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New York, United States (AFP) — The first Harry Potter television series is set to be made, with author JK Rowling acting as an executive producer, Warner Bros. Discovery announced on Wednesday. Rowling has recently faced accusations of transphobia for putting an emphasis on biological sex over gender identity in comments about trans women. She denies the accusation. Warner Bros. Discovery said the series will be “a faithful adaptation” of Rowling’s mega-selling books about the […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Warner Bros is set to produce an animated film based on an early book by the author of the “Game of Thrones” saga, a source familiar with the matter told AFP Wednesday. The report, which first appeared on the specialty website Deadline, says that author George R.R. Martin will produce the film based on “The Ice Dragon,” published in 1980. The book, written for young people, appeared well ahead […]
(Reuters) — Warner Bros.’ horror film “Annabelle: Creation,” a prequel to the 2014 ‘Annabelle’ and the latest in the Conjuring film series, is expected to bring in $30 million dollars to top the weekend box office in North America. Christopher Nolan’s World War 2 epic “Dunkirk” is expected to add another $12 million dollars to its earnings, topping $150 million dollars domestically. Animated Sequel “The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature” from Open Road Films […]
(Reuters) — “Wonder Woman” may be coming back for more in 2019 with a sequel already in the works, but until then fans of the blockbuster have the “Wonder Woman, Warner Bros. Studio Tour” which opened on Monday (July 31) in Burbank, near Los Angeles. The exhibit, on the storied Warner Bros. Studios lot, features costumes and other set pieces from ” Wonder Woman ” which allow fans of the DC comics’ movie to get […]
Reuters — “Wonder Woman” is coming back for more. Hollywood movie studio Warner Bros. on Tuesday (June 25) announced a December 2019 date for the return of the female superhero, played by Gal Gadot, who smashed box office records in June. Israeli actress Gadot is set to reprise her role as Diana Prince but director Patty Jenkins is yet to be confirmed as directing the sequel. “Wonder Woman” was the first superhero movie to star […]
(Reuters) — A new trailer for upcoming Warner Bros. film ‘Wonder Woman’ was released on Sunday (March 12). It shows Israeli actress, Gal Gadot, as the Amazon princess who is also the daughter of Greek god Zeus. In the trailer she meets an American soldier (Chris Pine) who is washed ashore on her island during the First World War. Gadot returns to the role after appearing as Wonder Woman in ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of […]
NEW YORK CITY, United States (Reuters) — Launched as a fan community site in 2012, Pottermore has evolved from a self-publishing site for one of the world’s most popular authors into a firm that sells increasing volumes of ebooks and audio books via partnerships with online retailers and expects to turn a profit in its current fiscal year the company said on Tuesday (November 22). Recognizing the pitfalls of a purely go-it-alone, direct-to-fans approach, Pottermore […]
(Reuters) — “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” a prequel to the hugely successful Harry Potter franchise, is expected to top the weekend box office with an estimated $90 million. The original eight-film franchise took $2.4 billion domestically and over $7.7 billion worldwide. “Fantastic Beasts,” which featured Eddie Redmayne in the lead role of Newt Scamander, is the first entry in a new five film franchise. Also out this weekend on wide release are […]
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — Johnny Depp has swashbuckled as a pirate, played a mad hatmaker and will next step into “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world of magic in the “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” sequel, film trade publications said on Tuesday (November 1). Depp, 53, one of Hollywood’s top actors and box office draws, will co-star in the 2018 sequel to “Fantastic Beasts,” due out in theaters on Nov. 18, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Financial thriller “The Accountant” booked $24.7 million in ticket receipts on its opening weekend to score number one at the North American box office, industry data showed on Monday. The Warner Bros. film centers on an autistic mathematics savant who capitalizes on his fondness for numbers by becoming an undercover forensic accountant for criminal organizations. Starring Ben Affleck and Anna Kendrick, the film opened to mixed reviews but yielded more […]
REUTERS — Enchanted “Harry Potter” fans lined up in London’s Leicester Square on Thursday (October 13) for a global fan event to get a sneak peek at the new spin-off movie penned by J.K. Rowling, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”. The British contingent of Potter-philes were part of a coordinated event to see early footage from “Fantastic Beasts” at select IMAX theaters in cities including Rome, Sao Paulo, Mexico City and New York. […]
REUTERS — Despite being derided by critics, Warner Bros.’s ‘Suicide Squad’ held on to the number one position at the North American box office for a second week, bringing in an estimated 43.8 million dollars over the weekend. In its opening weekened, Seth Rogen’s innuendo-filled animation ‘Sausage Party’ about supermarket foods who are unaware of their fates after they leave the shelves, came in second place with 33.6 million dollars in tickets sales, boxofficemojo.com reported […]
