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‘Jungle Cruise 2’: Dwayne Johnson Provides Update on Proposed Disney Sequel!!

It wasn’t long ago that the suggestion of Best Actor Oscars glory going the way of Dwayne Johnson would’ve raised more than a few eyebrows. Now, thanks to the impressive festival debut of the former WWE star’s latest movie, The Smashing Machine, Johnson feels like a sure bet for at least a nomination. Directed by Benny Safdie, the movie is set in the early days … Continue reading ‘Jungle Cruise 2’: Dwayne Johnson Provides Update on Proposed Disney Sequel!!

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‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Shatters Pandemic Records with $90.1M Opening at the BO!!

Sony, which has been overly cautious and conservative in their projections for Venom: Let There Be Carnage, always had a hit on their hands, as the Marvel sequel easily scoring the best domestic opening at the box office with $90.1M; exceeding the previous pandemic U.S./Canada debut of Black Widow which was $80.8M. Not only that, but the Sony/Marvel movie exceeded the original 2018 title’s opening of $80.2M by … Continue reading ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Shatters Pandemic Records with $90.1M Opening at the BO!!

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‘Shang-Chi’ Becomes Highest-Grossing Domestic Pandemic Release While ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Flops at the BO!!

Disney-Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is coming in ahead of industry estimates of $12.8M for its fourth No. 1 weekend, with $13.3M. As we told you earlier, thanks to the pic’s $3.6M Friday, Shang-Chi has become the highest-grossing movie at the pandemic domestic B.O., overtaking Black Widow‘s $186.7M domestic running total with a current $196.5M by EOD today. A $250M domestic final looks to … Continue reading ‘Shang-Chi’ Becomes Highest-Grossing Domestic Pandemic Release While ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Flops at the BO!!

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‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Set for Nov 12 Release on Disney+!!

Subscribers will be able to stream Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings on Disney+ on Friday, November 12, which has officially been dubbed Disney+ Day. Jungle Cruise, Disney‘s reimagining of the classic theme park ride starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, will also be made available through the streamer on the same day. The move roughly aligns with the 45-day exclusive theatrical strategy … Continue reading ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Set for Nov 12 Release on Disney+!!

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‘Shang-Chi’ Continues Rule with $21.7M at the BO!!

Any doubts about the health of the overall domestic box office continue to wane. Disney/Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings reigns atop the tallies in its third weekend, scoring $21.7M, the second-best third weekend result for a September release after Warner Bros.’ It ($29.75M). That’s a great -37% hold after a Friday of $5.8M, -40%, and the Destin Daniel Cretton-directed feature looks to stand by … Continue reading ‘Shang-Chi’ Continues Rule with $21.7M at the BO!!

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‘Shang-Chi’ Continues Strong While ‘Malignant’ Flops at the BO!!

With great success comes continued great chaos for the theatrical experience this past week. On the plus side, the domestic box office is continuing its rebound during the pandemic, with the second weekend of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings earning $9.7M in its second Friday, -67%, for an estimated 3-day of $35.7M, -53%. That’s the third-biggest second weekend for a September release … Continue reading ‘Shang-Chi’ Continues Strong While ‘Malignant’ Flops at the BO!!

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‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Shatters Labor Day Records at the BO!!

Who says that people don’t go to the movies over Labor Day weekend? And who says American audiences are hesitant about going to the movies? Hollywood, it’s time to re-think your game plan about the theatrical release schedule. It doesn’t look like Vax cards policing at any movie theaters prevented anyone from going to Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, as Disney continued … Continue reading ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Shatters Labor Day Records at the BO!!

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‘Jungle Cruise 2’ Is Happening with Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt Returning!!

It looks like Disney is ready to head out on another voyage with the Jungle Cruise crew. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that, in the wake of the first film crossing the $100 million landmark at the box office this past weekend, a sequel is officially in development at the studio. Stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt are expected to return as Skipper Frank and … Continue reading ‘Jungle Cruise 2’ Is Happening with Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt Returning!!

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‘Candyman’ Pulls an Impressive $22.4 Million at the BO!!

