The Film Stage reports that work on the long-in-development project Genius has begun again, this time with Michael Fassbender and Colin Firth in the lead roles. The story is based on the National Book Award-winning biography Max Perkins: Editor of Genius by A. Scott Berg and paints a candid portrait of the relationship between Thomas Wolfe (Fassbender) and his editor Max Perkins (Firth).
News came down today from Variety that Sony Pictures is looking to cast Jamie Foxx as Spider-Man's next foe in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the sequel to this year's blockbuster hit.
Sacramento horror rappers Death Grips went a long way to scuttling their career earlier this month when they released their second major label album, No Love Deep Web, without their label's permission. The band, signed to Epic, went on to accuse Epic of trying to shut them down when, just after the leak, the band's website crashed. The band further needled their supposed partner by including a picture of an erect penis as the album's cover art.
Kendrick Lamar continues his meteoric rise to the top of the hip-hop world with a phenomenal chart debut from his new album good kid, m.A.A.d city. Billboard magazine reports that the 25-year-old sold 241,ooo copies of his first major label record in its first week on the market. Though chart-topper Taylor Swift easily eclipsed Lamar by moving 1.2 million units in the past week, the rapper's major label debut represents the best opening week for a solo male artist since Eminem's The Eminem Show premiered all the way back in 2002. Lamar also topped Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop and Rap charts for this week.
