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EXCLUSIVE: Jacqueline Obradors (Promised Land), Jon Beavers (Licorice Pizza) and Ruth Righi (Sydney To The Max) are set as leads opposite Scott Bakula, Anna Wood, Oluniké Adeliyi and Cress Williams in NBC's drama pilot Unbroken (working title). They also join previously announced series regulars Delon de Metz, Amanda…

Former Black Lightning star Cress Williams has been tapped as a lead opposite Scott Bakula, Anna Wood and Oluniké Adeliyi in NBC's drama pilot Unbroken (working title). Also cast in the project, from New Amsterdam executive producer Shaun Cassidy and Universal Television, is newcomer Shian Tomlinson whose only…

Former Quantum Leap star Scott Bakula is returning to NBC as the lead of ranch drama pilot Unbroken (working title), which he also will executive produce. Written and executive produced by Shaun Cassidy, in Unbroken, three dynastic ranch families on the central coast of California make love and war in a passionate…

EXCLUSIVE: Anna Wood (The Code) is set as a lead along with Oluniké Adeliyi (The Porter), Amanda Payton (United States of Al) and Delon de Metz (Zoo) in NBC’s Unbroken (wt) drama pilot from New Amsterdam executive producer Shaun Cassidy and Universal Television. Additionally, Bronwen Hughes (Resident Evil) has been…

Every broadcast season, some of the networks’ pickups are influenced by the recent big breakout hits. On the heels of the blockbuster success of Paramount Network’s ranch drama Yellowstone, NBC has given a pilot order to Unbroken, a drama from New Amsterdam executive producer Shaun Cassidy and Universal…

EXCLUSIVE: The Bird, the nickname of the Japanese officer who psychologically and physically tortured WWII officer Louis Zamperini, changed the American war hero’s life. Now David Sakurai has just been cast as Mutsuhiro ‘The Bird’ Wantabe in the Harold Cronk-directed Unbroken: Path to Redemption, the sequel to the…

2ND UPDATE, TUESDAY 3:21 AM PT: Actuals have been reported from most of the studios, with very few discrepancies amongst the major titles. The Top 5 remain the same as projected on Sunday, save for a tie-break between Exodus: Gods And Kings and China’s Miss Granny with the latter landing at No. 4 and the former at No…

In something of a surprise this morning, Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel emerged with the most BAFTA nominations at a total of 11. The movie had its world premiere in Berlin last year, meaning that on BAFTA night February 8, it will be one year and two days since its debut. It was released in Britain in March…

Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken has been set a January 30 release date in China. The film, which traces the incredible life of Olympian and war hero Louis Zameperini, was released in North America on Christmas Day and has been rolling out internationally since. Universal is releasing the film which just this week screened at…

Angelina Jolie had an audience with the pope today in Rome. The director’s second feature, Unbroken, was screened at the Vatican after Pope Francis, who was aware of the incredible life story of the late Louis Zamperini welcomed the opportunity. The Associated Press reports that the pontiff did not watch the screening…

The American Society Of Cinematographers unveiled the feature film nominees for its 29th ASC Awards this morning, a list that featured staples Roger Deakins (for Universal’s Unbroken) and Emmanuel Lubezki, who won the society’s award last year for Warner Bros’ Gravity and went on to take the Oscar. The winner will be…

2Nd UPDATE: : International actuals are in from most of the studios with a few figure shifts. The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies came in higher than projected with a total $54M weekend and a cume of $504.65M. Disney's Into The Woods, previously at a projected $1M for the weekend, nearly doubled that to take a…