Walt Disney has unveiled the teaser trailer for the CG "live-acton style" remake of the animated classic The Lion King [LIONK]. Born to rule the African savanna, the lion cub Simba is instead cast out on his own. He rediscovers his destiny as an adult and journeys home to reclaim his rightful throne. Directed by Jon Favreau [JFAVR], The Lion King will rule beginning July 19th.
Aviron has revealed the teaser trailer for the teen romance After [AFTR1], which started life as Harry Styles fanfic. After opens in theaters on April 12th.
AFTER follows Tessa (Josephine Langford), a dedicated student, dutiful daughter and loyal girlfriend to her high school sweetheart, as she enters her first semester in college. Armed with grand ambitions for her future, her guarded world opens up when she meets the dark and mysterious Hardin Scott (Hero Fiennes Tiffin), a magnetic...
The Thanksgiving holiday offers a feast of movie-going options, but Disney will once again rule the weekend with Ralph Breaks the Internet [RALP2]. The PG-rated sequel is the first from Walt Disney Animation Studios, which now rivals Pixar in producing quality films. Wreck-It Ralph debuted in 2012 with $49 million and proved to be an audience favorite by legging out $189.4 million. Advance ticket sales are outpacing Coco and Moana, which opened over the last two Thanksgiving to $72.9...
Warner Bros. has assembled the second trailer for the animated sequel The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part [LEGO2]. Chris Pratt [CPRAT] reprises the voice role of Emmet from The LEGO Movie as well as Rex Dangervest, an amalgamation of the movie characters played by Chris Pratt. The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part drops on February 8th.
It’s been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything...
Aviron has released the second trailer for the thriller Serenity [SRNTY], which is now set to open on January 25th.
Baker Dill (Matthew McConaughey [MMCCO]) is a fishing boat captain leading tours off a tranquil, tropical enclave called Plymouth Island. His quiet life is shattered, however, when his ex-wife Karen (Anne Hathaway [AHATH]) tracks him down with a desperate plea for help. She begs Dill to save her – and their young son – from her new, violent husband (Jason Clarke [JCLAR])...
Entertainment Studios has uploaded the official trailer for the sci-fi thriller Replicas [RPLIC]. Keanu Reeves [KREEV] stars as a scientist who brought back his family from the dead through cloning. But they must go on the run from the government that funded the research. Replicas will finally open on January 11th.
Warner Bros. has dropped the final trailer for the DC Comics adaptation Aquaman [AQUMN]. Jason Momoa [JMOMO] stars in the title role in the stand-alone origin story of the half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry. Directed by James Wan [JWAN], Aquaman surfaces wide on December 21st.
Sony has revealed the trailer for the thriller The Intruder [NTRDR]. Michael Ealy [MEALY] and Meagan Good [MGOOD] star as a young couple who moves into a Napa Valley estate, only to be stalked and tormented by the previous owner, played by Dennis Quaid [DQUAI]. The Intruder hits theaters on April 26th.
While leading the weekend box office with an estimated $62.2 million, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald [FBST2] underperformed expectations of matching the first film's $74.4 million opening. Franchise fatigue has already set in on the second of a five film series. The audience was 57% female with 69% aged 25 years or older.
Dr. Seuss' The Grinch [HTGSC] slipped 44% from last weekend's debut at the top spot to $38.2 million. The animated film has earned $126.5 million.
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Warner Bros. continues to mine the pockets of Harry Potter fans with Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald [FBST2], the second new film set in the expanded Wizardry World of J.K. Rowling. Eddie Redmayne [EREDM] reprise his lead as Newt Scamander, while Jude Law [JLAW] joins the cast as young Dumbledore. Johnny Depp [JDEPP] plays the titled villain, a role that has divided fans. The Crimes of Grindelwald seems unlikely to surpass the $74.4 million debut of the first Fantastic Beasts...
