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Keanu Reeves's John Wick: Chapter 4 is looking to top box offices for opening weekend. The fourth installment is slated to debut to a franchise record of $115 million USD at the global box office. Deadline breaks down the box office number and sees the film hitting an estimate of $65 million to $70 million USD in the U.S. and Canada while making another $45 million USD abroad. The surprise streaming at SXSW has garnered great feedback for the John Wick sequel. Currently, the fourth film is the highest-rated film of the franchise on Rotten Tomatoes, coming in at 93% certified fresh. This movie is slated to hit 3,800 theaters, 1,675 of them in IMax. The last John Wick film, John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum posted $5.9 million USD at the box office during Thursday previews in 2019, which lat...

A24 has dropped off a trailer for its upcoming film You Hurt My Feelings, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tobias Menzies.The two-minute teaser for Nicole Holofcener's comedy-drama shows what seems to be the downfall of author Beth (Louis-Dreyfus) and therapist Don's (Menzies) marriage, after the former overheard her husband tell his brother-in-law the truth about what he thinks of her new book — and he doesn't have nice things to say about it. Their supposedly ideal marriage, which was once filled with support, begins to break down, and coincides with how Beth and Don's own careers are experiencing a lull.Joining Louis-Dreyfus and Menzies in the cast are Arian Moayed, Don's brother-in-law, and Michaela Watkins, Moayed's character's wife and Beth's sister. Cross, Jeannie Berlin, Amber Tamb...

Following the opening weekend bomb of Shazam! Fury of the Gods in theaters, director David F. Sandberg expressed that he is stepping away from creating superhero films for now. Shazam! Fury of the Gods was the second sequel to the 2019 Shazam film. Sandberg also directed the first film, which received a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and 420 votes. In his thread of Tweets on March 20, Sandberg explained that this sequel has garnered him his "lowest critic score" and at the same time, his "highest audience score on the same film." While he did not expect "a repeat of the first movie critically," Sandberg did say that he felt "a little surprised because I think it's a good film." The director took this opportunity to reveal that this is as good a time as any to take a stape back and focus on ...

Disney+ and Walter Presents have acquired Maarit Lalli's Mobile 101, a Nokia Story in several territories, as per Variety.The six-part series tells the story of the rise and fall of Nokia — starting with its switch from rubber boots in the '90s to becoming the phone company it's now known today — through the perspective of Nokia's lawyers, engineers and executive management. Sampo Sarkola, Kristo Salminen, Rafael Edholm, Aku Sipola, Satu-Tuuli Karhu, Emil Kihlström, Adam Bond, Jonathan Harboe and Carmen Gloria Pérez make up the cast.Mobile 101, a Nokia Story was initially commissioned by MTV3 Finland and CMore for Sweden, Denmark and Norway, and was produced by Rabbit Films. It went on to receive critical and commercial acclaim upon its premiere last year, with Disney+ picking up the serie...

Adding to fan anticipation for Daredevil: Born Again, photos from the set of the upcoming Marvel Studios Disney+ series have now hit the Internet. Shared by the Daredevil: Born Again Updates Twitter account, the set photos show shooting in New York City.Unlike previous looks at filming showing star Charlie Cox, the new set photos reveal shooting for flashback scenes. The scenes set in the late 1970s or early '80s look to feature a series of younger actors portraying child versions of major characters.It is currently unclear where Daredevil: Born Again will take the story of the Man Without Fear, but Charlie Cox has teased that fans will be surprised by a new direction.Take a look at the set photos for Daredevil: Born Again expected to release on Disney+ Spring 2024 below.More photos of tod...

In anticipation of the release of John Wick: Chapter 4, the fourth installment of the Keanu Reeves-led action project has become the franchise's highest rated film on Rotten Tomatoes.As of writing, the film has received 89 reviews and a Certified Fresh rating of 93%. Initial reactions to the film see critics calling it "one of the greatest action movies ever made," praising Reeves in his acting and the storyline constantly keeping the viewers on their toes with "visceral and brutal action." Currently, the film is on course to have the franchise's best opening weekend at the box office, expecting $64 million USD. With its 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the film is the first of the entire franchise to crack 90%. The Chad Stahelski-directed film takes John Wick to new heights with familiar fa...

