Tag: Peppermint
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IFC Films Nabs U.S. Rights to Female-Powered Thriller ‘An Acceptable Loss’ With Jamie Lee Curtis (Exclusive)
IFC Films has nabbed U.S. rights to Joe Chappelle’s female-driven thriller “An Acceptable Loss” with Jamie Lee Curtis and Tika Sumpter ahead of its world premiere at Chicago Film Festival this weekend.A contemporary take on the classic political drama, “An Acceptable Loss” (formerly titled “The Pages”) was produced by Colleen Griffen of CorradoMooncoin and executive…
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Jennifer Garner Hides From Fans at a Movie Theater Showing Her Film Peppermint: ‘I Am a Chicken’
Jennifer Garner is a bit bashful when it comes to watching her movies with her fans.The actress, 46, visited and bought tickets to a Los Angeles showing her film Peppermint, in which she plays a mother seeking justice after her husband and daughter are killed in a drive-by shooting, and admitted she didn’t want fans…
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‘The Nun’ Delivers ‘Conjuring’ Franchise Record, $131 Million Global Debut
Warner Bros. and New Line’s The Nun made good on expectations, setting a new franchise opening weekend record (both globally and domestically) and delivering the second largest September opening ever. Meanwhile, Stx’s release of Peppermint delivered on expectations, and Mission: Impossible – Fallout became Tom Cruise’s highest grossing worldwide release of all-time, topping $725 million…
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‘The Nun’ Delivers Best Opening in ‘Conjuring’ Series With Heavenly $53.5 Million
“The Nun” had a divine opening weekend atop the North American box office.Warner Bros. dominated for the fifth weekend in a row as the latest installment in the “Conjuring” series launched with $53.5 million in 3,876 locations. That easily marks the best debut in the series, crushing 2013’s “The Conjuring,” which previously held the record…
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Box Office: ‘The Nun’ Summons Franchise-Best $5.4 Million on Thursday Night
“The Nun” has conjured up a franchise-best $5.4 million on Thursday night.Jennifer Garner’s “Peppermint,” meanwhile, made a moderate $800,000 at 2,340 locations.“The Nun,” the fifth installment in Warner Bros.’ “The Conjuring” horror franchise, is pegged to dominate the domestic box office with forecasts in the $36 million to $45 million range when it debuts at…
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Jennifer Garner in ‘Peppermint’: ‘You Feel Her Pain Every Time She Takes a Punch’
Hell hath no fury like a woman who watches her husband and child get gunned down right in front of her. That’s the premise of Jennifer Garner’s new action movie “Peppermint,” which premiered Tuesday night at the Regal Cinemas in downtown Los Angeles. Upon arriving at the red carpet, Garner jumped out of her car,…
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On-Location Filming Rises 2.4% in Los Angeles for First Quarter
Boosted by a surge in feature film activity, total on-location filming in greater Los Angeles increased an impressive 2.4% in the first quarter to 9,724 shoot days, permitting agency FilmL.A. reported Wednesday.Feature film production jumped 11.7% to 814 days — its first double-digit gain since 2015. FilmL.A. President Paul Audley pointed to the state’s expanded…
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‘Taken’ Helmer Pierre Morel To Direct ‘The New Mrs. Keller’ With Claes Bang Set As Lead
French director Pierre Morel, who directed Liam Neeson’s first Taken installment and most recently the Jennifer Garner-led thriller Peppermint, has been tapped to helm sci-fi thriller The New Mrs. Keller for Lakeshore Entertainment. Danish actor Claes Bang, star of the Oscar-nominated film The Square, is attached as the male lead in the film, which was…
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‘The Square’s’ Claes Bang to Star in Sci-Fi Thriller ‘The New Mrs. Keller’
Danish actor Claes Bang will star in the sci-fi thriller “The New Mrs. Keller” from “Taken” director Pierre Morel.Lakeshore Entertainment’s Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, and Eric Reid will produce the movie, with principal photography commencing this October. Casting is underway for the title role of Mrs. Vera Keller.Lakeshore collaborated with Morel on the Jennifer Garner…