Denzel Washington powered The Equalizer to the fourth highest September debut ever. The R-rated action movie opened with an estimated $35 million, ranking it behind Hotel Translyvania, Insidious Chapter 2 and Sweet Home Alabama. The Equalizer was Washington’s third highest opening behind American Gangster and Safe House. The Equalizer marks the 12th consecutive Washington movie … Continue reading
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Friday Five: ‘True Detective’ Locks Up Lead Cast, Tarantino Sets ‘Hateful Eight’ Start Date
We’re marking the one-month anniversary of this column today. While I blow out the imaginary candles, here are the five biggest events that happened in the entertainment industry this week: Quentin Tarantino to Film ‘The Hateful Eight’ in December This past summer, we saw a sizzle reel teaser for Quentin Tarantino’s next movie, The Hateful Eight … Continue reading
Box Office: ‘The Maze Runner’ Dashes to First & Scores a Sequel
In the hit and often miss world of YA adaptations, Fox has itself a hit with The Maze Runner. The sci-fi thriller opened domestically with $32.5 million, bringing its two-week worldwide total to $81.5 million. That total was enough muscle for Fox to greenlight and date a sequel, The Scorch Trails, for a September 18, … Continue reading
Friday Five: ‘Avengers’ Plot Updated, ‘Popeye’ First Look & ‘Magic Mike’ Sequel Gets Busy
It’s the end of another week and time to take a look at some of the biggest news from the entertainment industry this week. I’ve covered some other major news in previous posts and you can find them linked below. Ok, let’s jump into this week’s Friday Five! David Ayers Circling ‘Suicide Squad’ Movie for … Continue reading
Friday Five: New Batmobile, More ‘Rambo,’ and Morgan Freeman Stays Busy
It’s been a busy week in the movie world, so let’s get right into this week’s Friday Five. Morgan Freeman Signs on to Two More Blockbusters Morgan Freeman joined a couple of blockbuster films this week. On Wednesday, it was revealed the actor would play a marijuana advocating civil rights lawyer in Ted 2. Then … Continue reading
Sony Piecing Together Supernatural Franchise with ‘Dishonourables’
Sony has been busy making moves with upcoming productions today. Earlier today, it was revealed that the studio was eyeing Reese Witherspoon to play the President of the United States in their comedy First Man. Adam Sandler would be playing the title role, with plenty of fart and dick jokes to boot, I’m sure. While … Continue reading
Elizabeth Banks to Direct ‘Pitch Perfect 2,’ Guy Ritchie Plans ‘King Arthur’ Franchise
The week is off to a slow start, although Empire magazine has been busy revealing 25 collectible X-Men: Days of Future Past covers. I have all them in one post here. Meanwhile, here’s a recap of what’s happening today in the film world: — In case you missed it, here’s the Maleficent sneak peek that … Continue reading
Evening Roundup: Carrie Fisher Confirms ‘Star Wars’ Rumors, New ‘Ant-Man’ Release Date
— Carrie Fisher has confirmed that she, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford will return for Star Wars: Episode VII. In an interview with TV Guide, Fisher said that filming would being later this spring and stated she was looking forward to getting back into character. “I’d like to wear my old hairstyle again – but … Continue reading
Morning Roundup: Wonder Woman, ‘The Nut Job 2’ and Grace Kelly Pic Gets Bumped… Again
Here’s a quick round-up of all the major movie news going on this morning. — It’s good to be Gal Gadot. Variety reports that the recently cast Wonder Woman will appear in three films as the Amazon Princess. In addition to her appearance in Zack Snyder’s Batman/Superman movie, Gadot will “play a role in a … Continue reading
Five Actors Set to Test for ‘Fantastic Four’ Reboot
Fox’s reboot of The Fantastic Four continues to roll on. According to Variety, a rewrite of the script has been completed and the studio will begin testing actors for the roles of Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic) and Sue Storm (The Invisible Woman) by the end of the month. For the Reed Richards role, The Spectacular … Continue reading
Tina Fey, Amy Poehler to Host Next Two Golden Globe Award Shows
If you liked the new hosts of the Golden Globes earlier this year, get ready for two more years of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. The Hollywood Foreign Press announced this morning that the comedy duo have signed on to host the Golden Globes in 2014 and 2015. “Tina and Amy are two of the most talented comedic … Continue reading
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Paul Rudd Emerge as Front-Runners for ‘Ant-Man’
With Captain America: The Winter Solider and Guardians of the Galaxy currently in production and Joss Whedon typing up the final draft for Avengers: Age of Ultron, our eyes are moving forward to Marvel’s Phase Three set of films. Ant-Man leads off the group of films in the next phase of films and director Edgar Wrightrecently returned from vacation to tweet a … Continue reading