Tag: The Last Duel
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‘Halloween Kills’ Slashes Its Way To The Top Spot With $50.4 Million Bow; Damon And Affleck’s ‘The Last Duel’ Is A Dud
With just two weeks to go before trick-or-treaters head out on their annual holiday rounds, the latest chapter in the Michael Myers horror cycle, Halloween Kills, slayed the competition with a bloody good $50.4 million debut. The bogeyman’s box-office bow was especially impressive considering that the film was also available via VOD on the Peacock…
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Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel Bombs At The Box Office As Halloween Kills Dominates The Weekend
It’s been a mixed weekend at the box office. The steady shores of the horror genre delivered another hit with David Gordon Green’s sequel “Halloween Kills,” but Ridley Scott’s historical drama “The Last Duel” has been thoroughly glove-slapped by a dismal $4.8 million domestic debut. Those numbers are particularly painful when taking into consideration the…
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In Praise Of Ben Affleck’s Scene-Stealing Performance In The Last Duel
You have to hand it to Ben Affleck: when he co-wrote “The Last Duel,” the Ridley Scott-directed historical drama that just opened in theaters, he sneakily went ahead and wrote the best part for himself. Affleck, Boston’s favorite son, King of Dunkin Donuts, and tabloid star at large, only has a minor role in “The…
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‘Halloween Kills’ To Slash The Competition; ‘The Last Duel’ To Duel It Out Against Holdovers
No Time To Die may not have broken records last weekend, but the overall weekend box office did: It was the first time since the pandemic began that we had two weekends in a row with a total gross exceeding $100 million, which until this month only two weekends had accomplished. This weekend we might…
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Ridley Scott: ‘Gladiator 2’ Being ‘Written Now,’ Will Be ‘Ready to Go’ After Napoleon Movie
It was all the way back in November 2018 when Deadline reported that Ridley Scott’s Oscar winner “Gladiator” would be getting a sequel penned by “Top Gun: Maverick” screenwriter Peter Craig. The first story details included the plot centering on Lucius, the son of Connie Nielsen’s character Lucilla from the original film. Lucius is the…
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Ridley Scott Says ‘Gladiator 2’ Is Being Written Now & Will Be Ready To Go After His Napoleon Epic
When filmmakers grow older, they tend to become less prolific, taking years between projects. Ridley Scott apparently didn’t get that memo. Not only has the output from the legendary director increased in recent years, he actually has two films coming out this year, “The Last Duel” and “House of Gucci.” And it appears that he…
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Ridley Scott Says He’s Looking To Make A Musical And A Western
Ridley Scott’s career spans all sorts of genres from horror, sci-fi, and fantasy to period dramas, modern dramas, crime, war thrillers, courtroom dramas, and even a buddy road picture. But there are still a few cinematic corners he hasn’t explored. At 83 years old, Scott still has a full slate of projects he’s attached to,…
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Disney Releasing ‘Eternals,’ ‘Encanto’ Exclusively in Theaters
Disney announced on Friday that upcoming 2021 films “Eternals,” “The Last Duel,” “West Side Story,” “Ron’s Gone Wrong” and “The King’s Man” will get exclusive, 45-day theatrical windows before moving to digital platforms.Meanwhile, the animated musical “Encanto” will play in theaters for 30 days starting on Nov. 24, before hitting Disney Plus.The decision is a…
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Zurich Film Festival Reveals Line-Up: ‘Spencer,’ ‘The Last Duel,’ ‘French Dispatch’ to Join ‘No Time to Die’
Zurich Film Festival, which kicks off on Sept. 23, has revealed this year’s line-up of films, including Princess Diana-inspired “Spencer” with Kirsten Stewart and Wes Anderson’s “French Dispatch.”Ridley Scott’s “The Last Duel,” starring Jodie Comer, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, and Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog,” featuring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst, are…
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‘Killing Eve’ Star Jodie Comer Confirmed for Ridley Scott’s ‘Kitbag’ Opposite Joaquin Phoenix
Jodie Comer will begin shooting Ridley Scott’s latest project, “Kitbag,” towards the new year, she confirmed to Variety.Comer will play Josephine opposite Joaquin Phoenix’s Napoleon Bonaparte in the historical drama about the military leader and emperor.The ‘Killing Eve’ actor is about to embark on promotion for Scott’s “The Last Duel,” another historical drama set in…