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‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Flops Spectacularly at the China BO!!

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker sputtered back to earth moments after making liftoff in the massive China market over the weekend, opening to a dismal $12 million including previews. The Disney/Lucasfilm mega-tentpole, directed by J.J. Abrams, was knocked out cold by Donnie Yen‘s martial arts epic Ip Man 4: The Finale, which brought in a healthy $47.1 million. It also was beaten by a … Continue reading ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Flops Spectacularly at the China BO!!

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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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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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‘Frozen 2’ Continues Domination as ‘Playmobil’ Bombs at the BO!!!

It was yet another weekend atop the weekend box office for Disney‘s Frozen II, which has now topped $900 million globally, well on its way to becoming the studio’s sixth 2019 release to top the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office. Meanwhile, while Focus Features saw Dark Waters finish just outside the top five in its nationwide expansion this weekend, STX‘s release of … Continue reading ‘Frozen 2’ Continues Domination as ‘Playmobil’ Bombs at the BO!!!

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‘Frozen 2’ Continue to Top as ‘Knives Out’ Opens Strong at the BO!!

The folks at Disney have full bellies after the animated feature Frozen II delivered three and five-day Thanksgiving records as the film topped $287 million domestically after just ten days in release and $739 million globally in the film’s first 12 days. But it wasn’t all Disney this weekend as Lionsgate‘s Knives Out exceeded expectations with a five-day performance topping $41 million and Universal‘s Queen … Continue reading ‘Frozen 2’ Continue to Top as ‘Knives Out’ Opens Strong at the BO!!

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Knives Out (2019) Review!!!

Synopsis – A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family. My Take – Ever since he exploded into the scene with 2005’s neo-noir mystery, Brick, director Rian Johnson has been busy crafting good genre films one after the other. While his 2008 caper comedy-drama, The Brothers Bloom, went under seen, his 2012 mind-altering sci-fi follow up, Looper, garnered the right … Continue reading Knives Out (2019) Review!!!

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Disney Sequel ‘Frozen II’ Delivers Massive $127 million Debut at the BO!!!

Disney’s “Frozen 2” iced out the box office competition in North America, where family audiences powered the animated adventure to a dazzling $127 million domestic debut.The sequel, playing in 4,440 theaters, ignited above expectations ahead of Thanksgiving, which should parlay into an especially lucrative holiday frame. “Frozen 2” set a November record for an animated movie and secured the third-best start for an animated film … Continue reading Disney Sequel ‘Frozen II’ Delivers Massive $127 million Debut at the BO!!!

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‘Knives Out’: New Character Videos Teases The Family!! Check It Out!!

With the release of Rian Johnson’s much anticipated Knives Out just over three weeks away, the movie’s official Twitter page posted three character videos today that shed a little more light on the Thrombey/Drysdale families, as well as the tone of the film. And the cutting/knife puns are aplenty with these short promo pieces. In concert with the videos are webpages built for the fictitious … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: New Character Videos Teases The Family!! Check It Out!!

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‘Knives Out 2’: Rian Johnson Wants to Make Sequel with Daniel Craig!!

A couple days after world premiering “Knives Out” to rave reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival, Rian Johnson is already kickstarting sequel talk. In a new interview with Uproxx, Johnson says he is open to the idea of a “Knives Out” follow-up despite having an aversion to directing sequels. Johnson was inspired to make “Knives Out” based on his love of Agatha Christie mystery … Continue reading ‘Knives Out 2’: Rian Johnson Wants to Make Sequel with Daniel Craig!!

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‘Knives Out’: New Character Posters Reveals the Colorful Cast!! Check It Out!!

Knives Out is between festivals at the moment, having just premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and next screening at Fantastic Fest. Filmmaker Rian Johnson is keeping up the buzz today by releasing a series of new character posters showing off his impressive cast. Could there be hidden clues within these posters that offer evidence as to the movie’s plot and murder mystery? … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: New Character Posters Reveals the Colorful Cast!! Check It Out!!

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TIFF 2019: ‘Joker’, ‘Ford v Ferrari’, and ‘Knives Out’ Fill Lineup!!

The Toronto International Film Festival has announced the initial lineup of films playing in the Gala and Special Presentations sections for 2019, and it is packed. As some expected, Joker will be playing at TIFF, where the Todd Phillips film will have its North American premiere (likely after debuting at Venice). In terms of world premieres, TIFF 2019 has The Goldfinch, A Beautiful Day in … Continue reading TIFF 2019: ‘Joker’, ‘Ford v Ferrari’, and ‘Knives Out’ Fill Lineup!!

