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‘Mickey 17’ Tops But Falls Short of Expectations at the BO!!

Warner Bros and Plan B Entertainment’s Mickey 17 is being called at a $19.1M domestic, $43.6M global opening this morning, for a running worldwide tally of $53.3M. After Neon shepherded multihyphenate Bong Joon Ho‘s Parasite to multiple Oscar wins, including Best Picture, Warner Bros. decided to take a big swing on his next outing at a higher budget level. Unfortunately for stakeholders, the result isn’t … Continue reading ‘Mickey 17’ Tops But Falls Short of Expectations at the BO!!

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Oscar 2020: ‘Joker’ Leads with 11 Nominations!! Check Out the Full List!!

Oscar nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards have been announced. Joker leads the crop of contenders with 11 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for Todd Phillips. The gritty Warner Bros. drama has been considered an awards contender ever since it won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, and it’s now made it all the way up to the Academy Awards. Close behind … Continue reading Oscar 2020: ‘Joker’ Leads with 11 Nominations!! Check Out the Full List!!

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‘Joker’ Repeats at #1, as ‘Gemini Man’ Bombs at the BO!!!

In the face of three new wide releases, there was no dethroning Joker from the weekend’s top spot as the film not only topped the weekend box office domestically, internationally and worldwide, it has already generated over $543 million globally in just its first twelve days in global release. As for the newcomers, UAR‘s The Addams Family led the way with a solid second place … Continue reading ‘Joker’ Repeats at #1, as ‘Gemini Man’ Bombs at the BO!!!

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‘Joker’ Delivers Largest October Opening Ever with $93.5 Million at the BO!!

This weekend saw the Warner Bros. DC Comics adaptation Joker deliver the largest October domestic opening weekend of all-time and the fourth largest opening ever for an R-rated feature. The film was the #1 movie domestically and overseas, kicking things off with a $234 million global launch. With an estimated $93.5 million, Warner Bros.‘s Joker delivered the largest October domestic opening ever, topping the $80.25 … Continue reading ‘Joker’ Delivers Largest October Opening Ever with $93.5 Million at the BO!!

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‘Abominable’ Continues Universal’s Winning Streak the BO!!!

Universal finished atop the weekend box office yet again this year with their animated adventure Abominable, while also taking second position with Focus‘s Downton Abbey, now in its second weekend. Meanwhile, Roadside saw a strong performance from their release of Judy, delivering a top ten performance in moderate release, while holdovers such as Hustlers and It: Chapter Two held on strong in their third and … Continue reading ‘Abominable’ Continues Universal’s Winning Streak the BO!!!

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‘Downton Abbey’ Has Record Opening, While ‘Ad Astra’ and ‘Rambo’ Follow Up at the BO!!

It was a record weekend for Focus Features that saw Downton Abbey not only top the weekend box office, but it became the studio’s largest opener ever, topping $30 million. The weekend’s fellow new releases — Ad Astra and Rambo: Last Blood — delivered on expectations and are in a neck-and-neck battle for runner-up position and we’ll have to wait for actuals to tell the … Continue reading ‘Downton Abbey’ Has Record Opening, While ‘Ad Astra’ and ‘Rambo’ Follow Up at the BO!!

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Ad Astra (2019) Review!!

Synopsis – Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe. My Take – While anyone who might have glanced at the trailers of this James Gray directorial might end up thinking that this film is just going to add on to the … Continue reading Ad Astra (2019) Review!!

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‘Ad Astra’ Gets a New Poster and Five Clips!! Check It Out!!

Coinciding with its release this week, Fox has unveiled a new poster and five clips from director James Gray’s space thriller Ad Astra starring Brad Pitt; check them out here: Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. His journey will uncover secrets … Continue reading ‘Ad Astra’ Gets a New Poster and Five Clips!! Check It Out!!

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‘It 2’ Repeats #1 as ‘Hustlers’ Exceeds Expectations with Huge Opening at the BO!!

It was a mixed bag of a weekend for Warner Bros. which saw It: Chapter Two deliver a strong hold and retain the weekend’s #1 spot at the box office, but their new release, The Goldfinch, bombed, delivering one of the worst openings ever for a wide release. Alternatively, STXfilms‘s Hustlers exploded out of the gates with the studio’s largest opening in its five year … Continue reading ‘It 2’ Repeats #1 as ‘Hustlers’ Exceeds Expectations with Huge Opening at the BO!!

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‘Ad Astra’: New Clip Sees Brad Pitt and Ruth Negga Navigating the Martian Terrain!! Check It Out!!

