Sony Execs Hate the New George Clooney Movie, ‘Money Monster’ which is currently filming in New York City.

Sony Execs hate the new George Clooney movie, ‘Money Monster’. According to leaked emails posted by WikiLeaks, Sony executive Michael Lynton hates the upcoming ‘Money Monster’ feature film.

I hate it.  The worst version of Falling Down and Network.  The writers are not Paddy C.  It is simplistic, bombastic, wrong headed and stupid.  All that being said….if the numbers work and there is no risk then I am ok.  But this is a really stupid piece of material.   M

Money Monster is currently filming in New York City and casting directors are currently seeking extras throughout the big apple.

Money Monster centers around Lee Gates, a TV personality whose insider tips have made him the money guru of Wall Street. When Kyle loses all of his family’s money on a bad tip, he holds Lee and his entire show hostage on air threatening to kill Lee if he does not get the stock up 24 and a half points before the bell. Ratings soar as the entire country tunes in to this media frenzy to find out just how much a man’s life is worth. Meanwhile, the hostage situation sheds light on a possible scandal involving the company in question. With elements of Dog Day Afternoon and Network, Money Monster is a very timely piece in these economic times.

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Andrew Lincoln is excited about leaving Atlanta to film a ‘The Walking Dead’ movie.

The idea of a ‘The Walking Dead’ movie has never really been discussed before, but with the series expanding into a new spin-off series, ‘Fear the Walking Dead, and now the series creator Robert Kirkman signing a two-year development deal with Universal Pictures, the probability of ‘Walking Dead’ movie is not that farfetched.

In fact, it’s something that has been talked among ‘The Walking Dead’ cast, and according to Andrew Lincoln in an interview with The Inquirer revealed that he would be excited to make a ‘The Walking Dead’ movie.

That would be amazing. It’s something we’ve been talking about and dreamt of because it would be cool to see some snow. We were all going, just not to have to film in Atlanta where it gets to 100 degrees!

What is surprising is that Andrew Lincoln and the cast are interested in getting out of Atlanta.

What would be amazing is that you can play with form, time and chronology and maybe also rediscover characters who are no longer in the show. Certainly, with that format, you can do something very interesting and ambitious.

It’s hard to think what the series can do on a feature film that they can’t do on television. But, if they ever decide to ever kill off Daryl Dixon, it should be done on the big screen.
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Source: The Inquirer

A witness to the Aurora, Colorado, theater shootings described in horrifying detail how she thought her husband would not survive after he was shot in the head during gunman James Holmes’ shooting spree that killed 12 people.

Katie Medley, the first witness called to testify, said as police were shouting from an exit door for people to exit the theater, she thought her husband Caleb “was going to die.” She was nine months’ pregnant, and the only thing she could think about was save her unborn child.

“I actually grabbed Caleb’s hand and I actually squeezed his hand and I told Caleb that I loved him, that I would take care of our baby if he didn’t make it,” she told the courtroom.

From Variety:

Katie Medley testified that she saw the shooter throw two canisters in the air and, wearing gear that made him look like a SWAT team member, began shooting. She crouched down on the floor, and then noticed that her husband was still sitting in his seat. That was when she noticed blood “pouring from his face.” At first, she thought he was dead. She poured water on his face to try to clear the blood but, worried about their unborn child, decided to leave the theater.

The next time she saw her husband was when emergency personnel brought him outside the theater, as they struggled to treat his bleeding. He later went through multiple surgeries.

Holmes is facing the death penalty for the attack. During opening arguments on Monday in Arapahoe County Court, his defense team entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.
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The opening statements begin in the Aurora, Colorado, Movie theater shooting.

James Holmes, 27, allegedly killed 12 innocent people and injured 70 others in the 2012 rampage at a midnight showing of ‘The Dark Knight Rises.’ He is currently charged with 166 felonies and has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Prosecutors reveal that two psychiatrists who conducted 50 hours of interviews with Holmes concluded that he was sane at the time of the shooting. In addition, Holmes’ notebook, details both his personal life as well as plans to attack the movie theater. Holmes’ defense attorney suggests that he was in the middle of a psychotic episode and should be found not guilty. However, if he is found guilty, jurors must decie if he deserves the death penalty.

From Buzzfeed:

Defense attorney Daniel King described how James Holmes’ paternal grandfather suffered from mental health conditions and was diagnosed with atypical psychosis. King also described an aunt who suffers from schizophrenic affective disorder.

King said in the opening statements that Holmes began to have mental health problems at a young age and attempted suicide at the age of 11.

She describes Holmes as unique because he is genetically gifted with a high IQ, while being cursed with a history of mental illness.

Spengler said Holmes wanted to study neuroscience to find a way to fix his brain. She outlined how his mental issues increased once he arrived at the University of Colorado for a selective Ph.D. program when he was 23-years-old, and said he experienced a break from reality soon after he turned 24.

James Holmes’ defense attorney will attempt to prove that he was not only insane at the time of the shooting, but he had been suffering several mental health conditions leading up to the movie theater massacre.

What do you think? Is James Holmes’ guilty? Share with us your thoughts in the comments below!

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For the past twenty years, Abercrombie & Fitch models were shirtless. According to reports, Abercrombie & Fitch executives are changing their policies.

Ambercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries was relieved of his duties back in December and the company has been working to move forward from Jeffries era of fashion design and marketing. The most recent changes, as outlined by the Chicago Tribune, include changing the 22-year-old uniform rules that made models walk around shirtless.

He had a 40-plus page manual dictating the behavior and dress of passengers and where his dogs should sit on the company’s Gulfstream G550 — which is now up for sale — and until last year he refused to sell clothes in the color black.

The store’s “models” will now be referred to as “brand representatives.” They will be able to wear eyeliner and/or have mustaches and/or French-tip manicures. Most importantly, the company will get rid of the overly sexualized marketing images that have been plastered on its walls, bags, and gift cards. In addition, the newly titled “brand represenattives” will no longer stand shirtless outside Abercrombie & Fitch stores.

What do you think of this new uniform policy? Share with us your thoughts on Abercrombie & Fitch in the comments below!

Dave Chappelle Too Drunk to Perform? Detroit Audiences Boo Dave Chappelle’s Comeback Tour

Comedian Dave Chappelle did not have a good night in Detroit last week. According to reports, audience members were not impressed by the comedian’s last stand-up performance.

Dave Chappelle did two shows in one night last week in Detroit as part of his ongoing comeback tour, and reports suggest the first show went well.

Chappelle, during the first Thursday show in the sold-out doubleheader, was described as “cool and calm” with “sharp” material by Adam Graham of the Detroit News.

WDIV-TV, Channel 4 News said Chappelle slayed, and social media accounts from his Friday performance were generally positive; however, the second Thursday set is a different story.

But, apparently things did not go so well in the second show.

According to multiple people in the crowd during Thursday night’s 9:30 show at the Fillmore … a seemingly wasted Chappelle took the stage an hour late (mostly due to the crowd still being seated), and told very few jokes. Instead, he sat quietly smoking, rambling, and slurring his speech.

In this video you can hear someone in the crowd yell, “Let’s hear some of the act!” Dave responds, “Well sir, it’s a little late for that. Right now I’ve gotta get off the stage because it’s 2:00 in the morning.”

The crowd quickly reminds him it was only 1 AM.

Since Dave Chappelle is a professional stand-up comedian, I know this is not the first time he performed in front of a rough crowd. A fan was arrested in July for throwing a banana peel at him. Hopefully, he can make a comeback in his next comeback stand-up show.