Sony Pictures Films India Unveils Upcoming Slate of over 17 Indian and Hollywood Releases!!

Sony Pictures Films India is all set to have around 17 releases over the next one year. Despite the massive upheaval in the entertainment industry over the last two years, the studio was able to use this downtime to create an aggressive, vibrant, and diverse slate for the coming year. Last month, Sony Pictures Films India released writer-director Rensil D’Silva’s ‘Dial 100’ and more recently … Continue reading Sony Pictures Films India Unveils Upcoming Slate of over 17 Indian and Hollywood Releases!!

‘The Suicide Squad’ Takes Top Spot With an Underwhelming $26.5 Million Debut at the BO!!

When it comes to the lackluster result of Warner Bros.’ latest The Suicide Squad at $26.5M this past weekend, one can blame the variant, and they can definitely blame HBO Max, but they’ll also need to blame the brand. Several reasons are weighing down on why this well-intended and valiant effort by the studio to improve a damaged franchise went wrong. While it was a … Continue reading ‘The Suicide Squad’ Takes Top Spot With an Underwhelming $26.5 Million Debut at the BO!!

‘Jungle Cruise’ Ships off with $91.8M Opening at the WW BO!!

Jungle Cruise kept its ship together at the domestic box office over the weekend, and actually saw an uptick in Friday-to-Saturday grosses (when you back out Thursday previews of $2.7M) of +16% which puts the adventure film at $34.2M, an opening that’s not far from Dwayne Johnson’s pre-pandemic event film Rampage ($35.7M), and the biggest family film start during the pandemic to date. All in, add … Continue reading ‘Jungle Cruise’ Ships off with $91.8M Opening at the WW BO!!

‘Old’ Takes Top Spot with $16 Million, as ‘Snake Eyes’ Stumbles at the BO!!

Two releases respecting the theatrical window –Universal’s Old and Paramount’s Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins– are opening at the box office to blah results, respectively with $16.5M and $13.35M. But don’t blame the distribution strategy. However, it’s questionable whether we can blame the delta variant. These two movies, which received lackluster CinemaScores of C+ and B-, are opening roughly right in line with their estimates. If both … Continue reading ‘Old’ Takes Top Spot with $16 Million, as ‘Snake Eyes’ Stumbles at the BO!!

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021) Review!!

Synopsis – Six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive. Joining forces with two of the original survivors, they soon discover they’ve all played the game before. My Take – Upon release back in 2019, Escape Room, helmed by writer/director Adam Robitel, fresh off the financial success of Insidious: The Last Key … Continue reading Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021) Review!!

‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Takes Over Top Spot from ‘Black Widow’ with $31M+ Opening at the BO!!

Even with Space Jam: A New Legacy in homes on HBO Max, Warner Bros. proves again that when they shell out on TV spots, they can open the film in movie theaters to a solid number. In this case, it was the best 3-day we’ve seen for a family film during the pandemic, with $31.65M. That’s also the best for Warner Bros. during the Covid-19 era, beating … Continue reading ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Takes Over Top Spot from ‘Black Widow’ with $31M+ Opening at the BO!!

‘Escape Room: Tournament of Champions’ First Trailer Teases the Sequel!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – Six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive. Joining forces with two of the original survivors, they soon discover they’ve all played the game before. Directed – Adam Robitel Starring – Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Thomas Cocquerel Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Escape Room: Tournament of Champions’ First Trailer Teases the Sequel!! Check It Out!!

‘Escape Room 2’: First Images Teases the Sequel!! Check It Out!!

One of 2019’s biggest surprises was the Adam Robitel-directed horror-thriller Escape Room, which trapped six strangers in a building to play a game that was actually rigged with traps. The film’s surprising epilogue opened the door for sequels, the first of which is set to open this summer from Columbia Pictures. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions is the official title of Robitel’s follow-up, which finds … Continue reading ‘Escape Room 2’: First Images Teases the Sequel!! Check It Out!!

‘Escape Room 2’ Moves Release Date Up to July 16, 2021!!

Escape Room 2 has moved its release once again, this time for a date six months earlier than the last planned release of January 7, 2022. The change might be connected to the recent movie theaters recovery, as the past couple of weeks have seen strong box office numbers. The first Escape Room was received with mixed reviews, mostly due to how the movie prioritizes … Continue reading ‘Escape Room 2’ Moves Release Date Up to July 16, 2021!!

