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AMONG THE BATTLES THAT CARL ICAHN likes to relive is his 2006 attempted takeover of Time Warner. I was covering Icahn at the time for Vanity Fair and CNBC and hence became the recipient of many garrulous and ebullient latenight calls from the second-richest man in New York (after Michael Bloomberg). It would be hard to imagine anybody having a better time on the job than Icahn seemed to be having then. The Time Warner proxy fight had all the things Icahn likes most: media attention (Me: “Who runs your PR?” Icahn: “Whaddaya mean? I run it!”); spiritless management (Time Warner CEO Richard Parsons was winding down his tenure); and a simple solution (break it up). What’s more, it had the perfect outcome: quick and profitable. While Icahn folded his…

WITH THE THIRD FILM IN THE Kung Fu Panda franchise set for a day-and-date China release Jan. 29, DreamWorks Animation has taken a novel approach to wringing more money from the country’s favorite Hollywood franchise. Central to KFP3’s fortunes in China is an ambitious two-version production and release plan. The movie, a co-production with the state-run China Film Group, was created in English- and Mandarin-language versions, but unlike the usual approach — whereby a voice cast of local stars is recruited to record a dub over the U.S. version — the KFP3 characters’ mouths and body language were animated twice to match the nuances of both languages. “You’ll have to see it twice to compare the differences between the English and Chinese versions,” DWA CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg told an industry…

IT HAS BEEN A WEEK OF UNCOMFORTABLE conversations in Hollywood. While many agree that the Academy’s overwhelmingly white membership does play a role in the types of films and performances that get Oscar attention, some white members privately express resentment over accusations of racism in failing to nominate a single nonwhite actor or anoint Straight Outta Compton a best picture candidate. Penelope Ann Miller, best known for Carlito’s Way and The Artist, is a member of the actors branch that could have nominated Creed’s Michael B. Jordan, Concussion’s Will Smith, The Hateful Eight’s Samuel L. Jackson or Beasts of No Nation’s Idris Elba. “I voted for a number of black performers, and I was sorry they weren’t nominated,” she tells THR. “But to imply that this is because all of…

FILM Amber Heard (WME, Jackoway Tyerman) is in talks to star opposite Jason Momoa in Warner Bros.’ Aquaman. Tina Fey (WME, 3 Arts, Ziffren Brittenham) and Ronda Rousey (WME, Bloom Hergott) will star in Universal’s Do Nothing Bitches from Sisters writer Paula Pell. Gladiator’s Connie Nielsen (UTA, Lasher Group, Litcher Grossman) has joined Wonder Woman as the heroine’s mom. Google boss Eric Schmidt’s TomorrowVentures will invest an undisclosed amount in Relativity Media. Warner Bros. is in final talks for the Anne Hathaway alien invasion comedy The Shower. Edward Norton (UTA, Sloane Offer), Michael Pena (CAA, Management 360, Stone Meyer) and Naomie Harris (WME, the U.K.’s Tavistock Wood, Untitled, Ziffren Brittenham) are in talks to join Will Smith in New Line’s Collateral Beauty. Steve Coogan (CAA, the U.K.’s Independent) and John…

SORRY, THE GOOD DINOSAUR. Too bad, The Peanuts Movie. When Oscar nominations were announced Jan. 14, those toons did not pick up animated feature noms but were edged out by two relatively obscure titles — When Marnie Was There, from Japan-based Studio Ghibli, and Boy and the World, from Brazilian artist Ale Abreu. For anyone following animation closely, though, that shouldn’t have come as a complete surprise because both films arrived courtesy of GKids Films, a New York-based speciality distributor headed by Eric Beckman. Since 2009, GKids has collected eight animated feature noms — just two short of the collective count for Pixar and Disney combined. GKids’ movies aren’t big box-office players. Marnie, released in May, grossed only $561,085 domestically, and Boy, which was booked in just two theaters in…

THE MORNING AFTER PICKING up the Breakthrough Performance Award at the 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, Brie Larson rolls up to a Studio City eatery in a shiny black chauffeur-driven SUV. Nobody on the sidewalk outside the bustling diner appears particularly starstruck by the 26-year-old actress in ripped Levis and gray sweater — or even seems to recognize her. But Larson is in a playful mood. As she approaches her breakfast companion, she hikes her nubbly pink coat over her head and jokes — with faux drama-queen theatrics — “Please, no photos!” Actually, being swarmed by paparazzi outside a restaurant isn’t so far-fetched a scenario for the brand-new Oscar nominee, who these days is undergoing that sometimes-awkward transformation from struggling young actress (playing supporting roles in films like…

