Tag: Captain Marvel
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People’s Choice Awards: ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ Bts Among Nominees
The 2019 People’s Choice Awards nominations have been revealed, with Avengers: Endgame, Game of Thrones and Bts among the nominees in top categories.Joining Endgame in the movie of 2019 category are Toy Story 4, Captain Marvel, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, The Lion King, John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum, Us and Spider-Man:…
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‘Hobbs & Shaw’ China Box Office Overtakes North America Gross in Second Weekend
“Hobbs & Shaw” dropped a gear or two in its second weekend on release in Chinese theaters. The “Fast & Furious” franchise spinoff nevertheless remained in pole position ahead of a largely unchanged chasing pack at the Chinese box office.According to data from distribution and exhibition consultancy Artisan Gateway, “Hobbs” scored $26.3 million on its…
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‘Toy Story 4’ Crosses $1 Billion, Fifth Disney Film to Hit Global Box Office Landmark in 2019
Disney has its fifth billion dollar movie of the year, as “Toy Story 4” crossed $1 billion at the global box office on Wednesday night since debuting on June 20.It has earned $421.8 million domestically and is the fifth-highest grossing film domestically of all time. This year alone, Disney boasts “Avengers: Endgame,” “The Lion King,”…
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‘Eternals’: Gemma Chan & Barry Keough Join Marvel’s Latest Cosmic Superhero Team
It might be a first for the Marvel universe: an actor who may end up playing two different parts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Crazy Rich Asian” star Gemma Chan had a relatively small role as Minn-Erva, a Kree Starforce officer in “Captain Marvel” alongside Brie Larson. Now, Variety reports that Chan is being tapped…
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‘The Eternals’ Eyes ‘Captain Marvel’ Actress Gemma Chan – But Possibly in a Different Role
Marvel Studios has earned a lot of attention for announcing that one of the lead characters of the upcoming The Eternals movie will be Lgbtq, but now it’s turning heads because of a new casting report which indicates the studio may be doing something it’s rarely, if ever, done before. Gemma Chan, who played the…
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Gemma Chan in Talks to Join Marvel’s ‘The Eternals’ (Exclusive)
“Crazy Rich Asians” star Gemma Chan is in talks to join Marvel’s “The Eternals” sources tell Variety.Chan would join previously announced cast members Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayek and Kumail Nanjiani. Earlier this year, Chan portrayed Minn-Erva in “Captain Marvel,” but its unknown if she will be playing the same role…
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Marvel’s ‘Black Widow’ Scribe Jac Schaeffer Responds to ‘Captain Marvel’ Trolls
“Black Widow” writer Jac Schaeffer first burst on the scene with 2009’s charming, indie sci-fi rom-com “TiMER,” which she wrote and directed, but she’s now ready to take on the big leagues with her latest Marvel script. Directed by Cate Shortland, the film stars Scarlett Johansson as the titular S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and savvy Kgb assassin.…
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Luca Guadagnino in Talks to Direct ‘Lord of the Flies’ for Warner Bros.
Oscar-nominated “Call Me By Your Name” and “Suspiria” director Luca Guadagnino is in negotiations to direct a new adaptation of William Golding’s classic coming-of-age novel for Warner Bros. According to Variety, Warners has been trying to mount the project since reacquiring the rights in 2017.There have previously been talks of a gender-bent production, swapping in…
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Disney breaks own record for global box office returns in a year
The Lion King helps Disney amass $7.67bn to date in 2019, passing the previous best mark of $7.61bn in 2016Disney has broken its own record of worldwide film receipts by an individual studio in a single year, underlining its dominant position in the global film industry. According to Variety, Disney has amassed $7.67bn to date…
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Box Office: ‘Lion King’ Reigns Overseas With $142 Million, Nears $1 Billion Globally
Disney’s “The Lion King” remains box office royalty, generating another $142 million at the international box office.Director Jon Favreau’s hyperrealistic remake of the animated classic is already the fifth-biggest global release of the year with $963 million to date. “The Lion King” well on its way to joining fellow studio releases “Avengers: Endgame,” “Captain Marvel”…