Janis Joplin Pic Auction, ‘Good Omens’ to Amazon, People’s Choice Winners,...
Hot Auction Going For Janis Joplin Pic With Michelle Williams An auction is going on right now for Janis, a package for the long-awaited film about iconic ’60s singer Janis Joplin. Sean Durkin is...
View ArticleParamount’s China Deal, ‘Fun Mom Dinner’ Sells, Anne Hathaway Joins ‘Dirty...
Paramount Pictures Gets A $1 Billion Infusion From China A $1 billion financing deal with two Chinese firms promises Viacom Inc.’s struggling Paramount Pictures some much-needed funds and a foothold in...
View Article‘Una’ Movie Lands at Swen, Travis Fimmel in ‘Wyatt Earp’ Series, New Berlin...
Rooney Mara-Ben Mendelsohn Pic ‘Una’ Lands At Swen Swen is launching its U.S. arm, snagging rights to Una, the drama that stars Rooney Mara, Ben Mendelsohn and Riz Ahmed based on David Harrower’s...
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HEADLINES ‘Split’ Stuns With $40.2 Million Opening Weekend At 3,038 theaters, Split premiered to a solid B+ grade on CinemaScore and an astounding $40.2 million in ticket sales — more than the debut...
View ArticleSSN’s Academy Awards 2017 Predictions Special Edition
ACADEMY AWARDS SPECIAL EDITION Nominations for the 89th annual Academy Awards will be announced bright and early tomorrow morning, so in preparation here is SSN’s rundown of all you need to know. 2017...
View ArticleAcademy Award Nominations, Snubs and Surprises, List by Film and Studio,...
Oscar Nominations 2017: 14 For ‘La La Land,’ And 6 For Black Actors Oscar voters showered the neo-musical La La Land with 14 nominations on Tuesday, a tie with Titanic and All About Eve for the most in...
View ArticleParamount Buys Spy Novel, ‘Patti Cake$’ to Searchlight, ‘Landline’ to Amazon,...
Paramount Buys Spy Novel ‘A Woman Of No Importance’ For ‘Star Wars’ Daisy Ridley Paramount Pictures has acquired the Sonia Purnell book A Woman Of No Importance, and has attached Star Wars‘ Daisy...
View ArticlePeter Liguori Steps Down, Universal Gets Michael Bay Script, Netflix Buys ‘To...
Tribune Media CEO Peter Liguori To Step Down Tribune Media Co. Chief Executive Officer Peter Liguori is resigning after four years at the helm, during which time he slimmed the media company down to...
View ArticlePeter Landesman Directing ‘The Last Battle’ For Studiocanal, ‘Sing 2′ Coming,...
Peter Landesman Tapped To Direct ‘The Last Battle’ Studiocanal and The Picture Company are handing the reins of The Last Battle to Concussion writer-director Peter Landesman. The production, with a...
View ArticleKatzenberg’s New Venture, Michelle Williams Joins Jonah Hill Movie, Netflix...
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Investment Venture WndrCo Raises $591.5 Million Jeffrey Katzenberg, after exiting DreamWorks Animation following Comcast’s acquisition of the studio, has raised nearly $600 million...
View ArticleFox 2K Gets ‘The Beauty Inside,’ ABC Picks Up ‘The Trustee,’ NBC Gets Mindy...
Fox 2000 Wins $2M Pitch Deal For ‘The Beauty Inside;’ GOT’s Emilia Clarke To Star In a $2 million deal, Fox 2000 beat out five other bidders for The Beauty Inside, a pitch that will be written by The...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office, SAG Winners, PGA Winners, ‘Mudbound’ to Netflix, Sundance...
Weekend Box Office: ‘Split’ Is A Bonafide Hit, Crosses $100 Million In only its second weekend, having dropped just 34%, Split has already crossed $100 million globally. (COLL) SAG Awards 2017...
View ArticleSony’s Goodwill Loss, Max Minghella’s Directorial Debut, CW Takes ‘Hooten &...
Sony Warns Of $962 Million Goodwill Loss, Says Studio Is Not For Sale Sony Corp. has revealed that its Pictures Division will take an “impairment loss” of $962 million in the three months to December,...
View ArticleBen Affleck Not Directing ‘Batman,’ Antoine Fuqua Out of ‘Scarface,’ Saoirse...
Ben Affleck Quits As ‘The Batman’ Movie Director After weeks of rumors and speculation, Ben Affleck has confirmed he will not direct the planned upcoming superhero movie The Batman. (FOR) ‘Scarface’...
View ArticleLeo DiCaprio in ‘The Black Hand,’ Dan Fogelman’s Hot Script, SXSW Lineup, A24...
Leonardo DiCaprio To Star In, Produce Paramount Adaptation ‘The Black Hand’ Leonardo DiCaprio will star in and produce an adaptation of Stephan Talty’s book The Black Hand for Paramount Pictures. (VAR)...
View ArticleMel Gibson and Vince Vaughn Team Up, Dane DeHaan Joins ‘Boxcar Children’...
Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn Reteam For Thriller ‘Dragged Across Concrete’ S. Craig Zahler wrote the script and will direct the crime thriller, which will be introduced to buyers at Berlin’s European Film...
View ArticleJohn Lennon and Yoko Ono Movie Coming, Penelope Cruz and Edgar Ramirez in...
John Lennon, Yoko Ono Love Story Movie In The Works Producer Michael De Luca is working with Ono on an untitled feature that would track her relationship with the Beatle. Scribe Anthony McCarten will...
View ArticleAmazon Gets ‘Unfit,’ Carol Burnett in Amy Poehler Pilot, Corin Hardy...
Amazon Wins ‘Unfit’ Auction; Dakota Johnson Circling RatPac Drama Amazon Studios just won a multi-studio bidding battle and has paid mid-six figures for Unfit, a spec script by Melissa London Hilfers...
View ArticleAndrea Wong Exits Sony TV Intl, Lego Movie Sequel Gets New Director, John...
Andrea Wong Exits As President Of Sony Pictures TV International Production Andrea Wong is leaving her post as president, international production for Sony Pictures Television and president,...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office, DGA Award Winners, Annie Award Winners, ASC Award...
Weekend Box Office: ‘Split’ Is A Bonafide Hit, Crosses $100 Million Split is already Shyamalan’s best domestic opening of the decade; in only its second weekend, having dropped just 34%, Split has...
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