Rosie Perez Testifies At Weinstein Trial; 'Bambi' Reboot; Sundance Latest

What's news: Bad Boys For Life and 1917 will conquer The Gentlemen at the box office, Disney has a live-action Bambi in the works, Rosie Perez testifies in the Harvey Weinstein trial, judge "torn" in WGA-agents lawsuit, Howard The Duck is dead at Hulu. Plus: Sean Hannity scores a pre-Super Bowl Trump interview, and all the latest news and reviews from Sundance. --Alex Weprin [The Hollywood Reporter]( [The Hollywood Reporter]( Today In Entertainment JANUARY 25, 2020 What's news: Bad Boys For Life and 1917 will conquer The Gentlemen at the box office, Disney has a live-action Bambi in the works, Rosie Perez testifies in the Harvey Weinstein trial, judge "torn" in WGA-agents lawsuit, Howard The Duck is dead at Hulu. Plus: Sean Hannity scores a pre-Super Bowl Trump interview, and all the latest news and reviews from Sundance. --Alex Weprin What's news: Bad Boys For Life and 1917 will conquer The Gentlemen at the box office, Disney has a live-action Bambi in the works, Rosie Perez testifies in the Harvey Weinstein trial, judge "torn" in WGA-agents lawsuit, Howard The Duck is dead at Hulu. Plus: Sean Hannity scores a pre-Super Bowl Trump interview, and all the latest news and reviews from Sundance. --Alex Weprin [Box Office 'Bad Boys'] Box Office 'Bad Boys' ►Box office: Bad Boys cruising to another win. The Will Smith and Martin Lawrence action comedy will zoom past the $100 million mark domestically by Sunday, its 10th day in release. Sam Mendes' Oscar best-picture contender, 1917, will also cross the century mark sometime over the weekend for Amblin and Universal. Male moviegoers are in keen demand between Bad Boys 3, 1917 and new offering The Gentlemen. The latter, directed by Guy Ritchie, is projected to come in No. 3 for the weekend. [More](. ►Early arguments in Writers Guild case against agencies leave judge "torn." An in-the-weeds hearing leaves matters unresolved as the judge takes the agencies' motion to dismiss under advisement, Jonathan Handel writes. “I’m torn on this issue,” the judge said early on, referring to the question of whether the guild had associational standing — the right to bring claims on behalf of its membership in a schema somewhat akin to a class action. But on another issue — whether packaging fees violated a labor statute — Birotte seemed inclined to favor the talent firms. [The story](. ►The Harvey Weinstein trial: Actress Rosie Perez testified in Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault and rape trial Friday afternoon that her friend Annabella Sciorra told her back in 1993 that she thought she was the victim of rape. [The story](. +And: Dr. Barbara Ziv, a forensic psychologist who testified for the prosecution in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case, offered her expertise to the 12 jurors who will decide Harvey Weinstein’s fate in New York County. Ziv, who testified on Friday as the prosecution’s third called witness, educated the jurors about common "rape myths," including the commonly held — but incorrect — beliefs that most rapes are committed by strangers and that victims of sexual assault generally resist their assailants. [The story](. Disney has a live-action Bambi in the works. The studio has hired Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Captain Marvel, Tomb Raider) and Lindsey Beer (Sierra Burgess Is a Loser, Chaos Walking) to pen the screenplay for the live-action remake. Insiders say the studio views Bambi as a type of companion piece to its remakes The Jungle Book and The Lion King, which were not live-action per se but certainly made to look that way. [The story](. +In other animal-centric remake news: Anaconda, the late 1990s animal horror hit, is getting the reboot treatment. Sony's Columbia Pictures is developing an all-new and all-modern take on the cult movie, hiring Evan Daugherty, who has worked on such tentpoles as Tomb Raider and Snow White and the Huntsman, to pen the script. [More](. ►More than 50 directors petition DGA for parental leave reform. After taking time off to care for her newborn, Flint Town co-director Jessica Dimmock lost her benefits as a result of failing to meet guild minimums, Rebecca Sun reports. She hopes her letter, co-signed by established names like Ava DuVernay, Greta Gerwig and Elizabeth Banks, will spur changes with the Guild's health care policies. [The story](. Elsewhere in film... --Sony [shifted a few of its release dates](, including Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg's long-gestating videogame adaptation Uncharted. The film has moved back three months and will now open March 5, 2021. --1917 producer [breaks down]("complexities" of filming in one-shot style. --How Once Upon a Time in Hollywood [reflects a "changing time"]( in entertainment. --Parasite producer: Oscar nominations [make people]( "pay more attention to Korean cinema." --The Edge of Democracy [acts as warning shot]( for America, says director. Box Office 