Howard Hesseman, a prolific character actor who became a beloved TV mainstay through his roles on sitcoms “Wkrp in Cincinnati” and “Head of the Class,” died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles of complications from colon surgery he had undergone last summer. He was 81 years old.
Hesseman’s death was confirmed to Variety by his longtime rep Robbie Kass.
“Howard was a groundbreaking talent and lifelong friend whose kindness and generosity was equaled by his influence and admiration to generations of actors and improvisational comedy throughout the world,” Kass stated.
Born in Lebanon, Ore. on Feb. 27, 1940, Hesseman became a counterculture favorite as he ascended into the world of entertainment in the late 1960’s. In 1965, he joined the improvisational comedy troupe The Committee in San Francisco, serving as a performing member for 10 years. Hesseman continued his start in entertainment as a radio DJ, broadcasting under the name “Don Sturdy” and...
Hesseman’s death was confirmed to Variety by his longtime rep Robbie Kass.
“Howard was a groundbreaking talent and lifelong friend whose kindness and generosity was equaled by his influence and admiration to generations of actors and improvisational comedy throughout the world,” Kass stated.
Born in Lebanon, Ore. on Feb. 27, 1940, Hesseman became a counterculture favorite as he ascended into the world of entertainment in the late 1960’s. In 1965, he joined the improvisational comedy troupe The Committee in San Francisco, serving as a performing member for 10 years. Hesseman continued his start in entertainment as a radio DJ, broadcasting under the name “Don Sturdy” and...
- 1/30/2022
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Luv and It’s A Disaster producer Datari Turner has scored a first-look deal with Codeblack Films, Lionsgate’s specialty arm geared toward black audiences. The agreement gives Codeblack all North America rights to Turner’s slate of microbudget films via his Datari Turner Productions shingle.
Since founding the company in 2010, Turner has produced Sundance pics Another Happy Day, Salvation Boulevard, and Luv, as well as the James Franco starrer About Cherry. In that short time he’s also produced indie releases It’s A Disaster starring Julia Stiles, Kilimanjaro starring Brian Geraghty, crime drama Kid Cannabis, Video Girl starring Meagan Good, and ensemble comedy Dysfunctional Friends. “Datari has quickly established himself as a prolific producer with a keen ability to make powerful films that connect with moviegoers,” said Codeblack Films president Jeff Clanagan, who founded the label in 2012. “The Codeblack family is proud to work with him as part...
Since founding the company in 2010, Turner has produced Sundance pics Another Happy Day, Salvation Boulevard, and Luv, as well as the James Franco starrer About Cherry. In that short time he’s also produced indie releases It’s A Disaster starring Julia Stiles, Kilimanjaro starring Brian Geraghty, crime drama Kid Cannabis, Video Girl starring Meagan Good, and ensemble comedy Dysfunctional Friends. “Datari has quickly established himself as a prolific producer with a keen ability to make powerful films that connect with moviegoers,” said Codeblack Films president Jeff Clanagan, who founded the label in 2012. “The Codeblack family is proud to work with him as part...
- 9/17/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Whatever you may have thought of January Jones’s portrayal of The White Queen/Emma Frost in superhero blockbuster X-Men: First Class, there’s no denying the actress’s versatility. She’s been nominated for a Golden Globe, an Emmy and a Satellite Award for her performance as Betty Draper in AMC’s period drama Mad Men, had supporting roles in action blockbusters like Unknown and the upcoming Good Kill, appeared in raunchy comedy American Wedding and even toplined her own Western (Sweetwater). Now, Jones is set to add another genre to her already strong resume: horror. The actress just signed on to topline a supernatural thriller called The Shuddering.
Jones stars as a woman who returns to the town where she first began to experience strange, horrific visions. When she digs into the town’s history and records of the visions, she begins to uncover a mystery far more...
Jones stars as a woman who returns to the town where she first began to experience strange, horrific visions. When she digs into the town’s history and records of the visions, she begins to uncover a mystery far more...
- 2/12/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Would you rush to see a horror title called The Shuddering? It sounds a little like a spoof take on classic B-movie chillers, but director George Ratliff and star January Jones are hoping people will take them seriously, setting up the film and flogging the rights at Berlin’s European Film Market.The Shuddering, written by The Haunting In Connecticut 2: Ghosts Of Georgia’s David Coggeshall, will find the Mad Men actress as a woman who returns to a small town where she began experiencing strange visions.Driven to find out exactly what has been causing them, she digs into the mystery, only to discover that it stretches back far further than she could imagine. Yes, it’s one of those horror movies where people start suffering something odd, investigate and wind up wishing they had just put up with the unusual phenomena in the first place.Ratliff, who last directed Salvation Boulevard,...
- 2/11/2014
- EmpireOnline
January Jones is set to headline The Shuddering , an upcoming film from director George Ratliff ( Salvation Boulevard ). The Hollywood Reporter brings word that the "Mad Men" and X-Men: First Class star will play the lead character in the the supernatural thriller, which was scripted by The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia scribe David Coggeshall. The Shuddering follows a woman (Jones) who returns to her hometown only to begin experiencing bizarre visions. As she begins to investigate, she starts to uncover a terrifying mystery. Filming on The Shuddering is slated for this summer with Damon Lane, Lawrence Mattis, John Santilli and Mary Jane Skalski producing. (Photo Credit: Adriana M. Barraza / WENN.com)...
