Nov 21, 2017 | Awards, Films
When producer Amy Pascal first acquired Liz Hannah’s spec script “The Post” she thought, “Hillary Clinton is going to win [the presidency], so this will be perfect,” the former Sony Pictures head said at the film’s first west coast screening on Sunday night. “It was...
Nov 21, 2017 | In Production
Twentieth Century Fox Film is working on a follow-up to “Murder on the Orient Express,” developing Agatha Christie’s “Death on the Nile.” The studio has hired “Orient Express” screenwriter Michael Green to return for “Death on the Nile.” It has not yet signed a deal...
Nov 21, 2017 | USA and Canada Latest Box Office Earnings
“Justice League” will have serious company at the holiday box office as Disney-Pixar launches “Coco” on Wednesday. Estimates show the costly “Justice League” — which debuted with a decidedly disappointing $93.8 million opening weekend — pulling in around $60 million...
Nov 14, 2017 | Hollywood Chronicles
Disney is flexing its muscles in the marketplace. The studio is not only launching a streaming site to compete with Netflix, but demanding from domestic exhibitors a firm 65 per cent aggregate film rental — the percentage of ticket sales that theaters return to...
Nov 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
J.J. Abrams brought a special present for Jimmy Kimmel as the host celebrated his 50th birthday on Monday’s edition of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” The filmmaker delivered a nearly seven-minute trailer for a “The Terrific Ten,” a superhero flick based on a comic book...
Nov 14, 2017 | In Production
Warner Bros. has moved up Gal Gadot’s “Wonder Woman 2” six weeks to Nov. 1, 2019, from Dec. 13, 2019. The studio made the announcement Monday. Patty Jenkins is returning to direct. It’s the first title to land on Nov. 1, 2019. The new date also places “Wonder Woman 2”...
Nov 14, 2017 | In Production
Sony Pictures is developing an untitled movie based on Spider-Man’s antagonist Morbius, The Living Vampire. The project is being written by the scripting team of Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama, whose feature credits include “Power Rangers,” “Gods of Egypt,” “Dracula...
