Innholdsfortegnelse for January 13, 2017 i The Hollywood Reporter

Behind the Headlines Closer Look Most Watched Awards Shows 1. The Academy Awards ABC 34.4M (-6%) 2. The Grammys CBS 24.9 M (-1%) 3. The Golden Globes NBC 18.5M (-4%) 4. The CMA Awards ABC 12.8M (-6%) 5. The Primetime Emmys ABC 11.3M (-5%) 6. Academy of Country Music Awards CBS 11.2M (-31%) Source: comScore; box-office estimates in $ millions ( ) Weekends in release; *Territories, Broadcast: Source: Nielsen, Live-plus-7 for the week of Dec. 12; Cable TV: Source: Nielsen, Live-plus-3 for the week of Dec. 19.  Carrie Fisher’s Dec. 27 death has left a disturbance in the Force. Her iconic Princess Leia is set to appear in the next two Star Wars films, and insiders tell THR that at least two key scenes are planned for Episode VIII (Dec.…

Colt Prattes, who will step into Patrick Swayze’s shoes in ABC’s Dirty Dancing remake, has signed with APA. Fences’ Mykelti Williamson has signed with Jill Fritzo PR, as has Stranger Things’ Finn Wolfhard. Viral video star Sophia Grace Brownlee has signed with Abrams. American Gods’ Yetide Badaki and 24: Legacy’s Anna Diop have signed with Stan Rosenfeld. FILM Ryan Gosling (Anonymous, LBI, Sloane Offer) will reteam with La La Land helmer Damien Chazelle for Universal’s Neil Armstrong biopic, First Man. STX has inked a three-year deal to market and distribute EuropaCorp movies. Kristen Bell (CAA, Schreck Rose) will reunite with Mila Kunis and Kathryn Hahn for STX’s A Bad Moms Christmas, out Nov. 3. Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld (WME, Energy, Morris Yorn) is teaming with Akiva Goldsman, Graham King and…

I f you believe everything you read, Tom Hardy is the best actor of his generation and also the most dangerous. Descriptors like “volatile” and “mercurial” trail his name, as do tales of on-set squabbles. But as the Oscar-nominated actor, best known for his roles in Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant and Dark Knight Rises, arrives at The Ritz-Carlton on a snowy Manhattan morning to promote his 19th century drama Taboo for FX and the BBC, it’s hard to reconcile that image with the thoughtful man seated before me. Between puffs of his e-cigarette, Hardy, 39, who both stars and executive produces on Taboo, spoke candidly about playing “scary blokes,” learning to love the awards circuit and just about anything but those Star Wars rumors. Profiles of you typically…

The Red Carpet La La Land Screening London, Dec. 14 Candid Banter at New York Film Critics Circle At the 82nd annual NYFCC Awards at Manhattan’s Tao Downtown, admiration from the group’s 37 members was spread around as Gotham cineastes, including Sony Pictures Classics co-chairs Michael Barker and Tom Bernard (5), took in the proceedings, which featured many Trump jabs from honorees and such presenters as Trevor Noah and Baz Luhrmann. Winners (announced Dec. 1) included Oscar frontrunners La La Land for best film, Moonlight for best supporting actor Mahershala Ali (2) and best director Barry Jenkins and Manchester by the Sea for best supporting actress Michelle Williams (4). Elle’s Isabelle Huppert (3) was awarded best actress, while O.J.: Made in America took the documentary honors, with director Ezra Edelman…

O n the eve before my sister Carrie took to the sky in the silver bird that would be her transport to her untimely end, we had a long conversation. We spoke of love, age, our children and a dozen other subjects. When I say spoke, I mean we texted each other on our phones, she in London and me in Laguna Beach. But even via text, and oceans apart, we could still hear the sound of each other’s voice. Talking to Carrie always made me feel more interesting by osmosis. We spoke of our dear mothers, Connie [Stevens] and Debbie [Reynolds], both of whom have been fragile in the past year and how our roles as daughters had changed. My own belief is that our mutual father, Eddie Fisher,…

“We were neighbors growing up. We’d often share ironyinfused tales of our not-so-dissimilar home lives. When Star Wars became the biggest thing in the world, I had the No. 1 record in America, so Carrie and I went to the Grammys together and spent the entire evening making fun of each other’s poor attempts at playing celebrity. Carrie was always the sharpest kid in the room, but it was her disarming honesty and vulnerability that left you wanting more.”…

