The Morning Watch: VFX Artists React To 'Blade: Trinity', How 'Pokémon' Is Dubbed & More
In this edition, VFX artists react to Blade: Trinity, find out what goes into dubbing Pokémon from Japanese to English, and more.
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'Jumanji 3' Release Date Set For One Week Before 'Star Wars Episode 9' [Update]
The Jumanji sequel release date might put the follow-up to Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle head-to-head against Star Wars: Episode IX in December 2019.
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'Spider-Man: Homecoming' Title Explained By Sony Head Tom Rothman
What's up with the Spider-Man Homecoming title? Sony's Tom Rothman explains the "Homecoming" part of the name and says nice things about Tom Holland.
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Sony Wants An Entire Spider-Man Universe With Marvel; Silver Sable Movie Rumored
Sony is planning an entire Spider-Man universe after Spider-Man: Homecoming, but what films will we see? Rumor has it a Silver Sable movie could be coming.
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Tom Rothman Is The New Head Of Sony Motion Picture Group
Following Amy Pascal stepping down as co-chair of Sony Pictures Entertainment (or being fired, as she said in one appearance) the studio has chosen a new head of its Motion Picture Group, and it will be Tom Rothman, formerly of Fox, and currently of TriStar Productions. Variety reports. Word is that Rothman's tendency towards frugal budgets…
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Hugh Jackman To Star In Adaptation Of Harlan Coben Novel 'Six Years'
Briefly: Hugh Jackman is coming off a wave of good press for Les Miserables, has The Wolverine releasing this year, and is shooting Prisoners now before going on to work with Bryan Singer for X-Men: Days of Future Past. And now he's got another starring project lined up, as Paramount has picked up the rights…
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Anne Hathaway And Tom Rothman Join Steven Spielberg's 'Robopocalypse'
DreamWorks Studios has released an official press release announcing that former Fox chief Tom Rothman has signed on to produce Steven Spielberg's Robopocalypse, while THR has learned that Anne Hathaway is in talks to join Chris Hemsworth in the futuristic adaptation. DreamWorks Studios and Doubleday acquired Daniel H. Wilson's then unpublished manuscript in November 2009…
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Tom Rothman Leaving Position As 20th Century Fox Film Division Co-Chairman And CEO
This is a big development for Fox. Tom Rothman, who once raised money for indie productions by the likes of Spike Lee and Jim Jarmusch, founded Fox Searchlight in 1994, and has led Fox proper since 2000. As co-chairman and CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment he has been very hands-on with all the studio's productions, especially the…
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Here's What Went Down With Liberate After Shark Tank
Olivia Bowser's one-of-a-kind mental fitness app didn't win over the Sharks back in 2022, but that didn't stop the business owner from pursuing her passions.
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Fox Exec Tom Rothman Wants An Oscar For Andy Serkis In 'Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes'
The question about actors qualifying for Oscar when performing under layers of makeup and prosthetics goes back years. The conversation has intensified in recent years with the rise of motion-capture technology, and since Andy Serkis helped incarnate Gollum in The Lord of the Rings there has been a push to give Academy recognition to actors,…
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'Die Hard 5' Titled 'A Good Day To Die Hard', Details Revealed
Tom Rothman, co-chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fox Filmed Entertainment, appeared on Jim Rome this morning to announce the future of the Die Hard franchise. Apparently Rome is a huge fan of the Die Hard series and somehow scored the exclusive. Details can be found after the jump. Here is what was revealed: Die…
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Steven Spielberg To Direct Harvey Next
Steven Spielberg has decided on his next film project -- a contemporary adaptation of Mary Chase's play Harvey for 20th Century Fox and Dreamworks. The play first premiered on Broadway in 1944, and tells the story of an amiable eccentric, Elwood and his six foot three and one half inch tall rabbit imaginary friend Harvey,…
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Wolverine: Running Time Controversy And New Internet Trailer
20th Century Fox has released a new internet-only trailer for X-Men Origins: Wolverine on Apple (click on the "exclusive clip"). The film finally hits theaters next week. I'm not quite sure the point of the new edit, as it doesn't seem to offer much that wasn't shown in previous trailers/television spots. It's very possible that…
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Gavin Hood Disputes Wolverine Rumors
X-Men Origins: Wolverine director Gavin Hood is finally speaking publicly about the highly circulated rumors that the film production suffered from constant interference from Fox Chairman Tom Rothman. While Hood admits that he "didn’t always agree" with Rothman, he claims that he "never had a stand-up fight" with Rothman. “I am very fond of Tom.…
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Tom Rothman Talks James Cameron's Avatar. And Avatar 2?
One can only imagine what it feels like to be among the few to experience footage from James Cameron's Avatar. Moreover, how would one convey the privy mind explosion to the 99.9% of Joe Six-Packs out there? IESB spoke with 20th Century Fox co-chairman, Tom Rothman, about the 2009 film (we need a new word)…
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Rumor: Director And Studio Head Battle Over Wolverine?
The Wolverine situation is something that movie journalists have been talking about since February. You probably didn't notice because most of us didn't write about it. And even now, I'm not exactly sure what I could or should say. So I'll just relay the RUMOR that Jeff Wells is reporting on Hollywood Elsewhere. The basic…
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