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‘Spy 2’: Paul Feig Directorial Gets Unexpected Sequel Update From Rose Byrne!!

Jason Statham’s highest-rated movie of his career just got a surprising sequel update out of nowhere from one of his co-stars. In 2015, Statham starred alongside Melissa McCarthy, Jude Law, and Rose Byrne in Spy, a slapstick action comedy that follows a desk-bound CIA analyst who goes undercover in the world of deadly arms trading to prevent a global catastrophe. The film was written and … Continue reading ‘Spy 2’: Paul Feig Directorial Gets Unexpected Sequel Update From Rose Byrne!!

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‘Spy 2’: Director Paul Feig Gives Shockingly Positive Update on Sequel to the Jason Statham, Melissa McCarthy Starrer!!

Not long after one of Jason Statham’s most underrated movies made quite a successful run on streaming charts, his highest-rated project of his career just got a juicy sequel update. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year is Spy, the caper comedy in which Statham stars alongside Jude Law, Melissa McCarthy, and more. Spy is currently the highest-rated movie of Statham’s career according to Rotten Tomatoes … Continue reading ‘Spy 2’: Director Paul Feig Gives Shockingly Positive Update on Sequel to the Jason Statham, Melissa McCarthy Starrer!!

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‘Bridesmaids 2’: Paul Feig Explains Why a Sequel Is Unlikely to Happen!!!

There was a lot of pressure riding on Bridesmaids ahead of the film’s release in 2011. Ridiculous but true, the future of female-driven comedy itself was placed on the success or failure of Bridesmaids. If the film was a hit, studios would invest in other female-driven comedies. If it failed, they’d point to Bridesmaids as the reason it was too “risky.” Yes, I know, it’s … Continue reading ‘Bridesmaids 2’: Paul Feig Explains Why a Sequel Is Unlikely to Happen!!!

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‘Spy 2’: Paul Feig Explains Why a Sequel Hasn’t Happened Yet!!!

When the action comedy Spy hit theaters in 2015, audiences sparked to director Paul Feig’s humorous take on a genuine spy movie. What made the film work so well wasn’t just Melissa McCarthy’s lead performance or Jason Statham’s hilarious comedic turn, but the fact that Feig shot and approached the film like a real spy thriller. Yes, it was funny, but that didn’t mean it … Continue reading ‘Spy 2’: Paul Feig Explains Why a Sequel Hasn’t Happened Yet!!!

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‘Super Intelligence’: Bobby Cannavale Joins Melissa McCarthy!!!

Just as his new movie Ant-Man and the Wasp was crowned the #1 movie in America, Bobby Cannavale is finalizing a deal to play Melissa McCarthy‘s love interest in New Line’s action-comedy Super Intelligence, Collider has exclusively learned. McCarthy’s husband and longtime collaborator Ben Falcone is directing from a script by Steve Mallory (The Boss). McCarthy and Falcone are also producing via their company On the Day. Production starts later this … Continue reading ‘Super Intelligence’: Bobby Cannavale Joins Melissa McCarthy!!!

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‘Spy 2’: Paul Feig Teases Jason Statham’s “Less Self-Aware” Return!!

Though he’s already signed on to make The Heat 2 with his screenwriting partner Katie Dippold, Paul Feig hasn’t made sequelizing a habit. However, one property he says he’d to expand is Spy. During an interview with Empire magazine, the filmmaker said he already has an idea drummed up for Spy 2 that will happen with Melissa McCarthy and — drumroll, please — Jason Statham’s Rick Ford. Word of a sequel was revealed last year by The Guardian, … Continue reading ‘Spy 2’: Paul Feig Teases Jason Statham’s “Less Self-Aware” Return!!

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Check out the Complete list of the 2016 MTV Movie Awards Winners!!

The 2016 MTV Movie Awards taped Saturday night on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, Calif., ahead of the Sunday night television broadcast, which airs 8 p.m. on MTV. Hosted by Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, the 25th annual show handed out big honors to Will Smith with the Generation Award and Melissa McCarthy for the Comedic Genius Award. Ryan Reynolds won a golden popcorn … Continue reading Check out the Complete list of the 2016 MTV Movie Awards Winners!!

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Check out the full list of the 2016 MTV Movie Awards nominations!!

