Oct 12, 2018 | In Production, Trending
Michael Pena will play the Mr. Roarke role in Blumhouse and Sony’s upcoming “Fantasy Island” movie. Ricardo Montalban originated the role in the television series “Fantasy Island” as the white-suited Mr. Roarke who oversaw a mysterious island where people could live...
Oct 12, 2018 | In Production, Trending
DATE CHANGE Sony has moved the previously untitled James Gunn horror project “BrightBurn” back from Nov. 30 of this year to May 24, 2019 — the start of the Memorial Day weekend. The studio unveiled the name “BrightBurn” on Monday along with the date change. Gunn...
Oct 12, 2018 | In Production, Trending
“Guardians of the Galaxy” director James Gunn is in talks to write “Suicide Squad 2,” jumping ship from Marvel to DC. Gunn’s deal was made “with an eye to direct” the Warner Bros. film, which is expected to be a completely new take. Gunn helmed the first two...
Sep 26, 2018 | Box Office, New Releases, Trending
“The House With a Clock in Its Walls” easily topped the domestic box office in an otherwise quiet weekend at multiplexes. Eli Roth’s adaptation of the popular children’s book picked up a better-than-expected $26.8 million when it opened in 3,592 locations. The fantasy...
Sep 26, 2018 | Box Office, New Releases, Trending
Warner Bros.’ “The Nun” topped the international box office for the third straight weekend, generating another $35.5 million in 80 markets. That takes its overseas total to $191.7 million for a global tally of $292.6 million. “The Nun” now ranks as the biggest...
Sep 14, 2018 | In Production, Trending
First the trick: David Gordon Green’s “Halloween” sequel pretends like the last nine films in the franchise don’t exist, picking up 40 years after John Carpenter’s seminal 1978 slasher movie as if none of that other nonsense has ever happened. Now the treat: His take...