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Steven Spielberg’s Amblin to Produce Two Movies a Year for Netflix!!

Steven Spielberg‘s company Amblin Partners has signed a deal with Netflix that will see it produce at least two movies each year for the streaming giant, and already, Film Twitter is resurfacing Spielberg‘s past comments intimating that movies released day-and-date in theaters and at home — which was Netflix‘s entire model at one point — don’t deserve Oscars because they are, by definition, TV movies. However, … Continue reading Steven Spielberg’s Amblin to Produce Two Movies a Year for Netflix!!

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‘Wicked’: Director Stephen Daldry Exits Movie Musical Adaption!!

Universal’s long-gestating adaptation of the hit musical Wicked has just lost its director, as Stephen Daldry has been forced to bow out due to complications stemming from the pandemic, Collider has confirmed. Deadline broke the news, reporting Daldry’s exit as amicable, and simply the end result of unfortunate circumstance. Apparently, he’d hoped to shoot the film in London, but due to a shortage of stage … Continue reading ‘Wicked’: Director Stephen Daldry Exits Movie Musical Adaption!!

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‘Razzie Awards 2020’: Cats Sweeps All Major Categories!! Check Out the Full List!!

Surprising absolutely no one, Cats triumphed, if you can call it triumph, at the 2020 Golden Raspberry Awards, better known as the Razzies, honoring the worst achievements in film for 2019. Tom Hooper‘s much-derided, CGI-filled musical adaptation of the Broadway smash took home the most awards with six, including Worst Picture, Worst Director for Hooper, and Worst Supporting Actor and Actress for stars James Corden and … Continue reading ‘Razzie Awards 2020’: Cats Sweeps All Major Categories!! Check Out the Full List!!

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‘Cats,’ ‘Madea’ and ‘Rambo’ Top Razzie Nominations!! Check Out the Full List!!

The Razzie nominations are out and Cats, A Madea Family Funeral, and Rambo: Last Blood cleaned up. The Golden Raspberry Foundation announced its picks for 2019’s worst achievements in film, a day before the Academy Awards honor the industry’s best. Cats, which the Razzie folks described as a “widely derided feline flop,” picked up eight nods. A Madea Family Funeral and Rambo: Last Blood also … Continue reading ‘Cats,’ ‘Madea’ and ‘Rambo’ Top Razzie Nominations!! Check Out the Full List!!

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‘Rise of Skywalker’ Tops $900M Globally, as ‘Grudge’ Debuts with $11.3M at the BO!!

Disney domination continues as Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker leads the way domestically for the third straight weekend, topping $450 million domestically and over $900 million worldwide while Frozen II has now become the highest grossing animated release of all time worldwide reaching $1.325 billion worldwide. As for Sony‘s new release of The Grudge, it topped expectations and rounded out the weekend’s top five, … Continue reading ‘Rise of Skywalker’ Tops $900M Globally, as ‘Grudge’ Debuts with $11.3M at the BO!!

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‘Cats’ Bound To Lose At Least $71M at the BO!!

No amount of star power from Taylor Swift, James Corden, Idris Elba, Jason Derulo, etc., nor the direction of Oscar-winner Tom Hooper, could save Cats at the global box office. Our finance sources informed us over this weekend that the Universal/Amblin/Working Title feature adaptation of the near $4 billion-grossing Andrew Lloyd Webber stage musical is bound to lose at least $71M — that is, if the … Continue reading ‘Cats’ Bound To Lose At Least $71M at the BO!!

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‘Little Women,’ ‘Spies in Disguise,’ and ‘Uncut Gems’ Open Strong at the BO!!

Disney‘s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker topped the weekend box office for a second weekend in a row, while the weekend’s newcomers — Sony‘s Little Women and Fox‘s animated feature Spies in Disguise — both topped studio expectations as did this weekend’s expansion of Uncut Gems, which has now topped $20 million domestically. With an estimated $72 million, Disney‘s Star Wars: The Rise of … Continue reading ‘Little Women,’ ‘Spies in Disguise,’ and ‘Uncut Gems’ Open Strong at the BO!!

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‘Cats’ Pulled from Awards Contention Following Dismal Reviews and BO!!

Universal Pictures has quietly pulled the plug on its Oscar campaign for Cats. The big-screen musical was a sight-unseen contender given its profile and pedigree, and indeed you’d be forgiven for previously assuming it could be an awards contender. Universal mounted the big budget adaptation with a star-studded cast, a new original song co-written by Taylor Swift, and Oscar-winning The King’s Speech and Les Miserables … Continue reading ‘Cats’ Pulled from Awards Contention Following Dismal Reviews and BO!!

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‘Cats’: Academy Allows Submission of New Version to Oscars!!

Between the scalding reviews and the tepid box-office figures, this has not been a good week for “Cats.” But we do have one piece of good news for Tom Hooper’s catastrophic feline musical, courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Oscar voters will be able to judge the improved version of the film that is currently playing in theaters after its unfinished … Continue reading ‘Cats’: Academy Allows Submission of New Version to Oscars!!

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‘Cats’: New Theatrical Version to Get Updated VFX!!

In a completely unprecedented move, Universal Pictures is still working on Cats and a new version will be delivered soon. The Tom Hooper-directed movie musical adaptation has had the critical equivalent of a tongue-lashing this week with reviews — including our own — panning the film from here to the Heaviside Layer. Saddled with a reported budget of $95 to $100 million, Cats is emerging from an abysmal opening … Continue reading ‘Cats’: New Theatrical Version to Get Updated VFX!!

