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Carla Gugino to replace Christina Hendricks in Cameron Crowe’s Showtime pilot Roadies

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After Mad Men star Christina Hendricks left Cameron Crowe’s Roadies, a comedy pilot set for Showtime, the producers have been on the look out for a new actress for the role and now The Hollywood Reporter has said that a leading lady has been found. The lucky lady is Carla Gugino (San Andreas), takes over […]

Max Landis talks American Ultra flop and “death” of original movies

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After a big promotional push over recent weeks, American Ultra flopped at the US box office this past the weekend, grossing just $5.5 million, and the film’s lack of business has alarmed writer Max Landis, who has taken to Twitter to express his views and argue whether original films are “dead”. SEE ALSO: Read our […]

Masterminds “postponed indefinitely” by Relativity in wake of bankruptcy

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News from Variety concerning Relativity Media, who filed for bankruptcy last week, and their upcoming comedy Masterminds, which was due for release this summer only to be bumped back to October. Now, it seems that in the wake of the financial woes, the film won’t be released at all. Last week, the company headed by […]

Jake Gyllenhaal talks about Heath Ledger, his death and working on Brokeback Mountain

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While doing the promotional tour for the release of his new film, the boxing drama Southpaw, Jake Gyllenhaal spoke to NPR’s Fresh Air show about his experiences working with the late Heath Ledger. Gyllenhaal worked with the late Australian actor in 2005 on Oscar Winning film Brokeback Mountain, where the two starred as lovers who […]

Ridley Scott set to direct The Cartel, Leonardo DiCaprio linked to lead

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20th Century Fox and director Ridley Scott (Exodus: Gods and Kings) are set to continue their long association with an adaptation of acclaimed novel The Cartel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The novel, written by Don Winslow, offers “a fictional take on the notorious Sinaloa drug boss whose daring July 18 escape from a Mexican […]

Don Cheadle’s Miles Ahead to close New York Film Festival

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The organisers of this year’s New York Film Festival have this week announced that Miles Ahead will be the closing film of the festival, now in its 53rd year. Miles Ahead is the biopic of legendary musician Miles Davis and marks the directorial debut of actor Don Cheadle (Boogie Nights), who also co-wrote the film […]

Miles Davis biopic Miles Ahead, starring and directed by Don Cheadle, bought by Sony Classics

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Deadline has revealed that Miles Ahead, the upcoming biopic of legendary musician Miles Davis, has been picked up by Sony Classics, who will distribute the film worldwide. The biopic stars Don Cheadle in the title role, and also marks the Boogie Nights actorls directorial debut. It tells the story “of a few lost days in […]

Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Schumer have written a script together

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The New York Times has spoken to Jennifer Lawrence about her final appearance as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, during whcih the Oscar winner has revealed that she has been working with Trainwreck star Amy Schumer on a script. Lawrence, who has been seen “out and about” with Schumer recently, […]