'Bad Boys' ►Box office: Bad Boys cruising to another win. The Will Smith and Martin Lawrence action comedy will zoom past the $100 million mark domestically by Sunday, its 10th day in release. Sam Mendes' Oscar best-picture contender, 1917, will also cross the century mark sometime over the weekend for Amblin and Universal. Male moviegoers are in keen demand between Bad Boys 3, 1917 and new offering The Gentlemen. The latter, directed by Guy Ritchie, is projected to come in No. 3 for the weekend. [More](. ►Early arguments in Writers Guild case against agencies leave judge "torn." An in-the-weeds hearing leaves matters unresolved as the judge takes the agencies' motion to dismiss under advisement, Jonathan Handel writes. “I’m torn on this issue,” the judge said early on, referring to the question of whether the guild had associational standing — the right to bring claims on behalf of its membership in a schema somewhat akin to a class action. But on another issue — whether packaging fees violated a labor statute — Birotte seemed inclined to favor the talent firms. [The story](. ►The Harvey Weinstein trial: Actress Rosie Perez testified in Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault and rape trial Friday afternoon that her friend Annabella Sciorra told her back in 1993 that she thought she was the victim of rape. [The story](. +And: Dr. Barbara Ziv, a forensic psychologist who testified for the prosecution in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case, offered her expertise to the 12 jurors who will decide Harvey Weinstein’s fate in New York County. Ziv, who testified on Friday as the prosecution’s third called witness, educated the jurors about common "rape myths," including the commonly held — but incorrect — beliefs that most rapes are committed by strangers and that victims of sexual assault generally resist their assailants. [The story](. Disney has a live-action Bambi in the works. The studio has hired Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Captain Marvel, Tomb Raider) and Lindsey Beer (Sierra Burgess Is a Loser, Chaos Walking) to pen the screenplay for the live-action remake. Insiders say the studio views Bambi as a type of companion piece to its remakes The Jungle Book and The Lion King, which were not live-action per se but certainly made to look that way. [The story](. +In other animal-centric remake news: Anaconda, the late 1990s animal horror hit, is getting the reboot treatment. Sony's Columbia Pictures is developing an all-new and all-modern take on the cult movie, hiring Evan Daugherty, who has worked on such tentpoles as Tomb Raider and Snow White and the Huntsman, to pen the script. [More](. ►More than 50 directors petition DGA for parental leave reform. After taking time off to care for her newborn, Flint Town co-director Jessica Dimmock lost her benefits as a result of failing to meet guild minimums, Rebecca Sun reports. She hopes her letter, co-signed by established names like Ava DuVernay, Greta Gerwig and Elizabeth Banks, will spur changes with the Guild's health care policies. [The story](. Elsewhere in film... --Sony [shifted a few of its release dates](, including Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg's long-gestating videogame adaptation Uncharted. The film has moved back three months and will now open March 5, 2021. --1917 producer [breaks down]("complexities" of filming in one-shot style. --How Once Upon a Time in Hollywood [reflects a "changing time"]( in entertainment. --Parasite producer: Oscar nominations [make people]( "pay more attention to Korean cinema." --The Edge of Democracy [acts as warning shot]( for America, says director. [Sundance Reviews] Sundance Reviews ►The Dissident review: Todd McCarthy reviews the Jamal Khashoggi doc, writing that "this is a documentary both tragic and poignant, not to mention maddening in that only a few underlings, and not the perpetrators, will pay for the crime committed in Istanbul." [The review](. ►Falling review. John DeFore reviews Viggo Mortinsen's film, writing that "this will be one of the fest's most assured directing debuts, and is sure to move viewers whether or not their own families contain a figure as problematic as [Lance] Henriksen's Willis Petersen." [The review](. ►Come Away review: John DeFore writes that "a wealth of familiar storybook material and a cast including Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo will draw attention, but a handsome production and beautiful cast aren't enough to get this fantasy off the ground." [The review](. ►Ironbark review: John DeFore calls the film "a solid spy drama about ordinary people caught up in Cold War espionage, Dominic Cooke's Ironbark is as meat-and-potatoes as its real-life hero." [The review](. ►Rebuilding Paradise review: Leslie Felperin reviews the Ron Howard documentary, writing "backed by National Geographic and clearly largely intended for TV consumption, the film skews toward a more palatable, optimistic message." [The review](. +And: David Rooney reviews [Never Rarely Sometimes](... Rooney also reviews [The Go-Gos](... and also [Zola](... Daniel Fienberg reviews the documentary [Happy Happy Joy Joy — the Ren & Stimpy Story](... Leslie Felperin reviews [Herself](... Deborah Young reviews [Vivos](... John DeFore reviews [Boys State](... Stephen Farber reviews [Mucho Mucho Amor](... [( More from Sundance... +Zach Woods swaps Silicon Valley for Sundance, ditches the fleece vest in Hollywood Reporter style clinic. The actor, who'll be in Park City for the premiere of Downhill, gets a simple and streamlined wardrobe for the festival, as THR contributing men's fashion editor Andrew Weitz looks to avoid the cliché of stars "dressed in full-on lumberjack wear, pretending to be Paul Bunyan." [More](. +Also: Ahead of its Jan. 27 world premiere at Sundance, [nine posters have been released]( for the surreal drama Nine Days... [Read The Hollywood Reporter cover to cover and hundreds of other magazines in Apple News+](. ^Marvel's Howard the Duck, Tigra & Dazzler dead at Hulu. As the transition from the Jeph Loeb-led era of Marvel Television comes to its end and Kevin Feige begins to have greater creative control over film and television projects, the comic book company has opted to end development of two of its four animated Hulu comedies. Animated crossover The Offenders is also unlikely to move forward given that half the combined universe has been scrapped. [Details](. ►Will Ferrell's production banner signs first-look TV deal at Netflix, film deal at Paramount. The actor and producer's Gloria Sanchez Productions, which he runs with Jessica Elbaum, has signed a first-look deal with the streamer. Separately, the company has signed a feature deal with Paramount. The company has also named Brittney Segal and David Koplan heads of TV and film, respectively. [The story](. +Mick Jagger sets podcast deal with Warner Bros. Digital Networks. The Rolling Stones singer has partnered with Warner Bros. Digital Networks to produce a series of original narrative podcasts. The studio has signed a first-look deal with Rainy Day Podcasts, a company formed by Jagger, his Jagged Films partner Victoria Pearman, producer Steve Bing and Oscar-nominated writer Josh Olson. Under the deal, Rainy Day will develop up to seven original podcasts, with formats ranging from scripted narratives to docuseries to talk and discussion. [The story](. ►Netflix adds new titles to Criterion Collection. Netflix has added four more movie titles for Blu-ray and DVD releases this year via the Criterion Collection — Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert’s American Factory and Mati Diop’s Atlantics. Earlier, Netflix's Roma by Alfonso Cuarón became the first of the streaming giant's films to join the Criterion library of classic and contemporary films, and is set for a Feb. 11 home video release. [More](. Elsewhere in TV... --HBO on Friday released [the first teaser trailer](for the cable network's upcoming limited series The Undoing, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant. --Ratings: The third-season premiere of Station 19 delivered its [biggest same-day audience ever]( for ABC, thanks in part to a crossover with Grey's Anatomy. The penultimate episode of The Good Place on NBC also hit a multi-episode high in viewers. --Megyn Kelly criticized a [polarized media landscape](in the Trump era in a rare television guest appearance on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher. Sundance Reviews ►The Dissident review: Todd McCarthy reviews the Jamal Khashoggi doc, writing that "this is a documentary both tragic and poignant, not to mention maddening in that only a few underlings, and not the perpetrators, will pay for the crime committed in Istanbul." [The review](. ►Falling review. John DeFore reviews Viggo Mortinsen's film, writing that "this will be one of the fest's most assured directing debuts, and is sure to move viewers whether or not their own families contain a figure as problematic as [Lance] Henriksen's Willis Petersen." [The review](. ►Come Away review: John DeFore writes that "a wealth of familiar storybook material and a cast including Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo will draw attention, but a handsome production and beautiful cast aren't enough to get this fantasy off the ground." [The review](. ►Ironbark review: John DeFore calls the film "a solid spy drama about ordinary people caught up in Cold War espionage, Dominic Cooke's Ironbark is as meat-and-potatoes as its real-life hero." [The review](. ►Rebuilding Paradise review: Leslie Felperin reviews the Ron Howard documentary, writing "backed by National Geographic and clearly largely intended for TV consumption, the film skews toward a more palatable, optimistic message." [The review](. +And: David Rooney reviews [Never Rarely Sometimes](... Rooney also reviews [The Go-Gos](... and also [Zola](... Daniel Fienberg reviews the documentary [Happy Happy Joy Joy — the Ren & Stimpy Story](... Leslie