What is your favorite Sherman Brothers song from the endearing 1964 Walt Disney musical fantasy “Mary Poppins”? Perhaps it’s Robert B. and Richard M’s peppy “Spoonful of Sugar.” Or the Oscar-winning “Chim Chim Cher-ee” and tongue-twisting “”Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” It’s no secret that Disney himself loved the haunting “Feed the Birds.” Disney would often summon Richard M. to his office to play the ballad. “It’s about a lot more than birdseed for birds,” Sherman told me in a 2018 L.A. Times interview. “The song is about the simple act of giving. He’d just say, ‘Play it for me.’ And I’d sing and play it for him, and he’d say ‘Yep, that’s what it’s all about.”’
And it seems that even decades after his death in 1966, it was still what it was all about for Disney. Back in 2015, the studio unveiled the restoration of Disney’s office on the Burbank lot.
And it seems that even decades after his death in 1966, it was still what it was all about for Disney. Back in 2015, the studio unveiled the restoration of Disney’s office on the Burbank lot.
- 9/4/2024
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
Universal’s movie adaptation of the hit musical “Wicked” is flying into theatres this year and brings with it a flurry of stars including Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum, and Michelle Yeoh. But those stars aren’t the only ones who may shine bright in the film as the movie’s trailer displayed a dazzling array of designs that could mean it’s set for Oscar attention. In particular, it could be a key player for Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
Paul Tazewell is on costuming duty here. He was nominated for Best Costume Design in 2022 for another musical, “West Side Story.” Although he lost to Jenny Beavan for “Cruella,” musicals are often nominated in this category. Along with “West Side Story,” movie musicals such as “Cyrano,” “Mary Poppins Returns,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “La La Land,” “Cinderella,” and “Into the Woods” have...
Paul Tazewell is on costuming duty here. He was nominated for Best Costume Design in 2022 for another musical, “West Side Story.” Although he lost to Jenny Beavan for “Cruella,” musicals are often nominated in this category. Along with “West Side Story,” movie musicals such as “Cyrano,” “Mary Poppins Returns,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “La La Land,” “Cinderella,” and “Into the Woods” have...
- 8/26/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Colin Firth and Emily Blunt are getting back together on the big screen. The two Brits have starred in two films previously, 2012’s little-seen “Arthur Newman” and the already underrated 2018 musical “Mary Poppins Returns.” Thanks to none other than Steven Spielberg, they are about to give it another go-around.
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According to Deadline, Firth is negotiating to join Blunt in Spielberg’s new “untitled” tentpole set for May 15, 2026.
Continue reading Colin Firth & Emily Blunt Reuniting In Steven Spielberg’s Secret New Movie at The Playlist.
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According to Deadline, Firth is negotiating to join Blunt in Spielberg’s new “untitled” tentpole set for May 15, 2026.
Continue reading Colin Firth & Emily Blunt Reuniting In Steven Spielberg’s Secret New Movie at The Playlist.
- 8/16/2024
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
Peacock, here I come!
“Smash,” NBC’s Emmy-winning musical drama series starring Katharine McPhee and Megan Hilty, is now available to stream on Peacock.
Stream 'Smash' On Peacock $7.99/Month
Per the official synopsis, the two-season series “celebrates the beauty and heartbreak of the Broadway theater as it follows a cross-section of dreamers and schemers who all have one common desire – to be a ‘Smash.'” Debra Messing, Christian Borle, Jennifer Hudson, Jack Davenport, Jaime Cepero, Will Chase, Raza Jaffrey, Andy Mientus, Krysta Rodriguez, Leslie Odom Jr., Brian d’Arcy James, Jeremy Jordan, Uma Thurman and Anjelica Huston round out the cast.
“Smash” premiered on NBC in 2012 and ran for 32 episodes. The series received five Primetime Emmy Awards nominations, winning for outstanding choreography, as well as both Golden Globe and Grammy nominations.
Created by Theresa Rebeck, who also served as executive producer on the series, “Smash” features original music by...
“Smash,” NBC’s Emmy-winning musical drama series starring Katharine McPhee and Megan Hilty, is now available to stream on Peacock.
