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16 ❘ eNtertainment CONTACT US AT: 8351-9329, [email protected] Fri/Sat/Sun September 22~24, 2017 AFTER waving hasta la vista more than 25 years ago, Linda Hamilton is returning to the world of “Terminator,” reunit- ing with James Cameron, the creator of the sci-fi franchise, for the new installment being made by Skydance and Paramount. Cameron made the announcement at a private event celebrating the storied franchise, saying, “As mean- ingful as she was to gender and action stars everywhere back then, it’s going to make a huge statement to have that seasoned warrior that she’s become return.” With Hamilton’s return, Cameron hopes to once again make a statement on gender roles in action movies. “There are 50-year-old, 60- year-old guys out there killing bad guys,” he said, referring to aging male actors still anchor- ing movies, “but there isn’t an example of that for women.” Tim Miller, the filmmaker who made his breakout fea- ture debut with “Deadpool,” is directing the sequel, which is returning to its roots by having the involvement of Cameron for the first time since 1991’s “Ter- minator 2: Judgment Day.” Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has starred as both a bad guy and good guy portraying the cool killer robot sent from the future, is already set to return and with Cameron and now Hamilton on board. The new “Terminator” film will once again have its original creative team. But the new movie will also be seen as a passing of the baton to a new generation of characters. Hamilton starred in the first film, “The Terminator,” released in 1984 as a low- budget genre play, playing one of the silver screen’s strongest female heroines, Sarah Connor. (SD-Agencies) Hamilton set to return to ‘Terminator’ franchise ACTRESS Diane Kruger is teaming with Straight Up Films to tell the story of silver-screen and communications technology pioneer Hedy Lamarr. Kruger is producing with the intent to star in what is envisioned to be a TV minise- ries adaptation of the Richard Rhodes book “Hedy’s Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, The Most Beautiful Woman in the World.” Google and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation are also collaborating on the devel- opment of the project. Lamarr, who first began acting in her native Austria, lit up Hollywood in the late 1930s and 1940s, starring in “Comrade X” with Clark Gable, “Tortilla Flat” with Spencer Tracy and “Samson & Deiliah” with Victor Mature. Her career fell into a sad decline in the 1950s and 1960s, but it was in her pre-war life that she made a lasting impact that would only be recognized decades later. Lamarr first married when she was 18, to a wealthy Austrian munitions manufacturer with ties to both governments in Nazi Germany and Mussolini’s Italy. And while her husband was a man who ruled their marriage with an iron fist, he introduced her to scientists working in the military. This nurtured her latent curiosity and she worked on inventions in her off-hours even when she made her way to the United States. While most of her inventions didn’t go far, during World War II and while under contract with MGM, Lamarr and a friend invented a frequency-hopping radio signal that they patented. They approached the military, who at the time turned them away. It was only a generation later that the military began looking at it and using it. The technology, called Spread Spec- trum Technology, now under- pins Bluetooth and WiFi use. Her technological contribu- tion was recognized very late in life, and in 2014 she was posthumously inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. “I am fascinated by Hedy Lamarr,” said Kruger in a state- ment. “She was a smart, witty, visionary inventor, way ahead of her time, who also happened to be a major movie star. I cannot wait to tell her story to make sure her legacy will live on forever and inspire others.” Kruger won the best actress prize at the Cannes Film Festi- val this year for the German-lan- guage drama “In the Fade.” (SD-Agencies) Diane Kruger to star in Lamarr miniseries ACTOR Mark Wahlberg is set to star in the family comedy “Instant Family” for Paramount Pictures. “Instant Family” is a reunion for all involved, reteaming Wahlberg and filmmaker Sean Anders, who directed the actor in Paramount’s hit comedy “Daddy’s Home” and the upcom- ing sequel, “Daddy’s Home 2” (due out Nov. 10). Anders and John Morris co- wrote “Instant Family” and will produce alongside Wahlberg and Steve Levinson. WME, which represents Walhberg, packaged the project. Paramount is fast- tracking the motion picture and aims to start shooting next year. “Instant Family” centers on a couple who decide to start a family and adopt through the foster-care system, only to find themselves raising three wild kids who have no interest in being parented. Following “Daddy’s Home 2,” Wahlberg will next be seen in theaters in the J. Paul Getty drama “All the Money in the World,” which Sony will open in theaters Dec. 8 timed to awards season. (SD-Agencies) Gadot in talks to join ‘Deeper’ “WONDER Woman” star Gal Gadot has found her next proj- ect: MGM’s supernatural thriller titled “Deeper.” Gadot is in early talks to join Bradley Cooper in the film, which was a hot Max Landis spec package when the studio picked it up in 2016. Kornel Mundruczo, the Hun- garian director behind “White God,” is directing the project, which centers on a disgraced astronaut who is on a deep- sea dive exploring a newly discovered trench but soon finds himself confronted by a sinister and dangerous force. It was described as having a tone similar to recent hits “Gravity” and “The Martian.” It is not known which charac- ter Gadot will play. David Goyer, Kevin Turen, Russell Ackerman, John Schoenfelder and Landis are producing, as is Cooper. Gadot became an inter- national star thanks to her “Wonder Woman” role, with the movie becoming not only a phenomenon but one of the year’s biggest hits, grossing over US$818 million worldwide. The actress will be back for the superhero film’s sequel, which will be once again directed by Patty Jenkins, but the goal is for her to shoot “Deeper” before seg- ueing to the Warners DC movie. (SD-Agencies) Wahlberg to star in ‘Instant Family’ Linda Hamilton Linda Hamilton Gal Gadot Gal Gadot Hedy Lamarr Hedy Lamarr Diane Kruger Diane Kruger
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AFTER waving hasta la vista more than 25 years ago, Linda Hamilton is returning to the world of “Terminator,” reunit-ing with James Cameron, the creator of the sci-fi franchise, for the new installment being made by Skydance and Paramount.
