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‘Tomorrowland’ Earns $725,000, ‘Poltergeist’ Scares Up $1.4 Million on Thursday Night
11 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Disney’s “Tomorrowland” has opened with $725,000 in Thursday night preview screenings at 701 locations in the U.S., while MGM-Fox’s “Poltergeist” has scared up $1.4 million at 2,500 sites.
Disney opted to limit the Thursday showings of the George Clooney sci-fier to what it dubbed “movie palaces” in order to highlight director Brad Bird’s vision. It noted that “Tomorrowland” scored a $1,077 theatre average, which would have given it $2.7 million had it played on 2,500 screens and $3.2 million if it had been launched at 3,000 theaters — placing it in the same range as “World War Z” and “Tron: Legacy” with $3.6 million, “X-Men: First Class” at $3.3 million, “Inception” at $3 million, and “Interstellar at $2.7 million.
“Tomorrowland,” which carries a $180 million price tag, opens Friday at 3,972 U.S. locations. It’s on track to debut to $40 million for the three-day weekend and around $50 million for the four-day period. “Tomorrowland” also opens in 65 foreign markets.
“Poltergeist,” a remake of the 1982 haunted house classic, »
- Dave McNary
Now You See Me 3 Heads into Development; Lionsgate Sees Magical Franchise
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Even though the film was painfully disappointing considering its outstanding cast, Now You See Me was a bit hit for Lionsgate, and the studio has moved forward on Now You See Me 2. Even though the sequel, officially titled Now You See Me: The Second Act, won’t arrive until next summer, the studios is now developing Now You See Me 3. Variety reports that Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer told analysts, “We’ve already begun early planning for ‘Now You See Me 3,” during a conference call to discuss quarterly earnings. Production recently wrapped on Now You See Me: The Second Act, which stars Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Lizzy Caplan, Dave Franco, Michael Caine, and Daniel Radcliffe, and it will be interesting to see how the cast for the sequel lines up. The sequel lost Isla Fisher, Morgan Freeman, and Melanie Laurent, but gained Caplan and Radcliffe. If Lionsgate wants to make this a legit franchise, »
- Matt Goldberg
Broad Green Pictures Acquires Brad Furman's 'The Infiltrator'
11 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Broad Green Pictures has announced the acquisition of U.S. distribution rights to Brad Furman's "The Infiltrator." Adapted by Ellen Brown Furman and based on the autobiography by Robert Mazur, “The Infiltrator" stars Emmy and Golden Globe winner Bryan Cranston, Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt, Yul Vazquez and Amy Ryan. The film's synopsis reads: "Based on the true story of a fearless operative, 'The Infiltrator' is a heart-stopping account of one of history's largest and most elaborate stings. Set amidst the lavish excess of the 1980's, 'The Infiltrator' tells the story of undercover Us Customs agent Robert Mazur (Cranston) Aka Robert Musella, who became a pivotal player for drug lords cleaning their dirty cash. He traded on mob connections to become the confidant to scores of the international underworld, and the bankers who enabled them. Laying his life on the line, he infiltrated the »
- Casey Cipriani
New Captain America: Civil War Set Photos Reveal Paul Rudd, Robert Downey Jr.
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Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War is currently filming in Atlanta, and it’s pretty much a free-for-all as far as set photos go. The sequence that’s underway began with Chris Evans’ Cap battling Frank Grillo’s Crossbones, but as the production has worn on, more and more actors have been showing up to set. Today’s new batch includes Paul Rudd (in his non-Ant-Man costume), Elizabeth Olsen (in her non-Avengers Scarlet Witch costume), and Anthony Mackie’s Falcon. Additionally, an official set photo was unveiled by Jeremy Renner whose Hawkeye gets in on the action, and the photo reveals the production logo for the highly anticipated Avengers movie Captain America sequel. So, if you feel so inclined, take a look at the latest batch of set photos from Captain America: Civil War below. The film opens in theaters on May 6, 2016 and also stars Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, »
- Adam Chitwood
Meet the First-Time Director Behind 'Son of Saul,' the Holocaust Drama That Wowed Cannes
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Read More: Cannes Review: Terrifying 'Son of Saul' is Unlike Any Holocaust Movie You've Seen Before A few weeks before this year's Cannes Film Festival, most of the film world hadn't heard about Hungarian director László Nemes. That all changed when his bracing first feature, "Son of Saul," screened in competition early in the festival. The intense drama follows a prisoner at Auschwitz, a member of the Sonderkommandos tasked with disposing of dead bodies, attempting to bury the body of what he believes to be his dead son. Shot mostly in closeups with a visceral intensity and an immersive environment, "Son of Saul" offers a far more immediate portrait of Holocaust terror than other treatments of the topic to date. The movie was an instant success with many critics at the festival, quickly landing distribution with Sony Pictures Classics and generating hype as a potential front-runner for the festival's Palme d'Or. »
- Eric Kohn
Relativity Media Financing Triggers Public Dispute With Investor
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Long-simmering reports of financial strains at Relativity Media broke into the open Friday when the company accused one of its backers of privately badmouthing its economic condition in an attempt to take control of the mini-studio.
