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Spike Lee to Receive Venice Film Festival Honor; Dark Knight Rises Poised for 3rd Weekend Triumph: Biz Break

Also in Friday morning’s round-up of news briefs, Warner Bros is eyeing Russell Crowe as it considers Stephen King project. Terrence Howard is set to play a hustler in a new pic, while a Game of Thrones star is joining an all-star cast in The Counselor and more. Venice Film Festival to Fete Spike Lee Lee will receive the festival’s “Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker 2012 Award” on August 31st. The award is given to “a personality who has brought great innovation to contemporary cinema,” according to the festival. Lee’s Michael Jackson documentary Bad 25 will debut following the ceremony. The documentary looks at the 25th anniversary of the late singer’s Bad album. The 69th Venice Film Festival takes place August 29th – September 8th. Around the ‘net… Warner Bros. Looks to Dark Tower and Russell Crowe The studio is getting a new script from Akiva Goldsman for the first installment of Stephen King’s Western The Dark Tower . Director Ron Howard and producers Brian Grazer and Goldsman have been in talks with Crowe to play Deschain – humanity’s last hope to save civilization as he journeys to find the Dark Tower, Deadline reports . Box Office Preview: The Dark Knight Rises Set to Ascend Over Total Recall Total Recall is tracking to open in the $25 – $30 million range, while TDKR is looking at $35 million in its third week. The Batman film passed the $600 million mark worldwide on Wednesday, THR reports . Terrence Howard Joins A Girl and a Gun Howard will play a hustler with big Hollywood dreams, but flounders. But after intervening in a mugging, he gets pulled into a world of intrigue. Juno Temple, Luis Guzman and Christopher Walken also star in the film written and directed by Filip Jan Rymsza, Deadline reports . Game of Thrones Star Eyes The Counselor Natalie Dormer played Margaery Tyrrell in Game of Thrones and is now looking to join the Ridley Scott-directed The Counselor with Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Michael Fassbender and Brad Pitt. Set on the Mexican border, it revolves around an attorney in need of money who decides to try out the cocaine trade, THR reports . World of Warcraft Gets New Writer Charles Leavitt ( The Seventh Son has signed on to write the script for Legend Entertainment’s video game adaptation World of Warcraft . The story will be based on the Activision/Blizzard Entertainment video game in which players take part in the ongoing struggle between the Horde and the Alliance, Movieweb reports .

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Spike Lee to Receive Venice Film Festival Honor; Dark Knight Rises Poised for 3rd Weekend Triumph: Biz Break

Studio Offers Tom Cruise Moral Support, Warner Bros. Plans a Comic-Con Extra: Biz Break

In Tuesday morning’s round up of news briefs, Paramount offered kind words for Tom Cruise. Warner Bros is readying an outdoor free Comic-Con experience coinciding with the event; The Amazing Spider-Man is poised to do record box office domestically with its Tuesday release; The Butler adds an additional cast member and Fandango eyes a record quarter. Warner Bros Entertainment to Present Free Extra at Comic-Con All six Batmobiles will be on hand for a free outdoor entertainment festival noted by Warner Bros. Entertainment, dubbed Extra at Comic-Con . The venue will take place in San Diego’s Bayfront Park July 12 – 14 coinciding with Comic-Con International: San Diego. The centerpiece will be The Extra Stage featuring Q&As, live performances, screenings and talent interviews hosted by entertainment magazine Extra . The event will also feature a Lord of the Rings video game showcase. For more information, visit their site . Around the ‘net… Amazing Spider-Man Box Office Preview: $120M-plus Possible Indications put Spider-Man at $120M over the six day debut beginning Tuesday when it opens in the U.S. The 3-D movie has already made over $50M in 13 overseas markets over the weekend, THR reports . Paramount Offers Support to Tom Cruise Following Divorce Announcement The studio spoke up for the star of its upcoming movie Jack Reacher saying in a statement: “His ability to make a great movie… is the thing moviegoers remember above all else…Tom is a huge movie star for the right reason. He’s a very talented actor whose movies have entertained millions of fans,” BBC reports . The Butler Adds Colman Domingo to Cast Domingo will play a White House butler in the film directed by Lee Daniels and starts shooting later this month in New Orleans. The film is based on the life of Eugene Allen, a White House servant who worked over the period of eight administrations, played by Forest Whitaker. Also in the film are Matthew McConaughey, John Cusack, Alan Rickman and Jane Fonda who will play Nancy Reagan, Deadline reports . Fandango Foresees Best Quarter Ever The online ticketer will likely announce Tuesday that its second quarter will be the best in its 12 year history with ticket sales up 28% from the same period last year, while traffic increased 26%, Deadline reports .

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