A new clip from Ad Astra is here to provide some outer space peril today. Out of context, it’s your ordinary, run-of-the-mill conversation aboard a rover on the surface of Mars, as you do. In context, well, it’s pretty much the same. It features Brad Pitt‘s space voyager Roy McBride hitching a ride with Ruth Negga‘s disaffected traveler Helen Lantos. There’s talk of underground tunnels … Continue reading ‘Ad Astra’: New Clip Sees Brad Pitt and Ruth Negga Navigating the Martian Terrain!! Check It Out!!

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‘Ad Astra’: New Clip Has Brad Pitt Battling on the Moon!! Check It Out!!

Disney-owned 20th Century Fox has released a new clip from the upcoming sci-fi drama Ad Astra that zeroes in on what’s surely one of the most action-filled (if not the most action-filled) moments from the movie. The future-set story follows a man named Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) who is sent into space to try and find his father (Tommy Lee Jones), who disappeared on a … Continue reading ‘Ad Astra’: New Clip Has Brad Pitt Battling on the Moon!! Check It Out!!

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‘Ad Astra’ IMAX Trailer Sends Brad Pitt on a Terrifying Trip Into Outer Space!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – An astronaut travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. He uncovers secrets which challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos. Directed – James Gray Starring – Brad Pitt, Liv Tyler, Tommy Lee Jones Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Ad Astra’ IMAX Trailer Sends Brad Pitt on a Terrifying Trip Into Outer Space!! Check It Out!!

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‘Ad Astra’: New Trailer Includes Commentary from Brad Pitt and Director James Gray!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – An astronaut travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. He uncovers secrets which challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos. Directed – James Gray Starring – Brad Pitt, Liv Tyler, Tommy Lee Jones Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Ad Astra’: New Trailer Includes Commentary from Brad Pitt and Director James Gray!! Check It Out!!

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Disney+ Rebooting ‘Home Alone,’ ‘Night at the Museum,’ and Others!!!

During an earnings call with investors on Tuesday, Disney chief Robert Iger announced that the studio is developing reboots/re-imaginings of family-friendly hits such as Home Alone, Night at the Museum, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Cheaper by the Dozen for its forthcoming streaming service Disney+. Elsewhere, Iger said that Disney plans to continue Fox’s acclaimed Planet of the Apes franchise, and that Fox Searchlight will … Continue reading Disney+ Rebooting ‘Home Alone,’ ‘Night at the Museum,’ and Others!!!

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‘Ad Astra’ Featurette Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing!!

20th Century Fox has released a new featurette for Ad Astra that ties the drama of director James Gray‘s outer-space epic to the Apollo 11 moon landing, which took place 50 years ago today. Brad Pitt stars in Ad Astra as an astronaut who journeys to the very edge of the solar system to find his missing father (Tommy Lee Jones). Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin starred … Continue reading ‘Ad Astra’ Featurette Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing!!

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‘Ad Astra’: New Trailer Sends Brad Pitt into Space!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – An astronaut travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. He uncovers secrets which challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos. Directed – James Gray Starring – Brad Pitt, Liv Tyler, Tommy Lee Jones Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Ad Astra’: New Trailer Sends Brad Pitt into Space!! Check It Out!!

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‘Ad Astra’: Brad Pitt Led Sci-Fi Thriller gets a New TV Spot!! Check It Out!!

Another TV spot has been released for director James Gray’s upcoming Brad Pitt-headlined space thriller Ad Astra which you can check out below: Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. His journey will uncover secrets that challenge the nature of human existence … Continue reading ‘Ad Astra’: Brad Pitt Led Sci-Fi Thriller gets a New TV Spot!! Check It Out!!

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‘Ad Astra’: Brad Pitt Led Sci-Fi Gets a TV Spot!! Check It Out!!

During last night’s NBA Finals, 20th Century Fox revealed a new TV spot for writer-director James Gray’s upcoming space thriller Ad Astra which stars Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler and Donald Sutherland. Take a look in the YouTube embed below: Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel … Continue reading ‘Ad Astra’: Brad Pitt Led Sci-Fi Gets a TV Spot!! Check It Out!!

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‘Ad Astra’: First Trailer Has Brad Pitt Heading to Space!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – An astronaut travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. He uncovers secrets which challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos. Directed – James Gray Starring – Brad Pitt, Liv Tyler, Tommy Lee Jones Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Ad Astra’: First Trailer Has Brad Pitt Heading to Space!! Check It Out!!

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James Gray to Direct Drama ‘Armageddon Time’!!!

I don’t know about you, but James Gray‘s sci-fi epic Ad Astra is one of my most anticipated films of the year. I mean, Brad Pitt doesn’t just venture into space for anyone. I can’t say I love any of Gray’s films — his Blood Ties script is probably my favorite — but he hasn’t made a bad one either. And hopefully, Ad Astra will be … Continue reading James Gray to Direct Drama ‘Armageddon Time’!!!

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Disney Shuffles More Release Dates Following Fox Acquisition!!!