The force was strong with “Star Wars” as the sci-fi epic dominated the 2016 MTV Movie Awards nominations on Tuesday morning, which were announced via Snapchat Discover. “The Force Awakens” led the way with 11 nods, followed by another box office smash, “Deadpool,” which scored eight noms. “Avengers: Age of Ultron” was in third with six nominations. All three films are up for the night’s … Continue reading Check out the full list of the 2016 MTV Movie Awards nominations!!

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Check out some of the biggest Hits & Flops of the Summer 2015!!

It was a near record-setting summer for Hollywood. “Jurassic World,” “Inside Out” and “Avengers: Age of Ultron” led this summer’s box office to one of its highest grossing in history, according to Variety. Domestic ticket sales from May 1 to Labor Day weekend hit $4.48 billion, as reported by Rentrak. That represents a little more than a 10 percent increase over last year’s dismal numbers … Continue reading Check out some of the biggest Hits & Flops of the Summer 2015!!

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Check out the Hits & Misses of Summer 2015!!

The summer box office will go down as the second-biggest in history, but the wealth wasn’t evenly distributed. Instead, the results revealed a profound case of corporate income inequality. Two studios, Universal and Disney, gobbled up most of the profits after fielding massive hits like “Jurassic World” and “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” Together, their films made up seven of the 10 top-grossing domestic releases this … Continue reading Check out the Hits & Misses of Summer 2015!!

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Dinos & Emotions Terminate Time Travelling Machines at the BO!!

Jurassic World and Inside Out are still grappling for 1st place over the three-day Fourth of July frame, with World just slightly ahead, estimating $30.9M to Inside’s $30.1M. If World prevails it will be the dino-flick’s fourth three-day weekend at #1. What Universal does appear to be conceding, however, with a “you can have it” air, is that the Disney/Pixar film is likely the winner … Continue reading Dinos & Emotions Terminate Time Travelling Machines at the BO!!

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‘Jurassic World’ is still BO King!! While ‘Ted 2’ underperforms!!

Jurassic World took the #1 weekend box-office spot for the third week in a row with $54.2M off of a -49% week-over-week drop, just allowing it to fend off Disney‘s Inside Out, which made $52.1M on a -42.4% decline. With $32.9M in 3,442 theaters Ted 2, however, didn’t really make a run at the spot, making less than even the most pessimistic pundits had placed … Continue reading ‘Jurassic World’ is still BO King!! While ‘Ted 2’ underperforms!!

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Jurassic World is still at no 1 yet Pixar’s Inside Out opens BIG at the BO!!

Jurassic World retained its #1 position at the weekend box office with a less-than-expected -51% decline for a $102M take. Inside Out outperformed even the most optimistic of estimates and banked $91M, making it Pixar’s 2nd largest opening weekend, behind Toy Story 3, which made $110.3M in 2010. What is startling about Inside Out‘s weekend is that it is the highest opening weekend ever for … Continue reading Jurassic World is still at no 1 yet Pixar’s Inside Out opens BIG at the BO!!

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‘Jurassic World’ stomps domestic & worldwide records!!

Universal is reporting that Jurassic World now holds the title of biggest domestic opening weekend of all time, grossing $208.8M at the box office, surpassing 2012’s Marvel’s The Avengers at $207.4M. Not content with North American triumphs World also now holds the title for the #1 international opening weekend in history as well, with an estimated $315.6M, besting Warner Bros. 2011 Harry Potter and the … Continue reading ‘Jurassic World’ stomps domestic & worldwide records!!

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Melissa McCarthy comedy ‘Spy’ scares past ‘Insidious’ threequel & fan boys ‘Entourage’ at the BO!!

Writer/director Paul Feig, Melissa McCarthy, and a cache of great, supporting actors helped pull the extremely funny and well-reviewed Spy ahead of its early challenger, Insidious 3, for a $30M win. That wasn’t a sure thing as the third installment in the Insidious series, which ended up with $23M for the weekend, in 3,002 venues, took an early, if slight, Friday lead over Spy. That’s … Continue reading Melissa McCarthy comedy ‘Spy’ scares past ‘Insidious’ threequel & fan boys ‘Entourage’ at the BO!!

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Spy (2015) Review!!

Synopsis – A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster. My Take – Well, looks like I have finally found a Melissa McCarthy film that I have actually enjoyed! Its weird I know, but I tend to judge a movie sometimes based on the actors present in, obviously that doesn’t pan … Continue reading Spy (2015) Review!!

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