Felperin reviews [Herself](... Deborah Young reviews [Vivos](... John DeFore reviews [Boys State](... Stephen Farber reviews [Mucho Mucho Amor](... [( More from Sundance... +Zach Woods swaps Silicon Valley for Sundance, ditches the fleece vest in Hollywood Reporter style clinic. The actor, who'll be in Park City for the premiere of Downhill, gets a simple and streamlined wardrobe for the festival, as THR contributing men's fashion editor Andrew Weitz looks to avoid the cliché of stars "dressed in full-on lumberjack wear, pretending to be Paul Bunyan." [More](. +Also: Ahead of its Jan. 27 world premiere at Sundance, [nine posters have been released]( for the surreal drama Nine Days... [Read The Hollywood Reporter cover to cover and hundreds of other magazines in Apple News+](. ^Marvel's Howard the Duck, Tigra & Dazzler dead at Hulu. As the transition from the Jeph Loeb-led era of Marvel Television comes to its end and Kevin Feige begins to have greater creative control over film and television projects, the comic book company has opted to end development of two of its four animated Hulu comedies. Animated crossover The Offenders is also unlikely to move forward given that half the combined universe has been scrapped. [Details](. ►Will Ferrell's production banner signs first-look TV deal at Netflix, film deal at Paramount. The actor and producer's Gloria Sanchez Productions, which he runs with Jessica Elbaum, has signed a first-look deal with the streamer. Separately, the company has signed a feature deal with Paramount. The company has also named Brittney Segal and David Koplan heads of TV and film, respectively. [The story](. +Mick Jagger sets podcast deal with Warner Bros. Digital Networks. The Rolling Stones singer has partnered with Warner Bros. Digital Networks to produce a series of original narrative podcasts. The studio has signed a first-look deal with Rainy Day Podcasts, a company formed by Jagger, his Jagged Films partner Victoria Pearman, producer Steve Bing and Oscar-nominated writer Josh Olson. Under the deal, Rainy Day will develop up to seven original podcasts, with formats ranging from scripted narratives to docuseries to talk and discussion. [The story](. ►Netflix adds new titles to Criterion Collection. Netflix has added four more movie titles for Blu-ray and DVD releases this year via the Criterion Collection — Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert’s American Factory and Mati Diop’s Atlantics. Earlier, Netflix's Roma by Alfonso Cuarón became the first of the streaming giant's films to join the Criterion library of classic and contemporary films, and is set for a Feb. 11 home video release. [More](. Elsewhere in TV... --HBO on Friday released [the first teaser trailer](for the cable network's upcoming limited series The Undoing, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant. --Ratings: The third-season premiere of Station 19 delivered its [biggest same-day audience ever]( for ABC, thanks in part to a crossover with Grey's Anatomy. The penultimate episode of The Good Place on NBC also hit a multi-episode high in viewers. --Megyn Kelly criticized a [polarized media landscape](in the Trump era in a rare television guest appearance on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher. [Hannity Scores Super Bowl Trump Interview] Hannity Scores Super Bowl Trump Interview ►Sean Hannity will interview President Trump during the Super Bowl pregame show on Fox [next week](. Some observers had hoped Fox would have one of its news anchors interview Trump, though the network has sent Bill O'Reilly to do the interviews for the past few Super Bowls, most recently in 2017. +The Trump campaign warned the Commission on President Debates that it may skip their debates, and propose a new firm to host the 2020 election debates instead. The [New York Times]([reports]( that the campaign complained that the debates during the 2016 campaign were "biased" against them. +Also: Trump unveiled the logo for the U.S. Space Force on Twitter Friday, and social media users noticed that it bears a striking similarity to the Starfleet Command logo from Star Trek. [Take a look](. And: Jon Voight posted a video message on Twitter supporting President Donald Trump amid his impeachment trial Friday afternoon, calling for "highest prayers" to "save the truth that has been taken down by these cruel individuals of the left." [More](. ►TV Long View: Awards recognition and a healthy streaming audience have helped Pop's cult hit Schitt's Creek substantially increase its audience for the show's final season, Rick Porter writes. [The column](. ►Support grows for unionizing video game industry, survey finds. Ahead of the Game Developer's Conference (GDC) — which is dedicated to the art and science of making video games and set to take place March 16-20 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco — the results of the organization's eighth annual State of Industry report were released Friday. Surveying nearly 4,000 