A double Golden Globe nominee for best director and best screenplay, Nocturnal Animals’ Tom Ford is on a crusade. For the past six months, and in addition to any awards-season campaigning, the fashion designer turned film helmer has been proselytizing proper grooming for men’s brows — starting with the May addition of a tinted brow gel to his eponymous cosmetics line, which male models sported during his ready-to-wear show atSeptember’s New York Fashion Week. Why the clean-arch emphasis? Ford explains that groomed brows improve facial symmetry, which he calls “our beauty standard.” So say goodbye tounkempt, grow-wherethey-may caterpillars, which — unless they’re necessary to a role (e.g., Globe nominee Jeff Bridges in Hell or High Water) or part of a branded look (here’s looking at you,Martin Scorsese) — now are…

AWARDS SEASON 2017 BEST PICTURE La La Land The frontrunner is going strong at the box office — it has grossed $37.3 million domestically as of Jan. 2 — and took a promotional swing through London and Paris, where it was toasted by the likes of Leslie Caron, Michel Legrand, Claude Lelouch and Roman Polanski. Live by Night Ben Affleck’s first combined acting-and-directing effort since his Oscar-winning film Argo ran up against negative reviews — it’s at just 35 percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes — and was on life support as it bowed in four theaters over the Christmas holiday. FILM EDITING Rogue One: A Star Wars Story It failed to get a nomination from the American Cinema Editors’ ACE Eddie Awards, an ominous sign since 2015’s Star Wars: The…

Quotes “You knew you were at a cheesy party if Donald Trump was there.” BEN AFFLECK The Live by Night director, recalling meeting the president-elect during Fashion Week in Milan and seeing him “trawl” around parties. “Do you really want to hurt me? I guess you do 2016.” SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR The actress, tweeting the title of the Culture Club song in the belief that Boy George died, not George Michael. “I have already written a treatment for it. I just need a response.” LINDSAY LOHAN The actress, on waiting to hear from a “busy” Lorne Michaels and Tina Fey on her pitch for a Mean Girls sequel. “I don’t stand for any hate speech or anything that targets our fellow brothers and sisters in a negative way.” JANELLE MONAE…

Social Commentary In December, at the Billboard Women in Music Awards in New York City, Madonna was given the trophy for Woman of the Year. In a rambling, tearful acceptance speech that ran more than 16 minutes, she claimed to be a victim of “blatant misogyny, sexism, constant bullying and relentless abuse.” It was a startling appropriation of stereotypical feminist rhetoric by a superstar whose major achievement in cultural history was to overthrow the puritanical old guard of second-wave feminism and to liberate the longsilenced pro-sex, pro-beauty wing of feminism, which (thanks to her) swept to victory in the 1990s. Madonna’s opening line at the awards gala was edited out of the shortened official video: “I stand before you as a doormat — oh, I mean a female entertainer.” Merciful…

The most amazing thing is, I was watching Singin’ in the Rain two days before Debbie died. There are two or three movies I watch to relax, and that’s one of them. She had six weeks of dancing instruction before she did those dances with two of the greatest tap dancers in the world. That’s unheard of. Debbie and I worked together in The Gazebo in 1959. I remember we had such lovely conversations, such nice feelings, she invited me to do a TV special the next year. We did a scene where I played Edward R. Murrow interviewing three great movie icons — Zsa Zsa Gabor, Brigitte Bardot and the Italian actress Anna Magnani — and her impressions were spot-on. I got to know Carrie when I worked with…

‘Maybe the Last Party We’ll Have in 2017’ Fallon promises ‘very subtle’ jabs and ‘a lot of my friends’ By Lacey Rose For years, NBC executives have tried to recruit Jimmy Fallon to host the Golden Globes, and for years, he has turned them down. But on Jan. 8, the Tonight Show host finally will take The Beverly Hilton stage as emcee of the 74th annual awards. And much to the delight of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Fallon, 42, will bring the fanboy enthusiasm that defines his late-show persona — a major departure from the naughty shtick of a predecessor, Ricky Gervais. There will be jabs — he’s looking at you, Trump — but Fallon promises they’ll all be in good fun. “The night should feel like a big…

Fightin’ ’Tudes The nastiest election in recent memory may be history, but many Hollywood image makers still are feeling the blues. Stylist Karla Welch says that this awards season, she and Golden Globe-nominated client Sarah Paulson are “going severe” to reflect the Democratic Party’s current mood, while Welch and Elizabeth Stewart, both fervent Hillary Clinton supporters, are making plans to attend, in between A-list fittings, the Million Woman March on Jan. 21 in Washington, D.C. And Jeanne Yang, who dresses Globe presenter Diego Luna, as well as Robert Downey Jr., Scott Eastwood and Vin Diesel, is still so angry post-election that she’s toying with running for public office herself. So as the town gears up for awards season and faces a presidential inauguration, how will the state of the red…

