Negromancer News Bits and Bites from April 8th to 14th, 2018 - Update #14

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MOVIES - From Deadline: Gabriel Luna is the new Terminator in "Terminator 6."  Natalia Reyes and Diego Boneta also join the film.

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TELEVISION - From THR:  A guide for the beginning of Season 4 of "Fear the Walking Dead."

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CELEBRITY - From THR:  Will Ferrell has been injured in a serious car accident.

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TELEVISION - From TVLine:  There is trailer for Ryan Murphy's LGBTQ-themed musical-dance drama, "Pose."

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DISNEY - From THR:  Donnie Yen has joined the cast of Disney's live-action remake of its animated film "Mulan."

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Warner Bros. cuts final ties with Brett Ratner and RatPac-Dune Entertainment.

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BOND - From Variety:  Daniel Craig says that his next project is "Bond 25," the next James Bond film.

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MOVIE - From Collider:  Joaquin Phoenix kinda talks about being in a comic book movie, specifically Todd Phillips's proposed "Joker" solo movie.

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STAR TREK - From IndieWire:  Trekkers know who Captain Pike is.  Well, CBS All Acess' "Star Trek: Discovery" has cast its Pike, actor Anson Mount.

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SCANDAL - From THR:  Attorney claims that Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush barely eats and has become housebound since accusations that he was inappropriate with a female co-star were leveled against him in December 2017.

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POLITICS - From NYTimes:  Charles M. Blow writes "Horror of Being Governed by 'Fox & Friends'."

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 4/6 to 4/8/2018 weekend box office is "A Quiet Place" with an estimated take of $50 million.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Halle Berry has been signed on for a remake of the 1985 film "Jagged Edge."  The courtroom thriller starred Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges, Peter Coyote, and Robert Loggia (who earned an supporting Oscar nomination for his role).

TELEVISION - From Variety:  National Geographic is developing a TV series based on the Oscar-nominated, hit film, "Hidden Figures."

OBITS:

From Variety:  Czech-born film director Milos Forman has died at the age of 86, Friday, April 13, 2018.  Forman won the "Best Director" Oscar twice, for directing "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975) and "Amadeus" (1984).  He also directed one of my favorite film, "Valmont" (1989).

From TheColumbian:  Japanese filmmaker, Isao Takahata, died at the age of 82, Thursday, April 5, 2018.  Takahata founded the legendary animation company, Studio Ghibli, with Hayao Miyazaki in 1985.  He received an Oscar nomination for his 2013 animated film, "A Tale of Princess Kaguya."

From THR:  Actress from the "Golden Age" of Hollywood, Mary Hatcher, died at the age of 88, Tuesday, April 3, 2018.  Hatcher was a co-star of Hollywood luminaries Mickey Rooney (in the film, "The Big Wheel") and Desi Arnaz (in "Holiday in Havana").

Directors Guild Gives Top Award to Ben Affleck for "Argo"

The winner of the Director Guild of America Award for “Feature Film” usually wins the best director Oscar. As of last year, only six DGA winners in the “Feature Film” category have not also won the best director Oscar. The last time this happened was for the year 2002. Rob Marshall was the DGA choice for Chicago, but he Oscar went to Roman Polanski for The Pianist.

That was until this year. Ben Affleck won the DGA’s “Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film” award for Argo, but he did not receive a best director Oscar nomination for Argo. So…

65th Annual DGA Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film winners (for the year in film and television 2012):

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film:
BEN AFFLECK – Argo (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Mr. Affleck’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Amy Herman
First Assistant Director: David Webb
Second Assistant Director: Ian Calip
Second Second Assistant Directors: Clark Credle, Gavin Kleintop
First Assistant Director (Turkey Unit): Belkis Turan

This is Mr. Affleck’s first DGA Feature Film Award.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials:
ALEJANDRO G. IÑÁRRITU (Anonymous Content) - Best Job, Proctor and Gamble – Wieden + Kennedy

First Assistant Director: Peter Kohn
Second Assistant Director: Michelle Schrauwers
Second Second Assistant Directors: Heather Anderson, Blake Perkinson

This is Mr. Iñárritu’s first DGA Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials Award. He was previously nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Babel in 2006.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series:
RIAN JOHNSON - Breaking Bad, “Fifty-One” (AMC)

Mr. Johnson’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Stewart A. Lyons
Assistant Unit Production Manager: James Paul Hapsas
First Assistant Director: Ben Scissors
Second Assistant Director: Louis Lanni
Second Second Assistant Director: Anna Ramey
Additional Second Assistant Director: Joann Connolly

