Dunkirk Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Nominated for GRAMMY® Award for ‘Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media’
16th Nomination for Multiple GRAMMY® Award-Winning Composer Hans Zimmer
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Recording Academy has announced their Nominees for the 60th annual GRAMMY® Awards, and WaterTower Music is pleased to announce that the Dunkirk: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack has been nominated in the “Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media” category.
“WaterTower Music warmly congratulates Hans and Chris on this tremendous honor”
The soundtrack to acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s sweeping epic Dunkirk features an original score by Academy®-, Golden Globe®-, and four-time GRAMMY® Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer, who previously collaborated with Nolan on the director’s Interstellar, Inception, and The Dark Knight Trilogy. The album features a powerful and unique score unlike anything produced before by this formidable and inspired artistic pairing, whose previous collaborations have garnered a GRAMMY® Award (The Dark Knight) and multiple nominations (Interstellar, The Dark Knight Rises, Inception). The soundtrack also features music from Golden Globe®-, GRAMMY® and Emmy®-nominated composer Benjamin Wallfisch (IT, Blade Runner: 2049) and GRAMMY®-winning, Emmy®-nominated composer Lorne Balfe (The LEGO® Batman Movie, Churchill).
“The Recording Academy’s recognition of this unique score is genuinely appreciated,” commented Nolan. “Hans and his team’s unparalleled ability to create extraordinary sounds and music, and then blend them with the film’s imagery, injects the audience into the story and drives a visceral sense of action and intensity. We are proud of this nomination.”
“WaterTower Music warmly congratulates Hans and Chris on this tremendous honor,” noted label head Jason Linn. “The score to Dunkirk is daring, breathtaking and exhilarating all at once — this is a well-deserved nomination.”
The Dunkirk: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack double vinyl set, digital, and CD versions are now available. The track listing is as follows:
The Mole
We Need Our Army Back
Shivering Soldier
Supermarine
The Tide
Regimental Brothers
Impulse
Home
The Oil
Variation 15 (Dunkirk)
End Titles
ABOUT DUNKIRK:
From filmmaker Christopher Nolan comes the sweeping epic Dunkirk. The film opens as hundreds of thousands of British and Allied troops are surrounded by enemy forces. Trapped on the beach with their backs to the sea and home almost within sight, they face an impossible situation as the enemy closes in. As the story unfolds on land, sea and air, RAF Spitfires engage the enemy in the skies above the Channel, trying to protect the defenseless men below. Meanwhile, hundreds of small boats, manned by both military and civilians, embark on a desperate rescue effort, risking their lives in a race against time to save even a fraction of their army. When 400,000 men couldn’t get home, home came for them.
Dunkirk features an ensemble cast, including Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard, James D’Arcy and Barry Keoghan, with Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance and Tom Hardy.
Nolan directed Dunkirk from his own screenplay, utilizing a mixture of IMAX® and 65mm film to bring the story to the screen. The film was produced by Emma Thomas and Nolan, with Jake Myers serving as executive producer.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Syncopy Production, a film by Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. This film has been rated PG-13 for intense war experience and some language.
Dunkirkmovie.com
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Sunday, December 3, 2017
Saturday, December 2, 2017
Studio Ghibli Picture Books Arrive December 5th
VIZ MEDIA RELEASES NEW STUDIO GHIBLI PICTURE BOOKS FOR CASTLE IN THE SKY AND PRINCESS MONONOKE
Hardcover Picture Book Editions Feature Vivid And Easy-To-Read Adaptations Of Two Extraordinary Studio Ghibli Feature Films
San Francisco, CA – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, delivers the timeless allure of two of Studio Ghibli’s most acclaimed films with the release of the CASTLE IN THE SKY and PRINCESS MONONOKE PICTURE BOOKS on December 5th, 2017.
Castle in the Sky, Studio Ghibli’s first feature film, celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2016. This year also marks the 20th Anniversary of Princess Mononoke, which has gone on to become one of the studio’s most popular films. VIZ Media’s releases capture the magic of the legendary studio’s animated films with easy-to-read text and full-color pictures taken direct from the films, presented in a family-friendly oversized hardcover format.
CASTLE IN THE SKY PICTURE BOOK
MSRP: $19.99 U.S. / 26.99 CAN · Debuts December 5th
The legends were true! Somewhere high in the clouds, human beings have again set foot on the floating island of Laputa, for centuries a peaceful, parklike ruin, tended only by its silent, faithful robots. But just behind Pazu and Sheeta are soldiers from the aerial dreadnought Goliath—who have captured Dola and her pirate crew, and are now looting the gold and jewels of the Castle in the Sky for themselves! But the man who guided them there, Muska, has his eyes on power, not money—and he alone knows how to activate the castle’s ancient superweapons that could make him master of the world! Can Pazu and Sheeta stop his sinister plan? Includes scene-by-scene illustrations and character dialogue from the film.
