The Hollywood Reporter’s list of its 10 best stories of the week:
THE HOLLYWOOD MATH BEHIND HOW LINDSAY LOHAN’S `THE CANYONS’ WILL MAKE MONEY
Even though the $160,000-budget, nudity-heavy movie was passed over by Sundance and SXSW, a buyer tells THR, “There’s so much press about the film that someone will grab it.”
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-lindsay-lohans-canyons-will-416582?AP
LUCASFILM’S KATHLEEN KENNEDY OPENS UP ABOUT `LINCOLN,’ `STAR WARS’ AND SECRET J.J. ABRAMS MEETINGS
In her first in-depth profile, Kennedy reveals how she landed Abrams to direct “Episode VII” as THR talks to Steven Spielberg, David Fincher and producer husband Frank Marshall, who remembers meeting her: “There was no way I was going to screw this up by hitting on Steven’s assistant.”
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lucasfilms-kathleen-kennedy-star-wars-416303?AP
CHARLIZE THERON NEARING DEAL TO STAR IN SETH MACFARLANE’S `MILLION WAYS TO DIE’
MacFarlane co-wrote and is directing and starring in what is being described as a “Blazing Saddles”-style comedy.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/charlize-theron-may-star-seth-415628?AP
CAA SEEKS $1M IN UNPAID COMMISSIONS FROM TONY SCOTT ESTATE
A creditor’s claim says the filmmaker, who jumped to his death from a bridge in August, owed money from several projects.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/caa-seeks-1m-unpaid-commissions-416979?AP
WHY `MOVIE 43’S’ A-LIST ACTORS ARE STAYING FAR AWAY
Oscar nominees Hugh Jackman and Naomi Watts were among the high-profile talent who didn’t turn up at the L.A. premiere of their sketch comedy on Jan. 23.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/why-movie-43s-a-list-416639?AP
OSCAR NOMINEES’ RUNNER-UP PRIZE: CUSTOM SWEATSHIRTS
Since at least 1988, The Academy has been handing them out; says sound engineer Greg Russell, who’s received 15, “It feels like adolescence all over again.”
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscar-nominees-runner-up-prize-416354?AP
OSCARS: 7 WAYS TO COUNTER `ARGO’S’ SURGE (ANALYSIS)
With Academy ballots due Feb. 19, “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Lincoln” look to change the best picture conversation as Ben Affleck’s Hollywood-flavored thriller, fresh off wins at the Globes, PGA and SAG, looks like a juggernaut.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-how-lincoln-zero-dark-416300?AP
`WARCRAFT’ MOVIE LANDS `SOURCE CODE’ DIRECTOR
Duncan Jones is taking on Legendary Pictures’ adaptation of the popular video game universe.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/warcraft-movie-lands-source-code-416956?AP
ARSENIO HALL’S LONG, EXPENSIVE ROAD BACK TO LATE NIGHT
Nearly two decades after his iconic talk show, the comedian says he’s not changing for the times: “I’m not smart enough or talented enough to be overhauled or reinvented.”
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/arsenio-halls-new-tv-show-416353?AP
`THE BIG BANG THEORY’: `RAISING HOPE’ ACTRESS TO PLAY LOVE INTEREST FOR RAJ
Kate Micucci has landed a multiple-episode role on the CBS hit.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/big-bang-theory-raising-hope-416864?AP
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