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LOS Angeles, United States (AFP) — Three movie releases failed to best Disney’s “The Jungle Book,” which trounced the competition at the US box office during its third weekend with $43.7 million, industry data showed Monday. With a domestic total of $253 million and a global take of more than $688 million, the live-action remake of the 1967 animation continues Disney’s successful streak of retelling classic stories using computer wizardry. Starring newcomer Neel Sethi as […]
It’s been four years since the world of wizarding created by British author J.K. Rowling had a cinematic release with the final Harry Potter, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2’. But now, Warner Bros. Pictures have released a teaser trailer for the spin-off by Rowling, ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’. Unlike the ‘Harry Potter’ series, the film is set in 1920’s America it follows writer Newt Scamander, who featured offscreen in […]
Warner Bros. has given a sneak peek at their upcoming “Tarzan,” releasing a trailer for the summer 2016 film on Wednesday (December 09). Starring Alexander Skarsgard in the title role and directed by “Harry Potter” veteran David Yates, the film has been gaining a bit of a soiled reputation well in advance of its release – with various media reporting that the studio is busy trying to rework the reported 180 million dollar project because […]
The partnership was formed to develop Chinese-language movies for audiences at home and abroad. China’s box office receipts are skyrocketing but the market is tough for imported films that are subject to a quota system. And tie-ups like this one are a good way of getting around that says analyst, Ben Cavender, Senior Analyst, China Market Research Group: “You know, if you are a foreign studio obviously you’re dealing with this quota in China where […]
JULY 16 (Reuters) — One of the biggest trailers shown at sci-fi convention Comic-Con was ‘Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice’, which sees two of DC Comics’ main players, Superman and Batman, go head to head with each other. The film, directed by ‘300”s Zack Snyder, continues on the universe set up in Snyder’s ‘Man of Steel’ and sees British actor Henry Cavill return as Superman with Ben Affleck now behind the mask of […]
The Warner Bros. Studio Tour – The Making of Harry Potter, at the Hertfordshire Leavesden Studios, gave a preview of its expansion on Tuesday (March 3). It showcased a major new addition – Platform 9 3/4 with the original Hogwarts Express train, steaming on a set of tracks. The iconic 78-year-old red steam engine (named ‘Olton Hall’) was used in the movie franchise to transport Harry, Hermione, Ron, and the rest of the gang to […]
