Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Global Box Office: ‘Wonka’ Wins Weekend With Sweet $43.2M Overseas Opening
Timothée Chalamet’s Wonka provided some much-needed sweetener at the weekend box office, where it placed No. 1 on the global chart in earning $43.2 million from its first 37 overseas markets. That’s a promising start for the Christmas musical, which opens everywhere in North America on Dec. 16 as it continues to roll out across […]
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‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ Tracking for Troubled $40M-$50M Christmas Opening
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom will face rough seas when swimming into theaters over Christmas as the superhero genre continues to struggle. Hollywood’s major tracking service shows the DC superhero sequel opening to $40 million over the four-day holiday weekend (Dec. 22-Dec. 25), according to sources with access to data compiled by the National Research […]
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Zack Snyder’s Next Cut: No Capes Allowed
Zack Snyder was going through a Fortnite phase. What started as a bonding activity with one of his sons had spiraled into a solitary obsession, with the 57-year-old filmmaker sneaking off any chance he had to play the world-building video game. One night, about a year ago, his wife and producing partner, Deborah Snyder, woke […]
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‘Aquaman 2’ Sets China Release Date, Will Test Market’s Superhero Fatigue
Could James Wan’s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom snap the Hollywood studios’ box-office losing streak in China? Film buffs and analysts will soon find out. The Warner Bros. and DC Studios superhero sequel has been set for release on Dec. 20, two days before it opens in North America, according to mainland Chinese news sites […]
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Warner Bros. Renames Robert De Niro Mob Movie ‘Alto Nights,’ Shifts Release Date
Warner Bros. has a new title and new release date for its upcoming Robert De Niro mob movie. The film previously known as The Wise Guys is now titled Alto Knights. The project from director Barry Levinson also has a new release date of Nov. 15, 2024 (back from Feb. 2, 2024). The film is […]
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‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ Trailer Finally Arrives
The long-awaited trailer for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is here. James Wan directs the film, with Jason Momoa returning as the titular hero. It is a sequel to 2018’s Aquaman, which stands as the highest-grossing DC movie of all time, with $1.148 billion at the box office. Until this week, observers had wondered when […]
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‘Aquaman 2’ Director James Wan Admits Having Trailers for Trailers Is Silly
On Sunday, Warner Bros. released a trailer for the trailer of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. The 30-second hype-blast of aquatic action and Jason Momoa brooding teased that the actual trailer would arrive in four days (so, Thursday). But for now, the studio served up a piece of video that is trailer-esque, but played more […]
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James Wan Shares Medical Update Amid Recovery After Hospitalization
James Wan is recuperating after a recent hospitalization, according to a note posted to his Instagram account. The message shared on his Instagram Stories stated that the 46-year-old filmmaker was rushed to the emergency room for an undisclosed health issue. It was not clear who wrote the note in the post, which featured a photo […]
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Is Barbenheimer a Last Hurrah? Studios, Theaters Brace for Tentpole Havoc If Strikes Linger Into Fall
The extraordinary success of Barbie and Oppenheimer was a needed shot of adrenaline for Hollywood and theater owners as domestic box office revenue hit $311.1 million over the July 21-23 frame, the fourth-biggest weekend of all time. Never in history has one movie opened to $100 million or more, and a second one to more than […]
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Warner Bros.’ Quest to Build a Better ‘Aquaman’ Sequel: 3 Reshoots, Two Batmans and Non-Stop Test Screenings
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is in uncharted waters, with the next several weeks potentially setting its course, for good or for ill. The sequel to Warner Bros.’ 2018 DC movie is coming off a round of reshoots that occurred in New Zealand in mid-June and involved stars including Jason Momoa and Patrick Wilson, according to […]
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‘Insidious: The Red Door’ Star-Director Patrick Wilson Daydreamed About His Directorial Debut While Filming ‘Aquaman’ Sequel
Insidious: The Red Door star-director Patrick Wilson thought he was done with the Insidious franchise, but The Further wasn’t done with him or his character quite yet. In 2019, Wilson was quietly looking around for an opportunity to make his directorial debut, and when franchise co-creator Leigh Whannell happened to come up with an idea […]
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James Wan on Finishing ‘Aquaman’ Sequel, AI Fears and Where ‘Saw’ Came From
James Wan has become the example he never had. Born to Malaysian Chinese parents, Wan immigrated with his family from Malaysia to Western Australia when he was 8, and by then he had already fallen in love with film through Steven Spielberg and Tobe Hooper’s supernatural horror classic Poltergeist (1982). That feature includes something that […]
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