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There was once a time when the pop ballad tie-in single was an essential ingredient to promoting your summer blockbuster. Pioneered by producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson, films like Footloose, Flashdance, and even Top Gun would carefully construct soundtracks that moved records after putting audiences in seats. It seems only fitting that Top Gun:
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Studio brass wowed theater owners this week with Maverick: Top Gun, Avatar: The Way of Water and Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse among other tentpoles. But they were also clear at the just-wrapped CinemaCon that a reviving box office requires a wide breadth of content. “If we narrow what we bring to theaters, our audience will get
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Lionsgate announced at the end of their CinemaCon session today that the Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes will finally hit theaters on Nov. 17, 2023. That date is the same pre-Thanksgiving corridor where The Hunger Games sequels Catching Fire, Mockingjay Part One and Mockingjay Part Two opened. CinemaCon 2022: Deadline’s Full Coverage The pic, as previously announced, is directed by those
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In the modern filmmaking world, sequels and franchises are unquestionably the dominating force. Every movie made by a major studio is a multi-million dollar gamble, and executives are obviously a lot more comfortable with giving the green light to projects with which audiences are already at least vaguely familiar than something brand new and original.
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CinemaCon Photos: Olivia Wilde, Dwayne Johnson, Avatar, Top Gun, More – Deadline You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content April 27, 2022 4:38pm After two years of on-and-off theater closures, the studios and the stars came out to present their wares at CinemaCon 2022. Movies from ‘Black Adam’
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Every relationship has its ups and downs, even when the lovebirds in question are major celebrities like Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake. Ahead of their 10-year anniversary, Jessica Biel took the chance to reminisce on her Hollywood romance (spoiler alert: it’s adorable).  In an interview with Access Hollywood, Jessica Biel reflected on her upcoming 10-year
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American actress Amy Yasbeck was 31 years old when she was cast as Peggy Brandt — a news reporter who ends up outing the mystery man underneath the green mask – in the 1994 comedy/fantasy film “The Mask.” Amy shared the big screen with A-lister Jim Carrey as a bank teller and main protagonist, Stanley
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Barbie, Warner Bros.’ Greta Gerwig-directed Mattel movie, will hit theaters July 21, 2023, the studio said today during its CinemaCon session in Las Vegas. The pic will take over the date previously occupied by Warners’ hybrid live-action/animation title, Coyote vs. Acme. That Dave Green-directed toon is currently undated as production continues. John Cena, Will Forte and
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Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard continues and as part of Johnny Depp’s testimony we have learned a little about the actor’s own thoughts about the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. It seems that, had Disney decided not to move forward without him, we would likely still be seeing the end of
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Disruption will continue to weigh on the international theatrical system as the Russia-Ukraine war drags on and well over half of China’s theaters are shuttered in the latest Covid crackdown. Andrew Cripps, president, international theatrical distribution, Warner Bros Pictures, said that Russia — which is currently being boycotted by studios — makes up about 5%
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Japanese actress and singer Youki Kudoh was 36 years old when she was cast as the ‘dragon lady’ aka Jasmine — the main antagonist and assassin with many superpowers like convincing, manipulating and seducing Lee before attempting to murder him — in the 2007 action/comedy film “Rush Hour 3.” Youki shared the big screen with
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CinemaCon launches Monday at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the second in-person gathering of theater owners and Hollywood studios since August, and Covid. That edition was shadowed by the Delta Variant, ongoing theater closures and shifting release dates. Now the picture is significantly brighter. Domestic attendance at the confab, including a full complement of studio
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Sony Pictures Classics art heist caper The Duke, Neon’s tender Petite Maman, and Charlotte from Good Deed Films, an animated biopic with mature themes, open an eclectic specialty weekend ready to draw older crowds if they’re ready to return. Younger demos are back when they like the pic, as per A24s Everything Everywhere All At
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2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road relaunched the Mad Max franchise 30 years after the release of Beyond Thunderdome, and the fifth Mad Max movie is on track for release nearly a decade after its predecessor. However, rather than the next entry in this sag being a direct Fury Road sequel, filmmaker George Miller is winding
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Universal had the most to boast last night at the box office, hitting the 18-34 arthouse demo with Robert Eggers’ Focus Features Viking epic, The Northman, which drew $1.35M last night in previews, and families with Dreamworks Animation’s The Bad Guys, which made $1.15M.  Lionsgate’s Nicolas Cage satire The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent made $835K in pre-opening
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Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have been in the midst of a legal battle for years, but things have really stepped up in recent weeks. The U.S. defamation trial has officially begun, with Depp himself testifying for several days about his experience with the Aquaman actress. While getting cross-examined by Heard’s team, Depp admitted to
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