video game developers with the intent of highlighting industry trends and forecasts for the future of gaming, this year's report indicates an increasing interest in the games industry to unionize. [More](. +In other gaming news: How Call of Duty league will [bring the competition]( to fans. Class warfare and culture clashes fuel Oscars international feature film race. From Parasite to Pain and Glory, the five films nominated in the newly renamed category (formerly best foreign-language film) tell universal and explosive stories. [More](. +Also: How the Oscars documentary feature nominees [explore global issues](... Revolving door: Fashion designer and model Dapper Dan (née Daniel R. Day), recently known for his collaborations with Gucci, [has signed]( with WME for television and film... Quibi's revival of Punk'd has found its host. Grammy-winning hip-hop artist Chance the Rapper [will take over](the director's chair for the updated version of the hidden-camera show... ►Behind the Screen podcast: Makeup department head Nicki Ledermann and hair department head Kay Georgiou, who transformed Joaquin Phoenix into the title character of Todd Phillips' Joker, are featured in the latest episode. [Listen](. What else we're reading... --"At pre-Grammy parties for rising stars and power players, ‘Dugan-gate’ is talk of the town" [[LA Times](] --"Is Picard the Star Trek we need right now?" [[Vanity Fair](] -- Birthdays: Alicia Keys, 39, Ellen DeGeneres, 62 (on Sunday). Have a great weekend... Hannity Scores Super Bowl Trump Interview ►Sean Hannity will interview President Trump during the Super Bowl pregame show on Fox [next week](. Some observers had hoped Fox would have one of its news anchors interview Trump, though the network has sent Bill O'Reilly to do the interviews for the past few Super Bowls, most recently in 2017. +The Trump campaign warned the Commission on President Debates that it may skip their debates, and propose a new firm to host the 2020 election debates instead. The [New York Times]([reports]( that the campaign complained that the debates during the 2016 campaign were "biased" against them. +Also: Trump unveiled the logo for the U.S. Space Force on Twitter Friday, and social media users noticed that it bears a striking similarity to the Starfleet Command logo from Star Trek. [Take a look](. And: Jon Voight posted a video message on Twitter supporting President Donald Trump amid his impeachment trial Friday afternoon, calling for "highest prayers" to "save the truth that has been taken down by these cruel individuals of the left." [More](. ►TV Long View: Awards recognition and a healthy streaming audience have helped Pop's cult hit Schitt's Creek substantially increase its audience for the show's final season, Rick Porter writes. [The column](. ►Support grows for unionizing video game industry, survey finds. Ahead of the Game Developer's Conference (GDC) — which is dedicated to the art and science of making video games and set to take place March 16-20 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco — the results of the organization's eighth annual State of Industry report were released Friday. Surveying nearly 4,000 video game developers with the intent of highlighting industry trends and forecasts for the future of gaming, this year's report indicates an increasing interest in the games industry to unionize. [More](. +In other gaming news: How Call of Duty league will [bring the competition]( to fans. Class warfare and culture clashes fuel Oscars international feature film race. From Parasite to Pain and Glory, the five films nominated in the newly renamed category (formerly best foreign-language film) tell universal and explosive stories. [More](. +Also: How the Oscars documentary feature nominees [explore global issues](... Revolving door: Fashion designer and model Dapper Dan (née Daniel R. Day), recently known for his collaborations with Gucci, [has signed]( with WME for television and film... Quibi's revival of Punk'd has found its host. Grammy-winning hip-hop artist Chance the Rapper [will take over](the director's chair for the updated version of the hidden-camera show... ►Behind the Screen podcast: Makeup department head Nicki Ledermann and hair department head Kay Georgiou, who transformed Joaquin Phoenix into the title character of Todd Phillips' Joker, are featured in the latest episode. [Listen](. What else we're reading... --"At pre-Grammy parties for rising stars and power players, ‘Dugan-gate’ is talk of the town" [[LA Times](] --"Is Picard the Star Trek we need right now?" [[Vanity Fair](] -- Birthdays: Alicia Keys, 39, Ellen DeGeneres, 62 (on Sunday). Have a great weekend... [Image] [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( Is this e-mail not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.]( ©2020 The Hollywood Reporter. 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 All rights reserved. JANUARY 25, 2020 [UNSUBSCRIBE]( [MANAGE PREFERENCES]( [PRIVACY POLICY]( [TERMS OF USE](