- 2/11/2014
- Comingsoon.net
It seems Jennifer Connelly has been out of the spotlight a bit for the last few years, mostly thanks to a string of movies -- "Creation," "Virginia," "The Dilemma," "Salvation Boulevard" -- that just did nothing for her. But she seems to be on the rebound. Of course, she booked a ticket on board Darren Aronofsky's "Noah" and now she's set to reunite with the writer of one of her career highlights, "A Beautiful Mind." Connelly is in talks to take a role in Akiva Goldsman's directorial debut "A Winter's Tale." Based on the acclaimed 1983 novel by Mark Helprin, the story follows a thief (Colin Farrell) who breaks into a wealthy man’s (William Hurt) home, sparking a relationship with the man’s terminally ill daughter (Jessica Brown Findlay) with reincarnation, a flying horse, and a time-shift of 100 years all playing a part in the plot. Matt Bomer and Lucy Griffiths will play.
- 10/11/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Pierce Brosnan (Die Another Day) and Academy Award® nominee Greg Kinnear (Best Supporting Actor, As Good As It Gets, 1997) star in the dark comedy Salvation Boulevard. available now from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Set in the world of fundamentalist Christians and mega-churches, born-again Christian (Kinnear) wittnesses his evangelical pastor, Dan Day (Brosnan), accidentally shoot a man in the head. Framed by the pastor and forced to run, Carl must now tangle with his family, the devout mega-church followers, a Mexican crime lord and Pastor Day himself.
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The all-star cast also includes Academy Award® nominee Ed Harris (Best Actor, Pollock, 2000), Academy Award® winner Jennifer Connelly (Best Supporting Actress, A Beautiful Mind, 2000), Academy Award® winner Marisa Tomei (Best Supporting Actress, My Cousin Vinny, 1993), and Ciarán Hinds (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,...
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The all-star cast also includes Academy Award® nominee Ed Harris (Best Actor, Pollock, 2000), Academy Award® winner Jennifer Connelly (Best Supporting Actress, A Beautiful Mind, 2000), Academy Award® winner Marisa Tomei (Best Supporting Actress, My Cousin Vinny, 1993), and Ciarán Hinds (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,...
- 9/25/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Religious hypocrisy and zealotry both make for easy targets in comedy, and Director George Ratliff makes quick work of it all in Salvation Boulevard, his takedown piece on super church ministers which benefits immensely from a characteristically slimy performance by Pierce Brosnan in the role. While I sympathize with his clear loathing for the increasingly common occurrence of overly powerful religious personalities and the impressionable sheep that flock to them, his narrow focus on that agenda blinded him from ever throwing anything genuinely funny into his supposed comedy. While we might smirk at Jennifer Connelly’s unthinking devotion to the corrupt minister, Greg Kinnear’s typically flustered characterization of a man in over his head, or Marisa Tomei as a Grateful Dead acolyte, rarely do any of these things elicit anything more than that.
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- 9/20/2012
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
Moviefone's New Release Pick of the Week "The Cabin in the Woods" What's It About? Joss Whedon does for slasher movies what he did for vampires with "Buffy." If we told you anything more, we'd ruin the experience. See It Because: If you're a horror movie fan you're used to being served the dumbest, most illogical garbage and just accepting it. "Cabin" is actually one of the most clever, unique and entertaining horror movies in years (years!) with a funny cast, totally off-the-wall premise and secret twists that we can't tell you anything about. Zombie Lovers: Watch a Special Behind-the-Scenes Look at "Cabin in the Woods" - (Also Available on Redbox DVD & Blu-ray | Amazon Instant Video | Netflix) Moviefone's Blu-ray Release Pick of the Week "Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures" What's It About? The complete "Indy" series is brought to Blu-ray for the first time with hi-def restorations and a museum's worth of behind-the-scenes special features.
- 9/17/2012
- by Eric Larnick
- Moviefone
It’s Monday, so we all know what that means! Yes, it’s time for another rundown of DVDs and Blu-ray’s hitting stores online and offline this week. It’s a jam-packed week, with plenty of movies waiting to take you money, so let us breakdown the new releases and highlight what you should – and shouldn’t – be buying from today, September 17th 2012.
Pick Of The Week
Marvel’s Avengers Assemble (DVD/Blu-ray)
When Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), the director of an international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., encounters an unexpected enemy that threatens global safety and security, he finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins for Earth’s mightiest heroes. Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), The Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), and two...
Pick Of The Week
Marvel’s Avengers Assemble (DVD/Blu-ray)
When Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), the director of an international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., encounters an unexpected enemy that threatens global safety and security, he finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins for Earth’s mightiest heroes. Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), The Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), and two...
- 9/17/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
DVD Release Date: Sept. 18, 2012
Price: DVD $26.99
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pierce Brosnan is an evangelical pastor in the dark comedy Salvation Boulevard.
The formidable ensemble cast of Pierce Brosnan (The Greatest), Jennifer Connelly (Creation), Ed Harris (Man on a Ledge), Greg Kinnear (TV’s The Kennedys), Marisa Tomei (Cyrus) and Jim Gaffigan (Going the Distance) star in the 2011 dark comedy film Salvation Boulevard.
Set in the world of fundamentalist Christians and mega-churches, a former Deadhead turned born-again Christian named Carl (Kinnear) witnesses his evangelical pastor, Dan Day (Brosnan), accidentally shoot an atheist professor (Harris) in the head. Framed by the pastor and forced to run, Carl must now tangle with his wife (Connelly) and family, the devout mega-church followers, a Mexican crime lord and Pastor Day himself.
Directed and co-written by George Ratliff and based on Larry Beinhart‘s 2008 novel, Salvation Boulevard wasn’t received with that much enthusiasm...
Price: DVD $26.99
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pierce Brosnan is an evangelical pastor in the dark comedy Salvation Boulevard.
