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Nov
24
2021
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By Troy Warren
Sandra Bullock in Netflix’s ‘The Unforgivable’: Film Review

Sandra Bullock in Netflix’s ‘The Unforgivable’: Film Review

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BY DAVID ROONE | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment Vincent D’Onofrio, Viola Davis, Jon Bernthal and Rob Morgan also star in this redemption drama about a damaged woman navigating her freedom after 20 years in prison. A strong cast and tightly focused direction make The Unforgivable an engrossing enough redemption drama, though this Americanized feature adaptation of British TV writer Sally Wainwright’s 2009 miniseries, Unforgiven, doesn’t always benefit from its condensed plotting. A deglammed Sandra Bullock headlines as Ruth Slater, an ex-con attempting to find a quiet place in the free world, who wants only to reconnect with her younger sister after serving 20 years…
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Nov
24
2021
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By Troy Warren
‘Hawkeye’ Head Writer Took Lessons From ‘Mad Men’ (and Yes, Hallmark Christmas Movies)

‘Hawkeye’ Head Writer Took Lessons From ‘Mad Men’ (and Yes, Hallmark Christmas Movies)

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BY AARON COUCH | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment Jonathan Igla, who got his start as a writer's assistant on the seminal advertising drama, digs into his Marvel process. A decade ago, Hawkeye head writer Jonathan Igla spent long days working on Mad Men, where he started as a writer’s assistant. After work, you might find him alone in the writer’s room, reading writer Matt Fraction’s influential run on Hawkeye while he waited for his ride home. As Igla read (and re-read) the comic, he found that Hawkeye run was a way to escape the stresses of the day and to take comfort in the familiarity of the pages.…
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Nov
23
2021
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Hollywood Warms to Saudi Arabia’s Money Again

Hollywood Warms to Saudi Arabia’s Money Again

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BY TATIANA SIEGEL, ALEX RITMAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment #Business It wasn’t too long ago that power brokers rushed to distance themselves from the country after the killing of columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Now it’s hosting a star-studded film festival and backing big-budget features with U.S. talent. In April 2018, Hollywood power players gave the royal treatment to Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, jockeying for a chance to tap into the country’s $500 billion Public Investment Fund and expanding market share. But in the wake of the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi six months later —…
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Nov
22
2021
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By Troy Warren
Box Office: ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Opens to Heavenly $44M

Box Office: ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Opens to Heavenly $44M

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The direct sequel to the 1984 original 'Ghostbusters' is directed by Jason Reitman, son of franchise creator Ivan Reitman. 'King Richard' opens to a subdued $5.7 million. Ghostbusters: Afterlife has restored the luster to Sony’s supernatural franchise. The holiday tentpole easily topped the weekend chart with a better-than-expected $44 million from 4,315 theaters at the North American box officeafter succeeding in luring both families and males, the most avid moviegoers in the pandemic era. Ghostbusters: Afterlife‘s performance is a big win for Sony, which was haunted by its failure to revive the franchise…
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Nov
21
2021
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UPDATE: ‘Hawkeye’ Director Rhys Thomas’ Journey From ‘SNL’ to the Marvel Universe

UPDATE: ‘Hawkeye’ Director Rhys Thomas’ Journey From ‘SNL’ to the Marvel Universe

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BY AARON COUCH | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The filmmaker, who came up as an assistant on 'Saturday Night Live,' reflects on some of the big swings the team took for the upcoming Marvel Studios show. Hawkeye director Rhys Thomas made his first foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe late on a Friday night in 2014. Thomas had a short window to film with Chris Pratt, that week’s host of Saturday Night Live, where Thomas was a director. The whirlwind shoot resulted in a Guardians of the Galaxy parody trailer, the conceit being that audiences would show up no matter what Marvel did…
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Nov
20
2021
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‘Hawkeye’ EP Trinh Tran on Casting Hailee Steinfeld and the Influence of ‘Better Call Saul’

