Posts by Zach Dionne
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Rob Zombie and Bret Easton Ellis Are Doing a Manson Murders Project
Also in the Afternoon Links: Beck’s halfhearted catchphrase, Wes Anderson’s perfectly Andersonian James Bond pitch, and a spectacular Bill Nye/Jay Z photo.
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Better Call Paul: Jesse Pinkman Will Probably Show Up in the ‘Breaking Bad’ Spinoff
“Anything Vince [Gilligan, BrBa creator] is involved with, I’m there,” Aaron Paul says. “I owe him my entire career. And the idea of jumping into the skin of Jesse Pinkman again in his lighter days — because it’s all a prequel — it would be fun.”
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Michelle Obama Will Visit ‘Parks and Recreation’ and Leslie Knope Will Be Ecstatic
Also in the Afternoon Links: Seth Rogen goes on C-SPAN, Kanye makes a concert film, and the new ‘Game of Thrones’ poster blows our mind.
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Maybe Doing a Melissa McCarthy Comedy With Paul Feig Will Get Jason Statham to Lighten Up
A few months after first mulling the project, ‘Susan Cooper,’ Statham is joining the third collaboration between McCarthy and Feig (‘The Heat,’ Bridesmaids’).
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Sandra Bullock Stands to Make at Least $70 Million From ‘Gravity’
Alfonso Cuarón’s latest stands at $704 million internationally. Bullock’s initial payday was $20 million, and she’s set to collect 15 percent of the box-office gross. You do the math.
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Kanye Spanned His Career With a ‘Late Night’ Medley Performance (and He Gave a Great Interview)
Also in Afternoon Links: 8-bit ‘Game of Thrones’ deaths, Jimmy Fallon’s latest ‘Lip Sync Battle,’ and ‘Spider-Man’ forever.
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David Fincher Might Direct Aaron Sorkin’s Steve Jobs Movie
The ‘Social Network’ reunion would mark a second shot for the duo to paint a portrait of a tech giant. ‘Variety’ hears Fincher is still in early talks and that filming could begin later this year if a deal is made.
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‘The Fault in Our Stars’ Director Josh Boone Is the Latest to Be Considered for Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’
Whatever Warner Bros. execs are shooting for with the new adaptation of Stephen King’s greatest novel, it’s unclear to anyone but them. Following in the footsteps of Ben Affleck, four-time ‘Harry Potter’ helmer David Yates, and ‘Out of the Furnace’ director Scott Cooper comes the nearly unknown 34-year-old Josh Boone.
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Bryan Cranston Might Steal the Show From Godzilla
Also in the Afternoon Links: Coldplay’s surprising new single, Beyoncé’s sultry “Partition” video, and some phenomenal ratings for ‘True Detective.’
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Peter Dinklage Eyed for a Second HBO Drama, ‘The Beasts of Valhalla’
It would be “a grounded sci-fi series” based on a series of detective novels by George C. Chesbro. Don’t worry, though: This doesn’t mean we know what, if anything, happens to Tyrion Lannister on ‘Game of Thrones.’
