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    Principal photography begins on “Terminator” reboot

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    HOLLYWOOD, Calif. --

    Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions announced that principal photography is officially underway on the “Terminator” reboot, directed by Alan Taylor (“Thor: The Dark World,” “Game of Thrones”). The film is shooting in New Orleans.

    The new film is written by Laeta Kalogridis (“Avatar,” “Shutter Island”) and Patrick Lussier (“Drive Angry”). David Ellison and Dana Goldberg (“World War Z,” “Star Trek Into Darkness”) of Skydance Productions are producing. Executive producers are Skydance’s Paul Schwake (“World War  Z,” “Star Trek Into Darkness”), Annapurna Pictures’ Megan Ellison (“American Hustle,” “Her”), Kalogridis and Lussier.

    “Terminator” stars Arnold Schwarzenegger (“The Expendables 1 & 2,” “Terminator 1, 2 & 3”), Jason Clarke (“The Great Gatsby,” “Zero Dark Thirty”), Emilia Clarke (“Game of Thrones”), Jai Courtney (“Divergent,” “Jack Reacher”), J.K. Simmons (“Men, Women & Children,” “Up In The Air”), Dayo Okeniyi (“The Hunger Games,” “The Spectacular Now ”), and Byung Hun Lee (“Red 2,” “G.I. Joe: Retaliation”).

    The “Terminator” franchise launched in 1984 with Schwarzenegger as the title character and spanned three subsequent films, which have earned more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office.

    Paramount will distribute the film worldwide on July 1, 2015.




    The Onion’s bid for Alex Jones’ Infowars hangs in the balance as judge orders new hearing

    Monday, November 25, 2024
    Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks outside the federal courthouse after a bankruptcy hearing Friday, June 14, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

    A bankruptcy judge on Monday delayed a hearing in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' effort to stop the satirical news outlet The Onion from buying Infowars, keeping the auction sale up in the air for at least another few weeks.

    Jones alleges fraud and collusion marred the bankruptcy auction that resulted in The Onion being named the winning bidder over a company affiliated with him. A trustee overseeing the auction denies the allegations and accuses Jones of launching a smear campaign because he didn't like the outcome.

    U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez had been scheduled to hear an emergency motion to disqualify The Onion's bid on Monday, but put it off until either Dec. 9 or Dec. 17. That's also when the judge will hear arguments on the trustee's request to approve the sale of Infowars to The Onion. Lopez said it made sense to have one hearing on both requests.

    "I want a fair and transparent process and let's just see where the process goes," Lopez said.

    Lopez could ultimately allow The Onion to move forward with its purchase, order a new auction or name the other bidder as the winner. At stake is whether Jones gets to stay at Infowars' studio in Austin, Texas, under a new owner friendly to him, or whether he gets kicked out by The Onion.

    The other bidder, First United American Companies, runs a website in Jones' name that sells nutritional supplements.

    Jones continues to broadcast his show from the Infowars studio, but he has set up a new location, websites and social media accounts as a precaution. The trustee shut down the Austin studio and Infowars' websites for about 24 hours last week after The Onion was announced as the winning bidder, but allowed them to resume the next day, drawing more complaints from... Read More

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