Worldwide box office May 17-19 RankFilm (distributor)3-day (world)Cume (world)3-day (int’l)Cume (int’l)Territories 1. Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes (Disney) $66.6m $237.5m $40.6m $136.3m 53 2. If (Paramount) $55m $59m $20m $24m 59 3. The Fall Guy (Universal) $15.6m $127.6m $7.2m $64.6m 82 4. The Strangers: Chapter 1 (Lionsgate) $13.7m $13.7m $1.7m $1.7m 14 5. The Garfield Movie (Sony) $10.3m $49m $10.3m $49m 27 6. Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In (various) $8m $77m $8m $77m 5 7. Tarot (Sony) $7m $29.9m $5m $14.5m 53 8. Un P’tit Truc En Plus (Pandis) $6.8m $25.9m $6.8m $25.9m 1 9. The Last Frenzy (various) $6.6m $78.4m $6.6m $78.4m 3 10. Hovering Blade (various) $5.6m $5.7m $5.6m $5.7m 2
Credit: Comscore.
Credit: Comscore.
- 5/19/2024
- ScreenDaily
Worldwide box office May 17-19 RankFilm (distributor)3-day (world)Cume (world)3-day (int’l)Cume (int’l)Territories 1. Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes (Disney) $66.6m $237.5m $40.6m $136.3m 53 2. If (Paramount) $55m $59m $20m $24m 59 3. The Fall Guy (Universal) $15.6m $127.6m $7.2m $64.6m 82 4. The Strangers: Chapter 1 (Lionsgate) $13.7m $13.7m $1.7m $1.7m 14 5. The Garfield Movie (Sony) $10.3m $49m $10.3m $49m 27 6. Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In (various) $8m $77m $8m $77m 5 7. Tarot (Sony) $7m $29.9m $5m $14.5m 53 8. Un P’tit Truc En Plus (Pandis) $6.8m $25.9m $6.8m $25.9m 1 9. The Last Frenzy (various) $6.6m $78.4m $6.6m $78.4m 3 10. Hovering Blade (various) $5.6m $5.7m $5.6m $5.7m 2
Credit: Comscore.
Credit: Comscore.
- 5/19/2024
- ScreenDaily
Only a handful of people can recall the gem A Knight’s Tale, starring Heath Ledger. Director Brian Helgeland recently disclosed that despite consideration for a sequel to the highly acclaimed film, Netflix’s algorithm predicted that the movie wouldn’t be worth the effort. Now, fans are discussing another disappointing sequel that was recently released, Zack Snyder’s brainchild, Rebel Moon: Part 2, which many believe should never have seen the light of day.
A Knight’s Tale
Why Netflix Passed on a Sequel to A Knight’s Tale?
Brian Helgeland, who had the privilege of directing the beloved medieval action comedy A Knight’s Tale, starring Heath Ledger which enjoyed considerable success upon its release, entertained the idea of a sequel.
SUGGESTEDRebel Moon 3: Zack Snyder is Bringing an Old Friend From Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to Rebel Moon Franchise and Fans Will Absolutely Love It
Discussing the potential sequel in an interview with Inverse,...
A Knight’s Tale
Why Netflix Passed on a Sequel to A Knight’s Tale?
Brian Helgeland, who had the privilege of directing the beloved medieval action comedy A Knight’s Tale, starring Heath Ledger which enjoyed considerable success upon its release, entertained the idea of a sequel.
SUGGESTEDRebel Moon 3: Zack Snyder is Bringing an Old Friend From Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to Rebel Moon Franchise and Fans Will Absolutely Love It
Discussing the potential sequel in an interview with Inverse,...
- 4/23/2024
- by Sampurna Banerjee
- FandomWire
Neve Campbell surprised fans with an announcement that she is finally joining the untitled Scream 7 film and is very happy to return to the franchise. This happened after Spyglass Media Group fired Melissa Barrera following her social media posts about the Palestine-Israel conflict.
Neve Campbell in Scream
Campbell previously revealed she would not return for the sixth installment due to a dispute in salary, claiming the money offered did not equate to her efforts in launching the horror movie franchise.
Neve Campbell Joins Scream 7, Melissa Barrera Fired From The Project
It seems like things are now settled between Neve Campbell and the studio after the actress officially announced her return to the franchise as Sidney Prescott. She wrote on her Instagram page:
“It’s always been such a blast and an honor to get to play Sidney in the Scream movies. My appreciation for these films and for...
Neve Campbell in Scream
Campbell previously revealed she would not return for the sixth installment due to a dispute in salary, claiming the money offered did not equate to her efforts in launching the horror movie franchise.
Neve Campbell Joins Scream 7, Melissa Barrera Fired From The Project
It seems like things are now settled between Neve Campbell and the studio after the actress officially announced her return to the franchise as Sidney Prescott. She wrote on her Instagram page:
“It’s always been such a blast and an honor to get to play Sidney in the Scream movies. My appreciation for these films and for...
- 3/13/2024
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire
The cast of Guy Ritchie’s Fountain of Youth is getting more prominent as Domhnall Gleeson joins John Krasinski and Natalie Portman for the upcoming feature from Apple and Skydance Media. Scream VI writer James Vanderbilt pens this mythological project. It involves “two estranged siblings who partner on a global heist to find the mythological Fountain of Youth. They must use their knowledge of history to follow clues on an epic adventure that will change their lives…and possibly lead to immortality.” Apple, Skydance Media, Vinson Films, and Project X Entertainment will produce the movie. The script was a high priority at Skydance since they received Vanderbilt’s screenplay. It reportedly “blew execs away.” The production company was waiting for the right creative package to come along.
According to Deadline, “Hailing from a first-look partnership between Apple and Skydance Media, Fountain of Youth will be produced by Skydance’s David Ellison,...
According to Deadline, “Hailing from a first-look partnership between Apple and Skydance Media, Fountain of Youth will be produced by Skydance’s David Ellison,...
- 1/18/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Writer Lindsay Grossman and TV development executive Madison Jones have launched a new list of the best unproduced romance TV pilots and screenplays, calling it The Love List. They expect to make it an annual event.
The two are running the list the same way The Black List started, using the recommendations of studio and production company execs. If you’ve read a great romance-centered pilot or screenplay and you’re a studio or production company exec, you can email your submissions for consideration via lovelistsubmissions@gmail.com before January 31 at midnight Pt.
Grossman and Jones met in 2020 and bonded over their mutual love for romance stories both in book form and on the screen. They were eager to see more romance make its way to film and television.
“Romance keeps the lights on in publishing, but the genre remains undervalued in the entertainment industry,” Grossman told Deadline in an exclusive statement.
The two are running the list the same way The Black List started, using the recommendations of studio and production company execs. If you’ve read a great romance-centered pilot or screenplay and you’re a studio or production company exec, you can email your submissions for consideration via lovelistsubmissions@gmail.com before January 31 at midnight Pt.
Grossman and Jones met in 2020 and bonded over their mutual love for romance stories both in book form and on the screen. They were eager to see more romance make its way to film and television.
“Romance keeps the lights on in publishing, but the genre remains undervalued in the entertainment industry,” Grossman told Deadline in an exclusive statement.