The formidable ensemble cast of Pierce Brosnan (The Greatest), Jennifer Connelly (Creation), Ed Harris (Man on a Ledge), Greg Kinnear (TV’s The Kennedys), Marisa Tomei (Cyrus) and Jim Gaffigan (Going the Distance) star in the 2011 dark comedy film Salvation Boulevard.
Set in the world of fundamentalist Christians and mega-churches, a former Deadhead turned born-again Christian named Carl (Kinnear) witnesses his evangelical pastor, Dan Day (Brosnan), accidentally shoot an atheist professor (Harris) in the head. Framed by the pastor and forced to run, Carl must now tangle with his wife (Connelly) and family, the devout mega-church followers, a Mexican crime lord and Pastor Day himself.
Directed and co-written by George Ratliff and based on Larry Beinhart‘s 2008 novel, Salvation Boulevard wasn’t received with that much enthusiasm...
- 7/11/2012
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
We're about to move towards yet another act of David Gordon Green's career. The filmmaker started off with "George Washington," "All The Real Girls" and "Undertow" as a possible heir to Terrence Malick's meditative indie throne, but took a severe left-turn about five years back into abrasive stoner comedy, a shift which had both its successes ("Pineapple Express," "Eastbound & Down") and failures ("Your Highness," "The Sitter"). But for now, it seems, the director is about to try something new, and move into the horror world for his long-gestating remake of Dario Argento's horror classic "Suspiria."
And on the back of recent news that the film was financed, and moving towards a shoot in September, it looks like the director has his lead. Back in the day, the project was intended to star Natalie Portman, but between her Oscar victory for the similarly-themed "Black Swan" and her new motherhood,...
And on the back of recent news that the film was financed, and moving towards a shoot in September, it looks like the director has his lead. Back in the day, the project was intended to star Natalie Portman, but between her Oscar victory for the similarly-themed "Black Swan" and her new motherhood,...
- 5/16/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black’s directorial debut, Virginia, major tagline echoes the search: ‘The simple life…is rarely simple.’ Originally titled What’s Wrong with Virginia? and screened at Tiff 2010, the drama has an all-star cast that includes Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Emma Roberts, Amy Madigan, Yeardley Smith, Harrison Gilbertson, and Toby Jones. It’s obvious that [...]
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- 4/19/2012
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman, Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games The Hunger Games has topped the Us/Canada box office for the fourth weekend in a row. Starring Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone), the Gary Ross-directed blockbuster scored $21.5 million according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. The dystopic action-drama was down a relatively modest 35% compared to Easter weekend. Prior to The Hunger Games, the most recent movie to achieve the four-weekend-in-a-row feat was James Cameron / Sam Worthington's Avatar in early 2010. In fact, Avatar remained at the top for seven consecutive weekends. The Hunger Games, however, won't get that far. Next weekend, it'll surely be unseated by Zac Efron / Taylor Schilling's The Lucky One. Among the nearly 30 movies that have managed to be no. 1 for four weekends in a row are Christopher Nolan / Christian Bale / Heath Ledger's The Dark Knight (2008), Peter Jackson / Elijah Wood...
- 4/15/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Stanley Tucci, Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games The Hunger Games has topped the Us/Canada box office for the fourth weekend in a row. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, the Gary Ross-directed blockbuster scored $21.5 million according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. The dystopic action-drama was down a relatively modest 35% compared to Easter weekend. Prior to The Hunger Games, the most recent movie to achieve the four-weekend-in-a-row feat was James Cameron / Sam Worthington's Avatar in early 2010. In fact, Avatar remained at the top for seven consecutive weekends. The Hunger Games, however, won't get that far. Next weekend, it'll surely be unseated by Zac Efron / Taylor Schilling's The Lucky One. Among the nearly 30 movies that have managed to be no. 1 for four weekends in a row are Christopher Nolan / Christian Bale / Heath Ledger's The Dark Knight (2008), Peter Jackson / Elijah Wood / Viggo Mortensen's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King...
- 4/15/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games In all likelihood, The Hunger Games is going to top the North American box office for the fourth weekend in a row. Starring Winter's Bone / X-Men: First Class' Jennifer Lawrence, Gary Ross' film adaptation of Suzanne Collins bestselling novel is expected to score approximately $20 million at 3,916 theaters by Sunday evening after having taken in $6.45 million on Friday as per studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. The most recent movie to achieve that feat was James Cameron / Sam Worthington's Avatar in early 2010. In fact, Avatar stayed at the top for seven consecutive weekends. The Hunger Games, however, won't get that far. Next weekend, it'll surely be unseated by Zac Efron / Taylor Schilling's The Lucky One. Among the nearly 30 movies that have managed to be no. 1 for four weekends in a row are Christopher Nolan / Christian Bale / Heath Ledger's The Dark Knight...
- 4/14/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
With a release date finally set and a lead secured, more casting is coming in for Darren Aronofsky‘s big-budget, edgy re-telling of the Noah story. The Tracking Board is reporting that Aronofsky’s Requiem For a Dream star Jennifer Connelly has begun negotiations to take the female lead in the film. She would play Russell Crowe‘s wife, Naameh. This would also mark another re-team for the actress, after playing Crowe’s love interest in A Beautiful Mind.
Reports also indicate that Paramount wants Saoirse Ronan for a supporting role. If I recall from my early Sunday school days, Noah had three sons who each had wives. Considering there aren’t many other human characters in this story, I’d have to assume she’d be considering one of those roles.
Aronofsky wrote the screenplay with Ari Mandel, deciding to portray the titular Biblical hero as “a man who...
