Summer's 5 Biggest Box Office Risks; 'Midnight Rider': Who Will Pay the Bills?; Can H'Wood's Religious Movie Boom Extend to Comedy? Spielberg Honors Obama; Warners Prepping 'Flintstones' Movie
If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view it in a browser.
TOP STORIES
From 'Maleficent' to 'Hercules': Summer's 5 Biggest Box Office Risks
Five movies with budgets ranging from $100 million to $175 million-plus are aiming for blockbuster status -- but are far from sure things. | Read More
'Midnight Rider': Who Will Pay the Bills?
As the lawsuits get filed, insurance brokers and completion bond experts are trying to figure out who will be on the hook if the low-budget film is never made. | Read More
LATEST MOVIE NEWS
'Moms' Night Out': Will Hollywood's Religious Movie Boom Extend to Comedy?
"We're calling it a mom-com," says a co-director of the Patricia Heaton-starring movie that seeks to extend the recent success of religious dramas to comedy. | Read More
New 'Flintstones' Movie in the Works at Warner Bros. (Exclusive)
Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are executive producing through their Gary Sanchez Productions banner. | Read More
'X-Men's' Ellen Page on Life After Coming Out, the Bryan Singer Case and Her Battle With Depression
For the first time since coming out as a lesbian on Valentine's Day, the star opens up about the pain of being in the Hollywood closet, the power publicist who coached her and the "super, super disturbing" ... | Read More
LATEST TV NEWS
Fox Cancels 'Dads,' 'Enlisted,' 'Surviving Jack' and 'Rake'
UPDATED: The network pulls the plug on three comedies and one drama and officially passes on pilots "Dead Boss," "Fatrick" and "No Place Like Home" while "Cabot College" and "Sober Companion" remain in contention. | Read More
TV Upfronts: Early Trends Emerge as Broadcasters Bet on Black Leads, Politics and Terror
Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson and Katherine Heigl all will have a place on the 2014-15 schedule as the Big Four networks look to build on formulas that work. | Read More
NBC Secures Olympic Games Broadcast Rights Through 2032 for $7.65 Billion
The latest renewal, awarded by the IOC, extends the network's exclusive stateside coverage past 2020. | Read More
THE BUSINESS
President Obama Attends Steven Spielberg's Shoah Gala, Alan Horn Fundraiser
UPDATED: Barbra Streisand, Samuel L. Jackson and Kim Kardashian are among the guests at Wednesday night's event, where Spielberg will present Obama with the USC Shoah Foundation's Ambassador for Humanity Award. | Read More
U.K. Producers Reps Set for Viacom Talks After $760 Million Channel 5 Buy
British trade body the the Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television will sit down with the new owners to talk business terms for indie members "very soon." | Read More
'X-Men: Days of Future Past': Fox Hatches Innovative Plan for Publicity Blitz
The studio is planning several premieres across the world within a matter of days as part of "the biggest publicity event we could put together," says Fox's Kieran Breen. | Read More
LATEST MUSIC NEWS
'American Idol' Recap: Rise of the Musical Platypus
The top four took on the themes of makeups, breakups, and dedications on Wednesday night. | Read More
STYLE & CULTURE
Hot Interior Designers Take Over La Cienega For Design Fest
The La Cienega Design Quarter event, Legends, fetes the design district and the industry's top movers and shakers, with a special panel being led by THR culture editor Degen Pener on Friday. | Read More
Playwright Charles Marowitz Dies at 80
A veteran of the London and Los Angeles scene, he mounted plays all around the world and wrote "Sherlock's Last Case," which bowed on Broadway in 1987. | Read More
RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
'Frozen' Spends Lucky 13th Week At No. 1; Lindsey Stirling Bows At No. 2
As expected, Disney's soundtrack to Frozen refuses to budge from the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200. The set spends a lucky 13th non consecutive week at No. 1, selling 106,000 copies (down 8 percent) in the week ending May 4, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Frozen is now one of only 39 albums in the history of the chart to have spent at least 13 weeks at No. 1. (The Billboard 200 became a regularly published weekly list in 1956.) | Read More
Lionsgate, Saban Brands Partner on 'Power Rangers' Movie Reboot
TORONTO - Lionsgate is pacting with Saban Brands to do a movie reboot of the iconic Power Rangers TV property. As Lionsgate gets deeper into branded properties and franchises, the mini-studio will produce a live action film based on the 1990s TV series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. The new movie franchise will bring back a group of high school kids with super powers they must harness and use as a team to save the world. | Read More
You are currently subscribed to The Hollywood Reporter Headlines newsletter as billboard2@gmail.com
Unsubscribe | Newsletter Preferences | Forward To A Friend | Follow us on Twitter or Facebook
©2014 The Hollywood Reporter. 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
All rights reserved. | Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy
AddThis Social Bookmark Button
Written by José Vizcarra
on Thursday, May 08, 2014 at 5:01 AM.

:Permanent Link: