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SCANDAL - From Deadline: Bryan Singer's former lover talks about being "pulled into the director’s orbit of on-set visits, expensive private dinners, ready access to drugs and alcohol and sexual encounters with an ever-revolving cast of multiple participants."
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STAR TREK - From THR: Sir Patrick Stewart said that he would return to his signature role, Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, for a Quentin Tarantino-directed "Star Trek."
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SCANDAL - From ThePlaylist: Director Bryan singer talks about being fired from "Bohemian Rhapsody" and being sued over rape allegations and more.
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STAR TREK - From Deadline: The Quentin Tarantino-J.J. Abrams "Star Trek" movie will be R-rated. Mark L. Smith ("The Revenant") is in the lead to be the writer.
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MOVIES - From THR: Ryan Reynolds will star in the live-action Pokemon movie, "Detective Pikachu."
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MOVIES - From TheNewYorkTimes: The paper names its best films of 2017
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CELEBRITY - From TheWrap: Top 20 highest paid actors in Hollywood are...
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STREAMING - From ShadowandAct: The Jordan Peele reboot of "The Twilight Zone" for CBS's streaming service, CBS All Access, is happening. Simon Kinberg and Marco Ramirez will also produce the series.
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COMICS-FILM - From ThePlaylist: Marvel Studios mastermind Kevin Feige is ready to play with the X-Men characters... if Disney/21st Century Fox deal goes through.
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MOVIES - From THR: Dexter Fletcher, director of "Eddie the Eagle" will replace the fired Bryan Singer as the director of the Queen biopic, "Bohemian Rhapsody."
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MOVIES - From Variety: James Mangold ("Logan") to direct yet another film about Patty Hearst.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: "Life, Itself," a film by "This is Us" creator, Dan Fogelman, lands at Amazon.
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BUISNESS - From CNBC: Disney and Fox are closing in on a deal which would give Disney Fox's studio and television production assets, leaving Fox with its news and sports assets. Fox's Nat Geo, Star, regional sports networks, movie studios and stakes in Sky and Hulu, among other properties may also be part of the potential $60 billion deal. Fox would also hold onto its news and business news divisions, broadcast network and Fox sports. Comcast is also a player interested in these Fox assets. Sony and Verizon are also said to be interested.
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COMICS-FILM - From ScreenRant: Is the "Demon Bear" the villain in Fox's X-Men spinoff flick, "The New Mutants."
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Bryan Singer's production company, Bad Hat Harry, is moving off the 20th Century Fox lot. Singer's long-term, first look deal with Fox expired this past October, and Fox declined to renew it.
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LGBTQ - From TheDailyBeast: Writer Ira Madison III discusses the much-talked about gay romance drama, "Call Me By Your Name," starring Timothee Chalamet and Armie Hammer.
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SCANDAL - From TheDailyBeast: Talk show host and actor Dustin Hoffman have a heated exchange over sexual misconduct allegations against Hoffman.
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STAR TREK - From THR: Quentin Tarantino and J.J. Abrams team up for a "Star Trek" movie.
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MOVIES - From ShadowandAct: Misha Green, the creator of the late WGN America series, "Underground," is developing a remake of the 1973 blaxploitation film, "Cleopatra Jones."
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MOVIES - From ShadowandAct: Michael B. Jordan's film, "Just Mercy," which is being compared to "To Kill a Mockingbird," is due November 2018.
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MOVIES - From THR: 20th Century Fox has fired Bryan Singer ("X-Men") as director of the Freddie Mercury (of the rock band Queen) biopic, "Bohemian Rhapsody," because of his on-set behavior, including not showing up for work for over a week.
From BleedingCool: Bryan Singer claps back on Fox firing him from "Bohemian Rhapsody." He said that he was dealing with his own health issues and that of a parent.
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TELEVISION - From BleedingCool: On Christmas Day, the BBC will broadcast the first episode of its six-episode adaptation of Neil Gamain's novel, "Anansi Boys." Gaiman introduces the characters.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 12/1 to 12/3/2017 weekend box office is Pixar's "Coco" with an estimated take of $26.1 million.
From THR: Pixar's "Coco" repeats at weekend box office champion with an estimated haul of $26.1 million.
From Variety: James Franco's "The Disaster Artist" tops specialty box office.
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SCANDAL - From Variety: Oscar-winning Geoffrey Rush resigns as president of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against him.
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MOVIE AWARDS - From Variety: The Los Angeles Film Critics Association names "Call Me By Your Name" its best picture of 2017. Guillermo del Toro and Luca Guadagnino.
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COMICS-STREAMING - From DenofGeek: Here is a first look at Brenton Thwaites as "Robin," in "Titans," the TV series based on DC Comics' Teen Titans comic books.
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COMICS-FILM - From CinemaBlend: Haley Atwell returns as "Agent Sharon Carter," in the the animated TV series, "Marvel's Avengers: Secret Wars."
From DenofGeek: A schedule of upcoming "X-Men" franchise films to be released over the next few years.
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MOVIES - From WMagazine: A superb Daniel Day-Lewis piece in which the actor talks about leaving acting after his upcoming film, "Phantom Thread."
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STREAMING - From TheWrap: The "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" horror series is moving from The CW to Netflix.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Quentin Tarantino's upcoming so-called "Charles Manson movie" gets a release date, August 9, 2019, the 50th anniversary of Manson family cult members killing of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, the day after cult members killed actress Sharon Tate and four others.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: The "Masters of the Universe" movie is on again, this time with writer David S. Goyer as director. You do know "Masters of the Universe," He-Man and all that? [I find Goyer to be a mixed bag - good or ugly, and who really wants a frickin' "Masters of the Universe" movie. - Leroy]
COMICS-FILM - From TheRinger: Marvel Studios has what everyone wants, the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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CELEBRITY - From CNN: Britain Prince Harry and his wife to be, African-American actress, Meghan Markle, undertook their first official event together, a "walkabout" in the English city of Nottingham.
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MOVIE AWARDS - From TheWrap: The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) names "Lady Bird" its "Best Picture of 2017."
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: First official teaser trailer for "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."
OBIT:
From THR: The actor and singer, Jim Nabors, has died at the age of 87, November 30, 2017. Nabors was best known for playing the character "Gomer Pyle" in two hit TV series. Nabors appeared in Pyle in 23 episodes of "The Andy Griffith Show" and later in "Gomer Pyle, USMC" (1964-69). Nabors also recorded almost 30 albums, with about six being certified gold or platinum. [Rest in peace. - Leroy.]
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