We knew when Disney acquired 20th Century Fox that they’d likely be shuffling up their release date calendar, and today that announcement came. With Fox no longer its own standalone studio, Disney doesn’t want Fox’s films to infringe upon its box office prospects, and vice versa, so some changes were in order. Indeed, the changes were aplenty. The most notable shifts/announcements have to do with … Continue reading Disney Shuffles More Release Dates Following Fox Acquisition!!!

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‘Ad Astra’: Brad Pitt-Led Sci-Fi Film Pulled from May Release Date!!!

In a surprise to no one, Ad Astra has finally been pulled off its May 24th release date. The original sci-fi film from acclaimed writer/director James Grey had yet to debut so much as a trailer, and Grey himself maintained that incomplete visual effects meant the film would miss a Cannes Film Festival debut, so it makes sense that 20th Century Fox would decide to, … Continue reading ‘Ad Astra’: Brad Pitt-Led Sci-Fi Film Pulled from May Release Date!!!

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‘Sabrina’: Drew Goddard to Write and Likely Direct Thriller for New Regency!!!

Oscar-nominated screenwriter Drew Goddard (The Martian) is set to adapt Nick Drnaso’s acclaimed graphic novel Sabrina with an eye toward directing the project for New Regency and RT Features, Collider has learned. New Regency will finance Sabrina, which Goddard will produce along with RT’s Rodrigo Teixeira and New Regency’s Arnon Milchan. The film follows a man whose girlfriend, Sabrina, goes missing, prompting him to live with his old … Continue reading ‘Sabrina’: Drew Goddard to Write and Likely Direct Thriller for New Regency!!!

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‘The Irishman’: Netflix Won’t Screen the film at Cannes Festival This Year!!!

A year after Netflix and the Cannes Film Festival got into very heated public battle, the streaming service will not be participating once again. Netflix made its Cannes debut in 2017 with the films Okja and The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) playing in competition, but French theater owners were none too pleased about the decision, as France has a very strict policy when it … Continue reading ‘The Irishman’: Netflix Won’t Screen the film at Cannes Festival This Year!!!

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‘World War Z 2’ Won’t Be Shooting This Year!!!

The wait to see David Fincher direct a blockbuster just got longer. Many were intrigued by the news last year that Paramount was courting the Social Network filmmaker to direct a World War Z sequel. Even more curious, Fincher was apparently interested in the gig, likely owing to his relationship with star/producer Brad Pitt. The filmmaker addressed the news last fall, saying he hopes to make … Continue reading ‘World War Z 2’ Won’t Be Shooting This Year!!!

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Spy Thriller ‘I Am Pilgrim’ To Be Adapted By ‘Lost City of Z’ helmer James Gray!!!

James Gray is keeping busy. Last year saw the release of his adaptation of The Lost City of Z, and he recently wrapped his sci-fi film Ad Astra starring Brad Pitt. Now he’s turning his attention to his next project, which will likely be an adaptation of the spy novel I Am Pilgrim for MGM. According to Deadline, screenwriter Terry Hayes (Payback) has adapted his … Continue reading Spy Thriller ‘I Am Pilgrim’ To Be Adapted By ‘Lost City of Z’ helmer James Gray!!!

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‘Hellboy’ Reboot to Arrive in Early 2019!!!

Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment’s Hellboy reboot is going to miss the 25th anniversary of Mike Mignola‘s Dark Horse Comics creation by about a year, but the good news is that this new take on Anung un Rama will arrive early in 2019. Stranger Things star David Harbour takes on the title role in Neil Marshall‘s film, which also stars Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane, and Daniel Dae Kim. As THR reports, Hellboy will … Continue reading ‘Hellboy’ Reboot to Arrive in Early 2019!!!

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David Fincher Likely to Direct ‘World War Z 2’!!!

Last month, we spoke to World War Z 2 producer David Ellison, who hoped that the film would be able to land David Fincher to direct. Fincher was first rumored for the gig back in August 2016, but now Variety reports that the notoriously selective director is close to signing on for the film. So what made the pieces fall into place. First, there was … Continue reading David Fincher Likely to Direct ‘World War Z 2’!!!

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With ‘World War Z 2′ Delayed, Brad Pitt May Go Sci-Fi for James Gray’s ‘Ad Astra’!!!

With Paramount having officially pulled World War Z 2 off of its release schedule, it now appears that Brad Pitt has an opening in his own schedule. Talk around town is focused on what he might do next, but it appears that performer may venture into previously uncharted territory: space-set science-fiction. While Pitt’s been in a lot of movies over the years, he’s never really done … Continue reading With ‘World War Z 2′ Delayed, Brad Pitt May Go Sci-Fi for James Gray’s ‘Ad Astra’!!!

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