Jul 4, 2018 | New Releases
In “The First Purge,” the National Founding Fathers of America — they’re the kind of fascists who pretend not to be — launch an audacious (or maybe it’s just sick) experiment in state-controlled chaos: a 12-hour zone of anything-goes bedlam in which the crimes you...
Jul 4, 2018 | New Releases
After a record-breaking second quarter, the domestic box office shows no signs of slowing down. July looks to start strong as “Ant-Man and the Wasp” eyes a debut between $70 million and $80 million when it launches in 4,100 theaters on Friday. Fellow newcomer “The...
Jun 28, 2018 | Trending, Uncategorized
The production of Wonder Woman 1984 is headed to the Canary Islands, where it will employ 2,000 extras and bring €20 million into the local economy. Principal photography on Wonder Woman 1984 began in June. Production will span multiple locations, including Washington...
Jun 28, 2018 | In Production
Paramount has launched development of a third “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movie — two years after “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” was a serious disappointment. The studio has hired Andrew Dodge, whose credits include “Bad Words,” to write the...
Jun 28, 2018 | In Production
George Clooney is in early talks with 20th Century Fox to direct Christopher MacBride’s science-fiction thriller “Echo.” The movie is set up with 21 Laps’ Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, and Dan Cohen. The production company has previously produced the science-fiction pic...
Jun 28, 2018 | In Production
Frank Grillo and Anthony Mackie will star in the Netflix thriller “Point Blank.” Joe Lynch is directing from a script by Adam G. Simon. Joe Carnahan and Grillo are producing via their War Party banner, along with Johanna Byer producing for Gaumont. The film is a...
Jun 28, 2018 | In Production
Fox has dated its untitled Ford vs. Ferrari movie, starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale, for June 28, 2019. “Logan” director James Mangold is helming from a script by screenwriters Jez and John-Henry Butterworth (“Edge of Tomorrow”). The film follows an eccentric,...
Jun 27, 2018 | Box Office, New Releases
In this week’s edition of the Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by the TV advertising attention analytics company iSpot.tv, Universal Pictures claims the top spot in spending for the fourth week in a row with “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.” Ads placed for the latest...
