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Brad Bird’s latest film came in with a disappointing $41.7 million over the four-day weekend. It barely beat
Pitch Perfect 2, which came in at $38.5 million for the long weekend, and $126 million since its opening 11 days ago.
Mad Max: Fury Road was third with $29.7 million, while
Poltergeist came in fourth in its opening weekend with $28.2 million.
(BO)
Among the other movies that are up and running are the new film rom director-star Ricky Gervais and director James Marsh’s followup to
The Theory of Everything, while Larry Charles and Nicolas Cage’s
Army of One, Nicolas Winding Refn’s
Neon Demon and the latest in the
Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise finish principal photography.
(SSN)
The 68th annual Cannes Film Festival is officially a wrap. At yesterday's closing ceremony, the main competition jury, led by Joel and Ethan Coen, awarded the Palme d'Or to Jacques Audiard for his drama
Dheepan.
Son of Saul, the acclaimed Holocaust drama from first-time filmmaker Laszlo Nemes, won the Grand Prix (runner-up) award.
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The lawsuit names Miramax, Roadside Attractions, director Bill Condon, author Mitch Cullin, and Penguin Random House for copyright infringement. In the legal documents, it is stated that the first 50 of Conan Doyle’s short stories and novels are in the public domain, but the last 10 are still protected by copyright in the United States. The estate is asserting that Cullin’s book
A Slight Trick of the Mind, on which the film
is based, comes from these copyrighted stories.
(EW)
Francis Lawrence, who has directed the last three films in the studio’s
Hunger Games franchise, will be at the helm for the new series, based on one of the greatest stories ever told. Nina Jacobson, the producer of the
Hunger Games movies, is also on board the Homer adaptation. There is no word yet on any timeline.
(COL)
While details are limited, Paramount has already set into motion what would be the sixth film in the franchise. Cruise would return to star and produce, alongside David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and J.J. Abrams. Don Granger and Matt Grimm are set as executive producers and Elizabeth Raposa will oversee development.
(CB)
Star of
Ex Machina is circling both
Assassin’s Creed and the upcoming
Bourne film, which means she will probably drop out of
The Circle, which stars Tom Hanks and was a project Vikander had joined within the last couple weeks.
Creed stars Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, and the new
Bourne film stars Matt Damon. Both films are expected in theaters in 2016,
Bourne in July and
Creed in December.
(CS)
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer from the upcoming crime saga from director Scott Cooper. Starring Johnny Depp as gangster Whitey Bulger, the film also stars Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Kevin Bacon, Rory Cochrane, David Harbour, Dakota Johnson, Julianne Nicholson, James Russo, Adam Scott, Corey Stoll, Juno Temple, W. Earl Brown, Bill Camp, Brad Carter and Jeremy Strong. It hits theaters September 18th.
(YT)
The first images have come out from Ridley Scott’s new sci-fi thriller, based on the best-selling novel and starring Matt Damon as the title astronaut. The movie is written by Drew Goddard and also stars Kate Mara, Michael Peña, Kristen Wiig, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jeff Daniels, Mackenzie Davis, Sean Bean, Donald Glover, and Naomi Scott, and opens November 25th.
(TP)
It’s not known who said, “A screenplay is a simple story complexly told,” but it’s a wise statement. In her latest column, producer/consultant Barri Evins takes a look at this theory, fresh in her mind after wading through some of the scripts on her desk of late. It’s tough when you read a script and, after finishing, still don’t know what it’s about.
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