Reports also indicate that Paramount wants Saoirse Ronan for a supporting role. If I recall from my early Sunday school days, Noah had three sons who each had wives. Considering there aren’t many other human characters in this story, I’d have to assume she’d be considering one of those roles.
Aronofsky wrote the screenplay with Ari Mandel, deciding to portray the titular Biblical hero as “a man who...
- 4/14/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games The Hunger Games will likely top the North American box office for the fourth weekend in a row according to early, rough estimates found at Deadline.com. Gary Ross' film adaptation of Suzanne Collins bestselling novel is expected to gross $20 million at 3,916 theaters over the weekend after taking in an estimated $6.5 million on Friday. The most recent movie to achieve that feat was James Cameron / Sam Worthington's Avatar in early 2010. In fact, Avatar stayed at the top for seven consecutive weekends. Among the nearly 30 movies that have managed to be no. 1 for four weekends in a row are Christopher Nolan / Christian Bale / Heath Ledger's The Dark Knight (2008), Peter Jackson / Elijah Wood / Viggo Mortensen's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), James Cameron / Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), James L. Brooks / Shirley MacLaine / Debra Winger / Jack Nicholson...
- 4/14/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Gary Ross may still come back for Catching Fire, the sequel to The Hunger Games, reports Deadline.com. Yesterday, an "exclusive" by indieWIRE/The Playlist's Kevin Jagernauth asserted that Ross had "officially exited the franchise and will not direct the sequel, formally giving Lionsgate and Summit his notice earlier this week, that he will not be coming back." The article went on to claim that Ross had left the movie franchise-to-be not because of money (despite a "lowball salary offer"), but because "the burning desire simply isn't there to spend another couple of years with Katniss in the Capitol." Be that as it may, Deadline's Nikki Finke and Mike Fleming say they've heard "from multiple sources close to Catching Fire that director Gary Ross has not formally withdrawn from The Hunger Games sequel. Ross is off on a family vacation and couldn’t be reached, but these internet reports that...
- 4/7/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Leonardo DiCaprio, Titanic The Hunger Games will easily top the North American box office once again this weekend — its third time as no. 1 — according to Deadline.com's "sources." As per Deadline's early, rough estimates, The Hunger Games is expected to collect $12-$14 million on Friday, and could reach $40 million over the Easter weekend. If so, Gary Ross' movie would be down close to 30% compared to last weekend — or less than half its drop-off rate last (non-holiday) weekend. It seems that Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg's American Reunion will be the no. 2 movie on Friday, with somewhere between $8-$10 million at 3,192 locations, and an estimated $25 million by Sunday evening. That includes $660,000 earned at Thursday midnight screenings in North America. If those estimates are correct, Universal will claim that American Reunion far surpassed the $18.7 million earned by the original American Pie at 2,508 sites in 1999. There is, however, a pesky little thing known as inflation,...
- 4/7/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Gary Ross, The Hunger Games Gary Ross won't be directing The Hunger Games' sequel Catching Fire, according to various online reports. The Pleasantville and Seabiscuit director wanted more money than Lionsgate was offering him, though some sources claim that Ross wasn't too keen on revisiting Katniss Everdeen and pals. Now, would a more generous offer have sparked his interest in spending extra time with Katniss? And was the "low" offer a means for Lionsgate to get rid of Ross? Either way, some have already begun suggesting various — quite disparate — names to replace Ross. Among those are Alfonso Cuarón, who directed Harry Potter and the Prince of Azkaban in 2004, and Debra Granik, who directed The Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence in the Oscar-nominated Winter's Bone. Considering that the Hunger Games movies focus on Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss, surely Granik won't be the only woman mentioned as a welcome Ross replacement.
- 4/6/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Jennifer Lawrence / Josh Hutcherson's The Hunger Games Box Office: $250M Milestone Not Reached Last Weekend. Another consequence of The Hunger Games' lower-than-expected weekend box-office performance was that its drop-off rate was slightly higher than originally thought. At close to 62%, The Hunger Games drop was about the same as that of Catherine Hardwicke / Robert Pattinson / Kristen Stewart's original Twilight movie in fall 2008 — even though Ross' film version of Suzanne Collins' novel received much better reviews. For comparison's sake, among non-sequels: James Cameron / Sam Worthington's Avatar was down a minuscule 2% on its second weekend. Sam Raimi / Tobey Maguire / Kirsten Dunst's original Spider-Man was down 38%. Chris Columbus / Daniel Radcliffe's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was down 36%. Michael Bay / Shia Labeouf / Megan Fox's Transformers was down 47.5%. Tim Burton / Mia Wasikowska's Alice in Wonderland was down 46%. When it comes to sequels, David Yates' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2...
- 4/2/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Four movies have reached $250 million (not adjusted for inflation) at the domestic box office in ten days or less. The Hunger Games isn't one of them. Although The Hunger Games easily topped the North American box office this weekend, Gary Ross' futuristic adventure tale grossed $58.55 million — or about $2.5 million less than studio estimates published yesterday. (This is the second weekend in a row that studio estimates for The Hunger Games are considerably inflated.) As a result of its "underperformance," The Hunger Games failed to reach the $250 million milestone. That should happen some time today, however, on the film's eleventh day out. For the record, the four movies that have reached the $250 million milestone (once again, ignoring inflation) are The Dark Knight, Deathly Hallows 2, Revenge of the Fallen, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. At the international box office, The Hunger Games is lagging way behind its North American popularity.