Stream 'Smash' On Peacock $7.99/Month
Per the official synopsis, the two-season series “celebrates the beauty and heartbreak of the Broadway theater as it follows a cross-section of dreamers and schemers who all have one common desire – to be a ‘Smash.'” Debra Messing, Christian Borle, Jennifer Hudson, Jack Davenport, Jaime Cepero, Will Chase, Raza Jaffrey, Andy Mientus, Krysta Rodriguez, Leslie Odom Jr., Brian d’Arcy James, Jeremy Jordan, Uma Thurman and Anjelica Huston round out the cast.
“Smash” premiered on NBC in 2012 and ran for 32 episodes. The series received five Primetime Emmy Awards nominations, winning for outstanding choreography, as well as both Golden Globe and Grammy nominations.
Created by Theresa Rebeck, who also served as executive producer on the series, “Smash” features original music by...
- 7/15/2024
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
As a film actor, Emily Blunt has become one of the jack of all trades of her generation, shining in dramas, comedies, musicals, romances, war films and even horror movies. Who can do all that? But with each new project, Blunt challenges herself to take risks into new arenas that she has never tried before, a boldness that has earned her critical respect across the board.
It’s not just her versatility that has impressed critics and audiences alike, but her determination to dig deep into the characters she portrays to get at their true essence. Along with that critical appreciation has come shelves-worth of awards and accolades, including four Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, including two wins. Blunt has also been nominated for five Golden Globes for her film work, four BAFTA Awards and, with the release of “Oppenheimer,” her first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
So...
It’s not just her versatility that has impressed critics and audiences alike, but her determination to dig deep into the characters she portrays to get at their true essence. Along with that critical appreciation has come shelves-worth of awards and accolades, including four Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, including two wins. Blunt has also been nominated for five Golden Globes for her film work, four BAFTA Awards and, with the release of “Oppenheimer,” her first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
So...
- 7/10/2024
- by Tom O'Brien, Chris Beachum and Misty Holland
- Gold Derby
Is attendance on the decline in Walt Disney World? Minnie Vans get a price hike, and Mary Poppins Returns in a new trailer (but Should she?)
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- 7/9/2024
- by PNP Newsroom
- Pirates & Princesses
Dick Van Dyke, our guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, is a truly legendary screen actor. An Emmy, Grammy and Tony winner who was a 1995 inductee into the Television Hall of Fame, a 2012 recipient of the SAG life achievement award and a 2021 honoree at the Kennedy Center Honors, he has been described by the New York Times as a “one-man bundle of talents,” by the Los Angeles Times as “among the most likable stars ever,” and by Carl Reiner as the “most talented human being ever put on earth.”
Van Dyke, of course, was the namesake and star of one of the most acclaimed, influential and beloved TV series of all time, The Dick Van Dyke Show, which ran on CBS from 1961 to 1966, and also starred in numerous classic family films, most notably 1964’s Mary Poppins, but also 1963’s Bye Bye Birdie, 1968’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,...
Van Dyke, of course, was the namesake and star of one of the most acclaimed, influential and beloved TV series of all time, The Dick Van Dyke Show, which ran on CBS from 1961 to 1966, and also starred in numerous classic family films, most notably 1964’s Mary Poppins, but also 1963’s Bye Bye Birdie, 1968’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,...
- 6/26/2024
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actor Henry Cavill is best known for his portrayal of Clark Kent / Superman in the Dceu, which started with 2013’s Man of Steel. Despite mixed reviews from critics, the film was a commercial success, leading to the launch of the Dceu, which incorporated other DC Comics characters into a shared universe.
Henry Cavill has some of the best Superman flying scenes in Man of Steel (Credit: Warner Bros).
Irrespective of the Dceu’s fate, Cavill’s first foray as Superman remains beloved among fans. Therefore, fans will be interested in learning just how challenging it was for the actor to film Superman’s flying scenes in Man of Steel. Nonetheless, Cavill saw the fun side of things by emulating Mary Poppins in a BTS video that will certainly give Emily Blunt competition.
