Director Randall Miller Violated His Probation by Shooting a Film Overseas, Officials Say

Justin Kroll Film ReporterViggo Mortensen and his “Green Book” director Peter Farrelly are looking to reteam on a new film.Mortensen is in negotiations to join Farrelly’s new untitled movie based on the book “The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A True Story of Friendship Stronger Than War.” According to sources, Mortensen would have a supporting role.The book, written by Joanna Molloy and John “Chickie” Donohue, is based on the true story of Donohue, who left New York in 1967 to track down and share a

Dominic Patten, Anthony D'Alessandro EXCLUSIVE: Randall Miller’s lenient interpretation of his probation is about to face some hard truths in a Georgia courtroom.Nearly six and a half years after Sarah Jones was killed on the set of Midnight Rider, Miller and his lawyers are going to be figuratively back in front of a Peach State judge in a hearing to determine if the director violated the conditions of his probation when he helmed the comedy Higher Grounds last year.Partially at the Wayne

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterLos Angeles County is set to issue its guidelines on Thursday for the restart of film and TV production, allowing filming to resume as soon as Friday.The county’s action follows a similar move by the California Department of Public Health, which said last week that production could return on Friday subject to approval from local authorities.But despite the local sign-off, production is not expected to resume right away.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Multiple bids are in on Snow Blind. This an adaptation of the graphic novel by Ollie Masters (The Kitchen) that has Jake Gyllenhaal attached to star, with Gustav Möller ( he directed the 2018 Danish thriller The Guilty) making his English language directorial debut.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterGov. Gavin Newsom is expected to issue guidelines later on Friday that will allow film and TV production to restart in California.At his noon press conference, Newsom said that his office would issue guidelines for several industries later in the afternoon.

Anthony D'Alessandro, Dominic Patten EXCLUSIVE: One week after Georgia prosecutors sought a new arrest warrant for Midnight Rider director Randall Miller over probation violations stemming from the 2014 on-set death of Sarah Jones, the filmmaker’s lawyers are fighting back to stop potential return to jail for their client.“The defense urges the court to deny the application for a warrant,” proclaims a June 2 memorandum from the Atlanta firm of Garland, Samuel & Loeb that was made public by the

By Gene Maddaus

After a 20-year old clip of Saturday Night Live resurfaced on social media last week that featured Jimmy Fallon in blackface, the comedian has issued a formal apology on air and he claims that he is “not a racist.” Fallon opened up Monday’s episode of The Tonight Show by promising his fans “a different kind of show” to address the controversy. The clip was from a 2000 episode of SNL that saw Fallon in blackface while impersonating his fellow comedian and SNL alum, Chris Rock.

By Gene Maddaus

The Georgian Assistant District Attorney, John Johnson, claims that the director, Randall Miller, violated the terms of his probation to work on a brand new movie, Deadline reported yesterday. Since the authorities found out, a warrant was issued for his arrest.

“Midnight Rider” director Randall Miller violated his probation by shooting a new independent film overseas, Georgia officials from the Department of Community Supervision said Friday, according to Variety.

By Dominic Patten, Anthony D'Alessandro

By Gene Maddaus

While superheroes seem to dominate the box office, there’s no denying that films about humans and their pet dogs are a subgenre that has stood the test of time and proven to be big hits with film fans, if done right.

By David Robb, Anthony D'Alessandro, Dominic Patten

By Anthony D'Alessandro, Dominic Patten, David Robb

Jamie Foxx is speaking out in support of Jimmy Fallon, after the late-night host apologized for performing in blackface in a 2000 sketch.