Eastwood’s J. EDGAR gets a release, Star Trek theme park, Disney finds SNOW WHITE director, more – News Links
- Warner Bros. might be campaigning Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 for Oscar, but they’re smart enough to hedge their bets. WB has set Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar (starring Leonardo DiCaprio) for a Nov. 9 release and will roll-out Stephen Daldry’s post-9/11 drama, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (starring Tom Hanks & Sandra Bullock) starting on Christmas. Both releases will be limited to start, but are set for prime Oscar consideration. (Variety)
- Trekkies get your passports ready. There’s a Star Trek-themed amusement park set to open in Jordan in 2014. (TIME)
- As if the Universal and Relativity Media Snow White adaptations weren’t enough, Disney has tapped visual effects specialist Michael Gracey to direct its own live-action adaptation of the classic fairy tale. (EW)
- The behind-the-scenes drama that seems to plague every AMC series right now is almost over for Breaking Bad. The basic cabler and Sony are nearing an agreement for two more season of the Emmy winning series. Season 4 of the series premiered last month. (Deadline)
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