At a time when Covid-19 cases are +20% in the U.S. to 156K over two weeks, and Hurricane Ida is expected to hit the Gulf Coast today, Universal/MGM/Monkeypaw’s Candyman is prevailing with a great late August start of $22.4M. Also, another encouraging sign for the box office, especially on a horror film, is that business wasn’t entirely frontloaded, which is typically the case: Candyman‘s Saturday of … Continue reading ‘Candyman’ Pulls an Impressive $22.4 Million at the BO!!

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‘The Suicide Squad’ Crosses $100 Million at the International BO!!!

Over the weekend, the overseas box office gross earnings for The Suicide Squad finally crossed the $100 million mark. It was already very close at the onset of the weekend; but the extra $4.6 million it earned airing in 6,530 theaters in 73 different international markets was just enough to tip it over the edge. It has now grossed a total of $101.8 million dollars … Continue reading ‘The Suicide Squad’ Crosses $100 Million at the International BO!!!

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‘Free Guy’ Continues Hold on Top Position with ‘Paw Patrol’ Just Behind at the BO!!

Despite all the bad news about the delta variant, there are parts of the box office which held up quite well, while the rest of it played like a normal August. Showing some amazing holding power, Disney/20th Century Studios’ Free Guy eased -34%, for a 3-day of $18.8M, putting its 10-day total at $58.8M. Percent-wise, that’s the best second-weekend hold for any wide release this … Continue reading ‘Free Guy’ Continues Hold on Top Position with ‘Paw Patrol’ Just Behind at the BO!!

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Ryan Reynolds’s ‘Free Guy’ Triumphs with $28M+ Opening at the BO!!

Those having any concern that the pandemic is wrecking complete havoc at the box office can rest a bit easy as Disney/20th Century Studio’s Free Guy smashed expectations with a $28.4M opening weekend. Worldwide the Shawn Levy-directed movie is at a $51M start. Something more to applaud is the fact that stateside business for Free Guy surged 24% on Saturday when you back out Thursday previews … Continue reading Ryan Reynolds’s ‘Free Guy’ Triumphs with $28M+ Opening at the BO!!

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Emily Blunt, Dwayne Johnson to Produce Amazon’s First Female Pinkerton Agent Feature!!

After conquering the wilds of the Amazon jungle, Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt are teaming up once again — this time, for a different kind of adventure. Deadline reports that the Jungle Cruise stars are joining forces to produce a film about trailblazing female detective Kate Warne, in a film starring Blunt and produced by Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions, in co-production with Blunt’s Ledbury Productions … Continue reading Emily Blunt, Dwayne Johnson to Produce Amazon’s First Female Pinkerton Agent Feature!!

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Warner Bros. Strikes Deal with AMC for 45-Day Theatrical Window in 2022!!

Warner Bros. has struck a deal with AMC Theatres that will see the studio respect an exclusive, 45-day theatrical window in 2022 following its temporary day-and-date experiment in 2021. Starting with Wonder Woman 1984 last Christmas, WarnerMedia decided to release all of its 2021 films on HBO Max the very same day they hit theaters — a pandemic-influenced decision that made waves around the industry, … Continue reading Warner Bros. Strikes Deal with AMC for 45-Day Theatrical Window in 2022!!

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‘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!!

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‘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!!

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Jungle Cruise (2021) Review!!!

Synopsis – Based on Disneyland’s theme park ride where a small riverboat takes a group of travelers through a jungle filled with dangerous animals and reptiles, but with a supernatural element. My Take – With ‘The Mummy’ series (including the lackluster Tom Cruise led 2017 reboot) and ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ series finding themselves seeing diminishing results, it’s been a while since a swashbuckling adventure … Continue reading Jungle Cruise (2021) Review!!!

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‘Flash Gordon’: Taika Waititi’s Animated Movie Is Now Live-Action!!

Two years ago, Taika Waititi was hired to take a crack at an animated Flash Gordon movie, but in a recent interview timed to the release of Disney‘s Jungle Cruise, producer John Davis told Collider that the project is now being developed as a live-action film. “Taika is writing it. It was a movie that was a huge influence on him growing up. It is … Continue reading ‘Flash Gordon’: Taika Waititi’s Animated Movie Is Now Live-Action!!