- 1/17/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Anyone But You filmmaker Will Gluck has returned to the genre in which he first made his name.
The New York native has spent much of the past decade making family films such as Annie (2014) and two Peter Rabbit movies, mainly because he wanted to entertain his own young family. Now that his children are older, Gluck has made his way back to the star-driven (and star-making) romantic comedy after beginning his romcom career with Emma Stone and Penn Badgley in 2010’s Easy A and then Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake in 2011’s Friends with Benefits. He’s currently taking the same approach with Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell in Anyone But You, which is loosely based on William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.
With the major studios all deprioritizing the comedy genre the last handful of years, Gluck admits that he felt a pressure to recapture the theatrical...
The New York native has spent much of the past decade making family films such as Annie (2014) and two Peter Rabbit movies, mainly because he wanted to entertain his own young family. Now that his children are older, Gluck has made his way back to the star-driven (and star-making) romantic comedy after beginning his romcom career with Emma Stone and Penn Badgley in 2010’s Easy A and then Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake in 2011’s Friends with Benefits. He’s currently taking the same approach with Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell in Anyone But You, which is loosely based on William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.
With the major studios all deprioritizing the comedy genre the last handful of years, Gluck admits that he felt a pressure to recapture the theatrical...
- 12/22/2023
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Anyone who’s seen Glen Powell in Richard Linklater’s terrifically enjoyable Hit Man will know he’s a bona fide movie star with charisma to burn. If you were paying attention, that was evident even in Top Gun: Maverick. And Sydney Sweeney has shown impressive range, serving delicious mean-girl snark in season one of The White Lotus, tracing a self-destructive spiral on Euphoria and demonstrating serious dramatic chops in Reality. But neither screen chemistry nor laughs can be manufactured, especially not with the kind of pedestrian writing in Will Gluck’s Anyone But You, which does nothing to reanimate the moribund studio rom-com.
Before he got busy with two Peter Rabbit movies that apparently do exist, or the unfortunate 2014 Annie remake, Gluck turned heads with the 2010 teen comedy Easy A, a contemporary take on The Scarlet Letter elevated by a star-making turn from Emma Stone. The director riffs on...
Before he got busy with two Peter Rabbit movies that apparently do exist, or the unfortunate 2014 Annie remake, Gluck turned heads with the 2010 teen comedy Easy A, a contemporary take on The Scarlet Letter elevated by a star-making turn from Emma Stone. The director riffs on...
- 12/21/2023
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The BBC are showing a bunch of great family films over the Christmas period. They’re also showing House Of Gucci. Check out the full list below.
Nothing says Christmas like watching Adam Driver and Lady Gaga getting steamy on a building site. The BBC clearly know that, because they’re putting House Of Gucci on over the holidays. We’ll definitely be tuning in for that one.
Dodgy Italian accents aside, there’s a whole host of pretty recent cinema coming onto the Beeb this Christmas – if you missed any of these at the time and don’t want to shell out on a dozen streaming services, then this is the list for you!
We’ll update this list with timings and such when we have them. In the meantime, check out our list of all the BBC telly on its way over mince pie season, and check out...
Nothing says Christmas like watching Adam Driver and Lady Gaga getting steamy on a building site. The BBC clearly know that, because they’re putting House Of Gucci on over the holidays. We’ll definitely be tuning in for that one.
Dodgy Italian accents aside, there’s a whole host of pretty recent cinema coming onto the Beeb this Christmas – if you missed any of these at the time and don’t want to shell out on a dozen streaming services, then this is the list for you!
We’ll update this list with timings and such when we have them. In the meantime, check out our list of all the BBC telly on its way over mince pie season, and check out...
- 11/28/2023
- by James Harvey
- Film Stories
This holiday season, Illumination, creators of the blockbuster Minions, Despicable Me, Sing and The Secret Life of Pets comedies, invites you to take flight into the thrill of the unknown with a funny, feathered family vacation like no other in the action-packed new original comedy, Migration.
The Mallard family is in a bit of rut. While dad Mack is content to keep his family safe paddling around their New England pond forever, mom Pam is eager to shake things up and show their kids—teen son Dax and duckling daughter Gwen—the whole wide world. After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flung places, Pam persuades Mack to embark on a family trip, via New York City, to tropical Jamaica.
As the Mallards make their way South for the winter, their well-laid plans quickly go awry. The experience will inspire them to expand their horizons,...
The Mallard family is in a bit of rut. While dad Mack is content to keep his family safe paddling around their New England pond forever, mom Pam is eager to shake things up and show their kids—teen son Dax and duckling daughter Gwen—the whole wide world. After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flung places, Pam persuades Mack to embark on a family trip, via New York City, to tropical Jamaica.
As the Mallards make their way South for the winter, their well-laid plans quickly go awry. The experience will inspire them to expand their horizons,...
- 11/14/2023
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
Graphic: Images: IMDb
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Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
As a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, must join Han Solo and Chewbacca to search for the one hope of restoring peace.
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Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
As a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, must join Han Solo and Chewbacca to search for the one hope of restoring peace.
- 11/3/2023
- avclub.com
Realm, the world’s largest scripted podcast network with over 140 shows and 3500 hours of audio entertainment, today announced a new podcast hosted and narrated by award-winning comedian and voice talent Alison Larkin.
Each season of The Jane Austen Podcast with Alison Larkin will feature an Austen novel, beginning with the seminal Pride & Prejudice. Through reflections, commentary, and her own personal stories, Larkin showcases both her talent as a charming vocal performer and strength as a writer-comedian in every episode. The Jane Austen Podcast with Alison Larkin also features chats with actors, writers, and other interesting people who have one thing in common: a passionate love for Jane Austen. Everyone from die-hard fans to first-time listeners will find something delightful – and relatable – at every turn.
Larkin said: “I love bringing the classics to a modern audience in fun, new ways. So, when Realm approached me about hosting and co-creating a...
Each season of The Jane Austen Podcast with Alison Larkin will feature an Austen novel, beginning with the seminal Pride & Prejudice. Through reflections, commentary, and her own personal stories, Larkin showcases both her talent as a charming vocal performer and strength as a writer-comedian in every episode. The Jane Austen Podcast with Alison Larkin also features chats with actors, writers, and other interesting people who have one thing in common: a passionate love for Jane Austen. Everyone from die-hard fans to first-time listeners will find something delightful – and relatable – at every turn.
Larkin said: “I love bringing the classics to a modern audience in fun, new ways. So, when Realm approached me about hosting and co-creating a...
- 5/23/2023
- Podnews.net
James Corden announced he'd be leaving "The Late Late Show" back in April 2022, telling Deadline at the time that he was "so immensely proud of the show," before revealing he'd been "really been thinking about it for a long time, thinking whether there might be one more adventure."
Alas, the adventure has mercifully come to a close after eight years of Corden gracing our screens. The "Cats" star took over from previous "Late Late Show" host Craig Ferguson in March 2015, and has been providing us with his unctuous brand of late night shenanigans ever since — penetrating the culture with memorable segments such as Carpool Karaoke and ... y'know, probably some others.
