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Are promising female auteurs getting trapped in the franchise machine?
With Oscar nominees Emerald Fennell and Chloé Zhao moving on to superhero films, there’s a danger that the mainstream’s gain will be indie cinema’s lossStanley Kubrick to reboot Iron Man? David Lean’s Batman? Fellini’s Wonder Woman? In decades past it was almost unthinkable that “serious” auteur film-makers would stoop to superhero movies; now it’s standard […]
Continue readingStreaming: the greatest female action hero films
Gal Gadot’s second outing as Wonder Woman consolidates her place in cinema’s firmament of superheroes who have had to fight all the way…The uncontested tentpole attraction of this pandemic winter, Wonder Woman 1984 is finally out on non-premium VOD and DVD from Monday. Most DC franchise fans have doubtless checked it out already, and got […]
Continue readingPatty Jenkins Changed the Original Traumatic Origin Story in ‘Wonder Woman’
Director Patty Jenkins and her “Wonder Woman” cast have been open about the struggles making both their first standalone feature and its recent sequel, “Wonder Woman 1984.” Now, we’re learning that the plotline to the original “Wonder Woman” film, released in 2017, had an incredibly troubling origin story that director Jenkins removed.The plot was revealed […]
Continue reading‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Will Feature Lola Bunny Hanging Out With the Amazons from ‘Wonder Woman’
A day after a horde of Twitter users completely lost their minds talking about the perceived attractiveness of a cartoon rabbit from a movie aimed at children, the director of Space Jam: A New Legacy has revealed some new information about Lola Bunny, the female member of the Tune Squad basketball team in the original […]
Continue readingBox Office: ‘Tom and Jerry’ Opens to Surprisingly Strong $13.7 Million, Giving Movie Theaters Hope
Warner Bros. animated family film “Tom and Jerry” debuted to $13.7 million at the domestic box office, one of the biggest opening weekend hauls of the coronavirus era and a signal that moviegoing may be on the mend.To be sure, it’ll take some time for ticket sales to reach pre-pandemic levels. But second to “Wonder […]
Continue reading‘Violence of Action’ Thriller Reuniting Chris Pine and Ben Foster Lands at STX
After frequently popping up in blockbusters and critical darlings in the 2010s, Chris Pine has slowed down his workload following his scene-stealing role in the Wonder Woman films. The Wonder Woman 1984 actor has only appeared in a handful of feature films since 2019, instead appearing to pick and choose his roles with more discretion, […]
Continue readingSmash hit or total turkey? In the age of streaming it’s impossible to tell
With the box office closed and only secretive viewing figures to go on, gauging a film’s success is becoming a tricky propositionHere’s a question: was Wonder Woman 1984 a hit movie? How did it compare to the first Wonder Woman? Or how about Soul, or Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom? Were they hits? How can we […]
Continue readingWatch: HBO Max Teases ‘Mortal Kombat’, ‘Space Jam 2’, ‘The Suicide Squad’ and More in New Sizzle Reel
Warner Bros. Pictures is shaking up the theatrical release model this year by releasing their entire movie slate simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max for a limited time. Wonder Woman 1984 was the first to try out this strategy, but the studio wanted to take it much further by sending movies like Godzilla vs. […]
Continue readingInternational box office: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’, ‘The Croods: A New Age’ vie for top spot
Meanwhile ’The Dry’ starring Eric Bana topped the Australia box office.‘Wonder Woman 1984’ close to $100m in international marketsEstimated weekend takings of $4.7m in international markets pushed Wonder Woman 1984 to a $98.8m international total. Add in the $32.6m grossed so far in North America, and the Warner Bros/DC Films sequel has reached $131.4m globally.The […]
Continue reading‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Stays Atop Domestic Box Office
“Wonder Woman 1984” led domestic box office charts for the third straight weekend without much in the way of competition. The superhero sequel nabbed $3 million between Friday and Sunday, bringing its total in the U.S. and Canada to $32.6 million. Overseas, the film grabbed $4.7 million for an international tally of $98.8 million.With $131 […]
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