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Disney Closes Down Blue Sky Animation Studio!!!

The Walt Disney Company will close Blue Sky Studios, the animation company inherited in its 2019 acquisition of 20th Century Fox. Founded in 1987, Blue Sky helped grow top-grossing family franchises including “Ice Age,” the Dr. Seuss adaptation “Horton Hears a Who,” and most recently the Will Smith and Tom Holland project “Spies in Disguise.” About 450 employees staffing the company will face termination, thought … Continue reading Disney Closes Down Blue Sky Animation Studio!!!

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Harvey Weinstein Movie Taps ‘Colette’ Writer!!

Annapurna and Plan B have hired Colette scribe Rebecca Lenkiewicz to write the script for a Spotlight-esque movie about the New York Times’ investigation into serial abuser Harvey Weinstein, Collider has exclusively learned. Just as Bombshell focuses on the women of Fox News rather than Roger Ailes himself, this untitled film will focus on the team of female journalists who broke the Weinstein story and … Continue reading Harvey Weinstein Movie Taps ‘Colette’ Writer!!

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Leonardo DiCaprio Taps ‘Patrick Melrose’ Director for Volkswagen Scandal Movie!!!

Oscar-nominated producer Leonardo DiCaprio has tapped Patrick Melrose helmer Edward Berger to direct a film about Volkswagen’s Clean Diesel scandal for Paramount and Appian Way, Collider has exclusively learned. Emmy-nominated director Berger closed his deal last year, so his attachment is old news in industry circles, but hey, it’s new to the internet! Per Forbes, Oscar winner Charles Randolph (The Big Short) is writing the script, … Continue reading Leonardo DiCaprio Taps ‘Patrick Melrose’ Director for Volkswagen Scandal Movie!!!

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‘The Helicopter Heist’: Steven Knight Scripting Adaption For Netflix!!!

The engines appear to be revving up on Netflix’s The Helicopter Heist, a drama based on the book by Swedish author Jonas Bonnier about a daring 2009 robbery in Stockholm. I’ve learned that Peaky Blinders creator and prolific Oscar-nominated screenwriter Steven Knight is penning the film. Deadline previously broke the news of Netflix boarding the project in 2016 with Jake Gyllenhaal attached to star and … Continue reading ‘The Helicopter Heist’: Steven Knight Scripting Adaption For Netflix!!!

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‘The Phantom Tollbooth’: ‘Rio’ Director Carlos Saldanha To Helm The Adaption!!!

Having directed some of the biggest animated feature films of all time, Carlos Saldanha is now set to make his live-action feature directorial debut for Tri-Star with the studio’s adaptation of The Phantom Tollbooth. Saldanha’s claims to fame include directing four of the five Ice Age films tallying nearly $3 billion worldwide, writing and directing both Rio films for a total of nearly $1 billion … Continue reading ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’: ‘Rio’ Director Carlos Saldanha To Helm The Adaption!!!

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