Tag: A Wrinkle in Time
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‘Frozen 2’ Director Jennifer Lee Has Not Seen ‘Olaf’s Frozen Adventure’ Yet [Interview]
Jennifer Lee is Disney’s secret star. She’s one of the screenwriters of “Wreck-It Ralph,” she helped come up with the story for “Zootopia” and is the co-screenwriter and co-director of the Oscar-winning phenomenon “Frozen” which she is now helping shepherd to the Great White Way with “Frozen on Broadway.” This weekend her first live action…
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Disney’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ and ‘Black Panther’ Compete for the Weekend’s Top Spot
After a record-breaking February saw calendar grosses top $1 billion for the first time ever, March is hoping to maintain that momentum. Although, last weekend’s new releases didn’t exactly blow the doors off, but Disney and Marvel’s Black Panther kept things moving along and with the film entering its fourth weekend in release it faces…
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Paco Delgado On Fitting Oprah And The Costumes Of ‘A Wrinkle In Time’
You may not recognize Paco Delgado‘s name, but the two-time Oscar nominee has created costumes for films such as “The Danish Girl,” “Les Miserables,” “The Skin I Live In” and “Biutiful.” Now, his designs are on display in Ava Duvernay’s “A Wrinkle in Time” where the looks for the cosmically powerful Mrs. characters are showcases…
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‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Review: When Being a Warrior Isn’t Enough
There’s so much to like about Ava DuVernay’s adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time. It’s the rare family adventure movie with a young African-American girl in the lead role. It puts a premium on diversity. It’s unafraid to earnestly proclaim that love can drive out darkness. And yet it also carries the burdens of trying…
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Is ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Bound for Second Place in Box Office Debut?
When “Black Panther” made its record-smashing $201 million start last month, it was expected to easily keep the No. 1 spot at the box office until Disney released its next film, Ava DuVernay’s “A Wrinkle in Time.” But as Madeleine L’Engle’s famous science fantasy adaptation gets ready to enter theaters on 3,980 screens this weekend,…
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‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Writer Jennifer Lee on Adapting a Beloved Classic Novel [Interview]
Madeleine L’Engle’s 1962 sci-fi novel A Wrinkle in Time has been a staple for young readers for decades. A made-for-tv adaptation was released in 2003, and when L’Engle was asked if it met her expectations, she responded, “Yes, I expected it to be bad, and it is.” (Harsh!) The author died in 2007, so it’s…
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Box Office Preview: ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Looks to Lure Kids as ‘Black Panther’ Stays Muscular
Disney will be facing off against itself at the North American box office this weekend as “A Wrinkle in Time” opens against the fourth weekend of Marvel’s “Black Panther.”“Black Panther” shows no signs of slowing down its box office reign, as estimates show Ryan Coogler’s tentpole has a good chance of coming out on top…
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Ava DuVernay Debuts Sade’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Original Song
When Ava DuVernay approached Sade to create an original song for A Wrinkle In Time, she got the shock of her life. Sade said “yes.”That song, “Flower of the Universe,” is now in full bloom. DuVernay shared the new track at midnight. “A late-night treat for all you Flowers (sic) of the Universe. My thanks…
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‘Black Panther’ Surpasses ‘Beauty and the Beast’ for Ninth at All-Time Box Office
Disney-Marvel’s “Black Panther” has surpassed “Beauty and the Beast” to become the ninth-highest grosser in North America of all time in only 18 days of release.“Black Panther” pulled in $4.7 million on Monday to lift its domestic total to $506.4 million. The superhero tentpole trails Disney-Lucasfilm’s “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” by $26 million…
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Sade Drops First New Song in Seven Years, ‘Flower of the Universe’ (Listen)
“Flower of the Universe,” Sade’s first new song in seven years, dropped last night via a tweet from Jay-z/Kanye West producer No I.D.The song, from the forthcoming Ava DuVernay-directed film adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s legendary 1962 children’s book “A Wrinkle in Time,” is a familiar-sounding Sade track — with lyrics referencing diamonds and “a fire…