For his send-off, Corden managed to bring together all the late night talk show hosts for a sketch in which they, too, struggle to recall any "Late Late Show" bits that aren't Carpool Karaoke. Of course, they do a lot more than that.
Alas, the adventure has mercifully come to a close after eight years of Corden gracing our screens. The "Cats" star took over from previous "Late Late Show" host Craig Ferguson in March 2015, and has been providing us with his unctuous brand of late night shenanigans ever since — penetrating the culture with memorable segments such as Carpool Karaoke and ... y'know, probably some others.
For his send-off, Corden managed to bring together all the late night talk show hosts for a sketch in which they, too, struggle to recall any "Late Late Show" bits that aren't Carpool Karaoke. Of course, they do a lot more than that.
- 4/28/2023
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
MGM+ is shoring up its original content selection with the pickup of a new fantasy-adventure comedy, The Portable Door, an MGM+ original film that will be coming exclusively to the U.S. market in April.
The movie stars multi-time Golden Globe nominee Sam Neill and Patrick Gibson, joining two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz, and Sophie Wilde.
The award-winning Jeffrey Walker directed the film, which is adapted by Leon Ford (Griff the Invisible) from Tom Holt's popular seven-book fantasy series.
"The movie centers on Paul Carpenter (Gibson) and Sophie Pettingel (Wilde), lowly, put-upon interns who begin working at the mysterious London firm J.W. Wells & Co., and become increasingly aware that their employers are anything but conventional," the logline reads.
"Charismatic villains Humphrey Wells (Waltz), the CEO of the company, and middle manager Dennis Tanner (Neill) are disrupting the world of magic by bringing modern corporate strategy to ancient magical practices,...
The movie stars multi-time Golden Globe nominee Sam Neill and Patrick Gibson, joining two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz, and Sophie Wilde.
The award-winning Jeffrey Walker directed the film, which is adapted by Leon Ford (Griff the Invisible) from Tom Holt's popular seven-book fantasy series.
"The movie centers on Paul Carpenter (Gibson) and Sophie Pettingel (Wilde), lowly, put-upon interns who begin working at the mysterious London firm J.W. Wells & Co., and become increasingly aware that their employers are anything but conventional," the logline reads.
"Charismatic villains Humphrey Wells (Waltz), the CEO of the company, and middle manager Dennis Tanner (Neill) are disrupting the world of magic by bringing modern corporate strategy to ancient magical practices,...
- 2/7/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Sunday Am Final: Some parts of the weekend box office are alive, and some are dead, and that which is vibrant is Paramount’s second weekend of Smile, which — as we mentioned during the weekend preview — was apt to steal No. 1 away from newcomers Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile and Amsterdam.
The Parker Finn R-rated horror film is posting the second-best hold ever for an R-rated horror movie, with an amazing -22 and 17.6M, after 2017’s Get Out, which eased -15. This puts Smile‘s 10-day total just under 50M. Smile also owns the best non-holiday second weekend hold for a wide release during the pandemic era. Smile‘s second Saturday at 7.4M was up 38 over the pic’s second Friday of 5.4M. EntTelligence clocked 1.4M who saw Smile in weekend 2, to 900K admission for Lyle, Lyle Crocodile and 450K tickets punched for Amsterdam.
Photo by: Sarah Shatz
For all the talk...
The Parker Finn R-rated horror film is posting the second-best hold ever for an R-rated horror movie, with an amazing -22 and 17.6M, after 2017’s Get Out, which eased -15. This puts Smile‘s 10-day total just under 50M. Smile also owns the best non-holiday second weekend hold for a wide release during the pandemic era. Smile‘s second Saturday at 7.4M was up 38 over the pic’s second Friday of 5.4M. EntTelligence clocked 1.4M who saw Smile in weekend 2, to 900K admission for Lyle, Lyle Crocodile and 450K tickets punched for Amsterdam.
Photo by: Sarah Shatz
For all the talk...
- 10/9/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
With one month down in the fall box office season, the worst of the expected theatrical drought is now behind us. But while this month should mark an improvement over last month — the worst September at the box office in 25 years — the film industry is still bracing for a 20 to 30 dip in October ticket sales compared to last year.
In fact, multiple distribution chiefs are projecting a cumulative gross around 435-500 million, which would be the lowest October total since 2001 (excluding the pandemic shutdown in 2020).
And it’s a far cry from last October, when a trio of hits — Sony’s “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” MGM’s “No Time to Die” and Warner Bros.’ “Dune” — led the domestic box office to an October monthly total of 623.8 million. While that was 20 down from the 781.6 million seen in that month in 2019, when “Joker” began its run to 1 billion worldwide, it was...
In fact, multiple distribution chiefs are projecting a cumulative gross around 435-500 million, which would be the lowest October total since 2001 (excluding the pandemic shutdown in 2020).
And it’s a far cry from last October, when a trio of hits — Sony’s “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” MGM’s “No Time to Die” and Warner Bros.’ “Dune” — led the domestic box office to an October monthly total of 623.8 million. While that was 20 down from the 781.6 million seen in that month in 2019, when “Joker” began its run to 1 billion worldwide, it was...
- 10/7/2022
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
It has been three months since Universal’s “Minions: The Rise of Gru” became the most successful family film at the box office since theaters reopened. “Lyle Lyle Crocodile” won’t reach such lofty heights, but Sony/Columbia hopes that a lack of kid-friendly fare since midsummer will help turn it into a hit.
Currently, projections have “Lyle Lyle Crocodile” earning 11-14 million at the box office this weekend, which would be only slightly above the 10 million opening that “Peter Rabbit 2” earned in March 2021, during the earliest stages of the reopening process. “Lyle” has a reported production budget of 50 million, similar to fellow Sony release “The Woman King.” Like that historical epic, Sony has a co-financier for “Lyle,” with Tsg Entertainment splitting the production costs.
The ideal path for “Lyle Lyle Crocodile” is the one taken by the first “Peter Rabbit,” which also had a 50 million budget and opened to...
Currently, projections have “Lyle Lyle Crocodile” earning 11-14 million at the box office this weekend, which would be only slightly above the 10 million opening that “Peter Rabbit 2” earned in March 2021, during the earliest stages of the reopening process. “Lyle” has a reported production budget of 50 million, similar to fellow Sony release “The Woman King.” Like that historical epic, Sony has a co-financier for “Lyle,” with Tsg Entertainment splitting the production costs.
The ideal path for “Lyle Lyle Crocodile” is the one taken by the first “Peter Rabbit,” which also had a 50 million budget and opened to...
- 10/5/2022
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
From Warner Brothers Pictures Comes Visionary Director Baz Luhrmann’S Highly Anticipated Big Screen Spectacle, Elvis.
Austin Butler Lights Up The Screen As The Larger-than-life Icon Elvis Presley, Alongside Tom Hanks As His Infamous Manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Spanning Three Decades, Luhrmann’S Drama Takes Audiences From Memphis To Las Vegas And All Stops In Between.
The Film’S Soundtrack Features Classic Elvis Hits As Well As Reinvented Versions From Some Of Today’S Hottest Artists, Including Grammy Winner Doja Cat.
