Walt Disney World expanded the House of Mouse’s theme parks aside from its hub in Southern California for the first time in October 1, 1971 when the Florida resort opened. As of this week, that’s fifty years ago and you better believe Disney Parks is going to celebrate this incredible milestone. One major way they’re
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Neon presents Julia Ducournau’s Titane, the lauded Palme d’Or winner set to test a stressed specialty market even as Messrs. Venom and Bond crash into wide release this weekend and next. The edgy, high octane French tale about a woman with a metal plate in her head and an automotive fetish hits 562 screens in
For generations of moviegoers, Wes Craven was one of horror’s greatest masters. He shaped the genre for decades, blurring the lines between frights and laughs at times. Unfortunately, the world no longer has Craven to push horror in new and different directions. That’s the case for the upcoming Scream 5, and not only have fans
FRIDAY UPDATE, Refresh for latest… Full numbers for Wednesday and Thursday show MGM/Eon/Universal’s James Bond pic No Time To Die at a cumulative $22M through two days of early release at the international box office. That includes $20M from just yesterday in such markets as the UK, Brazil, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. The figures look
The last time we saw Daniel Craig on the big screen, he was playing private investigator Benoit Blanc, who used unorthodox methods to solve the mystery of novelist Harlan Thrombey’s death in 2019’s Knives Out. Now Craig is back for No Time to Die, and as he’s making the rounds plugging his fifth and final
While it was busy ringing in the second best previews night of the pandemic era domestically, Sony’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage set a new record for the Culver City studio in Russia on Thursday. With a $3.04M day one on Thursday, the Tom Hardy-starrer bested the previous film’s $2.97M in the market, making it
Wattpad has long been a safe space for writers to share the stories they create for a massive audience, often leaning toward romance and erotica genres without the barriers of needing any sort of book deal to get it published. In recent years, the app/website has also become a launching pad for writers to truly
After great reviews at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes after its world premiere at Fantastic Fest and a great response to the trailer at CinemaCon, Universal is moving Blumhouse’s Scott Derrickson directed feature from Jan. 28, 2022 to Feb. 4, 2022. The following weekend is the Valentine’s Day-Presidents Day stretch which is an ideal period for Black
Celebrties are known for being talented and beautiful, which is part of why the public is so enamored with famous people. Many public figures are also known for their muscular physiques, especially certain heartthrobs like Channing Tatum. Singer-actor Lenny Kravitz recently shared a photo of his abs with the world, and not even the extremely
Sony’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage rang up a great $11.6M Thursday night from showtimes that began at 4PM yesterday at 3,475 theaters. That’s the second best we’ve seen during the pandemic after Disney/Marvel’s Black Widow which grossed $13.2M on Thursday night from shows that began at 5PM (sans Disney+ Premier for the night). Disney/Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of
With the fall season upon us, many moviegoers will take the time to watch some iconic horror movies. And as far as modern franchises go, there are few quite as beloved as Wes Craven’s Scream. Kevin Williamson created the franchise and wrote 3 out of the four movies, recently explaining why they killed off Jamie
Sylvester Stallone has made an ultimate director’s cut of Rocky IV, entitled Rocky vs. Drago which will hit theaters on Nov. 11 for an exclusive engagement via MGM and Fathom followed by the feature being available on digital demand on Nov. 12. Stallone has added 40 minutes of never-before-seen footage to the 1985 feature made during the U.S. Cold
If you have not yet seen James Wan’s Malignant, your spooky season thus far in 2021 is lacking. Following the director’s run of hauntings and blockbusters, he has returned to his grimy, twist-filled roots with the movie, and it makes for a fantastically horrific experience. I explain as much in my four-star review of the
Refresh for latest…: MGM/Eon/Universal’s highly-anticipated No Time To Die has clocked an estimated $6.2M-$6.8M (£4.5M-£5M) in the UK on its opening day today. Daniel Craig’s final turn as legendary secret agent 007 came in about 13% above Spectre (Monday opening) and just 26% below Skyfall (Friday opening). The Cary Joji Fukunaga-directed pic is enjoying the
