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David Fincher to write, executive produce prequel series of Roman Polanski's 1974 film Chinatown for Netflix
Fp Staff •David Fincher has previously collaborated with Netflix on House of Cards, Mindhunter and Love, Sex & Robots.
The Joker’s origin story hits theatres at a perfect moment — with clowns defining our times
•The uncomfortable mixture of the comical and the sadistic is what makes the character perennially appealing – we never know which Joker we will be getting at any time.
Batman producer Michael Uslan on bringing caped crusader to the big screen, and franchise's iconic cast
Rahul Gupta •Michael Uslan and his partner, the late Benjamin Melniker, convinced Hollywood studios to make a 'serious' Batman film at a time when comic books were considered children's entertainment. In this conversation, Uslan speaks about the source material for the 1989 Batman film and Tim Burton's vision
The Academy defends Roman Polanski's expulsion; filmmaker's lawyer calls it 'a stupid PR stunt'
Fp Staff •The Academy had expelled Roman Polanski along with Bill Cosby in 2018 for sexual harassment convictions.
Roman Polanski sues Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to get membership restored
•According to Roman Polanski's lawyer although the Academy let him petition for reconsideration, it failed to give him an opportunity to be heard on the matter.
Jack Nicholson's grandson, Duke, to make acting debut in Jordan Peele's thriller, Us
Fp Staff •Jordan Peele's Us, also starring Elisabeth Moss and Lupita Nyong'o is scheduled to release on 15 March 2019.
Ewan McGregor to star in Warner Bros' film adaptation of Stephen King's novel Doctor Sleep
•The new film, to be directed by Mike Flanagan, will feature 47-year-old Ewan McGregor as Danny Torrance, the grown-up son of Nicholson (in The Shining).
Doctor Sleep, upcoming sequel of iconic film The Shining, set to release on 24 January 2020
•The 1980 original movie — The Shining, also presented by Warner Bros, starred Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd and Scatman Crothers.
Meryl Streep receives 21st Oscar nomination; breaks own record of most-nominated performer
Fp Staff •Meryl Streep received her 21st Oscar nomination during the live stream of the Academy Awards' nominations show, breaking her own record of the most-nominated performer ever
New actor likely to play The Joker in a movie about the origin of the clown prince of crime
•Warner Bros and DC are in the initial stages of another Batman Universe spinoff movie, this one telling the origin story of the iconic villain The Joker.