PRINCESS MONONOKE PICTURE BOOK
MSRP: $29.99 U.S. / 39.99 CAN · Debuts December 5th
Marked with the curse of a rampaging boar god, young Ashitaka sets off on a journey to cure his mysterious affliction. From behind the walls of an iron-mining town, Lady Eboshi arises to smash all obstacles to technological development. And from out of the forest comes Princess Mononoke, driven by a hatred of all humans. Can she and Ashitaka ally in time to stop the wild lands from being destroyed?
VIZ Media’s catalog of Studio Ghibli Picture Books also includes editions for THE CAT RETURNS, HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE, KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, PONYO, THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY, and SPIRITED AWAY.
For additional information on Studio Ghibli titles published by VIZ Media, please visit viz.com.
About VIZ Media, LLC
Established in 1986, VIZ Media is the premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing. Along with its popular digital magazine WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, DRAGON BALL, SAILOR MOON, and POKÉMON, VIZ Media offers an extensive library of titles and original content in a wide variety of book and video formats, as well as through official licensed merchandise. Owned by three of Japan's largest publishing and entertainment companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media is dedicated to bringing the best titles for English-speaking audiences worldwide.
Learn more about VIZ Media and its properties at viz.com.
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Hardcover Picture Book Editions Feature Vivid And Easy-To-Read Adaptations Of Two Extraordinary Studio Ghibli Feature Films
San Francisco, CA – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, delivers the timeless allure of two of Studio Ghibli’s most acclaimed films with the release of the CASTLE IN THE SKY and PRINCESS MONONOKE PICTURE BOOKS on December 5th, 2017.
Castle in the Sky, Studio Ghibli’s first feature film, celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2016. This year also marks the 20th Anniversary of Princess Mononoke, which has gone on to become one of the studio’s most popular films. VIZ Media’s releases capture the magic of the legendary studio’s animated films with easy-to-read text and full-color pictures taken direct from the films, presented in a family-friendly oversized hardcover format.
CASTLE IN THE SKY PICTURE BOOK
MSRP: $19.99 U.S. / 26.99 CAN · Debuts December 5th
The legends were true! Somewhere high in the clouds, human beings have again set foot on the floating island of Laputa, for centuries a peaceful, parklike ruin, tended only by its silent, faithful robots. But just behind Pazu and Sheeta are soldiers from the aerial dreadnought Goliath—who have captured Dola and her pirate crew, and are now looting the gold and jewels of the Castle in the Sky for themselves! But the man who guided them there, Muska, has his eyes on power, not money—and he alone knows how to activate the castle’s ancient superweapons that could make him master of the world! Can Pazu and Sheeta stop his sinister plan? Includes scene-by-scene illustrations and character dialogue from the film.
PRINCESS MONONOKE PICTURE BOOK
MSRP: $29.99 U.S. / 39.99 CAN · Debuts December 5th
Marked with the curse of a rampaging boar god, young Ashitaka sets off on a journey to cure his mysterious affliction. From behind the walls of an iron-mining town, Lady Eboshi arises to smash all obstacles to technological development. And from out of the forest comes Princess Mononoke, driven by a hatred of all humans. Can she and Ashitaka ally in time to stop the wild lands from being destroyed?
VIZ Media’s catalog of Studio Ghibli Picture Books also includes editions for THE CAT RETURNS, HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE, KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, PONYO, THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY, and SPIRITED AWAY.
For additional information on Studio Ghibli titles published by VIZ Media, please visit viz.com.
About VIZ Media, LLC
Established in 1986, VIZ Media is the premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing. Along with its popular digital magazine WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, DRAGON BALL, SAILOR MOON, and POKÉMON, VIZ Media offers an extensive library of titles and original content in a wide variety of book and video formats, as well as through official licensed merchandise. Owned by three of Japan's largest publishing and entertainment companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media is dedicated to bringing the best titles for English-speaking audiences worldwide.
Learn more about VIZ Media and its properties at viz.com.
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Friday, December 1, 2017
A Negromancer December to Remember - 2017 Edition
It's a Star Wars December 2017! Welcome to Negromancer 2.0. This is the rebirth of Negromancer, the former movie review website as a new movie review and movie news site.
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All images and text appearing on this blog are © copyright and/or trademark their respective owners.
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Thursday, November 30, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from November 26th to 30th, 2017 - Update #16
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: The release date for the reboot of the "Hellboy" film franchise is January 11, 2019.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Aaron Sorkin has said that he has a standing offer from NBC to revive his beloved, Emmy-winning TV series, "West Wing." Sorkin says that he would prefer to have Sterling K. Brown of NBC's "This is Us" be the President of the U.S. in a new version of the show.
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SCANDAL - From DeadlineTV: NBC has fired Matt Lauer over allegations of "inappropriate sexual behavior."
