Tag: The Secret Life of Pets
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‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie,’ ‘Minions’ Producer Chris Meledandri Presented Annecy’s Golden Ticket by Pharrell Williams
Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri was presented with the Annecy International Film Festival’s lifetime accreditation Golden Ticket on Wednesday.In a surprise appearance, two-time Oscar nominee and Grammy-winning global superstar Pharrell Williams presented Meledandri with the festival’s honor.Meledandri is the creative producer behind “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the Despicable Me, Minions, Sing and The…
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‘Strays’: Everything We Know so Far About the R-Rated Talking-Dog Comedy
In the spirit of The Secret Life of Pets, Homeward Bound, Cats & Dogs, Milo & Otis, and Mr. Peabody & Sherman a new talking dog movie has been gifted to us, but unlike those squeaky-clean movies meant for families, Strays has a lot more of an edge. Similar to how Ted, Sausage Party, The…
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‘Minions: The Rise of Gru,’ ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Lead as U.K. July Box Office Soars to 152 Million
The total U.K. and Ireland box office for July 2022 was £126.5 million (152.7 million), according to numbers released by Comscore. While the number is a significant chunk above June’s 116 million, it is still running 20 behind the same period in pre-covid 2019.“Minions: The Rise Of Gru” debuted at No.1 with £10.4 million, achieving…
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Bono, Letitia Wright and Pharrell Williams Join ‘Sing 2’ Cast
Bono, Letitia Wright and Pharrell Williams are lending their pipes to Universal and Illumination’s animated comedy “Sing 2.”The sequel also introduces new characters voiced by Bobby Cannavale, Chelsea Peretti, Halsey and Eric Andre. They join the returning voice cast of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton and Nick Kroll.“Sing 2” is set to…
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Lego in Talks With Universal Pictures for Exclusive Film Partnership
With its Warner Bros. deal expired since this fall, Lego is looking to build its empire elsewhere, and Universal Pictures may be where the toy brand winds up. Despite Universal’s already successful animation division, Illumination Entertainment, which has produced The Secret Life of Pets and Despicable Me franchises, the studio is in talks with Lego…
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Harrison Ford Talks ‘Indiana Jones’ Reboot, Visiting Disney’s ‘Star Wars’ Land
Han Solo has a good feeling about Disneyland’s Millennium Falcon.Harrison Ford, who visited the park’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge attraction for its grand opening last week, summed up the addition — which includes an immersive ride based on Solo’s trusty spaceship — in one word: “incredible.” The actor shared his thoughts on the Falcon with…
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UK box office preview: ‘Godzilla: King Of The Monsters’ set to battle with ‘Booksmart’, ‘Ma’
Trio of new openers take on Aladdin, Rocketman and The Secret Life Of Pets 2.There are three high-profile new openers at the UK box office this weekend, all of which will battle with strong holdovers to land in the top five on the chart.Last week saw Disney’s Aladdin, Paramount’s Rocketman and Universal’s The Secret Life…
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‘Dark Phoenix’ Clips & Music Video Bring a Quicksilver Sequence, Helicopter Fight and New Mutant Debut
Hey, did you forget that there’s still a new X-Men movie coming out this summer? You probably did since Dark Phoenix is on track to lose its opening weekend to The Secret Life of Pets 2. Well, what’s left of 20th Century Fox is here to remind you that the movie is still coming, regardless…
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‘Aladdin’ casts spell over global box office in $207m launch
Fantasy beats Rocketman, The Secret Life Of Pets 2 in UK.A straight run of number one debuts across all of Asia and Latin America and in most of Europe drove Disney’s Aladdin to outperform Cinderella across the regions as it flew to an estimated $121m international debut and $207.1m worldwide excluding Monday.Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter…
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‘Aladdin’ dominates Asia, LatAm to cast $207m spell over global box office
Fantasy beats Rocketman, The Secret Life Of Pets 2 in UK.A straight run of number one debuts across all of Asia and Latin America and in most of Europe drove Disney’s Aladdin to outperform Cinderella across the regions as it flew to an estimated $121m international debut and $207.1m worldwide excluding Monday.Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter…