Cary Elwes (The Art Of More) and Mary Birdsong (The Descendants) have been cast in recurring roles in HBO's comedy pilot Max, written by Murray Miller and directed by Girls creator Lena Dunham.  Max, described as a raucous comedy about the struggles of second-wave feminism in 1963, is…

HBO’s comedy pilot Max is recasting its lead. Zoe Kazan has been tapped for the title role in the project written by Murray Miller and directed by Girls creator Lena Dunham. She replaces Lisa Joyce, who originally was cast in the role. Since Joyce landed the lead in Max, her other HBO comedy pilot, Issa Rae’s…

Peter Fonda is set for a guest starring/recurring role in HBO’s Max, HBO’s single-camera comedy pilot directed/executive produced by Lena Dunham and written/exec produced by Murray Miller. Set for regular roles opposite lead Lisa Joyce are writer-performer Rebecca Drysdale and Edgar Blackmon. Max is described as…

Girls creator and star Lena Dunham, who has long been carrying the feminism torch for her generation, will be exploring the theme in Max, a new single-camera comedy for HBO, which has received a pilot order by the network. Starring Lisa Joyce (Billy & Billie), Max hails from a quartet of Girls executive producers who…

Actuals are in with us seeing a wide enough margin between Universal’s Jurassic World and Disney’s Pixar’s Inside Out for the respective No. 1 and 2 spots after a fierce battle last weekend. The whole Uni-Disney duke out is a bit deja-vu, reminiscent of the holiday season when we saw two films within hairs of each…

6TH UPDATE, Sunday 9:20AM after 7:55 AM post: The gap between No. 1 and No. 2 has widened with Universal’s Jurassic World taking the weekend crown away from Disney Pixar’s Inside Out after an intense, neck and neck frame. JW rang up $54.2M per Universal estimates in its third FSS, which isn’t that far from  industry…

Everyday is like a Saturday. Because it’s summer. That’s why distributors are beaming, and they’re extra giddy about this weekend, which looks to be another monster after Universal’s Jurassic World set more records last weekend for best second frame, highest title in its franchise and the fastest film ever to cross…

While films like American Sniper have examined the impact of recent military conflicts on US soldiers, the story of the animals serving alongside them remains somewhat obscure. That might change this summer with the release of Max, a heartstrings-tugging drama about a US military service dog afflicted by PTSD. When a…

Call it the dog days of summer. Warner Bros has moved the release of its Boaz Yakin-directed pic Max up by two months to June 26. The film about a wayward teen who befriends the military dog that was partnered to his older brother, a Marine killed in action in Afghanistan, was set to bow August 21. Josh…

WB has added the MGM-produced Max to its 2015 line-up. The January 30 release follows a wayward teen who befriends the military dog that was partnered to his older brother, a US Marine killed in action in Afghanistan. Remember the Titans‘ Boaz Yakin is directing the film which is now in production with Thomas Haden…

EXCLUSIVE: As Alcon Entertainment scrambles to recast the lead Point Break role recently vacated by Gerard Butler, Swedish actor Matias Varela has locked in a supporting role in the upcoming remake. Story updates the Kathryn Bigelow-helmed 1991 original to center on an ex-extreme sports athlete turned FBI trainee…

Andy Garcia has been cast in Max Steel, Dolphin Films’ live-action film based on the Mattel toy line. The story centers on teenager Max McGrath (Ben Winchell) and his alien companion Steel, who combine special turbo-energy powers to become the superhero Max Steel. Garcia will play Dr. Miles Edwards, a brilliant and…