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'Star Wars: Force Awakens' First Ever to Cross $900 Million Domestically
5 hours ago | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »
With an estimated $1.76 million yesterday, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has become the only film to cross $900 million domestically and it has achieved that milestone in only fifty days. In addition to this watershed moment, by the end of today, Saturday, February 6, Star Wars is expected to become only the third film in history to cross the $2 billion mark worldwide and it will have done so in only 53 days. Considering how quickly Force Awakens has achieved these accomplishments, putting them into any kind of comparable context is nearly impossible. It took Star Wars only 20 days to beat the previous all-time domestic record of $760.5 million held by Avatar. It took Avatar not only 318 days to achieve that number, but two separate releases. As for the worldwide number, Star Wars and Avatar are the only two films to actually cross $2 billion worldwide upon their initial release while it took Titanic two separate releases to cross $2 billion. »
- Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Star in Musical Comedy for Universal
22 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt will costar in a new musical comedy for Universal, TheWrap has learned. Marc Platt, who produced the Broadway musical “Wicked” as well as last Sunday’s “Grease: Live” on Fox, will produce alongside Adam Siegel for Marc Platt Productions. Tatum and his partners Reid Carolin and Peter Kiernan are also producing for their Free Association company, and Gordon-Levitt is producing with hitRECord Films. Details of the project have not been disclosed. Gordon-Levitt came up with the original idea along with Michael Bacall, who will also write the screenplay. Bacall also wrote the screenplays for the »
- Beatrice Verhoeven and Matt Donnelly
‘Fifty Shades Darker’ Adds Bella Heathcote as Christian Grey’s Ex
23 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Bella Heathcote has been tapped to play Christian Grey’s former lover Leila in Universal’s sequel “Fifty Shades Darker,” sources confirmed for Variety.
Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan are returning to reprise their roles of Anastasia Steele and Grey, respectively, with James Foley taking over directing reins.
Luke Grimes, Eloise Mumford and Max Martini are also returning to the cast, with Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti producing along with James and Marcus Viscidi. Niall Leonard and “Fifty Shades” author E.L. James are penning the script.
Universal is planning to shoot “Fifty Shades Darker” and the final pic, “Fifty Shades Freed,” back-to-back, with “Darker” set to bow Feb. 10, 2017.
The first installment in the series was a massive hit, grossing $560 million worldwide, including $166 million domestically. Heathcote can currently be seen in “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” opposite Lily James and Sam Riley. She’s also in Nicolas Winding Refn’s “The Neon Demon, »
- Justin Kroll
Christopher Nolan and Hoyte van Hoytema to Reunite for WWII Epic 'Dunkirk'
22 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Hoyte van Hoytema has certainly been making a name for himself in Hollywood lately. With blockbuster films like "Spectre" and "Interstellar" under his belt, the Swiss-born cinematographer is now poised to continue his foray into big-budget moviemaking by working with Christopher Nolan yet again for "Dunkirk." The news was first reported by The Film Stage. Before "Interstellar," Nolan had exclusively worked with cinematographer Wally Pfister, save for his directorial debut, "Following." The departure of Pfister (who went on to direct the lackluster Johnny Depp film, "Transcendence") led many to speculate as to who the next director of photography would be for the meticulous and demanding Nolan. The British director chose none other than the BAFTA-nominated Hoytema to work the camera for "Interstellar." The cinematography, which found Hoytema using »
- Riyad Mammadyarov
See The Epic New Image Of Psylocke From X-Men: Apocalypse
49 minutes ago | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
X-Men: Apocalypse is one of the most highly anticipated movies of the new year. The Bryan Singer directed superhero romp promises a ton of action, and a world that features actors both new and old. Some of the new players that will be flying into theaters are Apocalypse and his Horsemen. The villainous gaggle is sure to have some insane action sequences, but there is one character has been decidedly absent in all of the trailers thus far: Psylocke. Well, actress Olivia Munn, who will play Psylocke in Apocalypse, apparently heard our dismay and took to twitter to share this new epic image of her character in the film: .@SuperheroFeed Yes... pic.twitter.com/jQvbrUVEIb — Olivia Munn (@oliviamunn) February 6, 2016 This image is awesome. Rather than a boring still or promo shot, this looks like an image taken straight from an epic fight sequence. While this shot may look »
