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Annapurna Pictures To Explore Bankruptcy Protection

Annapurna Pictures, the studio that brought us films like Zero Dark Thirty, Her, and this year’s Booksmart, is on the verge of bankruptcy, according to news reports. They have failed to produce any box office hits with their releases. And last year, there were rumors that the studio was in danger of imploding. Now it looks like those rumors are true, as Megan Ellison, the founder of Annapurna Pictures, has “retained a law firm to explore bankruptcy protection.” More on the report below.
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New Trailer For Coen Brothers Western ‘The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs’ Released

Netflix has released a new trailer for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, the upcoming western anthology written and directed by four-time Academy Award winners Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, the brothers behind films like Fargo, No Country for Old Men, A Serious Man, and True Grit.
The movie stars Tim Blake Nelson as Buster Scruggs, who will be part of the six different tales told in the film. Also starring is James Franco, Brendan Gleeson, Zoe Kazan, Liam Neeson, and Tom Waits.
You can find more information on the movie and check out the new trailer below.
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Tags: Annapurna Television, Brendan Gleeson, Ethan Coen, James Franco, Joel and Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Liam Neeson, Megan Ellison, Netflix, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, The Coen Brothers, Tim Blake Nelson, Tom Waits, Zoe Kazan
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Annapurna Pictures In Danger Of Imploding According To Sources

Annapurna Pictures is one of the premiere film production and distributors today. Having released bold films like American Hustle, Zero Dark Thirty, Her, Spring Breakers, and The Master, it seemed like the young company would continue to stay in business.
However, having just dropped two major films before they were set to hit production, there is word that the indie distribution company is in major financial trouble. More on the story below.
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‘The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs’: Official Trailer For Coen Brothers’ Western Anthology Released

A little over a year ago we found out that Academy Award winners Joel Coen and Ethan Coen were making a western anthology for Netflix titled The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. At the time, I misread the project as an anthology series when in fact it was described as a western anthology “project,” not a series. And now we know that it will actually be a six-part western anthology film. Whether those six parts will in total equal the length of one feature film or if each part will be longer than that remains to be seen. Either way, I’m damn excited about it.
Netflix has now released an official trailer for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, which is presented in the unique style of the Coen brothers. Each chapter tells a story about the American Old West, with Scruggs (played by Tim Blake Nelson) at the center of it all.
Continue below to check out the trailer.
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Tags: Annapurna Television, Brendan Gleeson, Ethan Coen, James Franco, Joel and Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Liam Neeson, Megan Ellison, Netflix, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, The Coen Brothers, Tim Blake Nelson, Tom Waits, Zoe Kazan
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The Coen Brothers’ Western Anthology ‘The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs’ Coming To Netflix

Four-time Academy Award winning filmmakers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen are heading to Netflix. The Coen brothers are set to write and direct The Ballad of Buster Scruggs for the streaming service.
Buster Scruggs is a western anthology series which will consist of six episodes, with each telling a story about the American Old West. Tim Blake Nelson, who starred in the Coen’s O Brother, Where Art Thou?, will play the title character.
You can find all the info below, including a brief but amusing statement from the Coens.
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‘Everybody Wants Some’ Trailer: The ‘Dazed and Confused’ Spiritual Sequel

Paramount Pictures has released a trailer for Everybody Wants Some. The movie comes from five-time Academy Award nominee (three of which coming from his previous film, Boyhood) Richard Linklater, who writes and directs.
Everybody Wants Some is set in the ’80s and is considered a spiritual sequel to Linklater’s 1993 cult classic Dazed and Confused, which took place in the ’70s. You can check out the trailer below.
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Tags: Austin Amelio, Blake Jenner, Dazed and Confused, Everybody Wants Some, Forreest Vickery, Ginger Sledge, Glen Powell, J. Quinton Johnson, Juston Street, Megan Ellison, Paramount, Paramount Pictures, Richard Linklater, Ryan Guzman, Tanner Kalina, Temple Baker, Tyler Hoechlin, Will Brittain, Wyatt Russell, Zoey Deutch
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Future Of The ‘Terminator’ Franchise In Question

Terminator Genisys was supposed to be the film to help revive the franchise into the mega-blockbuster one that it was known for. But nearly three weeks after its release, the film continues to struggle at the domestic box office, and is only faring well overseas. The fifth installment in the franchise has grossed $278 million at the box office. But when taking into account the $155 million production budget, and the promotional budget, it would seem that Terminator Genisys is just another disaster for the franchise and the studio.
Paramount has scheduled two Terminator sequels to be released in 2017 and 2018, but there is a new report saying that the future of the franchise is uncertain. More on the story below.
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Annapurna Pictures Exits Out Of ‘Terminator: Genesis’
This was always an odd pairing. When the Terminator property was up for grabs, a variety of studios were vying to purchase the name of the very lucrative franchise, namely Annapurna Pictures and Lionsgate. Megan Ellison and her Annapurna Pictures ended up beating Lionsgate for the project and soon developed a partnership with Paramount, who would help finance the project with Annapurna. They even got some of the roles cast for Terminator: Genesis. Game Of Thrones‘ Emilia Clarke got the role of Sarah Connor, while Zero Dark Thirty‘s Jason Clarke is in talks to play John Connor.
Now comes word that Annapurna Pictures will no longer a co-financer of the project. Hit the jump to see who will help finance the project.
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New R-Rated Animated Comedy ‘Sausage Party’ From Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg On The Way

A raunchy new R-rated animated comedy is on the way from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the duo who have worked together on numerous projects, including Superbad and Pineapple Express, which they wrote together, and This Is The End, which they wrote and directed together.
The new movie is titled Sausage Party, and will follow a sausage who falls out of a shopping cart at the grocery store and must set off on a journey with some new friends to get back to their places in the store before a 4th of July sale starts, all while also determined to discover the truth of his existence.
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Tags: Annapurna Pictures, Ariel Shaffir, Conrad Vernon, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Jonah Hill, Kyle Hunter, Megan Ellison, Sausage Party, Seth Rogen, Sony Pictures
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