Books Nonfiction HIGH NOON: THE HOLLYWOOD BLACKLIST AND THE MAKING OF AN AMERICAN CLASSIC By Glenn Frankel (Bloomsbury, Feb. 21, 400 pages, $28) LOGLINE The Washington Post journalist’s deep dive into the iconic 1952 Gary Cooper-Grace Kelly Western focuses on how screenwriter Carl Foreman’s refusal to testify before Congress about Communism shaped the script (and led to his blacklisting). BUZZ Frankel’s last best-seller about a famous Western — 2013’s The Searchers: The Making of an American Legend — was praised as “fascinating” by Martin Scorsese in a THR review. REST IN POWER: THE ENDURING LIFE OF TRAYVON MARTIN By Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin (Spiegel & Grau, Jan. 31, 352 pages, $26) LOGLINE The book by the parents of the Florida teen whose 2012 killing by George Zimmerman helped spark the…

The big question on red carpets of the future might not be “Who are you wearing?” but “What are you wearing?” Wearable technology — like 3D printed dresses and even a designer Fitbit from Vera Wang — will be on full display as the annual CES confab kicks off in Las Vegas on Jan. 5. Those are just a few of the gadgets that will be unveiled at the glitzy digital desert event, which could see about 180,000 attendees. There also is some big business expected to go down on everything from virtual and augmented reality systems (and content) to high-definition televisions and a muchanticipated presentation from Hulu about the upcoming launch of its live TV streaming service. The show also brings star power: This year, Hidden Figures’ Octavia Spencer…

MEGYN’S RISKY MOVE TO NBC: CAN SHE WIN WHERE OTHERS LOST? Deal of the Week New year, new network. Megyn Kelly started 2017 announcing her departure from Fox News Channel for a multifaceted megapact with NBC News. The multiyear deal gives Kelly, 46, her own daytime weekday news vehicle, a Sunday night newsmagazine and a key role in breaking news coverage. “For years, the story for broadcast network news has been downsizing and retrenchment,” says news analyst Andrew Tyndall. “[But] this is a huge investment.” Nabbing Kelly is a coup for NBCUniversal News Group chairman Andrew Lack, who beat out would-be suitors including ABC News and CNN. Neither network came close to matching an annual salary of nearly $25 million reportedly proffered by the Murdochs. But sources tell THR that…

The Red Carpet Party Crawler A Family Affair at Star-Packed Awards Gala A-listers hit the desert to attend the festival kickoff at the Palm Springs Convention Center, where many of the honorees deflected the spotlight back to their family and those who played a vital role in propelling them to success. Natalie Portman (4), who received the Desert Palm Achievement Award for her performance in Jackie, spoke about what it meant to portray the fashionable first lady. “When my grandmother moved to Palestine from Romania, she and her roommate shared one dress that they had to take turns to [wear before they’d] go out for the day,” said Portman. “I think it would tickle her to know that I got to play the best-dressed woman in the world.” Casey Affleck…

Peter Berg, Mark Wahlberg and CBS Films’ Terry Press had dinner at Il Cielo. … Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied lunched at Sqirl. … Quentin Tarantino and director Eli Roth popped by Sunset Tower. Adele sat nearby. Keegan-Michael Key and Grace Coddington were in on another day. … Carlton Cuse was at Pizzeria Mozza. … Christopher Nolan held court at Katsuya Hollywood. … Sarah Silverman and ZooeyDeschanel checked out M Cafe on Melrose. … David Geffen and Lachlan Murdoch were at The Grill on the Alley. … PR maven Christine Tripicchio was at Culina. … Her sister Cara Tripicchio sat with her client Dev Patel at AOC. … Rebel Wilson brunched at The Churchill. … CAA’s Luke Esselen was at Polo Lounge. Lionel Richie also was there. … Aaron Paul…

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There’s a scene in Postcards From the Edge, the 1990 adaptation of Carrie Fisher’s roman a clef about her rocky relationship with her mother, Debbie Reynolds, that now seems heartbreakingly prescient. Meryl Streep, playing the wisecracking daughter, is in the hospital after a drug overdose, and Shirley MacLaine, her moviestar mom, is at her bedside. “Ever since you were a little girl, I’ve had the feeling that I’d lose you, that you’d be taken away from me early,” confesses MacLaine’s character. Streep launches a zinger: “As opposed to later? When it would be more convenient?” They had some issues, this famous mother-daughter act, but there also was an abundance of love. When Fisher, 60, landed at LAX in critical condition Dec. 23 after a heart attack on a plane flying…