- 4/2/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Woody Harrelson, Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games The Hunger Games topped the North American box office this weekend with $61.1 million according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. That represents a 60% drop from last weekend — which, admittedly, had the advantage of Thursday midnight screenings and IMAX surcharges. Even so, that's considerably less than the $75 million Deadline.com's sources had estimated last Friday night. For comparison's sake (among non-sequels): James Cameron's Avatar was down a minuscule 2% on its second weekend. Sam Raimi / Tobey Maguire's original Spider-Man was down 38%. Chris Columbus / Daniel Radcliffe's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was down 36%. Michael Bay / Shia Labeouf / Megan Fox's Transformers was down 47.5%. Tim Burton / Johnny Depp's Alice in Wonderland was down 46%. And Catherine Hardwicke / Robert Pattinson / Kristen Stewart's original Twilight was down 62%. Among sequels, Christopher Nolan / Christian Bale's The Dark Knight was down only 52.5% on its second weekend.
- 4/2/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Donald Sutherland as President Snow, The Hunger Games That The Hunger Games would easily top the North American box office this weekend was a given. Now, how much exactly Gary Ross' film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' novel would earn was open to debate. Perhaps that still is. Last night, Deadline.com reported early estimates of $24 million for Friday and $75 million for the weekend, as The Hunger Games is still playing at 4,137 venues (minus IMAX screens). However, it turns out that the futuristic adventure tale collected a much more modest — though still impressive — $18.85 million on Friday as per studio estimates. That's down 72% compared to a week ago, which also included $19.5 million from Thursday midnight screenings. Taking those into account, The Hunger Games actually dropped 61%. Anyhow, instead of the previously announced $75 million for the weekend, The Hunger Games is now expected to earn around $60 million. If so, it'll be down 61% compared to last weekend.
- 3/31/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Stanley Tucci, Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games The Hunger Games will easily top the North American box office this weekend. That's no news. Now, how much exactly Gary Ross' film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' novel will earn is still open to debate. [Revised The Hunger Games box-office estimates.] According to Deadline.com, The Hunger Games is poised to take in $75 million from 4,137 venues by Sunday evening, after grossing an estimated $24 million today. If those figures are correct, The Hunger Games will have dropped 51% compared to last weekend's $152 million. That's not bad at all, considering the film's $19.5 million earned from Thursday midnight screenings last week and the fact that it'll have lost numerous IMAX screens this weekend (though the theater count remains the same). Additionally, that would mean The Hunger Games has passed the $200 million mark at the domestic box office some time earlier today. The film's cume after 8 days would be $214 million. Ignoring inflation (or,...
- 3/31/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games Gary Ross' highly successful film version of Suzanne Collins' bestseller The Hunger Games took in $152.53 million (including $19.75 million from Thursday midnight screenings) at 4,137 locations in North America this weekend, March 23-25, according to box-office actuals found at Box Office Mojo. That's about $2.5 million less than Lionsgate's estimates released yesterday morning. The film's per-theater average was $36,871. Even so, as reported yesterday The Hunger Games had the third biggest debut ever in the Us/Canada in terms of box-office receipts (ignoring inflation). The futuristic adventure saga starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth is now behind only the $169.2 million earned by David Yates / Daniel Radcliffe / Ralph Fiennes' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and the $158.4 million earned by Christopher Nolan / Christian Bale / Heath Ledger's The Dark Knight. If inflation is taken into account* — as it always should, for...
- 3/26/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Lenny Kravitz, Woody Harrelson, Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games The Hunger Games: Far Ahead of Catherine Hardwicke / Robert Pattinson / Kristen Stewart's Twilight The Hunger Games reportedly cost between $78-80+ million, in addition to $45 million in distribution / marketing expenses. The film's production budget sounds credible, but the reported marketing costs feel suspiciously low. An article in the Los Angeles Times stating that "according to a person familiar with the picture’s economics" The Hunger Games needed $100 million to break even seems absurdly off the mark — unless Lionsgate managed to get for itself a one-of-a-kind deal with exhibitors. On average, studios get 50-55% of a film's gross, though usually they take a bigger cut from the opening weekend receipts. Even so, The Hunger Games would have to earn at least $120 million to break even — if Lionsgate were to get itself 66% of the film's opening weekend take. And that doesn't include marketing / distribution expenses.
- 3/26/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games movie The Hunger Games: Behind Tobey Maguire / Kirsten Dunst's Spider-man, Christopher Nolan / Christian Bale's The Dark Knight If estimates are accurate, The Hunger Games has already become Lionsgate's biggest box-office hit ever. By Sunday evening it'll have surpassed Michael Moore's Palme d'Or winner Fahrenheit 9/11, the current Lionsgate champ — thanks to Disney's Michael Eisner, who refused to release the anti-George W. Bush/Iraq War film. Moore's political documentary cumed at $119.19 million in 2004 (or about $152 million today). The Hunger Games is also the biggest March blockbuster ever, far surpassing (in both box-office receipts and ticket sales) Tim Burton / Johnny Depp / Mia Wasikowska's Alice in Wonderland's $116.1 million. In fact, it's the biggest non-summer opening ever, ahead of New Moon and Breaking Dawn Part 1. It's also officially the biggest opening for a non-sequel ever, though as pointed out above, Spider-Man sold more...
- 3/26/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
The Hunger Games: Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne The Hunger Games Box Office: Behind Christopher Nolan / Christian Bale's The Dark Knight, Tobey Maguire / Kirsten Dunst's Spider-man 3 The Hunger Games averaged $16,497 at 4,137 locations. Without taking inflation into account, that's the fourth-highest opening-day per-theater average ever, behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (which had the added advantage of 3D surcharges), New Moon, and Breaking Dawn 1. Even while ignoring IMAX surcharges, if inflation is taken into account The Hunger Games falls behind a handful of other titles, such as The Dark Knight ($15,384; $17,014 today) and George Lucas / Ewan McGregor / Natalie Portman's Revenge of the Sith ($13,661 in 2005; $16,912 today), which opened at 3,661 locations. Distributed by Lionsgate, The Hunger Games will surely become the studio's biggest box-office hit ever — possibly by Sunday evening. Michael Moore's Palme d'Or winner Fahrenheit 9/11 is the current Lionsgate champ — thanks to Disney's Michael Eisner,...
