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“The Fate Of The Furious” Crosses $1 Billion Internationally

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The eighth installment in The Fast and the Furious franchise, “The Fate Of The Furious” becomes only the eight film in history to cross the $1 billion boxoffice milestone internationally.

As of Sunday, the F. Gary Gray has made $1.223 billion. The film joins five other movies such as “Avatar” ($2 billion), “Titanic” ($1.5 billion), “Furious 7” ($1.16 billion), “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” ($1.1 billion), and “Jurassic World” ($1 billion) in the exclusive list of movies crossing the $1 billion international boxoffice threshold.

Domestically, the film is still in 1,358 screens and made $1,480,535 over the 4-day Memorial Day holiday weekend. Globally, the movie is currently the 2nd highest grossing film of 2017, narrowly behind Beauty and the Beast (2017), with a mere $9 million separating the two. It would be interesting to see where both end up ranking when all is said and done.

Universal has already dated ‘Fast & Furious’ Parts 9 and 10, and ‘F8”s boxoffice gains this week will most likely solidify production of those sequels.

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Final Trailer For Luc Besson’s “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”

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Luc Besson’s CGI spectacle this summer “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” has its final trailer released by STXfilms. This is somewhat a darker and more grim version of what we have seen of the movie so far. It is nonetheless dazzling display of sci-fi adventure that we come to expect from the French auteur.

The previous two trailers were more focused on fun camp aspects of the movie. As different in tone this new trailer is from previous trailers, it remains to be seen whether this new pitch of the film encompass the actual film’s look and feel.

‘Valerian’ is a futuristic adventure set in the 28th century, and involves Valerian and Laureline as a pair of special operative agents for the government keeping the order of human territories in space.

Scheduled for release in theaters July 21, 2017, the Luc Besson film stars Dane DeHaan in the title role of ‘Valerian’ and Cara Delevingne as “Laureline” and includes an eclectic group of actors such as Dane DeHaan, Clive Owen, Ethan Hawke, Rihanna, John Goodman, Rutger Hauer, Herbie Hancock and Kris Wu.

Check out the amazing trailer below:

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Cast Of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” On Cover Of Vanity Fair

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Vanity Fair just released four gorgeous covers for it’s June issue and it features the cast of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”. The photos were shot by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz, who has been shooting Star Wars covers for the magazine since 1999’s Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace. The mag will be on newstands in the US on June 6 in timefor the 40th Anniversary of the franchise.

The magazine features Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) in one cover, while, while the rest of Poe (Oscar Isaac), Finn (John Boyega), newcomer Rose (Kelly Marie Tran) and BB-8 is on another. Brooding on another cover are characters of the First Order Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson), and Capt. Phasma (Gwendoline Christie) without her helmet.

By herself on the last cover is a beautiful picture of the late Gen. Leia (Carrie Fisher).

Here’s the behind the scenes video which includes Carrie Fisher in one of her final Star Wars photo shoots.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens Dec. 15.

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Top Gun 2 Is “Definitely Happening”

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It looks like Maverick is coming back for more aerial stunts to the danger zone. Tom Cruise confirmed the long-rumored sequel during a recent interview with Australian morning show “Sunrise“. “It is definitely happening,” Cruise said when asked about the sequel. The actor also mentioned that the movie will go in production next year.

Directed by the late Tony Scott, the romantic military action drama was released in 1986 and became a commercial success, grossing $356 million. That movie’s soundtrack sold 9x multiplatinum and somewhat responsible for the film’s legacy after the song “Take My Breath Away” won Academy Award for Best Original Song. Despite mixed critical reception during its release, the movie has since developed a cult following and later won for an IMAX 3D re-release in 2013.

Talk of a Top Gun sequel have been on and off for years.Cruise’s character “Maverick”, a cocky and reckless navy pilot who later fell for flight instructor Charlie, is one of the most well known in the actor’s filmography. But planned stalled after Tony Scott, younger brother of film director Sir Ridley Scott, committed suicide in 2012. Sequel plans picked up again after it was reported that writer Justin Marks was in negotiations to work on the sequel.

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Sir Roger Moore, 1945–2017

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English actor Sir Roger Moore, best known for playing secret agent James Bond has died at the age of 89. The news was confirmed by Moore’s family via Twitter: “With the heaviest of hearts, we must share the awful news that our father, Sir Roger Moore, passed away today. We are all devastated.”

The tweet was followed by a note from his children Deborah, Geoffrey and Christian, mentioning his work in films, tv and with UNICEF. “What you Pops for being you, and for being so very special to so many people.”

Between 1973 to 1985, Moore played Bond 7 times, which includes Live and Let Die (1973), The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), and A View To A Kill (1985). This amount ties him with Sean Connery for most number of times to have played the role.

In 1991, the English actor was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and 12 years later was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

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Tom Hardy to lead in Sony’s “Venom” movie

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“Zombieland” director Ruben Fleischer is also set to direct the Spider-man spinoff. Sony Pictures took to Twitter to post the announcement and start of production this fall, with a picture of Hardy himself wearing a Venom shirt.