See Elvis Only In Theaters June 24Th
Rated PG-13. May Be Inappropriate For Children Under Thirteen.
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Elvis is an epic, big-screen spectacle from Warner Bros. Pictures and visionary, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Baz Luhrmann that explores the life and music of Elvis Presley,...
Austin Butler Lights Up The Screen As The Larger-than-life Icon Elvis Presley, Alongside Tom Hanks As His Infamous Manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Spanning Three Decades, Luhrmann’S Drama Takes Audiences From Memphis To Las Vegas And All Stops In Between.
The Film’S Soundtrack Features Classic Elvis Hits As Well As Reinvented Versions From Some Of Today’S Hottest Artists, Including Grammy Winner Doja Cat.
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Elvis is an epic, big-screen spectacle from Warner Bros. Pictures and visionary, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Baz Luhrmann that explores the life and music of Elvis Presley,...
- 6/10/2022
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Ron Howard’s first animated feature, The Shrinking Of Treehorn, has been acquired by Netflix, Deadline can confirm.
The upcoming film, described as a musical set in New York City during the holidays, is based on Florence Parry Heide’s 1971 children’s book of the same, which was illustrated by Edward Gorey. The story centers on Treehorn, a young boy who starts shrinking one day, even if his parents barely seem to notice.
Rob Lieber (Peter Rabbit) adapted the script for the project, which was first set up at Paramount back in 2019. Howard’s Imagine Entertainment is producing alongside Australia’s Animal Logic.
Howard is the two-time Oscar winner behind films including Frost/Nixon and A Beautiful Mind. Also coming soon from the filmmaker is Thirteen Lives, the Thai rescue mission pic he directed for United Artists Releasing, which stars Colin Farrell, Viggo Mortensen, Joel Edgerton and more.
The upcoming film, described as a musical set in New York City during the holidays, is based on Florence Parry Heide’s 1971 children’s book of the same, which was illustrated by Edward Gorey. The story centers on Treehorn, a young boy who starts shrinking one day, even if his parents barely seem to notice.
Rob Lieber (Peter Rabbit) adapted the script for the project, which was first set up at Paramount back in 2019. Howard’s Imagine Entertainment is producing alongside Australia’s Animal Logic.
Howard is the two-time Oscar winner behind films including Frost/Nixon and A Beautiful Mind. Also coming soon from the filmmaker is Thirteen Lives, the Thai rescue mission pic he directed for United Artists Releasing, which stars Colin Farrell, Viggo Mortensen, Joel Edgerton and more.
- 5/16/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony Pictures Television has named kids programming vet Joe D’Ambrosia has been named EVP & General Manager of its Silvergate Media subsidiary.
Starting on April 1, D’Ambrosia will be based at the Sony lot in Culver City, CA and also spend time with Silvergate’s teams in New York and London. Sony acquired Silvergate in 2019.
Reporting to Ravi Ahuja, Chairman Global Television Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment Corporate Development, D’Ambrosia will take over for Silvergate CEO Waheed Alli, who will step down this summer. Alli, a co-creator of Survivor, is an established figure in the worlds of media and politics is a member of the House of Lords in the UK.
Prior to Silvergate, D’Ambrosia spent a decade at Disney, most recently at Disney Junior, where he was SVP of original programming and general manager. He oversaw all extensions of the Disney Junior brand, on-and-off screen, plus development and...
Starting on April 1, D’Ambrosia will be based at the Sony lot in Culver City, CA and also spend time with Silvergate’s teams in New York and London. Sony acquired Silvergate in 2019.
Reporting to Ravi Ahuja, Chairman Global Television Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment Corporate Development, D’Ambrosia will take over for Silvergate CEO Waheed Alli, who will step down this summer. Alli, a co-creator of Survivor, is an established figure in the worlds of media and politics is a member of the House of Lords in the UK.
Prior to Silvergate, D’Ambrosia spent a decade at Disney, most recently at Disney Junior, where he was SVP of original programming and general manager. He oversaw all extensions of the Disney Junior brand, on-and-off screen, plus development and...
- 2/18/2022
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
If your household isn’t wall-to-wall Elf for the entirety of this month, then a) that must be nice and quiet. Can I come and stay? and b) you must be on the look-out for some alternative film options. Find them below in our handy guide to what’s premiering daily on Sky Cinema in the UK in December. Yes, there’s Christmas fare, including something about an animated cow, Mel Gibson playing a gun-toting Santa Claus, and two Sky Original festive films Last Train to Christmas and A Christmas Number One, but there’s much more besides.
Our highlights include monster mash-up Godzilla vs. Kong, Lin-Manuel Miranda musical In the Heights, excellent Thomas Vinterberg drinking drama Another Round (Mads Mikkelsen’s closing scene is worth the price of admission alone), and The Suicide Squad, which needs no introduction round these parts. There’s also the Peter Rabbit sequel for...
Our highlights include monster mash-up Godzilla vs. Kong, Lin-Manuel Miranda musical In the Heights, excellent Thomas Vinterberg drinking drama Another Round (Mads Mikkelsen’s closing scene is worth the price of admission alone), and The Suicide Squad, which needs no introduction round these parts. There’s also the Peter Rabbit sequel for...
- 12/1/2021
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Aacta has revealed those in contention for the major film, television and short-form prizes at this year’s awards, with High Ground leading the charge in the film categories and The Newsreader ahead in television.
The nominations follow those revealed for feature documentary in July, with the technical craft categories still to come.
Aacta also announced today that this year’s awards will move from The Star to the Sydney Opera House, with the ceremony to be held December 8.
There has also been a change in broadcast partners from Seven to 10, where the ceremony will air first followed by an encore on Fox Arena on Foxtel, Binge, and Aacta TV.
High Ground has earned eight nominations, including Best Film. Also nominated for the night’s major prize are Nitram, which earned seven nods, The Dry, which has six, as well as The Furnace, Penguin Bloom and Rams.
The Best Indie Film Award,...
The nominations follow those revealed for feature documentary in July, with the technical craft categories still to come.
Aacta also announced today that this year’s awards will move from The Star to the Sydney Opera House, with the ceremony to be held December 8.
There has also been a change in broadcast partners from Seven to 10, where the ceremony will air first followed by an encore on Fox Arena on Foxtel, Binge, and Aacta TV.
High Ground has earned eight nominations, including Best Film. Also nominated for the night’s major prize are Nitram, which earned seven nods, The Dry, which has six, as well as The Furnace, Penguin Bloom and Rams.
The Best Indie Film Award,...
- 10/30/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
From more than 130 entries, Aaron Carroll’s While the Cat’s Away…, Tania Verbeeck’s Women Take on Nepal and Peter Tautua’s Dearest Madeline are the winners of the inaugural Sony Film Festival.
The festival recognises filmmakers from Australia and New Zealand. Judges include
Peter James, Acs, ASC (non-fiction category), Sony Music Australia (music category) and Peter Rabbit director Will Gluck (fiction category).
Sony head of digital imaging Anz Jun Yoon said: “I’m blown away by the talented filmmakers that entered our inaugural Sony Film Festival. The passion and dedication of these storytellers is evident in the work they submitted. Congratulations to everyone who worked on these amazing films and especially to the three winning films and their crew. The Australian and New Zealand film industry is in good hands!”
