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DL: Guy Ritchie is now attached to direct Disney's Russo Bros produced Live-Action HERCULES (wouldn't count on Aladdin 2 anytime soon) notfabio Jun 17, 13:55

GRITC to direct [HRCUL] {nm} Antibody Jun 17, 14:16

Just to make it extra confusing, Regal is doing their own early access screenings of The Black Phone 6-22 (AMC did them this week) notfabio Jun 17, 12:55

Side note - The Black Phone was amazAasl omeone tht Movie Cub Jun 17, 15:26

oops spell check...The Black Phone was Amaze-Balls! {nm} Movie Cub Jun 17, 15:28

I just read this out loud. Did you just make me conjure the Devil? {nm} Zoggie Jun 18, 12:34

V: Netflix Snaps Up Richard Curtis Adaptation ‘That Christmas,’ [THCHR] - first look still Antibody Jun 17, 12:15

Not a secret sequel to THIS CHRISTMAS {nm} notfabio Jun 17, 12:22

DL: Nicole Kidman to star in the Mimi Cave directed thriller Holland, Michigan. Antibody Jun 17, 11:49

the actual holland, mi sucks {nm} islndr Jun 17, 12:21

DL: Universal is interested in picking up CLEOPATRA from Paramount. Sounds like "creative team" wants more time on the script. notfabio Jun 17, 10:29

Though could just be in general they wanted more pre-production time and Paramount said nope. {nm} notfabio Jun 17, 10:34

Century City North {nm} raccacoonie Jun 17, 11:33

DL: Looks like the SDCC Hall H panels have started to leak, Amazon is the first major one for their Lord of the Rings prequel series. notfabio Jun 17, 10:05

Disney has SHE-HULK banners up at the Gaslamp District (SDCC), will at least have a Marvel Booth even if they skip Hall H. notfabio Jun 17, 11:29

Disney+ will have a booth (Marvel, TBD?) {nm} notfabio Jun 17, 11:30

RIP: French acto Jean-Louis Trintignant (And God Created Woman, Il Sorpasso, A Man and a Woman, Z, The Conformist, Amour) dies at 91 {nm} joeoftexas Jun 17, 09:59

* French actor * {nm} joeoftexas Jun 17, 10:00

'The Equalizer 3' Stages Reunion Between Denzel Washington And Dakota Fanning As Cast Starts To Form J Jun 17, 09:51

No estimated theater counts for either of next week's movies? The Weekend Warrior Jun 17, 09:47

Variety: The Lucy Liussance is upon us, Lucy Liu, Gabrielle Union, Dennis Quaid, Jaboukie Young-White confirmed for STRANGE WORLD notfabio Jun 17, 08:45

It's Annecy coverage, they showed sequences from that film, and episodes of Zootopia+ and Baymax. {nm} notfabio Jun 17, 08:46

What is Zootopia+? The Weekend Warrior Jun 17, 09:19

It's a series of animated shorts featuring the characters from Zootopia for Disney+ {nm} notfabio Jun 17, 09:22

Woohoo! I might have to quit the game if LLIU was delisted :) {nm} The Weekend Warrior Jun 17, 08:47

At least her role in SHAZAM 2 is safe from Chapek Disney Streaming shenanigans (just has to survive Avatar 2) {nm} notfabio Jun 17, 08:51

GUNIO is the one who was saved. {nm} Antibody Jun 17, 09:00

Dennis Quaid, Lucy Liu, Gabrielle Union and Jaboukie Young-White have joined [STRNW] {nm} Antibody Jun 17, 08:48

Jaboukie Young-White will play a gay teenager in a romance Antibody Jun 17, 08:55

You can almost feel the waves of giddy delight Chapek has with Lightyear giving him an excuse to explore D+ options for this. {nm} notfabio Jun 17, 09:13

DL: Presales for Lightyear were estimated to be around $10M as of yesterday, just under Sonic the Hedgehog 2‘s $12M-$14M. (SONC2 $72M) Antibody Jun 17, 08:13

Hasbro is doing a Transformers fanstream June 23rd possible theres Rise of the Beasts something as part of it notfabio Jun 17, 08:04

It's worse, BO: LIGHTYEAR $5.2M Domestic Previews (Includes Wednesday & Thursday) Antibody Jun 17, 08:04

Good job Chapek, you killed Pixar by sending them straight to Disney+. {nm} Antibody Jun 17, 08:06

It's possible. The Saturday IMAX screening I'm attending (it only has one screening vs. three for JWD) is pretty full. {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Jun 17, 08:08

It might not even finish number 1. {nm} Antibody Jun 17, 08:09

I have JWD doing $50 million so yeah, it will be #1. {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Jun 17, 08:19

Plus, kids and families are not the usual Thursday night preview crowd. {nm} Jay_Beezy Jun 17, 08:21

YOu can factor that by using multiplier from past Pixar/family films. Worst case scenario of 10x is $52M. {nm} Antibody Jun 17, 08:23

I'm sticking with my 14-15X internal mult. Continue the conversation on Sunday/Monday? :) {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Jun 17, 08:32

$120m seems like a longshot at this point {nm} Moviesnob Jun 17, 08:56

LIGHTYEAR underperforming is a "see I was right!" and gives him ammo to send other family titles quickly (or directly to) Disney+ notfabio Jun 17, 08:29

Yep {nm} Moviesnob Jun 17, 08:33

I hope he (like everyone) will wait until Sunday/Monday before making any decision :) {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Jun 17, 08:35