After three movies in the John Wick franchise it’s becoming difficult to figure out how the movies are going to top themselves. We’ve seen amazingly choreographed fight sequences in a hall of mirrors and a building made of glass. He fought in cars, on motorcycles, and on horseback. He’s running out of places to murder
Morbius was once slated for July 31, 2020, but because of the pandemic wreaking havoc on the theatrical schedule, it was delayed several times and now rests on January 28, 2022. Meanwhile, Venom: Let There Be Carnage had once been slotted for October 2, 2020, but like Morbius, it moved around the calendar several times
It was agreed that he’d come to the studio on the following Sunday, so on the designated day I got in a few hours before Barbara and Daniel were due to arrive just to make sure it sounded as good as it could. Listening to it as if I was Daniel, I realised that the
Refresh for more updates…There’s a great vibe out there about moviegoing right now, believe it or not; and October is just the beginning. While we had event films during the summer, we’ve got ’em all jammed packed in the next month, kicking off with Sony’s long-awaited Vernom: Let There Be Carnage on Friday stateside, followed by MGM/United
Andy Serkis’ comments to io9 come from an interview about his long and successful career ahead of Venom: Let There Be Carnage. He was also asked about his tenure in the galaxy far, far away, one that ended with Snoke being surprisingly cut in half in The Last Jedi. And it seems that he’s now
Matt Damon: She’s the best writer in the world… Ben Affleck: We wanted this to be good. Damon: We hadn’t written in a really long time. I think mostly because the first time, when we wrote Good Will Hunting we really didn’t know what we were doing. And it took a really long time. And
Jordana Brewster and Paul Walker had been working together since the Fast and Furious franchise started back in 2001. Brewster’s character, Mia Toretto, subsequently appeared in 2009’s Fast & Furious, Fast Five, Fast & Furious 6 and Furious 7 alongside Walker until his fatal accident in 2013. He was in the middle of filming the
It has been a long time coming, but this week, one of the most hotly awaited films of the pandemic era is finally hitting cinemas after several Covid-induced date changes. MGM/Eon/Universal’s No Time to Die begins rollout at the international box office starting Wednesday (September 29) in Korea and adds such majors as the UK,
But according to Dave Bautista, it was all good. They actually laughed about the incident, and once Bautista changed clothes and the bleeding stopped, they went back to filming their fight scene, which was an absolutely fantastic fight scene. Spectre may have its issues as a movie, but that sequence is not one of them.
Rob Jankowski’s highly anticipated new film “Attached: Paranormal” is being released in over 60 countries OnDemand via Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, Microsoft, The Dish Network and Google Play on October 26th, 2021. Rob Jankowski is a triple threat in this Paranormal/Horror Thriller, as writer, director and star of this new entry in the genre. Jankowski’s
The Enforcer – Expected To Be Released In 2022 (Filming) Next, we take a look at the upcoming crime thriller film, The Enforcer. According to Deadline, Antonio Banderas is set to star in the film, alongside Mojean Aria, Zolee Griggs, Alexis Ren, and Aaron Cohen. Two other stars are Kate Bosworth and rapper, 2 Chainz,
Called Jumanji – the Adventure, this attraction will be located at the Gardaland theme park in Ronchi, Italy, which also boasts a LEGOLAND Water Park. While a specific release date hasn’t been set yet, this ride will be made available to the public “at the beginning of 2022 season,” and those who visit it will
Well, color me intrigued. It looks like the cast and crew of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom are looking to top their work on James Wan’s original DC flick. And if Jason Momoa is to be believed, this is being done by making the mysterious sequel bigger, more action packed, and seemingly adding more comedic
Refresh for latest…: Warner Bros/Legendary’s Dune continued its spicy run at the international box office this weekend, adding a further $26.3M from 32 markets to lift the offshore total to $76.5M. To quote the Denis Villeneuve-directed film, this is only the beginning as the sci-fi epic is in early overseas release with many key areas
Not only is the star shirtless, but he’s also holding a weapon forged from a giant bone, which presumably belonged to a giant alien the character defeated. It’s exciting to hear that Vin Diesel had an “incredible meeting” about Riddick, so an update could be coming very soon. One would hope that a studio has
Bleecker Street’s sci-fi romantic comedy I’m Your Man blasted off – relatively speaking in today’s specialty market – with a per screen average of $2,139 in 16 theaters in North America (12 U.S., four in Canada). Directed by Maria Schrader film with Maren Eggert and Dan Stevens, it was the rare specialty film of late