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Harvey Weinstein Terminated from Weinstein Company
8 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News news »
Harvey Weinstein has been terminated from The Weinstein Company.
"In light of new information about misconduct by Harvey Weinstein that has emerged in the past few days," begins the Sunday statement from TWC's board of directors, "the directors of The Weinstein Company [...] have determined, and have informed Harvey Weinstein, that his employment with The Weinstein Company is terminated, effective immediately."
Following the Oct. 5 New York Times report detailing decades worth of misconduct on the part of the flamboyant mogul, the TWC board held a contentious emergency meeting Thursday night at which Weinstein pled his case. On Friday, the board reconvened »
- Mia Galuppo
'Blade Runner 2049' Struggles to $31.5 Million Opening Weekend
16 hours ago | Box Office Mojo | See recent Box Office Mojo news »
Warner Bros.'s release of Blade Runner 2049 isn't getting October off to the kind of start September saw one month ago. The dystopian sequel, arriving 35 years after the original, crash landed over its three-day opening, falling well below even the most modest of expectations. At the same time, Fox's The Mountain Between Us didn't exactly light the world on fire in its attempt at counter-programming, though it did top Mojo's pre-weekend forecast, while Lionsgate's release of My Little Pony squeaked over Mojo's meager expectations. Meanwhile, Focus's Victoria and Abdul expanded into moderate release and scored solid numbers, and A24's The Florida Project saw strong returns in its limited opening. With an estimated $31.5 million, Blade Runner 2049 finished atop the weekend box office, but fell well below expectations. Entering the weekend the Warner Bros. release, in association with Alcon Entertainment and Sony, was expected to deliver anywhere from $45- »
- Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
‘Spawn Reboot’: Todd McFarlane Cites ‘Get Out’ as an Inspiration, Says It Will Be Darker Than the Original
9 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Following the success of “Deadpool,” the floodgates have opened for R-rated superhero movies. “Venom” is in production, and soon another movie based on a Todd McFarlane character might be too: “Spawn.” Among the inspirations McFarlane cites for this reboot in a new Entertainment Weekly interview is Jordan Peele’s “Get Out,” another feature debut produced by Blumhouse.
Read More:‘Spawn’ Reboot: Todd McFarlane Writing and Directing a New Take on His Hellish Antihero for Blumhouse
“If I showed ‘Get Out’ to my grandma and said ‘get this, that’s a first-time director and a comedian,’ she wouldn’t see it,” McFarlane says when asked about directing his first movie.” She would just go wow, that’s a nice movie. If you put the team together, they’ll make me look like a pro every single day. Part two, I’ve directed this movie in my head 1,000 times. Why do I think I can direct it? »
- Michael Nordine
‘Blade Runner 2049’ Opens With $50.2 Million in International Box Office
14 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
“Blade Runner 2049” has launched with a solid $50.2 million in 63 markets on 15,900 screens, representing 61% of its international footprint for Sony.
The noir sci-fi sequel took first place in 45 markets, led by $8 million in the U.K., similar to “Interstellar” and 15% ahead of “Mad Max: Fury Road.” Russia followed with $4.9 million, topping “Gravity” by 16% and “Mad Max: Fury Road” by 1%.
Sony noted that “Blade Runner 2049,” starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, is positioned for a strong run throughout the fall season and pointed to positive upticks on Saturday, stellar reviews, and “excellent” audience reception.
Australia launched with $3.6 million, beating out “Interstellar” by 9% and “Gravity” by 28%. France also took in $3.6 million, followed by Germany with $3.3 million, Spain with $2.6 million, Italy with $2.5 million, Brazil with $1.8 million and Mexico with $1.6 million.
Upcoming key market releases are South Korea on Oct. 12, Japan on Oct. 27, and China on Nov. 10.
“Blade Runner 2049” is heading for a downbeat $31.5 million opening weekend at 4,058 sites »
- Dave McNary
Deadpool Creator Rob Liefeld Praises Josh Brolin’s Cable
7 October 2017 1:07 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Josh Brolin's Cable is already getting praise from one important expert. »
‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequel Casts Jessica Williams
6 October 2017 3:32 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Former “The Daily Show” correspondent Jessica Williams has joined the Warner Bros.’ sequel to “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.”
The studio has also cast Brontis Jodorowsky as Nicolas Flamel, known in J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world as an alchemist who discovered the Elixir of Life. Other newly announced cast members include Fiona Glascott, Wolf Roth, Victoria Yeates, Derek Riddell, Poppy Corby-Tuech and Cornell S. John.
The untitled sequel has been dated for a release on Nov. 16, 2018. David Yates, who directed “Fantastic Beasts” and the final four Harry Potter installments, is returning to helm the second film in the Harry Potter prequel series from a script by Harry Potter creator Rowling. She revealed a year ago that the spinoff franchise would consist of five films.