Henry Cavill Turns Mary Poppins in BTS Footage From Man of Steel
Henry Cavill debuted in the role...
Henry Cavill has some of the best Superman flying scenes in Man of Steel (Credit: Warner Bros).
Irrespective of the Dceu’s fate, Cavill’s first foray as Superman remains beloved among fans. Therefore, fans will be interested in learning just how challenging it was for the actor to film Superman’s flying scenes in Man of Steel. Nonetheless, Cavill saw the fun side of things by emulating Mary Poppins in a BTS video that will certainly give Emily Blunt competition.
Henry Cavill Turns Mary Poppins in BTS Footage From Man of Steel
Henry Cavill debuted in the role...
- 6/22/2024
- by Pratik Handore
- FandomWire
Olivia Colman y Antonio Banderas se unen al reparto de la tercera entrega. © Sony Pictures
El encantador oso Paddington regresa a la gran pantalla con su tercera entrega, titulada “Paddington en Perú”, basada en el entrañable personaje de los libros infantiles creados por el autor británico Michael Bond, y que ya cuenta con tráiler y póster oficial.
En esta nueva película, Paddington regresa a Perú para visitar a su tía Lucy, ahora residente del Hogar para Osos Jubilados. Acompañado por la Familia Brown, se embarca en una emocionante aventura cuando un misterio los sumerge en un viaje inesperado a través de la selva amazónica y hasta las cumbres de las montañas de Perú.
Whishaw, de 43 años, vuelve a poner voz al oso animado en medio de un reparto de acción real repleto de estrellas al que se unen Olivia Colman y Antonio Banderas. También regresan Hugh Bonneville, Samuel Joslin y Madeleine Harris,...
El encantador oso Paddington regresa a la gran pantalla con su tercera entrega, titulada “Paddington en Perú”, basada en el entrañable personaje de los libros infantiles creados por el autor británico Michael Bond, y que ya cuenta con tráiler y póster oficial.
En esta nueva película, Paddington regresa a Perú para visitar a su tía Lucy, ahora residente del Hogar para Osos Jubilados. Acompañado por la Familia Brown, se embarca en una emocionante aventura cuando un misterio los sumerge en un viaje inesperado a través de la selva amazónica y hasta las cumbres de las montañas de Perú.
Whishaw, de 43 años, vuelve a poner voz al oso animado en medio de un reparto de acción real repleto de estrellas al que se unen Olivia Colman y Antonio Banderas. También regresan Hugh Bonneville, Samuel Joslin y Madeleine Harris,...
- 6/17/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
Emily Blunt and Meryl Streep became very familiar with each other after their work on Devil Wears Prada. After collaborating, Streep shared her true feelings about her co-star’s acting abilities. And they were words that stuck with Blunt for a long time.
How Emily Blunt responded to Meryl Streep’s comments about her acting Emily Blunt | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Blunt and Streep first worked alongside each other in the film The Devil Wears Prada. Blunt was cast as Streep’s assistant in the feature, and she admitted to being very nervous about the film. Blunt was still a relative newcomer at the time, and she’d be sharing the screen with one of her favorite actors.
“The table read was hell,” Blunt recalled on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. “Meryl Streep was there. I was 22, it was really scary. I just remember that sweaty-palmed feeling of turning the pages...
How Emily Blunt responded to Meryl Streep’s comments about her acting Emily Blunt | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Blunt and Streep first worked alongside each other in the film The Devil Wears Prada. Blunt was cast as Streep’s assistant in the feature, and she admitted to being very nervous about the film. Blunt was still a relative newcomer at the time, and she’d be sharing the screen with one of her favorite actors.
“The table read was hell,” Blunt recalled on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. “Meryl Streep was there. I was 22, it was really scary. I just remember that sweaty-palmed feeling of turning the pages...
- 5/31/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Exclusive: SpongeBob SquarePants voice actor Mr. Lawrence is writing and directing a comedy-horror toon billed as “The Office meets Frankenstein.”
