Tag: Bloodshot
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Jason Kothari and John Fusco to Produce Bruce Lee-Scripted ‘The Silent Flute’
Jason Kothari, Hong Kong-born entrepreneur and film producer who was an executive producer on Vin Diesel-starring “Bloodshot,” has acquired all rights to The Silent Flute, the spiritual martial arts project co-written by martial arts icon Bruce Lee in 1970. The project is to be set up as a limited series with John Fusco (“Marco Polo”)…
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Oscars: Best Visual Effects Predictions 2021
Thanks to the pandemic and the absence of big budget, VFX-intensive studio films, this is the wildest, most idiosyncratic VFX shortlist in Academy history. How else do you explain the inclusion of such outliers as HBO’s “Welcome to Chechnya” (the first documentary entry in the category), “Bloodshot” (Sony), the low-budget Vin Diesel comic book actioner,…
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Valiant Boss: If Martin Scorsese Made Comic Book Movies, “He Would Make A Valiant Movie”
Long, long ago, in the Before Times, there was a movie called “Bloodshot.” This Vin Diesel-starring action film was the first attempt by Valiant Comics to create a cinematic universe using their brand of comic book characters. And why all plans – big and small – seem to be in a holding pattern these days,…
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‘Dolittle’ leads China box office with $1.2m debut as cinemas reopen
Vin Diesel action sci-fi Bloodshot also opens.Dolittle starring Robert Downey Jr. led the box office in China on Friday (July 24) as cinemas returned to business, generating around $1.2m in a $2.9m day for the territory overall.The family film earned Rmb 8.5m from roughly 3,000 screens. It is understood that exhibitors presented half the number…
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China’s cinemas sputter back to life with ‘A First Farewell’, rereleases
Universal’s Dolittle and Sony’s Bloodshot are both scheduled to open this weekend.China’s theatrical market showed its first signs of life in nearly six months on Monday (July 20), the day on which authorities finally allowed cinemas to reopen in “low-risk areas” across the country.Total box office had surpassed $460,000 (RMB3.22m) as of 17:00 local time,…
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Watercooler: The Half Of It, Never Have I Ever, Pirates of the Caribbean, High and Low, Bloodshot, Den of Thieves, Clone Wars, Wild Cards
On the May 8, 2020 Episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler. Opening Banter: Brad is off today, he will return next week. At…
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Superhero Bits: Diamond Comics Plans to Return in May, ‘New Avengers’ Rumors, ‘Lucifer’ in Trouble & More
What is Diamond Comics‘ plan to get back in business starting in May? What is holding up the deal for the sixth and final season of Lucifer? What movie is rumored to lead into a New Avengers movie? Want to see bloopers from Bloodshot? Is Black Widow merchandise coming out now or in November? What…
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Let Other Studios Race to VOD; Sony Pictures Classics Believes It’s Theaters Or Nothing
After Universal ran to premium VOD at the first opportunity, other distributors were quick to follow suit. Sony trotted out “Bloodshot,” while Disney offered “Onward,” Searchlight presented “Downhill,” and Warner Bros. sold “The Way Back.” However, if there’s going to be a last man standing for theatrical exhibition, it’s Sony Pictures Classics co-president Tom Bernard,…
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Sony Will Release ‘Bloodshot’ On VOD Next Week But Is “Firmly Committed” To Theatrical Windows
Honestly, in the week leading up to the release of “Bloodshot” last Friday, the idea of being one of the final new films in theaters wasn’t a bad idea. There was the idea that, even with reduced capacity, you’d have one of the last big films to be released. But now, with the vast majority…
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Vin Diesel’s ‘Bloodshot’ Released on Demand Early
Citing the unprecedented level of theater closures nationwide due to the coronavirus pandemic, Sony Pictures will release Vin Diesel’s “Bloodshot” digitally on March 24.The Valiant Comics adaptation will be available for digital purchase for $19.99 in the U.S. with all leading retailers. International digital sale dates will be solidified in the days ahead.“Bloodshot” opened with…