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‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ Set to Become the 2nd-Highest Grossing Video Game Adaptation Ever!!

Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is racing up the box office rankings, having debuted towards the end of last year to stupendous results. The three-quel is poised to pass the $200 million mark very soon, and in a few days, will overtake its predecessor’s $190 million haul to become the highest-grossing film of the trilogy. Until then, however, it will celebrate another momentous achievement. Sonic … Continue reading ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ Set to Become the 2nd-Highest Grossing Video Game Adaptation Ever!!

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‘Beyond Good and Evil’: Rob Letterman Adapting Video Game for Netflix!!

In 2003, Ubisoft released Beyond Good & Evil, a unique near-future sci-fi action-adventurer featuring Jade, a photojournalist who teams up with an underground resistance movement (which, yes, includes an anthropomorphized, fighting pig) to stop an oppressive, alien-controlled society. The game wasn’t a huge, smash hit, but was critically acclaimed, and has earned enough of a cult following to earn both an HD remaster in 2011, and … Continue reading ‘Beyond Good and Evil’: Rob Letterman Adapting Video Game for Netflix!!

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Blumhouse Cast Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton in ‘Happy Death Day’ Director’s Next!!

Update: Variety adds that Michael Kennedy co-wrote the script with director Christopher Landon, and that Kathryn Newton’s character will have less than 24 hours to remedy the body-swap situation before the change becomes permanent. Collider’s earlier exclusive is below. Vince Vaughn and Big Little Lies breakout Kathryn Newton are in talks star in an untitled Blumhouse movie from Happy Death Day director Christopher Landon that sources describe … Continue reading Blumhouse Cast Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton in ‘Happy Death Day’ Director’s Next!!

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‘Aladdin’ Crosses $1 Billion at the Global BO!!

It’s good to be Disney when it comes to the box office. The studio’s flops are quickly forgotten and its successes tend to cross $1 billion at the global box office. No one’s talking about Dumbo, but Disney just sent out a press release announcing that Aladdin has become the studio’s third film to hit $1 billion this year following Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame. … Continue reading ‘Aladdin’ Crosses $1 Billion at the Global BO!!

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‘Pokemon: Detective Pikachu’ Fails to Top ‘Warcraft’ as the Highest-Grossing Video Game Movie!!!

Despite reports this week that Legendary Pictures’ Pokemon: Detective Pikachu has pushed its worldwide gross to $436 million to become the highest-grossing video game adaptation of all time, it seems there’s been some miscalculations on Yahoo! Movies‘ part and the first ever live-action Pokemon movie will instead have to settle for second place. As reported by Box Office Mojo, Detective Pikachu currently sits on $429.5 … Continue reading ‘Pokemon: Detective Pikachu’ Fails to Top ‘Warcraft’ as the Highest-Grossing Video Game Movie!!!

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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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‘Pets 2’ and ‘Dark Phoenix’ Underperform at the BO!!!

The weekend’s top twelve combined to outperform the same weekend last year by more than 43%, which means the year-to-year gap continues to close, but the weekend’s new releases both struggled mightily. Universal and Illumination‘s The Secret Life of Pets 2 was unable to even deliver half of the opening the first film delivered just a few years ago, while Fox‘s Dark Phoenix entered the … Continue reading ‘Pets 2’ and ‘Dark Phoenix’ Underperform at the BO!!!

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‘Godzilla’ Sequel is a King as ‘Rocketman’ and ‘Ma’ Top Expectations at the BO!!!

WB‘s Godzilla: King of the Monsters is the king of the weekend box office, though doing so at the lower end of studio expectations. Meanwhile, both Paramount‘s Rocketman and Universal and Blumhouse‘s Ma topped studio expectations, the latter of which doing so on a small, $5 million budget. Overall, the weekend saw the top twelve deliver nearly $170 million, helping push the summer box office … Continue reading ‘Godzilla’ Sequel is a King as ‘Rocketman’ and ‘Ma’ Top Expectations at the BO!!!

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‘Aladdin’ Flies to $86 Million, While ‘Brightburn’ and ‘Booksmart’ Struggle at the BO!!!

Disney‘s Aladdin topped the weekend with an impressive debut, delivering over $85 million for the three-day and is expected to top $100 million for the four-day, Memorial Day holiday weekend. Meanwhile, fellow newcomers Brightburn and Booksmart finished more in line with studio expectations than Mojo‘s aggressive pre-weekend forecast and Avengers: Endgame will become only the second film ever to top $800 million at the domestic … Continue reading ‘Aladdin’ Flies to $86 Million, While ‘Brightburn’ and ‘Booksmart’ Struggle at the BO!!!