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MOVIE AWARDS - From TheWrap: The National Board of Review Names Steven Spielberg's "The Post" the "Best Film of 2017."
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MUSIC AWARDS - From TheWrap: 2018 / 60th Grammy Award nominations announced.
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AWARDS - From TheWrap: Here are your 2017 Gotham Award winners.
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CELEBRITY - YahooNews: Prince Harry of British royal family has got has gone black and may never come back with the women he announced as his bride-to-be, Meghan Markle, the actress and lifestyle blogger, whose father is white and mother is black.
From TheGuardian: The myth of (British) royal purity.
From YahooNews: J.K. Rowling shuts down "The Spectator" over Meghan Markle's suitability as Prince Harry's wife.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/24 to 11/26/2017 three-day Thanksgiving weekend box office is Pixar's "Coco" with an estimated haul of $49 million. Over the five-day weekend, 11/22 to 11/26/2017, "Coco" is also the winner with an estimated take of $72.1.
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TELEVISION - From TVGuide: The character that will bridge the world of "The Walking Dead" and "Fear the Walking Dead" is Morgan, played by actor, Lennie James.
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WEBTV - From ShadowandAct: A fan-made web series centers on a black Hermoine Granger in a post-Hogwarts world.
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BOX OFFICE - From YahooEntertainment: "Coco" wins the five-day Thanksgiving weekend with an estimated box office take of $71.2 million.
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CELEBRITY - From EW: James Cameron recalls the time he almost whooped Harvey Weinstein at the Oscars.
From YahooEntertainment: On the 20th anniversary of his monster hit, "Titanic," writer-director answers questions about the film.
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CELEBRITY - From EntertainmentTonight: Jennifer Lawrence ready to take time off and buy a farm and milk goats.
OBITS:
From THR: Film director and editor, Anthony Harvey, died at the age of 87, Thursday, November 23, 2017. Harvey earned an Oscar nomination for directing "The Lion in Winter." Harvey also edited Stanley Kubrick's films, "Lolita" (1962) and "Dr. Strangelove" (1964).
From TheWrap: Rance Howard, the father of actor/director Ron Howard and actor Clint Howard, has died at the age of 89, Saturday, November 25, 2017. Rance appeared in 15 of his son Ron's films, including "A Beautiful Mind," which won Ron two Oscars.
From Variety: Prolific television director, Peter Baldwin, died at the age of 86, Sunday, November 19, 2017. He won a Primetime Emmy for directing ABC's late 1980s series, "The Wonder Years."
COMICS-FILM - From THR: The release date for the reboot of the "Hellboy" film franchise is January 11, 2019.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Aaron Sorkin has said that he has a standing offer from NBC to revive his beloved, Emmy-winning TV series, "West Wing." Sorkin says that he would prefer to have Sterling K. Brown of NBC's "This is Us" be the President of the U.S. in a new version of the show.
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SCANDAL - From DeadlineTV: NBC has fired Matt Lauer over allegations of "inappropriate sexual behavior."
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MOVIE AWARDS - From TheWrap: The National Board of Review Names Steven Spielberg's "The Post" the "Best Film of 2017."
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MUSIC AWARDS - From TheWrap: 2018 / 60th Grammy Award nominations announced.
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AWARDS - From TheWrap: Here are your 2017 Gotham Award winners.
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CELEBRITY - YahooNews: Prince Harry of British royal family has got has gone black and may never come back with the women he announced as his bride-to-be, Meghan Markle, the actress and lifestyle blogger, whose father is white and mother is black.
From TheGuardian: The myth of (British) royal purity.
From YahooNews: J.K. Rowling shuts down "The Spectator" over Meghan Markle's suitability as Prince Harry's wife.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/24 to 11/26/2017 three-day Thanksgiving weekend box office is Pixar's "Coco" with an estimated haul of $49 million. Over the five-day weekend, 11/22 to 11/26/2017, "Coco" is also the winner with an estimated take of $72.1.
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TELEVISION - From TVGuide: The character that will bridge the world of "The Walking Dead" and "Fear the Walking Dead" is Morgan, played by actor, Lennie James.
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WEBTV - From ShadowandAct: A fan-made web series centers on a black Hermoine Granger in a post-Hogwarts world.
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BOX OFFICE - From YahooEntertainment: "Coco" wins the five-day Thanksgiving weekend with an estimated box office take of $71.2 million.
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CELEBRITY - From EW: James Cameron recalls the time he almost whooped Harvey Weinstein at the Oscars.
From YahooEntertainment: On the 20th anniversary of his monster hit, "Titanic," writer-director answers questions about the film.
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CELEBRITY - From EntertainmentTonight: Jennifer Lawrence ready to take time off and buy a farm and milk goats.
