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NBCUNIVERSAL UPFRONT -- "2016 NBCUniversal Upfront in New York City on Monday, May 16, 2016" -- Pictured: (l-r) Ian Ziering, “Sharknado: The 4th Awakens” on Syfy: Dennis Haysbert, "Incorporated" on Syfy; Jeni Pulos, Jeff Lewis, "Flipping Out" on Bravo; Andy Cohen, "Watch What Happens Live" on Bravo; Kate Mckinnon, "Saturday Night Live" on NBC; Maya Rudolph, Martin Short, "Maya & Marty" on NBC; Kyle Richards, "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'" on Bravo; Kenya Moore, The Real Housewives of Atlanta"; (top row) Sophia Bush, "Chicago P.D." on NBC; Jennifer Lopez, Ray Liotta, "Shades of Blue" on NBC; Gabriel Macht, "Suits" on USA; John Cena, "WWE" on USA; Maria Menounos, Jason Kennedy, "E! New" on E!; Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Malcolm Barrett, "Timeless" on NBC -- (Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal)
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Kate McKinnon Channels Ellen, Takes NBC Upfront Selfie During Seth Meyers’ Set

NBCUNIVERSAL UPFRONT -- "2016 NBCUniversal Upfront in New York City on Monday, May 16, 2016" -- Pictured: (l-r) Ian Ziering, “Sharknado: The 4th Awakens” on Syfy: Dennis Haysbert, "Incorporated" on Syfy; Jeni Pulos, Jeff Lewis, "Flipping Out" on Bravo; Andy Cohen, "Watch What Happens Live" on Bravo; Kate Mckinnon, "Saturday Night Live" on NBC; Maya Rudolph, Martin Short, "Maya & Marty" on NBC; Kyle Richards, "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'" on Bravo; Kenya Moore, The Real Housewives of Atlanta"; (top row) Sophia Bush, "Chicago P.D." on NBC; Jennifer Lopez, Ray Liotta, "Shades of Blue" on NBC; Gabriel Macht, "Suits" on USA; John Cena, "WWE" on USA; Maria Menounos, Jason Kennedy, "E! New" on E!; Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Malcolm Barrett, "Timeless" on NBC -- (Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal)

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During Seth Meyers’ set wrapping up NBCUniversal’s Radio City Music Hall Upfront Week presentation, he noted, “Being in this room, there’s a real Academy Awards vibe, and I have to say, the only thing that’s missing is a viral moment. And when I think about viral moments, no one’s better at that than Ellen DeGeneres. And because her show is seen on all of the NBC-owned stations, and over 70 affiliate stations, and because she’s the EP of NBC’s Little Big Shots, we asked… Read

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Disney Studios Promotes Tendo Nagenda To EVP Production

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Tendo Nagenda, a Walt Disney Studios live-action senior creative executive who oversaw Disney’s 2015 hit Cinderella, has been upped to EVP Production. In his former post since 2010, he shepherded a slate through development, production, physical production and post. Currently, Nagenda is the development exec on Queen Of Katwe, which stars Lupita Nyong'o and David Oyelowo and just dropped its first trailer last week. Cinderella grossed $543.5 million at the global box… Read

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Fox’s New Series Trailers: ‘Lethal Weapon’, ‘Shots Fired’, ‘Star’, ‘The Mick’ & More

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Fox has just dropped trailers for some of its new comedies and dramas as part of the 2016-17 series orders. Check them out below. Making History — Comedy Produced by 20th Century Fox TV. From writer/executive producer Julius Sharpe and executive producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller. The Mick — Comedy Produced by 20th Century Fox TV. From writers/executive producers John Chernin and Dave Chernin and executive producers Nick Frenkel, Oly Obst, and Randall Einhorn. Son of Zor… Read

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‘Captain America’ To Cross $300M Today As ‘Money Monster’ Cashes $14.7M & ‘The Darkness’ Finds $4.9M – Monday B.O. Final

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5TH UPDATE, MONDAY, 2:35 PM: The final tallies are in and Disney/Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War dropped 59% in its second weekend to gross $72.6 million, bringing it total domestic cume to $295.9.M. Today, it will become the third $300M+ film from Disney this quarter, along with its animated Zootopia and Jon Favreau’s live-action/CGI favorite The Jungle Book which climbed past the milestone this weekend. Worldwide, Civil War has grossed $943.2M. Sony’s Money Monster… Read

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‘The Nice Guys’ Review: Russell Crowe & Ryan Gosling Are A Lethal (And Pretty Funny) Odd Couple – Cannes

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Editors note: Pete Hammond’s video review of The Nice Guys is not available. When I think of the Cannes Film Festival, The Nice Guys — a very commerical, somewhat amusing and brutally violent movie — is decidedly not your typical art house fodder that populates the Official Selection being showcased at the Grand Theatre at the Palais. Yet here it is, making its world premiere last night out of competition in front of a black-tie crowd. Score one for Warner Bros, which… Read

