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Jul
08
2021
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By Troy Warren
‘Black Widow’ Box Office Preview: Can Marvel Pic Crack $80M in U.S. Opening?

‘Black Widow’ Box Office Preview: Can Marvel Pic Crack $80M in U.S. Opening?

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The superhero stand-alone hopes to further the moviegoing recovery and snare the biggest launch of the pandemic era even as it debuts simultaneously on Disney+ Premier Access. After more than a year of waiting to spin its web on the big screen, Marvel Studios’ female superhero stand-alone Black Widow hopes to crack $80 million when opening at the North American box office this weekend. To date, Universal’s F9 boasts the biggest domestic launch of the pandemic era with $70 million (last weekend, it zoomed past $500 million globally). The major difference between the two films in terms of their…
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Jul
07
2021
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Sarah Shahi on ‘Sex/Life,’ Her ‘Black Adam’ Character and ‘The Sopranos’ Memories

Sarah Shahi on ‘Sex/Life,’ Her ‘Black Adam’ Character and ‘The Sopranos’ Memories

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BY BRIAN DAVIDS | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The actor talks the female gaze of her Netflix show and working with Dwayne Johnson as "a freedom fighter that's leading this big resistance against an evil, malicious group." After 20 years of film and television work, Sarah Shahi returns to the small screen in her most “risqué” project yet — Netflix’s Sex/Life. Shahi plays Billie Connelly, a young mother and housewife who yearns for her past life to such a degree that she begins to test her marriage and friendships in the process. Created by Stacy Rukeyser, Sex/Lifeis told through a woman’s perspective in more…
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Jul
06
2021
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Will the Cannes Film Festival Kick Off a Global Comeback Post-Lockdown?

Will the Cannes Film Festival Kick Off a Global Comeback Post-Lockdown?

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BY SCOTT ROXBOROUGH | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT From shorter theatrical windows to streaming giants with more buying power than ever, the industry landscape has changed radically in the past year: "Nothing is going back to the way it used to be.” The red carpet is ready. The rosé chilled. And given the turmoil of the past year, the lineup looks as impressive as possible, from the auteur catnip of Wes Anderson’s star-jammed The French Dispatch (Elisabeth Moss, Timothée Chalamet, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, etc.) and Paul Verhoeven’s scandal-ready lesbian nun drama Benedetta, to the high-octane Hollywood spectacle promised by Universal’s F9, which set…
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Jul
05
2021
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Richard Donner, ‘Superman’ and ‘Lethal Weapon’ Director, Dies at 91

Richard Donner, ‘Superman’ and ‘Lethal Weapon’ Director, Dies at 91

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BY MIKE BARNES | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT His big-screen body of work also includes 'Inside Moves,' starring John Savage as a suicide survivor; the broad Richard Pryor-Jackie Gleason comedy 'The Toy'; and 'The Goonies.' Richard Donner, the veteran television director who helmed the first Superman film starring Christopher Reeve and the four Lethal Weapon films in a spectacular transition to the big screen, died Monday, his assistant told The Hollywood Reporter. He was 91. Donner’s career in features was jump-started with he got a hold of an early script for The Omen (1976), a $2 million film that grossed $60 million in the U.S.…
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Jul
05
2021
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Studios, Guilds Agree to Extend Return-to-Work Safety Protocols Again

Studios, Guilds Agree to Extend Return-to-Work Safety Protocols Again

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BY THR STAFF | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The current agreement, which was reached last September, was set to expire on June 30. Hollywood’s major studios and guilds are once again extending their return-to-work talks. The current contract was scheduled to expire June 30, after getting a three month extension from the original April date. But the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and the industry’s top guilds — including SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, the DGA, the Teamsters and the Basic Crafts — have agreed to keep the current protocols in place for longer. A joint statement from the negotiating…
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Jul
05
2021
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John Stamos Performs With Beach Boys on CNN’s Fourth of July Special

John Stamos Performs With Beach Boys on CNN’s Fourth of July Special

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BY KIMBERLY NORDYKE | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The performance sparked multiple trending topics on Twitter. John Stamos joined the Beach Boys to perform on Sunday’s Fourth in America Special, which aired on CNN. The actor joined the group onstage for iconic hits like “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” and “Sloop John B.” The performance sparked multiple trending topics on Twitter, including “John Stamos,” “The Beach Boys” and “Mike Love,” co-founder of the Beach Boys. Stamos has a long association with the group, appearing in its 1988 video for “Kokomo.” He also performed with the Beach Boys on several other occasions, including ABC’s Dancing With the Stars in 2010 and…
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Jul
04
2021
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Patty Jenkins Thinks Streaming’s Day-and-Date Strategy Won’t Last

Patty Jenkins Thinks Streaming’s Day-and-Date Strategy Won’t Last

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BY CHRIS GARDNER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The pandemic led to a seismic shift in the motion picture business, but the filmmaker isn’t so sure it's permanent: "Are studios really going to give up billion-dollar movies just to support their streaming service?" The pandemic led to a seismic shift in the motion picture business, but contrary to the opinions of industry analysts and studio chiefs everywhere, filmmaker Patty Jenkins isn’t so sure the day-and-date strategy will stick. “I don’t think it’s going to last,” the director told THR during a June 24 jaunt through the revamped Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood, host of…
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Jul
04
2021
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The Japanese Titles for the ‘Fast & Furious’ Movies Are Wonderful

The Japanese Titles for the ‘Fast & Furious’ Movies Are Wonderful

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BY JAMES HIBBERD | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT From 'Wild Speed MAX' to 'Jet Break,' here are foreign release titles for all nine 'Fast & Furious' movies.   The Japanese release titles of the Fast & Furious films are rather wonderful. With the latest entry, F9, blowing up domestic box office, enjoy these alternate titles (which have been circulating to appreciative amazement on Reddit and were confirmed late Friday by Universal Pictures) for all nine movies in the franchise: The Fast and the Furious (2001): Wild Speed 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003): Wild Speed X2 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006): Wild Speed X3: Tokyo Drift Fast &…
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Jul
03
2021
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Box Office: ‘F9,’ ‘Boss Baby 2’ and ‘Forever Purge’ Dominate July 4th

Box Office: ‘F9,’ ‘Boss Baby 2’ and ‘Forever Purge’ Dominate July 4th

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Universal movies will claim the top three spots at the domestic box office in a rare feat for a Hollywood studio. here’s something for everyone at the July Fourth box office. Universal’s F9: The Fast Saga will keep the pedal to the metal in its second weekend with a projected $24 million three-day weekend and $33 million for the four-day holiday, according to early Friday estimates. To boot, the action pic will cross $100 million domestically in record time for the pandemic era and $500 million globally. Universal is dominating the marquee all the way…
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Jul
03
2021
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‘Willy Wonka’ at 50: Child Stars Recall the Making of the Film

‘Willy Wonka’ at 50: Child Stars Recall the Making of the Film

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BY SETH ABRAMOVITCH | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Thanks to repeat TV airings after modest box office success, the Paramount release earned its reputation as a film classic — Timothée Chalamet was recently cast to play a young Wonka in a big-screen reimagining — and would forever impact the lives of its young cast. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, which turns 50 on June 30, got mixed reviews upon its release (THR declared that “a pleasanter, more captivating … musical for children this year is difficult to conceive,” while The New York Times dismissed it as “tedious and stagy with little sparkle…
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