Watch all the winning and finalist films here. Voting for the People’s Choice Award is open now,...
The festival recognises filmmakers from Australia and New Zealand. Judges include
Peter James, Acs, ASC (non-fiction category), Sony Music Australia (music category) and Peter Rabbit director Will Gluck (fiction category).
Sony head of digital imaging Anz Jun Yoon said: “I’m blown away by the talented filmmakers that entered our inaugural Sony Film Festival. The passion and dedication of these storytellers is evident in the work they submitted. Congratulations to everyone who worked on these amazing films and especially to the three winning films and their crew. The Australian and New Zealand film industry is in good hands!”
Watch all the winning and finalist films here. Voting for the People’s Choice Award is open now,...
- 10/4/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: A controversial shooting in Belize by the daughter-in-law of British Conservative donor Lord Michael Ashcroft is to be the subject of an interesting new project from Will Gluck and Campside Media, the company behind the hot Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen podcast.
The Peter Rabbit writer/director and the Sister-backed producer are working together on a docuseries podcast and a scripted TV series. However, instead of Campside making the podcast and then optioning the rights down the line, they are working with Gluck from the start.
It marks an interesting new frontier in the audio space and how it is being used to create TV and film adaptations.
It comes after Gluck, via his Olive Bridge Entertainment banner, eOne, Atlas Entertainment, Circle of Confusion and Campside began developing two projects based on the Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen podcast – a scripted series and an unscripted docuseries.
The new story, which is...
The Peter Rabbit writer/director and the Sister-backed producer are working together on a docuseries podcast and a scripted TV series. However, instead of Campside making the podcast and then optioning the rights down the line, they are working with Gluck from the start.
It marks an interesting new frontier in the audio space and how it is being used to create TV and film adaptations.
It comes after Gluck, via his Olive Bridge Entertainment banner, eOne, Atlas Entertainment, Circle of Confusion and Campside began developing two projects based on the Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen podcast – a scripted series and an unscripted docuseries.
The new story, which is...
- 6/14/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Columbia Pictures’ “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway” hopped up to second in China this weekend, but was unable to scurry past local sports drama “Never Stop” despite an extra day’s lead.
“Peter Rabbit 2” grossed a relatively unremarkable $969,000 (RMB6.2 million) on opening day Friday but managed to pull in $7.8 million from 10,500 screens over the three-day holiday weekend, according to data from ticketing agency Maoyan. Monday marks the national Chinese holiday of the Dragon Boat Festival, and will likely bringing further sales for the family-friendly film. Based on early estimates, Sony projects that it will gross $11.1 million by the end of the extended four-day weekend — putting it 15% ahead of recent comp “Raya and the Last Dragon.”
Its total performance may not, however, be enough for the sequel to best the first film’s $26.3 million China cumulative back in 2018. Maoyan currently predicts “Peter Rabbit 2” will gross a total of $18.9 million in the territory.
“Peter Rabbit 2” grossed a relatively unremarkable $969,000 (RMB6.2 million) on opening day Friday but managed to pull in $7.8 million from 10,500 screens over the three-day holiday weekend, according to data from ticketing agency Maoyan. Monday marks the national Chinese holiday of the Dragon Boat Festival, and will likely bringing further sales for the family-friendly film. Based on early estimates, Sony projects that it will gross $11.1 million by the end of the extended four-day weekend — putting it 15% ahead of recent comp “Raya and the Last Dragon.”
Its total performance may not, however, be enough for the sequel to best the first film’s $26.3 million China cumulative back in 2018. Maoyan currently predicts “Peter Rabbit 2” will gross a total of $18.9 million in the territory.
- 6/13/2021
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Following last week’s horror-tinged battle at the box office — where “A Quiet Place Part II” and “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” duked it out for cash supremacy — moviegoers will have the chance to choose something a bit brighter to watch in a darkened room: “In the Heights,” the critically acclaimed adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning musical. The Jon M. Chu film is expected to dominate the box office (make your best guesses for how it will do right here in the Gold Derby predictions center), but it’s not the only new movie in theaters this weekend. Ahead, what to watch in theaters for the weekend of June 11, 2021.
New in theaters
“In the Heights”
Delayed almost a full year by the coronavirus pandemic, the musical about a bodega owner in Washington Heights and his dreams and community is expected to become one of 2021’s biggest hits thus far.
New in theaters
“In the Heights”
Delayed almost a full year by the coronavirus pandemic, the musical about a bodega owner in Washington Heights and his dreams and community is expected to become one of 2021’s biggest hits thus far.
- 6/11/2021
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Just ahead of the North American and China releases of Sony’s Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway — and with World Food Day coming up in October — the film has joined forces with the United Nations, the Un Food and Agriculture Organization (Fao) and the Un Foundation to enlist more food heroes who, like the eponymous bunny, see the value in fruits and vegetables for a balanced diet and a healthier planet. Check out the new PSA below.
Peter and friends will encourage their fans to be food heroes by taking actions like eating more healthy foods, buying at local gardens and farmers’ markets where possible, reducing food waste and planting their own garden.
To support the Un and Fao, Peter will also help to launch the World Food Day poster contest in over 100 countries, and appear in a World Food Day children’s activity book.
Peter Rabbit 2 began...
Peter and friends will encourage their fans to be food heroes by taking actions like eating more healthy foods, buying at local gardens and farmers’ markets where possible, reducing food waste and planting their own garden.
To support the Un and Fao, Peter will also help to launch the World Food Day poster contest in over 100 countries, and appear in a World Food Day children’s activity book.
Peter Rabbit 2 began...
- 6/10/2021
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
“In the Heights,” the big-screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical, is poised to light up the U.S. box office.
Debuting this weekend in 3,400 U.S. cinemas, the Warner Bros. film is expecting to generate around $20 million. However, tracking has indicated the final tally could range between $16 million and $30 million in its first four days of release. “In the Heights” is getting a jump on the weekend by opening in theaters and on HBO Max on Thursday.
After a devastating year for movie theaters, attendance is starting to pick up and cinema owners are beginning to regain their mojo. In the last few weeks, “A Quiet Place Part II” and “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” have notched notable ticket sales — a trend that Hollywood is hoping will continue throughout the summer with “F9,” “Black Widow” and other would-be blockbusters.
One reason that ticket sales for...
Debuting this weekend in 3,400 U.S. cinemas, the Warner Bros. film is expecting to generate around $20 million. However, tracking has indicated the final tally could range between $16 million and $30 million in its first four days of release. “In the Heights” is getting a jump on the weekend by opening in theaters and on HBO Max on Thursday.
After a devastating year for movie theaters, attendance is starting to pick up and cinema owners are beginning to regain their mojo. In the last few weeks, “A Quiet Place Part II” and “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” have notched notable ticket sales — a trend that Hollywood is hoping will continue throughout the summer with “F9,” “Black Widow” and other would-be blockbusters.
One reason that ticket sales for...
- 6/9/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Tentpole grosses $9.9m South Korea, $8.3m in Russia, all time opening weekend in Saudi Arabia.
