David Bergstein, the high-flying producer, financier and philanthropist, has been arrested by the FBI and charged with defrauding investors out of more than $26 million. His executive producer credits include Accidental Love, Father Of Invention, and last year's box office dud In The Heart Of The Sea, but none of the…

UPDATED, 6:45 PM Monday: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 pulled off a surprise of its own when international box office figures were retallied today. MJ2 reclaimed the top spot following an unexpected two-day “preview” surge by the Chinese title Surprise that appeared to give it the lead over Katniss and company…

6TH UPDATE, Monday: Even though Warner Bros./Village Roadshow’s In the Heart of the Sea posted a better Sunday than expected by the industry giving it an opening of $11.1M, it’s not strong enough heading into the holiday gales. And when you start off short, it’s very hard to catch up — even if there is a holiday…

For some time, we’ve been hearing that Ron Howard’s In the Heart of the Sea was bound to be another red stain for Warner Bros. after a horrendous string of pricey flops this year.  The film, which cost a shade under $100M before P&A, according to Warner Bros. (though we’ve heard much higher) is ranking second this…

During his press tour for his latest film In the Heart of the Sea, Ron Howard stopped by Good Morning America today and spoke with Amy Robach, who asked the Oscar-winning director about the status of Arrested Development‘s Season 5. “Well, Mitch Hurwitz the creator of the show is working with writers now,” Howard…

Director Ron Howard takes on the Moby Dick legend in a different version of the tale that centers around author Herman Melville as he begins to write the famous novel that every high school kid is forced to read. I can’t say I had an easy time getting through the overly dense book, but I did love John Huston’s 1955…

After earning $18.5 million in 38 markets last weekend, Warner Bros./Village Roadshow’s epic In The Heart Of The Sea points its compass stateside Friday, and the waters ahead are pretty rough. Current industry projections have the Ron Howard-directed film opening at $10M, putting it in a fight for No. 1 with Lionsgate…

4TH UPDATE, TUESDAY AM WRITETHRU: In a comparatively soft frame, international box office was down about 32% versus last week across the Top 10 studio titles. That’s due to a convergence of holdovers that are deeper into their runs, or taking a staggered release approach — and new arrivals that were never expected to…

Based on the book by Nathaniel Philbrick, Warner Bros and Village Roadshow’s In The Heart Of The Sea is diving into 38 international territories this weekend and the first numbers are in. The Ron Howard-directed fight for survival story of the crew of the Whaleship Essex grossed $5.5M through Friday. The Thursday take…

Based on Nathaniel Philbrick’s prize-winning nonfiction book, director Ron Howard’s picture about the fate of a ship following a deadly attack by a sperm whale some two centuries ago will sail into theaters December 11. Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Ben Whishaw, Tom Holland, Brendan Gleeson and…

Two months before In The Heart Of The Sea was set to open, Warner Bros has pushed its Ron Howard-directed high-seas drama all the way to December 11, setting it squarely in Oscar’s cross hairs. The Village Roadshow Pictures film — which had been set for a March 13 bow for more than a year — is based on Nathaniel…

Here’s the latest trailer for In The Heart Of The Sea, the Ron Howard-directed adaptation of the Nathaniel Philbrick book. It's the harrowing true survival story of the whaling ship Essex that inspired Melville to write Moby Dick. Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, George Pollard, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Brendan…