The Hollywood Reporter is reporting Gerard Butler is no longer attached to the Point Break remake/reimagining set up at Alcon Entertainment. Butler had been on board to take on the role played by Patrick Swayze in the original 1991 action film co-starring Keanu Reeves and directed by Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty). According to THR, Butler left the project “due to confluence of factors” including a potential scheduling conflict with the Olympus Has Fallen sequel, London Has Fallen.
Director Ericson Core remains attached to the Point Break remake as does Luke Bracey who’s taking on the role originally played by Reeves.
According to the official announcement of Core’s attachment to the project, the new Point Break “is set in the world of international extreme sports, and like the original involves an undercover FBI agent infiltrating a criminal ring.”
Kurt Winner wrote the screenplay and is producing the film alongside Michael DeLuca, John Baldecchi, Chris Taylor, Andrew A. Kosove, and Broderick Johnson.
Melissa McCarthy co-wrote and stars in Tammy, an action (sort of) comedy heading to theaters over the 4th of July holiday weekend. New Line Cinema has just unleashed the second trailer which sets up the ‘running from the law’ roadtrip Tammy heads out on along with her grandmother (played by Susan Sarandon). And before you say Sarandon couldn’t possibly be McCarthy’s grandmother, age-wise it is possible.
Tammy was co-written and directed by Ben Falcone, McCarthy’s spouse who’s making his feature film directorial debut with this comedy.
The Plot:
Tammy (McCarthy) is having a bad day. She’s totaled her clunker car, gotten fired from her thankless job at a greasy burger joint, and instead of finding comfort at home, finds her husband getting comfortable with the neighbor in her own house. It’s time to take her boom box and book it. The bad news is she’s broke and without wheels. The worse news is her grandma, Pearl (Sarandon), is her only option—with a car, cash, and an itch to see Niagara Falls. Not exactly the escape Tammy had in mind. But on the road, with grandma riding shot gun, it may be just what Tammy needs.
In a bit of a shocker, Once Upon a Time‘s Evil Queen has beat out Game of Thrones‘ Joffrey Baratheon for first place on the list of television characters people love to hate. E-Score just conducted a poll of TV viewers, and it was Once Upon a Time‘s Evil Queen Regina Mills who proved to be the most hated in TV land, followed by Game of Thrones King Joffrey Baratheon.
The survey asked 1,500 people of all ages, income levels, educational backgrounds, and geographic demographics to cast their vote on their favorite villain and Once Upon a Time, Game of Thrones, and Bates Motel each earned two spots on the top 10 list.
Top 10 Television Characters People Most Love to Hate:
1. Regina Mills/The Evil Queen, Once Upon a Time, ABC
2. Joffrey Baratheon, Game of Thrones, HBO
3. The Governor, The Walking Dead, AMC
4. Hannibal Lecter, Hannibal, NBC
5. Mr. Gold/Rumpelstiltskin, Once Upon a Time, ABC
6. Cersei Lannister, Game of Thrones, HBO
7. J.R. Ewing, Dallas, TNT
8. Norman Bates, Bates Motel, A&E
9. Norma Bates, Bates Motel, A&E
10. Dexter Morgan, Dexter, Showtime
An honorable mention goes to Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood in Netflix’s House of Cards. Spacey finished at #11.
Brett Eldredge opened the biggest year of his career in 2013, with a chart-topping smash, “Don’t Ya” (written by Brett Eldredge, Chris DeStefano and Ashley Gorley). He also toured with Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, and Taylor Swift, and has made numerous media appearances, including atop a float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
But success wasn’t quick in coming to the hard-working artist. His first single, “Raymond” (Eldredge and Truman Bradley Crisler), a heartfelt song about an elderly woman with Alzheimer’s, was released to critical acclaim but mediocre chart achievement. When a second single failed to reach the Top 40, he decided to pause, regroup and ultimately work even harder to make his mark.
