MGM has returned the rights to producer Graham King and his GK Films after owning the IP for nine years. Lead star of the 2018 reboot, Alicia Vikander, is also expected to be recast. The Wrap first reported the news. Opening bids for the rights have spurred a bidding war since last week, with studios and streamers looking to acquire the adventure IP based on the 1996 videogame series of the same name....
Kirk discussed his intentions for creating the film, the news media and government’s roles in influencing public perception of the War on Terror, and the domestic impacts of America’s foreign policy in a recent interview with IndieWire. “When we decided to make this film, we stepped back and looked across the 20 years and asked what the key moments were and connected those dots,” Kirk said. “The throughline is the increasing polarization and distrust of the government....
The new cover story of The Hollywood Reporter — all about the show, which follows previous seasons on the O.J. Simpson case and the murder of Gianni Versace — gives an answer: They haven’t. The Clintons, or anyone in their “camp,” haven’t expressed so much as a “peep” to anyone involved with the FX series, per unnamed sources in the piece. And “few, if any, expect to.” Edie Falco plays Hillary Clinton, who doesn’t appear until the sixth episode, while Clive Owen plays Bill, who’s featured from the beginning....
“The Northman” star Anya Taylor-Joy admitted to comfort-watching “Sex and the City” following a “horrible break-up.” And “The Witch” breakout actress even felt compelled to confide in “SATC” icon Sarah Jessica Parker about just how much the Carrie and Mr. Big relationship meant to her. “I was not a good dater and I’m quite glad to not be. I hear stories from my friends and I’m like, ‘God, I would suck at that,’” Taylor-Joy told British Vogue....
The three-year diversion (a length of time that holds true for this animated world as well as ours) found Sterling Archer and his merry band of erstwhile spy colleagues traveling through his own subconscious. It was an ambitious swing that not only gave the show a broad visual palette to work with, it also gave series creator Adam Reed a chance to transition the show to a more traditional writers room....
Industry sources say the news was a welcome surprise and AMC has already confirmed that its 13 theaters — which include some of the country’s top grossers — are among those that will be up and running. City Cinemas, which operate the Angelika, the Village East, and several key upper East side locations, will open March 5. Among those that won’t are Film at Lincoln Center, Film Forum, and MOMA, with the BAM Center in Brooklyn uncertain....
The uprising occurred September 9, 1971 on the grounds of the inhuman prison practices used by prison officials. 1,200 inmates took over the prison, taking 42 people hostage. The conflict lasted for five days, resulting in 29 inmates and 10 hostages dead. It led to murder, created villains and heroes, and uncovered the inequities that existed between races then, and still, five decades later, today. By rendering the world-shaking event, Nelson and Curry’s comprehensive documentary “Attica” gives voice to the silent wronged, and illuminates a disaster that still speaks to America’s present-day racial struggles....
