Tag: Gemini Man
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Paramount and Nickelodeon Promote Shari Hanson to Executive VP of Physical Production and Visual Effects
Shari Hanson has been elevated to executive VP of physical production and visual effects for Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Animation.Under her new title, she will continue to work on Paramount’s live-action films and will expand her portfolio to include titles produced at Nick Animation. Hanson’s promotion comes as Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Studios work to…
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Box Office: ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Wakes Paramount From Hibernation
Waiting and hedging its bets proved to be worth it for Paramount.Over the long Presidents Day weekend,
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Oscars 2020: Best Visual Effects Predictions
This season’s VFX Oscar race features bold, innovative animation, led by Jon Favreau’s “The Lion King,” the all-cg photoreal breakthrough by Mpc Film,; Ang Lee’s “Gemini Man,” which boasts Weta Digital’s most fully convincing digital human with Junior, the younger clone of Will Smith’s aging assassin, and Industrial Light & Magic’s innovative de-aging of Robert…
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Box Office: ‘Joker’ Conquering Newcomers With $60 Million
It’s still all smiles for “Joker,” which grossed another $17 million on its second Friday at the domestic box office.If estimates hold, the Warner Bros. villain flick could score another $60 million come Sunday, down just 37% from its $96 million box office debut. That’s above earlier predictions, which saw the film landing somewhere in…
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‘Gemini Man’ Director Ang Lee on 120 Frames Per Second and Staying Edgy [Interview]
Gemini Man is a globetrotting 3D action movie with assassins, motorcycle chases, and that emphasizes the value of life, so it’s no surprise that it’s directed by Ang Lee. The visionary director behind Life of Pi and Brokeback Mountain once again pushes the envelope with his high-frame-rate and Will Smith-headlined cinematic experiment. Similar to many…
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‘Gemini Man’ Makes $1.6 Million From Thursday Box Office Previews
Paramount/Skydance’s “Gemini Man” has arrived in theaters this weekend with the hopes of finding an audience against the box office perfect storm that is “Joker.” On Thursday, the film made $1.6 million from preview screenings at 3,000 locations.For comparison, that result is similar to the preview results for two recent action titles: “Angel Has Fallen,”…
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Hear an Exclusive From the ‘Gemini Man’ Soundtrack
Lorne Balfe, the composer responsible for the pulse-pounding score to Mission: Impossible – Fallout, is back with Gemini Man. Bafle’s Gemini Man score features the same type of propulsive, churning, tension-building sound so prevalent in Fallout, lending weight to Ang Lee‘s action thriller. We have an exclusive track from Loren Balfe’s Gemini Man soundtrack below.…
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‘Joker’ Will Top the Weekend Again, But ‘Parasite’ Is the Real Box Office Story
The upcoming semi-holiday Columbus Day weekend will see three new competitors, none of which are likely to present a serious challenge to the second stanza of “Joker.” Ang Lee’s “Gemini Man” with Will Smith and the animated “The Addams Family” are headed for healthy starts, with cellphone-addiction comedy “Jexi” far behind.More significant this weekend is…
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‘Joker’ Will Get Last Laugh Over ‘Addams Family’ and ‘Gemini Man’
Last weekend saw Joker deliver the largest October opening weekend of all-time. However, the overall weekend top twelve was still down -15% compared to last year, which saw not only Venom deliver what was, at the time, the largest October opening weekend, but A Star is Born also opened with nearly $43 million, both en…
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Box Office Tracking: ‘Joker’ Likely to Beat Both ‘Gemini Man’ and ‘The Addams Family’
Two new wide-release movies are headed to theaters this weekend: Ang Lee’s Gemini Man, and the rather terrible-looking animated Addams Family movie. But it looks like the Clown Prince of Crime will continue to reign, as box office tracking indicates that Joker is expected to remain in first place. Not even two Will Smiths and…