‘F9’ powered by $136m China debut
Updated: Universal’s F9 has shot out of the gate in its first international wave, grossing a confirmed $1623m from eight markets to establish a record international debut in the pandemic fuelled by $136m (875m Rmb) in China.
Weekend results will encourage exhibition ahead of the broader roll-out of this film and others over the summer. F9 – aka Fast & Furious 9 – pushed the action franchise past the $6bn global mark and included a $14m IMAX weekend, another pandemic high.
‘F9’ powered by $136m China debut
Updated: Universal’s F9 has shot out of the gate in its first international wave, grossing a confirmed $1623m from eight markets to establish a record international debut in the pandemic fuelled by $136m (875m Rmb) in China.
Weekend results will encourage exhibition ahead of the broader roll-out of this film and others over the summer. F9 – aka Fast & Furious 9 – pushed the action franchise past the $6bn global mark and included a $14m IMAX weekend, another pandemic high.
- 5/23/2021
- by Jeremy Kay¬Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
Tentpole grosses $9.9m South Korea, $8.2m in Russia, all time opening weekend in Saudi Arabia.
‘F9’ powered by $135.6m China debut
Universal’s F9 has shot out of the gate in its first international wave, grossing an estimated $162.4m from eight markets to establish a record international debut in the pandemic fuelled by $135.6m (875m Rmb) in China.
Weekend results will encourage exhibition ahead of the broader roll-out of this film and others over the summer. F9 – aka Fast & Furious 9 – pushed the action franchise past the $6bn global mark and included a $14m IMAX weekend, another pandemic high.
‘F9’ powered by $135.6m China debut
Universal’s F9 has shot out of the gate in its first international wave, grossing an estimated $162.4m from eight markets to establish a record international debut in the pandemic fuelled by $135.6m (875m Rmb) in China.
Weekend results will encourage exhibition ahead of the broader roll-out of this film and others over the summer. F9 – aka Fast & Furious 9 – pushed the action franchise past the $6bn global mark and included a $14m IMAX weekend, another pandemic high.
- 5/23/2021
- by Jeremy Kay¬Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
Sony’s “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway” is set to scamper across China starting June 11, a week before it scurries to screens in the U.S. on June 18.
The film was initially schedule to release in February 2020, but was pushed back due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It debuted in Australia and New Zealand on March 25 and other scattered territories earlier this month.
“Peter Rabbit 2” was the top film earlier this week in the U.K., when around 80% of indoor cinemas in England, Scotland and Wales re-opened on May 17 after months of Covid-19-related closures. The title led the pack of 14 new releases to earn $558,000 from 334 sites on Monday and Tuesday, according to Comscore figures.
No matter what Chinese viewers think of “Peter,” the film will surely perform many times that in the world’s largest film market, where theaters have been continuously open since last July and box office...
The film was initially schedule to release in February 2020, but was pushed back due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It debuted in Australia and New Zealand on March 25 and other scattered territories earlier this month.
“Peter Rabbit 2” was the top film earlier this week in the U.K., when around 80% of indoor cinemas in England, Scotland and Wales re-opened on May 17 after months of Covid-19-related closures. The title led the pack of 14 new releases to earn $558,000 from 334 sites on Monday and Tuesday, according to Comscore figures.
No matter what Chinese viewers think of “Peter,” the film will surely perform many times that in the world’s largest film market, where theaters have been continuously open since last July and box office...
- 5/20/2021
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Leslie Odom Jr. has become the latest actor to join the ever-growing cast of Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ follow-up.
Odom Jr. will join the recently cast Dave Bautista, Edward Norton, Janelle Monae and Kathryn Hahn on the cast. Expect more A-list names to trickle in over the coming days/weeks.
Plot details are being kept under wraps but it is highly likely another bunch of A-list cast will be part of the whodunnit murder mystery. Daniel Craig will return as detective Benoit Blanc. It’s unclear if any other stars from the original ensemble will be returning.
Also in news – Peter Rabbit director confirms Peter Rabbit 3 will be ‘bananas’!
The first ‘Knives Out’ was a commercial and critical success earning more than $300 million at the global box office. It starred Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans, Toni Collette and Ana de Armas — and centred on a fabulously wealthy family and takes place after their patriarch,...
Odom Jr. will join the recently cast Dave Bautista, Edward Norton, Janelle Monae and Kathryn Hahn on the cast. Expect more A-list names to trickle in over the coming days/weeks.
Plot details are being kept under wraps but it is highly likely another bunch of A-list cast will be part of the whodunnit murder mystery. Daniel Craig will return as detective Benoit Blanc. It’s unclear if any other stars from the original ensemble will be returning.
Also in news – Peter Rabbit director confirms Peter Rabbit 3 will be ‘bananas’!
The first ‘Knives Out’ was a commercial and critical success earning more than $300 million at the global box office. It starred Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans, Toni Collette and Ana de Armas — and centred on a fabulously wealthy family and takes place after their patriarch,...
- 5/19/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Voiced by Corden, Peter tumbles into a life of crime in a part-animated caper that’s occasionally cute but mostly bland
The new Peter Rabbit film is here – as before directed and co-written by Will Gluck and the hero cheekily voiced by James Corden – presenting a U-certificate entertainment that shows rabbits wisecracking and getting up to larks but thankfully uninterested in breeding or sexual congress of any sort.
Beatrix Potter’s creation has returned for a movie sequel that combines live-action humans and CGI bunnies whose co-existence on camera is seamlessly achieved as before in that bright, flat, bland light, as if the screen has been laminated. Some of the story takes place in the picturesque town of Gloucester rather than the Lake District; naturally, we were all hoping Peter Rabbit 2 would show Peter Rabbit’s dad as a young man in the old country, a bandit in the countryside,...
The new Peter Rabbit film is here – as before directed and co-written by Will Gluck and the hero cheekily voiced by James Corden – presenting a U-certificate entertainment that shows rabbits wisecracking and getting up to larks but thankfully uninterested in breeding or sexual congress of any sort.
Beatrix Potter’s creation has returned for a movie sequel that combines live-action humans and CGI bunnies whose co-existence on camera is seamlessly achieved as before in that bright, flat, bland light, as if the screen has been laminated. Some of the story takes place in the picturesque town of Gloucester rather than the Lake District; naturally, we were all hoping Peter Rabbit 2 would show Peter Rabbit’s dad as a young man in the old country, a bandit in the countryside,...
- 5/17/2021
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Guy Ritchie’s Wrath Of Man arrived in China last week, plus seven new international territories.
China opening boosts Jason Statham actioner ‘Wrath Of Man’
Guy Ritchie’s Wrath Of Man arrived in China last week, plus seven new international territories, taking the territory total to 16 so far. The Jason Statham actioner grossed an estimated $13.5m for the weekend period, taking the international total for distributor Miramax to $41.4m.
Wrath Of Man has also grossed an estimated $14.6m in North America for United Artists Releasing, taking the global total to $56.0m.
In China, data gatherer Artisan Gateway estimates $8.6m for the weekend period,...
