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‘Zola’ Heading to VOD on July 23!!

A24’s viral Twitter-thread-turned-feature-film Zola will be available to rent on digital rental platforms sooner than expected, according to Variety. Zola had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2020, but the pandemic delayed its North American theatrical release until June 30th, 2021. Now, just three weeks after its release, home audiences will be able to rent the film on-demand starting on July … Continue reading ‘Zola’ Heading to VOD on July 23!!

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‘Black Widow’ Opens at Pandemic Best $215M+ Including Disney+ Premier at the WW BO!!

The Walt Disney Company sent out a widespread announcement that Black Widow made $215M-plus WW this weekend: Broken down, that’s $80M at the domestic box office, $78M in international box office, and over $60M in Disney+ Premier Access consumer spend globally. I understand that the latter figure skews more heavily toward US Disney+ Premier spending. This is the first time that Disney has released actual … Continue reading ‘Black Widow’ Opens at Pandemic Best $215M+ Including Disney+ Premier at the WW BO!!

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‘F9,’ ‘Boss Baby 2’ and ‘Forever Purge’ Show July 4th Synergy at the BO!!

For the first time since the onset of the pandemic in mid-March 2020, the top 10 films (on a 3-day basis) are set to gross well over $1M+ each. It may not sound like a big deal, but it is, because it finally demonstrates depth and breadth at the box office and a rebuild of the business. While that’s good news, the big screen business … Continue reading ‘F9,’ ‘Boss Baby 2’ and ‘Forever Purge’ Show July 4th Synergy at the BO!!

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‘Zola’: A24 Entices With a New Seductive Poster!! Check It Out!!

Zola, the long-gestating film about a lengthy Twitter thread full of suspense, has released a new poster and release date. The art features the titular Zola (Taylour Paige) and her newfound stripper friend Stefani (Riley Keough) in a dreamy, Instagram-esque filter. The poster also boasts a summer theater release, with A24’s website stating a release date of June 30. A24 also revealed that the first full-length … Continue reading ‘Zola’: A24 Entices With a New Seductive Poster!! Check It Out!!

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‘Zola’: Riley Keough, Colman Domingo Join Taylour Paige in A24’s Stripper Drama!!!

Riley Keough (The Girlfriend Experience) and Colman Domingo (Fear the Walking Dead) are set to join up-and-comer Taylour Paige in A24’s stripper saga Zola, Collider has exclusively learned. Zola chronicles the sordid tale of 20-year-old stripper Aziah Wellsrose, aka Zola, whose story of a wild two-day adventure with a sex worker, the sex worker’s boyfriend and a pimp went viral on social media in 2015, drawing the attention of … Continue reading ‘Zola’: Riley Keough, Colman Domingo Join Taylour Paige in A24’s Stripper Drama!!!

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James Franco in Talks to Direct ‘ESPN’ Movie for Focus Features!!!

Back in 2011, authors James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales released a book titled Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN that chronicled the formation of the powerhouse sports network in oral history form. It caused something of a stir in Bristol, and the following news may as well, as Collider has exclusively learned that James Franco is in negotiations to direct an … Continue reading James Franco in Talks to Direct ‘ESPN’ Movie for Focus Features!!!

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A24 and James Franco’s Stripper Movie ‘Zola’ Lands ‘Lemon’ Director Janicza Bravo!!!

After making her feature directorial debut last year with the off-kilter indie comedy Lemon, up-and-coming filmmaker Janicza Bravo has signed on to direct Zola for A24. The project is based on David Kushner’s Rolling Stone article “Zola Tells All: The Real Story Behind the Greatest Stripper Saga Ever Tweeted.” If you aren’t familiar with that epic viral tale, click here, but basically it follows a young … Continue reading A24 and James Franco’s Stripper Movie ‘Zola’ Lands ‘Lemon’ Director Janicza Bravo!!!

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