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Sam Taylor-Johnson to direct political drama
Sam Taylor-Johnson is best known for her blockbusting adaptation of erotic thriller Fifty Shades of Grey but now she’s moving in a rather different direction with THR reporting that she is to direct a film about the notorious Chappaquiddick incident in 1969. The movie will dramatise the incident in which Mary Jo Kopechne, a 28-year-old former staffer for… Read More >
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In the Heart of the Sea sinks at the box office
Ron Howard’s In the Heart of the Sea has flopped at the US box office, making just $11m (£7.25m) from its opening weekend. It still claimed second spot however, behind The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2. The film was based on the true events which inspired the book Moby Dick and had an estimated $100m (£65.9m) budget.… Read More >
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New images fly in from Eddie The Eagle
New images via USAToday have been released for Dexter Fletcher’s ski-jump extravaganza Eddie The Eagle. Read More >
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Ryan Gosling courted for Neil Armstrong biopic – from director of Whiplash
We all have our cinematic dream-teams: a collaboration of incredible artists who come together, the names of which whose very placement next to one another cause a heap of excitement. Sometimes, such teaming up of talent works brilliantly (Steve Jobs – Danny Boyle, Aaron Sorkin, Michael Fassbender), and others, not so brilliantly (The Counsellor – Ridley… Read More >
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Pixar boss says Steve Jobs would be ‘appalled’ by the movie
Ed Catmull, president of Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios has shockingly stated that Steve Jobs would have been “appalled” by Danny Boyle’s movie about the late Apple visionary. “I think he’d be appalled,” Catmull told The Hollywood Reporter. “And they actually can’t tell the story because the story’s wrong. He went through an… Read More >
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Emma Stone to play Billie Jean King in Battle of the Sexes
Having been forced to drop out of the film due to a scheduling conflict, Emma Stone is now returning to court for the tennis saga Battle Of The Sexes. Brie Larson, was set to replace Stone but will now star in The Glass Castle instead. The film will chronicle the rivalry between former tennis pro Bobby Riggs and… Read More >
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Straight Outta Compton Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital Release Dates
The film’s director’s cut for will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on January 11, 2016. If you can’t wait that long, the film’s digital HD release is on December 28, 2015. Read More >
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Steve Jobs Pulled from Over 2,000 Theaters
To this date, the film has grossed $16 million on a $30 million budget. It’s unlikely Steve Jobs will break even by the time it completely disappears from theaters. Read More >
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Noomi Rapace to Play Amy Winehouse
Noomi Rapace of Prometheus, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, and the original Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy, is in negotiations to play Amy Winehouse in Kirsten Sheridan’s biopic… Read More >
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Empire scribes to write ‘Mother of Hip Hop’ biopic
According to THR, Empire scribes Carlito Rodriguez and Malcolm Spellman have been chosen to write a biopic on the late Sylvia Robinson. One of the most influential and pioneering producers in rap music, Robinson co-founded Sugar Hill Records and produced The Sugarhill Gang’s hit song, “Rapper’s Delight” back in 1979. A track that is often… Read More >
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