Tag: Beauty and the Beast
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The Still-Happening ‘Bright’ Sequel Lines Up a New Writer
Netflix is still moving forward with their Bright sequel, and they’ve just hired a writer to pen the latest orc cop adventure. Evan Spiliotopoulos, who co-wrote Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast, will write the script for director David Ayer. Critics did not like Bright, Netflix’s very expensive action movie starring Will Smith and Joel…
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It was panned on release – so why are we hopelessly devoted to Grease 40 years later?
An endorsement of rape culture or a rejection of slut-shaming: the debate over the film continues, four decades on. How did it become arguably the most beloved movie musical of all time?• Sign up for Film Today and get our film team’s highlights of the dayWhen Grease was released in cinemas in 1978, a starry,…
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11 Actors and Directors Share the Films That Define Them, From Barry Jenkins to Jessica Chastain, Jonah Hill, and More
FilmStruck, the streaming platform from Turner Classic Movies that specializes in arthouse and foreign films, has started a viral movement on social media with the #FilmStruck4 challenge. The company posted to its official Twitter page on April 17 an announcement asking people to share the four films that define them. The challenge quickly grew to…
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‘Mulan’ Live-Action Disney Reboot Casts ‘Rogue One’ Star Donnie Yen
Donnie Yen is set to star opposite Liu Yifei in Disney’s live-action adaptation of “Mulan.”Niki Caro is directing, and Chris Bender, Jason Reed, and Jake Weiner are producing the movie. The film’s release was recently pushed back by more than a year to March 27, 2020.The English-language version of the original “Mulan” (1998) featured the…
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From The Accountant to Idiocracy: the films that became hits without anyone noticing
Unmemorable Ben Affleck thriller The Accountant was 2017’s most rented movie in the Us. It’s far from the only forgotten film to achieve stealth successThese are hard times for Ben Affleck, what with everyone snarking about his tummy and his tattoo and the general manner in which he greets each day with a bone-deep, mournful…
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‘Legion’: Dan Stevens Reveals How Starring in Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Informed His Playful Performance
FX’s “Legion,” with all of the physical anguish and intense love scenes and dancing that’s seen on screen, is a beast of a job for Dan Stevens. And that’s why the actor’s work playing the Beast in Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” came in handy while starring in the series: “‘Legion’ has been influenced by…
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‘Black Panther,’ ‘Tomb Raider,’ a Gay Romance, and a Christian Breakout Couldn’t Save the Box Office
As “Black Panther” continues its astonishing run, the breakout surprise of the weekend was $17-million opener “I Can Only Imagine,” a Christian crowdpleaser, as well as gay teen romance “Love, Simon.”A month ago, the strong showing for “Panther” suggested a positive trend for the industry; this weekend, the total box office collapsed compared to 2017,…
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‘Beauty and the Beast’ Live Concert Casts Zooey Deschanel as Belle
Disney’s live-action adaptation of its animated classic Beauty and the Beast was a huge hit last year, but it didn’t satisfy all the fans out there. Some were particularly disappointed with the obviously enhanced vocal work of Harry Potter franchise star Emma Watson when singing as the charming, sharp, bookworm villager Belle. But they might…
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Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen to Star in ‘The Good Liar’
Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren have been cast as the leads in New Line’s drama “The Good Liar.”The film will be directed by Bill Condon, who most recently helmed Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.” Condon will also produce with Greg Yolen.Jack Morrissey and Bron Creative’s Aaron L. Gilbert and Jason Cloth are executive producing. “Mr.…
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‘Christopher Robin’ Trailer: Ewan McGregor Leads Disney’s Live-Action Winnie the Pooh Redo
Disney has released the first teaser trailer for the new live-action Winnie the Pooh movie Christopher Robin. While not a remake per se, this movie is very much in line with Disney’s smash hit updates like Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book, and Cinderella as it brings a new iteration of the Winnie the…