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‘Jungle Cruise’ Gets New Trailers!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – Based on Disneyland’s theme park ride where a small riverboat takes a group of travelers through a jungle filled with dangerous animals and reptiles, but with a supernatural element. Directed – Jaume Collet-Serra Starring – Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Jesse Plemons Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Jungle Cruise’ Gets New Trailers!! Check It Out!!

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‘Jungle Cruise’: New Trailer Shares Strong ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Vibes!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – Based on Disneyland’s theme park ride where a small riverboat takes a group of travelers through a jungle filled with dangerous animals and reptiles, but with a supernatural element. Directed – Jaume Collet-Serra Starring – Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Jesse Plemons Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Jungle Cruise’: New Trailer Shares Strong ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Vibes!! Check It Out!!

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‘Shang-Chi’ and ‘Free Guy’ Set for a 45-Day Window of Theatrical Exclusivity!!

Disney continued to lay out its upcoming release plans today during an investors call. The studio revealed that both Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and the Ryan Reynolds action comedy Free Guy will debut in theaters with a 45-day window of exclusivity. Recently, Disney announced that it would be continuing its Premier Access program of simultaneously releasing features theatrically and on the studio’s … Continue reading ‘Shang-Chi’ and ‘Free Guy’ Set for a 45-Day Window of Theatrical Exclusivity!!

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‘Jungle Cruise’ Set for July 30th Release in Theaters and on Disney+!!

It’s not just Black Widow that’s getting a hybrid theatrical and streaming release from Disney this summer. Dwayne Johnson announced today that his highly anticipated Disney movie Jungle Cruise will be released both in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access on July 30th, making it the next in a series of Disney movies that are being presented to audiences with a couple of options. … Continue reading ‘Jungle Cruise’ Set for July 30th Release in Theaters and on Disney+!!

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A New ‘Haunted Mansion’ Movie is in the Works!!

Disney is developing a new Haunted Mansion movie based on the popular Disney World ride, tapping Ghostbusters scribe Katie Dippold to write the script. THR reports that Dan Lin will produce the live-action feature via his Rideback banner along with Jonathan Eirich, and they’re no stranger to Disney, having just produced the studio’s hit Aladdin remake, which grossed more than $1 billion at the worldwide … Continue reading A New ‘Haunted Mansion’ Movie is in the Works!!

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Disney Picks Up ‘Lego Batman’ Writer’s Mysterious Adventure!!

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Disney has made a rare venture into the spec script world, winning a bidding war for a new pitch by John Whittington, the screenwriter who contributed to The Lego Batman Movie and The Lego Ninjago Movie and wrote the Netflix rom com When We First Met. But what is it about? The THR article only says that it is a … Continue reading Disney Picks Up ‘Lego Batman’ Writer’s Mysterious Adventure!!

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‘Ball and Chain’: Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt to Play Super-powered Spouses!!

Jungle Cruise co-stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt had such a good time on the set of that big-budget Disney movie that they’re ready to get divorced… in a new project titled Ball and Chain that studios are already lining up to acquire.OK Deadline reports that Oscar-nominated writer Emily V. Gordon (The Big Sick) has adapted the four-part comic of the same name from writer … Continue reading ‘Ball and Chain’: Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt to Play Super-powered Spouses!!

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‘Mission: Impossible 7’ and ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ See Release Date Delays!!

Paramount has pushed back the release of both Mission: Impossible 7 and Mission: Impossible 8 due to production delays, the studio announced Friday. Christopher McQuarrie‘s Mission: Impossible 7 was slated to hit theaters on July 21, 2021, and will now debut four months later on Nov. 19, 2021. Meanwhile, the eighth installment of the action-packed spy franchise starring Tom Cruise was due on Aug. 5, … Continue reading ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ and ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ See Release Date Delays!!

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‘Jungle Cruise’ and ‘Free Guy’ Also See Release Date Delay!!!

Even though Disney anticipates movie theaters reopening by late July, the studio has delayed two of its summer tentpoles — Free Guy starring Ryan Reynolds, and Jungle Cruise starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. Free Guy has moved from July 3 to December 11, while Jungle Cruise has been delayed a full year, from July 24, 2020 to July 30, 2021. That’s a major shift … Continue reading ‘Jungle Cruise’ and ‘Free Guy’ Also See Release Date Delay!!!

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Universal Delays ‘Minions’ and ‘Sing’ Sequel Release Dates!!

In case you haven’t noticed, Hollywood is punting on summer movie season, with Universal Pictures the latest studio to waive the white flag. Two days after Sony delayed Morbius and Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Universal has delayed its summer tentpole Minions: The Rise of Gru. We already knew that the Minions sequel wouldn’t make its release date because Illumination Entertainment was forced to close its studio in … Continue reading Universal Delays ‘Minions’ and ‘Sing’ Sequel Release Dates!!

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‘Jungle Cruise’: New Trailer Reveals More of the Upcoming Wild River Ride!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – Based on Disneyland’s theme park ride where a small riverboat takes a group of travelers through a jungle filled with dangerous animals and reptiles, but with a supernatural element. Directed – Jaume Collet-Serra Starring – Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Jesse Plemons Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Jungle Cruise’: New Trailer Reveals More of the Upcoming Wild River Ride!! Check It Out!!

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‘Jungle Cruise’: First Trailer Sends Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt on a Wild Disney Ride!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – Based on Disneyland’s theme park ride where a small riverboat takes a group of travelers through a jungle filled with dangerous animals and reptiles, but with a supernatural element. Directed – Jaume Collet-Serra Starring – Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Jesse Plemons Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Jungle Cruise’: First Trailer Sends Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt on a Wild Disney Ride!! Check It Out!!

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‘Behind the Attraction’: Dwayne Johnson to Produce Disney+ Theme Park Docuseries!!

Dwayne Johnson will be the face of a Disneyland ride-based movie when Jungle Cruise hits theaters next year, but it appears his interest in theme park attractions doesn’t end there. Per Variety, Johnson and his Seven Bucks Productions partners are teaming with The Nacelle Company—the team behind Netflix’s The Toys That Made Us—to create a docuseries exclusively for Disney+ called Behind the Attraction. Disney Plus … Continue reading ‘Behind the Attraction’: Dwayne Johnson to Produce Disney+ Theme Park Docuseries!!

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‘Hello Kitty’: ‘Chaos Walking’ Screenwriter Lindsey Beer Joins Adaption!!

Rising screenwriter Lindsey Beer has been welcomed aboard the Hello Kitty movie in the works at New Line, Collider has confirmed. Beer has two feature credits to her name — the Netflix original Sierra Burgess Is a Loser and the upcoming Tom Holland–Daisy Ridley movie Chaos Walking — yet she has had a hand in numerous tentpole films, including Transformers: The Last Knight. Beau Flynn … Continue reading ‘Hello Kitty’: ‘Chaos Walking’ Screenwriter Lindsey Beer Joins Adaption!!

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‘Jungle Cruise’: Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt Return for Reshoots in New Images!! Check It Out!!

Dwayne Johnson does not. stop. working. The actor is coming off a marathon run of shooting Disney’s Jungle Cruise, Hobbs & Shaw, and the next Jumanji sequel back-to-back-to-back (which is why he had to turn down hosting the Oscars), and weeks after wrapping on the untitled Jumanji sequel, Johnson is already back in front of cameras for some additional photography on Jungle Cruise. A couple … Continue reading ‘Jungle Cruise’: Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt Return for Reshoots in New Images!! Check It Out!!

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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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‘Victory’: ‘The Shallows’ Director Jaume Collet-Serra to Helm Sports Movie Remake!!

A remake of the sports movie Victory is on the way via an unlikely source. Per The Wrap, The Shallows and Non-Stop filmmaker Jaume Collet-Serra is onboard to direct Warner Bros.’s remake of director John Huston’s 1981 sports drama Victory, which starred Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, and Pele. The story revolves around a soccer match during World War II between allied POWs and the German … Continue reading ‘Victory’: ‘The Shallows’ Director Jaume Collet-Serra to Helm Sports Movie Remake!!

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‘Ghostbusters 3′: Jason Reitman Sequel Gets a July 2020 Premiere Date!!

