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Lionsgate has picked up Alpha , a sci-fi project that sees Robopocalypse author Daniel H. Wilson teaming up with Brad Pitt and his Plan B banner. Anthony Scott Burns, a Canadian filmmaker, is attached to make his feature debut with Alpha , which Pitt would produce with his Plan B partners Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner. Wilson came up with the original idea and will write the screenplay. Details of the project are being kept secret, but it is known to be sci-fi survival story that has shades of Jack London, the author behind such tales as White Fang and The Call of the Wild. Part of the pitch involved a fake commercial, shot by Burns, for a fictional company that is central to the story. Wilson is the author behind books with a robotics bent, such as How to Survive a Robot Uprising and Robogenesis as well as Robopocalypse, which Steven Spielberg came close to adapting. He also wrote several screenplays, including a remake of Cherry 2000 for MGM and adapting his book Bro-J

“FURY” CELEBRATES VETERANS DAY AND REMEMBRANCE DAY WITH FREE ADMISSION FOR VETERANS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL. Military personnel and veterans are invited to celebrate Veterans Day in the United States and Remembrance Day in Canada with free admission all day tomorrow to Sony Pictures Entertainment’s feature film Fury. At select theaters nationwide, veterans and military personnel who present proper military identification will receive free admission to the powerful David Ayer film starring Brad Pitt . Commenting on the announcement, Rory Bruer, president, Worldwide Distribution for Sony Pictures, said, “We think this is a great way to honor the members of our armed forces and veterans. We’ve heard from so many veterans that they feel that Fury truly speaks to their experience in wartime, so, on a day when we all want to find ways to give back to the men and women who serve, we’re thrilled to be giving free admission to the film to veterans and active personnel tomorrow.” Ap

Galifianakis asks Pitt about living in Angelina Jolie 's shadow in the ' Between Two Ferns ' sketch Brad Pitt sat down with Zach Galifianakis in an absolutely hysterical interview for the Between Two Ferns comedy series. Watch the video after the Jump... Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: Brad Pitt from Zach Galifianakis In the Funny or Die video, Galifianakis asks Pitt about everything from how he lost his virginity to why he doesn't shower. He also throws a string of insults at Pitt, including asking the actor if it's difficult to stay tan while living in Angelina Jolie's shadow. Pitt, who is promoting his new film Fury, responds to the questions with deadpan expressions, which only makes the entire clip more entertaining. Watch Pitt's best interview yet and look out for Louis C.K.'s cameo and the absurd gum scene. Please Leave A Comment- Source- THR

Fury is a brutal, even barbaric, take on the last months of WWII. To those of you who have served or continue to do so, I thank you. The task of defending our country is not an easy one, especially when forced to make tough choices that result in the loss of lives when war is unleashed. The David Ayer WWII tank epic Fury sure doesn't pull punches about those choices, delivering the most brutal affair since S aving Private Ryan . In the final months of WWII, the effort to defeat the Germans has been met not with surrender but with desperation. Caught in the madness of war, tank commander Don "Wardaddy" Collier (Brad Pitt) leads a motley crew of psychopaths: the tank driver Gordo (Michael Pena), the vicious backwater "Coon-Ass" (Jon Bernthal), and "Bible" (Shia LaBeouf), an evangelical Christian with the gift of biblical gab. Suffering the loss of one of their own, Wardaddy is forced to take on fresh recruit Norman Ellison (Logan Lerman)

Win Tickets To An Advance For FURY on October 15, 2014 at 7:30 PM in Sacramento. April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy ( Brad Pitt ) commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany. FURY was written and directed by David Ayer. The film stars Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Jon Bernthal, Michael Peña, Jason Isaacs, and Scott Eastwood . Make sure to LIKE SandwichJohnFilms on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all your entertainment news and screenings. Also make sure to subscribe and download our podcast . See how to win tickets after the Jump... Go to w ww.sonyscreenings.com and enter code: SACFURY DISCLAIMER: ARRIVE EARLY! SEATING IS FIRST-COME, FIR

Win Tickets To An Advance For FURY on October 15, 2014 at 7:30 PM in San Jose . April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy ( Brad Pitt ) commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany. FURY was written and directed by David Ayer. The film stars Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Jon Bernthal, Michael Peña, Jason Isaacs, and Scott Eastwood . Make sure to LIKE SandwichJohnFilms on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all your entertainment news and screenings. Also make sure to subscribe and download our podcast . See how to win tickets after the Jump... Go to w ww.sonyscreenings.com and enter code: SJFSJ DISCLAIMER: ARRIVE EARLY! SEATING IS FIRST-COME, FIRST-

Win Tickets To An Advance For FURY on October 15, 2014 at 7:30 PM in Fresno. April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy ( Brad Pitt ) commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany. FURY was written and directed by David Ayer. The film stars Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Jon Bernthal, Michael Peña, Jason Isaacs, and Scott Eastwood . Make sure to LIKE SandwichJohnFilms on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all your entertainment news and screenings. Also make sure to subscribe and download our podcast . See how to win tickets after the Jump... Go to w ww.sonyscreenings.com and enter code: FRESFURY DISCLAIMER: ARRIVE EARLY! SEATING IS FIRST-COME, FIRST-