“I’m stoned enough at all times to be like, ‘Yeah, let’s make a movie with the kids!’ ” — KEVIN SMITH “THERE WAS A BOY …” BEGINS HARLEY QUINN Smith, 16, recounting a story from the set of horrorcomedy Yoga Hosers, which will premiere in Sundance’s Midnight section. “My character sees him in a romantic light. And my dad would say things like, ‘You need to get closer to him. Closer. Nope, closer.’ So that was weird.” Given that her dad is Kevin Smith, the nerd icon and cult writer-director responsible for such films as Dogma, Chasing Amy and the Clerks movies, weird makes sense. Yoga Hosers, his latest directorial effort — the second installment in his True North trilogy (which started with 2014’s Tusk and will end with the…

Tupelo (508 Main St.) Celebrated local chef Matt Harris brings his Jean-Georges Vongerichten training (he opened Market in Atlanta and J&G Grill at St. Regis Deer Valley) to Main Street’s hottest new restaurant since Fletcher’s in 2014. Opened Dec. 10, Tupelo features daily lunch and dinner as well as weekend brunch. Menu highlights include Maine mussels and butternut squash farro risotto. From Jan. 21 to 31, dinner will be a set three-course menu for $70 a person. Veuve Clicquot Apres Lounge at Montage Deer Valley (9100 Marsac Ave.) and Powder Champagne Ice Lounge at Waldorf Astoria (2100 Frostwood Drive) It’s not often an outdoor yurt can pull off posh, but the Veuve apres-ski lounge (noon-4 p.m.), opened Dec. 19, transforms the classic ski tent with touches like fur throws and…

THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION CAME UNDER FIRE LAST summer when, in the midst of rape allegations against Bill Cosby, its National Museum of African Art mounted an exhibition of artwork from the comedian and wife Camille’s collection. Refusing to cancel the show, the museum instead posted a statement that read in part that charges against Cosby “cast a negative light on what should be a joyful exploration of African and African American art in this gallery.” However, this “negative light” also illuminated some questionable behind-the-scenes dynamics involved when a museum borrows art from collectors. Camille Cosby, a member of the museum’s advisory board, was instrumental in launching the show; the couple, friends of NMAA’s director Johnnetta Cole, also gave (a tax-deductible) $716,000 to cover the majority of its costs. These entanglements,…

TIM STORY The Ride Along 2 director scores a huge $41.6 million opening for Universal, leading a strong MLK holiday weekend. ROBERT IGER The Disney CEO throws his weight behind an NFL stadium proposal in Carson, Calif., only to be rebuffed by league owners, who pick Inglewood as the site for the Rams. STEVE GOLIN The Anonymous Content chief has become an awards magnet, producing two best pic Oscar contenders (Spotlight, The Revenant) and Globes’ and Critics’ Choice best drama series Mr. Robot. PHILIPPE DAUMAN The Viacom CEO is under fire after an activist fund manager calls for his ouster for being “asleep at the switch” as he and CBS leaders are named in a shareholder lawsuit questioning the board’s independence. SHOWBIZ STOCKS $66.06 (+4.6%) ELECTRONIC ARTS (EA) Star Wars:…

Among the biggest questions at the TCA winter press tour: Will Netflix commission another season of the true-crime sensation Making a Murderer? As directors Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi fended off mounting questions about the Steven Avery case and evidence left in and out of the 10-part docuseries, Netflix content chief Ted Sarandos talked to THR about the future of the first TV smash of 2016. This series was a 10-year process. Can the filmmakers do more? We don’t know yet. Honestly, this has been a whirlwind since the show went live in a way that the filmmakers didn’t anticipate and in a way that we didn’t anticipate. Given the firestorm, do you want more? For sure. It’s a really compelling story. People are recognizing that it’s not about whether he’s…

THE GOOD DINOSAUR IS FACING extinction. The animated pic, released Nov. 25, now looks to top out at $300 million globally, worst among Pixar’s 16 releases and the first to lose money for Disney, say sources. (Its $350 million production and marketing budget far outpaces the studio’s 50 percent or so share of total box office, meaning red ink even after home video and TV sales are included.) Pixar knew it was headed for trouble in 2013 and brought aboard a new director (Peter Sohn), but delaying the film a year didn’t work and the budget ballooned. Still, analyst Eric Handler of MKM Partners says Disney’s stock will not be affected: “Star Wars helps to make up for other sins.” And Wunderlich’s Matthew Harrigan believes Disney will have another banner…

WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN THE OSCAR NOMINATIONS is only a symptom of the larger problem. It’s not like the Academy and Hollywood system are two independent entities; this is an issue of Hollywood not having enough systems in place to deal with the problems that have been generational in terms of embracing all things that are “different.” We need a multipronged approach, which involves the studio system, the agency system, the talent representation system. It is not just one. Part of the problem is that, historically, the issue of diversity ends up falling on the shoulders of the human resource departments at the majority of studios and agencies. And unfortunately, the creative initiatives that actually produce change get left untouched. What needs to be done is that studios should…

The Passenger BY Lisa Lutz (Simon & Schuster) AGENCY RWSG The author of the funny mystery series that includes The Spellman Files takes a stab at a psychological thriller with this page-turner that’s being compared to The Girl on the Train and Gone Girl. It’s about a woman who takes on new identities as she travels the country running from her past. Everybody Behaves Badly BY Lesley Blume (Eamon Dolan) AGENCY UTA The Vanity Fair writer provides biopic material in revealing the true story behind Ernest Hemingway’s infamous 1925 trip to the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain (a journey full of sex, drunkenness and brawling), the novel it inspired (The Sun Also Rises) and how Hemingway created his own legend.…

“I don’t see dating women in the future. I’ve been there, done that, got three ex-wives.” CAITLYN JENNER The reality star, answering a question about whether she considers herself a lesbian. “Is that writing? Not in my book.” LINDA PERRY The singer-songwriter, criticizing Lady Gaga’s Oscar nomination alongside Diane Warren for “Til It Happens to You,” noting that “Gaga contributed a few words.” Perry later apologized. “I wasn’t in the room when TIHTY was being written.” “Well, I can imagine it in a Saturday Night [Live] skit.” BARACK OBAMA The president, after Matt Lauer asked him whether he could picture Donald Trump delivering a State of the Union address “I spend less on all of our content than HBO spends on the promotional launch of a big new series.” PAULA…

Bob Daly met Terry Semel at Mr Chow, and Tucker Tooley and Dick Wolf also were in. Rob Lowe, Russell Simmons and Malcolm McDowell stopped by on other days. … Justin Bieber sat a few tables from The End of the Tour screenwriter Donald Margulies at Paninoteca at the Montage. … Sean Penn ate Mexican at Tinga on La Brea. … Recent arrivals at Blue Ribbon Sushi in L.A.: Jason Schwartzman, Josh Radnor and Marisa Tomei. … Columbia Records chairman Rob Stringer broke bread with Calvin Harris’ manager Mark Gillespie at Culina. … Randy Jackson breezed in to La Brea Bakery. … AFI CEO Bob Gazzale rendezvoused with Mike Medavoy at The Palm. … On another day, Gazzale ate at Off Vine. … Keegan-Michael Key popped in to Starfish Sushi…

THE RED CARPET AT Sundance is chiller than most — that’s why they call it the snow carpet — with a look as indie as the movies. It’s “one of the few places you can market jeans and parkas with a celebrity angle,” says Jessica Meisels, CEO of PR firm Fingerprint Communications. As a result, by the late 2000s, the festival became an over-the-top, swagadelic feeding frenzy, with gifting suites from Fred Segal to Uggs plying talent (and in recent years, digital influencers like bloggers and YouTubers) with product. In 2007, Teri Hatcher reportedly was gifted $25,000 worth of stuff and had to use a private plane to carry it all home, while in 2009, “swag hag” Paris Hilton walked off with 30 bags of loot. Marketing disillusionment set in.…

FIRST OSCAR NOM WAS FOR AN INDIE Room has grossed only $5 million in the U.S. PLAYED AMY SCHUMER’S SISTER See Trainwreck. TRANSITIONED INTO TENTPOLES She’ll be taking on Fay Wray’s role in Universal’s $125 million Kong update. WILL STAR IN THE GLASS CASTLE The Jeannette Walls memoir is up next. LIKES MUSICIANS Alex Greenwald FIRST OSCAR NOM WAS FOR AN INDIE Winter’s Bone grossed only $6 million in the U.S. WILL PLAY AMY SCHUMER’S SISTER See the still-untitled movie they’re currently writing together. TRANSITIONED INTO TENTPOLES Katniss in The Hunger Games. WILL NOT STAR IN the glass castle J.Law was cast first but backed out. LIKED MUSICIANS Chris Martin…

