Tag: Kong: Skull Island
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‘Godzilla’ Sequel is Box Office King; ‘Rocketman’ and ‘Ma’ Top Expectations
WB’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters is the king of the weekend box office, though doing so at the lower end of studio expectations. Meanwhile, both Paramount’s Rocketman and Universal and Blumhouse’s Ma topped studio expectations, the latter of which doing so on a small, $5 million budget. Overall, the weekend saw the top twelve…
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Friday Box Office: ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ Stomping Toward 50+ Million Debut
Godzilla: King of the Monsters is go-go-going to win out the weekend, but the question remains whether it can compete with its fellow Warner Bros. Monster-Verse companions. Director Michael Dougherty’s creature feature took in $19.6 million on Friday night, including a mighty healthy $6.3 million in Thursday night previews. That’s a bit behind Kong: Skull…
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‘Detective Pikachu’ Breaks The Video Game Movie Curse, According to Jordan Vogt-Roberts
The first reaction to Detective Pikachu is here, and it’s very positive. Said reaction comes from filmmaker Jordan Vogt-Roberts, and since he’s the only person posting his thoughts on the film, we’re going to share them. That’s how this works, folks. According to the Kong: Skull Island filmmaker, the live-action/animation hybrid featuring Ryan Reynolds as…
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Alexander Skarsgard Joins ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’
Alexander Skarsgard is in negotiations to join Millie Bobby Brown and Brian Tyree Henry in Legendary’s “Godzilla vs. Kong.”Adam Wingard is directing the film, which also starts “Deadpool 2” actor Julian Dennison.Plot details are vague, but the film will feature the two titular classic monsters squaring off in some form. Skarsgard is expected to play…
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Brian Tyree Henry to Co-Star With Millie Bobby Brown in ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ (Exclusive)
Brian Tyree Henry, who is coming off his Emmy-nominated performance in “Atlanta” Season 2, will star opposite Millie Bobby Brown in Legendary’s “Godzilla vs. Kong.”Adam Wingard is directing with Henry also joining “Deadpool 2” star Julian Dennison.Plot details are vague, but the film will feature the two titular classic monsters squaring off in some form.…
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O’Shea Jackson Jr. joins Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson and Jamie Foxx in Just Mercy
THR is reporting that Straight Outta Compton star O’Shea Jackson Jr. has signed on to the cast of the legal drama Just Mercy, where he will star alongside Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther), Brie Larson (Kong: Skull Island) and Jamie Foxx (Baby Driver).Just Mercy is being directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and sees Jordan as…
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‘Meg’s Opening Grows To $40M+…But Is It Big Enough? What The Shark Movie Means During Trump’s Trade War With China – Late Night B.O.
3rd Update expanded writethru, Friday evening: Refresh for chart Warner Bros.’ Chinese co-production The Meg keeps getting larger, swelling from the $15M Friday and $36M 3-day we saw at midday to a first day of $16.5M and a three-day of $40.7M projection tonight. The Meg received a B+ from CinemaScore audiences which is the same…
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Russo Brothers Producing ‘The Last Neanderthal’ Movie
Joe and Anthony Russo are producing the prehistoric drama “The Last Neanderthal” through their Agbo production company.The brothers have closed a deal for John Brancato’s pitch and hired stunt coordinator Terry Notary to direct “The Last Neanderthal,” which will be shot primarily with motion capture technology. Notary, a stunt coordinator and movement choreographer, played Cull…