DC property centers on supervillains with a chance for redemption David Ayer , the gritty filmmaker whose World War II tank drama Fury hits theaters next month, is circling Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment project Suicide Squad . The project had been in development with Justin Marks attached to write for a couple of years, but sources say it was put on the back burner when focus turned to Warner Bros.' other DC Entertainment property Justice League. The Suicide Squad team, also known as Task Force X , was created by Robert Kanigher and Ross Andru, and first appeared in Brave and the Bold No. 25. It centers on the characters Deadshot, King Shark, Captain Boomerang and Harley Quinn . The DC property about convicted supervillains who have a chance to redeem themselves through dangerous missions has been in the works for some time at Warner Bros. Marks wrote a script in 2011. Sources say Warner Bros. started looking for a director earlier in 2014. Chuck Roven is producin

For his return to the World War Two arena for the first time since Inglourious Basterds , Brad Pitt is working with End Of Watch director David Ayer , who has another men-on-a-mission drama to deliver via Fury. Pitt's Sergeant 'Wardaddy' Collier is the tank commander on a mission behind enemy lines. He has kept his crew alive through the War, but in the final push into Germany things are about to get tougher. Logan Lerman 's the new guy just assigned to the crew, all fresh-faced and barely even ready to take his place as the gunner. He’ll find that war is a cruel, unsparing teacher, but that the people around him will eventually become his family – assuming they all make it through. Michael Peña, Jon Bernthal and Shia LaBeouf round out the crew, with Jason Isaacs, Scott Eastwood and Xavier Samuel also among the cast. Please Leave A Comment-

The trailer for Brad Pitt's WWII tank movie has arrived. Writer/director David Ayer has had it rough as of late. The creator of the highly-acclaimed End of Watch struck out big time with Arnold Schwarzenegger's Sabotage , but now the Oscar-winner is back with a look at the final year of WWII. He goes back in time for the goes back in time with the upcoming historical thriller Fury . The trailer, which can be viewed below, offers up a 300-esque showdown involving an American tank against hundreds of German soldiers. In the trailer, we can see Ayer's trademark gritty style, but it's his writing that fans are most hopeful to witness. The story tells of Norman Ellison (Logan Lerman), who served under Sergeant Wardaddy’s (Brad Pitt) tank crew, as the team fights through the final bloddy days of the war. There seems to be a strong Band of Brothers theme occurring here as well. Ayer is no stranger to WWII films - he wrote U-571 , which strayed away from fact

PARAMOUNT PICTURES AND PATHÉ ANNOUNCE THE START OF PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON “ SELMA ” “ SELMA ” is the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr .’s historic struggle to secure voting rights for all people – a dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with the epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, and led to President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Paramount Pictures and Pathé today announced that principal photography has commenced on “ SELMA ,” directed by Ava DuVernay (“MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.”) The film is shooting in Atlanta, Georgia, and Montgomery and Selma, Alabama. The screenplay was written by Paul Webb (“Four Nights in Knaresborough”). Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner will produce through their Plan B banner (“WORLD WAR Z,” “12 YEARS A SLAVE”), with Christian Colson through his Cloud Eight Films (“127 HOURS,” “SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE”), and Oprah Winfrey (“THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY,” “BELOVED”) through her Harpo Films. Ava DuVernay, Paul Garn

Overbrook Entertainment will produce the film based on the latest work from the " World War Z " author. Sony has picked up rights to The Harlem Hellfighters , Max Brooks' upcoming graphic novel based on the true story of an African American WWI Army infantry unit . Hitting stores on April 1 via Broadway Books, The Harlem Hellfighters is based on the Army's 369th infantry division, an African American unit fighting in Europe during World War I. Breaking down racial barriers, the unit spent more time in combat than any other American unit, never losing a foot of ground to the enemy, or a man to capture, and went on to win countless decorations. Though they returned to the U.S. as heroes, the unit faced tremendous discrimination, even from their own government. The story chronicles their journey from the enlistment lines in Harlem to the training camp at Spartanburg, South Carolina, to the trenches in France. The graphic novel was illustrated by Caanan White.

