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Box Office: ‘Free Guy’ Still No. 1 Hero With $19M, ‘PAW Patrol’ Opens to Solid $13M

Box Office: ‘Free Guy’ Still No. 1 Hero With $19M, ‘PAW Patrol’ Opens to Solid $13M

BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment 'Free Guy' enjoys a pandemic-era record hold as it crosses $100 million globally in its first 10-days. Elsewhere, new offerings 'The Protege' and 'Reminiscence' fall apart in their box office debuts. It’s official: 20th Century and Disney’s Free Guy is a box office hit despite the ongoing pandemic and Hurricane Henri in the Northeast. The family-friendly action-comedy, starring Ryan Reynolds and directed by Shawn Levy, fell a mere 34 percent in its second weekend to $18.8 million for a 10-day domestic total of $58.8 million. Free Guy, sporting the lowest decline of any film opening north of $10…
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Ryan Reynolds Confirms Disney Wants ‘Free Guy’ Sequel

Ryan Reynolds Confirms Disney Wants ‘Free Guy’ Sequel

BY TRILBY BERESFORD | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment #Celebrity The actor of the action-adventure comedy film tweeted on Saturday that a sequel to the video game-themed film is on the horizon. Ryan Reynolds confirmed in a brief tweet on Saturday that a Free Guy sequel is on the horizon. “Aaaannnnd after 3 years messaging as an original IP movie, Disney confirmed today they officially want a sequel,” wrote the actor on Twitter. “Woo hoo!! #irony.” While no additional information was given, 20th Century Studios retweeted Reynolds’ post and director Shawn Levy shared it with the quote: “Yuuuuuuuup.” Free Guy is Levy’s latest action-adventure comedy, which…
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The Low-Key Hustle of ‘Free Guy’ Filmmaker Shawn Levy: “I’m Willing to Outwork Anybody”

The Low-Key Hustle of ‘Free Guy’ Filmmaker Shawn Levy: “I’m Willing to Outwork Anybody”

BY TATIANA SIEGEL | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment With Disney's Ryan Reynolds starrer finally hitting theaters after multiple COVID-related delays, the prolific director-producer — he now has 15 projects lined up at Netflix — has quietly become one of Hollywood’s most dependable hitmakers. Shawn Levy is sipping iced coffee with a hint of milk on a scorching hot summer day in Boston. The industrious director-producer is in town with Ryan Reynolds to host a private cast-and-crew screening of their upcoming film Free Guy for the locals at the AMC Boston Common. It has been a long journey for the Disney tentpole, which shot in…
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Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort Marketing Acquired by MNTN

Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort Marketing Acquired by MNTN

BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Maximum Effort Productions is not part of the deal and will continue to operate as a standalone company. Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort Marketing, the agency behind viral ads for Match and Mint Mobile, has been acquired by the advertising software company MNTN. As part of the deal, Maximum Effort Marketing will retain its identity and exist as an agency within MNTN (“mountain”). Reynolds will serve as MNTN’s chief creative officer while George Dewey will become the company’s chief brand officer, while also retaining his position as president of Maximum Effort. Reynolds’ Maximum Effort Productions, which signed…
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Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort Marketing Acquired by MNTN (Exclusive)

Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort Marketing Acquired by MNTN (Exclusive)

BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Maximum Effort Productions is not part of the deal and will continue to operate as a standalone company. Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort Marketing, the agency behind viral ads for Match and Mint Mobile, has been acquired by the advertising software company MNTN. As part of the deal, Maximum Effort Marketing will retain its identity and exist as an agency within MNTN (“mountain”). Reynolds will serve as MNTN’s chief creative officer while George Dewey will become the company’s chief brand officer, while also retaining his position as president of Maximum Effort. Reynolds’ Maximum Effort Productions, which signed…
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