- Paramount has moved the release date of Martin Scorsese’s upcoming The Wolf of Wall Street from November 15 to December 25. The move was reportedly based on Scorsese’s ability to finish the film in time. The movie is based on Jordan Belfort’s memoir of the same name and will star Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, and Matthew McConaughey. For more information on the project, click here.
- 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen is moving into television. HBO has confirmed that it is developing a new drama from McQueen that centers on a young African-American man who enters New York high society. McQueen is slated to direct and will also co-write the series with World War Z scribe Matthew Michael Carnahan. To read more on the show, click here.
- Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, and Morgan Freeman have signed on for London Has Fallen, reprising their roles from Olympus Has Fallen. The script has been written by Olympus screenwriters Katrin Benedikt and Creighton Rothenberger. No director has been attached to the project, but the film is scheduled to begin shooting in London in May. For more information, click here.
- CBS News is planning to expand into non-traditional video venues. The network is currently in talks with a range of content distributors that could result in content being aired via streaming-video hubs, game consoles and over-the-top video distributors. “There are all kinds of exciting opportunities offered by new platforms, and we intend to keep pursuing them,” CBS said in a statement. “We are currently talking to a number of partners along these lines, but beyond that, decline to comment at this time.” To read more on the expansion, click here.
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