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Among the star-studded actors involved in James Cameron’s Avatar sequels, many believed over the past few years that Vin Diesel would be one of those actors. The Fast and Furious star previously hinted that it was “safe to say” him and the visionary filmmaker would be working together after sharing a video of himself and

It’s been a long time coming, but it looks like China’s unofficial ban on Marvel is lifting. Disney/Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania have both secured release dates in China, ending a three-and-a-half year period during which movies featuring Marvel characters did not gain entry to the world’s second largest

There’s just something about M3GAN that has audiences, critics, and even the powers behind the film buzzing with excitement about a potential sequel. Universal executives were allegedly talking about another round before the 2023 new movie release was even in theaters, and they weren’t the only ones. That enthusiasm was apparently infectious enough that even

In an age of streaming and Covid concerns when many older-skewing dramatic films find their way safely into homes, Sony Pictures rolled the dice on the Tom Hanks drama A Man Called Otto. It grossed $15.3 million in its third–weekend wide expansion over the four-day MLK weekend, well surpassing its $8M projection. The result surprised

Gerard Butler has been holding down the fort for action movies for the last decade or so with offerings like Geostorm and the Has Fallen franchise. While he’s been a reliable action hero, the superhero genre has really frequently been dominating the action field courtesy of stars like Robert Downey Jr. Despite the MCU’s dominance,

A24’s The Whale crossed the $11-million mark in week six as it jumped to 1,500 screens from 835 as the Brendan Fraser-starrer and other contenders continue to tweak theatrical runs through awards season. The film, which received a PGA nomination for Best Motion Picture this week along with SAG noms for Fraser and co-star Hong

Michelle Yeoh showed that she was confident in her strength, telling Golden Globe producers, “Shut up, please. I can beat you up,” when they tried to play her off stage during her acceptance speech for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy Or Musical. But make no mistake, if Yeoh ever needed someone to have

Refresh for latest…: James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water continues to outdo itself having crossed $1.8B globally and reaching nearly $1.9B at the worldwide box office through this weekend. The estimated global cume through Sunday is $1.894B. Avatar 2 still ranks as the No. 7 biggest movie of all time. Ahead of it at

The making of Top Gun: Maverick was no small task, and it involved working extremely closely with the United States Navy to pull off this authentic and extreme movie about fighter pilots. Joseph Kosinski, the director of the legacy sequel, has been extremely open about his “quest for authenticity” on this movie, as he told

Karen Cooper, longtime director of New York City’s indie cinema gem Film Forum, says she’s stepping down at a good time, not just for her, but for the business. Despite all the naysayers and after slogging through Covid with the help of federal grants and weathering a slow recovery, Cooper said business is currently pretty

British actor Harry Melling is probably best known for his role as Harry’s spoiled and mean-spirited cousin Dudley Dursley in all Harry Potter films. However, suppose you’ve seen his movie on the 2023 movie schedule, The Pale Blue Eye, where he plays a fictionalized version of Edgar Allan Poe, In that case, the actor is

Shudder and IFC Midnight are launching microbudget Skinamarink on a not-so-micro 629 screens, giving the viral horror pic a major push after a well-received premiere back at Fantasia-fest that just kept snowballing with strong reviews and social media love. “I was over the moon. For a horror filmmaker in Canada, [Fantasia] is like getting a

The Fast & Furious franchise has always been keen on family, whether we’re talking blood relations or people you’re extremely close with thanks to shared experiences. Dominic Toretto has never been lacking for family to turn to, but ever since The Fate of the Furious, Vin Diesel’s character been a member of the fatherhood club

On a winter Thursday still ruled by James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water, Sony’s Tom Hanks drama A Man Called Otto and Lionsgate’s Gerard Butler action pic, Plane, sought to get an early start with respectively $635K and $625K each. Here’s the thing, technically, Otto is the richer: If you count the Marc Forster

Correcting the internet can be a job in and of itself, as evidenced by Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’s co-writer/director James Mangold. As he’s been gearing up for the debut of his 2023 new movie release, the helmer behind the fourth sequel with Harrison Ford’s iconic character hasn’t been shy about correcting misinformed

