INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE – TRAILER 1 (Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Liam Hemsworth)
Decades after the original ID4 alien attack, Earth is threatened with a new extra-terrestrial threat, but will the planet’s installed space defenses be enough?
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THE BLACK LIST 2015
The Black List 2015 has arrived! We have the complete list of screenplays and their writers, compiled from the suggestions of over 250 film executives.
& SONS (SALES)
While giving the eulogy at his oldest friend’s funeral, a legendary and reclusive writer suffers a breakdown over the life he’s led and people he’s hurt. Principal amongst them are his three sons.
Sarah Polley Adapting ‘& Sons’ For Brett Ratner
Writer, director and actress Sarah Polley has been commissioned by Brett Ratner and his RatPac Entertainment to adapt David Gilbert’s bestselling novel & Sons, about a legendary and reclusive writer who tries to reconnect with his three sons after having an emotional breakdown.
{TV TRAILER} MADOFF – FIRST TRAILER (RICHARD DREYFUSS, ERIN CUMMINGS, BLYTHE DANNER)
The rise and fall of Bernie Madoff, who’s Ponzi scheme bilked $65 billion from unsuspecting victims. Oscar Winner Richard Dreyfuss portrays Madoff. The two-part miniseries airs February 3 & 4 on ABC.
{TV TRAILER} THE AMERICANS – SEASON 4 TEASER (KERI RUSSELL, MATTHEW RHYS, NOAH EMMERICH)
The teaser for the fourth season of the hit FX show about two Soviet intelligence agents posing as a married couple in order to spy on the American government.
{Exclusive} Grady Hendrix’s “My Best Friend’s Exorcism” Scares Up Buzz On Rights Market
Grady Hendrix’s upcoming novel, My Best Friend’s Exorcism, isn’t set to debut until May but the horror tale about demonic possession, friendship, and the Eighties is already generating buzz on the rights market.
MY BEST FRIEND’S EXORCISM (FILM RIGHTS)
My Best Friend’s Exorcism is a story about demonic possession, friendship, and the Eighties. The novel follows best friends Abby and Gretchen and their encounter with demonic possession at the outset of their high school careers.
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS – OFFICIAL TRAILER (MEGAN FOX, STEPHEN AMELL, WILL ARNETT)
The Turtles return to save the city from a dangerous threat. The sequel to the 2014 box office hit. Produced by Michael Bay. Directed by Dave Green. Starring Megan Fox, Stephen Amell, Johnny Knoxville and Will Arnett.
UNT. JASON MOORE COMEDY PROJECT (PITCH)
Comedy centers on an ordinary woman who, after carrying out a heroic act that puts her in an international spotlight, sells her life rights to the world’s biggest movie star, who tags along to prepare to play her.
{Exclusive} “Gone” Author Michael Grant Heats Up Rights Market With WWII Drama “Front Lines”
Acclaimed young adult author Michael Grant will release Front Lines, the first installment of his new Soldier Girl series, in January but the World War II drama is already heating up the the rights market.
FRONT LINES (FILM RIGHTS)
Set in an alternate version of World War II where women are called up to fight alongside men, this is the story of three young women and their struggle to defeat Hitler’s forces.
Sundance Unveils Festival Premieres For 2016
The Sundance Film Festival has announced their selections for their Premieres and Documentary Premieres categories. The films, made by established names as well as up-and-comers, represent all genres and a multitude of nationalities.
The Complete List Of The 2015 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Spotlight and Mad Max: Fury Road won big at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards over the weekend. Both solidified their status as Oscar contenders with another strong showing in a string of end of the year awards. Anne V. Coates was awarded a Career Achievement prize in honor of her storied career as an editor.
STAR ONE (SALES)
Described as Argo in tone, the story centers around a secret mission in which a CIA agent convinces a Tibetan scholar to sneak into Tibet to enlist the help of the Dalai Lama to keep communism from taking over the continent of Asia.
FORGIVE ME (SALES)
The story of journalist and original ’60 Minutes’ correspondent, Mike Wallace, during the early years of his career.
PONCE (SALES)
Set in modern-day America, dramedy turns on Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon and his legendary quest for the fountain of youth.
Goodread’s Best Books Of 2015
Goodreads has announced its Best Books of 2015 as voted on the readers, with categories ranging from Fiction and Fantasy to Children’s Picture Books. We’ve done the digging to show you which of the year’s hottest literary properties are still available on the rights market!
Fox Developing “Rambo” TV Series With Sylvester Stallone
After four films and over $700 million at the box office, John Rambo is making his way to the small screen. Fox and Sylvester Stallone have inked a deal to develop a one-hour drama series based on the iconic troubled vet titled Rambo: New Blood.
50 CENT TEAMS WITH WILL PACKER FOR FOX SITCOM
Noted Renaissance man Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson will step back into the arena of visual entertainment with the recent agreement to co-produce and recur in Fox’s new single-camera sitcom, My Friend 50. The project will see Fiddy team up with veteran producer Will Packer.
OUTLANDER – OFFICIAL SEASON 2 TRAILER (SAM HEUGHAN, CAITRIONA BALFE, TOBIAS MENZIES)
Season 2 cuts between 18th Century France and post World War I beginning with Claire and Jamie’s arrival in France. Thrown into the luxury of French society and political upheaval, they are determined to stop the Battle of Culloden and save Scottish life as they know it.
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS – TV SPOT (DAISY RIDLEY, JOHN BOYEGA, OSCAR ISAAC)
A continuation of the saga created by George Lucas and set thirty years after Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi.
BARBERSHOP – OFFICIAL TRAILER (ICE CUBE, COMMON, NICKI MINAJ)
It’s been more than 10 years since our last appointment at Calvin’s Barbershop. Calvin and his longtime crew are still there, but the shop has undergone some major changes.
THE COMPLETE LIST OF THE 2016 SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL COMPETITORS
The 2016 Slamdance Film Festival lineup is out! Twenty films, twelve narrative and eight documentary, have been selected to compete at the 22nd edition of the festival during January 22-28. Check out the lineup here.
THE SET UP (SALES)
A hilarious, high-speed action comedy about two co-dependent female best friends whose friendship is put through the wringer after a blind date gone awry sends them on a dangerous, all-in-one-night adventure with a drug dealer. With a psychotic drug lord and a gang of criminals hot on their heels, the girls must navigate their way through car chases, gun fights and the pains of growing up.
RESURFACE (SPEC)
An underwater earthquake decimates a research crew working at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, leaving two survivors with limited resources to ascend 35,000 feet and reach the surface before their life support runs out.
LIFE (SKYDANCE) (SALES)
A crew on an International Space Station discovers signs of life on Mars after retrieving a sample from the planet.
A MAN’S WORLD (SALES)
The story of boxer, Emile Griffith, who took the life of another fighter in the ring during a live televised broadcast in 1962.
FINAL JOURNEY (SPEC)
The powerful story of a mistreated elderly Inuit woman who is forced out of her village to survive alone on the savage arctic tundra.
HUNTER KILLER (SALES)
An untested American submarine captain teams with U.S. Navy Seals to rescue the Russian president, who has been kidnapped by a rogue president.