- 3/24/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Jennifer Lawrence, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, The Hunger Games The Hunger Games should open with approximately $66 million at 4,137 locations in North America on Friday, according to Deadline.com. West Coast showings haven't been tallied yet, so figures could go up or down somewhat before official studio estimates are released Saturday morning. According to Deadline's "sources," The Hunger Games will likely score around $138 million by Sunday evening — placing it on a par with the most recent Twilight movie, Bill Condon's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, while easily surpassing (both in box-office receipts and ticket sales) the Tim Burton / Johnny Depp / Mia Wasikowska fantasy Alice in Wonderland — $116.1 million at 3,728 locations in 2010 — to become the biggest March blockbuster ever. Now, if The Hunger Games truly reaches $138 million, it'll have collected less than 50% of its total weekend take on opening day: a rarity for such big openers, though the vast majority of...
- 3/24/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games The Hunger Games Box Office: Twilight Opening-Weekend Pattern? The Hunger Games to beat the $138 million opening-weekend debut of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1? According to Deadline.com, that's what "rival studios" are predicting based on matinee screenings. Now, before The Hunger Games fans start rejoicing and Twilight Saga fans start suffering seizures, let's chill a bit. Those rough, early predictions have oftentimes been quite a bit off the mark. For instance, just a few weeks ago The Lorax raked in about $15 million more than expected based on Friday figures. Other movies bring in way less. In other words, it's just too early to tell, really. [Watch The Hunger Games clip: President Snow / Seneca Crane.] What seems pretty certain is that The Hunger Games will surpass Tim Burton / Johnny Depp / Mia Wasikowska's Alice in Wonderland's $116.1 million opening-weekend take in March 2010, thus becoming the record-holder for the month of March — even in number of ticket sales,...
- 3/23/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
The Hunger Games movie Katniss: Jennifer Lawrence The Hunger Games Box Office: Midnight Screenings Record, But Still Behind The Dark Knight If you look at the top ten midnight openings (in terms of box-office receipts, not ticket sales) in North America (please scroll down), you'll notice that all but one — Gary Ross' The Hunger Games — is a sequel. Those tend to be quite frontloaded, i.e., fans flock to the first screenings of their favorite film franchise. Hence, midnight and opening-day box-office figures generally represent a higher-than-usual percentage of a film's opening-weekend box-office take. Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight is an exception to that rule. The sequel to Batman Begins grossed $67.16 million on Friday (including $18.5 million from midnight screenings), or about 42% of the film's $158 million take on its debut weekend. For comparison's sake, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Friday gross represented 54% of the film's take...
- 3/23/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
The Hunger Games stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen Lionsgate's The Hunger Games opened to terrific figures: an estimated $19.74 million at midnight screenings held at 2,565 locations in North America. Those are truly outstanding numbers for a non-sequel (officially the best ever), non-summer opening. Starring future film faves Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, the original Twilight opened with $7 million at midnight screenings in November 2008. (I couldn't find information on the number of theaters showing Twilight at midnight. Obviously, that can radically affect a movie's box-office take.) Now, has The Hunger Games truly beat Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight's midnight take as box-office pundits have been heralding everywhere you look? Well, not exactly. Back in summer 2008, The Dark Knight opened with $18.5 million at 3,040 midnight screenings. That would translate into approximately $20.5 million today. In other words, although "inflation-adjusting" can be tricky and the midnight figures for the two movies are very close,...
- 3/23/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth), The Hunger Games At this stage, it's unclear who's more excited by the debut of Gary Ross' The Hunger Games next Thursday midnight: the fans of Suzanne Collins' dystopic novel or box-office prognosticators. The fan frenzy seems to be quite mild indeed when compared to the myriad North American opening-weekend estimates popping up everywhere online. Will The Hunger Games open to the tune of $70 million or $140 million? Will it be as big as Chris Weitz's The Twilight Saga: New Moon and Bill Condon's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1? Will it surpass Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland to become the biggest March debut ever (whether or not we consider actual ticket sales)? Will Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, and Josh Hutcherson become the next Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner? If so, will they make as much dough?...
- 3/20/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games Starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, 21 Jump Street topped the North American box office on Friday, collecting an estimated $13.1 million, and is expected to top the weekend as well with approximately $35 million. The action-comedy's reign won't last very long, however, as opening next Friday is the much-anticipated The Hunger Games. Directed and co-written by Gary Ross (Seabiscuit, Pleasantville) the movie version of Suzanne Collins' bestselling dystopic novel is expected to fetch anywhere between $70-$100 million at the North American box office. Needless to say, distributor Lionsgate is ardently hoping it'll have another Twilight Saga in its hands. In fact, the studio, which has recently merged with Twilight's Summit Entertainment, isn't taking any chances: fans (and non-fans alike) of the Kristen Stewart / Robert Pattinson / Taylor Lautner combo will get to see a teaser for the upcoming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, the franchise's final installment.
