In a decision many assumed was inevitable after yesterday morning, when anonymous members of a hacker group called the Guardians of Peace threatened to blow up movie theaters showing the film, Sony has opted to cancel the December 25 premiere of their Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy The Interview.
Gorgeously shot, beautifully written and brought to vivid life by an assortment of wonderful performances, Selma is stunningly powerful, emotive and indispensable filmmaking.
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It looks like Christina Hendricks is dealing with her departure from Sterling Cooper & Partners by hitting the road. According to multiple sources, the Mad Men actress has joined the main cast of Roadies, a music-centric comedy created, written and to be directed by Jerry Maguire director Cameron Crowe for premium cable network Showtime.
Riding a wave of critical acclaim (not to mention considerable Oscar buzz) for his stunning performance as Martin Luther King, Jr. in Ava DuVernay's electric Civil Rights Movement film Selma, David Oyelowo has signed onto another highly promising, race-related project - this time alongside 12 Years a Slave Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o. He'll star with the actress in indie drama Americanah.
Detectives, turn in your badges. After one dismayingly low-rated season, Fox's limited series Gracepoint will not be continued, effectively canceling the David Tennant and Anna Gunn-led murder mystery, which adapted British series Broadchurch.
When the first trailer for Sony's remake of Annie hit the web, my response was to involuntarily cringe in my seat. The brightly colored preview hit every wrong note for me, promising a traditional take on the play peppered with kid-friendly (read: unsubtle and forced) jokes and heavily auto-tuned musical numbers. So, admittedly, it wasn't with great enthusiasm that I finally sat down to watch the final product.
Continuing its swift domination of the world's collective free time, Netflix is apparently moving ahead with a miniseries that will serve as a follow-up to David Wain's beloved 2001 cult comedy Wet Hot American Summer.
AMC will be heading back to the world of Breaking Bad next February, but viewers will have to deal with the absence of that series' leads Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul. Spinoff Better Call Saul, which follows Bob Odenkirk's conniving Saul Goodman as he rises to infamy as a less-than-reputable criminal attorney, is set years before Walter White (Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Paul) ever crossed his path. Now, a new poster for the series has arrived, not revealing much but teasing a return to Breaking Bad's New Mexico deserts.
