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The force is strong with this film. Disney’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is set to have a $193.7 million opening for its domestic opening weekend, according to Deadline. That number puts the film at the third-highest spot for December, and it earned $90 million on Friday. Fans went out in droves for the […]
James Cameron, the director, writer, and producer of Avatar 2, feels confident that his long-awaited, highly-anticipated sequel to the 2009 film has what it takes to steal back the worldwide box office crown taken from him by Avengers: Endgame. “I think it’s a certainty,” Cameron said in an interview with USA Today. “But let’s give Endgame their moment and let’s […]
According to early projections, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will have no problem neutering the film version of Cats when it comes to U.S. ticket sales, after those numbers become official when the year-end box office wraps up this weekend. Note that this also happens to be the opening weekend for both films. The […]
A24’s Uncut Gems has garnered widespread acclaim for its writing, cinematography, costume design, and solid acting. Its star Adam Sandler has even generated Oscar buzz for his portrayal of Howard Ratner—a Jewish-American jeweler who suffers from compulsive gambling. The film’s directors, Josh and Benny Safdie, admitted it took some work to finally secure Sandler’s involvement—and it was thanks in […]
For a brief moment on Wednesday morning, Francis Tseng found himself questioning his geography knowledge. Tseng, a Brooklyn resident and fellow at the Jain Family Institute, said he was conducting research on the Agricultural Tariff Tracker when he noticed an unusual, but familiar, name on the U.S. free trade partners list. The country was Wakanda—the fictional land depicted in Marvel’s Black Panther […]
Adam Sandler went even deeper on the story behind how he landed perhaps the most acclaimed role of his career in Uncut Gems on Tuesday night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. Sandler, who was also asked if he was “offended” by the praise for the movie in comparison to his usual output, was joined by co-star Kevin […]
On Tuesday, The Suicide Squad director James Gunn posted a holiday party photo of Task Force X on Instagram with toys representing each character in the cast of the upcoming film. In the comments, Gunn was asked to predict what would happen in a fight between “The Child,” commonly referred to as Baby Yoda, and Baby Groot. […]
Early reactions to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker have started to pile up after its world premiere on Monday. As is always the case with writing an entire piece about tweeted reactions to movies that aren’t actually out yet, all of this should be approached with caution, though there appears to be at least one common […]
In preparation for his role in next year’s The Eternals, Kumail Nanjiani has gone the route of oh so many onscreen Marvel heroes before him — from Hugh Jackman to Ryan Reynolds to the Chrises Pratt and Hemsworth — by getting cut the fuck up so that he looks believable as a comic book character. As you […]
On Monday, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released Oscar shortlists for several categories, including: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Song), Music (Original Score), International Feature Film, Live Action Short Film, Visual Effects and Animated Short Film. *Stares at screen for several minutes* Oh, here’s who survived the latest huge cut to […]
