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EXCLUSIVE: Okja, the Netflix parable film about a supersized pig and the theme of treatment of animals raised for food, and Bleecker Street’s military drama Megan Leavey, about the bond between a Marine and her combat dog, both have been named Outstanding Feature Film at 32nd annual Genesis Awards. Presented by the…

EXCLUSIVE: Screenwriter Pamela Gray has signed with Gersh for representation in all areas. The co-writer of Megan Leavey also just adapted Liane Moriarty's novel The Husband's Secret which is set to star Blake Lively for CBS Films. Gray is best known for writing films such as Conviction, Music Of The Heart, and A Walk…

Ever since returning from the Cannes Film Festival I have been dutifully trying to catch up to screenings and openings of June releases I missed along the way. In this one particular case I want to single out a Friday opening, Megan Leavey, which I finally caught up with Saturday. As I say in my video review above, I…

8th UPDATE, Monday 8:03 AM: We already told you that Warner Bros’ Wonder Woman was beating the second weekends of Batman V. Superman: Dawn Of Justice ($51.3M) and Suicide Squad ($43.5M), two movies which opened higher than the Patty Jenkins-directed movie. Wonder Woman is coming in higher for the weekend with $58.2 mil…

Updated overall analysis No amount of marketing stunts, from a 75-foot sarcophagus to two VR experiences, could create any want-to-see for Tom Cruise's latest movie, Universal's The Mummy, which tanked stateside this weekend with an estimated $32.2M. Cruise’s pic takes second place behind Warner Bros/DC's Wonder Woman…

It unfortunately looks like the domestic fate of Universal’s The Mummy, the first title in the studio’s monster Dark Universe, is sealed: Warner Bros./DC’s Wonder Woman is expected to give the Tom Cruise movie a lesson in manhood at the box office in a respective runoff that’s $60M to $35M-$42M. As we saw last month…

Members of active and retired military personnel will be able to see the movie Megan Leavey for free across the country at certain Regal Cinemas as Bleecker Street & LD Entertainment, AT&T THANKS, Regal Cinemas and MovieTickets.com are hosting 190 screenings for them. The true story of Megan Leavey, a woman in the…

Sierra/Affinity has come aboard international sales on Megan Leavey, starring Kate Mara and directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite from a screenplay by Pamela Gray and Annie Mumolo & Tim Lovestedt. The film is based on the true story of a young marine corporal (Mara) whose unique discipline and bond with her military…

“You don’t really connect with people very well,” a young Marine is told near the beginning of this new trailer for Megan Leavey, a bit of foreshadowing that gets to the heart of this true-life story. Leavey, played by Kate Mara, is the former U.S. Marine corporal and Iraq War vet who completed more than 100 missions…

EXCLUSIVE: Rising Brit thesp Damson Idris has joined the cast of indie drama Meagen Leavey opposite Kate Mara. Gabriela Cowperthwaite directs the biopic based on the true story of Megan Leavey, a young Marine who turned her life around by enlisting in the K9 unit. There, she was teamed with an aggressive combat dog…

EXCLUSIVE: Ramon Rodriguez has landed the male lead role of Cpl. Matt Morales opposite Kate Mara in the Iraq War hero film Megan Leavey. The film directed by Blackfish helmer Gabriela Cowperthwaite follows female Marine Leavey (Mara) who turns her life around by enlisting in the K9 unit. She is teamed with an…

EXCLUSIVE: Edie Falco is set to co-star opposite Kate Mara (The Martian, Fantastic Four) in the indie biopic Megan Leavey for director Gabriela Cowperthwaite (Blackfish). The heart-tugging film is about real-life hero Megan Leavey and her military combat dog Rex who saved countless lives searching for roadside bombs…