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*Chinese moviegoers will soon be able to see “Django Unchained,” but it won’t be the same version that was mysteriously pulled from theaters two weeks ago. Sony Pictures announced today that Quentin Tarantino’s freed-slave drama would be back in Chinese theaters on May 12, reports the Los Angeles Times. “There is tremendous excitement, anticipation and [...]
*Quentin Tarantino’s violent slave-revenge drama “Django Unchained” was yanked out of Chinese theaters on its opening day Thursday, with the importer blaming an unspecified technical problem. The rare suspension order by China Film Group Corp. has already lead to suspicion that the Hollywood film could have run afoul of Chinese censors despite weeks of promotion [...]
*Sony Pictures and producer Scott Rudin are turning the’70s sitcom “Good Times” into a feature film. They’ve hired writer Phil Johnston, whose most recent credits include “Wreck-It Ralph” and “Cedar Rapids,” while Rudin will produce the family comedy with Eli Bush. “Good Times” focused on working-class couple James and Florida Evans as they raised three [...]
*Now that Willow Smith is basically out of the picture for the new Annie musical, guess who’s in the running to replace her? Yep, you guessed it, Quvenzhané [Kwe-VEN-zhah-nay] Wallis. The young star has captured the world with her magical spirit and could be leading the cast. Sony Pictures told EW that a decision hasn’t [...]
*Denzel Washington will take the lead in Sony’s big-screen remake of 1980s TV series “The Equalizer.” Nicolas Winding Refn is in early talks to helm the film, which is scheduled to go into production in late spring, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Washington will play Robert McCall, a veteran covert operative who, seeking redemption for [...]
Variety is reporting that Jamie Foxx is in talks to star as the villain in the upcoming sequel to Sony Pictures’ “The Amazing Spider-Man.” The Oscar-winning actor would play Electro, a man who gets his super powers from a lightning strike. Sony had no comment on the rumor, but Foxx sent out a tweet indicating [...]
*Sony Pictures and Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment are in early talks to acquire film rights to Allen Zadoff’s novel “Boy Nobody,” with plans to develop it as a starring vehicle for Jaden Smith. “Boy Nobody” is the first in a planned young adult trilogy about a brainwashed teenage assassin who starts to regain his emotions. [...]
*Sony’s “Men in Black III” will get the large-format Imax 3D treatment when it is released worldwide on May 25, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Imax and Sony announced Monday that the movie will be digitally re-mastered for Imax 3D with the proprietary Imax DMR technology. “Releasing a film in Imax 3D signals an event [...]
*Filmmakers Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal are firing back against a Republican congressman who is demanding an investigation into whether the Obama administration leaked classified information to them for use in their upcoming film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden. “The Hurt Locker” director and writer say that their new movie will present “an [...]
*A Los Angeles judge has delayed ruling on a request by attorneys for Michael Jackson’s doctor for raw footage not used in the star’s posthumous concert film, “This is It.” Lawyers for Sony Pictures sought time Thursday to file more arguments on the issue. They say Dr. Conrad Murray’s defense team has radically changed the [...]
*Attorneys for Michael Jackson’s doctor want access to raw footage that was used for the star’s posthumous concert film, “This is It.” But Sony Pictures is fighting the request, reports the AP. Lawyers for Dr. Conrad Murray and Sony attorneys are due in court Thursday to argue whether material should be turned over. The Sony [...]
*A rep for Sony Pictures is dismissing rumors that the new “Men in Black” film has been shelved after Will Smith fell out with producers over the script. The actor is reprising his role as Agent J in the third installment of the hit franchise and he will reportedly be joined by his former co-star [...]
*Terrence Howard is reportedly in talks for director Cameron Crowe’s planned biopic of Marvin Gaye for Sony Pictures reports Deadline. Crowe (“Almost Famous,” “Elizabethtown”) has been developing the film for nearly four years with Will Smith eyed for the lead, but had to go back to the drawing board after he turned down the role. [...]
*Sony Pictures has handed off its spy action franchise “XXX” to Paramount, who is said to be in negotiations to finance, produce and release a third film in the series titled “XXX: The Return of Xander Cage,” reports Deadline New York. John Brancato and Michael Ferris (“Terminator Salvation”) wrote the script which involves Xander Cage, [...]
*With Holly Robinson Peete making news because of John Mayer’s recent racist comments about her, we’re reminded that her old TV series is being made into a feature film for the big screen. Via Twitter, Sony Pictures announced that a release date has been set for its upcoming film “21 Jump Street”: “21 Jump Street [...]
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