OBITS:
From THR: Film director and editor, Anthony Harvey, died at the age of 87, Thursday, November 23, 2017. Harvey earned an Oscar nomination for directing "The Lion in Winter." Harvey also edited Stanley Kubrick's films, "Lolita" (1962) and "Dr. Strangelove" (1964).
From TheWrap: Rance Howard, the father of actor/director Ron Howard and actor Clint Howard, has died at the age of 89, Saturday, November 25, 2017. Rance appeared in 15 of his son Ron's films, including "A Beautiful Mind," which won Ron two Oscars.
From Variety: Prolific television director, Peter Baldwin, died at the age of 86, Sunday, November 19, 2017. He won a Primetime Emmy for directing ABC's late 1980s series, "The Wonder Years."
"Sailor Moon Craystal Set 3" Blu-ray/DVD Debuts Dec. 5th
VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE HOME MEDIA RELEASE OF SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL SET 3
Latest Home Media Edition Of SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL Arrives As A Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack In Time For The Holidays!
San Francisco, CA – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, announces the home media release of SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL SET 3 on December 5th, 2017.
The latest Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack features Act 27-38 (13 Episodes, 27-39) of the celebrated reboot of the classic anime series, based on Naoko Takeuchi's original Sailor Moon manga series along with a host of bonus content. SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL SET 3 will also be available as a Standard Edition DVD-only set.
The SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL SET 3 Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack will carry an MSRP of $79.99 U.S. / $93.99 CAN; Standard Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack will carry an MSRP of $69.99 U.S. / $81.99 CAN; the Standard Edition DVD-only Set will carry an MSRP of $39.99 U.S. / $52.99 CAN.
The SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL SET 3 Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack contains a deluxe, four-disc collection (two DVDs & two Blu-ray discs), packaged with an exclusive chipboard box. The Combo Pack contains three full-color collectible art cards and a premium full-color art booklet featuring episode summaries, a digital art gallery, interviews with the English voice cast, clean opening and closing segments, and more. Blu-ray episodes are presented in 1080p HD video format.
The SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL SET 3 Standard Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack contains a deluxe, four-disc collection (two DVDs & two Blu-ray discs). Blu-ray episodes are presented in 1080p HD video format and includes special feature interviews with the English voice cast, a digital art gallery, clean opening and closing segments, and more.
The SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL SET 3 Standard DVD Set features two discs with beautifully illustrated variant O-card packaging and specialty foil printing. Episodes will be presented in 480p standard video format, with special features that include clean opening and closing segments.
In SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL Season 3 Sailor Moon and the Sailor Guardians face a new threat—this time from outer space! When a strange phenomenon starts turning people into monsters, Usagi and her friends learn that a secret organization called the Death Busters is responsible. Led by their all-powerful ruler Master Pharaoh 90, these alien beings are determined to invade Earth to make it their second home. Will the two mysterious Guardians calling themselves Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune be the key to Sailor Moon’s victory—or her doom? And what is their connection to the prophetic dreams warning of the coming destruction? With the fate of the world hanging in balance, Sailor Moon’s resolve to protect all life will be put to its ultimate test!
Fans are also invited to enjoy the original, classic SAILOR MOON anime series available now from VIZ Media as Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Packs as well as a multi-disc Standard Edition DVD Sets.
For additional information on SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL, SAILOR MOON or other anime titles distributed by VIZ Media, please visit viz.com.
About VIZ Media, LLC
Established in 1986, VIZ Media is the premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing. Along with its popular digital magazine WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, DRAGON BALL, SAILOR MOON, and POKÉMON, VIZ Media offers an extensive library of titles and original content in a wide variety of book and video formats, as well as through official licensed merchandise. Owned by three of Japan's largest publishing and entertainment companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media is dedicated to bringing the best titles for English-speaking audiences worldwide.
Learn more about VIZ Media and its properties at viz.com.
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Amazon Studios to Produce "Lord of the Rings" TV Series
Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels, The Lord of the Rings, for Television with a Multi Season Production Commitment
Television adaptation, exploring new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring, slated to debut exclusively on Prime Video
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon announced it has acquired the global television rights to The Lord of the Rings, based on the celebrated fantasy novels by J.R.R. Tolkien, with a multi-season commitment. The upcoming Amazon Prime Original will be produced by Amazon Studios in cooperation with the Tolkien Estate and Trust, HarperCollins and New Line Cinema, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment.
“The Lord of the Rings is a cultural phenomenon that has captured the imagination of generations of fans through literature and the big screen”
“The Lord of the Rings is a cultural phenomenon that has captured the imagination of generations of fans through literature and the big screen,” said Sharon Tal Yguado, Head of Scripted Series, Amazon Studios. “We are honored to be working with the Tolkien Estate and Trust, HarperCollins and New Line on this exciting collaboration for television and are thrilled to be taking The Lord of the Rings fans on a new epic journey in Middle Earth.”
