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Jeremy Strong in Talks to Join Jeremy Allen White in Bruce Springsteen Movie for 20th Century
Jeremy Strong may be playing the man behind The Boss in Deliver Me From Nowhere, the Bruce Springsteen-centric film to star Jeremy Allen White. Strong is in talks to play Springsteen’s longtime manager, Jon Landau, in the Scott Cooper feature, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The film revolves around the making of Springsteen’s classic 1982 […]
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An Oral History of the Epic ‘Titanic’ Oscars at 25
Twenty-five years ago, both Titanic and the 70th annual Academy Awards at which it was crowned best picture made history. The film’s victory, however, was not preordained. Its Oscar campaign had to overcome naysayers who first doubted the film would be a success and then held its success against it. As for the ceremony itself, […]
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James Cameron Convenes ‘Avatar 2’ Fans for Unfiltered Feedback: “We’re Not Looking for Praise”
Days before James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water splashed its way past his 1997 film, Titanic, on the global box office charts to become the No. 3 movie of all time (not adjusted for inflation), the filmmaker took a seat on the Walt Disney Studios lot in Burbank to do something he said he’s […]
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‘Avatar 2,’ ‘Elvis’ Win Big at Advanced Imaging Society Awards
Avatar: The Way of Water and Elvis were big winners at the 13th Advanced Imaging Society Lumiere Awards, which celebrated the creative and technical achievements that brought showmanship to entertainment during the year. “It’s just this great big glorious marriage between the performing arts and the technical arts,” summed up Elvis helmer Baz Luhrmann during […]
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Oscars: ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Gets Best Picture Nom, But How Did James Cameron Fare?
Avatar: The Way of Water — which this week crossed the $2 billion mark at the worldwide box office and is now the sixth highest-grossing movie in history — earned a best picture Oscar nomination this morning, as well as noms for its production design, sound and visual effects. But James Cameron, who has now […]
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Edie Landau, ‘Hopscotch’ and ‘The Deadly Game’ Producer, Dies at 95
Film producer Edythe “Edie” Landau, known for Oscar-nominated Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Hopscotch and The Deadly Game, has died. She was 95. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that she died “peacefully” of natural causes at her home in Century City on Dec. 24. From the beginning, Landau was a pioneer for women in the […]
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James Cameron and Jon Landau to Receive Voices for the Earth Award
Director James Cameron and producer Jon Landau are scheduled to accept the Advanced Imaging Society and earthday.org’s Voices for the Earth Award for their groundbreaking Avatar: The Way of Water. The award will be presented to the Academy Award-winning filmmakers at the AIS’s 13th annual Lumiere Awards, Feb. 10 at The Beverly Hills Hotel. “James […]
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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Runtime Sails Past Three Hours
Be prepared for a long soak. James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water has a runtime befitting the 13-year wait for the sequel: around three hours and 10 minutes, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Avatar 2 hopes to join an elite club of longer Hollywood tentpoles that have done blockbuster business in theaters, including Avengers: […]
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How James Cameron and Jon Landau Remastered ‘Avatar’ for Its Rerelease
When Avatar opened in December 2009 — en route to becoming the biggest movie of all time, topping $2.8 billion at the global box office — for many movie goers, it was the first time they experienced digital 3D. Now, filmmaker James Cameron and producer Jon Landau will reintroduce audiences to their groundbreaking movie with […]
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‘Avatar’ Rerelease Could Benefit Slow September for Theaters
Disney and 20th Century confirmed Tuesday that James Cameron’s Avatar will return to theaters nationwide and overseas on Sept. 23 in remastered 4K High Dynamic Range. The rerelease of Avatar comes three months before the highly anticipated sequel Avatar: The Way of Water hits the big screen around the globe, including on Dec. 16 in […]
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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Teaser Trailer Debuts Online
The teaser trailer for James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water has arrived online. The first look was playing exclusively in theaters over the weekend, ahead of Disney-Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. But on Monday, it went live for all to see on YouTube and social media. Each of the four Avatar sequels — […]
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Coronavirus: ‘Avatar’ Sequels Shut Down Production in New Zealand
Filming on James Cameron’s 'Avatar' sequels in New Zealand has been delayed indefinitely due to coronavirus concerns in the country.
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