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EXCLUSIVE: Apple Studios has set a high profile project that will reteam Marvel stalwarts Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans in Ghosted, a romantic action adventure that will be directed by Dexter Fletcher. He helmed Rocketman and finished Bohemian Rhapsody. The stars are in advanced negotiations. The script is by Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, the
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Pantelion’s animated film Un Rescate De Huevitos (An Egg Rescue) is a rarity in the specialty box office as a Spanish language animated film. And its opening weekend success will certainly come as no surprise in Mexico where the franchise is its highest-grossing film series to date. The Spanish-language animation performed tremendously at its 320
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Refresh for latest…: One of the only Hollywood titles to recently be granted a China release date, Disney/20th Century Studios’ Free Guy flew into the market with a $23.9M start. This is a solid launch in the Middle Kingdom, particularly in the current climate, and helped push the Ryan Reynolds-starrer past $100M at the international
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EXCLUSIVE: Here’s some data we haven’t seen yet: The 17-day U.S. household viewership for Warner Bros. movies released this year on HBO Max, with James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad registering 4.7M households through its first three weekends of release on the service. All of this comes from Samba TV which measures streaming viewership in 3M U.S.
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Universal/MGM/Monkeypaw’s reimagination of cult classic horror movie Candyman posted $1.9M on Thursday from 2750 theaters off shows that began at 7PM. The pic, in a recent rare feat for horror pics, has an 86% certified fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes. Interestingly enough, another critically acclaimed horror release that played the late August period in 2016 off an
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The UK Government’s Minister for Media and Data, John Whittingdale, waged battle with UK TV professionals over the future of Channel 4 at this year’s Closing Debate at the Edinburgh TV Festival. Reiterating his previous explanations for wanting the channel to be sold, Whittingdale referred to the changing TV market and the squeeze of advertising
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The American Film Market is moving its 2021 edition entirely online, the Independent Film & Television Alliance· (IFTA) announced today. ‘AFM 2021 Online’ will be held Monday, November 1 to Friday, November 5 – shifting one day earlier than its original dates. The market will feature “Industry Offices, Screenings, Conferences, Panels and Workshops, the Networking
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Does DC Comics’ overexposure of Batman create problems? The second week of August saw nine Batman or Batman-related titles being published, and the publisher’s main Batman title wasn’t even one of them. While there’s certainly a rich history to be explored and narratives to be continued in Gotham, the city protected by the Dark Knight is one of several locales
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In a delightfully uncomfortable moment, Violet Crawley asks, “Is there such a thing as good publicity?” A rather good question, to which he responds, “There is if you’re in the movies.” But of course, the Dowager countess always has a good retort, noting, “Oh what a colorful life you lead.” It’s our first glimpse back
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Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone is famous for elevating the often harshly-judged sci-fi and horror genres with convincing actors and compelling themes. Many of the signature ironic twists provided lessons in morality, and they also explored sharp social commentary, which wouldn’t otherwise be accepted back then. The anthology was ruthlessly observant and imaginative, influencing countless
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