“We are delighted that Amazon, with its longstanding commitment to literature, is the home of the first-ever multi-season television series for The Lord of the Rings,” said Matt Galsor, a representative for the Tolkien Estate and Trust and HarperCollins. “Sharon and the team at Amazon Studios have exceptional ideas to bring to the screen previously unexplored stories based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s original writings.”
Set in Middle Earth, the television adaptation will explore new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring. The deal includes a potential additional spin-off series.
A world-renowned literary work, and winner of the International Fantasy Award and Prometheus Hall of Fame Award, The Lord of the Rings novels was named Amazon customers’ favorite book of the millennium in 1999 and Britain’s best-loved novel of all time in BBC’s The Big Read in 2003. Its theatrical adaptations, from New Line Cinema and Director Peter Jackson, earned a combined gross of nearly $6 billion worldwide. With an all-star cast that included Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin and Orlando Bloom, The Lord of the Rings trilogy garnered a combined 17 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
The upcoming Amazon Prime Original will be available for Prime members to stream and enjoy using the Amazon Prime Video app for TVs, connected devices including Amazon Fire TV, and mobile devices, or online with other Amazon Prime Originals online at Amazon.com/originals, at no additional cost to their membership. Eligible customers who are not already Prime members can sign up for a free trial at www.amazon.com/prime. For a list of all Amazon Prime Video compatible devices, visit www.amazon.com/howtostream. The series will be a global release for members to watch via the Prime Video app or online at PrimeVideo.com in more than 200 countries and territories.
About Amazon Video
Amazon Video is a premium on-demand entertainment service that offers customers the greatest choice in what to watch and how to watch it. Amazon Video is the only service that provides all of the following:
In addition to Prime Video, the Prime membership includes unlimited fast free shipping options across all categories available on Amazon, more than two million songs and thousands of playlists and stations with Prime Music, secure photo storage with Prime Photos, unlimited reading with Prime Reading, unlimited access to a digital audiobook catalog with Audible Channels for Prime, a rotating selection of free digital games and in-game loot with Twitch Prime, early access to select Lightning Deals, exclusive access and discounts to select items, and more. To sign-up for Prime or to find out more, visit: www.amazon.com/prime.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
About New Line Cinema
Building on five decades of innovation and creativity, New Line Cinema continues its long and successful history of producing critically acclaimed hit films that resonate with both mainstream and niche audiences around the world. New Line became a unit of Warner Bros. Entertainment in March 2008. The company maintains separate development, production, and business affairs operations, but coordinates those functions with Warner Bros. to maximize film performance and operating efficiencies.
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Television adaptation, exploring new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring, slated to debut exclusively on Prime Video
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon announced it has acquired the global television rights to The Lord of the Rings, based on the celebrated fantasy novels by J.R.R. Tolkien, with a multi-season commitment. The upcoming Amazon Prime Original will be produced by Amazon Studios in cooperation with the Tolkien Estate and Trust, HarperCollins and New Line Cinema, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment.
“The Lord of the Rings is a cultural phenomenon that has captured the imagination of generations of fans through literature and the big screen”
“The Lord of the Rings is a cultural phenomenon that has captured the imagination of generations of fans through literature and the big screen,” said Sharon Tal Yguado, Head of Scripted Series, Amazon Studios. “We are honored to be working with the Tolkien Estate and Trust, HarperCollins and New Line on this exciting collaboration for television and are thrilled to be taking The Lord of the Rings fans on a new epic journey in Middle Earth.”
“We are delighted that Amazon, with its longstanding commitment to literature, is the home of the first-ever multi-season television series for The Lord of the Rings,” said Matt Galsor, a representative for the Tolkien Estate and Trust and HarperCollins. “Sharon and the team at Amazon Studios have exceptional ideas to bring to the screen previously unexplored stories based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s original writings.”
Set in Middle Earth, the television adaptation will explore new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring. The deal includes a potential additional spin-off series.
A world-renowned literary work, and winner of the International Fantasy Award and Prometheus Hall of Fame Award, The Lord of the Rings novels was named Amazon customers’ favorite book of the millennium in 1999 and Britain’s best-loved novel of all time in BBC’s The Big Read in 2003. Its theatrical adaptations, from New Line Cinema and Director Peter Jackson, earned a combined gross of nearly $6 billion worldwide. With an all-star cast that included Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin and Orlando Bloom, The Lord of the Rings trilogy garnered a combined 17 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
The upcoming Amazon Prime Original will be available for Prime members to stream and enjoy using the Amazon Prime Video app for TVs, connected devices including Amazon Fire TV, and mobile devices, or online with other Amazon Prime Originals online at Amazon.com/originals, at no additional cost to their membership. Eligible customers who are not already Prime members can sign up for a free trial at www.amazon.com/prime. For a list of all Amazon Prime Video compatible devices, visit www.amazon.com/howtostream. The series will be a global release for members to watch via the Prime Video app or online at PrimeVideo.com in more than 200 countries and territories.
