The director has a new novel out, an animation series on Netflix and two films in the pipeline – and still had time to watch three films a day in lockdownA specialist in fantasy and the supernatural, Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro was born in Guadalajara in 1964. He worked as a special effects makeup […]
Continue readingGuillermo del Toro, one of the entertainment industry’s most celebrated directors, will discuss his prolific career with IndieWire in a live interview on Wednesday. Del Toro is the latest Hollywood talent to participate in IndieWire’s Instagram Live interview series. His interview with IndieWire executive editor and chief critic Eric Kohn will begin on IndieWire’s official […]
Continue readingLegendary Entertainment has hired Sirena Liu as the CEO of its China subsidiary, Legendary East. Legendary is the studio behind the “Pacific Rim,” “Jurassic World” and the “Godzilla” movie franchises.Liu was most recently managing director for Twentieth Century Fox’s China office, a post she’d held since October 2015 until mid 2019. The post became redundant […]
Continue readingPacific Rim may have first begun as Guillermo del Toro’s cinematic love letter to mecha anime, but it seems destined to be turned into some kind of franchise by Legendary. While the feature film sequel Pacific Rim Uprising didn’t succeed in this cause, perhaps the franchise’s future is in theme parks. A Pacific Rim theme […]
Continue readingU.S. financier Colony Capital may be in negotiations to buy a minority share stake in Legendary Entertainment. The Hollywood production company behind “Godzilla” and “Pacific Rim” is owned by China’s Wanda group.Bloomberg reported on Sunday that Colony had held talks with Wanda. It reported that Colony may use a new fund, Colony Media Partners for […]
Continue readingAs you can imagine, Guillermo del Toro has some unique insights on what it means to be a director. Speaking to Alec Baldwin as part of the Tribeca Film Festival’s Director Series, he shared one that his financiers might not be especially happy about: “As a director, it is your duty to always responsibly exceed […]
Continue readingWhat does “A Quiet Place’ have that “Pacific Rim: Uprising” and “Tomb Raider” don’t? Quite a few things, it turns out, including the best domestic box office opening since “Black Panther.”The critically acclaimed third feature from actor John Krasinski, who stars opposite wife Emily Blunt, nearly tripled its budget on opening weekend. That will propel […]
Continue readingPacific Rim: Uprising reaches $186.2m internationally, and Tomb Raider $194.6m.Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi adaptation Ready Player One secured top spot at the global box office this weekend, grossing $181.3m worldwide and giving distributor Warner Bros its biggest opening weekend ever in China.Pacific Rim: Uprising plummeted after its impressive opening last week, taking $40.6m worldwide over the […]
Continue reading“Pacific Rim: Uprising” debuted on top of the South Korean box office. Opening on Wednesday, the Upi release earned $6.38 million from 858,000 admissions over five days. That is lower than the $11.2 million of the first “Pacific Rim” series. Taking up some 1,143 screens nationwide, “Uprising” accounted for 40% of total weekend box office.Korean […]
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