2 - FILM NEWS
Rami Malek, Kumail Nanjiani, Octavia Spencer, Marion Cotillard Join Voice Cast for Robert Downey Jr.’s “Voyage of Doctor Dolittle”
Directed by Stephen Gaghan (Syriana), production for the Universal release has already begun in London with Downey joined by Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, Harry Collett and Jim Broadbent.
The dying marriage of our heroine Lulu Danger takes an unexpected turn for the worse when a mysterious man from her past comes to town to perform a surprisingly popular ‘magical’ event.
Parks and Rec star Adam Scott and The Office alum Craig Robinson may be headed back to the small screen as Fox has given a pilot order to the single-camera comedy Ghosted. This is the third comedy pilot order for the network who after Liz Meriwether’s Thin Ice and Linda from HR.
The nominations for the 2017 Independent Spirit Awards were announced today at the W Hotel in Hollywood by Jenny Slate and Edgar Ramirez. Leading the pack in nominations are American Honey and Moonlight, which garnered six nominations each. The drama Manchester by the Sea received five noms while the biopic Jackie got four. 
The Center for Asian American Media and NBCUniversal hosted the panel “Expanding the Conversation: Asian Americans in Media,” which addressed the status of Asian Americans and diversity in media with some prominent names in the business including Grey’s Anatomy actress Sandra Oh and SVP of Programming Talent Development and Inclusion for NBC Entertainment Karen Horne.
Manchester by the Sea is leading the Gotham Independent Film Awards as the nominees were announced today with four nominations including best feature. They will face off against Certain Women, Everybody Wants Some, Moonlight, and Paterson.
The truth is out there — and it’s about to get funny. Fox has tapped comedy favorites, Adam Scott and Craig Robinson to star in Ghosted, a riff on The X-Files.
An animated movie about one sausage’s quest to discover the truth about his existence.
Ex-maid of honor Eloise — having been relieved of her duties after being unceremoniously dumped by the best man via text — decides to attend the wedding anyway only to find herself seated with 5 “random” guests at the dreaded Table 19.
The romantic and coming-of-age misadventures of a 13-year-old American living in Germany.
