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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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‘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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National Board of Review Names ‘The Irishman’ Best Film!!

The National Board of Review announced the best in film in 2019, adding to the growing conversation of pre-Oscar awards and accolades that might speak to who will take home the coveted Academy Awards. The NBR is made up of filmmakers, critics, academics, and more. The organization also facilitates screenings and discussions, hands out grants to emerging filmmakers, and helps catapult films into a more … Continue reading National Board of Review Names ‘The Irishman’ Best Film!!

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‘The Lion King’ Will Not Compete for Best Animated Feature Oscar!!

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed today the 32 films that have been submitted for consideration in the Best Animated Feature Oscar category, and Disney’s The Lion King is not among them. Since the film hit theaters and dominated the box office earlier this year, debate raged on whether it’s actually a “live-action remake” as it was marketed, or if it’s an … Continue reading ‘The Lion King’ Will Not Compete for Best Animated Feature Oscar!!

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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Holiday Special Coming to NBC and Hulu!!

Move over, Star Wars. A How to Train Your Dragon holiday special is coming to town. DreamWorks Animation has announced that a new animated half-hour holiday special called How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming will premiere on NBC on December 3rd at 8:30pm ET/PT. After that, How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming will be available to watch on Hulu beginning December 5th. The story takes … Continue reading ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Holiday Special Coming to NBC and Hulu!!

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‘Treasure Island’: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Director Dean DeBlois to Helm Live-Action for Universal!!

After spending the better part of a decade creating the triumphant How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, director Dean DeBlois is doubling down on his live-action debut. Recently we learned he had signed on to direct a Micronauts movie for Hasbro and Paramount, and now Variety reports that DeBlois will also be directing a live-action take on Treasure Island for Universal Pictures and Mandeville Films. … Continue reading ‘Treasure Island’: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Director Dean DeBlois to Helm Live-Action for Universal!!

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‘Micronauts’: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Director Dean DeBlois to Helm Adaption!!

Dean DeBlois has had quite a bit of success in animation. He’s been nominated for two Oscars for the first two How to Train Your Dragon movies, and it wouldn’t be a huge surprise if he’s nominated a third time for How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. But now he’s going to be turning to live-action by adapting the Hasbro toy line Micronauts. … Continue reading ‘Micronauts’: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Director Dean DeBlois to Helm Adaption!!

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Disney Animation’s Rich Moore Moves to Sony Pictures Animation!!

In a big get for Sony Pictures Animation, the studio has nabbed director Rich Moore. Moore, who worked on The Simpsons and Futurama before creating hits for Disney with Wreck-It Ralph, Zootopia, and Ralph Breaks the Internet, will now be taking his talents to the up-and-coming SPA, which is coming off one of its better years after earning an Oscar for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. … Continue reading Disney Animation’s Rich Moore Moves to Sony Pictures Animation!!

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‘Shazam!’ Leads Weekend with $53M While ‘Pet Sematary’ Follows With $25M Opening at the BO!!

The weekend played out mostly as expected with the release of Shazam! from Warner Bros. and New Line securing the top spot in both the domestic and worldwide marketplace while Paramount‘s release of Pet Sematary scored the second largest opening for a Stephen King adaptation. STX‘s The Best of Enemies, however, fell a bit below expectations as April is off to a solid start, but it … Continue reading ‘Shazam!’ Leads Weekend with $53M While ‘Pet Sematary’ Follows With $25M Opening at the BO!!

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Disney’s ‘Dumbo’ Opens to a Disappointing $45 million at the BO!!!

Disney‘s Dumbo was unable to reach studio or industry expectations, but still managed a #1 finish, making for the third different #1 film at the domestic weekend box office in as many weeks. Meanwhile holdovers such as Us and Captain Marvel continued their strong performances and Pure Flix‘s release of the anti-abortion drama Unplanned managed to out-perform expectations and find itself a spot in the … Continue reading Disney’s ‘Dumbo’ Opens to a Disappointing $45 million at the BO!!!

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Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Opens at a Brilliant $70 Million Debut at the BO!!!

