CBS has given a put pilot order to a remake of the BBC miniseries “Murder” from executive producer Dan Lin, Variety has learned exclusively. The potential series will be shot like a true crime documentary, taking audience inside the emotional journey of an investigation, allowing them to discern the truth and judge the suspects’ guilt…
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That’s even higher than Sunday’s record-shattering estimate of $117.2 million. It is a hit of even bigger proportion than estimated. Final weekend numbers show the supernatural horror film clearing $123.1 million in its North American debut for New Line and Warner Bros. That’s ahead of Sunday morning’s record-shattering estimate of $117.2 million. Warners was cautious…
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“It,” starring Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise the demonic clown, delivered a larger opening-weekend audience than “Wonder Woman.” Brooke Palmer/Warner Bros. Pictures, via Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The horror movie “It” arrived as a cultural juggernaut over the weekend, smashing September box office records with an eye-popping $117.2 million in estimated North American ticket sales…
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The studio is just starting to firm up plans for a second film based on Stephen King’s massive novel. Even as New Line prepares for the Friday opening of its much-anticipated adaptation of Stephen King’s It, the company is moving toward a second movie based on the massive horror novel. Gary Dauberman, one of the…
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Will Smith has shared the first cast photo of Disney’s live-action “Aladdin” with a post on his Facebook page as Guy Ritchie begins filming the movie in London. Smith is playing the Genie – previously voiced by the late Robin Williams in the 1992 animated film. The photo shows Smith and co-stars Mena Massoud (Aladdin),…
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Netflix has set Fernando Meirelles to direct an untitled film centered on the relationship between Pope Benedict and Pope Francis. Benedict will be played by Anthony Hopkins and Francis will be played by Jonathan Pryce. The movie will begin shooting in Argentina this November. Meirelles’ long time cinematographer Cesar Charlone will also join him on…
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Marwan Kenzari, the actor who is poised to break through as part of the all-star cast of the upcoming Murder on the Orient Express, is in negotiations to star as the villain in Disney’s live-action remake of Aladdin. At the same time, former Saturday Night Live comedienne Nasim Pedrad has landed a role created specifically…
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Hollywood is aggressively adapting material that doesn’t have a narrative or even any characters. But not all intellectual property is created equal. In 2013, a movie producer named Tripp Vinson was thumbing through Variety when he stumbled upon a confounding item: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, a pair of writers and directors, were working on…
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The third film in the LEGO movie world chopped its way through the crowd at Comic-Con and stood out with a packed panel that showed off the geeky side of its well-assembled (lol, get it? lol) cast. The panel enlisted Dave Franco, Justin Theroux, Abbi Jacobson, Olivia Munn, Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Peña, and Zach Woods,…
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Guy Ritchie will direct the movie musical, which will see Will Smith as the Genie. Relative newcomer Mena Massoud and Power Rangers star Naomi Scott have booked a flight on a magic carpet ride. Massoud has secured the coveted role of Aladdin while Scott will be playing Jasmine in the Guy Ritchie-directed Aladdin movie. The…
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