Watch a new 12 YEARS A SLAVE spot, “ Hope, Love and Courage ”: 12 YEARS A SLAVE is based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup ( Chiwetel Ejiofor ), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty (personified by a malevolent slave owner, portrayed by Michael Fassbender ) as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist ( Brad Pitt ) forever alters his life. 12 YEARS A SLAVE is now in theaters. Directed by Steve McQueen / Screenplay by John Ridley Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Garret Dillahunt, Paul Giamatti, Scoot McNairy, Lupita Nyong’o, Adepero Oduye, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, Michael Kenneth Williams, Alfre Woodard, Chris Chalk, T

Featuring A Never-Before-Seen Unrated Extended Cut with Over an Hour of the Making-Of Footage Arriving on Digital HD™ on February 4 and Extended Cut Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD February 11. The Counselor An all-star cast, featuring Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem , and Penélope Cruz , sizzles in this adrenaline-fueled thriller from visionary director Ridley Scott and Academy Award-winning novelist Cormac McCarthy. A talented lawyer ( Fassbender ) known for doing the right thing for the wrong people decides to put his connections to the test by diving into a treacherous drug deal for some quick cash. But The Counselor soon learns that having it all could mean losing everything. Blu-ray Special Features: ● Unrated Extended Cut ● Theatrical Version ● Truth of the Situation ● Virals The Counselor Blu-ray Combo Pack with Unrated Extended Cut and Theatrical Version Street Date: February 11, 2014 Prebook Date: January 8, 2014 Screen Format: Widescre

Below are quotes from the Golden Globe Nominees for 12 YEARS A SLAVE . 12 YEARS A SLAVE is based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup ( Chiwetel Ejiofor ), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty (personified by a malevolent slave owner, portrayed by Michael Fassbender ) as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist ( Brad Pitt ) forever alters his life. Steve McQueen BEST DIRECTOR “Thank you very much to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for acknowledging our efforts in making 12 Years A Slave. I am delighted for my cast and crew who worked so hard on this film to shine a light on a forgotten American hero, Solomon Northup.” Chiwetel Ejiofor BEST ACTOR: DRAMA BEST

The Counselor Review By: MattInRC TWITTER: Does Ridley Scott's return to crime thrillers pay off in The Counselor? Not so much. The well-cast but poorly-edited The Counselor takes too long to suck us in.   Warning: Boring times and SPOILERS ahead! Do you have control of your life once the 'big decision' is made? Job? Marriage? Family? How about a Juarez drug deal gone horribly wrong? That's the premise of The Counselor , a well-cast but horribly-edited film that stunningly wastes all of its assets, making us realize that bad decisions do have consequences. A lawyer ( Michael Fassbender ) on the financial ropes enters the drug trafficking world, only to see his 'investment' stolen by the scheming girlfriend of his naive partner Reiner ( Javier Bardem ). Malkina ( Cameron Diaz ) loves the fine life, climbing the ladder by screwing and (probably) killing her way through men and their money. She's the quintessential 'damaged goods' girl,

Watch the featurette “ The Director’s Vision ” from 12 YEARS A SLAVE , via IMDb : 12 YEARS A SLAVE is now playing in select theaters, and will expand to additional theaters this Friday, October 25, 2013. Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Garret Dillahunt, Paul Giamatti, Scoot McNairy, Lupita Nyong’o, Adepero Oduye, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, Michael Kenneth Williams, Alfre Woodard, Chris Chalk, Taran Killam and Bill Camp . 12 YEARS A SLAVE is based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup ( Chiwetel Ejiofor ), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty (personified by a malevolent slave owner, portrayed by Michael Fassbender ) as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance mee

Watch the featurette ‘ Chiwetel Ejiofor becomes Solomon Northrup from 12 YEARS A SLAVE . 12 YEARS A SLAVE is based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup ( Chiwetel Ejiofor ), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty (personified by a malevolent slave owner, portrayed by Michael Fassbender ) as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist ( Brad Pitt ) forever alters his life. 12 YEARS A SLAVE opens in select theaters on Friday, October 18, 2013 Directed by Steve McQueen / Screenplay by John Ridley Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Garret Dillahunt, Paul Giamatti, Scoot McNairy, Lupita Nyong’o, Adepero Oduye, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pi

Check out the TV Spot ‘ Fight Back ’ from 12 YEARS A SLAVE : The film is directed by Steve McQueen and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Garret Dillahunt, Paul Giamatti, Scoot McNairy, Lupita Nyong’o, Adepero Oduye, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, Michael Kenneth Williams, Alfre Woodard, Chris Chalk, Taran Killam and Bill Camp . 12 YEARS A SLAVE is based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup ( Chiwetel Ejiofor ), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty (personified by a malevolent slave owner, portrayed by Michael Fassbender ) as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist ( Brad Pitt ) forever alters his life. Please Leave A Comment-

Perhaps the biggest problem for World War Z's sequel is what to call it. World War Z 2? World War Zour? World War Z: Zed's Dead? Then there's possibilty of the threequel's name being World War Z 3, which doesn't even bear thinking about. And yet, it is under consideration, as Brad Pitt revealed to the press at this year's Toronto Film Festival. “We’re certainly talking about it, yes,” he told Variety . “We have so many ideas on the table from the time we spent developing this thing and figuring out how the zombie worlds work. We gotta get the script right first to determine if we go further.” Very loosely based on Max "Son of Mel" Brooks' apocalyptic zombie novel World War Z, the Marc Forster movie cost nearly $200 million to make - thanks, in part, to lengthy third act reshoots that led many to believe it would be a cast-iron clanger on release - but has so far made $533 million at the worldwide box office. This makes it Brad Pitt's h