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Art House Box Office: Doc “Stories We Tell” Opens Strong

Again, the art house circuit was the place to go if you weren’t in the mood for “Gatsby” or “Iron Man 3.” Those in New York who felt that way gave “Stories We Tell,” the documentary from actress-director Sarah Polley, the biggest debut of the weekend. The movie earned $31,000 from the two theaters for...
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Weekend Box Office: “Gatsby” Is Rich, But “Iron Man 3″ Wins”

Predictions for “The Great Gatsby” were in the $35 million range. The actual numbers? More like $52 million. Congratulations, Hollywood prognosticators, for once again underestimating the power of the female ticket buyer. Is there anyone left in Hollywood who still believes that moviegoing decisions are solely made by the husband/boyfriend with the woman in question...
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Timothy Olyphant To Star In “The Man on Carrion Road.”

One of my small screen favorites is doing some moonlighting on the big screen–Atlas Independent announces that Timothy Olyphant will play the lead in “The Man on Carrion Road,” a thriller to be directed by Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego. Nils Lyew wrote the script. Here’s how they describe it: “The Man on Carrion Road is the visceral...
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Oscar Isaac To Star As Pablo Escobar

Once a long-running joke on “Entourage,” now a reality–Deadline  says there will be a Pablo Escobar biopic, with Oscar Isaac starring as the drug kingpin. Brad Furman will direct from the script by Matt Aldrich (they say “based on” the script, so I guess that means rewrites are in order). Filming is supposed to begin...
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Robert Downey Jr. Joins Jon Favreau’s “Chef”

Happy Hogan and Tony Stark are reuniting. Deadline reports that Robert Downey Jr. has joined Jon Favreau’s next project, “Chef.” Favreau stars, wrote the script, and will direct. Sofia Vergara, John Leguizamo, and Bobby Cannavale are in the cast. “Chef” is supposed to be about “a man who loses his job as a chef and...
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Chloe Moretz Joins “The Equalizer”

Chloe Moretz’s busy schedule is getting busier. Deadline reports that Moretz will play the female lead opposite Denzel Washington in the big screen update of the 1980s TV series “The Equalizer.” Antoine Fuqua will direct. The original TV series focused on Robert McCall, a retired intelligence officer who now acted as a mysterious troubleshooter for...
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Calendar Alert! “300: Rise of an Empire” and “All You Need Is Kill” Rescheduled

If you were looking forward to finally seeing that long-awaited sequel to “300,” well, you’re going to be waiting longer. Warner Brothers is shuffling the decks with two of its big properties. “300: Rise of An Empire” is being moved from August 2nd to March 7, 2014. Warner Brothers President of Domestic Distribution, Dan Fellman,...
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William Fichtner Joins “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”

The Turtles get another actor. Deadline reports that William Fichtner will join the new big screen version of the classic kids TV series. There’s no word what role Fichtner will be playing, other than that it’s “a lead with iconic stature in the Turtles’ mythology.” ComingSoon speculates that means “the villainous Shredder,” which should mean...
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Calendar Alert! “The Hangover Part III,” “Jurassic Park 4,” “21 Jump Street 2″

A lot of shuffling around with movies that are all sequels of one number or another. We have a minor adjustment for “The Hangover Part III.” It’s being moved from Friday, May 24th, to Thursday, May 23rd, with “traditional late night shows on Wednesday.” Warner Brothers had a huge success with a Memorial Day Weekend...
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Michael Shannon and Jeff Nichols Reteam for Sci-Fi Venture

If something works, then why mess around with it? Michael Shannon and Jeff Nichols have worked together on three films, each one gaining more acclaim. It only makes sense, then, that they’d want to keep working with each other. Deadline says the actor and director will make “Midnight Special” together, this time taking a jump...
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“The Man From U.N.C.L.E” Gets a Girl: Alicia Vikander

After years of stumbles, it looks like the big screen adaptation of the 1960s series “The Man From U.N.C.L.E” is finally gaining steam. Deadline reports that Alicia Vikander is in talks to join the cast. Tom Cruise and Armie Hammer are already set to star, with Guy Ritchie directing. There’s no word what role Vikander...
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Richard Madden Is Cinderella’s Prince

Fans of dreamy dark-haired royals, rejoice–Disney has announced that Richard Madden will play the role of the Prince in their new, live-action version of “Cinderella.” Lily Collins plays the title role, with Cate Blanchett as an imposing wicked stepmother. Kenneth Branagh directs. Madden is best known for his role as Robb Stark on “Game of...
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Benjamin Walker in Talks for “In the Heart of the Sea”

Hollywood seems to see Benjamin Walker in period roles. Last year he played Abraham Lincoln in the unfortunate “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” and will next be seen in the 1960s piece “Muhammed Ali’s Greatest Fight.” He’s been working on “The Missionary,” a Cold War set TV movie, and is attached to star in “The Great...
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Andrew Garfield to Star In Scorsese’s “Silence”

Martin Scorsese always seems to have a long list of projects lined up and you never know which one is going to make it into production first. He has insisted for a while that it would be an adaptation of Shusaku Endo’s novel “Silence,” and it looks like he really means it. We know this...
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Shane Black Up For “Doc Savage”

Shane Black’s “Iron Man 3″ is making lots of money right now, which makes him a very popular person in Hollywod (though how much he contributed to the success of the bulletproof movie is a matter of debate, of course). That means he gets offers to do more things, and Deadline  says that one of...
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