Tag: Spies in Disguise
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Nimona review – a shapeshifter and a knight join forces in queer science fantasy
Chloë Grace Moretz and Riz Ahmed star in buoyant, good-humoured LGBTQ+ parable from the directors of Spies in DisguiseThe web comic and graphic novel Nimona by Nd Stevenson was an adventure in queer science-fantasy; now it has been mainstreamed into an animation directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, who made their feature debut in…
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Saved by Annapurna and Netflix, ‘Nimona’ Is a Breakthrough Queer Mainstream Animated Film
Netflix’s “Nimona” marks an LGBTQ breakthrough for a mainstream animated film. Based on Nd Stevenson’s best-selling queer graphic novel about the titular teen shapeshifter (Chloë Grace Moretz) in a futuristic medieval world, “Nimona” explores timely issues of identity and xenophobia. It also pushes 2D stylization into 3D with a uniquely illustrated look.“Nimona” is also a…
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The Ice Age Adventures Of Buck Wild: Release Date, Cast, And More
(Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.)Earlier this year, The Walt Disney Company shut down Blue Sky Studios, the creators ‘of the “Ice Age” franchise as well as “Robots,” “The Peanuts Movie,” and the…
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Korea Box Office: ‘Man Standing Next’ Dominates Holiday Weekend With $25 Million Haul
Locally-made political drama, “The Man Standing Next” dominated the four-day Lunar New Year holiday weekend box office in South Korea. Opening on Wednesday (Jan. 22), the Showbox release earned $24.5 million from 3.23 million admissions over its opening six days. It accounted for more than 53% of the total holiday weekend box office.Set 40 days…
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‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ about to cross $1bn global box office
Dolittle storms into South Korea; Underwater earns $14.1m globally in maiden voyage.Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker is poised to cross the $1bn global box office milestone after a $39.3m session boosted the running total to $989.3m and pushed the international tally past $500m.Family adventure Dolittle starring Robert Downey Jr kicked off in fine style…
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‘Cats’ Headed for $100 Million Box Office Loss
“Cats” was in need of a holiday miracle. Instead, filmmaking team behind the box office disaster got a lump of coal.Tom Hooper’s big-screen adaptation has clawed its way to $38 million globally after two weeks in theaters, a dismal figure that could result in $100 million in theatrical losses, according to rival studio executives.After its…
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‘Little Women’ and ‘Uncut Gems’ Ride High Over the Five Day Holiday Weekend
Disney’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker topped the weekend box office for a second weekend in a row, while the weekend’s newcomers — Sony’s Little Women and Fox’s animated feature Spies in Disguise — both topped studio expectations as did this weekend’s expansion of Uncut Gems, which has now topped $20 million domestically.With an…
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‘Spies in Disguise’ Granted January Release in China
U.S. animation “Spies in Disguise,” which stars the voices of Will Smith and Tom Holland, will hit Chinese cinemas on Jan. 3, 2020. It was produced by Blue Sky Studios, which is best known for the “Ice Age” and “Rio” franchises and has recently come under the Disney umbrella.The film is the first feature from…