Tag: Where The Crawdads Sing
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‘The Iron Claw’s Harris Dickinson Played a Hunky Model in This Odd Comedy
Thanks to roles in movies like Where the Crawdads Sing and The Iron Claw (now in theaters), the hunky Brit Harris Dickinson is becoming more of an identifiable figure in pop culture, not only for his handsome looks but also for his aptitude for choosing intriguing projects to be part of. Making his silver screen…
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Film Rights to Shelley Read’s Global Bestseller ‘Go As a River’ Head to Fifth Season, Mazur Kaplan (Exclusive)
“Go As a River,” the emotional and epic debut novel from author Shelley Read, has landed with content producers Fifth Season and Mazur Kaplan for a movie adaptation.Fifth Season, formerly known as Endeavor Content, will produce the project alongside Paula Mazur and Mitchell Kaplan. Released in 2023, the book became an instant national bestseller and…
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Why Do Some People Get Invited to Join the Academy and Others Don’t? An Explainer
The casual Oscar observer might wonder how some of the 398 new members invited to join the Academy’s ranks qualify for the honor that includes Oscar voting rights.From Taylor Swift to Warner Bros-Discovery CEO David Zaslav, it’s not always obvious how the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decides who to invite as next…
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Diego Calva, Daisy Edgar-Jones to Star in ‘On Swift Horses’ Adaptation
It might seem as though Euphoria star Jacob Elordi currently has his hands full, but the Aussie hunk is proving he’s capable of handling even more projects. According to fresh reports from Deadline, he has scored yet another role, this time in an upcoming period romance drama set after the Korean War. The project, titled…
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‘Ticket to Paradise’ Is #3 in Theaters, but It’s #1 on PVOD
“Ticket to Paradise” nearly swept the VOD charts this week, falling short only at Google Play. The Julia Roberts-George Clooney rom-com success, heading to a domestic theatrical gross of perhaps 75 million, hewed to the studio’s standard plan of home release after three weekends. It’s still thriving in theaters, taking #3 for the weekend, providing…
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‘Normal People’ Star Daisy Edgar-Jones on ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ and the ‘Strangeness’ of Stardom
One of the breakout stars of the pandemic, Daisy Edgar-Jones, was finally out and about at Locarno Film Festival, where she picked up the Leopard Club Award and introduced her latest film “Where the Crawdads Sing,” based on a novel by Delia Owens.“The whole idea of being a ‘breakout star’ is a strange thing to…
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July Box Office Was a Record, but August Looks Like a Buzzsaw
July 2022 generated 1.133 billion in domestic gross — the best month’s gross in the Covid era, and it represents 88 percent of the take in July 2019. The majority came from two 300 million+ grossing releases with “Thor: Love and Thunder” (Disney) as the biggest film. “Minions” opened a week earlier, but it should…
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Global box office: ‘Minions’ returns to top spot; ‘Crawdads’ strong in early markets; ‘Nope’ in 44m US bow
‘The Rise of Gru’ dropped just an estimated 25 overall across international territories.World box office July 22-24RankFilm (distributor)3-day (world)Cume (world)3-day (int’l)Cume (int’l)Territories1. Minions: The Rise of Gru (Universal) 59.8m 640.3m 42.1m 342.4m 80 2. Thor: Love And Thunder (Disney) 53.9m 598.2m 31.8m 322m 49 3. Nope (Universal) 44m 44m N/A N/A 1 4. Top Gun:…
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UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Where The Crawdads Sing’ is widest female-directed release ever
Further titles include Pathe’s ‘Notre Dame On Fire’, Vertigo’s ‘She Will’.Sony thriller Where The Crawdads Sing receives the biggest-ever release for any film directed by a woman at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend, opening in 691 locations.Directed by Olivia Newman, the film’s total tops the 673-site release for 2019’s Frozen 2, which was directed…