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‘Notes From a Young Black Chef’: Lakeith Stanfield to Star in A24 Movie!!

Lakeith Stanfield co-stars in two of this fall’s coolest movies — Rian Johnson‘s whodunit Knives Out and the Safdie brothers’ crime drama Uncut Gems — and while he may not be the lead in either one, he certainly proved himself as a lead over the last two years thanks to his versatile turns in the acclaimed indies Sorry to Bother You and Crown Heights. Now, … Continue reading ‘Notes From a Young Black Chef’: Lakeith Stanfield to Star in A24 Movie!!

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‘Knives Out’: Rian Johnson Reveals Short Teaser!! Check It Out!!

The trailer for the next film from writer/director Rian Johnson is coming tomorrow, and we cannot wait. The Looper filmmaker crafted an original murder mystery called Knives Out—marketed as “A Rian Johnson Whodunit”—as his follow-up to the excellent, challenging sequel Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and it’s one of our most anticipated films of the year. While story details for Knives Out are under wraps, the … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: Rian Johnson Reveals Short Teaser!! Check It Out!!

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Disney+ Signs Up Lakeith Stanfield, Olivia Cooke to Star in a Fairy Tale Movie!!!

Fresh off last year’s acclaimed indie movie Sorry to Bother You and Steven Spielberg‘s blockbuster Ready Player One, Lakeith Stanfield and Olivia Cooke are in talks to star in an untitled fairy tale movie in the works at Disney+, Collider has confirmed. Susan Johnson (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) will direct from a script by Cat Vasko, while Andrew Lazar and Ben Simpson will produce … Continue reading Disney+ Signs Up Lakeith Stanfield, Olivia Cooke to Star in a Fairy Tale Movie!!!

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Disney Sets New ‘Star Wars’ Movies for 2022, 2024, and 2026!!

What, you thought because Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was concluding the story of the Skywalker family we were done with a galaxy far, far away? Disney just released its absurdly stacked film slate stretching all the way into 2027, and that includes a new trilogy of Star Wars films, with installments hitting theaters on December 12, 2022, December 20, 2024, and December 18, … Continue reading Disney Sets New ‘Star Wars’ Movies for 2022, 2024, and 2026!!

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‘Star Wars’: Rian Johnson and ‘Game of Thrones’ Showrunners Are Working Together!!!

The future of Star Wars is in a state of flux. While last week fans were high on the anticipation of Star Wars 9—which we now know is titled Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker—the excitement was undercut a tad when Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed that after Skywalker, the films will be taking a bit of a hiatus. No new Star Wars movies are … Continue reading ‘Star Wars’: Rian Johnson and ‘Game of Thrones’ Showrunners Are Working Together!!!

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‘The Creed of Violence’: Daniel Craig to Star in Todd Field’s Indie!!!

After nearly a decade in development, Todd Field‘s adaptation of Boston Teran‘s novel The Creed of Violence is finally coming together, as Daniel Craig is set to star in the indie film once he wraps Cary Fukunaga‘s Bond 25, multiple sources have told Collider. A representative for Craig did not respond to a request for comment. Set in 1910 during the Mexican Revolution, The Creed … Continue reading ‘The Creed of Violence’: Daniel Craig to Star in Todd Field’s Indie!!!

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‘Star Wars’: Rian Johnson Is Still Working on His Trilogy!!

Yesterday, rumors caught on like wildfire that Rian Johnson’s planned Star Wars trilogy was no longer happening, and the Last Jedi director was instead focusing on other projects. This, as it turns out, appears to have been at best bad info and at worst wishful thinking on the part of whiny Star Wars fans. The rumor originated at a website called SuperBroMovies, and the post … Continue reading ‘Star Wars’: Rian Johnson Is Still Working on His Trilogy!!

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‘Knives Out’: Rian Johnson’s Mystery Thriller Lands November 2019 Release Date!!!

Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, his return to the crime drama and follow-up to Star Wars: The Last Jedi, is easily one of my most anticipated movies of 2019, and now we know when to expect it. Lionsgate and MRC have sent out a press release announcing that the film will be released on Wednesday, November 27, 2019. Details on the plot are still scarce beyond … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: Rian Johnson’s Mystery Thriller Lands November 2019 Release Date!!!

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‘Knives Out’: Katherine Langford and Jaeden Lieberher Join Rian Johnson’s Star-Studded Mystery!!!