About Amazon Video
Amazon Video is a premium on-demand entertainment service that offers customers the greatest choice in what to watch and how to watch it. Amazon Video is the only service that provides all of the following:
- Prime Video: Thousands of movies and TV shows, including popular licensed content plus critically-acclaimed and award-winning Amazon Original Series and Movies from Amazon Studios like Transparent, The Man in the High Castle, Love & Friendship, and kids series Tumble Leaf, available for unlimited streaming as part of an Amazon Prime membership. Prime Video is also now available to customers in more than 200 countries and territories around the globe at www.primevideo.com.
- Amazon Channels: Over 100 video subscriptions to networks like HBO, SHOWTIME, STARZ, PBS KIDS, Acorn TV, and more, available to Amazon Prime members in the US as add-ons to their membership. To view the full list of available channels, visit www.amazon.com/channels.
- Rent or Own: Hundreds of thousands of titles, including new release movies and current TV shows available for on-demand rental or purchase for all Amazon customers.
- Instant Access: Customers can instantly watch anytime, anywhere through the Amazon Video app on compatible TVs, mobile devices, Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, and Fire tablets, or online. For a list of all compatible devices, visit www.amazon.com/howtostream.
- Premium Features: Top features like 4K Ultra HD, High Dynamic Range (HDR) and mobile downloads for offline viewing of select content.
In addition to Prime Video, the Prime membership includes unlimited fast free shipping options across all categories available on Amazon, more than two million songs and thousands of playlists and stations with Prime Music, secure photo storage with Prime Photos, unlimited reading with Prime Reading, unlimited access to a digital audiobook catalog with Audible Channels for Prime, a rotating selection of free digital games and in-game loot with Twitch Prime, early access to select Lightning Deals, exclusive access and discounts to select items, and more. To sign-up for Prime or to find out more, visit: www.amazon.com/prime.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
About New Line Cinema
Building on five decades of innovation and creativity, New Line Cinema continues its long and successful history of producing critically acclaimed hit films that resonate with both mainstream and niche audiences around the world. New Line became a unit of Warner Bros. Entertainment in March 2008. The company maintains separate development, production, and business affairs operations, but coordinates those functions with Warner Bros. to maximize film performance and operating efficiencies.
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Starz Announces the Cast for Drama Series, "Vida"
Starz Announces Cast for Half-Hour Drama Series “Vida” from Latinx Showrunner Tanya Saracho
Mishel Prada Cast in Lead Role Opposite Melissa Barrera with Karen Ser Anzoategui, Chelsea Rendon, Carlos Miranda and Maria Elena Laas Added as Cast Regulars
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starz announced that Mishel Prada (“Fear the Walking Dead: Passage,” Tell Me How I Die), Karen Ser Anzoategui (“East Los High,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “The Fosters”), Chelsea Rendon (A Better Life, McFarland, USA, “The Fosters”), Carlos Miranda (The Bling Ring, Grandma, “Chicago PD”), and Maria Elena Laas (“Suffering Man’s Charity,” The Hot Chick) have been cast as series regulars alongside Melissa Barrera (“Club de Cuervos,” “La Mujer de Judas”) in the new STARZ Original series “Vida” from Showrunner Tanya Saracho (“How to Get Away With Murder,” “Looking,” “Girls”).
Alonso Ruizpalacios (Gueros, Verde) directs the series premiere episode. Big Beach TV will produce the Latinx series with Robin Schwartz, Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub, serving as executive producers. Stephanie Langhoff (“Togetherness,” “The Bronze,” “The Skeleton Twins”) is also executive producing with Emmy® award-winning Chrisann Verges (“Girlboss,” “Getting On,” “Warm Springs”) producing. Series casting by Emmy®-winning Casting Director Carmen Cuba (“Stranger Things,” STARZ Original limited series “The Girlfriend Experience,” The Martian).
“Vida” is a half-hour drama series focusing on two Mexican-American sisters, Emma and Lyn, from the Eastside of Los Angeles who couldn’t be more different or distanced from each other. Circumstances force them to return to their old neighborhood, where they are confronted by the past and shocking truth about their mother’s identity.
Mishel Prada will portray “Emma” who, estranged from both her sister and her mother, reluctantly returns for her mother’s funeral and to deal with the family business. Previously cast, Melissa Barrera will play her sister, “Lyn,” a care-free party girl who has figured out how to live a pretty worry-free life in the Bay Area.
Karen Ser Anzoategui will portray “Eddy,” a sensitive soul who is trustworthy, generous and passionate but also intimidating looking upon first glance. Chelsea Rendon will play “Marisol” who is the expression of east side youth culture: woke, politicized, and deep in the resistance. Carlos Miranda will play “Johnny,” a stand-up guy who runs his ailing dad’s auto shop and is engaged to his pregnant girlfriend but has a history with Lyn. Maria Elena Laas will portray “Cruz,” an enigmatic lesbian who has a checkered history with Emma.