WHEN HBO PRESIDENT OF documentary films Sheila Nevins first approached director Liz Garbus to make a documentary about Anderson Cooper and his mother, Garbus had one question. “Who is Anderson Cooper’s mother?” she recalls. Given his more generic last name, people often forget or are unaware of the fact that the silver-haired CNN anchor hails from the iconic Vanderbilt family and that his mother is none other than famed heiress Gloria Vanderbilt. In her new film, Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper, Garbus explores the relationship between the two — an idea that was hatched by the 48-year-old newsman, whose dusty boxes of home movies and archival pictures were begging for cinematic treatment. The film, which has its world premiere at Sundance on Jan. 23, offers a glimpse…

IT’S EARLY JANUARY AND ALEX ISRAEL, THE buzziest figure in L.A.’s white-hot art scene, is prepping his next show — debuting at Beverly Hills’ blue-chip Gagosian Gallery three days before the Oscars — in his small studio steps from Conan O’Brien’s production office at the far southern end of Warner Bros.’ Burbank backlot. Up until six months ago, he and his designated assistant, Andrew Pike, the studio’s last remaining full-time scenic painter (there were 10 a few years ago, before the advent of digital printing), worked out of a sprawling, light-filled space nearby, part of the larger scenic art department complex that churns out backdrops and props for everything from The Big Bang Theory to Shameless. Then the filmmakers behind Warners’ 2017 tentpole The Justice League Part One kicked them…

ED RUSCHA, 78 Total 2015 auction sales | $39.73M Top piece | “OK” ($5.4M, Sotheby’s New York, May 12) Hollywood collectors | Jay Z, Leonardo DiCaprio, Beth Swofford, Brian Grazer MARK BRADFORD, 54 Total 2015 auction sales | $21.89M Top piece | “Constitution IV” ($5.8M, Phillips London, Oct. 14 — a record sale for the artist) Hollywood collector | Ari Emanuel DAVID HOCKNEY, 78 Total 2015 auction sales | $18.39M Top piece | “Arranged Felled Trees” ($5.3M, Sotheby’s London, July 1) Hollywood collectors | Steve Martin, Steve Tisch, Elton John MARK GROTJAHN, 47 Total 2015 auction sales | $17.72M Top piece | “Untitled (Into and Behind the Green Eyes of the Tiger Monkey Face 43.18)” ($6.5M, Sotheby’s New York, May 12) Hollywood collectors | Darren Star, Ellen DeGeneres, Michael Ovitz,…

The common wisdom this awards season is that the contest has been wide open. But that’s another way of saying nobody can agree on anything. Certainly not the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. When its nominations for the 88th Oscars were unveiled Jan. 14, the nominees ranged from Room, the very definition of a little chamber drama, to the galaxy-hopping, freely ranging fantasy of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The Academy may have narrowed the field, but it appears no closer to consensus, for it still has to collectively decide on the best of a very diverse lot. (Final voting opens Feb. 12 and closes Feb. 23.) Here are the movies that scored three nominations or more. Let the debates begin. —12 NOMINATIONS — The Revenant DISTRIBUTOR Fox…

A final look at the industry far and wide WHEN BASIL IWANYK LEFT Warner Bros. in 2006 to start his own production company, he thought long and hard about what to call it. “We needed a title that was all-encompassing — but not Iwanyk,” says the 46-year-old producer with the Ukrainian last name (pronounced eye-wahn-ick). Then it hit him. “I’m from the Jersey shore, and I’ve worshiped Bruce my whole life.” Turns out Thunder Road Pictures fits nicely. Over the past 10 years, the Santa Monica-based production house, where Iwanyk oversees six employees, has been making plenty of noise both at the multiplex (with hits like Clash of the Titans, which grossed $493 million worldwide in 2010) and at the art house (with movies like 2010’s The Town and 2015’s…

I WASN’T LONG OUT OF DRAMA school when I met him. I was quite unsure of myself. Our age difference isn’t that vast, but I always saw him as someone who took me under his wing. He had a lot of political engagements. I ran into him when we went to see Nelson Mandela speak in Trafalgar Square. He had actually been one of the people who held vigils outside the South African Embassy. More than that, we would run into each other at friends’ houses. I actually found myself calling him for advice. I played Valmont in Milos Forman’s adaptation of Les Liaisons Dangereuses. I called Alan to talk to him about his experience in the role. He offered personal wisdom, not actor-y advice. He wasn’t a person I…