Jason Reitman‘s Ghostbusters sequel may have materialized out of the netherworld, but development on the project is rolling right along. Casting for a young crew is underway with an eye to shoot this summer, and now—thanks to a Tweet from Reitman—we know that Sony Pictures has set a July 10, 2020 premiere date for Ghostbusters 3. Reitman’s father, Ivan Reitman, directed both the original Ghostbusters and … Continue reading ‘Ghostbusters 3′: Jason Reitman Sequel Gets a July 2020 Premiere Date!!

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Disney’s ‘Jungle Cruise’ Release Pushed To 2020!!!

Disney’s been doing a fair amount of marketing for Jungle Cruise, the live-action feature adaptation of the world-famous ride that stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, but now it seems the journey will be delayed a bit. Originally slated to open October 11, 2019–almost a year from today, for the calendar aficionados out there–Jaume Collet-Serra‘s aquatic adventure flick will now steam into theaters on July … Continue reading Disney’s ‘Jungle Cruise’ Release Pushed To 2020!!!

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‘Jungle Cruise’: Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt Are Adorable Again as Filming Wraps!!! Check It Out!!

Cameras have finished rolling on Disney’s Jungle Cruise movie, and Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt have shared another adorable video to mark the occasion. The two stars first revealed their characters in a set video earlier this summer, which also showed off their terrific chemistry, and that charisma abounds once more in the latest and final video—before we see a trailer, of course. The project is … Continue reading ‘Jungle Cruise’: Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt Are Adorable Again as Filming Wraps!!! Check It Out!!

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‘Jungle Cruise’: Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt Welcome Us to the Disney Adventure!! Check It Out!!

Next year, Disney will release its latest theme park attraction adaptation with Jungle Cruise. The film has Dwayne Johnson playing a boat captain who takes a sister (Emily Blunt) and her brother (Jack Whitehall) on a mission to find a tree believed to possess healing powers. Wild animals and a competing German expedition figure into the proceedings, and Edgar Ramirez and Jesse Plemons will play … Continue reading ‘Jungle Cruise’: Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt Welcome Us to the Disney Adventure!! Check It Out!!

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Disney Shifts Around Dates For ‘Indiana Jones 5’, ‘Maleficent 2’ and Others!!!

Disney’s shuffling their early 2020s release date calendar, which comes with some lengthy delays, surprising moves up in schedule, and even new dates we’re seeing for the first time. Here’s what we’ve got: Indiana Jones 5, the unofficial title at the moment, was previously set for July 10, 2020 but will now open almost a year later on July 9, 2021. It was recently reported … Continue reading Disney Shifts Around Dates For ‘Indiana Jones 5’, ‘Maleficent 2’ and Others!!!

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‘Red Notice’: Gal Gadot Joins Dwayne Johnson for the Upcoming Actioner!!!

Dwayne Johnson made waves throughout the industry recently when he sold a package for the original actioner Red Notice to Universal with a whopping $20 million price tag for Johnson alone, and now the film is adding even more firepower. As first reported by The Hashtag Show and now confirmed by Deadline, Gal Gadot will co-star opposite Johnson in Red Notice. Written and to be … Continue reading ‘Red Notice’: Gal Gadot Joins Dwayne Johnson for the Upcoming Actioner!!!

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Ed Skrein and Edgar Ramirez Join Disney’s ‘Jungle Cruise’ and ‘Maleficent 2’!!!

We’ve got a couple of related casting stories for you this afternoon. First up, Maleficent 2 is still happening! Variety reports that Ed Skrein (Deadpool) has landed the villain role in the upcoming sequel. There are no plot details or even details on the role itself. In the first Maleficent, Sharlto Copley played the bad guy who stole Maleficent’s (Angelina Jolie) fairy wings and turned … Continue reading Ed Skrein and Edgar Ramirez Join Disney’s ‘Jungle Cruise’ and ‘Maleficent 2’!!!

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Emily Blunt Boards Disney’s ‘Jungle Cruise’ with Dwayne Johnson!!