China opening boosts Jason Statham actioner ‘Wrath Of Man’
Guy Ritchie’s Wrath Of Man arrived in China last week, plus seven new international territories, taking the territory total to 16 so far. The Jason Statham actioner grossed an estimated $13.5m for the weekend period, taking the international total for distributor Miramax to $41.4m.
Wrath Of Man has also grossed an estimated $14.6m in North America for United Artists Releasing, taking the global total to $56.0m.
In China, data gatherer Artisan Gateway estimates $8.6m for the weekend period,...
- 5/17/2021
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The Con Queen has gone from Hollywood horror to series subject. Entertainment One, Olive Bridge Entertainment, Atlas Entertainment, Campside Media and Circle of Confusion are developing two series projects based on Campside’s podcast Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen. A scripted television series created and written by Will Gluck (Peter Rabbit) and Noah Pink (Genius: Picasso) is in the works with Gluck directing. There is also an unscripted docuseries by the same group, detailing the investigation.
Executive producers are Pink, Gluck and Richard Schwartz of Olive Bridge; Andy Horwitz, Richard Suckle and Curt Kanemoto of Atlas; Josh Dean, Adam Hoff, Matthew Shaer and Vanessa Grigoriadis of Campside Media; and Charles Mastropietro, Frank Frattaroli and Brad Mendelsohn of Circle of Confusion.
eOne will serve as the studio and distribute the projects worldwide.
This is quite a turnabout in one of the oddest sagas to hit Hollywood in years. Deadline was the...
Executive producers are Pink, Gluck and Richard Schwartz of Olive Bridge; Andy Horwitz, Richard Suckle and Curt Kanemoto of Atlas; Josh Dean, Adam Hoff, Matthew Shaer and Vanessa Grigoriadis of Campside Media; and Charles Mastropietro, Frank Frattaroli and Brad Mendelsohn of Circle of Confusion.
eOne will serve as the studio and distribute the projects worldwide.
This is quite a turnabout in one of the oddest sagas to hit Hollywood in years. Deadline was the...
- 5/10/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Adelaide’s Rising Sun Pictures has been acquired by the LA-headquartered FuseFX, in a deal that is argued to “position the business for global strategic growth”.
In addition to LA, FuseFX has studios across the world including in New York, Atlanta, Vancouver, Montréal, Toronto, and Bogotá. With the acquisition of Rsp, it bolsters its staff numbers to 800.
Rsp was founded in 1995 by Tony Clark, Gail Fuller and Wayne Lewis, growing to become one of Australia’s most successful independent VFX businesses. Its credits span projects such as Mortal Kombat, Black Widow, Ford v Ferrari, Spider-Man: Far from Home, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Captain Marvel, The Predator, The Boys season 2, Game of Thrones, Thor: Ragnarok, The Hunger Games, Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Australian projects in recent years include Peter Rabbit, Deadline Gallipoli, Anzac Girls and The Water Diviner.
Rising Sun Pictures co-founders Wayne Lewis,...
In addition to LA, FuseFX has studios across the world including in New York, Atlanta, Vancouver, Montréal, Toronto, and Bogotá. With the acquisition of Rsp, it bolsters its staff numbers to 800.
Rsp was founded in 1995 by Tony Clark, Gail Fuller and Wayne Lewis, growing to become one of Australia’s most successful independent VFX businesses. Its credits span projects such as Mortal Kombat, Black Widow, Ford v Ferrari, Spider-Man: Far from Home, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Captain Marvel, The Predator, The Boys season 2, Game of Thrones, Thor: Ragnarok, The Hunger Games, Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Australian projects in recent years include Peter Rabbit, Deadline Gallipoli, Anzac Girls and The Water Diviner.
Rising Sun Pictures co-founders Wayne Lewis,...
- 4/8/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Beatrix Potter’s beloved literary character Peter Rabbit suffered from a bit of an identity crisis in his contemporized big-screen debut. In 2018’s “Peter Rabbit,” his headstrong, mischievous spirit didn’t bear more than a passing resemblance to the fundamental virtues the author had fused into her expansive children’s book series. He was reckless, arrogant and downright wicked, barely learning much from the ramifications of his dastardly, chaotic shenanigans. The release itself even caused a kerfuffle over allergy bullying, with some parents and one major organization objecting to a scene where the CG hare terrorizes his harried human adversary with an allergen, which led to the studio having to issue an apology.
But in returning director Will Gluck’s “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway,” we reunite with a far more remorseful, practically rehabilitated rabble-rouser, who’s struggling to rectify how the world sees him versus how he sees himself.
But in returning director Will Gluck’s “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway,” we reunite with a far more remorseful, practically rehabilitated rabble-rouser, who’s struggling to rectify how the world sees him versus how he sees himself.
- 3/23/2021
- by Courtney Howard
- Variety Film + TV
Happy birthday, Hayes! Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd‘s son turns 1 on Tuesday, and they couldn’t help but get the celebrations started early with a precious Peter Rabbit-themed birthday party. Morris took to Instagram to share adorable pics from the intimate bash, including a big balloon display, cute Peter Rabbit-themed cupcakes, and a carrot cake from the Flour...
- 3/21/2021
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Will Gluck directs children’s adaptation sequel.
Columbia Pictures executives have delayed the US release of Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway from May 14 until July 2 – the same July Fourth holiday weekend release date as Paramount’s Top Gun: Maverick.
The move comes as cinemas across the US continue to reopen and the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out gathers pace, despite lingering concerns over the transmission of variants.
Universal recently moved F9 from May 28 to June 25 as a precaution. Less than two weeks later Sony pushed Venom: Let There Be Carnage from June 25 to September 17.
Will Gluck directed Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway...
Columbia Pictures executives have delayed the US release of Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway from May 14 until July 2 – the same July Fourth holiday weekend release date as Paramount’s Top Gun: Maverick.
The move comes as cinemas across the US continue to reopen and the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out gathers pace, despite lingering concerns over the transmission of variants.
Universal recently moved F9 from May 28 to June 25 as a precaution. Less than two weeks later Sony pushed Venom: Let There Be Carnage from June 25 to September 17.
Will Gluck directed Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway...
- 3/20/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The bunny trail to theaters just got a little longer for Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway. Sony Pictures today pushed its family sequel’s release back to July 2, just two weeks after it had pushed the date up from June 11 to May 14.
It’s a case of good news/bad news for exhibition in that it puts a popular family franchise film into the normally busy Independence Day holiday frame — the Fourth of July falls on a Sunday this year — but takes an event film away from the May calendar just as more theaters are reopening after long Covid shutdowns.
As of now, Peter Rabbit 2 will go up against only one other wide release that weekend, Paramount’s long-gestating sequel Top Gun: Maverick. The sequel’s cast includes Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, David Oyelowo, Elizabeth Debicki, Margot Robbie and James Corden as Peter Rabbit.
Previously,...
It’s a case of good news/bad news for exhibition in that it puts a popular family franchise film into the normally busy Independence Day holiday frame — the Fourth of July falls on a Sunday this year — but takes an event film away from the May calendar just as more theaters are reopening after long Covid shutdowns.
As of now, Peter Rabbit 2 will go up against only one other wide release that weekend, Paramount’s long-gestating sequel Top Gun: Maverick. The sequel’s cast includes Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, David Oyelowo, Elizabeth Debicki, Margot Robbie and James Corden as Peter Rabbit.
