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Details on The Internet’s Own Boy multi-platform release

FilmBuff and Participant Media have announced the multi-platform release of their compelling new documentary, The Internet’s Own Boy this Friday, June 27th followed by a broadcast television premiere on Participant’s television network, Pivot, later in 2014. Theatrically, The Internet’s Own Boy will open exclusively at the IFC Center in New York and at the Sundance ….

Release date and first cast photo revealed for Straight Outta Compton biopic

Access Hollywood reports that Straight Outta Compton, the long-in-development N.W.A. biopic, has finally been cast and now has a release date. Ice Cube updated his Twitter followers on the film, even including the first cast photo. On Wednesday, Universal Pictures announced Straight Outta Compton will hit theaters on August 14, 2015. Along with the announcement, ….

Denzel Washington and Training Day director Antoine Fuqua circling Magnificent Seven remake

Variety reports that Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua are in early talks to re-team for MGM’s developing remake of the cult classic western thriller The Magnificent Seven. According to the reports, both men have offers on the table and Denzel is still weighing his options. The report also states both filmmakers are close to ….

The Weinsteins’ Radius nab rights to Cannes indie horror favorite It Follows

Radius TWC announced today that the company has nabbed U.S. rights to Cannes festival favorite horror film It Follows, written and directed by David Robert Mitchell (The Myth of the American Sleepover). It Follows recently screened at Cannes as part of Critics’ Week, where Radius also purchased When Animals Dream. The deal marks the second ….

Adjustment Bureau director to helm new Hollywood Bruce Lee biopic Birth of the Dragon

George Nolfi, who directed the sci-fi thriller The Adjustment Bureau, is now attached to helm the upcoming Bruce Lee biopic Birth of the Dragon for Groundswell Productions and QED International, Variety reports. Birth of the Dragon will be produced by QED’s Bill Block, Groundswell CEO Michael London, Janice Williams, Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen Rivele, with ….

Oscar nominee Angela Bassett to direct Whitney Houston biopic

Angela Bassett will make her directorial debut with a Lifetime Original Movie centering on the life of Whitney Houston, according to Variety. The film, which has the working title “Whitney Houston,” is scheduled for a 2015 world premiere. Shem Bitterman wrote the script for Whitney Houston, which chronicles the headline-making relationship between the iconic singer, ….

Harrison Ford officially offered role to return as Deckard in Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner sequel

Alcon Entertainment has asked Harrison Ford to reprise his role as Rick Deckard in the Ridley Scott-directed Blade Runner sequel, Variety reports. Hampton Fancher – co-writer of the screenplay of the cult classic original sci-fi thriller with David Peoples – and Michael Green are writing the script. The story of the sequel is being kept ….

IDW and Xbox team up to adapt Winterworld comic into event series

The Museum of Fantasy Art (MyFantasyArt.com) reports that Xbox Entertainment, which develops original content for the Xbox platform, will team up with IDW Entertainment to adapt the IDW comic Winterworld into a limited event live-action series. Based on the acclaimed comic series created by writer Chuck Dixon and artist Jorge Zaffino, Winterworld joins a line-up ….

Star Trek live concert tour kicks off this May

Star Trek is about to be seen and heard in a brand new way. CBS Consumer Products, Paramount Pictures, 21st Century Symphony Orchestra, IMG Artists and the Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency will launch Star Trek: Live in Concert featuring the 2009 Star Trek and 2013 Star Trek Into Darkness films. The events will celebrate the extraordinary collaboration between ….