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Warner Bros Sparks To Margot Robbie Idea For Female-Centered DC Pic

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Warner Bros is moving forward with plans for a stand-alone DC Universe pic that will feature all female super heroines. This is all early days, but the idea came from Margot Robbie, who plays anti-hero Harley Quinn in Warners’ upcoming Suicide Squad, which bows August 5. We’re hearing the studio flipped over her take on the project, and she will produce and star in it reprising as Quinn. Other characters in the ether include members of the super heroine Birds Of Prey… Read

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Safdie Brothers’ ‘Uncut Gems’ Scores Financing From RT Features & Scorsese’s Sikelia – Cannes

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RT Features and Martin Scorsese and Emma Tillinger Koskoff have come aboard to finance Uncut Gems, the latest film from Josh and Bennie Safdie. RT Features and Elara Pictures will produce, with Sikelia's Scorsese and Tillinger Koskoff  now executive producers. WME Global secured the financing and is repping worldwide rights at the Cannes film market. Plot details are under wraps, but the Safdie brothers are known for their gritty New York-set tales. The are directing and… Read

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John Cusack Revs Up For Chase Thriller ‘Misfortune’ – Cannes

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John Cusack is in advanced negotiations to star in Misfortune, a chase thriller for which Radiant Films is handling overseas rights at Cannes. The pic will be directed by Lucky McGee with Lee Nelson and David Buelow of Envision Media Arts as producers. Cusack will play Miller, a sharp, quick-witted businessman who has left everything behind, including his family, to start a new life after embezzling a client's money. All had been going according to plan until he becomes… Read

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Mountaineering Icon Reinhold Messner’s ‘White Out’ To Become Chockstone Pictures Pic

MANDATORY CREDIT: Wisthaler Harald/REX Shutterstock. Only for use in this story. Editorial Use Only. No stock, books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permissionMessner giving at speech at the grand unveiling of the MMM Corones Museum Sleek Mountaineering Museum Opened by Everest Climber - Jul 2015 FULL BODY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/qsjh A museum dedicated to mountaineering has been opened by famous climber Reinhold Messner. Located in the Italian mountain plateau of South Tyrol, it's Messner's sixth museum. Sat atop Mount Kronplatz, MMM Corones is museum described as the climber's "15th ascent over 8,000 metres". It tells stories of man's encounters with the mountains and also features photos, objects and tools from Messner's life as a climber. The museum's main appeal is its location and sleek design. Offering a 240 panoramic view of the Dolomites, it was a collaboration between Messner and Zaha Hadid, an Iraqi-British architect. (Rex Features via AP Images)

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EXCLUSIVE: Chockstone Pictures has optioned rights to White Out, a story by famed mountaineer Reinhold Messner that will be adapted by Sascha Arango. Chockstone and Arango are already teaming on Arango’s adaptation of his own 2015 bestseller The Truth And Other Lies, a black comedy that just nabbed Brian De Palma as director. The Italy-born Messner is the author of more than 60 books and has had plenty to write about: He made the first solo ascent of Mt Everest without… Read

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‘The Arrangement’ Trailer: First Look At E!’s New Scripted Drama Series

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E! has dropped a trailer for its new 10-episode scripted drama series The Arrangement. Produced by Universal Cable Productions, The Arrangement follows Megan Morrison (Christine Evangelista), a beautiful young actress who auditions for the female lead in a summer blockbuster playing opposite Kyle West (Josh Henderson), one of the world's top action movie stars. Kyle's mentor is Terrence Anderson (Michael Vartan), who runs a self-help organization called the Institute of… Read

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Hyde Park Int’l Boards ‘So B. It’; ‘The Last Word’ Sells To Multiple Territories – Cannes Briefs

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EXCLUSIVE: Hyde Park International has boarded offshore sales on So B. It.  Based on the New York Times bestseller by Sarah Weeks, the film is directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal and written by Garry Williams. The YA title will have its world premiere at the LA Film Festival on June 7. Jay Cohen at Gersh is repping domestic. Alfre Woodard stars alongside 13-year-old Talitha Bateman, John Heard, Jessica Collins, Jacinda Barrett, Dash Mihok, Michael Arden and Cloris Leachman… Read

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On Set for ‘Modern Family’ Season Finale: “We’re Trying Hard Not To Finish Weak”

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On one of the last shooting days of its seventh season, Modern Family's shot list spills over onto a second page of the call sheet. Things move quickly and efficiently on the Fox lot's Stage 5, as co-creator Christopher Lloyd and director James R. Bagdonas preside over filming for the season finale. As Mitch, Jesse Tyler Ferguson struggles to escape a Little Orphan Annie costume. The Dunphy clan makes plans in the living room, as Andy (Adam DeVine) and Haley (Sarah… Read

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