Newcomer Mishel Prada starred in the acclaimed Emmy®-nominated digital series “Fear The Walking Dead: Passage” and has appeared in several indie films.
Karen Ser Anzoategui (Ser) is a non-binary Latinx/Chicanx actor/playwright/artivist. Originally from Huntington Park, Calif., they grew up in various East Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley communities. Upon graduating with a BA in Communication and Fine Arts as a theatre major in 2005, Ser wrote their first solo show at Casa 0101 in Boyle Heights. Ser's second solo which centers on queer and trans issues, “Catholic School Daze,” sold out in theatres throughout Los Angeles. Ser’s highly successful theatre recognition led to being cast in a recurring guest star role on Hulu’s Emmy®-nominated “East Los High” as openly queer character “Daysi Cantu.” Following “East Los High,” Ser landed additional roles on “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “The Fosters,” “Shameless,” and other projects. They appeared as themself, a comic on LATV’s “Latino 101.” Ser was a selected playwright for the 2017 Maria Irene Fornes Playwrighting workshop at Notre Dame in Chicago.
Chelsea Rendon started acting at the young age of six, jumping in head first and booking the lead of a feature film less than a year later. She won multiple awards for her role as Cristina in No Turning Back. As a child she worked on shows such as “E.R.,” “The Shield” and “Judging Amy.” More recently she’s worked on the Oscar®-nominated film A Better Life and Disney’s McFarland, USA. On television she was featured on “The Bridge,” “Major Crimes” and “Code Black.” This year she worked on Netflix’s “Bright” directed by David Ayer and she is currently recurring on “The Fosters” on Freeform.
Born and raised in San Francisco, Carlos Miranda got his first taste of acting at the age of 13 where he booked a short film. He continued acting in his high school’s theatre productions before moving to LA at the age of 23 to pursue his dream. Miranda appeared in feature films Warrior directed by Gavin O’Conner; The Bling Ring, directed by Sofia Coppola and opposite Emma Watson; and recently Grandma opposite Lily Tomlin. His television credits include “Chicago PD,” “How to Get Away with Murder” and “Dallas.”
Maria Elena Laas was born in Puerto Rico and raised in Saudi Arabia and Japan. She later moved with her family to Los Angeles where she began her career and garnered several film credits including Alan Cumming’s "Suffering Man’s Charity," the blockbuster The Hot Chick starring Rob Schneider and Anna Faris, and has starred in indie favorites Kill The Habit, Lunatics, Lovers, and Poets, Sold and Pastor Shepherd opposite Danny Trejo.
Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) will retain all domestic and international multiplatform rights, including broadcast, home entertainment and digital for the series.
Senior Vice President of Original Programming Marta Fernandez and Manager of Original Programming Kathleen Clifford are the Starz executives in charge of “Vida.”
About Starz
Starz (www.starz.com) a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), is a leading global media and entertainment company that provides premium subscription video programming on domestic U.S. pay television networks and produces and distributes content for worldwide audiences, including its investment in the STARZ PLAY Arabia OTT service. Starz is home to the flagship STARZ® brand and STARZ ENCORE channels and provides high-quality, entertaining premium subscription video programming with 17 premium pay TV channels and associated on-demand and online services, including the STARZ app. Sold through U.S. multichannel video distributors, including cable operators, satellite television providers, telecommunications companies, and other online and digital platforms, Starz offers subscribers more than 5,000 distinct premium television episodes and feature films every year and up to 1,500 every month, including STARZ Original series, first-run movies and other popular movie and television programming.
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Mishel Prada Cast in Lead Role Opposite Melissa Barrera with Karen Ser Anzoategui, Chelsea Rendon, Carlos Miranda and Maria Elena Laas Added as Cast Regulars
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starz announced that Mishel Prada (“Fear the Walking Dead: Passage,” Tell Me How I Die), Karen Ser Anzoategui (“East Los High,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “The Fosters”), Chelsea Rendon (A Better Life, McFarland, USA, “The Fosters”), Carlos Miranda (The Bling Ring, Grandma, “Chicago PD”), and Maria Elena Laas (“Suffering Man’s Charity,” The Hot Chick) have been cast as series regulars alongside Melissa Barrera (“Club de Cuervos,” “La Mujer de Judas”) in the new STARZ Original series “Vida” from Showrunner Tanya Saracho (“How to Get Away With Murder,” “Looking,” “Girls”).
Alonso Ruizpalacios (Gueros, Verde) directs the series premiere episode. Big Beach TV will produce the Latinx series with Robin Schwartz, Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub, serving as executive producers. Stephanie Langhoff (“Togetherness,” “The Bronze,” “The Skeleton Twins”) is also executive producing with Emmy® award-winning Chrisann Verges (“Girlboss,” “Getting On,” “Warm Springs”) producing. Series casting by Emmy®-winning Casting Director Carmen Cuba (“Stranger Things,” STARZ Original limited series “The Girlfriend Experience,” The Martian).