Broadway box office took the expected drop last week, declining nearly 30% (to $37,394,931) from the previous week’s holiday-pumped $52M figure. Attendance for the 32 shows was down about 12% (to 275,834), but remained at a solid 92% of total capacity. The reason for the decline, of course, is the previous week’s New Years week

2022 saw some pretty huge celebrity nuptials, as Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck finally made it down the aisle; Britney Spears celebrated her freedom with a fairytale wedding with Sam Asghari; and Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker enjoyed a trio of vow exchanges. Will this year be the one that sees Machine Gun Kelly and

James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water will reign supreme in its fifth weekend over the four-day MLK holiday frame with an estimated take around $35M. The Disney/20th Century Studios/Lightstorm title through yesterday raised its running total to $525.66M after a $4.5M Tuesday. The sequel will feasibly overtake the domestic total of its comp, Rogue

Warner Bros’ franchise of DC movies has been the source of constant restructuring and changing with the times. Some of the upcoming entries in this cinematic universe are still holding steady though, one of which happens to be Ezra Miller’s The Flash. While the actor is currently making their way through some legal challenges, they

It’s been a cold, hard place at the box office for not just adult movies but also artsy titles in the awards conversation. After winning the Golden Globe for Animated Film for his Pinocchio on Tuesday, the two-time Oscar winner was asked backstage by a reporter if he had any concerns about the state of

After getting his start in the movie world in 2014 with Men, Women & Children, and followed shortly thereafter by by Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, Timothée Chalamet really started turning heads in 2017 thanks to his appearances in flicks like Call Me by Your Name and Lady Bird. Cut to 2023, Chalamet is now one of

A flying ace, rampaging dinosaurs, Marvel, DC, Minions and battling blue aliens on a distant planet were among the highlights of 2022 for the Hollywood studios at the global and international box office. Still, it was yet another year of transition, with worldwide grosses reaching an estimated $26B — a 27% increase on 2021 but

It’s almost hard to believe it, but it’s been nearly one year since the 2022 Academy Awards, where Will Smith famously walked on stage and slapped Chris Rock over a joke he made about Jada Pinkett Smith’s appearance. The discourse surrounding the incident hasn’t stopped in the months that have passed, as the Academy Award

In a major shift one of the nation’s premier arthouses, Karen Cooper will be exiting as director on June 30 after 50 years running the Film Forum in New York City. Deputy Director Sonya Chung will assume the role. Cooper has led the nonprofit cinema since its first iteration in 1972 as a 50-seat loft

Audiences continue to be thrilled by Avatar: The Way of Water, as evidenced by its dominating run at the box office. Even with the 2023 new movie releases starting to hit theaters, co-writer/director James Cameron has had a pretty strong hold on all competition since his big sequel’s mid-December debut. Throughout each step of the

Reading the tea leaves with regard to China in 2023 is even more difficult than usual. The country’s about-face on its longstanding zero-Covid policy has implications from geopolitics to economics and, closer to home for Hollywood, the state of the market after a dismal 2022. Exactly what those implications are is where the guesswork comes

There’s been a lot of focus in recent months on the children of Hollywood’s biggest stars and the unique experience that comes with that. Much of the attention has been around the opportunities that the “nepo babies” are afforded if they want to follow their parents into the entertainment business, but being raised amongst celebrities

Sony’s Tom Hanks-starrer A Man Called Otto banked $4.2 million in a lively second frame as it moved to 637 locations nationwide from four in NY and LA. Strong word of mouth propelled moviegoers into seats with particular strength in the heartland and momentum looks good as the adult drama/comedy heads into next week’s wide

The biggest movie in theaters right now is indisputably James Cameron’s Avatar 2. The movie that takes audiences back to Pandora utilizes groundbreaking moviemaking technology that is especially made to be watched in 3D following the first Avatar being a groundbreaking movie for 3D. We certainly didn’t know or expect that Brendan Fraser and Seth

James Cameron believes Avatar: The Way of Water will break even, and is confident Disney will proceed with the sequels. Had Avatar 2 not been a moneymaker, there was a question about whether Cameron would realize his full vision of three more sequels despite the fact that he’s been in production on them. Cameron comments