- 3/17/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Elizabeth Banks, Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games The Hunger Games Reviews Pt.1 The Hunger Games was directed by Gary Ross (Seabiscuit, Pleasantville), from a screenplay by Ross, Shattered Glass / Breach's Billy Ray, and Suzanne Collins based on Collins' own novel. The sci-fier/adventure drama set in a post-apocalyptic world stars Winter's Bone / X-Men: First Class / Devil You Know's Jennifer Lawrence, The Expendables 2 / Awol / The Last Song's Liam Hemsworth, and The Kids Are All Right / Journey 2: The Mysterious Island's Josh Hutcherson, Movie 43 / Man on a Ledge's Elizabeth Banks, Rampart / The People vs. Larry Flynt's Woody Harrelson, The Devil Wears Prada / The Lovely Bones / Gambit's Stanley Tucci, Salvation Boulevard / The Healer's Isabelle Fuhrman, The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising / Race to Witch Mountain's Alexander Ludwig, Sitting Babies / Running Wild's Jack Quaid, Mash / Ordinary People's Donald Sutherland, American Beauty...
- 3/17/2012
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
Clove (Isabelle Fuhrman), Cato (Alexander Ludwig), Marvel (Jack Quaid), Glimmer (Leven Rambin), The Hunger Games The Hunger Games opens March 23. It's expected to earn anywhere between $70-$100 million at the North American box office alone. Jennifer Lawrence has been so widely praised she can already — I kid you not — be considered a potential Best Actress Oscar 2013 contender. As for Gary Ross' film version of Suzanne Collins' bestselling novel — which Collins herself helped to adapt to the big screen — things are a little iffier. Reviews so far have been overwhelmingly positive — though mostly positive with reservations. Sometimes, strong reservations. There have been favorable comparisons to Twilight, even though The Hunger Games is quite different to the vampire-human love story in terms of tone and feel. True, both are adaptations of books written by women (Stephenie Meyer wrote the Twilight Saga book series), both are centered around a female character (Lawrence's Katniss Everdeen,...
- 3/17/2012
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
The Hunger Games: Donald Sutherland as President Snow, Wes Bentley as Seneca Crane Below is the latest The Hunger Games clip, this one featuring two characters not seen in previous scenes from the upcoming Lionsgate release: President Snow (Mash / Ordinary People's Donald Sutherland) and Seneca Crane (American Beauty's West Bentley). [See also Katniss/Cinna Interview.] The brief dialogue focuses on hope vs. fear. "Hope, it is the only thing stronger than fear," President Snow (check out Sutherland's shining-white beard). "A little hope is effective, a lot of hope is dangerous. A spark is fine, as long as it is contained." Since I haven't read Suzanne Collins' novels (told from Katniss' point of view) or watched Gary Ross' movie, I'm not sure exactly what they're referring to here. President Snow wants Seneca to "contain" hope. Whose? One of the fighters who must fight to the death for the entertainment of Panem's bloodthirsty Capitol members,...
- 3/16/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Lenny Kravitz, The Hunger Games Stanley Tucci isn't exactly the most subtle of actors and Josh Hutcherson looks better as a brunet than as a blond, but those minor details probably won't matter to The Hunger Games fans. I haven't read Suzanne Collins' book(s), so I don't know exactly what's going on here (please scroll down), except for the obvious: Stanley Tucci's Caesar is a jerk talk-show host. Josh Hutcherson's Peeta pines for Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss Everdeen, who wasn't fully aware of his love until she saw it on TV. Just like people today who find love and missing relatives on Oprah or some such. And that means the future will look very much like the present — scary thought — but with (one hopes) the dull moments (and the commercials) taken out. [See also Katniss/Cinna Interview.] In addition to Lawrence, Tucci, and Hutcherson, The Hunger Games...
- 3/13/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment have merged. And so, apparently, have their properties. The box-office jewel in Summit's crown, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, will have its teaser trailer debuting on March 23, preceding the screening of Lionsgate's The Hunger Games. [Photo: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart in Breaking Dawn Part 1.] Based on Stephenie Meyer's bestselling novel, Breaking Dawn Part 2 is the last installment in the billionaire Twilight Saga movie series starring idols Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner. Bill Condon directed Breaking Dawn's parts 1 and 2 simultaneously. The Hunger Games, Lionsgate hopes, will become another Twilight Saga and/or Harry Potter phenomenon. Directed by Seabiscuit and Pleasantville's Gary Ross, the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' dystopic novel features a lengthy cast that includes the following: Winter's Bone's Jennifer Lawrence, The Kids Are All Right / Red Dawn / Carmel's Josh Hutcherson, and The Expendables 2 / Awol / The Last Song's Liam Hemsworth. The Breaking Dawn Part...
- 3/8/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, The Hunger Games Below is another The Hunger Games clip, this one featuring the first meeting between Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Cinna (Lenny Kravitz). The first thing I noticed about this brief scene is that there's a video quality to it that I found jarring. Also, I found it hard to understand why Gary Ross and/or editors Stephen Mirrione and Juliette Welfling kept cutting it from different angles. Those edits didn't add to the emotional undercurrent of the Katniss-Cinna chat, nor did they make Jennifer Lawrence's and Lenny Kravitz's performances any more effective. Anyhow, people surely aren't going to buy tickets to The Hunger Games to listen to the various characters talk. They'll be looking for action and cool visuals. Director Ross and his team should be able to provide that. In addition to Kravitz and Lawrence, a 2010 Best Actress Academy Award nominee...
- 3/8/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games The Hunger Games is "tracking" on a par with the Twilight movies, according to "a set of tracking numbers floating around Hollywood," as per EW.com. Who, where, what, how came up with those "tracking numbers" was not explained in the article. EW.com adds that "some forecasts" predict The Hunger Games will open with $70-75 million, which, in terms of ticket sales, would place it slightly behind the first Twilight. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, and starring the then little-known Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, Twilight opened with $69.6 million in fall 2008 — approx. $77 million today. Also worth noting, a week ago Fandango reported that The Hunger Games generated 83% of the site's sales on Feb. 22, the day tickets for the movie became available — thus breaking the previous record held by David Slade's The Twilight Saga: Eclipse in May 2010. As part of the Hunger Games publicity blitz,...