Rowling, David Heyman, Steve Kloves and Lionel Wigram are producing. The film will see the return of stars Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander, Katherine Waterston as Tina, Alison Sudol »
- Dave McNary
Fantastic Beasts 2 Has Added Nicolas Flamel And More
6 October 2017 10:13 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Filming for the next movie in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them series is currently underway, and along with it, comes news of several new actors and characters who will be involved, including several names fans will recognize. »
Two Men Charged in Shooting on Set of Denzel Washington’s ‘Equalizer 2’
6 October 2017 10:29 AM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Two men have been charged following a non-fatal double shooting on the set of Denzel Washington’s “The Equalizer 2” in Boston.
The Quincy Police Department arrested two 18-year-olds, Dionte Martinez and Thomas Perkins, on Thursday — five days after they fled the scene of the crime on Whittier Street in the city’s Roxbury section. They suspects were charged with assault with intent to murder, unlawful possession of a firearm, and unlawful possession of ammunition after injuring two security guards on Saturday morning.
The two victims, a 40-year-old woman and 33-year-old man, both suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds and were transported to local hospitals, where they were treated for their injuries.
According to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office, filming wasn’t underway at the time, and the guards don’t appear to have been the intended targets. The motive remains under investigation.
The men will be arraigned in Roxbury Municipal Court on Friday.
- Maane Khatchatourian
‘The Florida Project’ Sizzles in Debut – Specialty Box Office
14 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Sean Baker's The Florida Project debuted with one of the year's best opening per-theater averages. Just out of its U.S. premiere at the New York Film Festival, the A24 release grossed $152,622 in four theaters, averaging $1,536 over a busy weekend for new Specialty releases. The Florida Project pretty much took all the luster among the newcomers reporting numbers as of Sunday morning. Grabbing some notice was The Orchard's Sundance fest doc jury prize winner Dina, which… »
‘It’ Becomes First Horror Movie to Gross $300 Million in U.S.
15 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
While the big story at the box office this weekend is “Blade Runner 2049” and its surprising collapse, another Warner Bros. release, “It,” has quietly reached a milestone that few R-rated movies — none of them in the horror genre — have been able to reach: $300 million domestic. The Stephen King adaptation reached this mark in its fifth weekend in theaters, grossing an estimated $9.4 million and pushing its domestic total to $304 million, good enough to put it fifth-best among all 2017 releases. Meanwhile, the worldwide total has reached $600 million, with an international total of $298.8 million. All »
- Jeremy Fuster
China Box Office: ‘Never Say Die’ Races to $220 Million
1 hour ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Chinese sports comedy, “Never Say Die” pulled ahead of the chasing pack in its second week of release. But chart places stayed largely the same as the previous weekend, reflecting the week-long holidays and a lack of new releases.
“Never Say Die” earned a strong $64.4 million in its second weekend, according to data from Ent Group. That compares with $46.6 million in its opening two-day session a week earlier. After 9 days on release it has earned a cumulative $220 million.
“Chasing the Dragon” moved up to second place, overtaking “The Foreigner.” Martial arts action drama, “Chasing” beat its way to $17.1 million, up from $14 million in its two-day first weekend. That helped it to a cumulative $59.8 million after 9 days.
Jackie Chan- and Pierce Brosnan-starring “The Foreigner” took $15.3 million over the weekend. That compared with $22.1 million in its previous weekend. Its cumulative stands at $66.9 million after 9 days.
Music comedy, “City of Rock” played on, with »
- Patrick Frater
This Rotten Week: Predicting The Foreigner, Happy Death Day, Marshall And Professor Marston Reviews
1 hour ago | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
It's a real interesting week of movies this time around with flicks all over the spectrum in terms of tone and genge. We've got Jackie Chan looking for revenge, Thurgood Marshall on his way to the Supreme Court, the birth of Wonder Woman, and a little bit of screams mixed with laughs. It's all »
First ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Reactions Praise a Zany, Laugh Out Loud Intergalactic Adventure
2 hours ago | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
The first social media reviews for Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok have hit the web and critics are praising the intergalactic adventure as one of Marvel's funniest, visually striking, and unusual films to date. When the Hunt for the Wilderpeople and What We Do in the Shadows filmmaker came on board, we knew that Ragnarok was going to be something different and in that regard, the film does not disappoint. Thor: Ragnarok brings back Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston alongside Tessa Thompson's Valkyrie and Mark Ruffalo's Hulk as the God of Thunder and his ragtag group try … »
- Haleigh Foutch
Celestial Tiger Snares ‘Wolf’ Rights in Asia
2 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Celestial Tiger Entertainment has secured first and exclusive pay TV rights for patriotic Chinese action blockbuster “Wolf Warriors 2” across multiple Asian territories. The film is the highest grossing movie of all time at the Chinese box office.
