Fimmaker Cary Joji Fukunaga has reportedly announced that Spectre actress Lea Seydoux and regular 007 castmembers Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw and Naomie Harris are returning for Bond 25. Seydoux played psychiatrist Dr Madeleine Swann in Spectre who works at Austrian clinic and has an affair with Mr. Bond. Of course, her role … Read entire story.
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The deck was stacked against MGM for the first three months of 2016, which was manifested in the so-so Q1 financial report it just released. MGM generated $57.1 million in net income, up 0.4% vs last year’s Q1, on revenues of $311.3 million, down 14.6%. The Film Content business … Read entire story.
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Who you gonna call? While Sony recorded its biggest annual operating profit since 2007 with a 329% jump to $2.6B, the Pictures division took a 34.2% hit, down to $341M. Those earnings felt the impact of lower home entertainment sales as well as the underperformance of high-wire drama … Read entire story.
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In many cases, the 2016 Academy Awards played out as many pundits predicted. Leonardo DiCaprio finally took home an Oscar. Alejandro González Iñárritu won his second Best Director statuette in as many years. The Big Short and Spotlight snatched up the screenplay awards. Brie Larson and Alicia Vikander… Read entire story.
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Sony’s overall October-December 2015 operating profit rose to $1.68B, beating analyst estimates. The figure reps an 11% increase from the same period last year and was driven by strong performance of its PlayStation business. Net income was $1B. The entertainment division also saw a major upswing, 26.9% … Read entire story.
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