Tag: Wonder Woman
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‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Drops 65 Percent at the Box Office, Breaking the Wrong Records
The weekend could have been worse for “Solo: A Star Wars Story”: It dropped 65 percent at the box office, but the projection going in was closer to 70 percent. Add to this a drop of 46 percent overseas and we’re looking a film with a shortfall in the tens of millions at a minimum.“Solo”…
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Golden Trailer Awards: ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Stranger Things’ Among Nominees
Netflix and Warner Bros. topped the nominations, announced Wednesday, for the Golden Trailer Awards with 61 each.Winners will be announced May 31 at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles with Michelle Buteau (“The Tick”) hosting.Netflix was represented by work on “Stranger Things” Season 2, “The Crown,” “Icarus,” and “Mudbound,” while Warner Bros.…
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Patty Jenkins Cannes Award, ‘Westworld’ Finale Gets Theatrical Premiere, Kew Media Cannes Slate — Global Briefs
Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins will receive the 2018 Women In Motion award during the Cannes Film Festival. The filmmaker will receive the honor from festival president Pierre Lescure, artistic director Thierry Fremaux, and Francois-Henri Pinault, president and CEO of luxury goods firm Kering, which is behind the initiative. The presentation will take place at…
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‘Wonder Woman’s’ Patty Jenkins to Receive 2018 Women in Motion Award
Patty Jenkins will receive the 2018 Women in Motion award during the Cannes Film Festival. The “Wonder Woman” director will receive the honor from festival president Pierre Lescure, its artistic director, Thierry Fremaux, and Francois-Henri Pinault, president and CEO of luxury goods firm Kering, which is behind the Women in Motion initiative. The presentation will…
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Latest ‘Venom’ Movie Trailer Surpasses ‘Wonder Woman’ Views in First 24 Hours (Exclusive)
Sony Pictures theatrical trailer for the upcoming “Spider-Man” spinoff “Venom” has passed “Wonder Woman” and “Doctor Strange” in the number of views its gotten in its first 24 hours released, TheWrap has exclusively learned.Tom Hardy stars as Venom, who finally appeared in all his CGI glory in Sony Pictures’ first theatrical trailer during its studio…
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Warner Bros. and DC Comics Try for Reinvention at CinemaCon 2018
The once-mighty Warner Bros. is no longer the cock of the walk among major studios. (That’s Disney.) A year ago, after disappointing results, chairman Kevin Tsujihara installed New Line chief Toby Emmerich in charge of studio production. This January, he promoted Emmerich to chairman, presiding over not only production but worldwide marketing and distribution.In other…
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Joss Whedon Still Loves His Controversial ‘Wonder Woman’ Script: ‘People Say It’s Not Woke Enough’
Just as Patty Jenkins’ “Wonder Woman” was opening in theaters to critical and commercial success, Joss Whedon’s 2006 script for the film leaked online. The June 2017 leak didn’t go well for the “Avengers” director, who received backlash for writing what many believed to be a sexist Wonder Woman story.Whedon’s version took place in modern…
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Joss Whedon Says His ‘Batgirl’ Idea “Crumbled in My Hands”
In March 2017, Joss Whedon was brought on to write, direct, and produce a Batgirl movie for Warner Bros. In that same year, he also directed Justice League, Justice League was poorly received, and Wonder Woman surpassed the studio’s expectations to be one of the biggest hits of the year. In February 2018, he exited…
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2019 Oscars: Best Picture Predictions
Last year, Petty Jenkins’ DC comic-book movie “Wonder Woman” far exceeded expectations of quality, critical acclaim, and box office, but was shut out of the Oscar race. That won’t happen with Marvel’s “Black Panther,” which should ride the swells of worldwide acclaim and blockbuster status to become a Best Picture Oscar contender. But it will…
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‘Incredibles 2’ Sneak Peek: Brad Bird Remains Ahead of the Superhero Curve with his Pixar Sequel
At Pixar’s “Incredibles 2” sneak peek earlier this month, we learned that the story picks up where it left off 14 years ago, with the Underminer (voiced by good-luck charm John Ratzenberger) terrorizing Municiberg. The big question for director Brad Bird: Why?“I’m not interested in a college-age Jack-Jack,” he said, referring to the infant member…