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First Poster For “Reach” Debuts At AFM

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Starring Garrett Clayton, Jordan Doww, and Joey Bragg
AFM Distributor Screening Scheduled for Tuesday, November 7 at 10 A.M. in Santa Monica

“Reach,” a high school dramedy about bullies and the power of friendship,will be screened for the first time at the American Film Market (AFM) for distributors Tuesday, November 7 at 10am in Santa Monica, announced co-writer and producer, Maria Capp, Cappricielli Productions, Inc. To attend, distributors can contact Capp directly. Autumn Bailey and Charles Box produced “Reach” along with Capp.

Garrett Clayton (“Hairspray Live!”), Jordan Doww (“HollyWEIRD”), and Joey Bragg (Disney’s “Liv and Maddie”) are among thecast of talented young Hollywood actors in “Reach.” Capp co-wrote the script along with Johnny James Fiore and Grant Harling, who both also star in the film.

“We’re excited about the interest from distributors, and are scheduling meetings for this weekend ahead of our Distributor Screening on Tuesday. We released the AFM Teaser Poster for “Reach” today featuring our high-profile cast of young talent, and I know their fans will love it! On December 15, we are giving away four autographed posters for four lucky fans, one from our website, and one from the ‘Reach’ Facebook, Instagram, and twitter pages,” said Capp. (poster below)
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J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Being Developed Into TV Series

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New Line Cinema


The epic stories of “The Lord of The Rings,” which was famously adapted into films by Peter Jackson, is about to rule them all in the form of TV series. According to a recent Variety article, Warner Bros. Television is “in talks” with Amazon Studios to develop J.R.R. Tolkien’s monumental fantasy novels into TV series.

Though no concrete deal was mentioned, the article stated that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos himself is personally involved in negotiations. Many compare the potential deal to another blockbuster fantasy series Game of Thrones on HBO. According the Deadline‘s coverage of the story, HBO and Netflix were also once approached by J.R.R. Tolkien’s estate for the series rights to the tune of $200 – $250 million.

Jackson’s ambitious adaptation of the trilogy was a global phenomenon which began in 2001 with “Fellowship of the Ring,” followed by The Two Towers in 2002, culminating in the billion dollar grossing The Return of the King which also won 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture. To this date, Jackson’s towering achievement remains the benchmark for other subsequent fantasy adventure movies.

There’s definite reason for fans to get excited. If the deal does materialize, the TV series could be an interesting medium to flesh out many characters and moments in the book that were either reduced or left out of the movies.

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Special “Shaun of the Dead” Screening Held At Greek Theatre

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Focus Features


A special Halloween week screening of British horror comedy film Shaun of the Dead was held last week at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. The event is part of Focus 15, an initiative that commemorates the founding of worldwide film company Focus Features 15 years ago.

The company teamed up with Fandango, the “ultimate digital network for all things movies” in putting the outdoor zombie screening of the movie together at the Greek Theatre. The event was hosted by Fandango’ Fandango’s Alicia Malone with the film’s director Edgar Wright also in attendance together with star Lucy Davis who played Diane in Shaun of the Dead”.

Written by Wright and English actor Simon Pegg, the film was originally released in 2004 and was a commercial and critical hit. It starred Pegg in the title Shaun, a lovelorn loser who was dumped by his girlfriend, and had to deal with his obnoxious stepfather. Things take a turn for the worse a zombie apocalypse threatened to destroy all of England and its up to Shaun to redeem himself.

‘Shawn’ was the first film in the comedic genre film series The Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy. It was follow by Hot Fuzz in 2007 and The World’s End in 2013. All three films in the series were also directed by Wright which he co-wrote with Pegg.

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Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series Returns November 7

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See the Official Trailer for the Final Episode Now. Episode five, Don’t Stop Believin’, will be available for download starting November 7, 2017.

Award-winning developer and publisher of digital entertainment Telltale Games, along with Marvel Entertainment, is pleased to reveal the launch trailer for the fifth and final episode of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series.

Episode five, entitled ‘Don’t Stop Believin’,’ will be available starting November 7, 2017 for $4.99 USD or equivalent. Individual episodes, and the series as a whole, can be downloaded on PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One®, Windows PC, and Mac, as well as the App Store® and Google Play™.