Coming hot on the heels of the recent news that she has a role in next year’s Avengers 4, it is now being reported by THR that Golden Globe-nominated actress Katherine Langford has joined the cast of Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson’s Knives Out. Langford joins a cast that includes Daniel Craig (Spectre), Chris Evans (Avengers: Infinity War), Lakeith Stanfield (Sorry to … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: Katherine Langford and Jaeden Lieberher Join Rian Johnson’s Star-Studded Mystery!!!

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‘Knives Out’: Christopher Plummer In Talks To Join Rian Johnson’s Murder Mystery!!

Rian Johnson’s Knives Out has already attracted a number of stellar actors and actresses, but the film is not quite done with its casting just yet. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Christopher Plummer (All The Money In The World) has begun talks to join Johnson’s murder mystery ensemble. Plot details on Knives Out are being kept tightly under wraps, but the film is described as a “contemporary version … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: Christopher Plummer In Talks To Join Rian Johnson’s Murder Mystery!!

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‘Knives Out’: Toni Collette Joins Rian Johnson’s Star-Studded Film!!!

As reported initially by Variety, Toni Collette is joining the cast of Rian Johnson’s upcoming film Knives Out. Collette joins Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Lakeith Stanfield, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Ana de Armas in this jam-packed ensemble piece. Knives Out is said to be a modern-day murder mystery in a classic “whodunit” style, which is meant to blend nicely with Johnson’s signature style. … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: Toni Collette Joins Rian Johnson’s Star-Studded Film!!!

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‘Knives Out’: Rian Johnson Reveals On-Set Image as Filming Starts!! Check It Out!!

In between Star Wars installments, writer-director Rian Johnson is tackling an original crime drama/mystery by the name of Knives Out. Details on the new film, which is set in the modern day and follows a detective assigned to solve the crime central to the plot, are being kept under wraps. Thanks to the first on-set photo from Johnson, however, we do know it’ll feature some … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: Rian Johnson Reveals On-Set Image as Filming Starts!! Check It Out!!

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‘Knives Out’: Jamie Lee Curtis Joins Rian Johnson’s Star-Studded Thriller!!

Fresh off the stellar success of Halloween, actress Jamie Lee Curtis is joining the cast of another exciting project. Per Variety, Curtis has been added to the impressive ensemble of writer/director Rian Johnson’s murder mystery Knives Out. This original film serves as Johnson’s follow-up to Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Curtis is in great company: Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Lakeith Stanfield, Michael Shannon, Don … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: Jamie Lee Curtis Joins Rian Johnson’s Star-Studded Thriller!!

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‘Knives Out’: Rian Johnson’s Murder Mystery Adds Ana de Armas And Don Johnson!!

Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson is gearing up to begin production on his next film Knives Out in November, and we have word on two new additions to the cast of the murder-mystery in Ana de Armas (Blade Runner 2049) and Don Johnson (Miami Vice). Plot details on Knives Out are being kept tightly under wraps, but the film is described as … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: Rian Johnson’s Murder Mystery Adds Ana de Armas And Don Johnson!!

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‘Knives Out’: Now Lakeith Stanfield Joins Rian Johnson’s Murder Mystery!!!

Not much is out there about the plot for Rian Johnson’s murder mystery Knives Out, but it must be absolutely bonkers because it’s attracting top-level talent at a near Once Upon a Time in Hollywood level. Deadline reports that Atlanta standout Lakeith Stanfield will join James Bond star Daniel Craig and Captain America himself Chris Evans in the film, which starts production later this year. Craig … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: Now Lakeith Stanfield Joins Rian Johnson’s Murder Mystery!!!

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‘Knives Out’: Chris Evans Joins Daniel Craig In Rian Johnson’s Murder Mystery!!!

Chris Evans is joining Daniel Craig and Rian Johnson in the “let’s take a break from major studio franchises for a moment club,” for Johnson’s Knives Out, Deadline is reporting. The murder mystery, written and directed by Johnson — who will make it before he sets off to helm his new Star Wars trilogy (like in November) — will also take place before Craig shoots … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: Chris Evans Joins Daniel Craig In Rian Johnson’s Murder Mystery!!!

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‘Knives Out’: Rian Johnson to Direct Daniel Craig in the Original Murder Mystery!!!

Surprise! Rian Johnson is making a new movie before he sets off to direct his new Star Wars trilogy. Deadline has the news that Johnson has teamed up with actor Daniel Craig for a very hot package called Knives Out, which will be up for studio bidding at the Toronto International Film Festival later this week. The film is an original story written by Johnson … Continue reading ‘Knives Out’: Rian Johnson to Direct Daniel Craig in the Original Murder Mystery!!!

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