Rejected ‘Gremlins 3’ Pitch Answers One of the Biggest Questions About Mogwai Rules
51 minutes ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Whether you like it or not, Warner Bros. is still developing a new Gremlins movie. Once rumored to be a remake of the original 1984 horror comedy, recent details have pegged the film as more of a reboot/sequel in the same vein as Jurassic World. While we don’t know any specifics of the story, it […]
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- Ethan Anderton
‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Rules Soft Super Bowl Weekend; Auds Give $11M & Thumb Down ‘Caesar’ – Saturday Am Update
53 minutes ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
4th Update, 8:55Am Saturday Am: Updated chart As much as distributors would like to blame the Super Bowl for the sluggish weekend, it’s really about the lackluster screen offerings, with two of the three entries — Lionsgate’s The Choice and Screen Gems/Cross Creek’s Pride And Prejudice And Zombies — respectively charting well below their estimates with $5.7M and $5.2M and Universal’s Hail, Caesar! getting lambasted by audiences with a C- CinemaScore and a lowly 66%… »
Goteborg: Zentropa Sweden Prep ‘Hashtag,’ ’12 Dares,’ ‘Milf,’ ‘My Saga,’ Adapt ‘Iceburn’
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Goteborg– When seven years ago Swedish producer Madeleine Ekman was offered the opportunity to lead the Swedish outpost of Denmark’s Zentropa Entertainment, her main task was to co-produce Peter Aalbæk Jensen-Lars von Trier-Zentropa projects, eventually adding some local talent.
“But you can’t develop a production company without its own original profile,” said Ekman, who brought in her first Swedish director in 2011 – Björn Runge and his award-winning “Happy End.”
With Swedish regional film centre Film Väst and Poland’s Lava Films, Zentropa Sweden produced Swedish director Magnus von Horn’s “The Here After,” which was selected for Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes, and recently won a Guldbagga Award, Sweden’s national film prize, for best film. It has just wrapped principal photography on Swedish director Izer Aliu’s feature debut, while shooting a mini-series for Swedish pubcaster Svt-Play, “Hashtag.” TV drama is based on the 2012 instagram. »
- Jorn Rossing Jensen
Film Review: ‘Life, Animated’
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
The busy subgenre of documentaries featuring autistic subjects gets a strong new entry in “Life, Animated,” a captivating portrait of a young man for whom Disney animated movies have provided a powerful lifeline to progress, language and understanding. Interweaving clips from “The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin,” “Peter Pan” and any number of toon classics whose words and images the 23-year-old Owen Suskind has long committed to memory, this latest film from Roger Ross Williams (“God Loves Uganda”) teems with insights into how children’s fantasy can and can’t bridge a developmental gap, but works on an even more basic, emotional level as a warm testament to a family’s love and resilience. Acquired for North American distribution by the Orchard, this winner of a Sundance directing prize could benefit from its accessible hook and generous sampling of Disney clips to reach a wider-than-usual audience for nonfiction titles of its type. »
- Justin Chang
Box Office: ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Pummels ‘The Choice,’ ‘Hail, Caesar!’
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Animated Jack Black romp “Kung Fu Panda 3” is ruling the box office for a second straight weekend, steamrolling new releases “Hail, Caesar!,” “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” and “The Choice” on its way to a three-day haul of $22 million.
Unspooling in 3,987 locations, DreamWorks Animation’s “Panda” should finish the weekend with a total domestic gross of up to $70 million. It generated $5.3 million in Friday receipts. The original “Kung Fu Panda” took in a U.S. total of $215 million when it hit theaters in 2008, and its sequel tallied $165 million in 2011. This chapter of Po the Panda’s story, rated PG and distributed by Fox, also stars Kate Hudson and Bryan Cranston.
Behind “Panda” is the latest from the Coen brothers, “Hail, Caesar!,” which took in $4.3 million Friday from 2,232 locations. The Universal release should finish the weekend with up to $12 million for its opening frame. George Clooney, Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson »
- Marianne Zumberge
Who Wants to See a ‘One Crazy Summer’ Sequel?