Previously,...
- 3/19/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
In a sign of optimism, Sony Pictures plans to release “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway” on the big screen earlier than anticipated.
The animated sequel, which was originally scheduled for June, will now arrive in movie theaters on May 14.
Though the U.S. box office has been slow to return amid the pandemic, films geared toward family audiences have been among the most commercially successful. “Tom and Jerry,” an animated kids movie from Warner Bros., debuted to $14 million last weekend, ranking as the second-best opening of the coronavirus era. Universal’s “The Croods: A New Age” has also been a popular draw, generating $52 million to date. Disney is unveiling “Raya and the Last Dragon,” a cartooned fantasy adventure, in theaters and on Disney Plus for a premium price on March 5.
Sony was also encouraged by news that cinemas in New York City, one of biggest movie markets in the country,...
The animated sequel, which was originally scheduled for June, will now arrive in movie theaters on May 14.
Though the U.S. box office has been slow to return amid the pandemic, films geared toward family audiences have been among the most commercially successful. “Tom and Jerry,” an animated kids movie from Warner Bros., debuted to $14 million last weekend, ranking as the second-best opening of the coronavirus era. Universal’s “The Croods: A New Age” has also been a popular draw, generating $52 million to date. Disney is unveiling “Raya and the Last Dragon,” a cartooned fantasy adventure, in theaters and on Disney Plus for a premium price on March 5.
Sony was also encouraged by news that cinemas in New York City, one of biggest movie markets in the country,...
- 3/3/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Director Robert Connolly (“Balibo”) and star Eric Bana, both currently riding high at the Australian box office with “The Dry,” will reunite on “Blueback,” a film billed as a family-friendly, ecologically activist celebration of the natural world.
Connolly has been developing the project for more than two decades. At one stage it was envisaged that actor-director Rowan Woods (“The Boys”) would direct the adaptation.
The film is now moving into production with filming set in two of the remotest places on the continent: Bremer Bay and Ningaloo Reef, in West Australia. Roadshow Films will release the picture in Australia and New Zealand, and the U.K.’s HanWay Films will handle rights sales in all other territories.
The film is adapted by Connolly from Booker Prize nominee Tim Winton’s critically acclaimed novella of the same name. The story focuses on a girl who befriends a wild blue groper while diving.
Connolly has been developing the project for more than two decades. At one stage it was envisaged that actor-director Rowan Woods (“The Boys”) would direct the adaptation.
The film is now moving into production with filming set in two of the remotest places on the continent: Bremer Bay and Ningaloo Reef, in West Australia. Roadshow Films will release the picture in Australia and New Zealand, and the U.K.’s HanWay Films will handle rights sales in all other territories.
The film is adapted by Connolly from Booker Prize nominee Tim Winton’s critically acclaimed novella of the same name. The story focuses on a girl who befriends a wild blue groper while diving.
- 2/16/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Focus/Working Title’s Last Night In Soho, Sony’s Ghostbusters, Peter Rabbit sequels postponed until later in the year.
MGM has pushed No Time To Die from April 2 to October 8 in a move that did not come as a surprise but is nonetheless dispiriting for the film industry as Covid infection levels rise around the world.
Thursday evening’s (January 21) schedule change, which marked the third delay in 10 months for Cary Fukunaga’s James Bond thriller starring Daniel Craig after it was originally scheduled to open in April 2020, triggered a flurry of postponements from Hollywood.
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MGM has pushed No Time To Die from April 2 to October 8 in a move that did not come as a surprise but is nonetheless dispiriting for the film industry as Covid infection levels rise around the world.
Thursday evening’s (January 21) schedule change, which marked the third delay in 10 months for Cary Fukunaga’s James Bond thriller starring Daniel Craig after it was originally scheduled to open in April 2020, triggered a flurry of postponements from Hollywood.
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- 1/22/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
‘Lion’. (Photo: Mark Rogers)
What’s your favourite Australian film of the last decade?
That’s one of the questions Aacta is putting to the general public over the coming week as voting opens for its new Audience Choice Awards.
In contention for the film award are: Peter Rabbit, Red Dog, The Sapphires, The Great Gatsby, The Water Diviner, The Dressmaker, Lion, Ride Like A Girl and Mad Max: Fury Road.
While many of those nominated correspond to the Academy’s own ‘Best Film’ winners over the past 10 years, there are some notable exclusions – 2016’s Hacksaw Ridge, 2018’s Sweet Country and 2019’s The Nightingale.
The Favourite TV Drama of The Decade category sees each broadcaster score two nods – bar Sbs, who were snubbed. They include 10’s Offspring and Neighbours, ABC’s Mystery Road and Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Foxtel’s Top of the Lake and Wentworth, Seven’s Molly and Home and Away,...
What’s your favourite Australian film of the last decade?
That’s one of the questions Aacta is putting to the general public over the coming week as voting opens for its new Audience Choice Awards.
In contention for the film award are: Peter Rabbit, Red Dog, The Sapphires, The Great Gatsby, The Water Diviner, The Dressmaker, Lion, Ride Like A Girl and Mad Max: Fury Road.
While many of those nominated correspond to the Academy’s own ‘Best Film’ winners over the past 10 years, there are some notable exclusions – 2016’s Hacksaw Ridge, 2018’s Sweet Country and 2019’s The Nightingale.
The Favourite TV Drama of The Decade category sees each broadcaster score two nods – bar Sbs, who were snubbed. They include 10’s Offspring and Neighbours, ABC’s Mystery Road and Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Foxtel’s Top of the Lake and Wentworth, Seven’s Molly and Home and Away,...
- 10/6/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Sony Pictures has set Will Gluck and Chris Bremner to script End of the World, a buddy action comedy that Gluck will direct.
Gluck and Jodi Hildebrand are producing through their company Olive Bridge Entertainment, which has a first-look deal with the studio. Plot is under wraps.
Gluck directed Peter Rabbit from the script he wrote with Rob Lieber, and he recently wrapped the sequel to that hit, Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway. Sony is releasing it in theaters on January 15, 2021.
Gluck is currently developing with the studio Move On, a sci-fi romance spec script written by Ken Kobayashi; Much Ado, a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing; and an English-language adaptation of If Cats Disappeared from the World, based on the bestselling Japanese book and hit film from Toho. Olive Bridge is producing that one with Masi Oka.
Bremner recently wrote for Sony Pictures Bad...
Gluck and Jodi Hildebrand are producing through their company Olive Bridge Entertainment, which has a first-look deal with the studio. Plot is under wraps.
Gluck directed Peter Rabbit from the script he wrote with Rob Lieber, and he recently wrapped the sequel to that hit, Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway. Sony is releasing it in theaters on January 15, 2021.
Gluck is currently developing with the studio Move On, a sci-fi romance spec script written by Ken Kobayashi; Much Ado, a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing; and an English-language adaptation of If Cats Disappeared from the World, based on the bestselling Japanese book and hit film from Toho. Olive Bridge is producing that one with Masi Oka.
Bremner recently wrote for Sony Pictures Bad...
- 9/9/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
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