The series is also available as a special ‘Season Pass Disc’ at retailers across North America for an MSRP of $29.99 USD and at retailers elsewhere across the globe. The special ‘Season Pass Disc’ includes episode one, ‘Tangled Up in Blue,’ and grants access to download the subsequent four episodes via online updates as they are released. Additional platforms for release are yet to be announced.

Episode description: In the aftermath of an unbearable sacrifice, the Guardians finally fracture. With her opposition in shambles, Hala renews her campaign of death and devastation, carving a path of indiscriminate destruction en route to Knowhere. If he hopes to avoid catastrophe (and save his own skin), Star-Lord must search his feelings, reunite his team, and mount one final mission to save the galaxy…again.

The series features a star-studded cast of voice talent, including Scott Porter (Friday Night Lights, The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series) as Star-Lord, Emily O’Brien (The Young and the Restless, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor) as Gamora, Nolan North (the Uncharted series, Pretty Little Liars) as Rocket, Brandon Paul Eells (Watch Dogs) as Drax, and Adam Harrington (The Wolf Among Us, League of Legends) as Groot.

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Margot Robbie Transformed IN “I, Tonya” First Full Length Trailer

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Margot Robbie’s rising star profile looks to continue as Neon dropped a new red band trailer for the biographical sports black comedy film “I, Tonya.” about the Tonya Harding Olympic scandal.

The film has been receiving plenty of Oscar buzz around Robbie’s performance as well as the film following its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.

Directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Steven Rogers, the movie seems to be told more around Harding’s abusive family background which she later dished out on the ice including the infamous attack on Nancy Kerrigan before the 1994 Winter Olympics and its aftermath.

The trailer also shows audiences their first look at Harding’s foul-mouthed mother LaVona played by Allison Janney, Harding’s ex-husband Jeff Gilooly as played by Sebastian Stan. “The haters always say ‘Tonya, tell the truth.’ There’s no such thing as truth,” says Robbie’s Harding.

‘I, Tonya’ is set for release on December 8, 2017.

Here is the film’s official synopsis:

Based on the unbelievable but true events, I, TONYA is a darkly comedic tale of American figure skater, Tonya Harding, and one of the most sensational scandals in sports history. Though Harding was the first American woman to complete a triple axel in competition, her legacy was forever defined by her association with an infamous, ill-conceived, and even more poorly executed attack on fellow Olympic competitor Nancy Kerrigan. Featuring an iconic turn by Margot Robbie as the fiery Harding, a mustachioed Sebastian Stan as her impetuous ex-husband Jeff Gillooly, a tour-de-force performance from Allison Janney as her acid-tongued mother, LaVona Golden, and an original screenplay by Steven Rogers, Craig Gillespie’s I, TONYA is an absurd, irreverent, and piercing portrayal of Harding’s life and career in all of its unchecked––and checkered––glory.

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MPI Media Group Launches Classic Series ‘Dark Shadows’ On Subscription Streaming Service

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Subscription Service Will, for the First Time, Provide Unlimited Streaming Access to the Entire Gothic Serial Drama In Addition To Bonus Content

MPI Media Group


MPI Media Group, premier independent producer and distributor of films, TV series and specialized programming, today announced a major new avenue for the company: a subscription streaming service of one of its crown jewels – DARK SHADOWS. The gothic TV series, which MPI has distributed for decades on VHS and DVD, will be available for the first time in its entirety for unlimited streaming, beginning October 31, 2017.

The new streaming service will give fans access to the entire original series at www.darkshadows.tv, as well as exclusive bonus content and behind-the-scenes archival footage. Subscribers also will get a first look at the DARK SHADOWS feature-length documentary due out in 2018.

Fans can have streaming access to the series at a subscription price of $7.99 a month, or $79.99 a year. The company is offering a free 14-day trial. Customers signing on before November 22, 2017, will be entered in a contest to win a free lifetime subscription to the complete series at www.darkshadows.tv.

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Trailer: First Look At “A Prayer Before Dawn”

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A24


Independent entertainment company A24 has just released the thrilling trailer for its latest, “A Prayer Before Dawn”, a Thailand prison drama directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire.

Based on the best-selling book “A Prayer Before Dawn: A Nightmare In Thailand,” the film tells the true to life story of English boxer Billy Moore, who also wrote the book.

The film screened last May at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival as one of its midnight screenings section where it received generally positive reviews, with Variety’s Guy Lodge calling the film a “big, bleeding feat of extreme cinema” while praising the performance of rising star Joe Cole (Green Room, Peaky Blinders) as “ferociously physical.” Joe Cole portrays the real-life English boxer Moore in the film.