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‘John Wick 3’ Takes Down ‘Avengers: Endgame’ With $57 Million Opening at the BO!!

This weekend was a big one at the box office for Lionsgate, as “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” earned $57 million from 3,850 screens — nearly doubling the $30 million opening of “John Wick: Chapter 2” in 2017, and giving the studio its biggest opening weekend since the “Hunger Games” series ended in November 2015. At a time when many studios are acquiring recognizable … Continue reading ‘John Wick 3’ Takes Down ‘Avengers: Endgame’ With $57 Million Opening at the BO!!

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Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) Review!!!

Synopsis – In a world where people collect Pokémon to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent talking Pikachu who seeks to be a detective. My Take – I think it is safe to say, a live-action feature has been something both long desired and dreaded in the Pokémon community. Beginning in 1996, as a pair of JRPG games for Nintendo Game Boy, in … Continue reading Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) Review!!!

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‘Detective Pikachu’ Delivers Record Opening as ‘Endgame’ Tops $700M at the BO!!

Disney‘s Avengers: Endgame dipped a little more than expected for the three-day, but it was still able to capture the weekend’s top spot, holding off a record start for a video game adaptation from WB‘s Pokemon: Detective Pikachu. Meanwhile, UA Releasing‘s The Hustle lived up to expectations, but STX and eOne‘s Poms and Disney‘s release of the Fox Searchlight drama Tolkien both struggled in their … Continue reading ‘Detective Pikachu’ Delivers Record Opening as ‘Endgame’ Tops $700M at the BO!!

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‘Avengers: Endgame’ Tops $2 Billion Globally, While New Releases Open Low at the BO!!

In just twelve days of global release Avengers: Endgame is already the second largest worldwide release of all-time, topping $2 billion globally and delivering over $619 million at the domestic box office. Lost in its wake, the weekend’s three new wide releases were led by the Screen Gems thriller The Intruder while Lionsgate‘s Long Shot and STX‘s animated feature UglyDolls finished the weekend on the … Continue reading ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Tops $2 Billion Globally, While New Releases Open Low at the BO!!

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‘The Fugitive’: Ken Watanabe to Star in Japanese Remake!!!

Variety is reporting that Ken Watanabe (Inception, Godzilla) has signed on for the lead role in a Japanese TV remake of The Fugitive, which is being produced by Warner Bros. International Television and TV Asahi. The TV special will see Watanabe taking on the Richard Kimble role as Kazuki Kakurai, a surgeon in Tokyo who is arrested for the murder of his wife and sentenced … Continue reading ‘The Fugitive’: Ken Watanabe to Star in Japanese Remake!!!

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‘Detective Pikachu’: New Trailer Reveals a Wonderful World of Pokémon!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – In a world where people collect pocket monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective. Directed – Rob Letterman Starring – Ryan Reynolds, Suki Waterhouse, Bill Nighy Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Detective Pikachu’: New Trailer Reveals a Wonderful World of Pokémon!! Check It Out!!

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‘Detective Pikachu’: 39 New Images Invite You to a World of Pokemon!! Check It Out!!

Warner Bros. and Legendary have released 39 images from their upcoming movie Detective Pikachu. The upcoming film stars Justice Smith as a young man investigating the disappearance of his father who teams up with Detective Pikachu (Ryan Reynolds) to find his missing dad and help Pikachu close the case. But as you’ll see from these images, Pikachu is far from the only Pokemon roaming around … Continue reading ‘Detective Pikachu’: 39 New Images Invite You to a World of Pokemon!! Check It Out!!

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‘Pokemon: Detective Pikachu’: New Casting Video Introduces The Cast!!! Check It Out!!

Warner Bros. and Legendary have released a “Casting Video” for their upcoming film Detective Pikachu. The video is really just a fun away to run through a variety of Pokemon and get the non-initiated up to speed on the characters that will populate the film. I suspect you won’t really need a vast knowledge of Poke mon to enjoy Detective Pikachu since the story follows … Continue reading ‘Pokemon: Detective Pikachu’: New Casting Video Introduces The Cast!!! Check It Out!!

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‘Pokemon: Detective Pikachu’ Gets Three New TV Spots!! Check It Out!!

