J.J. Abrams’ Sci-Fi Thriller ‘God Particle’ Gets 2017 Release Date
The space saga “God Particle” will be released on Feb. 24, 2017, Paramount Pictures said Tuesday. Julius Onah will direct the modestly-budgeted sci-fi thriller, which “Star Wars” and “Star Trek”...
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Oscars Add Morgan Freeman, John Legend, JJ Abrams as Presenters
Morgan Freeman, John Legend and J.J. Abrams have been added to the list of presenters at this year’s Academy Awards. Sacha Baron Cohen and Henry Cavill were also announced as presenters Thursday,...
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J.J. Abrams Hints at ‘Cloverfield’ Trilogy
“10 Cloverfield Lane” producer J.J. Abrams think it would “really cool” to have a third movie in the “Cloverfield” franchise to connect the first two. “I think that would be presumptuous, because we’re...
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‘Star Wars’ Director JJ Abrams: ‘Of Course’ Gay Roles Are Coming
You may be able to quit the debate about C-3PO’s sexual orientation soon. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” director J.J. Abrams says it’s inevitable for a film in the franchise to include a gay...
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JJ Abrams to Exec Produce ‘Moon Shot’ Web Series About Google Lunar XPRIZE
J.J. Abrams will executive produce a web docu-series about the Google Lunar XPRIZE, a $30 million competition for global teams to successfully land a robot on the Moon. Abrams and his team — consisting...
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Luke Skywalker Could be Gay, Says Mark Hamill
On the heels of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” director J.J. Abrams saying gay characters could become part of the franchise, Mark Hamill says that his character, Luke Skywalker, could be gay. “I just...
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’10 Cloverfield Lane': ‘Check Your Nerves at the Theater Door,’ and 8 Other...
J.J. Abrams managed to surprise everyone when he dropped a trailer and an impending release date for the “blood relative” of 2008’s “Cloverfield,” and critics are loving “10 Cloverfield Lane.” The...
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Leonardo DiCaprio, JJ Abrams Frontrunners for ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’...
Updated March 10, 6:30 p.m. PT: Imperative Entertainment won a competitive auction for the film rights to David Grann‘s new nonfiction book “Killers of the Flower Moon” for roughly $5 million....
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Mary Elizabeth Winstead Dishes on Extreme ’10 Cloverfield Lane’ Secrecy,...
Starting today, Mary Elizabeth Winstead can be seen in J.J. Abrams‘ “10 Cloverfield Lane,” a film that seemed to pop out of nowhere when the film’s release date and trailer were announced in January....
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J.J. Abrams’’10 Cloverfield Lane’ Strong but Won’t Spook ‘Zootopia’ at Box...
The J.J. Abrams-produced low-budget horror movie “10 Cloverfield Lane” took in a better-than-expected $9 million in its debut Friday for Paramount Pictures and could hit $25 million in its opening...
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‘Zootopia’ Proves Box-Office Beast With $50 Million Second Weekend
If there were any doubt that Disney Animation’s “Zootopia” was a bona fide beast at the U.S. box office, that was dispelled this weekend, as the family film roared to $50 million and dominated a field...
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Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson Face Down Studios and Theater Owners Over...
Seventeen years after he shook up the music industry by co-founding Napster, Sean Parker is trying to disrupt the movie industry with Screening Room, a service that aims to offer new movies in the home...
View ArticleJ.J. Abrams, Joss Whedon, Francis Ford Coppola Highlight Tribeca Film...
The 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, running April 13-24, has unveiled its lineup of Tribeca Talks panels and conversations with some of the industry’s most successful filmmakers, artists, and executives...
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David Oyelowo, Gugu Mbatha-Raw to Star in Sci-Fi Thriller ‘God Particle’
David Oyelowo and Gugu Mbatha-Raw are teaming up to star in Julius Onah’s sci-fi thriller “God Particle” for Paramount and J.J. Abrams‘ Bad Robot, an individual familiar with the project has told...
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‘Star Wars’ Star Adam Driver Compares Episodes ‘VII’ and ‘VIII': ‘A Lot of...
Adam Driver is the latest “Star Wars” star to tease fans about the upcoming eighth film in the franchise, saying the script “is really great.” Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the actor talked about...
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LA Braces for ‘Obamageddon’ as President Hits Up Hollywood’s ATM
Hollywood’s ATM is open for business … again. But this time, it’s not Hillary Clinton but President Obama making the withdrawal. Obama will be arriving in Los Angeles on Thursday for two glitzy...
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JJ Abrams Defends Sean Parker’s $50 Home Movie Model to Theater Owners
“Star Wars” director J.J. Abrams on Monday boldly defended Sean Parker’s controversial proposal to allow new movies to stream at home the day of their release to an auditorium full of theater owners,...
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Mark Hamill Confirms Dark ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Lightsaber Theory
Everyone loves to gobble up “Star Wars” secrets when they leak (OK, everyone except for maybe J.J. Abrams), but those juicy tidbits might come at a cost. In an interview with U.K. newspaper The Sun,...
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JJ Abrams Lauds Stephen King’s Storytelling in ‘11.22.63’ Bonus Feature...
J.J. Abrams heaped praise onto fellow “11.22.63” executive producer Stephen King during a bonus feature interview for the Hulu adaptation’s upcoming digital release. In the above clip, which is...
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Jennifer Lawrence Says Harrison Ford, JJ Abrams Didn’t Know Who She Was (Video)
Jennifer Lawrence says she humiliated herself like she’s never done before when she danced up to Harrison Ford and J.J. Abrams — but they had no idea who she was. “I never assume anyone knows who I...
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