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Deadline writes that Warner Bros has nabbed Matt Lieberman to pen the script for a feature-length, animated JETSONS movie.

The music video for the original new song 'Juntos (Together)' written and performed Latin rock superstar Juanes specifically for Disney's MCFARLAND, USA, is now available exclusively on Vevo. The song will be the end title track of the film. Check it out below!

In New York, Meryl Streep, Christine Baranski and Tracey Ullman performed a surprise musical number before presenting Emmy Award-winning director Rob Marshall (Into the Woods) with the Casting Society of America's 2015 New York City Apple Award at this year's Artios Awards. Watch footage of their tribute below!

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Julia Roberts has signed on to produce and star in an upcoming film based on the real-life story of 'Batkid', currently featured in the documentary BATKID BEGINS: THE WISH HEARD AROUND THE WORLD, which debuts this weekend.

Join Silk Road Rising and the Chicago Palestine Film Festival on Saturday, January 31st at 8pm for an evening of screenings followed by a discussion with the filmmakers.

New Dance Cinema is back on February 20th showcasing national and international, directors and choreographers that are leading the way in cinematic dance.

The FTP (Film Theatre Performance) Festival will be an annual US event for films that deal directly with the themes of theatre and performance. The mission is to present experimental, emerging, and established theatre artists and filmmakers to audiences and industry professionals from around the world. The festival program includes feature films, short films, documentaries, advance screenings, meet-the-filmmaker Q&A sessions, and panels with leading artists in the field.

Touchstone Pictures releases Lucasfilm's STRANGE MAGIC animated adventure today, January 23, 2015. The movie features the voices of Alan Cumming (Broadway's CABARET), Evan Rachel Wood, Elijah Kelley, Meredith Anne Bull, Sam Palladio, Kristin Chenoweth (Broadway's ON THE 20TH CENTURY) and more.

Director Bryan Singer announced on Twitter tonight the three latest additions to the cast of X-MEN: APOCALYPSE.

Deadline just unveiled the first trailer for THE EVER AFTER, starring Teresa Palmer and Mark Webber. Watch below!

The Hollywood Reporter writes that 12 YEARS A SLAVE star Chiwetel Ejiofor is in discussions to join Marvel's DOCTOR STRANGE film.

According to Deadline, Screen Gems' upcoming action thriller PATIENT ZERO has nabbed Stanley Tucci to play its villain. The film is directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky from a script by Mike Le.

The new film WE'LL NEVER HAVE PARIS is written by Simon Helberg and directed by real life husband and wife team Helberg and Jocelyn Towne.

Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter tells the inspiring and largely unknown story of Martha Hill, a visionary whose life was defined by her love for dance, and who successfully fought against great odds to establish modern dance as a legitimate art form in America.

Tonight, January 23 and tomorrow, January 24 (8 pm) in the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space, director Benh Zeitlin's acclaimed film Beasts of the Southern Wild will be screened with live accompaniment by the Wordless Music Orchestra and the Lost Bayou Ramblers under Ryan McAdams.

Sundance Selects presents THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY, written and directed by Peter Strickland, opening today, January 23rd, 2015. The film made its World Premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.

Deadline reports that Simon Pegg will co-write the script for STAR TREK 3 with Doug Jung (Dark Blue). Pegg will also reprise his role as engineering genius 'Scotty'.

This March, the Museum of Arts and Design is pleased to present The Director Must Not Be Credited: 20 Years of Dogme 95, a cinema series exploring the enduring legacy of the game-changing film movement. Premiering on March 13, 2015, the twentieth anniversary of Danish filmmakers Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg's revolutionary manifesto, the series features nine, rarely screened films recognized by the Dogme 95 committee --many of which never received US distributions. Together, these films highlight the growth of Dogme 95 into a worldwide movement that spanned genres and forever changed the ways in which narrative feature films are made.

The Screen Actors Guild Foundation has hired development executive, TV/film producer and actor Lainie Strouse as its new Director of Development. Strouse will manage all fundraising and development for the SAG Foundation.

NewFilmmakers is a unique Screening Series that gives new filmmakers the opportunity to screen their films in New York, Los Angeles, and online. Tonight, January 22nd, NewFilmmakers presents the Special Program with DAYS OF GRAY, a Short Film Program, and the new feature 27. Scroll down for details!