1 hour ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Between One Crazy Summer and Better Off Dead, it’s almost impossible not to pick the latter as the more satisfying of the two Savage Steve Holland and John Cusack collaborations. The ’80s comedies have both aged well, though. Neither film was a hit at the box-office, but time has been kind to them. Now, Holland wants to revisit […]
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- Jack Giroux
5 Most Surprising Bill Murray Performances
1 hour ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
[Editor's Note: This post is presented in partnership with Time Warner Cable Movies On Demand in support of Indie Film Month. Today's pick, "Rock the Kasbah," is available now On Demand. Need help finding a movie to watch? Let TWC find the best fit for your mood here.] Read More: Review: 'A Very Murray Christmas' Deconstructs the Myth of Bill Murray To Magical Effect "Rushmore" (1998) Perhaps the first big gamble of Murray's career, "Rushmore," which marked the start of many collaborations with Wes Anderson, found the actor leaving the mainstream comedy world he had dominated for two decades and entering the strange and dark laughs of Anderson's idiosyncratic voice. As Herman Blume, a rich industrialist who strikes up a friendship with the coolest nerd ever, played by Jason Schwartzman, Murray is a delight as his character's reawakening for life and love reveals layers of rich comedy and sensitive character »
- Zack Sharf
NAACP Image Awards: Taraji P. Henson Says ‘We Don’t Need to Ask for Acceptance from Anyone’
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Hollywood’s elite celebrated the year’s efforts to diversify entertainment at the NAACP Image Awards Friday night, where awards season diversity reigned as a hot topic in the wake of the controversy surrounding 2016’s Oscar nominations.
“We don’t need to ask for acceptance from anyone. We are enough, we’ve been enough and we always will be enough,” said “Empire’s” Taraji P. Henson while accepting her award for outstanding actress in a drama series. “Empire” and “black-ish” topped the television category, both winning three awards.
“Creed’s” Michael B. Jordan also won big, grabbing the awards for outstanding actor in a motion picture and entertainer of the year. “Straight Outta Compton” was honored with the award for outstanding motion picture.
“We need to do away with the myth that black film doesn’t have a foreign market, because it does,” “Scandal’s” Joe Morton told Variety before the show, »
- Alyssa Sage
Best of the Week: Coen Bros. Take on Hollywood, Ryan Murphy Tackles O.J., Why George Miller Deserves the Oscar, More
3 hours ago | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
Arthouse Audit: Natalie Portman Indie 'Jane Got a Gun' Flops, Oscar Shorts and 'Ip Man 3' Soar 'Hail, Caesar!' Review & Roundup: Escapist Hollywood Comedy from the Coen Brothers How 'American Crime Story' Explains Our Obsession with the O.J. Simpson Trial How the 'People v. O.J. Simpson' Writers Found 6 Characters for Their 'Shakespearean High-Wire Act' How They Designed George Miller's Oscar-Nominated 'Mad Max: Fury Road' How Sony Pictures Classics Picked Up Four Pictures at Sundance 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' 'The Martian' and 'The Revenant' Take Art Directors Guild Honors Oscars: Evaluating the Best Editing Nominees 'Peak TV' or Peak Ott? From Louis C.K. to Seeso, Players Jockey for Position in a Crowded Market 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' Director on Staying True to Jane Austen, Even During the Zombie Apocalypse 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies': World War Zzzzzs (Review & Roundup »
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Joel & Ethan Coen Crack Each Other Up, And Me, Talking About 'Hail, Caesar!'
3 hours ago | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
There's a reason the Coens make a lot of comedies. They're funny. Read one of their inimitable scripts or see "Burn After Reading," "Raising Arizona," or "The Big Lebowski," and you'll be howling with laughter. Even their "serious" movies are pretty funny. "Hail, Ceasar!" is an out-and-out comedy in the vein of such other period valentines as "The Hudsucker Proxy" or "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" So it's no surprise that hanging out with them in a relaxed way is a huge amount of fun, even if it doesn't amount to much in the way of a ground-breaking 15-minute interview. The pattern is the same. Joel sits down and tends to lead the answers, while Ethan paces around and jumps in with additions, curlicues and comments. And they often laugh at each other. They crack each other up. And me. Josh Brolin and George Clooney are front and center in this homage to 50s Hollywood. »
- Anne Thompson
The 5th Wave could be an apology for colonialism – but it's not
4 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The film imagines America taken over by aliens – but the main tragedy seems to be that it’s happening to white, middle-class, attractive movie-star looking folks
If aliens ever visit us, I think the outcome would be much as when Christopher Columbus first landed in America, which didn’t turn out well for the Native Americans.”