“I went back into the studio, writing sometimes two times a day,” he recalled. “I thought, ‘I’m gonna get this record right. I’m gonna get my first album out. I want to do this for the rest of my life. I don’t want it to stop now. I don’t want this little miss to be the end of my career. I’m gonna start here!’ That fired me up.”
That also gave him the idea of titling his first album Bring You Back. “That song (the title cut, by Ross Copperman and Heather Morgan) signified what was going on in my career. I had to remind myself what it was like when I first got to Nashville. I didn’t care who told me no and what it took to get to the top and get a publishing deal. I learned to write songs and I started knocking on doors. And when you start going out to radio, there’ll be times that not everybody totally believes in you right away, because it’s new to them. You have to take some of that rejection, turn yourself into an animal and say, ‘OK, I gotta make them believe in this.’ So I brought myself back to that fire I had when I first started.”
“Opportunities for Brett have come about because of his undeniable talent, work ethic and infectious personality,” said Brad Bissell, Eldredge’s agent at CAA. “He’s fortunate to have relationships with artists who are willing to give him a hand. Trace Adkins and Miranda Lambert were the first to offer him opening slots. Keith (Urban) has been a longtime supporter. When ‘Raymond’ came out, Keith mentioned in an interview how the song affected him. And when ‘Don’t Ya’ went to the top of the charts, the timing was finally right for Keith to offer Brett a place on his tour. Brett has always been grateful for Keith’s early support. And now Brett is very happy to be working with Keith this summer.”
Eldredge continues to push his career to new heights — which may prove to be hazardous, given that his label and management bet him he had to skydive if “Don’t Ya” hit No. 1. “I remember ‘Don’t Ya’ got to 25 and then 15, and then all of a sudden it was like, ‘Maybe we need to start researching skydiving places! Maybe this could happen,’” he recalled. “Flash forward and I’m looking out the window at 14,000 feet up. That song took about a year to get to the top, and I’m looking out the window and this is about to happen! And I’m freaked out about heights. I never, ever would have done that if I didn’t test myself with a goal — and it made me live a lot more. I just want to make sure I enjoy it along the way.”
Great news for fans of Da Vinci’s Demons – Starz has just announced they’ll be bringing back the series for a third season. Starz also announced that John Shiban is joining the series behind-the-scenes as the third season showrunner and as executive producer. Series creator David S. Goyer will continue on as an executive producer.
“We’re excited to continue Leonardo da Vinci’s adventures with a third season of Da Vinci’s Demons with John Shiban joining the ranks as executive producer and showrunner,” said Carmi Zlotnik, managing director of Starz. “David S. Goyer’s vision of da Vinci’s journey continues to entertain fans, taking them deeper into the world of Da Vinci’s Demons where there is still much more story to tell.”
“I’m very proud of this modern take on the endlessly fascinating Leonardo da Vinci — everyone from the writers, directors, cast and all the crew have been invaluable and will continue to be for what we have ahead,” says Goyer. “I’ve been a fan of John’s work for some time and I’m excited to add his voice to the mix.”
“I’m thrilled to be joining the amazing creative team behind Da Vinci’s Demons,” said Shiban. “Starz and Adjacent have given us an amazing playground to play in – I can’t wait to dig further into the untold history of Leonardo da Vinci.”
Shiban’s credits include writing/producing The X-Files and writing/directing Breaking Bad. He also served as an executive producer and showrunner on Hell on Wheels.
Da Vinci’s Demons stars Tom Riley as Leonardo da Vinci, Laura Haddock as Lucrezia Donati, Elliot Cowan as Lorenzo Medici, Lara Pulver as Clarice Orsini, and Blake Ritson as Count Girolamo Riario.
The Plot:
Brilliant and passionate, the 25-year- old Leonardo da Vinci is an artist, inventor, swordsman, lover, dreamer and idealist. As a free thinker, with intellect and talents that are almost superhuman, he struggles to live within the confines of his own reality and time.
