Ridley Scott‘s plans to work with Paul Mescal again might be on hold, thanks to the Beatles. During a conversation with fellow filmmaker Christopher Nolan that followed a screening of Scott’s latest title, Gladiator IIat the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Scott said that he plans for his next project to […]
Disney’s “Moana 2” stayed atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with £6.9 million ($8.8 million) in its second weekend, bringing its cumulative total to £21.5 million ($27.4 million), per numbers from Comscore. Universal’s “Wicked” continued to perform steadily in its third frame, adding £5.3 million for a running total of £37.7 million. Paramount’s “Gladiator […]
If you’re still in need of copy for your family’s Christmas card, consider Dana Carvey’s Church Lady’s suggestion of “Satan Had a Good Year.” It’s been nearly a decade since we’ve been treated to a “Church Chat,” but Saturday Night Live is getting all they can out of Carvey this season. His Church Lady might […]
Walt Disney Animation’s blockbuster Moana 2 continues to smash records in its second weekend as it hit an early global haul of $600 million, already ahead of the first film’s global take of $582 million at current exchange rates. The sequel remained safely ensconced at No. 1 with an estimated three-day gross in of $52 […]
In a Thanksgiving feast for the ages, movie ticket sales hit an all-time holiday high at the domestic box office, led by Walt Disney Animation’s instant mega-hit Moana 2. Disney’s fantasy musical served up a mammoth holiday domestic debut of $225.2 million, according to final numbers (that’s up from Sunday’s estimate of $221 million). Smashing […]
[This story contains spoilers from Gladiator II.] In March 2001, Gladiator producer Douglas Wick accepted the Oscar for best picture from Michael Douglas, thus setting the highest possible bar for the, at that point, already discussed sequel to Ridley Scott’s historical epic. At the end of his speech, Wick paid tribute to his family by […]
Moanapocalypse has arrived at the Thanksgiving box office, where a record bounty is underway for Hollywood and theater owners. Disney’s fantasy musical Moana 2 opened to a record-shattering $57.5 million on Wednesday, followed by $28 million on Thursday — the biggest Thanksgiving of all time and the fourth-biggest Thursday for a non-opening day. Rival studios […]
“Her Story,” a comedy-drama film told from a largely female perspective, topped the mainland China box office on its first weekend of release. “Gladiator II,” opening the same weekend, placed fourth. Data from consultancy firm Artisan Gateway showed “Her Story” earning RMB125 million ($17.5 million) between Friday and Sunday. Including previews, it has a cumulative […]
In Gladiator IIDenzel Washington plays a glamorous arms dealer and former gladiator who plots to control Rome. The character, Macrinus, is based on an actual historical figure. But director Ridley Scott says that Macrinus is a bit like a certain modern-day politician. When explaining the character’s (spoiler-free) backstory, Scott told The Hollywood Reporter“[Macrinus] was a […]
We’ve reached the point where Denzel Washington is such a giant movie star that when he makes a movie, it’s more likely than not to be named after his character. He played Roman J. Israel, Esq. He’s always The Equalizer. He saw the dagger in The Tragedy of Macbeth. Like the biggest A-listers of his […]