Cameron made the announcement at a private event celebrating the storied franchise, saying, “As mean-ingful as she was to gender and action stars everywhere back then, it’s going to make a huge statement to have that seasoned warrior that she’s become return.”
With Hamilton’s return, Cameron hopes to once again make a statement on gender roles in action movies.
“There are 50-year-old, 60-year-old guys out there killing
bad guys,” he said, referring to aging male actors still anchor-ing movies, “but there isn’t an example of that for women.”
Tim Miller, the fi lmmaker who made his breakout fea-ture debut with “Deadpool,” is directing the sequel, which is
returning to its roots by having the involvement of Cameron for the fi rst time since 1991’s “Ter-minator 2: Judgment Day.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has starred as both a bad guy and good guy portraying the cool killer robot sent from the future, is already set to return and with Cameron and now Hamilton on board. The new “Terminator” fi lm will once again have its original creative team. But the new movie will also be seen as a passing of the baton to a new generation of characters.
Hamilton starred in the fi rst fi lm, “The Terminator,” released in 1984 as a low-budget genre play, playing one of the silver screen’s strongest female heroines, Sarah Connor. (SD-Agencies)
Hamilton set to return to ‘Terminator’ franchise
ACTRESS Diane Kruger is teaming with Straight Up Films to tell the story of silver-screen and communications technology pioneer Hedy Lamarr.
Kruger is producing with the intent to star in what is envisioned to be a TV minise-ries adaptation of the Richard Rhodes book “Hedy’s Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, The Most Beautiful Woman in the World.” Google and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation are also collaborating on the devel-opment of the project.
Lamarr, who fi rst began acting in her native Austria, lit up Hollywood in the late 1930s and 1940s, starring in “Comrade X” with Clark Gable, “Tortilla Flat” with Spencer Tracy and “Samson & Deiliah” with Victor Mature. Her career fell into a sad decline in the 1950s and 1960s, but it was in her pre-war life that she made a lasting impact that would only be recognized decades later.
Lamarr fi rst married when she was 18, to a wealthy Austrian munitions manufacturer with ties to both governments in Nazi Germany and Mussolini’s Italy. And while her husband was a man who ruled their marriage with an iron fi st, he introduced her to scientists working in the
military. This nurtured her latent curiosity and she worked on inventions in her off-hours even when she made her way to the United States.
While most of her inventions didn’t go far, during World War II and while under contract with MGM, Lamarr and a friend invented a frequency-hopping radio signal that they patented. They approached the military, who at the time turned them away. It was only a generation later that the military began looking at it and using it. The technology, called Spread Spec-trum Technology, now under-pins Bluetooth and WiFi use.
Her technological contribu-tion was recognized very late in life, and in 2014 she was posthumously inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
“I am fascinated by Hedy Lamarr,” said Kruger in a state-ment. “She was a smart, witty, visionary inventor, way ahead of her time, who also happened to be a major movie star. I cannot wait to tell her story to make sure her legacy will live on forever and inspire others.”
Kruger won the best actress prize at the Cannes Film Festi-val this year for the German-lan-guage drama “In the Fade.”
(SD-Agencies)
Diane Kruger to star in Lamarr miniseries
ACTOR Mark Wahlberg is set to star in the family comedy “Instant Family” for Paramount Pictures.
“Instant Family” is a reunion for all involved, reteaming Wahlberg and fi lmmaker Sean Anders, who directed the actor in Paramount’s hit comedy “Daddy’s Home” and the upcom-ing sequel, “Daddy’s Home 2” (due out Nov. 10).
Anders and John Morris co-wrote “Instant Family” and will produce alongside Wahlberg and Steve Levinson. WME, which represents Walhberg, packaged
the project. Paramount is fast-tracking the motion picture and aims to start shooting next year.
“Instant Family” centers on a couple who decide to start a family and adopt through the foster-care system, only to fi nd themselves raising three wild kids who have no interest in being parented.
Following “Daddy’s Home 2,” Wahlberg will next be seen in theaters in the J. Paul Getty drama “All the Money in the World,” which Sony will open in theaters Dec. 8 timed to awards season. (SD-Agencies)
Gadot in talks to join ‘Deeper’
“WONDER Woman” star Gal Gadot has found her next proj-ect: MGM’s supernatural thriller titled “Deeper.”
Gadot is in early talks to join Bradley Cooper in the fi lm, which was a hot Max Landis spec package when the studio picked it up in 2016.
Kornel Mundruczo, the Hun-garian director behind “White God,” is directing the project, which centers on a disgraced astronaut who is on a deep-sea dive exploring a newly discovered trench but soon fi nds himself confronted by a sinister and dangerous force. It was described as having a tone similar to recent hits “Gravity” and “The Martian.”
It is not known which charac-ter Gadot will play.
David Goyer, Kevin Turen,
Russell Ackerman, John Schoenfelder and Landis are producing, as is Cooper.
Gadot became an inter-national star thanks to her “Wonder Woman” role, with the movie becoming not only a phenomenon but one of the year’s biggest hits, grossing over US$818 million worldwide.
The actress will be back for the superhero fi lm’s sequel, which will be once again directed by Patty Jenkins, but the goal is for her to shoot “Deeper” before seg-ueing to the Warners DC movie. (SD-Agencies)
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