“Vida” is a half-hour drama series focusing on two Mexican-American sisters, Emma and Lyn, from the Eastside of Los Angeles who couldn’t be more different or distanced from each other. Circumstances force them to return to their old neighborhood, where they are confronted by the past and shocking truth about their mother’s identity.
Mishel Prada will portray “Emma” who, estranged from both her sister and her mother, reluctantly returns for her mother’s funeral and to deal with the family business. Previously cast, Melissa Barrera will play her sister, “Lyn,” a care-free party girl who has figured out how to live a pretty worry-free life in the Bay Area.
Karen Ser Anzoategui will portray “Eddy,” a sensitive soul who is trustworthy, generous and passionate but also intimidating looking upon first glance. Chelsea Rendon will play “Marisol” who is the expression of east side youth culture: woke, politicized, and deep in the resistance. Carlos Miranda will play “Johnny,” a stand-up guy who runs his ailing dad’s auto shop and is engaged to his pregnant girlfriend but has a history with Lyn. Maria Elena Laas will portray “Cruz,” an enigmatic lesbian who has a checkered history with Emma.
Newcomer Mishel Prada starred in the acclaimed Emmy®-nominated digital series “Fear The Walking Dead: Passage” and has appeared in several indie films.
Karen Ser Anzoategui (Ser) is a non-binary Latinx/Chicanx actor/playwright/artivist. Originally from Huntington Park, Calif., they grew up in various East Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley communities. Upon graduating with a BA in Communication and Fine Arts as a theatre major in 2005, Ser wrote their first solo show at Casa 0101 in Boyle Heights. Ser's second solo which centers on queer and trans issues, “Catholic School Daze,” sold out in theatres throughout Los Angeles. Ser’s highly successful theatre recognition led to being cast in a recurring guest star role on Hulu’s Emmy®-nominated “East Los High” as openly queer character “Daysi Cantu.” Following “East Los High,” Ser landed additional roles on “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “The Fosters,” “Shameless,” and other projects. They appeared as themself, a comic on LATV’s “Latino 101.” Ser was a selected playwright for the 2017 Maria Irene Fornes Playwrighting workshop at Notre Dame in Chicago.
Chelsea Rendon started acting at the young age of six, jumping in head first and booking the lead of a feature film less than a year later. She won multiple awards for her role as Cristina in No Turning Back. As a child she worked on shows such as “E.R.,” “The Shield” and “Judging Amy.” More recently she’s worked on the Oscar®-nominated film A Better Life and Disney’s McFarland, USA. On television she was featured on “The Bridge,” “Major Crimes” and “Code Black.” This year she worked on Netflix’s “Bright” directed by David Ayer and she is currently recurring on “The Fosters” on Freeform.
Born and raised in San Francisco, Carlos Miranda got his first taste of acting at the age of 13 where he booked a short film. He continued acting in his high school’s theatre productions before moving to LA at the age of 23 to pursue his dream. Miranda appeared in feature films Warrior directed by Gavin O’Conner; The Bling Ring, directed by Sofia Coppola and opposite Emma Watson; and recently Grandma opposite Lily Tomlin. His television credits include “Chicago PD,” “How to Get Away with Murder” and “Dallas.”
Maria Elena Laas was born in Puerto Rico and raised in Saudi Arabia and Japan. She later moved with her family to Los Angeles where she began her career and garnered several film credits including Alan Cumming’s "Suffering Man’s Charity," the blockbuster The Hot Chick starring Rob Schneider and Anna Faris, and has starred in indie favorites Kill The Habit, Lunatics, Lovers, and Poets, Sold and Pastor Shepherd opposite Danny Trejo.
Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) will retain all domestic and international multiplatform rights, including broadcast, home entertainment and digital for the series.
Senior Vice President of Original Programming Marta Fernandez and Manager of Original Programming Kathleen Clifford are the Starz executives in charge of “Vida.”
About Starz
Starz (www.starz.com) a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), is a leading global media and entertainment company that provides premium subscription video programming on domestic U.S. pay television networks and produces and distributes content for worldwide audiences, including its investment in the STARZ PLAY Arabia OTT service. Starz is home to the flagship STARZ® brand and STARZ ENCORE channels and provides high-quality, entertaining premium subscription video programming with 17 premium pay TV channels and associated on-demand and online services, including the STARZ app. Sold through U.S. multichannel video distributors, including cable operators, satellite television providers, telecommunications companies, and other online and digital platforms, Starz offers subscribers more than 5,000 distinct premium television episodes and feature films every year and up to 1,500 every month, including STARZ Original series, first-run movies and other popular movie and television programming.
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