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‘Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker’ Opens Big While ‘Cats’ Flops at the BO!!

Disney‘s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker led the weekend box office, though there is likely to be a bit of pushing and pulling from analysts as to whether the film’s $175.5 million debut is a worthy opening for the final installment in the now 42-year-old Skywalker saga. Meanwhile, Universal‘s Cats fell well short of expectations and appears to have already been left out in … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker’ Opens Big While ‘Cats’ Flops at the BO!!

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‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ Demolishes Competition With Massive $60 Million Opening at the BO!!

While the studio attempted to downplay expectations, Sony‘s Jumanji: The Next Level opened at the top end of industry expectations, leading the weekend charge with a December studio record opening and getting the box office off to a strong start for the holiday frame. Though, it has to be mentioned, that strong start didn’t trickle down to the weekend’s two other new wide releases as … Continue reading ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ Demolishes Competition With Massive $60 Million Opening at the BO!!

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‘Marriage Story’ and ‘Joker’ Lead 2020 Golden Globe Nominations!!!

The Golden Globe nominations have been announced for the 2020 ceremony. The Globes are somehow the second most popular film awards ceremony of the year next to the Oscars, despite the fact that they’re largely kind of a joke. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s reputation is far from pristine, and sweeping nominations for movies like The Tourist play into the notion that they mostly just care about … Continue reading ‘Marriage Story’ and ‘Joker’ Lead 2020 Golden Globe Nominations!!!

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‘Cats’: New Trailer Dives More into the Ambitious Musical Adaptation!! Check It Out!!!

Synopsis – A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life. Directed – Tom Hooper Starring – Idris Elba, Rebel Wilson, Judi Dench Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Cats’: New Trailer Dives More into the Ambitious Musical Adaptation!! Check It Out!!!

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‘Cats’: First Trailer Reveals the Ambitious Musical Adaptation!! Check It Out!!!

Synopsis – A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life. Directed – Tom Hooper Starring – Idris Elba, Rebel Wilson, Judi Dench Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Cats’: First Trailer Reveals the Ambitious Musical Adaptation!! Check It Out!!!

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‘Cats’: Idris Elba Dances with Taylor Swift in Behind-the-Scenes Video!! Check It Out!!

Universal Pictures’ Cats feature is going to be a helluva thing. We’ll have our first good look at the film in earnest this Friday when the studio releases the first trailer, along with a new song from star Taylor Swift, but right now, you can get a peek behind the scenes of the production. A new making-of video was released today. Among many other treats, … Continue reading ‘Cats’: Idris Elba Dances with Taylor Swift in Behind-the-Scenes Video!! Check It Out!!

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‘Dusted’: ‘Black Swan’ Producer Options Horror Thriller Script Following Contest Win!!!

Oscar-nominated producer Brian Oliver (Black Swan) and his production company New Republic Pictures have optioned the horror-thriller feature script Dusted from writer Guy McDouall as part of the grand prize for Roadmap Writers’ “Road to New Republic Feature Competition,” Collider has exclusively learned. A thriller in the tradition of Stephen King, Dusted follows a health care worker who discovers a supernatural force that is able to … Continue reading ‘Dusted’: ‘Black Swan’ Producer Options Horror Thriller Script Following Contest Win!!!

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‘Cats’: Director Tom Hooper’s Movie Adaption Begins Production!!!

It’s officially official: Tom Hooper’s Cats movie is real, folks. The Oscar-winning The King’s Speech director has been taking his time in finding his follow-up project to The Danish Girl, which hit theaters back in 2015, but he eventually settled on a big-budget film adaptation of the iconic Broadway musical Cats—and he’s assembled an A-list cast to bring it to life. The film is an … Continue reading ‘Cats’: Director Tom Hooper’s Movie Adaption Begins Production!!!

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‘Cats’: Idris Elba to Play a Handsome Feline in Tom Hooper’s Adaption!!

File this news under “sure, why the hell not.” Variety reports that Idris Elba is about to join the cast of Tom Hooper‘s Cats. The Thor: Ragnarok star joins Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, and Ian McKellen in the adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s musical about a theater full of audience members’ who inexplicably like it when the performers come off the stage and get all up … Continue reading ‘Cats’: Idris Elba to Play a Handsome Feline in Tom Hooper’s Adaption!!

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‘Cats’: Tom Hooper’s Star-Studded Film Takes A 2019 Release Date!!!

Tom Hooper’s Cats is really happening, you guys. The Oscar-winning The King’s Speech filmmaker is adapting the long-running Broadway musical with a star-studded cast, and now Universal Pictures has given the film a December 20, 2019 release date. That was when Universal’s Wicked movie was also scheduled to bow, but that film will now be re-dated to accommodate its production schedule. Hooper followed up the … Continue reading ‘Cats’: Tom Hooper’s Star-Studded Film Takes A 2019 Release Date!!!

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‘Cats’: Taylor Swift and Ian McKellen To Lead The Tom Hooper Film!!

If you ever caught yourself wondering what happened to the big-screen version of Andrew Lloyd Webster‘s hit musical Cats that was teased back in 2016, well, I can confirm for you today that the project is alive and well. After the success of his 2012 adaptation of Les Misérables, Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper has been looking to bring another Broadway hit to the big screen, … Continue reading ‘Cats’: Taylor Swift and Ian McKellen To Lead The Tom Hooper Film!!

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