The Anger and the Impact of #OscarsSoWhite Twenty acting nominations, zero people of color, dozens of outraged snubs as Hollywood grapples with the stark reality of another Academy Awards without diversity and the biggest question of all: How does the industry fix this? THERE’S NOT ONE PART OF THE INDUSTRY THAT DOESN’T NEED TO BE addressed, and it’s been this way for 25 years. The needle has hardly moved. It’s cultural, it’s institutional, it’s our society at large, it’s our education system — all of it — before you get to an industry that’s supposed to reflect this beautiful world. And the industry has been building up over a very long time, starting with white men running the studios who hire other people who look like them. It just hasn’t…

Spotlight In the wake of The Revenant’s huge Oscar showing — it leads the field with 12 nominations — some began to write off this early frontrunner. But it reasserted itself at the Critics’ Choice Awards, winning picture, original screenplay and ensemble honors. Revenant won only for best actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) and cinematography. The Martian It landed seven Oscar noms, but director Ridley Scott was not among them in what was regarded as one of the year’s biggest snubs. Then it went 0-for-9 at the Critics’ Choice Awards, suggesting this epic stands in danger of becoming lost in space. Suddenly its Golden Globe win for best comedy isn’t looking like much of a coup. BEST DIRECTOR GEORGE MILLER Mad Max: Fury Road The biggest of the action picture’s fieldleading nine…

RACHEL NICHOLS WILL HOLD court at ESPN, literally. The top sports reporter will moderate the new talk show NBA: The Jump as the keystone of a multiyear deal that returns her to the sports giant after three years at Turner Sports and CNN. Nichols, 42, tells THR a rotating panel of current and former NBA players as well as ESPN analysts and reporters will debate a range of topics: “We can argue about who should make the All-Star Game,” she says, “and we can [also] talk about what it means to be gay in sports.” In addition to The Jump, which will bow Feb. 18 and air weekdays at 3:30 p.m. ET, Nichols will be a significant presence on SportsCenter and occasionally host Outside the Lines and contribute to primetime…

WAY BACK IN 1982, PRODUCER DAVID Puttnam arrived at the 54th Annual Academy Awards with little expectation his $6 million movie would be crowned best picture. He had cobbled together the funds from Warner Bros., The Ladd Co., 20th Century Fox and a multimillionaire’s son named Dodi Fayed, a neophyte to moviemaking who had yet to become famous as Princess Diana’s last date. From Hollywood’s point of view, the Egyptian heir had been taken for a ride: Who else would buy into the notion that a British period piece about two runners could become a hit? But when Chariots of Fire won the top Oscar, trouncing Warren Beatty’s Reds and Louis Malle’s Atlantic City (the dual favorites), Fayed’s investment looked smart and Puttnam’s instincts were vindicated. An underdog that had…

FOR MANY, SUNDANCE IS synonymous with “sick.” Writer-director Sean Baker, whose Tangerine screened in 2015, “made it all the way to the end” before succumbing on the flight home. “A mentor told me that the biggest secret is not to drink.” Two different schools of thought on staying healthy: • TRADITIONAL MEDICINE “Herbal remedies are all garbage,” say internist Gary Cohan, who treats Dana Brunetti. Wash hands, keep surfaces clean and “believe it or not, exercise,” unless your temperature is over 100 degrees. Already sick? Eat chicken soup: “Warm, salty liquids recruit white blood cells to help fight infection.” Bill Gates’ former exec chef Jason Kieffer makes a mean soup at Silver King Cafe — conveniently located at the Park City Medical Center (900 Round Valley Drive). Flu-ish Sundance insiders…

2001 Raising Dad At 12, Larson landed her first recurring role on an ongoing sitcom — unfortunately for her, it was ongoing for only one season. She played Emily, the younger daughter of a widowed English teacher (Bob Saget) and got to deliver lines like, “I got 10 snaps today!” 2005 Finally Out of P.E. At 16, she launched her music career, not only singing but co-writing many of her own tunes (like “Loser in Me,” “Invisible Girl” and “She Shall Remain Nameless”). Release delays hampered promotion, and the album sold only about 4,000 copies in the U.S. 2009 United States of Tara At 20, she co-starred in Diablo Cody’s Showtime dramedy about a Kansas mom (Toni Collette) with dissociative identity disorder (multiple personalities). Judd Apatow was a fan of…

