People & Places

ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015

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Wonderland” was a massive hit when itwas released in 2010, pulling in $334.2million domestically and more than $1billion worldwide.

James Robin is directing the sequelfrom a script by Linda Woolverton. JoeRoth, Jennifer Todd and Suzanne Toddproduced. (RTRS)

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LOS ANGELES: Monterey Media hasacquired North American distributionrights to the indie drama “Memoria,” star-ring James Franco, Sam Dillon andThomas Mann.

“Memoria” had its world premiereSunday at the Austin Film Festival.Monterey Media plans to release the filmnext year.

The film is based on the short story byFranco. “Memoria” was written anddirected by Nina Ljeti and Vladimir deFontenay, and produced by RabbitBandini Productions and Burn LaterProductions with the Art of Elysium.

“Memoria” is the second film inMonterey’s release lineup produced by theArt of Elysium and Rabbit BandiniProductions, following “Yosemite.” All ofthe funds from these films go to the Art ofElysium, a non-profit organization whichsupports and encourages bringing the artsto hospitalized youth, elders and thehomeless community. (RTRS)

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LOS ANGELES: Carrie Fisher is shar-ing her years of accumulated “Star Wars”wisdom with her new “Force Awakens”co-star Daisy Ridley, including a sagepiece of advice about potentially sexistcostume choices.

“You should fight for your outfit,”Fisher said in an interview between her-self and Ridley for Interview Magazine.“Don’t be a slave like I was.”

“All right, I’ll fight,” Ridley agreed.“You keep fighting against that slave

outfit,” Fisher insisted. She also warnedRidley, “it’s hard to date once you’re a big

‘Star Wars’ star because you don’t want togive people the ability to say, ‘I had sexwith Princess Leia.’”

The costume discussion was promptedby Fisher warning Ridley that her life willchange once “The Force Awakens” hitstheaters: “You’re going to have peoplehave fantasies about you! That will makeyou uncomfortable, I’m guessing.” (RTRS)

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LOS ANGELES: Stan Lee’s POW!

Media is teaming with Taipei-basedHualien Media and Mission ControlEntertainment on development of “ArchAlien” as an action franchise.

Lee and the companies announced theproducing alliance last Friday. RalphHemecker will direct from a script he co-wrote with Bill Macdonald. Plot detailsare being kept under wraps.

The project was unveiled in advance ofLee’s annual Comikaze Expo in LosAngeles. Principal photography is set tostart on March 7 with shooting takingplace in the US and China.

Hualien Media will fully finance thefilm, with Marcus Morton producing.Hualien Media’s George Hsieh,Brandon Millan, Gill Champion andSam Frankel are executive producing.(RTRS)

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LOS ANGELES: Ansel Elgort andTaron Egerton are in final negotiations tostar in a movie version of “Billionaires

Boys Club,” Variety has learned exclu-sively.

James Cox (“Wonderland”) is directingfrom a script he co-wrote with CaptainMauzner.

The project, produced by HollyWiersma and Cassian Elwes, is beingfinanced by Armory Films with its princi-pals Tim Zajaros and Chris Lemoleexecutive producing. Crystal Lourd, JereHausfater and Logan Levy will alsoexecutive produce. (RTRS)

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LOS ANGELES: Lionsgate-Televisa jointventure Pantelion is remaking 2013German box office hit comedy “F... You,Goethe,” above, in line with its strategy tofind universal mainstream pics worldwide,and adapt them to Hispanic auds.Shooting in Spanish in Mexico for an esti-mated $3 million, the comedy is aPantelion production with Germany’sConstantin Films, which co-produced theoriginal. (RTRS)

LOS ANGELES: Get ready to head backto Wonderland — or to fall back into it.

Disney released a new short teaser forthe upcoming “Alice Through theLooking Glass” on its social mediaaccounts Sunday, showing the first look atthe live-action follow-up to “Alice inWonderland.” In it, Mia Wasikowska asthe titular heroine stumbles out of a doorin the sky.

“It’s time to go back,” teases the clip.Wasikowska will star along with return-

ing cast members Johnny Depp as theMad Hatter, Anne Hathaway as theWhite Queen and Helena BonhamCarter as the Red Queen. Sacha BaronCohen and Rhys Ifans are also joiningthe franchise as Time and the MadHatter’s father, respectively.

The Tim Burton-directed “Alice in

Variety

Ridley Scott accepts Hollywood producer award for ‘The Martian’. (AP)

Will Smith accepts Hollywood actor award for ‘Concussion’ at the HollywoodFilm Awards in Beverly Hills, California on Nov 1. (AP)

Tom Hooper accepts Hollywood director award for The Danish Girl. (AP)

Robert De Niro accepts Hollywood career achievement award. (AP)

Vin Diesel (left), and Jordana Brewster accept Hollywood blockbuster awardfor ‘Furious 7’. (AP)

Amy Schumer accepts Hollywood comedy award for ‘Trainwreck’. (AFP) Saoirse Ronan accepts new Hollywood award for ‘Brooklyn’. (AP)

Channing Tatum (from left), Walton Goggins, Tim Roth, Kurt Russell, James Parksand Michael Madsen with Hollywood ensemble award for ‘The Hateful Eight’. (AP)

Left to right: Actors Joel Edgerton, Dakota Johnson and Johnny Depp posewith breakout actor award for ‘Black Mass’. (AP)

Alicia Vikander with Hollywoodbreakout actress award. (AFP)

Charlie Puth (left), and Wiz Khalifawith Hollywood song award. (AP)

Janusz Kaminski with Hollywood cin-ematography award for ‘Bridge of

Spies’. (AP)

Adam McKay with Hollywood break-through director award for ‘The Big

Short’. (AP)

Jane Fonda with Hollywood support-ing actress award. (AFP)

Benicio Del Toro (left), poses withHollywood supporting actor award

and Reese Witherspoon. (AP)

O’Shea Jackson Jr (from left), Jason Mitchell and Corey Hawkins acceptHollywood breakout ensemble award for ‘Straight Outta Compton’. (AP)

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