Tag: Source Variety

The Lorax Poised for $50 Million or More Opening Weekend

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   March 2, 2012

Imaginative worlds from the mind of Dr. Seuss return to the box office this weekend with The Lorax, the latest animated film from Illumination Entertainment (Despicable Me) that is poised to leave more than a colorful splash on moviegoers… Read More

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Scarlett Johansson Will Play Janet Leigh Role in Making of Psycho

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   March 2, 2012

Scarlett Johansson will be entering the twisted cinematic world of Alfred Hitchcock playing Janet Leigh in the Hitchcock biography Making of Psycho. Joining Johansson on the Fox Searchlight project from director (writer, Henry’s… Read More

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James Spader Departing The Office and Dunder Mifflin After One Season

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   February 27, 2012

James Spader, who stepped in this year to fill the huge shoes of departing The Office manager Steve Carell aka Michael Scott, will not be returning to Dunder Mifflin next season. The Office showrunner Paul Lieberstein confirmed Spader’s… Read More

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Guillermo del Toro Will Direct Emma Watson in Beauty and the Beast Film

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   February 13, 2012

Guillermo del Toro will bring his unique visual style to Beauty and the Beast for Warner Bros. Pictures, which will be known simply as Beast. If all goes according to plan, Emma Watson of Harry Potter fame will topline the film. Andrew Davies… Read More

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Saoirse Ronan Close to Starring in Disney’s Order of the Seven

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   February 10, 2012

Saoirse Ronan is currently deep into negotiations to star in a new action project for Disney that was once being prepped as a kung fu version of Snow White, according to Variety. With Snow White and the Huntsman and Mirror Mirror pushing Snow… Read More

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The Walking Dead Star In Negotiations for L.A. Noir Lead

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   January 23, 2012

One of the main characters of AMC’s The Walking Dead could be on the brink of becoming zombie food depending on how you interpret the following scoop. Spoiler warnings apply from this point forward. You have been warned. According to… Read More

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Peter Weller Set to Board J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek 2

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   December 5, 2011

Robocop himself, Peter Weller, has joined J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek sequel in an unspecified major role. Weller is best known for playing detective Murphy aka Robocop in the first two films of that series. Last year he appeared as a vulgar… Read More

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Netflix to Exclusively Stream New Season of Arrested Development

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   November 19, 2011

Netflix has inked a deal with Imagine Television and 20th Century Fox Television to stream an all-new season of Arrested Development in early 2013. The prospect of Arrested Development returning to the small screen and debuting on the big… Read More

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Benicio del Toro Sought for Star Trek 2 Villain Role

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   November 4, 2011

Benicio del Toro has caught the keen eye of J.J. Abrams and could be well on his way to joining the director’s next big project. If he gets it, he’ll join some esteemed company. Variety is reporting that Abrams has met with Benicio… Read More

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Matt Damon Set to Make Directorial Debut with John Krasinski

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   October 19, 2011

Matt Damon has zeroed in on the project to mark his directorial debut, and he’s doing so with a little help from a friend. Damon and John Krasinski (The Office) have co-written and will co-star in an untitled drama that is moving forward… Read More

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