In general, it’s good to be Dwayne Johnson. For the second year in a row, he topped Forbes’ list of the highest-paid actors and a major component to his wealth, of course, is his box office success. Over the last several years, he's certainly had a good run and he's now looking to continue that streak as three of his films are reportedly getting sequels.
Movie theaters are in the midst of reopening in the coming weeks. AMC is set to open on August 20th to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of AMC Entertainment by offering 15-cent ticket prices, and they also recently came out with a video detailing the steps they’re taking to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and ensure every customer has a safe experience.
Ten days ahead of its release, Orion Pictures has unleashed a new clip from Bill & Ted Face the Music. The long-awaited third chapter in the series finds Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter back in the titular roles. Only this time, they’re a couple of middle-aged fathers still trying to write a song that will change the world.
Dominique Fishback, the young star of the new Netflix movie, Project Power, had a little more on her mind when she went to audition for the role. That’s because soon after arriving, she discovered that she lost her wallet at the airport.
Paramount Pictures is planning to remake the 1987 John Hughes classic, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, and they want Will Smith and Kevin Hart in the lead roles. Both actors will also produce under each of their production companies and Aeysha Carr will make her directorial debut as well as write the screenplay. Her previous credits include producing shows like The Carmichael Show, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the upcoming series Woke.
When it comes to new streaming services, original content has become the key selling point to luring in subscribers. But when you’re a company as massive as Disney, you can afford to just buy all of the known IP. They have Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar and all of their classic animated films at your fingertips. As such, having just one original show - The Mandalorian - at launch probably wasn’t a major concern for them.
One of the great what-ifs in the movie industry is a major studio letting David Fincher make a zombie film. It almost happened. The Social Network director was on board to helm World War Z 2 for Paramount. But the studio backed out at the last minute over budget concerns, which is understandable given the costly production of the first movie.
In terms of budget, release date and the people involved, Cats was the number one bomb of 2019. Costing upwards of $100 million to produce, the disastrous musical managed to earn just $6.6 million in its opening weekend en route to $27 million domestically. In the end, the movie cost Universal more than $70 million.