Universal‘s release of Jordan Peele‘s Us dominated the domestic box office, not only out-performing the opening weekends for several recent horror hits, but delivering the second largest opening ever for a live-action, original picture, topping the weekend box office with over $70 million. As a result, the 2019 box office continues to improve over the month of March after struggling to begin the year. Overall, … Continue reading Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Opens at a Brilliant $70 Million Debut at the BO!!!

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‘Captain Marvel’ Tops Again while ‘Wonder Park’ and ‘Five Feet Apart’ Open Well at the BO!!

For a second weekend in a row Disney and Marvel‘s Captain Marvel topped the weekend box office as it has now posted over $760 million worldwide in just twelve days in global release. Overall, the weekend ended up topping the same weekend last year for a second straight week as both Wonder Park and Five Feet Apart outperformed expectations with their opening weekend performance. At … Continue reading ‘Captain Marvel’ Tops Again while ‘Wonder Park’ and ‘Five Feet Apart’ Open Well at the BO!!

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‘Captain Marvel’ Launches To a Massive $153M Domestic Opening and $455M at the Worldwide BO!!!

Disney‘s release of Marvel Studios‘s Captain Marvel gave the domestic box office a much needed jolt after the first two months of the year struggled to compete with 2018. The twenty-first entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe delivered the franchise’s seventh largest opening weekend of all time while grossing more over its first three days than the combined totals of any previous three-day weekend so … Continue reading ‘Captain Marvel’ Launches To a Massive $153M Domestic Opening and $455M at the Worldwide BO!!!

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‘How to Train Your Dragon 3’ Holds off Madea’s ‘Family Funeral’ at the BO!!

Universal and DreamWorks Animation‘s How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World was able to fend off Lionsgate‘s release of Tyler Perry‘s A Madea Family Funeral and retain the weekend’s #1 spot at the box office even though Perry‘s final outing as Madea outperformed expectations with the fourth best opening in the now nine-film franchise. Focus‘s Greta settled outside the top five in its debut … Continue reading ‘How to Train Your Dragon 3’ Holds off Madea’s ‘Family Funeral’ at the BO!!

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‘How to Train Your Dragon 3’ Marks Franchise Best Debut at the BO!!!

The 2019 box office has finally received a jolt of energy with an impressive, $55.5 million debut for DreamWorks Animation‘s How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. The performance led the weekend box office, closing out the final weekend within what has been a rough start to the first two months at the domestic box office this year. The weekend also saw MGM‘s expansion … Continue reading ‘How to Train Your Dragon 3’ Marks Franchise Best Debut at the BO!!!

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Fox’s ‘Alita’ Does Better Than Expected, while Other Releases Open Modest at the BO!!!

The three-day President’s Day weekend last year saw the top twelve gross over $270 million, the bulk of which was due to the over $202 million three-day opening for Black Panther, accounting for nearly 74% of the combined top twelve gross. This year didn’t have such a monster release, and while expectations were muted, the top twelve’s combined $109.1 million makes for the worst three-day … Continue reading Fox’s ‘Alita’ Does Better Than Expected, while Other Releases Open Modest at the BO!!!

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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) Review!!

Synopsis – When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn’t the only Night Fury, he must seek “The Hidden World”, a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds it first. My Take – Films from DreamWorks Animation have always been a hit and miss. While they prevailed with releases like the first two Shrek films, the Kung Fu Panda series and the Madagascar films, they … Continue reading How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) Review!!

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‘How to Train Your Dragon 3’: New TV Spots Focus on Hiccup and Toothless!! Check It Out!!

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is already playing in some territories around the world, but more and more people will get a chance to check it out in the weeks ahead. If you’re in one of those countries where the third and final feature film franchise installment has yet to open (like in, ahem, the U.S.), then perhaps these two new TV … Continue reading ‘How to Train Your Dragon 3’: New TV Spots Focus on Hiccup and Toothless!! Check It Out!!

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‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’: Jon Snow Meets Toothless in New Promo!! Check It Out!!

