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Remember when movies were only in movie form? Well, TV is the place for movies being made into TV series. Fargo is a good one. Bates Motel is another. Now, Fox has ordered small-screen versions of 'The Exorcist' and 'Lethal Weapon' this fall.
"Widely regarded as the greatest horror movie ever made, Academy Award-nominated The Exorcist terrified audiences around the world. Now, more than four decades later, The Exorcist returns as a contemporary psychological TV thriller following two very different priests tackling one family's case of terrifying demonic possession," the network said in a press release.
Directed by Rupert Wyatt, The Exorcist series will star Alfonso Herrera, Ben Daniels and Geena Davis. The original, 1973 movie starred Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow and Linda Blair.
The Lethal Weapon action-comedy series will feature Clayne Crawford and Damon Wayans, Sr. as modern-day Los Angeles cops Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh. The characters were originated by Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in their 1987 blockbuster Lethal Weapon, which was followed by three movie sequels.
"From the moment the brash and impulsive Martin Riggs meets prudent, by-the-book Roger Murtaugh, it seems as if this partnership is doomed. But after their first case together, both realize this arrangement might just work out after all -- if only Riggs doesn't get them killed first," said a synopsis for the new incarnation.
I guess old is new now. Well, it's new if have no knowledge of the source material. FOX is banking on ignorance and fandom. It's like betting and black and red. Oh, FOX.
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James McAvoy and wife Anne-Marie Duff to divorce
Celebrity couple James McAvoy and Anne-Marie McDuff have announced plans to end their nearly decade-long marriage.
"It is with tremendous sadness that we have come to the decision to divorce," the former couple said in a joint statement to Us Weekly.
"We enter this next phase with continued friendship, love and respect for one another and the shared focus of caring for our son. We ask that you respect our and, most importantly, our child's privacy during this time."
McAvoy, who is best known for his work in the X-Men film franchise, met Duff on the set of the British television show Shameless and they wed in October 2006. They have a 5-year-old son named Brendan.
No reason was given for the split.
McAoy will soon be seen in X-Men: Apocalypse.
Margot Robbie to play Harley Quinn in a standalone movie
Margot Robbie is to reprise her role as Suicide Squad vixen Harley Quinn in a standalone movie.
Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment are hammering out the details for the female-led project, which would also include appearances by Batgirl and Birds of Prey, Variety reported Monday.
Casting for the other characters in the proposed picture has not been revealed yet.
The star-studded Suicide Squad will also feature Jared Leto and Will Smith. It is due in theaters in August.
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Which 'Transfromers' star will play tennis star John McEnroe in 'Borg/McEnroe'?
Laverne Cox drama 'Doubt' given series order
CBS has given a series order to the Laverne Cox drama Doubt.
The 31-year-old actress confirmed the news on social media after the network green-lighted Doubt and four other series, including Training Day and MacGyver.
"We are picked up. Thank you @CBS. Congrats to the entire #Doubt family. Yay!" Cox tweeted in celebration.
Doubt will be the first broadcast network series to feature a transgender actor playing a transgender series regular character. The legal drama co-stars Katherine Heigl, Steven Pasquale and Dulé Hill.
The series also marks Heigl's return to television after the short-lived NBC drama State of Affairs. The 37-year-old actress will portray "a smart, chic, successful defense lawyer" who starts to fall for a "charismatic" but potentially guilty client.
Cox is best known for playing Sophia Burset, a transgender character, on the Netflix series Orange is the New Black. The actress hosted the 2016 GLAAD Media Awards, which recognize representations of the LGBT community in the media, on Saturday.
What a night! Thank you #glaadawards. Thank you everyone. Celebrating #LGBT #visibility and #equality #TransIsBeautiful," she tweeted of the event.
Cox will also star as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in Fox's television remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. She is also slated for an adaptation of the James St. James novel Freak Show, which follows a teenage drag queen who runs for homecoming queen.
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Which 'Transfromers' star will play tennis star John McEnroe in 'Borg/McEnroe'?
Shia LaBeouf has signed on to play tennis star John McEnroe in an upcoming biopic about his rivalry with Bjorn Borg entitled Borg/McEnroe.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film will highlight the competitors famous battles on the tennis court from the 1970s and 1980s.
The pairs two Wimbledon finals in 1980 and 1981 are considered some of the greatest tennis matches of all time.
Swedish actor Sverrir Gudnason will portray Borg with Stellan Skarsgard set to play Borg's coach Lennart Bergelin. Danish filmmaker Janus Metz will direct.
LaBeouf was on hand to promote the project Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival sporting hair similar to McEnroe's while he discussed his latest film, Cannes selection American Honey about a traveling magazine sales crew.
"Jake is me. So is McEnroe. That's it, man," the actor said to USA Today at the event referring to how he relates to McEnroe and his American Honey character Jake. "I understand these people, I empathize with them. I get it. You turn things up and turn things down. It's me."
LaBeouf admitted that he doesn't play tennis but that his backhand "is getting there."
Production on Borg/McEnroe begins this fall with a planned 2017 release date.