- 3/2/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Exclusive: Mandalay Vision has set Julian Jarrold to helm Exit 147, an indie thriller scripted by Travis Milloy. Cathy Schulman and Matthew Rhodes are producing for Mandalay Vision with Lenny Beckerman. Mandalay Vision is independently financing the film for a summer start. In the thriller, a young father driving cross country to see his daughter is stopped by a sheriff at Exit 147, and it turns into a psychological game of cat and mouse with deadly consequences. Jarrold directed Red Riding 1974, one leg of that film trilogy and also Kinky Boots, Becoming Jane and Brideshead Revisited. He’s repped by Wme and Independent Talent Group. Milloy scripted the 2009 film Pandorum. Mandalay Vision, which made The Kids Are All Right, Soul Surfer, Salvation Boulevard and Another Happy Day, is ramping up again under Schulman and Rhodes and will be generating several films this year. The Jack Black-Matthew McConaughey-starrer Bernie will be released this spring.
- 3/1/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Put down those Pop Rocks and Diet Cokes. We’ve got some A-list myths to examine! Ahead of this Sunday’s Oscars, we’ll be taking a look at some of the most famous myths to rise out of the annual awards ceremony. Want to know if being nude will get you a Best Actress statue? Or if the Best Director and Best Picture awards always align? You’re in luck – we’ll be investigating one Oscars-related urban legend each day this week. Today, we investigate whether winning a Best Supporting Actress Oscar has been a curse in the past 25 years.
- 2/24/2012
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
Greg Kinnear and Jennifer Connelly are in talks to star in Informant Media's dramatic comedy "Writers."According to Variety, Josh Boone will make his feature directorial debut from his own script. Judy Cairo is producing for Informant, with shooting set to begin in March in Wilmington, North Carolina.The film centers on a successful novelist (Kinnear) and his troubled relationships with his ex-wife (Connelly) and two children.Kinnear is coming off his critically acclaimed performance as John F. Kennedy in "The Kennedys." He was recently seen on the big screen in "I Don't Know How She Does It."The Oscar-winning Connelly was recently in "Salvation Boulevard" and "The Dilemma."...
- 1/30/2012
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
[1] It was just a few days ago that Demi Moore dropped out [2] of the porn biopic Lovelace after being hospitalized for "exhaustion," but it looks like filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman may be close to finding their replacement already. Us Weekly [3] reports that Weeds star Mary Louise Parker is being considered as a possibility to step in for Moore, who was previously set for a small part as feminist icon Gloria Steinem. If the report proves true -- and if Parker accepts -- she'll be joining a sprawling cast that includes Peter Sarsgaard, Hank Azaria, Adam Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Chris Noth, Sharon Stone, Juno Temple, Debi Mazar, Wes Bentley, Romeo Brown, Robert Patrick, Eric Roberts, and Chloë Sevigny, with Amanda Seyfried starring as Deep Throat star Linda Lovelace. Shooting on the project is currently underway in Los Angeles, though no release date has been announced at this time. Parker...
- 1/28/2012
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
It’s reported by Variety that Greg Kinnear and Jennifer Connelly are both circling Writers, a film that relative unknown Josh Boone is looking to make his feature debut. Writers is written (ha. ha. ha.) by the helmer, and is summed up as “a funny and touching tale of a fractured family trying to rediscover one another over the course of a tumultuous year.” Among said family are a “successful novelist (Kinnear), his ex-wife (Connelly), collegiate daughter and teenage son.” This would mark a reunion for the two, who previously starred together (as a married couple, no less) in last year’s Salvation Boulevard.
Judy Cairo — who is producing through Informant Media, and whose word should be taken as unbiased and factual — described the screenplay’s characters as “rich and layered,” while also managing to “break our hearts and make us laugh out loud at the same time.” Production on...
Judy Cairo — who is producing through Informant Media, and whose word should be taken as unbiased and factual — described the screenplay’s characters as “rich and layered,” while also managing to “break our hearts and make us laugh out loud at the same time.” Production on...
- 1/27/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Greg Kinnear and Jennifer Connelly are in talks to star in Writers, a family drama that follows the tricky relationship between a novelist (Kinnear) and his ex-wife (Connelly) over the course of a year. The indie will be directed by first-time filmmaker Josh Boone, from his original screenplay. Filming is due to start in March in Wilmington, N.C.
If the pairing sounds familiar, you’re right. Kinnear and Connelly have already played a rather troubled married couple, in the religious comedy Salvation Boulevard, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
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- 1/27/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
Soon-to-be fifteen year old actress Isabelle Fuhrman is carving out quite a career for herself. She first came to notice as the creepy Esther in the horror flick "Orphan," went the indie route for "Salvation Boulevard" and this spring she'll feature in her first major tentpole with "The Hunger Games" playing Clove. And it looks like she's impressing the right people and she'll join one of the biggest movie stars on the planet -- and his son -- in another futurist tale. THR reports that Fuhrman has joined M. Night Shyamalan's "After Earth" (formerly known as "1000 A.E.") starring Will and Jaden Smith. The project has been in the works for a while -- and despite some rumblings that it might not go forward -- it seems it's all systems go. With a recent script polish by none other than "Traffic" and "Syriana" screenwriter Stephen Gaghan, the story follows...
- 1/11/2012
- The Playlist
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