Written by Nick Saltrese, from producers Roy Boulter, Rita Dagher, Sol Papadopoulos and Nicholas Simon, the film is expected to be released in 2018.

Here is the film’s official synopsis:

Based on the international best-seller, A Prayer Before Dawn is the true story of Billy Moore, a troubled young British boxer sent to one of Thailand’s most notorious jails. Refusing to die inside prison, Billy becomes a student of the lethal art of Muay Thai boxing, and in the process, finds a brotherhood that will guide him on an incredible journey to redemption.

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Another “Lethal Weapon” Film Being Considered At WB

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Warner Bros.


“You can’t beat the clock, Riggs.” That’s Danny Glover’s Roger Murtaugh to Mel Gibson’s Martin Riggs in Lethal Weapon 4 back in 1998. Almost twenty years later, the duo might attempt just that, as Deadline reports an intriguing tidbit about the possibility of another Lethal Weapon film.

According to the article, director Richard Donner might also return with a script from Lethal Weapon 4 writer Channing Gibson (no relation to Richard Donnar).

Donner directed the first Lethal Weapon (1987) and all its three its sequels. If he does get on board, this will be his first film since “16 Blocks” from 2006. Danny Glover has recently appeared in HBO mockumentary “Tour de Pharmacy.” Gibson recently directed academy nominated “Hacksaw Ridge” and will next be seen next month in Daddy’s Home 2.

The original is considered to have rejuvenated the buddy cop formula and was a surprise boxoffice hit. Altogether, the franchise has grossed $955.2M worldwide.

Created by Shane Black, Lethal Weapon features Gibson and Glover as mismatched Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) detectives. The films spawned a television series which is currently in its second season with Clayne Crawford as Riggs and Damon Wayans as Murtaugh.

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Kathryn Bigelow To Be Honored By Filmmaker Award

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Acclaimed director Kathryn Bigelow is set to be honored by the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE), the organization announced today. The award recognizes her contributions to the art of cinema and will be presented during the MPSE Golden Reel Awards ceremony on February 18th in Los Angeles

Bigelow is responsible for directing acclaimed films such as the war film The Hurt Locker (2008), action thriller war film Zero Dark Thirty (2012), and this year’s crime drama Detroit.

The Hurt Locker brought Bigelow plenty of accolades, including Academy Award for Best Director, the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing, and the BAFTA Award for Best Direction. So far, she’s the only woman to win an Oscar for best director.

The film itself, which follows an Iraq war explosive ordnance disposal team, won six Academy Awards including best picture, best director, best original screenplay, best editing, best sound mixing and best sound editing. The Hurt Locker was followed by Zero Dark Thirty, which was similarly acclaimed by critics and won her best director award from the National Board of Review.

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Founded in 1953, the Motion Picture Sound Editors is a non-profit organization of professional sound and music editors who work in the motion picture television and gaming industries. The organization’s mission is to provide a wealth of knowledge from award-winning professionals to a diverse group of individuals, youth and career professionals alike; mentoring and educating the community about the artistic merit and technical advancements in sound and music editing; providing scholarships for the continuing advancement of motion picture sound in education; and helping to enhance the personal and professional lives of the men and women who practice this unique craft. mpse.org

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Ben Mendelsohn In Talks To Play Villain Role In “Captain Marvel”

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Mendelsohn as Director Krennic in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Lucasfilm Ltd.


It looks like production of Captain Marvel is starting to develop. Australian actor Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn is said to be in negotiations for the main villain role in Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel, Variety reports.

The exact identity of the villain character that he will be playing has not been revealed, although Marvel Studios head Kevin Fiege mentioned at this summer’s San Diego Comic-Con that the movie’s villains will be the The Skrulls.

The actor is recently in plenty of high profile projects, including last year’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story where he played Orson Krennic, the director of advanced weapons research for the imperial military, in later this year’s Darkest Hour as King George VI, and next year’s Steven Spielberg directed Ready Player One as Nolan Sorrento.

Last year, it was announced that Brie Larson will be playing Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, the very first ever female-centric superhero movie in Marvel Cinematic Universe. Danvers is a skilled test pilot whose DNA is melded with that of an alien after an accident. Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury is also set to appear in the film.

Produced by Kevin Feige and to be directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (Mississippi Grind and Half-Nelson), Captain Marvel is set to be released on March 8, 2019.

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