‘Mortal Kombat’ Reboot Lands Commercial Director Simon McQuoid!!!

Over the past several years, Warner Bros. has slowly been pushing a reboot of Mortal Kombat through development. They tested the waters with the successful web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy, and then set The Conjuring director James Wan as a producer for a feature film alongside Michael Clear for Atomic Monster, and Todd Garner and Jeremy Stein through their Broken Road banner. Greg Russo wrote the most recent draft of the script. Now Variety reports that the studio has hired commercial … Continue reading ‘Mortal Kombat’ Reboot Lands Commercial Director Simon McQuoid!!!

‘Angry Birds Movie’ Sequel in the Works!!

2016 has been a great year for animated films. Finding Dory, the charming, if insubstantial sequel to Pixar’s Finding Nemo, is the most lucrative film of the year thus far and Laika’s Kubo and the Two Strings just hit theaters to near-unanimous praise, though its box-office take has been not-so-great. There’s also the quite beautiful April and the Extraordinary World, and time has finally granted … Continue reading ‘Angry Birds Movie’ Sequel in the Works!!

‘The Conjuring 2’ Scares Up #1 Finish Domestically; ‘Warcraft’ Goes Big At The International Box Office!!

The Conjuring 2 led the weekend at the domestic box office followed by fellow newcomers Warcraft and Now You See Me 2. At a time where sequels are under a microscope, as several have recently underperformed compared to their original releases, The Conjuring 2 nearly matched the first film’s opening weekend gross while pulling in more than $90 million in its worldwide opening. Meanwhile, Warcraft put new meaning to global release as the … Continue reading ‘The Conjuring 2’ Scares Up #1 Finish Domestically; ‘Warcraft’ Goes Big At The International Box Office!!

The Angry Birds Movie (2016) Review!!

Synopsis – Find out why the birds are so angry. When an island populated by happy, flightless birds is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up to three unlikely outcasts – Red, Chuck and Bomb – to figure out what the pigs are up to. My Take – I have honestly never cared about Angry Birds before, I actually never understood the craze behind the silly game. … Continue reading The Angry Birds Movie (2016) Review!!

Angry Birds Opens Big, Captain America Still Strong, Neighbors 2 Solid at the Box Office!!

“The Angry Birds Movie” has flown to victory at the U.S. box office with a $39 million opening weekend at 3,932 locations, handily topping “Captain America: Civil War” and “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising.” The launch for Sony’s animated avian tale performed in line with forecasts as did the third weekend of Disney-Marvel’s “Captain America” with $33.1 million at 4,266 sites for a 54% decline. Universal’s … Continue reading Angry Birds Opens Big, Captain America Still Strong, Neighbors 2 Solid at the Box Office!!