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Annapurna Pictures to financially back Leonardo DiCaprio’s ‘The Revenant’

July 12, 2014 0

Washington, July 12 (ANI): Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures is negotiating to come aboard as financial backer for Leonardo DiCaprio’s ‘The Revenant’ after its original backer, Worldview, pulled back on film financing. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film, to be directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, co-starring Tom Hardy and Will Poulter, and is a harrowing survival story set in the early 19th century, based on the experiences of fur trapper Hugh Glass.

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Have Brangelina finalised a wedding date?

July 11, 2014 0

Los Angeles, July 11 (IANS) Hollywood’s power couple – Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie – are likely to tie the knot either this fall or next spring at their home in the South of France, Chateau Miraval.

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Dakota Johnson to star in ‘Forever, Interrupted’

July 11, 2014 0

Washington, July 11 (ANI): Dakota Johnson is all set to star in upcoming film ‘Forever, Interrupted’, which is based on the acclaimed debut novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid. This would be the second book-to-film adaptation project, as the 24-year-old already stars in the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey,’ based on the book of the same name, which is due to hit theatres in 2015, the Hollywood Reporter reported. The movie, which will be produced by Gidden Media and Good Universe, will tell the story of a young woman whose husband dies, after which she forms an unlikely relationship with her mother, who is unaware of her existence.

Complex characters, juicy scripts boost Netflix’s Emmy nominations

July 10, 2014 0
Television Academy Chairman & CEO Rosenblum, actressKaling and television host Daly stand together during the nominations announcement for the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards in North Hollywood

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A veteran actress says it is the “delicious” scripts and unvarnished realism of the female prison inmates that draw viewers to “Orange is the New Black,” while the creator of “House of Cards” credits a ruthless yet vulnerable power couple for the thriller’s success. The unconventional approach to TV at Netflix Inc netted 31 Emmy nominations on Thursday, a major achievement for a company that plunged into original programming just last year. “Thirty-one nods – not bad for the new kid on the block,” said “House of Cards” star Kevin Spacey, nominated for best actor in a drama series for the second straight year. It is still less than a third of the nominations for cable competitor Time Warner Inc’s HBO, but Netflix is now nipping on the heels of networks that have been in the TV business for decades and is advancing careers for people who have been around a long time.

Hollywood ‘Godzilla’ finally stomps home to Japan

July 10, 2014 0
Japanese actor Ken Watanabe poses for photographers during the Japan premiere of his movie "Godzilla" in Tokyo, Thursday, July 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo is rolling out the red carpet for Hollywood’s “Godzilla” remake although the nation that gave birth to the fire-breathing monster is seeing the latest movie after it opened everywhere else.

Tokyo rolls out red carpet for Hollywood Godzilla

July 10, 2014 0
Japanese actor Ken Watanabe poses for photographers during the Japan premiere of his movie "Godzilla" in Tokyo, Thursday, July 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo is rolling out the red carpet for Hollywood’s Godzilla remake although the nation that gave birth to the fire-breathing monster is seeing the latest movie after it opened everywhere else.