuring’ Creator Brings Racketeering Suit Against WB, Kaufman and Carell...
Not Content With a Standard Lawsuit, ‘Conjuring’ Creator Hits Warners With Racketeering Claim Suit, filed in Houston, accuses the studio of defrauding Tony DeRosa-Grund, swindling Harvey Weinstein on...
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Film Development for 10/23/14: Director James Wan Onboard for Conjuring 2,...
NEW ATTACHMENTS The Conjuring 2 Logline: The story of real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren continues. Studio/Distributor: New Line Cinema/Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution...
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‘Constantine’ Director Neil Marshall’s Horror Roots, Six Reasons to Pay...
SSN ORIGINALS Spotlight: Director Neil Marshall Returns to His Horror Roots for NBC’s ‘Constantine’ The director, Emmy-nominated this year for his work on Game of Thrones, handles helming chores for...
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Rep Moves for 10/24/14: Filmmaker John Singleton Now at ICM, Michelle...
Agencies CAA: Star Wars: Episode VII actress Daisy Ridley is now repped by Hylda Queally. She had previously signed with UTA two months ago. Ridley’s career recently jumped into hyperdrive when she...
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Exec Shuffle for 10/24/14: WB Launches Blue Ribbion Studios, Mila Kunis...
Company Launches Aspire Entertainment: Mark Ciardi has launched a new production company, Aspire Entertainment. The shingle will focus on developing film as well as multi-platform aspirational content....
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Exec Shuffle and Rep Moves for 10/24/14, Alibaba Wants a Piece of Lionsgate,...
Exec Shuffle for 10/24/14: WB Launches Blue Ribbon Studios, Mila Kunis Starts Shingle Orchard Farm Productions, and More Also included are other company launches, as well as hirings and promotions at...
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‘Ouija’ and the ROI of Films Based on Games, Top 10 Takeaways from Digital...
SSN ORIGINALS Shall We Play a Game? ‘Ouija,’ and the ROI of Past, Present and Future Films Based on Games Today’s release of the Universal horror film is just the third based on a board game, but there...
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ICYMI 10/20-10/24: Board Game Movie ROI, Digital Hollywood, Ted Melfi on St....
Shall We Play a Game? ‘Ouija,’ and the ROI of Past, Present and Future Films Based on Games Today’s release of the Universal horror film is just the third based on a board game, but there are plenty of...
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‘Ouija’ Scares Up a Box Office Win, ICM Interns Lawsuit Gets Mediation Date,...
‘Ouija’ Scares Up a Winning Formula at the Box Office Universal’s horror film earns $20 million to take the top spot over Summit’s surprising John Wick, which earned a bit over $14 million. (SSN) ICM...
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On the Set for 10/27/14: Russell Crowe & Ryan Gosling Start Shooting ‘The...
Starts The Scorch Trials 10/27/2014 Logline: After a group of teenagers escape from a mysterious maze, they face even more danger out in the open on a devastated planet. Studio: 20th Century Fox...
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Ten Best Lines From Amy Poehler’s New Book, On the Set for 10/27/14, Benedict...
SSN ORIGINALS The 10 Best Lines From Amy Poehler’s New Book — “Treat Your Career Like a Bad Boyfriend” Amy’s addition to the “women in comedy writing best-selling memoirs” canon comes out today, on the...
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RatPac Closes Big Money Deal For WB Flicks, SoftBank Buys Into Indian...
RatPac Closes on a Deal to Obtain $150 Million Credit Line for Warner Bros. Titles Deal with Bank of America Merrill Lynch comes a year after company owned by Brett Ratner and James Packer announced a...
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What’s your Scariest Moment? Horror Filmmakers Jason Blum, James Wan, John...
They’re the writers, directors and producers who have brought nightmares to life onscreen including the gaunt undead, murderous clowns, creepy dolls, damp torture chambers, and much more. But when it...
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TV Development for 10/28/14: Tina Fey Develops New Comedy Project with...
No Angels Network: ABC Studio: ABC Studios Production Company: Amblin Television Executive Producers: Julie Anne Robinson, Stacy Traub, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Roderick Seligman, Simon Heath...
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Fall TV Status Report, Horror Masters Tell of Scariest Moments, TV...
SSN ORIGINALS All the News in One Place: The Fall TV Status Report and Ratings of New Network Shows Here we are, weeks deep into the fall 2014 season, and only a single show has been canceled by one of...
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Fox Breaks Its Own BO Record, ‘Conjuring’ Lawsuit Vanishes, Alibaba and Sony...
With More Than Two Months Left in the Year, Fox Has Already Surpassed Its Box Office Record The studio has already passed $1.5 billion in domestic grosses, zipping past the $1.48 billion it reached...
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TV Castings for 10/29/14: Neil Patrick Harris to Guest on American Horror...
Pilots: Paul Giamatti and Damien Lewis have been set as leads in Showtime’s Billions, that takes a forensic look at the world of high finance by tracking the approaching collision between two titanic...
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Director Alexandre Aja Talks ‘Horns,’ TV Casting for 10/29/14, Clooney and...
SSN ORIGINALS Anatomy of a Horror Director: Alexandre Aja Talks the Suspenseful, Supernatural ‘Horns,’ Early Influences and Fear The accomplished French filmmaker’s latest stars Daniel Radcliff as a...
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Kyra Sedgwick Returns to TV, Next Coen Bros. Film Coming in 2016, Michael Bay...
Kyra Sedgwick Becomes the Latest Star to Return to TV Emmy and Golden Globe winner will take on the lead of new HBO half-hour comedy about a former nun trying to find herself after walking out on her...
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