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Watch: Trailer For Sundance Winner & Cannes Entry 'Fruitvale Station'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • May 10, 2013 9:41 PM
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Fruitvale Station
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Can you tell that The Weinstein Company is getting ready for Cannes? In the past week they've dropped trailers for "The Butler" and "August: Osage County" and that's all in preparation of a big Cannes presentation for press following last year's unveiling of "Django Unchained," "The Master" and "Silver Linings Playbook." What will be there? Well, that's a Weinstein secret for now, but they'll have plenty to celebrate in the festival as Sundance hit "Fruitvale Station" will unspool for international crowds.
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More: Fruitvale, Fruitvale Station, Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan

‘Chronicle’ Star Michael B. Jordan Considered For Human Torch In ‘Fantastic Four’ Reboot

  • By Drew Taylor
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  • May 2, 2013 10:52 AM
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News
According to The Wrap, the first member of the rebooted “Fantastic Four” might be cast – Michael B. Jordan, who co-starred in director Josh Trank’s previous movie, the more-clever-than-it-had-any-right-to-be “Chronicle,” seems to be in contention to play The Human Torch aka Johnny Storm. The reboot is scheduled to hit theaters in 2015.
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More: Fantastic Four, Michael B. Jordan, Matthew Vaughn, Josh Trank, Chris Evans

15 Breakout Artists To Watch From The 2013 Sundance Film Festival

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • January 25, 2013 1:06 PM
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Features
There's still a couple days left of this year's Sundance Film Festival, but for all intents and purposes it's winding down. Most of the press have departed, pretty much every major movie has screened at least once, and many of them have been bought, or will be over the next few days.
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More: Features, Sundance Film Festival, Michael B. Jordan, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Mackenzie Davis, Miles Teller, David Lowery, Lake Bell, Jeremy Lovering, Ryan Coogler, Stacie Passon, Robin Wiegert, Danai Gurira, Kaya Scodelario, Jim Rash, Nat Faxon, Randy Moore, Josh Pais, Amy Seimetz

Octavia Spencer & 'Chronicle' Star Michael B. Jordan To Star In 'Fruitvale' About Controversial Death Of Oscar Grant

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 17, 2012 11:17 AM
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News
The tragic death/murder of Trayvon Martin has been at the top of headlines in recent weeks, drawing controversy and criticism as officials have moved painfully slowly in arrested George Zimmerman, or even doing the basic groundwork of investigation, in a case that many feel has the markings of a racially motivated attack. But sadly, Martin is not the only young black man in recent memory to be shockingly killed by in a heated incident. On New Year's Day in 2009, the 22 year-old Oscar Grant was pulled off a rowdy BART train at the Fruitvale station, and was shot in the back, dying from his wounds, with cellphone footage capturing the entire event. Officer Mehserle was sentenced to two years for the crime, and was released on parole last June. Events bear a general similarity to the Trayvon incident, and now a movie is on the way.
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More: Octavia Spencer, Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale, Forest Whitaker

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