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Crew Member James Emswiller Dies After Fall On Set Of Tom Hanks’ Mister Rogers Film; Sony Laments “Devastating Tragedy” – Update

UPDATED with studio statement and OSHA probe: A sound mixer has died after a fall on the set of the untitled film about Mister Rogers starring Tom Hanks. James M. Emswiller, an Emmy winner who also worked on major films such as The Avengers during a three-decade career, fell two stories from a balcony while taking a…

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Oct 12, 2018 7:15 am
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Tom Hanks As Mister Rogers: First Look At Oscar Winner In Character For Biopic

Tom Hanks stepped out of his trailer to show off his signature Mister Rogers cardigan look in the untitled upcoming biopic about the beloved children’s TV host (see the first-look photo below). The TriStar film is based on the true story of a friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. Per the official…

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‘This Is Us’ Star Susan Kelechi Watson Joins Tom Hanks In Mister Rogers Pic ‘You Are My Friend’

EXCLUSIVE: It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood for Susan Kelechi Watson. The This Is Us star has landed a role opposite two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks and Matthew Rhys in You Are My Friend, the movie about one of America's most beloved childhood icons Fred Rogers. Diary of a Teenage Girl helmer Marielle Heller…

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‘Bad Boys For Life,’ Tom Hanks’ Starrer ‘You Are My Friend’ Get Release Dates From Sony

Sony Pictures Entertainment has just dated two of its more high-profile films. The first is Bad Boys for Life, the action comedy directed by Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah that reunites the team of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence with Jerry Bruckheimer for another round of action. That one has been slated for Martin…

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Female Directors Scorecard: Sony’s ‘Barbie,’ ‘Charlie’s Angels’ And More

EXCLUSIVE: As the fight for parity and 50/50 representation wages on, Deadline is continuing to take a deep dive into how the major studios are stacking up when it comes to how many female directors are being hired. Sony is in the spotlight this week. As of right now, the studio’s 2018 film release slate does not…

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Tom Hanks To Play Mister Rogers In Biopic Set Up At TriStar

TriStar Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to You Are My Friend, a biopic of iconic Mister Rogers Neighborhood creator Fred Rodgers that will star Tom Hanks as Rogers and be directed by Diary of a Teenage Girl helmer Marielle Heller. Production is set to start in September. The deal with Little Miss Sunshine and Lo…