‘Escape Room 2’ Release Delayed to an Unset 2021 Date!!

Sony has officially delayed the release date for Adam Robitel‘s Escape Room 2 until next year. Serving as a sequel to Robitel‘s 2019 eponymous psychological-horror film, Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Tyler Labine, Jay Ellis, Nik Dodani, and Yorick van Wageningen in the lead roles, Escape Room 2 was initially scheduled to release on April 17, 2020. But in wake of the lethal Covid-19 pandemic, the movie … Continue reading ‘Escape Room 2’ Release Delayed to an Unset 2021 Date!!

‘Ride or Die’: Marlon Wayans to Star in Action Packed Rom Com!!

When Harry Met Sally… with guns. That’s the gist of the pitch for a new Marlon Wayans movie Ride or Die, an action-packed romantic comedy that Neal H. Moritz (Fast and Furious) will produce under his Original Film banner. Wayans teamed with Rick Alvarez to write the script, which follows a straight-laced robbery detective (Wayans) who partners with a hard-hitting female narcotics detective to track … Continue reading ‘Ride or Die’: Marlon Wayans to Star in Action Packed Rom Com!!

‘Uncharted’ Gets a New Release Date from Sony!!

The coronavirus pandemic has been wreaking havoc on movie studios, with countless productions being shut down and rescheduled, and some movies getting bumped a year or more into the future. However, in a surprise move, Sony’s Uncharted will be coming out earlier than expected. The big-budget adaptation of its popular video game franchise about wise-cracking treasure hunter Nathan Drake, has swiped off the calendar like … Continue reading ‘Uncharted’ Gets a New Release Date from Sony!!

‘Escape Room 2’: Sony Sets Lead Cast For Sequel!!

Sony has unveiled the new cast members for Escape Room 2, the sequel to the box office hit psychological thriller that opened earlier this year. Holland Roden (Teen Wolf, Channel Zero: Butcher’s Block), Indya Moore (Pose, Queen & Slim), Thomas Cocquerel (Table 19, The 100), Carlito Olivero (East Los High, Step Up: High Water), as well as previously reported Isabelle Fuhrman are set to star … Continue reading ‘Escape Room 2’: Sony Sets Lead Cast For Sequel!!

‘Escape Room 2’: Isabelle Fuhrman Joins the Twisted Horror Sequel!!

Isabelle Fuhrman, who starred in Orphan, The Hunger Games and Showtime’s Masters of Sex, is set to join the cast of Sony’s Escape Room 2, which is also bringing back original stars Taylor Russell and Logan Miller, Collider has exclusively learned. The horror sequel also sees the return of director Adam Robitel, screenwriter Bragi F. Schut, and producer Neal H. Moritz. Escape Room 2 was originally slated … Continue reading ‘Escape Room 2’: Isabelle Fuhrman Joins the Twisted Horror Sequel!!

‘Escape Room 2’: Logan Miller and Taylor Russell Set to Return!!

Shortly after Escape Room became the first surprise hit of 2019, Columbia Pictures gave the go-ahead on a sequel — and now, Flickering Myth has exclusively learned that two familiar faces will be returning for the next round of deadly games. Flickering Myth spoke with Escape Room actor Logan Miller, who played grocery store stockboy Ben Miller, about his latest project, a Blumhouse horror film … Continue reading ‘Escape Room 2’: Logan Miller and Taylor Russell Set to Return!!

‘Uncharted’ to Open Against Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’!!!

After years and years in development, the Uncharted movie finally has a release date, as Sony will release the video game adaptation starring Tom Holland on Dec. 18, 2020. That puts the action-adventure film on a collision course with Steven Spielberg‘s musical West Side Story starring Ansel Elgort, not to mention Paramount’s untitled Coming to America sequel starring Eddie Murphy. Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane) … Continue reading ‘Uncharted’ to Open Against Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’!!!

‘Escape Room 2’: Sony Sets Sequel for 2020 Release!!!

Having grossed almost $120 million worldwide from a budget of just $9 million, it will come as little surprise to hear that Sony has announced a sequel to the psychological horror Escape Room is in the works, and has been set for release in April 2020. The first movie features a cast that includes Taylor Russell, Deborah Ann Woll, Logan Miller, Nik Dodani, Jay Ellis … Continue reading ‘Escape Room 2’: Sony Sets Sequel for 2020 Release!!!