Tag: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
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Scott Derrickson Left ‘Doctor Strange 2’ To Avoid Making “A Monstrosity” & Says “There’s No Bad Blood” With Marvel
Scott Derrickson is part of a tiny group of filmmakers who were chosen for a Marvel Studios project but actually backed out. After massive success directing the first “Doctor Strange” film, Derrickson was quickly asked to come back to helm the sequel, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” However, after quite a bit of…
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Tim Burton Isn’t Happy About How The Flash Used Batman And Superman
Andy Muschietti’s recent superhero flick “The Flash” hoped to lure in audiences with a sprawling story that spans several parallel universes. It was the same approach taken by John Watts in “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and Sam Raimi in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” in that all three films assembled multiple versions of…
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Hayley Atwell Says ‘Doctor Strange 2’ Cameo Was ‘Frustrating’ and Didn’t Serve Peggy ‘Very Well’: ‘That Wasn’t My Choice’ to Instantly Kill Her Off
Hayley Atwell is currently kicking butt in “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” but the Tom Cruise-led action tentpole is not the actor’s first go-around with a Hollywood mega-franchise. Atwell joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Peggy Carter in 2011’s “Captain America: The First Avenger.” It’s a role she would flesh out in two…
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Elizabeth Olsen Doesn’t Miss Playing Scarlet Witch: ‘I’m Not Calling Kevin Feige Every Day with Ideas’
In the nine years since Elizabeth Olsen first appeared as Scarlet Witch in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” the actress has gradually become one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s biggest stars. From playing key roles in tentpole films like “Avengers: Endgame” and “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” to launching Marvel’s TV empire with…
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It’s June or Bust: This Month Will Determine the Summer Box Office
If Summer 2023 box office has a shot of meeting its optimistic $4 billion projection, the June movie lineup needs to step up. Since May 5, when the season began with Marvel release “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” receipts are down over five percent from last year. To achieve $4 billion, returns now through…
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Zero French Films Rank Among France’s Top Box Office Grossers for First Time in 33 Years
For the first time since 1989, there were no French movies among the country’s top 10 box officers grossers, which was exclusively dominated by U.S. studio movies.James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” led the 2022 chart with an estimated 54 million grossed from 7.8 million admissions since its Dec. 14 release, followed by “Top…
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Oscars 2023: Best Visual Effects Predictions
We will update all our Oscar predictions throughout the season, so keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2023 Oscar race. The nomination round of voting will take place from January 12 to January 17, 2023, with the official Oscar nominations announced on January 24, 2023. The final voting is between March 2…
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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Opening Box Office: Why Projections May Be Too Low
(Editor’s note: Grosses for films from 2019 and earlier are adjusted to approximate 2022 ticket prices, using 2019 ticket prices plus an estimated 20 percent increase to date.)It all starts for real with previews that begin today at 2pm Ct in the U.S./Canada. In 14 countries, they’re already on day two; by the weekend, most…
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Charlize Theron Signs with CAA (Exclusive)
Oscar winning actor, producer and philanthropist Charlize Theron has signed with CAA for representation in all areas.Variety learned Saturday that Theron parted ways with longtime agency WME and that she and her Denver & Delilah production company will now be represented by CAA.The change in representation comes as Theron prepares for a major 2023, with…
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Claws Up Another 66 Million In Marvel’s Smallest Second Weekend Drop Of 2022
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is on a pretty solid box office run for Marvel Studios, starting with a 180 million opening weekend. That placed as the second-most successful opening weekend this year, right behind its Marvel Cinematic Universe sibling, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” How well the “Black Panther” sequel will do in this long…