Relativity said in a statement that New York-based Colbeck Capital had engaged in a “play…to try to seize control of Relativity by trying to spread false rumors about the state of the company.” Relativity chief executive Ryan Kavanaugh remains “fully in control,” the statement said.
The film and television company also said that Colbeck’s two members on the Relativity board “will be removed from the board next week.”
The New York Post reported early Friday that Kavanaugh needed to raise $200 million by the end of the month and risked losing control of his company. Relativity denied that, issuing a statement that said: “Under Ryan Kavanaugh’s leadership, Relativity has successfully recapitalized its »
- James Rainey
New Black Mass Trailer: Johnny Depp Goes Gangster
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Warner Bros. has released a new Black Mass trailer for writer/director Scott Cooper's (Crazy Heart, Out of the Furnace) upcoming drama. The film stars Johnny Depp as notorious crime boss Whitey Bulger, who simultaneously worked as an FBI informant and committed horrible crimes throughout the Boston area for decades. Cooper's film follows Bulger's criminal career through multiple decades of terror. I like what I'm seeing here. The trailer has personality and it's fun - the latter being a quality that is lacking in most crime sagas. It's great to see Depp doing some serious acting for the first time in over a decade and honestly, it looks like he's going to kill it. Depp is an actor known for relying heavily on costume to make himself "unrecognizable", but this is some of the best work I've seen in that regard. And let's not forget about that supporting cast. »
- Haleigh Foutch
Watch: Johnny Depp Turns Cold-Blooded Mob Boss In The New Trailer For Crime Drama ‘Black Mass’
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Did Johnny Depp show up to play this time? Depp career direction these days seems to be the opposite of his daring and quixotic choices in the halcyon years when he was working with Tim Burton one day (“Ed Wood”), Emir Kuristica (“Arizona Dream”) the next and Jim Jarmusch (“Dead Man”) the following day. Now the actor’s career seems to be dictated by what his audience wants and or the bundles of cash they send his way after starring in the umpteenth ‘Pirates’ movie. Could this all change with the crime drama “Black Mass” which looks like it could even be fall film contender? Already demonstrating some ‘Godfather’-ish tones in its early photos and the trailer, in “Black Mass,” Depp puts vanity away and stars as a cold-blooded and infamous true-life mob boss from Boston. Here’s the official synopsis: In 1970s South Boston, FBI Agent John Connolly »
- Rodrigo Perez
Cannes Palm Dog Award Goes to ‘Arabian Nights’ Canine
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The pooch from “Arabian Nights” fetched the Palm Dog award at Cannes on Friday. Lucky, who appeared in the Portuguese film, was found to be top dog at the U.K. Film Centre pavilion.
“I think it was the jumpers (sweaters) – it has 10 different dog jumpers in this film,” said film critic Kate Muir while presenting the award.
The Maltipoo — half Maltese and half miniature poodle — even got to bark a couple of remarks in an acceptance speech.
Two border collies nabbed the prize for second place. The father-son duo were seen in “The Lobster” costarring with Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz.
The lighthearted award has come under some criticism by the French, who say it’s too frivolous for the high-minded films of Cannes.
“Luckily, I like dogs,” a French reporter told Yahoo News. “But seen from the French perspective, this is a bit bizarre. The British are weird. »
- Mannie Holmes
Melissa McCarthy Staying At CAA
2 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Almost two months after the bombshell move of CAA’s top comedy talent agents to UTA, including Jason Heyman and Martin Lesak, I’ve learned that the last remaining A-list client in play, Melissa McCarthy, has made her choice, and she is staying with CAA. McCarthy had been with Heyman and Lesak for the past 10 years as she saw her career explode, first in TV with a starring role on Mike & Molly and an Emmy Award, and then in features, starting with her breakout role in Paul… »
Cannes: The Orchard Acquires Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘Louder Than Bombs’ (Exclusive)
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As the Cannes Film Festival draws to a close, the Orchard is in final negotiations for North American rights to the drama “Louder Than Bombs,” starring Jesse Eisenberg, Variety has learned.
The film from Norwegian director Joachim Trier premiered in competition on Monday night to strong reviews, and the Orchard beat out other distributors such as Magnolia, A24, Alchemy and Music Box, according to sources close to the talks. The movie will have a traditional theatrical release.
“Louder Than Bombs” focuses on a widower (Gabriel Byrne) and his sons (Eisenberg and Devin Druid), who are in grief after the loss of their mom (Isabelle Huppert) — a war photographer for the New York Times. Amy Ryan, David Strathairn and Rachel Brosnahan round out the cast.
Producers include Motlys’ Thomas Robsahm; Memento Films’ Alexandre Mallet-Guy; Animal Kingdom’s Joshua Astrachan; Big Beach’s Marc Turtletaub; and Bona Fide’s Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa. »
- Ramin Setoodeh
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