Film Bits: Dakota Fanning to Co-star in ‘The Alienist’; ‘Clowntergeist’ Trailer is Every Bit as Amazing as it Sounds

Dakota Fanning Heads to TV in New Miniseries

TNT’s The Alienist already had an impressive cast with the likes of Daniel Bruhl (Captain America: Civil War) and Luke Evans (The Hunger Games), but the latest casting adds a little more punch to the lineup. Dakota Fanning (American Pastoral) has signed on to play Sara Howard in the miniseries adaptation of Caleb Carr’s turn-of-the-century murder mystery. The series is being produced by Cary Fukunaga (True Detective) with Jakob Verbruggen (Black Mirror) set to direct. The Alienist is set to premiere sometime later this year on TNT.

(The Hollywood Reporter)

Will ‘Clowntergeist’ Be the Greatest Movie Ever Made? Probably.

You know what? Cancel movies. 2017 just peaked and there’s no topping this. Try again next year, Hollywood. There’s no release date yet for this obvious masterpiece, but hopefully we get some more information soon. In the mean time, watch this trailer on loop.

(The Hollywood Reporter)

‘Hidden Figures’ Retains Box Office Dominance; ‘Star Wars’ Drops to Fifth

Hidden Figures topped the box office charts this three-day weekend, raking in $20.8 million and retaining its top-of-the-charts throne for the second week in a row. Damien Chazelle’s Golden Age throwback La La Land jumped from fifth place to second place, earning $14.5 million, while the animated Sing stayed in the third place position with $13.8 million. Newcomer The Bye Bye Man took fourth place with $13.5 million while the latest Star Wars movie, Rogue One, fell from second place to fifth place with a box office total of $13.3 million.

1. Hidden Figures-$20.8 million
2. La La Land-$14.5 million
3. Sing-$13.8 million
4. The Bye Bye Man-$13.5 million
5. Rogue One-$13.3 million
6. Patriots Day-$12 million
7. Monster Trucks-$10.9 million
8. Sleepless-$8.3 million
9. Underworld: Blood Wars-$6.1 million
10. Passengers-$5.3 million

(Box Office Mojo)