If Pixar becomes a D+ factory, more talent will leave. {nm} Antibody Jun 17, 08:37

"Let's hug it out...." {nm} John Lasseter Jun 17, 08:41

the problem is other than maybe Apple (or WB if they're smart but . . . ha ha) is no other studio is likely to give Pixar the creative rope raccacoonie Jun 17, 11:24

Keane and Williams are doing well creatively at Netflix. {nm} Antibody Jun 17, 12:10

Hard to say their animated films are reaching anywhere near the pop culture impact of a Disney release though, even a bomb. {nm} notfabio Jun 17, 14:45

Many people will blame LGBT Content as the reason why the film flop , not Chapek {nm} Peterlee Jun 17, 08:14

Maybe not so much in the USA or opening weekend but Disney are losing MANY millions by countries banning it for something unnecessary. TheWeekendWarrior Jun 17, 08:20

I think these things are entirely necessary. {nm} MiyazakiFan Jun 17, 10:04

Agreed...just tell a story.. no need to push that agenda...people know it's there, but just make a movie. {nm} Flash Jun 17, 08:38

Disney has long been trusted by parents as safe content for their children. That trust is now gone. {nm} Nobody Jun 17, 08:39

Ah yes the racism we all trusted from the 1920s (Steamboat Willie) onward. Bringin' em up the right way. {nm} Tallwonder Jun 17, 09:16

so far, disastrous at the local islndr Jun 17, 09:43

GKIDS will release "Evangelion 3.0+1.01" in US theaters (even though Amazon Prime Video had already streamed the film) Peterlee Jun 17, 07:27

I suspect more films will follow this release pattern (Premiering in streaming services before getting US theatrical releases) {nm} Peterlee Jun 17, 07:30

the original theatrical release was delayed due to COVID {nm} Moviesnob Jun 17, 10:41

Jatinder tweet re: LITYR islndr Jun 17, 05:34

Monsters University made $2.6m on Thursday starting a few hours later and that opened with 82.43 TheWeekendWarrior Jun 17, 06:56

With the OW priced at h$92.16, I'm still short... but not by much. {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Jun 17, 06:57

Prequel is the same as sequel. TOYS4 $12M / $120M {nm} Antibody Jun 17, 07:37

Monsters University was a prequel ;) {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Jun 17, 07:39

The characters look exactly the same. It's still the second Monsters movie. 2013 is a long time ago. {nm} Antibody Jun 17, 07:44

I also will say that a reason why Lightyear would be tracking lower is because it doesn't have "Toy Story" in its title TheWeekendWarrior Jun 17, 07:40

I think Incredibles 2 equiv date 2018 supports a weaker multiplier 18.5/180 than MU {nm} notfabio Jun 17, 07:48

I would be surprised by that weak because Incredibles 2 was asked for for years but still sci fi boys movie with Wednesday shows and early t {nm} notfabio Jun 17, 07:54

Best it could do is probably the last Pixar release ONWRD, 14.762 * 6.25 = $92.3M Antibody Jun 17, 07:47

My 60 to 120 range still in play sorta! ;) notfabio Jun 17, 07:57

I'm gonna put an asterisk next to that ONWRD conparison, cause it literally opened the weekend when COVID panic began. {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Jun 17, 07:57

It's only done $5.2m on Thursday so even better chance with a short. {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Jun 17, 08:04

Milestone: 14B Glaven!!! {nm} Professor Frink Jun 17, 00:21

Nicely Done. The Port is Basking in Incredible Unbreakable Eternal Sunshine & has Avoided going Sideways. {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2014 Jun 17, 00:32

Kachingo! {nm} Qix Jun 17, 01:17

Wow! Kudos & Congrats & Great Job! {nm} cmbastos Jun 17, 04:26

congrats {nm} oneman Jun 17, 04:57

Super! {nm} islndr Jun 17, 05:27

Congrats! {nm} gordon06 Jun 17, 05:30

Yowser! {nm} gsquared Jun 17, 05:38

Great job! {nm} Nobody Jun 17, 06:18

Woot!! {nm} Buckee Jun 17, 06:37

Impressive! {nm} Grunt Jun 17, 07:31

Very nice!!! {nm} bchicken Jun 17, 07:41

Very Nice - Congrats! {nm} joeoftexas Jun 17, 08:20

Way to go...onward to the #1 spot!! :-) {nm} Flash Jun 17, 08:47

A+ {nm} tallbridge Jun 17, 14:05

Congrats {nm} cj19 Jun 17, 18:03

/FILM: The first episode of GREMLINS: SECRETS OF THE MOGWAI was screened at Annecy, fairly positive review. notfabio Jun 16, 17:22

HOCUS POCUS 2 is test screening in the OC on June 21st (I think this is the 2nd test screening) {nm} notfabio Jun 16, 17:10

yeah it is...while Googling for info on this one, I kept getting hits on the May screening {nm} tealfan Jun 16, 17:25

DLnewstoday: Space Mountain is getting a permanent remodel as a Lightyear ride notfabio Jun 16, 16:10

Box Office Pro final weekend predictions: 84M Lightyear, Jurassic 54M, Top Gun 40M {nm} Peter453 Jun 16, 15:58

I don't think LY gets to 84, more like 75 is my guess. {nm} Peter453 Jun 16, 16:02

If Top Gun 2 gets 40 that will mean its 4 week number is 462M for cash out {nm} Peter453 Jun 16, 16:03

Box Office Report: Lightyear 79M, Jurassic 55M, Top Gun 39.5M - similar numbers to BOP {nm} Peter453 Jun 16, 17:16