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‘American Sniper’ Looks to Steamroll ‘Project Almanac,’ ‘Black or White’ at Super Bowl Box Office
Iraq War saga seeks 3rd straight win against three new films including “The Loft”
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Maya Rudolph, Jaden Smith Join HBO Comedy Pilot ‘Brothers in Atlanta’
Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin will write, executive produce and star on the show, with Lorne Michaels producing
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Slamdance Studios Launching Special Film Collection on Hulu (Exclusive)
New streaming agreement provides online video distributor with over a dozen Slamdance selections
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41 A-List Actors Who Bombed as Hard as Johnny Depp in ‘Mortdecai’
From Julia Roberts to Ryan Reynolds, even Hollywood’s heavyweights have starred in a turkey or two
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Inside Sly Stone’s $5 Million Verdict: Opposing Attorneys Speak Out, What’s Next (Exclusive)
“This is endemic of the entertainment industry,” Stone’s attorney Nicholas Hornberger tells TheWrap. “There are bad people who leech off people and this has got to stop.”
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Disney Taking Tech Firms’ Applications for Accelerator Program
The mentoring program is aimed at emerging companies that specialize in entertainment, media
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Indie Filmmakers Reveal Biggest Beef: Show Me the Money
Sixty percent report compensation problems in Writers Guild of America East survey
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Yahoo Plans to Spin Off Alibaba Group Holdings
Tax-free move would form SpinCo, a publicly traded independent registered investment company
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Alcon Acquires Film Rights to ‘Darkmouth’ Fantasy-Adventure Series
Irish author Shane Hegarty penned the first novel, which HarperCollins Children’s Books will release in the U.S. in April
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Here’s Why Tom Cruise’s ‘Mission: Impossible 5’ Moved to Summer
Paramount’s shift to a July release gives action sequel a shot at Imax run that “Star Wars” would have had at Christmas
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Craig Ferguson, Lionsgate Enter Multi-Year Overall TV Agreement
“I’m delighted that Lionsgate is now so successful that they can even add me to their otherwise prestigious cavalcade of stars without significantly damaging their brand,” the comedian says
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Sony TV Buys Jamie Tarses-Produced Apocalyptic Drama ‘Ten’ (Exclusive)
Actor-writer duo Matt Angel and Adam Kulbersh co-create project
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Tom Cruise’s ‘Mission Impossible 5’ Release Shifted to Summer
Paramount moves action sequel from Christmas Day and puts animated “Monster Trucks” there
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How ‘American Sniper’ and ‘Boy Next Door’ Change Box Office Game
Warner Bros.’ war saga is the first January blockbuster while Universal and Jason Blum prove micro-budgets aren’t just for horror movies
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Don’t Blame Johnny Depp for ‘Mortdecai’ Misfire – Star Power Just Can’t Match Superheroes
Brands like Marvel and DC Comics now drive the box office and studio strategies, far more than A-list names