John Branca had been Michael Jackson’s longtime legal adviser and friend since the 1980s and, as the co-executor of the Michael Jackson estate (along with music executive John McClain), has continued to keep the iconic singer’s legacy alive since his death in 2009. After Michael Jackson’s This Is It — the 2009 concert documentary that followed Jackson as he prepared for his concert tour — became the top-grossing concert doc of all time ($261.2 million worldwide), the estate decided to make another documentary. But who should helm it? Spike Lee, who had directed Jackson’s 1996 music videos for “They Don’t Care About Us,” was an obvious choice. “Spike is a great director and a good friend, but he’s also a huge Michael Jackson fan,” says Branca, who hired Lee to…

Antonio Campos, 32 (Christine) WHY HIM The indie filmmaker who produced last year’s Sundance hit James White gets behind the camera to direct the true story of Christine Chubbuck (Rebecca Hall), a TV news reporter who committed suicide on live television in 1974. The film is playing in competition. Clea DuVall, 38 (The Intervention) WHY HER The veteran actress best known for roles in Argo and HBO’s Carnivale moves behind the camera for the Big Chill homage starring an ensemble that includes Cobie Smulders and Natasha Lyonne. She also wrote, produced and co-stars in the competition entry. Riley Keough, 26 (The Girlfriend Experience) WHY HER Elvis Presley’s granddaughter shows she can play sexy and smart as the star of this racy TV series, based on Steven Soderbergh’s 2009 film, about…

What are you looking forward to this year? Overall, the U.S. Dramatic competition is the strongest it’s been in a long time, top to bottom. And in the documentary world, there’s a real revolution going on when it comes to pushing the boundaries of what nonfiction storytelling can look like. That’s been bubbling up for a while, and this year it really comes into fruition. And we’re celebrating New Frontier in a big way because of the sidebar's 10th anniversary. Sundance often premieres documentaries that are centered on hot-button issues. What feels timely this year? We have two big documentaries playing in the festival that deal with gun control in America. One is Newtown, a U.S. documentary in competition that takes a really personal look at the lives impacted by…

Jennifer Lawrence — already an Oscar winner for Silver Linings Playbook — becomes, at 25, the youngest person ever to land four acting nominations with her nom for Joy. With its best foreignlanguage film nom for Mustang, France extends its record for the most noms in that category, from 39 to 40. Since Carol and The Hateful Eight failed to score best picture noms, perennial Oscar powerhouse Harvey Weinstein was shut out of the big race for the first time in eight years. The Hateful Eight composer Ennio Morricone, at 87, becomes the oldest nominee for original score. Sicario cinematographer Roger Deakins and Bridge of Spies composer Thomas Newman, neither of whom have ever won, each received his 13th nomination. If The Revenant’s Alejandro G. Inarritu gets best director —…

FIREWALL (2006) BOX OFFICE: $83 million In this thriller, Thunder Road’s inaugural movie, Harrison Ford stars as a banker (before they were bad guys) battling a home invasion. CLASH OF THE TITANS (2010) BOX OFFICE: $493 million Sam Worthington is the son of Zeus in this remake of the 1981 Harry Hamlin classic. THE TOWN (2010) BOX OFFICE: $154 million Ben Affleck stars as an emotionally conflicted bank robber in the critically well-received and Oscar-nominated drama. JOHN WICK (2014) BOX OFFICE: $86 million Keanu Reeves returns to action-movie form as he searches for his dog’s killers; a sequel is currently being filmed in Rome. SICARIO (2015) BOX OFFICE: $81 million Emily Blunt and Benicio Del Toro take on a Mexican drug lord in this drama that received three Oscar noms,…

THE CALL SHEET ON THE GOOD WIFE REGULARLY IS ONE OF the most star-studded on TV. The CBS stalwart and critical darling has become a favorite of veterans (Michael J. Fox) and newcomers (Cush Jumbo) alike thanks in large part to husband-wife team Robert and Michelle King, who will receive the New York Apple Award from the Casting Society of America at its 31st Artios Awards. A few days before announcing Jan. 12 that they’ll step away as showrunners on the series after the seventh season to focus on their CBS summer comic thriller BrainDead (no replacement has been announced, but CBS’ Glenn Geller singled out the show’s executive producer Craig Turk as part of its “deep bench”), the Kings revealed some secrets behind The Good Wife’s success. A big…