‘Hawkeye’ EP Trinh Tran on Casting Hailee Steinfeld and the Influence of ‘Better Call Saul’

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BY BRIAN DAVIDS | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The Marvel executive reflects on why Jeremy Renner's project was moved from film to TV: "The big question was, 'How are we going to fit all of this into a two-hour timeframe?'" Hawkeye and Avengers: Endgame executive producer Trinh Tran never doubted whether Clint Barton/Hawkeye’s Endgame storyline warranted further exploration. Instead, it was a question of which medium was best suited to tell the street-level story of Jeremy Renner’s Avenger and his quest to get home in time for Christmas. Tran, along with her fellow Marvel Studios producers, quickly realized that the Hawkeye project would benefit creatively if it transitioned…
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Nov
20
2021
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‘Squid Game’ Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk Looks Back on Developing the Series

‘Squid Game’ Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk Looks Back on Developing the Series

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BY BEATRICE VERHOEVEN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment  #Gaming The writer-director of Netflix’s global phenomenon (and most-watched show) reveals the origins of his dystopian satire. Writer-director Hwang Dong-hyuk first came up with the idea for Netflix’s limited series Squid Game in 2008, but it would take him 10 years to see it come to fruition. Thirteen years ago, the South Korean filmmaker was told his script (at the time feature-length) was too unrealistic and violent to be commercially viable. Putting all his efforts into his script left him broke, so he had to lay it to rest to focus on other…
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Nov
19
2021
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“The Greatest Living Stuntman”: How Tanoai Reed Became Dwayne Johnson’s Double

“The Greatest Living Stuntman”: How Tanoai Reed Became Dwayne Johnson’s Double

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BY AARON COUCH | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The Hollywood Reporter’s Stuntperson of the Year, who just unleashed ‘Red Notice’ and has ‘Black Adam’ out next, reflects on a 27-year journey that has included broken bones, a nearly career-ending injury and most of all, a feeling of family with Johnson, his distant cousin. Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot took center stage Nov. 5 as they brought their splashy Netflix movie Red Notice to downtown L.A. for its premiere. But among the A-listers on the red carpet, it was another face that turned heads, maybe even causing a few double takes. Like he…
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Nov
19
2021
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Scarlett Johansson Touts “Positive Impact” of ‘Black Widow’ Lawsuit, Kevin Feige Teases “Top-Secret” Marvel Project With Her as Producer

Scarlett Johansson Touts “Positive Impact” of ‘Black Widow’ Lawsuit, Kevin Feige Teases “Top-Secret” Marvel Project With Her as Producer

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BY CHRIS GARDNER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment "I feel mostly very fortunate that nobody will have to go through what I went through," the star said before an American Cinematheque tribute in her honor. Scarlett Johansson stopped for every media outlet Thursday night on a packed red carpet inside the Beverly Hilton, host of the 35th annual American Cinematheque tribute in her honor. Husband Colin Jost, patiently waiting at the end of the line next to her Avengers comrade Jeremy Renner, handed Johansson, with two interviews left, a glass of champagne. “Thankfully he’s here,” the actress told The Hollywood Reporter, the first of…
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Nov
18
2021
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‘Rust’ Producers’ Prior Film Raised Red Flags

‘Rust’ Producers’ Prior Film Raised Red Flags

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BY KIM MASTERS, GARY BAUM | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment Insiders say the never-released Dennis Quaid-Queen Latifah project 'The Tiger Rising' is emblematic of an indie film world marked by late payments, broken promises and ineffectual union intervention: “It is disgusting how you are treating the entire crew” In November 2019, a crew of about 100 assembled in the small town of Thomasville, Georgia, to shoot The Tiger Rising, based on Kate DiCamillo’s 2001 children’s book about a 12-year-old boy who finds a caged tiger in the woods behind the motel where he lives with his father. With a budget of…
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