The White Lotus star Will Sharpe is slated to direct the forthcoming film adaptation of Michelle Zauner's memoir, Crying in H Mart.MGM's Orion Pictures secured the rights to the book in 2021, with Stacey Sher and Jason Kim set to produce. Zauner will write the script based on her book, which chronicles her childhood in Oregon, her time spent with her grandmother in Seoul, her career as a musician as part of Japanese Breakfast and her meeting her husband. Amidst all this, Zauner's Korean mother, Chong-mi, is diagnosed with terminal cancer, and Zauner must return to Oregon to take care of her.According to the official synopsis, "Critical and smothering Chong-mi and creative and independent Michelle struggle to understand each other across a cultural fault line, only learning to see and accep...

John Wick director and star Chad Stahelski and Keanu Reeves have are mourning the loss of franchise co-star, Lance Reddick.The pair shared the statement to E! News which read, "We are deeply saddened and heartbroken at the loss of our beloved friend and colleague Lance Reddick. He was the consummate professional and a joy to work with." It continued, "Our love and prayers are with his wife Stephanie, his children, family and friends. We dedicate the film to his loving memory. We will miss him dearly."Reddick was 60 years old when he died on March 17 due to natural causes. "Lance was taken from us far too soon," his wife, Stephanie, shared via Reddick's Twitter account. "Thank you for your overwhelming love, support and beautiful stories shared on these platforms over the last day. I see yo...

Jordan Peele will be releasing his fourth feature film on Christmas 2024. Universal Pictures, the distributor responsible for all three of his earlier films – Get Out, Us and the most recent, Nope – updated its release calendar to reflect an “untitled” Peele film that’s slated to premiere in theaters on Wednesday, December 25, 2024.In the same move, Universal added another film from Peele’s production company Monkeypaw, scheduled to release on September 27, 2024. It’s unclear who will be directing the second film, though both will be produced by Monkeypaw.Virtually nothing else is known about the forthcoming movie from Peele, who is known for being tight-lipped about his projects.The psychological horror director made waves with his directorial debut, 2017’s Get Out, which won Peele the Os...

The 2023 World Happiness Report is here, and its results are optimistic. The findings come from the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, drawing data from surveys done in more than 150 countries to measure happiness based on a three-year average of life evaluations.Stating that levels of reported "life evaluations" have been "remarkably resilient," the annual study dissects six factors — social support, income, health, freedom, generosity and absence of corruption — to assess the differences among peoples' happiness levels in different parts of the world.This year, Finland topped the list as the happiest country for the sixth consecutive year, while several Nordic countries followed closely behind, including Denmark (second place) and Iceland (third place). These countries, accord...

Neil Druckmann is helping fans tide over the end of The Last of Us season one by teasing a pivotal character set to appear in the next season.The co-creator took to Twitter to share a poster hinting at the arrival of Abby Anderson, the antagonist and dual protagonist introduced in The Last of Us Part II. Druckmann teased the poster showing a muscular arm holding a hammer — the weapon of choice Abby is seen with in many of the game's promotional material — with the caption, "No TLoU on HBO tonight. But Season 2 is already on its way! Endure & survive!"For those who have yet to play The Last of Us Part II (spoilers ahead), Abby is a former Firefly member and the daughter of Jerry Anderson, the surgeon who Joel gunned down at the Salt Lake City hospital while stealing Ellie back from the ...

DC's Shazam! Fury of the Gods opened at No. 1 in the North American box office with a total of $30.5 million USD in its opening weekend, but failed to meet its expected numbers of $35 million USD to $40 million USD.According to reports, the Zachary Levi-starring sequel — which costs $110 million USD to make and required $100 million USD to market — grossed the $30.5 million USD from a total of 4,071 theaters across the country and is one of the studio's worst opening weekends in history, aside from films such as Wonder Woman 1984 and The Suicide Squad which debuted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fury of the Gods also marks a major drop from its 2019 predecessor, which earned $53.5 million USD and closed out with $140 million USD domestically.Meanwhile, in the international box office, it gr...