Warner Bros’ Jersey Boys has been selected as the Closing Night film for the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival running Wednesday, June 11 to Thursday, June 19th. This year’s festival marks the 20th anniversary of the event and will be held at L.A. Live in downtown LA for the fifth year.
The LAFF also revealed this year’s Gala Screenings which will include Ira Sachs’ Love Is Strange, Justin Simien’s Dear White People, and Hossein Amini’s The Two Faces of January.
“We’ve got an amazing line-up for our 20th anniversary: starting with a bang with Bong and ending with a musical celebration from Clint Eastwood,” said David Ansen, Artistic Director of the Festival. “It’s exciting to see Eastwood still tackling new forms. His deft, rousing translation of Jersey Boys from stage to screen is further confirmation of his amazing, ageless talent.”
Narrative Competition:
10 Minutes, Dir. Lee Yong-Seung, South Korea. North American Premiere. Comet, Dir. Sam Esmail, USA. World Premiere. Lake Los Angeles, Dir. Mike Ott, USA. World Premiere. Man From Reno, Dir. Dave Boyle, USA. World Premiere. Recommended By Enrique, Dir. Rania Attieh, Daniel Garcia, USA/Argentina/France. World Premiere. Runoff, Dir. Kimberly Levin, USA. World Premiere. Someone You Love, Dir. Pernille Fischer Christensen, Denmark. North American Premiere. Uncertain Terms, Dir. Nathan Silver, USA. World Premiere. The Young Kieslowski, Dir. Kerem Sanga, USA. World Premiere.
Documentary Competition:
Billy Mize and the Bakersfield Sound, Dir. William J. Saunders, USA. World Premiere. The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest, Dir. Gabriel London, USA/Canada. US Premiere. Meet the Patels, Dirs. Geeta V. Patel, Ravi V. Patel, USA/India. US Premiere. My Name Is Salt, Dir. Farida Pacha, Switzerland/India. North American Premiere. Out in the Night, Dir. blair dorosh-walther, USA. World Premiere. Sound of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story, Dir. N.C. Heikin, USA. World Premiere. Stray Dog, Dir. Debra Granik, USA. World Premiere. Walking Under Water, Dir. Eliza Kubarska, Poland/Germany/UK. US Premiere.
LA Muse:
Dreams are Colder than Death, Dirs. Arthur Jafa, Kahlil Joseph, USA. World Premiere. Eat With Me, Dir. David Au, USA. World Premiere. Echo Park, Dir. Amanda Marsalis, USA. World Premiere. The Ever After, Dir. Mark Webber, USA/Australia. World Premiere. Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey, Dir. Scott Teems, USA. Sneak Peek. Inner Demons, Dir. Seth Grossman, USA. World Premiere. Los Ángeles, Dir. Damian John Harper, Mexico/Germany. International Premiere. Nightingale, Dir. Elliott Lester, USA. World Premiere. The Road Within, Dir. Gren Wells, USA. World Premiere. Supremacy, Dir. Deon Taylor, USA. World Premiere. Trouble Dolls, Dirs. Jess Weixler, Jennifer Prediger, USA. World Premiere.
International Showcase:
Club Sandwich, Dir. Fernando Eimbcke, Mexico. The Great Museum, Dir. Johannes Holzhausen, Austria. Han Gong-Ju, Dir. Lee Sujin, South Korea. Joy of Man’s Desiring, Dir. Denis Coté, Canada. US Premiere. The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq, Dir. Guillaume Nicloux, France. The Liberator, Dir. Alberto Arvelo, Venezuela/Spain. Natural Sciences, Dir. Matías Lucchesi, Argentina/France. Of Horses and Men, Dir. Benedikt Erlingsson, Iceland/Germany. Starred Up, Dir. David Mackenzie, Northern Ireland/UK. Stream of Love, Dir. Àgnes Sòs, Hungary. Violette, Dir. Martin Provost, France.