Ahead of its theatrical release next month, three new TV spots has surfaced for the live-action adventure Pokemon: Detective Pikachu which focus heavily on the friendship between Tim and the titular wise-cracking yet adorable sleuth; check them out here: “The story begins when ace private eye Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation … Continue reading ‘Pokemon: Detective Pikachu’ Gets Three New TV Spots!! Check It Out!!

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‘Pokemon: Detective Pikachu’: Ryan Reynold Film Gets Two New TV Spots!! Check It Out!!

Six weeks out from its release, Legendary Pictures has debuted a couple of new TV spots for the Ryan Reynolds-headlined Pokemon: Detective Pikachu, the hotly-anticipated first live-action adaptation of the (pocket) monster franchise; check it out here: “The story begins when ace private eye Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry’s … Continue reading ‘Pokemon: Detective Pikachu’: Ryan Reynold Film Gets Two New TV Spots!! Check It Out!!

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‘Pokemon: Detective Pikachu’: New TV Spot Offers New Footage!! Check It Out!!

Legendary Pictures has unveiled a new TV spot for Pokemon: Detective Pikachu which is packed with new footage from the live-action Pokemon feature; watch it here: “The story begins when ace private eye Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry’s former Pokémon partner, Detective Pikachu: a hilariously wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth who … Continue reading ‘Pokemon: Detective Pikachu’: New TV Spot Offers New Footage!! Check It Out!!

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‘Pokémon: Detective Pikachu’: New Trailer Sees Ryan Reynolds Taking the Case!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – In a world where people collect pocket monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective. Directed – Rob Letterman Starring – Ryan Reynolds, Suki Waterhouse, Bill Nighy Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Pokémon: Detective Pikachu’: New Trailer Sees Ryan Reynolds Taking the Case!! Check It Out!!

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‘Detective Pikachu’: Ryan Reynolds Goes Method for in New Video!! Check It Out!!

Ryan Reynolds may not have any notable award wins on his mantle just yet, but the fan-favorite actor’s dedication to his craft remains admirable. Case in point, a new video that shows the lengths to which he’ll go to embody the role of everyone’s favorite electric mouse Pokémon in Detective Pikachu. The man gave up his family, his height, his “People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive” … Continue reading ‘Detective Pikachu’: Ryan Reynolds Goes Method for in New Video!! Check It Out!!

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‘Detective Pikachu’ Sequel Already in the Works with ’22 Jump Street’ Writer!!

Legendary must be feeling pretty good about their upcoming Pokemon-inspired movie Detective Pikachu, because almost three months before the film hits theaters, the studio has started developing a sequel. THR reports that the studio has hired 22 Jump Street Oren Uziel to write the script for the follow-up. The plot details are still under wraps. Detective Pikachu stars Ryan Reynolds as the voice of everyone’s favorite … Continue reading ‘Detective Pikachu’ Sequel Already in the Works with ’22 Jump Street’ Writer!!

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‘Pokemon: Detective Pikachu’: New TV Spot Reveals More Footage!! Check It Out!!

A new TV spot has arrived online for Pokemon: Detective Pikachu which gives us a peek at a few new snippets of footage from Warner Bros.’ live-action adventure movie; check it out here: Partner up! #DetectivePikachu, hits theaters May 10. pic.twitter.com/bObscvnAjY — POKÉMON Detective Pikachu (@DetPikachuMovie) January 20, 2019 “The story begins when ace private eye Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son … Continue reading ‘Pokemon: Detective Pikachu’: New TV Spot Reveals More Footage!! Check It Out!!

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‘Pokemon: Detective Pikachu’: Ryan Reynolds Shares A Behind-the-Scenes Image!! Check It Out!!

Following on from yesterday’s character posters for Pokemon: Detective Pikachu, Ryan Reynolds has now taken to Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes photo from the live-action movie which shows him covered in performance capture marker dots (or “pika-dots”) for his role as the titular Detective Pikachu. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ryan Reynolds (@vancityreynolds) “The story begins when ace private eye Harry … Continue reading ‘Pokemon: Detective Pikachu’: Ryan Reynolds Shares A Behind-the-Scenes Image!! Check It Out!!

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‘POKÉMON Detective Pikachu’: First Trailer Reveals Ryan Reynolds As The Adorable Lead!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – In a world where people collect pocket monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective. Directed – Rob Letterman Starring – Ryan Reynolds, Suki Waterhouse, Bill Nighy Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘POKÉMON Detective Pikachu’: First Trailer Reveals Ryan Reynolds As The Adorable Lead!! Check It Out!!

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