This is Mr. Johnson’s first DGA Award.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs:
BRIAN SMITH - Master Chef, “Episode #305” (FOX)

Mr. Smith’s Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Anna Moulaison-Moore
Stage Manager: Drew Lewandowski

This is Mr. Smith’s first DGA Award win and third nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2010 and 2011 for episodes “103” and “201” of Master Chef.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series
JAY ROACH - Game Change (HBO)

Mr. Roach's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Mary Kane
First Assistant Director: Josh King
Second Assistant Director: Emily McGovern
Second Second Assistant Director: Brian F. Relyea

This is Mr. Roach’s second DGA Award win and second nomination. He previously won the DGA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series for Recount in 2008.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety:
GLENN WEISS - 66th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)

Mr. Weiss’ Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Robin Abrams, Stefani Cohen, Ricky Kirshner
Stage Managers: Garry Hood, Phyllis Digilio-Kent, Peter Epstein, Andrew Feigin, Lynn Finkel, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Dean Gordon, Arthur Lewis, Jeffrey M. Markowitz, Joey Meade, Tony Mirante, Cyndi Owgang, Jeff Pearl, Elise Reaves, Lauren Class Schneider

This is Mr. Weiss’ fourth DGA Award win and ninth nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety in 2007, 2010 and 2011 for the 61st, 64th and 65th Annual Tony Awards. He was previously nominated in this category in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2008, all for the 55th, 56th, 59th, 60th, and 62nd Annual Tony Awards.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials:
JILL MITWELL - One Life To Live, “Between Heaven and Hell” (ABC)

Ms. Mitwell’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Tracy Casper Lang, Teresa Cicala, Michael Sweeney, Paul S. Glass
Stage Managers: Alan Needleman, Keith Greer, Tracy Casper Lang, Leah M. Weber
Production Associates: Nathalie Rodriguez, Kevin Brush

This is Ms. Mitwell’s fourth DGA Award win and ninth nomination, all for her direction of One Life to Live. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials three times for One Life to Live, “Episode #9779” in 2006, “Episode #8295” in 2000 and “Episode #6356” in 1993. She was nominated five additional times for One Life to Live episodes “Starr X’d Lovers, The Musical, Part Three” in 2010, “Episode #8691” in 2002, “Episode #8012” in 1999, “Episode #7761” in 1998, and “Episode #7285” in 1996.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs:
PAUL HOEN - Let it Shine (Disney Channel)

Mr. Hoen’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Katie Willard Troebs
First Assistant Director: Daniel Coffie
Second Assistant Director: Todd Turner
Second Second Assistant Director: D. Scott Kirkley

This is Mr. Hoen’s second DGA Award win and sixth nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Program in 2007 for Jump In and was previously nominated in this category in 2000 for the Even Stevens episode “Take My Sister... Please,” in 2004 for Searching for David's Heart, in 2008 for Cheetah Girls: One World and in 2010 for Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary:
MALIK BENDJELLOUL - Searching For Sugar Man; Sony Pictures Classics, Passion Pictures Production, Canfield Pictures & The Documentary Company, Red Box Films

This is Mr. Bendjelloul’s first DGA Award win.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series:
LENA DUNHAM - Girls, “Pilot” (HBO)

Ms. Dunham's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Regina Heyman, Ilene S. Landress
First Assistant Director: Mark McGann
Second Assistant Director: Jason Ivey
Second Second Assistant Director: Marcos Gonzalez Palma

This is Ms. Dunham’s first DGA Award win.

Lifetime Achievement and Service Awards

The recipients of the Directors Guild of America Service and Achievement Awards for 2013 are:

MILOS FORMAN - DGA Lifetime Achievement Award
Given in recognition of distinguished achievement in Motion Picture Direction.

MICHAEL APTED - Robert B. Aldrich Service Award
Given in recognition of extraordinary service to the Directors Guild of America and to its membership.

ERIC SHAPIRO - Lifetime Achievement in News Direction Award
Given in recognition of distinguished achievement in News Direction.

SUSAN ZWERMAN - Frank Capra Achievement Award
Given to an Assistant Director or Unit Production Manager in recognition of their career and service to the industry and the DGA.

DENCY NELSON - Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award
Given to an Associate Director or Stage Manager in recognition of their service to the industry and DGA.