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Dec
29
2021
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By Troy Warren
How ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Was “Shaped” by Its Secret Stars

How ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Was “Shaped” by Its Secret Stars

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BY AARON COUCH | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment Screenwriters Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers reflect on working with its mystery protagonists and dive into the biggest twists of the $1 billion grossing superhero film: "No one knows the character as well as — or gives as much thought to the character — as someone who has to then embody it and sell it." [This story contains spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home] Even after penning a pair of increasingly ambitious Spider-Man movies, No Way Home presented a multiverse’s worth of challenges for screenwriters Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. The duo weaved together a script…
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Dec
28
2021
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Magic Johnson Says He’s “Not Looking Forward” to HBO’s Lakers Series

Magic Johnson Says He’s “Not Looking Forward” to HBO’s Lakers Series

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BY RYAN GAJEWSKI | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment 'Winning Time,' focusing on the NBA team Johnson led in the 1980s, tips off in March. When it comes to HBO’s upcoming series about the Los Angeles Lakers’ 1980s glory years, Magic Johnson is going to pass. The legendary point guard chatted with a TMZ reporter during an interview published on Monday, and Magic was asked whether he is looking forward to Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. The upcoming scripted series debuts in March from showrunner Max Borenstein and director and executive producer Adam McKay, focusing on the NBA squad’s successful “Showtime” era. Magic shared that he wasn’t…
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Dec
27
2021
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New ‘Batman’ Trailer Features More Catwoman Interaction: “The Bat and the Cat”

New ‘Batman’ Trailer Features More Catwoman Interaction: “The Bat and the Cat”

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BY HILARY LEWIS | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The two-and-a-half-minute clip shows more of Robert Pattinson's Caped Crusader talking, and fighting, with Zoe Kravitz's Selina Kyle. A new trailer for Warner Bros.’ The Batman dropped on Monday, and it features more of Zoe Kravitz’s Catwoman. The latest, two-and-a-half-minute preview for the Matt Reeves-directed film begins with Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne being approached to do more for Gotham City. “Your family has a history of philanthropy, but as far as I can tell, you’re not doing anything,” he’s told over clips of Batman in action. While continuing to grapple with the Riddler and his question-mark-filled…
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Dec
26
2021
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By Troy Warren
‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Becomes Sony’s Top-Grossing Pic of All Time at U.S. Box Office

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Becomes Sony’s Top-Grossing Pic of All Time at U.S. Box Office

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment To boot, the superhero tentpole is on the verge of crossing the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office in a pandemic era first. Another day, another milestone for Spider-Man: No Way Home. Sony and Marvel’s superhero sensation earned $19.7 million on Christmas Eve to finish Friday with $405.5 million in domestic ticket sales and become Sony’s top-grossing domestic title of all time, not adjusted for inflation. The previous record-holder was 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle in 2017 ($404.5 million). To boot, No Way Home is on the verge of crossing the $1 billion…
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Dec
25
2021
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‘The Matrix Resurrections’ Encourages Audience Division

‘The Matrix Resurrections’ Encourages Audience Division

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BY RICHARD NEWBY | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment All these years later, some viewers are still trying to bend the spoon, instead of accepting that there is no spoon. [This story contains spoilers for The Matrix Resurrections] “After all these years, to be going back to where it all started, back to The Matrix.” But the reality is, if there is such a straightforward term within this world, you can’t go back, only forward. Lana Wachowski’s sequel, The Matrix Resurrections, which follows the events established by her and her sister, Lily’s, genre-defining Matrix trilogy, revives the franchise after nearly twenty years. But, like so…
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Dec
24
2021
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Oscars: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Team Plans Best Picture Push, Tom Holland Open to Hosting (Exclusive)

Oscars: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Team Plans Best Picture Push, Tom Holland Open to Hosting (Exclusive)

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BY SCOTT FEINBERG | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment Holland, Marvel chief Kevin Feige, Sony chief Tom Rothman and producer Amy Pascal speak with The Hollywood Reporter in the aftermath of their film's strong critical and historic commercial debut. In eight films released over the last 19 years, Spider-Man has saved people falling from buildings, cars hanging from bridges and the world from any number of evildoers. But with the most recent film about the comic book superhero, Jon Watts’ Spider-Man: No Way Home, did he also save the theatrical moviegoing experience? And could he yet save the Oscars, too? No Way…
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Dec
22
2021
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‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Box Office Is Mixed Blessing for Hollywood

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Box Office Is Mixed Blessing for Hollywood

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The latest Spidey film enjoyed a huge Monday as it prepares to go up against Christmas weekend competitors 'Sing 2,' 'The Matrix Resurrections' and 'The King's Man.' Spider-Man: No Way Home showed no signs of slowing down as Christmas week commenced, scoring the second-biggest Monday of all time for December and the third-biggest for any time for the year with $37.1 million from 4,336 theaters despite the looming threat of the Omicron variant. That brings the movie’s four-day domestic haul to $297.2 million. Sometime Tuesday, it will become the first release of…
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Dec
20
2021
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By Troy Warren
ABC, ESPN Return to YouTube TV After Weekend Blackout Due to Carriage Dispute

ABC, ESPN Return to YouTube TV After Weekend Blackout Due to Carriage Dispute

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment  #Business YouTube TV will honor its previously announced $15 discount to existing users for one month, even though access to Disney-owned channels will resume on Sunday. After a brief blackout that began on Friday night, ABC, ESPN and several other Disney-owned channels will return to YouTube TV after the Google-owned company and Disney reached a carriage agreement on Sunday afternoon. “We are pleased to announce that after a brief disruption, we have reached a new distribution agreement with Google’s YouTube TV for continued carriage of our portfolio of networks,” Disney said in a statement. “We…
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Dec
19
2021
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Box Office: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Soars to Record $253M U.S. Opening, $587M Globally

Box Office: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Soars to Record $253M U.S. Opening, $587M Globally

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The superhero pic scored the No. 3 domestic debut of all time as moviegoing returned to pre-pandemic levels for the first time despite omicron. But not all are celebrating: 'Nightmare Alley' found coal in its Christmas stocking. Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home spun a record-breaking web in its box office debut, grossing $253 million from 4,336 theaters to secure the third-biggest domestic opening of all time at the box office despite growing worries over the COVID-19 omicron variant. Overseas — where the new variant is even more of a concern in certain markets,…
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Dec
18
2021
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YouTube TV Loses ABC, ESPN and Other Disney-Owned Channels After Failed Contract Negotiations

YouTube TV Loses ABC, ESPN and Other Disney-Owned Channels After Failed Contract Negotiations

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment  #Business YouTube TV will now cost $49.99, down from $64.99, as a result of the dropped channels. YouTube TV has lost ABC, ESPN and multiple other Disney-owned channels after the two companies failed to reach a contract on Friday evening. As a result, YouTube will be decreasing the monthly price of its TV streaming platform from $64.99 to $49.99 due to the loss of 25 channels, which include the FX networks, Freeform, the Disney channels, the National Geographic channels and eight local ABC stations. “We know this is frustrating news for…
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