The deal covers Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines, and also covers pay-per-view (PPV), video-on-demand (VoD) and over-the-top (Ott) rights for Cte’s channels, Celestial Movies and cHK. The rights were represented by sales agent Cmc Pictures.
Cte also acquired Chinese fantasy adventure film “Wukong” from Cmc. It stars Eddie Peng Yu-yan as the formidable Wukong (a.k.a The Monkey King), who is unwilling to bow down to his own destiny, and sets out to rebel against the gods.
Directed by and starring Wu Jing, “Wolf Warriors 2” is an action-packed sequel about a former Chinese special forces operative whose mission is to rescue Chinese nationals in an African country occupied by mercenaries. It »
- Patrick Frater
Sedate expectations: will Blade Runner 2049 give birth to the slow-burn blockbuster?
2 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi sequel rejects the breathless fury of modern-day money-spinners in favour of a hypnotically unhurried formula. It won’t catch on – will it?
Blockbusters seem faster and more furious than ever, and not just because producers are desperate to slipstream the success of Vin Diesel’s tyre-screeching franchise. Even as baseline running times have sailed past two hours, the majority of would-be tentpole movies seem resolutely anti-downtime, charging through their story beats in flurries of frantic editing and punch-drunk action.
In a year of aggravating assaults such as the fantasy mish-mash tosh of King Arthur, the heavy-metal headache of a fifth Transformers film and Kingsman’s caffeinated, cartwheeling sequel, the languid pace of Blade Runner 2049 stands out like 2001’s monolith: a mesmerising reminder of cinema’s capacity to instil awe. At one point it is revealed how the latest replicants are “born”, splurging from suspended sacs filled with amniotic fluid. »
- Graeme Virtue
Celestial Tiger Entertainment Acquires First and Exclusive Rights To ‘Wolf Warrior 2’
3 hours ago | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
Celestial Tiger Entertainment (Cte), has announced that it has secured first and exclusive pay TV rights to Wolf Warrior 2. The mega action pic starring and directed by Chinese action star Wu Jing is the top-grossing film in China, breaking the record previously held by Stephen Chow's fantasy comedy The Mermaid. "We are extremely thrilled to work with Cmc Pictures to bring the biggest Chinese hit ever, Wolf Warrior 2, for our audiences in Southeast Asia," said Ofanny… »
Harvey Weinstein’s Firing: What Happens to TWC, the Movies, and Harvey
3 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Now that Harvey Weinstein — a six-time Best Picture winner who spent two decades as one of the most powerful and feared Hollywood personalities — has been terminated as co-chairman of The Weinstein Company following sexual harassment allegations from at least 10 women, many unknowns remain about the studio’s future.
A rep for TWC said, “I can provide no further comment at this time.” Nevertheless, here are the three of the most pressing questions.
Read More: Harvey Weinstein: His Career Timeline of Sexual Harassment Allegations
Who will run The Weinstein Co.?
TWC’s board — down from seven to four as Marc Lasry, Tim Sarnoff and Dirk Ziff resigned in the wake of the Oct. 5 New York Times investigation detailing Weinstein’s impropriety —confirmed to Variety that for now, Weinstein’s brother and the company’s co-founder, Bob, will jointly helm TWC with chief operating officer David Glasser. This transition of power »
- Jenna Marotta
Thor: Ragnarok Has Screened, Here's What People Are Saying
3 hours ago | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Marvel Studios has a long history of allowing early reactions to their films, and Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok is no exception. With the domestic press for the blockbuster happening this week, the movie has finally started to screen, and the buzz on the feature is impressive. »
Thor: Ragnarok Has Screened, Here's What People Are Saying
3 hours ago | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Marvel Studios has a long history of allowing early reactions to their films, and Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok is no exception. With the domestic press for the blockbuster happening this week, the movie has finally started to screen, and the buzz on the feature is impressive. »
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Review: 10 Major Takeaways From ‘The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry’
3 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
CBS All Access’s newest iteration of “Star Trek” continues to spark with imagination: In “The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry,” Burnham makes a big discovery, the Klingons fight both Starfleet and each other, and a character we barely met last week meets a tragic end.
[Editor’s note: Spoilers for Season 1, Episode 4, “The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry” follow.]
Read More:‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Review: ‘Context Is for Kings’ Launches the Series Into a Weird, But Fascinating New Universe You Spin Me Right Round, Baby, Right Round Like a Starship
One of the most exciting moments of “The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry” was actually seeing the Discovery in action — not only discovering that the saucer section consists of spinning discs, but that when the spore drive is fully implemented, the entire ship turns into a dazzingly spinning top.
The effects are great, and while the battle at Corvan II was a bit brief, »
- Liz Shannon Miller
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