The English actor was last involved in a comic book movie in 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises,” where he played another supervillain Bane. He recently reunited with that film’s director Christopher Nolan for this July’s “Dunkirk”.

Similarly, this is not the first time that Venom’s character is getting a cinematic treatment. He was the main villain in 2007’s Spider-Man, where he was played by Topher Grace.

In the comics, the character debuted in 1998’s The Amazing Spider-Man #300. Originally conceived as a supervillain, the symbiote sentient alien character has since evolved into an antihero. David S. Goyer originally planned a similar motion picture production before the film rights went to Sony.

According to Exhibitor Relations, Venom is slated for October 5, 2018 release.

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Final Trailer For “War For The Planet Of The Apes”

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It looks like director Matt Reeves has another winner. The final trailer for his’ “War For The Planet Of The Apes” has been released by 20th Century Fox, and it is bold and thrilling. So far, this is the most action-packed trailer of the movie as the studio gears up for it’s release.

The trailer shows humans and apes prepare for a direct confrontation as the ruthless colonel (Woody Harrelson) plots to exterminate the apes. “Years from now, your children will ask what you did in the greatest war and you can tell them I fought to protect this world.”

This is Reeves’ second film in the series after “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” which was a critical and commercial hit, grossing more than $700 million globally. Last October, it was reported that the fourth film in the ‘Apes’ series is already in the works.

“War for the Planet of the Apes” arrives in theaters on July 14.

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Ludi Lin Joins James Wan’s Aquaman Cast

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Although James Wan announced two weeks ago that Aquaman has already started shooting, casting for some of the major roles are still underway. According to Deadline, up and comer Ludi Lin is set to play Murk in James Wan’s Aquaman.

This is of course not the first time that Lin played a superhero. Most recently, he was Zack/Black Ranger in the action sci-fi “Power Rangers”. Although Power Rangers was somewhat a minor hit a few months ago, it did debut at the boxoffice above expectations, and gave Lin sufficient of exposure.

In Aquaman, he is joining a star studded cast including Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundren, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, and Jason Momoa who plays the title character.

Murk is a relatively new side character in the universe of Aquaman. He is a military leader for Atlantis’ Men-of-War who serves Aquaman. As such, the extent of his role in the film is still unknown.

Aquaman is set to be released in December 21, 2018.

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First Look At’ Wonderstruck’

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Todd Haynes is not exactly known for making films for all ages, having recently directed provocative R-rated films ‘Carol’, and ‘I’m Not There’. But it’s always great to see inspired artists work outside of their comfort zone.

‘Wonderstruck’ is Haynes’ new movie that is set to debut a week from now at the Cannes Film Festival, which is celebrating it’s 70th anniversary edition, competing for the Palme d’Or in the main competition section.

The movie is set in two time periods, 1927 and 1977. The trailer started in the modern day, in full color, with Ben (Oakes Fegley of ‘Pete’s Dragon’) playing around the American Museum of Natural History, followed by scenes of Rose (Millicent Simmonds) from the past and in black and white.

Scheduled for limited release on October 20, and to be distributed by Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions, the film also stars Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams,

Here’s the official synopsis from the studio’s youtube page:

Based on Brian Selznick’s critically acclaimed novel Ben and Rose are children from two different eras who secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known, while Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his home and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper, both children set out on quests to find what they are missing that unfold with mesmerizing symmetry.

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Amazon Picks Up 40 SXSW Films

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It seems that online retail giant Amazon went to SXSW and did a shopping spree of it’s own. As reported by Variety today, the e-commerce site acquired streaming rights to 40 feature films that played at SXSW Film Festival.

It is a massive haul considering that $1.9 million will be paid upfront for each film, which includes the 2017 Grand Jury Award winner “Most Beautiful Island”.

The titles were acquired through Film Festival Stars initiative, the same program under which Amazon acquired 15 films from Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, both of which designed to bolster Amazon Video Direct.

Here’s the 40 titles picked up by Amazon:

“Inheritance,” “Assholes,” “Win By Fall,” “Signature Move,” “Like Me,” “Sylvio,” “Satan Said Dance,” “Paa Joe & The Lion,” “A Bad Idea Gone Wrong,” “Maineland,” “The Cloud Forest,” “The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin,” “Bad Lucky Goat,” “Bill Frisell, A Portrait,” “Divine Divas,” “Pornocracy,” “Tormentero,” “Inflame,” “The Secret Life of Lance Letscher,” “I Am Another You,” “Most Beautiful Island,” “A Critically Endangered Species,” “Dara Ju,” “Spettacolo,” “Ramblin’ Freak,” “DRIB,” “Two Pigeons,” “Going to Brazil,” “Daphne,” “Meatball Machine Kodoku,” “The Honor Farm,” “The Light of the Moon,” “Flesh and Blood,” “Fits and Starts,” “La Barracuda,” “MFA,” “California Dreams,” “Easy Living,” “Let There Be Light,” and “Infinity Baby.”

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