So let it be known, Disney’s Jungle Cruise movie is shaping up to look pretty great. Based on the popular theme park ride, it will see Jaume Collet-Serra (The Shallows) directing a script originally from J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, and reworked by Oscar nominee Michael Green (Logan). Dwayne Johnson has already been attached to star for awhile now, and it seems Emily Blunt will now be joining … Continue reading Emily Blunt Boards Disney’s ‘Jungle Cruise’ with Dwayne Johnson!!

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‘Suicide Squad 2’ Recruits ‘The Accountant’ Helmer Gavin O’Connor to Write and Direct!!

Warner Bros. and DC FIlms’ long hunt for a Suicide Squad director may be over. The Accountant and Warrior director Gavin O’Connor has been recruited to write the script for the upcoming superhero sequel and is also in talks to direct. The next DC film on the shooting schedule is David F. Sandberg‘s live-action Shazam! and Suicide Squad 2 isn’t expected to head into production … Continue reading ‘Suicide Squad 2’ Recruits ‘The Accountant’ Helmer Gavin O’Connor to Write and Direct!!

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Jaume Collet-Serra Turns Down ‘Suicide Squad 2’ for Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Jungle Cruise’!!!

In a curious albeit understandable move, Non-Stop and The Shallows filmmaker Jaume Collet-Serra has opted not to direct Warner Bros.’ DCEU sequel Suicide Squad 2. The director has been eyed by many studios for a number of projects as of late, but when he emerged as the frontrunner to helm Suicide Squad 2 it seemed likely he was going to join the DCEU as Warner … Continue reading Jaume Collet-Serra Turns Down ‘Suicide Squad 2’ for Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Jungle Cruise’!!!

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Dwayne Johnson Wants Patty Jenkins to Direct ‘Jungle Cruise’!!!

Among all of Dwayne Johnson‘s many, many projects is Jungle Cruise, a movie adaptation of the fan-favorite Disney Parks theme ride. Johnson has been pretty vocal about the film on social media even though it’s currently in the pre-production phase; no other actors have been announced and no director is currently attached to the script from Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. However, The Rock has a shortlist of directors … Continue reading Dwayne Johnson Wants Patty Jenkins to Direct ‘Jungle Cruise’!!!

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Dwayne Johnson Confirms Separate Movies for Black Adam and Shazam; Teases DC Plans!!!

Dwayne Johnson is certainly one of the busiest and most in-demand performers in Hollywood, which is why it’s such a surprise that he still hasn’t starred in a major superhero franchise yet. It’s not for lack of interest, as Johnson has actually been attached to potentially be a part of the DC Extended Universe since 2014. Johnson was given the choice of playing either the … Continue reading Dwayne Johnson Confirms Separate Movies for Black Adam and Shazam; Teases DC Plans!!!

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Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Jungle Cruise’ Disney Movie Is Officially Happening!!!

If we’re going to have a movie based on a theme park ride, then at least it stars Dwayne Johnson. The Rock himself has been attached to a Jungle Cruise movie, based on the Disney adventure, since 2015, but the project has gone through a number of script rewrites and changes (which feels like a smart move). But Johnson is also a very busy actor, attached … Continue reading Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Jungle Cruise’ Disney Movie Is Officially Happening!!!

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‘The Little Mermaid’: Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda Board Disney’s Live-Action Remake!!

Disney is moving forward with their live-action The Little Mermaid and they’re recruiting some of the best talent in the creative talent in the business. Lin-Manuel Miranda of Hamilton fame and legendary Disney songwriter Alan Menken will team up to write the music for the live-action adaptation of the beloved 1989 animated film. Miranda will also produce the film alongside Marc Platt (Grease Live!). Per Deadline, The plan is for the soundtrack to be a mix of … Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’: Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda Board Disney’s Live-Action Remake!!

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Disney Releases Calendar With More Live Action Fair Tale Movies!!

Disney has taken the success of The Jungle Book, Maleficent, and Alice in Wonderland to heart if their new release date schedule is any indication. Though none of the following dates have hard titles attached to them, this will certainly change before long. Basically, Disney is marking its territory well before it has any final decisions about which movies will occupy which slots, daring any … Continue reading Disney Releases Calendar With More Live Action Fair Tale Movies!!

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