Debbie was the first one to say that she had terrible taste in husbands but wonderful taste in girlfriends. It’s so true. I lived through a lot with her. I was happy to support her, both personally and doing whatever had to be done with The Thalians [the charity group Reynolds founded]. What always stood out to me was that no matter how tired or how occupied orpreoccupied she was with her personal situations, she always had time to hear and listen and give a moment’s advice. But she was very quiet about the miseries in her life. There were times when she slept in her car, but you never heard her complain. She assumed all the debt left by Harry Karl [Reynolds’ second husband, who burned through her savings…

Friday, Jan. 6 AFI Four Seasons Los Angeles, 12 p.m. The luncheon honors 10 films and TV shows, with a special award for O.J.: Made in America. CAA Catch LA, evening Look for nominees like Natalie Portman and Tom Ford at the event, relocated from Soho House to the WeHo hotspot. Saturday, Jan. 7 FILM INDEPENDENT BOA, 11 a.m. Sterling K. Brown and Issa Rae will co-host. HFPA/AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE The Egyptian Theatre,1 p.m. Directors of the five foreign-language film nominees will speak. BAFTA LOS ANGELES Four Seasons Los Angeles, 2 p.m. The annual tea (plus cocktails) honors Brit nominees from Claire Foy to Tom Hiddleston. PARAMOUNT Chateau Marmont, 5 p.m. Hosted by chief Brad Grey with Vanity Fair and Richard Mille, the party fetes nominees including Arrival’s Amy Adams and…

BEST PICTURE, DRAMA The most telling conclusion to be drawn from the best picture nominations in both categories is that only one is from a major studio (and did the makers of Deadpool imagine it would be nominated?). As good as Hell or High Water and Moonlight are, Manchester by the Sea is affecting and effective in every creative respect. — T.M. DESERVES TO WIN Manchester by the Sea The HFPA likes Harvey (Lion) and Mel (Hacksaw Ridge). But the category’s nomination leaders, Moonlight (six) and Manchester by the Sea (five), also are its only representatives in the directing and screenwriting races, shows of strength. If voters truly loved Manchester, Lucas Hedges would’ve gotten a nom. — S.F. FORECASTED WINNER Moonlight BEST PICTURE, COMEDY For once there’s a legitimate, for-real,…

Is Hollywood’s new LBD (“little black dress” for those who don’t don this wardrobe staple) actually the LYD? Citrine, canary, chartreuse or lemon cream — yellow dresses are having a moment. The handpainted yellow floral frock Emma Stone dances in on the poster for La La Land has become such a sunny signifier of the film, she has carried the feeling onto the red carpet, wearing a canary Giambattista Valli dress to THR’s Women in Entertainment breakfast in December and a mustard Rochas pleated silk chiffon dress for her hand- and footprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre later that same day. (Bringing things full circle, the film costume was inspired by a yellow Atelier Versace gown Stone wore to a premiere in 2014, according to La La Land costume…

In the spring of 2014, first-time author Margot Lee Shetterly was driving back to her hometown of Hampton, Va., from neighboring Virginia Beach when she got a call from a New York number. She pulled off the road into a supermarket parking lot and found herself talking to veteran producer Donna Gigliotti. Gigliotti had gotten hold of Shetterly’s 55-page book proposalfor Hidden Figures, the true-life but little-known story of African-American female NASA mathematicians. Shetterly’s book still was more than two years away from publication, but Gigliotti already was plotting its trajectory to the big screen. “Donna told me, ‘We are going to make a movie out of your book proposal,’ ” recalls Shetterly, 47. “She was very, very confident. I was like, ‘My God, this is my first book.’ But…

Memorable moments from a storied history Unless Donald Trump, 70, does some last-minute bridge-building with the entertainment community, the current record-holder for the most Hollywood-centric inauguration will remain Ronald Reagan’s, especially for his first term. The then-69-year-old Republican launched his administration with ABC’s All-Star Inaugural Gala on Jan. 19, 1981. The inauguration-eve event was so glitzy that emcee Johnny Carson remarked, “This is the first administration to have a premiere.” It was produced by Frank Sinatra, who had done the job before: In 1961 he lined up talent for John F. Kennedy’s gala and personally escorted first lady Jackie to her seat. But this was two decades — and a lot of gray hair — later. Reagan’s televised gala saw a near-septuagenarian president-elect watching equally old performers: Ethel Merman, 73,…