Rick Yancey’s novel The 5th Wave opens with that quote from Stephen Hawking which, at this point, isn’t so much an insight as a cliché. Science-fiction has been rejiggering colonial narratives practically since it began as a genre: Hg Wells’s The War of the Worlds directly compares the alien invasion of England to Britain’s invasion of Tasmania. The nightmare is so familiar now it’s almost banal: what oh what would happen if someone, somewhere, treated us the way we treated them?
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- Noah Berlatsky
Watch: First Look at Paul Verhoeven’s ‘Elle’ Trailer, With Isabelle Huppert (Exclusive)
6 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Isabelle Huppert-starrer “Elle,” the French-language debut of Paul Verhoeven (“Total Recall,” “The Black Book”), now has a trailer, to which Variety has had exclusive access.
Lead-produced by Said Ben Said’s Sbs Productions, a company which has a strong line in films from some of Europe and America’s biggest name directors – one of its largest successes was Roman Polanski’s “Carnage” – “Elle” stars Huppert as the head of a top European video games company, a woman who seems indestructible, has it all, is always in control, ruthless in business and in love.
One night, as she lets the cat in, a masked man in a ski suit bursts into her home, and rapes her.
The attack changes Michele’s life forever. She reacts, resolutely, learns to fire a gun, sleeps with a hammer on her pillow, begins to suspect the assailant may be one of her employees, orders »
- John Hopewell
The Linguini Incident: a Bowie re-release nobody needs to see
8 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
With its stilted dialogue and static camerawork it’s hard to imagine how this 1991 film would have resurfaced had David Bowie not been in the cast
Perhaps the most striking thing about David Bowie’s death last month was how meticulously crafted it seemed. In the days of grief and grief-policing that followed, critics pored over his final album Blackstar and claimed to find within it all manner of cryptic hints about the singer’s passing. Bowie, it seemed, had left a parting gift: the proverbial tree in whose shade he’d never sit.
Of course, Bowie’s lyrical exit was soon overshadowed by a mass re-examination of his entire life’s work. Nineteen of his albums re-appeared in the UK Top 100, while Netflix’s Currently Trending section – this generation’s obituary of record – was soon dominated by a striking image of Bowie in full regalia as Jareth the Goblin King. »
- Charlie Lyne
Paul Dano: a resolutely hexagonal peg in the square hole of showbusiness
10 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
From indie flicks to big-budget affairs, the enigmatic star of the BBC’s War and Peace leaves admirers heralding his remarkable and intuitive performances
It’s easy to suggest there is a formula for Hollywood success. Youth, good looks, famous other half and well-connected (or pushy) parents do a celebrity make. But occasionally someone stumbles on to our screens who appears not to fit into any of these categories at all, a hexagonal peg in the square hole of showbiz.
Paul Dano, it seems, has become one such rarity. Following in the footsteps of Philip Seymour Hoffman before him, the once awkward kid of indie cinema has – in characteristically subtle fashion – emerged as one of the “greatest actors of his generation”, according to those who have worked with him.
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- Hannah Ellis-Petersen
Lionsgate International to start Efm sales on 'Hood'
11 hours ago | ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news »
Patrick Wachsberger and his team will commence pre-sales in Berlin on the action adventure starring Jamie Foxx and Taron Egerton about a Crusader and a Moorish warrior who lead the fight against a corrupt English town.
Producer Leonardo DiCaprio has pledged to work with Peaky Blinders director Otto Bathurst on the “progressive” reboot to deliver a depiction of Robin Hood “unlike anything we have ever seen before.”
Joby Harold wrote the screenplay to the previously announced project, which is in pre-production. Tory Tunnell produces Hood alongside, Harold, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, DiCaprio, and Basil Iwanyk.
In a new statement DiCaprio said: “Robin Hood is a legendary story known to audiences across the globe. When I heard about Otto’s vision for this film, I was immediately drawn to how he plans to transform a powerful script by Joby Harold into a modern, progressive version of a classic story.
“He is an extraordinary storyteller and this film will be »
- jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
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