Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Hugh Jackman will star in and produce faith-based drama “Apostle Paul” for Warner Bros. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck will also produce through their Warner-based Pearl Street banne…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:38PMMonday, March 30, 2015
Disney is developing a live-action version of its 1998 animated movie “Mulan.” The project is based on a script by Elizabeth Martin and Lauren Hynek focused on the Chinese warrio…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:33PMTuesday, March 24, 2015
Bradley Cooper is in negotiations with Warner Bros. to direct the third remake of the musical “A Star is Born.” The project, based on 1937’s Janet Gaynor-Fredric March dr…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:42PMTuesday, March 17, 2015
Fledgling distributor Bleecker Street has set Bryan Cranston’s “Trumbo” for an awards-season release on Nov. 6 in the U.S. The film is based on the true story of screenwrit…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:13PMTuesday, February 10, 2015
Imax and Disney have set an Imax release for “Cinderella,” starring Lily James and Cate Blanchett, to coincide with the film’s worldwide day and date launch on March 13. Th…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:06PMMonday, January 26, 2015
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Emma Watson will star Disney's live-action version of "Beauty and the Beast" as the lead character Belle.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:01PMEmma Watson will star Disney’s live-action version of “Beauty and the Beast” as the lead character Belle. Disney made the announcement Monday, saying that production will b…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:54AMMore than 175 comedy/variety writers have signed a petition urging ITV to enter a collective bargaining agreement covering its nonfiction writer-producers — including its upcoming vari…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:29AMSaturday, December 27, 2014
Following a $1 million-plus Christmas Day launch for “The Interview,” Sony’s political comedy is heading for a $3 million finish over the four-day holiday period at 331 U.S. locati…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:56AMThursday, December 25, 2014
Disney’s musical “Into the Woods” and Universal’s war drama “Unbroken” have opened impressively on Christmas Day in the U.S. with early estimates showing …
SOURCE: Variety at 05:57PMDisney’s star-studded movie musical “Into the Woods” has launched solidly with $1.1 million in Christmas Eve shows in North America. That figure is far ahead of the Dec. 18…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:30PMFriday, December 19, 2014
The Producers Guild of America has selected HBO’s television movie “The Normal Heart” as the winner of its 2015 Stanley Kramer Award. The honor will be accepted by the exec…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:12PMWednesday, December 17, 2014
Sony’s decision to cancel release of “The Interview” has prompted The Alamo Drafthouse to show 2004’s “Team America: World Police” on Dec. 27. The Dallas-…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:39PMTuesday, December 9, 2014
MovieTickets.com has reported 11% growth this year in the number of tickets it has sold in the U.S. — despite a 4.6% decline in the industry’s overall domestic box office. The ti…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:20PMWednesday, November 26, 2014
Sony Pictures Animation has cast Mel Brooks to voice Dracula’s father Vlad in “Hotel Transylvania 2.” Adam Sandler will again lend his voice to Dracula. The sequel, slated…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:15AMMonday, November 24, 2014
Eddie Marsan has joined the cast of an untitled murder mystery opposite Patrick Wilson, Jessica Biel and Haley Bennett. The project was unveiled at Cannes with Sierra/Affinity handling inter…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:35PMWednesday, November 12, 2014
Tim Heidecker, Nick Kroll, Kaitlin Olson and Michael Pena have joined the cast of New Line’s “Vacation” sequel. The quartet will portray the Four Corners cops. Jonathan Goldstein and J…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00PMTuesday, November 11, 2014
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has bought key markets for “Elvis and Nixon” including Eastern Europe, Latin America, Portugal, Spain and Scandinavia. The film stars Kevin S…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:50PMLOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Judy Greer, Fred Armisen and Selma Blair have joined Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong in music drama "Geezer."
SOURCE: Philly.com at 09:04AMFriday, November 7, 2014
Lionsgate is expanding its “Hunger Games” franchise to the live stage in 2016. The studio announced Friday that it has teamed with Dutch media company Imagine Nation and U.S. ba…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:25AMTuesday, November 4, 2014
Sony has released the final trailer for its updated version of “Annie,” starring Quvenzhane Wallis and Jamie Foxx. The movie, which opens Dec. 19, centers on Foxx playing a tycoo…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:28PMThe Writers Guild of America East will strike against Neil Patrick Harris’ new variety show for NBC unless producer ITV Studios signs a WGA contract. It was revealed Oct. 27 that the n…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:30PMMonday, October 27, 2014
DreamWorks Studios has cast Mark Rylance as the benevolent giant who is title character in “The BFG.” Steven Spielberg will direct the adaptation of Roald Dahl’s children’s novel. …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:58AMSaturday, October 11, 2014
Without explanation, the Box Office Mojo site has returned following an absence of slightly more than a day. The site vanished on Friday afternoon with the site redirecting users to parent A…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:37PMThursday, October 9, 2014
New Regency and Walden Media are partnering to develop, finance and produce the musical family film “Santa Is Real.” Stephen Chbosky (“The Perks of Being a Wallflower”) is set to dir…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:43PMFriday, September 12, 2014
Disney is building a “Frozen” attraction for its Epcot theme park in Florida. Tom Staggs, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, made the announcement Friday. “We’ve…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:14PMRadius has acquired U.S. rights to the comedy “Adult Beginners,” three days after its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Rose Byrne and Nick Kroll star al…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:52AMWednesday, September 10, 2014
The U.S. economy has seen a steady erosion of jobs in the motion picture and sound industries, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Preliminary statistics from the BLS show that empl…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:59PMAfter immortalizing a joke in the cement at the TCL Chinese Theatre — with an extra finger on his left hand — Mel Brooks was in his usual feisty form Tuesday night at the Academy of …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:01PMTuesday, August 19, 2014
The Producers Guild of America has expanded its “Produced By” conference to New York and set the inaugural event for Oct. 25 at the Time Warner Center. Speakers will Bob and Harv…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:27PMThursday, August 7, 2014
Anna Kendrick’s musical “The Last Five Years” has sold out most key international markets prior to its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. “Fiv…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:22AM 
