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Roger Deakins Launches Podcast About Filmmaking!!

Attention, everyone – the GOAT has a podcast. Oscar-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins has started a podcast with his wife and collaborator James Deakins, appropriately titled Team Deakins. The show launched last week and has already released six episodes as of yesterday, which means you already have a few hours of in-depth conversations about filmmaking to dive into. We asked James Deakins to tell us about … Continue reading Roger Deakins Launches Podcast About Filmmaking!!

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‘Doctor Sleep’ Set To Lose $20M+ For Warner Bros!!!

Finance sources tell us today that Warner Bros.’ weekend Stephen King upset Doctor Sleep is poised to lose around $20M after all ancillaries, should it earn $100M at the global box office. If ticket sales are lower, in the $80M range, then the loss swells to around $30M+. This comes after the grand under-performance of the mid-$50M Warner Bros. horror production, a studio which often hits … Continue reading ‘Doctor Sleep’ Set To Lose $20M+ For Warner Bros!!!

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‘The Goldfinch’ May Be the Big Prestige Bomb of the Year!!

It’s the best of times and the worst of times for Warner Bros. right now.  As the studio celebrates the financial glories of Joker, they also have to worry about just how hard The Goldfinch is bombing both here in the U.S. and internationally. Directed by John Crowley, starring Ansel Elgort and Nicole Kidman, and adapted from the acclaimed novel of the same name by Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch seemingly has all the right elements to … Continue reading ‘The Goldfinch’ May Be the Big Prestige Bomb of the Year!!

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‘It 2’ Repeats #1 as ‘Hustlers’ Exceeds Expectations with Huge Opening at the BO!!

It was a mixed bag of a weekend for Warner Bros. which saw It: Chapter Two deliver a strong hold and retain the weekend’s #1 spot at the box office, but their new release, The Goldfinch, bombed, delivering one of the worst openings ever for a wide release. Alternatively, STXfilms‘s Hustlers exploded out of the gates with the studio’s largest opening in its five year … Continue reading ‘It 2’ Repeats #1 as ‘Hustlers’ Exceeds Expectations with Huge Opening at the BO!!

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‘It: Chapter 2’ Floats with $185 Million Debut at the Worldwide BO!!!

Warner Bros. and New Line‘s It: Chapter Two kicked off the fall box office season with a strong, $91 million debut. The performance easily topped the weekend box office, finishing ahead of the second place film by $85 million. While the performance trails the first film’s $123 million opening back in 2017, it is still within studio expectations and ranks as the second largest horror … Continue reading ‘It: Chapter 2’ Floats with $185 Million Debut at the Worldwide BO!!!

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‘The Way Back’: Ben Affleck’s Alcoholic Basketball Coach Movie Pushed to 2020!!

Warner Bros. has delayed the release of its Ben Affleck-led addiction drama The Way Back from October 18th of this year to March 6, 2020, the studio announced Monday. Gavin O’Connor directed the film, which finds Affleck playing a former basketball star who, after struggling with alcohol addiction, attempts to redeem himself by coaching the high school basketball team at his alma mater. According to … Continue reading ‘The Way Back’: Ben Affleck’s Alcoholic Basketball Coach Movie Pushed to 2020!!

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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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‘The Goldfinch’: First Trailer Reveals Roger Deakins’s Adaptation!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy Upper East Side family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Directed – John Crowley Starring – Nicole Kidman, Sarah Paulson, Finn Wolfhard Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Goldfinch’: First Trailer Reveals Roger Deakins’s Adaptation!! Check It Out!!

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‘The Goldfinch’: First Poster Teases the Upcoming Adaption!! Check It Out!!

Warner Bros. has released a teaser poster for director John Crowley’s upcoming adaptation of Donna Tartt’s bestselling novel The Goldfinch; take a look here: Theodore “Theo” Decker was 13 years old when his mother was killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The tragedy changes the course of his life, sending him on a stirring odyssey of grief and guilt, reinvention and … Continue reading ‘The Goldfinch’: First Poster Teases the Upcoming Adaption!! Check It Out!!

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Warners Bros. Cuts Final Ties With Brett Ratner!!!

Warners Bros. will not renew a $450-million co-financing deal with disgraced director-producer Brett Ratner, cutting final ties with RatPac-Dune Entertainment after half a dozen women came forward last fall to accuse him of sexual misconduct. Already, the studio opted not to renew a first-look deal with Ratner’s RatPac Entertainment after the allegations first surfaced in the Los Angeles Times last November. Several women, including actress … Continue reading Warners Bros. Cuts Final Ties With Brett Ratner!!!

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‘The Crow’ Reboot Gets 2019 Release Date!!!

The Crow has almost become comical in the number of attempts at a reboot. Originally adapted in 1994 by Alex Proyas based off the Jason O’Barr comic book, various studios have tried to get a new version off the ground. The latest iteration has Corin Hardy as the director and Jason Momoa attached to star. Previous helmers included Stephen Norrington, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, and Javier … Continue reading ‘The Crow’ Reboot Gets 2019 Release Date!!!

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Paramount’s ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ Movie Gets a Release Date!!!

Halloween 2019 won’t just be spooky, it’s going to be nostalgic af. Paramount has scheduled their movie adaptation of the 1990s kids horror anthology series Are You Afraid of the Dark? to arrive in theaters on October 11, 2019. IT co-writer Garry Dauberman, who retooled the script for the 2017 juggernaut horror hit from the draft by Cary Fukunaga and Chase Palmer, is writing the screenplay for the … Continue reading Paramount’s ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ Movie Gets a Release Date!!!

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Ansel Elgort Offered Lead Role in ‘Goldfinch’ Adaptation!!!

Warner Bros. and Amazon Studios look to have found the star for their adaptation of Donna Tartt’s acclaimed novel “The Goldfinch,” offering Ansel Elgort the lead role. Director John Crowley had been meeting with several candidates for almost two months before finally handing Elgort the role of Theo. Warner and RatPac had picked up rights to the Pulitzer-winning book back in 2014. RatPac is also … Continue reading Ansel Elgort Offered Lead Role in ‘Goldfinch’ Adaptation!!!

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‘The Goldfinch’ Adaptation Lands ‘Brooklyn’ Director John Crowley!!

John Crowley garnered a lot of eyes for Brooklyn, his period immigrant drama starring Saoirse Ronan that earned awards buzz and multiple Oscar nominations last year, including for Best Picture. Now he’s making his next big move while still feeling the high from its success. According to THR, Crowley will direct the film adaptation of The Goldfinch, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel from author Donna Tartt. The work won the coveted award for Fiction … Continue reading ‘The Goldfinch’ Adaptation Lands ‘Brooklyn’ Director John Crowley!!

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