‘Star Wars VII’ Resumes Production with Harrison Ford

‘Star Wars VII’ Resumes Production with Harrison Ford
Justin Kroll — Variety

After taking a hiatus for several weeks from filming, J.J. Abrams has resumed production on “Star Wars: Episode VII” in the U.K.

The break was taken for holiday in August when many Europeans take time off, and also allowed for Harrison Ford to recover from the broken leg he suffered while filming in May. In July, Disney released a statement saying that production would pause “while adjustments to the current production schedule are made.”

Not that this is really news. Star Wars is in production. They took a break during an injury. Now they’re back. But I have to mention it because, HEY,…

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Steve Carell to Star in ACME Focused, Live Action Looney Tunes Film

Steve Carell to Star in ACME Focused, Live Action Looney Tunes Film
ComingSoon.net

It was nearly four years ago that word first broke of a Warner Bros. live action/CGI project that would be set in the world of the studio’s hit “Looney Tunes” franchise and take place inside a warehouse belonging to the ACME corporation. Today, The Hollywood Reporter brings word that the project is moving forward with Steve Carell set to star, X-Men: First Class‘s Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz set to script and Crazy Stupid Love helmers Glenn Ficarra and John Requa in talks to direct.

Originally pitched by Kevin and Dan Hageman, the ACME film will focus on the behind-the-scenes working of…

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Chloë Moretz Blames Piracy for ‘Kick-Ass’ Franchise Failure

Chloë Moretz Blames Piracy for ‘Kick-Ass’ Franchise Failure
Simon Reynolds and Adam Tanswell — Digital Spy

Chloë Grace Moretz has revealed that she’s leaving behind her iconic Hit-Girl role.

Speaking to Digital Spy, the actress said that she doesn’t believe Kick-Ass 3 will happen and suggested that piracy resulted in the underwhelming box office performance of last year’s sequel.

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Kick-Ass 2 was one of the number one pirated movies of the year, but that doesn’t help us because we need box office figures. We need to prove to the distributors that we can make money from a third and a fourth movie - but because it didn’t do so well, we can’t make another one.

“If you want more than one…

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‘Full House’ Returning to TV?

‘Full House’ Returning to TV?
Peter Sciretta — /Film

Warner Bros. television is considering a possible reboot of Full House, the popular ABC television sitcom which ran 1987 to 1995. The reboot would bring the Tanner family back to television with new episodes which would even include some of the original cast.

The news comes from TV Guide, which reports that John Stamos, who played Uncle Jesse on the show and has an ownership stake in the series, is leading the charge to make the new show happen.

Original executive producer Bob Boyett and creator Jeff Franklin (who’s writing the new version) are actively involved. Candace Cameron Bure…

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Richard Attenborough Has Passed Away at 90

Richard Attenborough Has Passed Away at 90
Nina Terrero — Entertainment Weekly

English actor-director Richard Attenborough died Sunday, his son Michael told the BBC. He was 90.

The Cambridge, England, native made his film debut at 19 in the 1942 war film In Which We Serve, which was later nominated for Best Picture at the 1943 Academy Awards.

Over the course of the next 60 years, Attenborough appeared in more than 70 films, including Brighton RockThe Great Escape, and The Sand Pebbles. He also appeared in a number of family favorites such as Doctor DoolittleJurassic ParkThe Lost World: Jurassic Park, and played Kris Kringle in the 1994 reboot of Miracle on…

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David Yates to Direct ‘Fantatic Beasts and Where to Find Them’

David Yates to Direct ‘Fantatic Beasts and Where to Find Them’
Kevin Jagernauth — The Playlist

Never say never. After four films in the world of “Harry Potter,” David Yates seemed to have moved on. He’s now directing “Tarzan,” and was involved in the early stages of the FX series “Tyrant.” But it appears J.K. Rowling has worked her magic on him once again, as Yates is going back to the world of wizards.

THR reports that Yates will direct Potter-world film “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” The new trilogy-spawning series focuses on Newt Scamander, with the story taking place seventy years before Harry even comes into the picture.

I seem to recall David Yates saying he was…

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Luc Besson Doesn’t See How He Could Do a ‘Lucy’ Sequel

Luc Besson Doesn’t See How He Could Do a ‘Lucy’ Sequel
Kevin Jagernauth — The Playlist

In the course of his career, Luc Besson has produced the following: two “Taken” films (with a third on the way); three “Transporter” movies, along with a TV show based on the movie, plus a feature length reboot “The Transporter Legacy” coming next year; “Nikita”; the Hollywood remake “Point Of No Return” in addition to a TV series; four “Taxi” movies; three “Arthur” movies….you see where we’re going. So when he says that there’s no possibility of a followup to this summer’s surprise hit “Lucy,” you can see why we’re taking his claim with a grain of salt.

The writer/director/producer says…

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Relativity Already Planning a Sequel for ‘The November Man’?

Relativity Already Planning a Sequel for ‘The November Man’?
Kevin Jagernauth — The Playlist

Quick! Tell me who stars in “The November Man,” what the plot is and when it opens! Nope, you can’t use IMDb. C’mon, try a bit harder than that, because Relativity really thinks you want to see this movie, to the point where they’ve already started work on a sequel.

Yep, after the film’s star Pierce Brosnan apparently spilled the beans on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” by saying, “ ‘The November Man’ is an iconic, tough character and I am excited to partner with Relativity to continue to bring him to life,” the studio confirmed (sorta cagily and not with the most forceful conviction)…

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Kaaahhhhhnnnn — Warner Bros. Casts Benedict Cumberbatch as Shere Khan

Kaaahhhhhnnnn — Warner Bros. Casts Benedict Cumberbatch as Shere Khan
Isaac Feldberg — We Got This Covered

Though Disney clearly has the lead in the race to adapt Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Bookinto a big-budget blockbuster, Warner Bros. is quietly moving along with its own take, now officially titled Jungle Book: Origins. Andy Serkis is making his directorial debut on the pic, after having served as Peter Jackson’s second unit director on the Hobbit trilogy. Now, the first voice lead for the film has been announced - Sherlock actor Benedict Cumberbatch will be lending his voice to the fearsome tiger Shere Khan.

This casting choice is so perfect and so obvious I can’t believe I didn’t think…

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There’s more President Coin in the Film Than the Books

There’s more President Coin in the Film Than the Books
Nina Terrero — Entertainment Weekly

Julianne Moore is a big fan of the Hunger Games series, so much so that she directly approached Mockingjay – Part 1 director Francis Lawrence about securing the role of President Alma Coin, the tenacious leader of District 13 who leads the revolution against the Capitol.

“She actually sort of tracked us down and had an interest in the books through her kids,” Lawrence says.

The Golden Globe winner’s interest acted as an audition, he notes.

“She didn’t audition. Once we knew she wanted it, that was it—done,” Lawrence says, laughing. “I sat down with her, she had great ideas, we got along…

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