Yesterday’s News: Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell & Game of Thrones in IMAX

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Editor’s Note: Yesterday’s News covers the most important news of the previous day with a focus on film, television, and trailers.

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Scarlett Johansson signs on to star in Ghost in the Shell

Film

First images from the frequently delayed Jane Got A Gun (Empire).
Korean poster for Two Days, One Night (The Film Stage).
Art Director’s Guild announces nominees for Excellence in Production Design Awards (THR).
New images from Mad Max: Fury Road (Coming Soon).
Scarlett Johansson signs on to star in Ghost in the Shell (Variety).
The Raid 2’s Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, and Cecep Arif Rahman to appear in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Twitch).
The Producer’s Guild of America announces its nominees for best film (THR).
Anchor Bay Entertainment and Raven Banner Entertainment joining forces for Canadian release of Wyrmwood (Twitch).
First look at Olivia Wilde in The Lazarus Effect (EW).
UK poster for Whiplash (The Film Stage).
Netflix acquires documentary My Own Man, sets March 6 premiere (Deadline).
Dominic Sherwood and Jill Hennessy sign on to star in The Other (Variety).
Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions partnering for the release of Z For Zachariah (The Wrap).
Ben Schnetzer and Nick Jonas nearing deals to star in Goat (The Wrap).
The North Texas Film Critics Association names Boyhood as the year’s best film (HitFix).
First poster for The Lazarus Effect (Movie Tickets).
Saïda Jawad buys film rights to Merci Pour ce Moment (Independent).
Melissa McCarthy’s Michelle Darnell gets April 8, 2016 release date (The Wrap).
Uzo Aduba and Maggie Grace land lead roles in Showing Roots (Deadline).
Tadanobu Asano replaces Ken Watanabe in Martin Scorsese’s Silence (Deadline).
Fox sets Gambit for October 7, 2016 release; The Fantastic Four 2 moves to June 2, 2017 (The Wrap).
Perla Haney-Jardine to play Steve Jobs’ daughter for Danny Boyle (THR).
Vancouver Film Critics Circle names Boyhood best picture (THR).
New York Film Critics Circle picks Boyhood (THR).


GAME-OF-THRONES

Game of Thrones to be first television series to receive IMAX release

TV

Syfy developing reality series Hackers (Deadline).
Netflix sets January 16 premiere date for original series The Adventures of Puss in Boots (Variety).
Amazon Studios drops series order for Chris Carter’s The After (Variety).
First look at Lee Pace on The Mindy Project (EW).
Dish Network announces Sling TV, a $20/month Internet pay-television service (Variety).
Revenge promotes Elena Satine to series regular (THR).
E! orders talk show The Grace Helbig Project from YouTube star Grace Helbig (THR).
The Weinstein Co. partnering with American Media Inc. to develop and produce a talkshow with gossip and entertainment site Radar Online (Variety).
David Alan Grier joins the cast of Go Jerrod Go (Deadline).
RIP: Former Miss America Bess Myerson dies at 90 (Variety).
The Writers Guild of America East to honor Norman Lear with Evelyn F. Burkey Award (Variety).
HBO renews Girls for fifth season ahead of its Sunday premiere (THR).
Game of Thrones to be first television series to receive IMAX release (EW).
Gina Gershon joins final season of Glee (The Wrap).


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First trailer for David O. Russell’s delayed Nailed, now titled Accidental Love

Trailers

Finnish trailer for Big Game (Twitch).
New trailer for Peanuts (Coming Soon).
Trailer for White Rabbit (Indiewire).
First trailer for David O. Russell’s delayed Nailed, now titled Accidental Love (The Film Stage).

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Derek was the only engineer at Northeastern University taking a class on German film and turning a sociology research paper into an examination of Scorsese’s work. Still living in Boston, MA, he blatantly abuses his Netflix account, but can never seem to get his Instant Queue below 200. He continues to fight the stigma that being good at math means you are not any no good at writing. I good write, very much.