Tag: Operation Finale
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Ben Kingsley Needed An Outside Perspective For His Operation Finale Role
In 2018, Film Inquiry sat down with actor Ben Kingsley to discuss his weighty role as Adolf Eichmann in “Operation Finale,” a film about a group of spies that capture the Nazi warlord in Argentina in 1960. Eichmann was the “architect of the Final Solution,” a leader who organized and managed the mass deportation and deaths…
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‘Night of the Hunter’ Remake in the Works at Universal (Exclusive)
Universal Pictures is remaking “The Night of the Hunter,” a 1955 film adaptation based on the novel by Davis Grubb.Matt Orton (“Operation Finale”) is penning the script. Though little is known about the new project, it is expected to be a contemporary version of the original thriller, rather than a period piece.“The Night of the…
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Anthony Mackie To Star In Action-Sci-Fi ‘Outside The Wire’ For Netflix
Avengers and Captain America star Anthony Mackie is to lead cast in and produce action-sci-fi Outside The Wire for Netflix with Mikael Håfström (Escape Plan) on board to direct.Set in the future, Mackie will play a drone pilot sent into a deadly militarized zone where he finds himself working for an android officer tasked to…
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Box Office: ‘Operation Finale’ Picks Up $1 Million on Wednesday
MGM’s “Operation Finale” opened on Wednesday with $1 million in 1,818 locations.That’s a promising start for the crime drama, which is aiming for around $10 million over the six-day period. Set after World War II, “Operation Finale” follows Israeli Mossad agents who track down SS officer Adolf Eichmann (Ben Kingsley), one of the chief architects…
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It’s Going to be a ‘Crazy Rich’ Labor Day Weekend
Look forward to another “crazy rich” weekend as the Labor Day holiday will push Crazy Rich Asians near (if not over) $120 million domestically. Meanwhile, Sony is expanding the reach of their cyber-thriller Searching after its limited debut last weekend while Lionsgate releases Kin and MGM’s Operation Finale continues its roll-out following its Wednesday opening.…
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‘Operation Finale’ Tops Studios’ TV Ad Spending
In this week’s edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by the TV advertising attention analytics company iSpot.tv, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer claims the top spot in spending with “Operation Finale.”Ads placed for the drama had an estimated media value of $4.04 million through Sunday for 968 national ad airings on 29 networks. (Spend figures are based…
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‘Alpha’ Again Tops Studios’ TV Ad Spending
In this week’s edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by the TV advertising attention analytics company iSpot.tv, Columbia Pictures claims the top spot in spending for the second week in a row with “Alpha.”Ads placed for the drama had an estimated media value of $3.94 million through Sunday for 1,708 national ad airings…
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Melanie Laurent Joins Michael Bay’s ‘6 Underground’ for Netflix
French actress Melanie Laurent has joined the cast of Michael Bay’s “6 Underground” for Netflix and Skydance Media, the streaming giant announced Wednesday. U.S.-born Iranian actor Payman Maadi has also joined the production, which will start shooting later this month.An actor and director in her native France, Laurent is best known to international audiences for…
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‘Operation Finale’ Trailer: Oscar Isaac Hunts Nazis
A tense, and final, Operation Finale trailer presents the true story of the Mossad’s hunt for, and capture of, Nazi officer Adolf Eichmann. Oscar Isaac and Ben Kingsley star, and based on this trailer, both of them are acting their heads off, to the point that it might end up giving you anxiety. Watch the…