The Game of Thrones/How to Train Your Dragon mashup you’ve always dreamed of is here… well, kind of. Thrones star Kit Harington once again lends his voice as Eret in the upcoming How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, and in the latest promo for the film, the actor pokes some fun at Jon Snow while sharing the screen with HTTYD fan favorite Toothless. Because, you know, they both … Continue reading ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’: Jon Snow Meets Toothless in New Promo!! Check It Out!!

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‘How to Train Your Dragon 3’: First Clip Features a Baby Hiccup!! Check It Out!!

Out of this past weekend’s New York Comic-Con comes an early look at a sure-fire, family-friendly hit of 2019: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. From DreamWorks Animation comes a surprising tale about growing up, finding the courage to face the unknown…and how nothing can ever train you to let go. What began as an unlikely friendship between an adolescent Viking and a … Continue reading ‘How to Train Your Dragon 3’: First Clip Features a Baby Hiccup!! Check It Out!!

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‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ Will Conclude the Entire Franchise!!!

How to Train Your Dragon is one of the best animated movies of the decade, and it has spawned a successful franchise including a sequel and TV spinoffs. But all of it will be coming to a close with the upcoming How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. EW reports that the new movie will function not only as a closing chapter to the … Continue reading ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ Will Conclude the Entire Franchise!!!

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‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’: First Trailer Reveals the End of the Trilogy!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – Continues the adventure of Hiccup and his dragon Toothless. Directed – Dean DeBlois Starring (voices of) – Cate Blanchett, T.J. Miller, Kristen Wiig Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’: First Trailer Reveals the End of the Trilogy!! Check It Out!!

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First ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ Poster Has Toothless Finding His Mate!!! Check It Out!!

Universal has released the first How to Train Your Dragon 3 poster. The third installment, officially titled How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, has both Hiccup and Toothless facing their destinies as Hiccup ascends to lead Berk alongside Astrid and Toothless as the leader of the dragons. However, their plans are thrown into chaos when they counter the appearance of a female Night … Continue reading First ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ Poster Has Toothless Finding His Mate!!! Check It Out!!

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‘How to Train Your Dragon 3’ Title and Synopsis Revealed!!! Check It Out!!

Next year, we’ll finally get a new How to Train Your Dragon movie, and now the title of the third installment has been revealed.  How to Train Your Dragon 3 will officially be titled How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. There will be a special sneak peek at the upcoming sequel at this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival, and per Variety, “Attendees … Continue reading ‘How to Train Your Dragon 3’ Title and Synopsis Revealed!!! Check It Out!!

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‘How to Train Your Dragon 3’ Pushed (Again) to 2019!!!

It’s been more than two years since DreamWorks released How to Train Your Dragon 2, but both parties seemed invested in keeping this property alive. The thing is that a new sequel has been continuously delayed. How to Train Your Dragon 3 was once scheduled to hit theaters in June of this year, but in 2014 it was pushed it back to 2017. In January of … Continue reading ‘How to Train Your Dragon 3’ Pushed (Again) to 2019!!!

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‘The Croods 2’ Cancelled at DreamWorks Animation!!

DreamWorks Animation has been developing a sequel to the 2013 animated feature The Croods ever since that film proved to be a smashing box office success, but now over three years later, the studio is calling quits. Per Variety, DreamWorks Animation has opted to scrap plans for The Croods 2 despite the fact that they just hired new writers for the project, brothers Kevin and … Continue reading ‘The Croods 2’ Cancelled at DreamWorks Animation!!

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Promo Posters for ‘Jurassic World 2’, ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’, ‘Assassin’s Creed’ and More!!

Steve Weintraub (of Collider) is at the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas and managed to snap photos of promo posters for Jumanji, Jurassic World 2, MASK, Micronauts, Visionaries, ROM, G.I. Joe, The Star, Baywatch, Assassin’s Creed, Ghost in the Shell, Boss Baby, Captain Underpants, How to Train Your Dragon 3, Early Man, The LEGO Batman Movie, Mission: Impossible 6, Transformers: The Last Knight, Alien: Covenant, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, and Trollhunters.  Some of these you may have … Continue reading Promo Posters for ‘Jurassic World 2’, ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’, ‘Assassin’s Creed’ and More!!

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