Summer Showcase:
The Battered Bastards of Baseball, Dirs. Chapman Way, Maclain Way, USA. Cut Bank, Dir. Matt Shakman, USA. World Premiere. Evolution of a Criminal, Dir. Darius Clark Monroe, USA. Frank, Dir. Lenny Abrahamson, Ireland/UK. Harmontown, Dir. Neil Berkley, USA. Jimi: All is By My Side, Dir. John Ridley, USA. Land Ho!, Dirs. Martha Stephens, Aaron Katz, Iceland/USA. Last Days in Vietnam, Dir. Rory Kennedy, USA. The Last Time You Had Fun, Dir. Mo Perkins, USA. World Premiere. The Overnighters, Dir. Jesse Moss, USA. A Thousand Times Good Night, Dir. Erik Poppe, Ireland/Norway/Sweden.
Free Community Screenings:
Clueless, Dir. Amy Heckerling, USA – Pre-Festival Screening La Bamba (1987), Dir. Luis Valdez, USA. – Dance-A-Long at Union Station Limited Partnership, Dir. Thomas G. Miller, USA. – Project Involve Screening I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story, Dir. Dave LaMattina, Chad Walker, USA. – Grand Performances Screening Sherlock Jr. (1924)/Cops (1922), Dir. Buster Keaton, USA. – Grand Performances Screening
The Beyond:
Giuseppe Makes a Movie, Dir. Adam Rifkin, USA. US Premiere. Jossy’s, Dir. Yuichi Fukuda, Japan. International Premiere. The Well, Dir. Tom Hammock, USA. World Premiere.
Retro:
Friday (1995), Dir. F. Gary Gray, USA. – Ice Cube in Conversation Repo Man (1984), Dir. Alex Cox, USA. – 30th Anniversary Screening
Miley Cyrus has been experiencing health issues and has had to postpone concert dates, but apparently she believes she’ll be feeling well enough by May 18th to perform live via satellite from Manchester, England on the 2014 Billboard Music Awards. Billboard and dick clark productions also announced Ricky Martin has been added to the list of confirmed performers at the upcoming awards show.
Cyrus and Martin join a list of artists set to entertain the audience includes 5 Seconds of Summer, Florida Georgia Line, Imagine Dragons, Jason Derulo, Jennifer Lopez, John Legend, Luke Bryan, OneRepublic, and Pitbull. Presenters will include Jordin Sparks, Kelly Rowland, Kendall Jenner, Kevin O’Leary, Mark Cuban, Pete Wentz, and Wiz Khalifa.
The 2014 Billboard Music Awards will air on ABC at 8pm ET/PT.
Paramount Pictures has just unveiled the first official teaser poster for the sci-fi thriller Interstellar from director Christopher Nolan who co-wrote the script with his brother Jonathan. The cast includes Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, John Lithgow, Casey Affleck, David Gyasi, Wes Bentley, Mackenzie Foy, Timothée Chalamet, Topher Grace, David Oyelowo, and Ellen Burstyn, and Paramount’s aiming for a November 2014 theatrical release.
The Plot:
Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
Kat Perkins sings "Get Lucky" on 'The Voice' (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC)
The Voice contestant Kat Perkins kept true to her musical roots and put a completely new spin on the Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams song “Get Lucky.” Making it more of a rock anthem, Team Adam’s Perkins won over the audience and the coaching panel on the May 5, 2014 episode of NBC’s singing competition.
The crowd was so loud Usher was barely able to speak above it, while Perkins’ coach called it an incredible and unique performance.
It wasn’t even close. The Flying Nun wiped the floor with Pretty Woman as Sally Field’s potty-mouth blew away Julia Roberts in Jimmy Kimmel’s first-ever Celebrity Curse-Off. The two Oscar-winners were guests on the May 5, 2014 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Kimmel came up with the idea of a contest to determine who has the foulest mouth.
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