Mr. Lawrence (real name Douglas Osowski) is working with Canadian Copernicus Studios on Death Castle, which is currently being developed as a six-minute short that will act as the pilot for a full adult animation series. The actor is best known for his work on Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob, having written scripts, animated scenes and voiced several characters including Plankton, Potty the Parrot and Larry the Lobster.
He will be writer and director on Death Castle, which is being positioned as “a satire of scary monster movies paired with a screwball relationship comedy.” Further plot details are under wraps for now.
The plan is for a “high-end traditional 2D animation style with distinctive visual appeal,” with several international animation industry experts attached. Emmy winner Craig Kellman, whose credits include Penguins of Madagascar...
Mr. Lawrence (real name Douglas Osowski) is working with Canadian Copernicus Studios on Death Castle, which is currently being developed as a six-minute short that will act as the pilot for a full adult animation series. The actor is best known for his work on Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob, having written scripts, animated scenes and voiced several characters including Plankton, Potty the Parrot and Larry the Lobster.
He will be writer and director on Death Castle, which is being positioned as “a satire of scary monster movies paired with a screwball relationship comedy.” Further plot details are under wraps for now.
The plan is for a “high-end traditional 2D animation style with distinctive visual appeal,” with several international animation industry experts attached. Emmy winner Craig Kellman, whose credits include Penguins of Madagascar...
- 5/30/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Emily Blunt was last seen in the action comedy The Fall Guy, in which she starred opposite Ryan Gosling. The film satirically depicted many of the behind-the-scenes incidents that occur on the sets of large-scale blockbuster films of the present day. Blunt played the role of a director who was helming an epic sci-fi fantasy in the film.
Though diverse, Blunt’s filmography is lacking in the superhero genre. While the actress has been in musicals and adventure films, she has yet to don a costume, which she revealed in a recent interview that she wears as a badge of honor. However, Blunt was almost cast as Black Widow in Iron Man 2 and had to give up on the opportunity due to contractual obligations.
Emily Blunt Dissed Superhero Films In A Recent Interview
Emily Blunt in The Fall Guy
Emily Blunt has been one of the most prolific actresses working in Hollywood right now.
Though diverse, Blunt’s filmography is lacking in the superhero genre. While the actress has been in musicals and adventure films, she has yet to don a costume, which she revealed in a recent interview that she wears as a badge of honor. However, Blunt was almost cast as Black Widow in Iron Man 2 and had to give up on the opportunity due to contractual obligations.
Emily Blunt Dissed Superhero Films In A Recent Interview
Emily Blunt in The Fall Guy
Emily Blunt has been one of the most prolific actresses working in Hollywood right now.
- 5/18/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
Emily Blunt is revealing what movie she did her most “stressful” stunt in, and her answer may surprise some fans.
The Oscar-nominated actress may have been surrounded by death-defying stunts in her latest movie, The Fall Guy, but she recently told People magazine that her scariest stunt was actually in 2018’s Mary Poppins Returns.
“That entrance was very stressful for me,” she recalled of the scene.
Blunt, who took over the memorable Julie Andrews role for Disney’s musical sequel, explained that her character’s entrance “had to start in the clouds and come all the way down toward the ground while holding an umbrella aloft. And I’m supposed to walk effortlessly into my close-up as if it’s nothing.”
The Oppenheimer star added, “I did three takes — and then I felt my tolerance go, ‘Pfft!’ And that was it. I was done.”
However, Blunt said she noticed that...
The Oscar-nominated actress may have been surrounded by death-defying stunts in her latest movie, The Fall Guy, but she recently told People magazine that her scariest stunt was actually in 2018’s Mary Poppins Returns.
“That entrance was very stressful for me,” she recalled of the scene.
Blunt, who took over the memorable Julie Andrews role for Disney’s musical sequel, explained that her character’s entrance “had to start in the clouds and come all the way down toward the ground while holding an umbrella aloft. And I’m supposed to walk effortlessly into my close-up as if it’s nothing.”
The Oppenheimer star added, “I did three takes — and then I felt my tolerance go, ‘Pfft!’ And that was it. I was done.”
However, Blunt said she noticed that...
- 5/5/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Emily Blunt was in 2014’s Edge of Tomorrow, a Tom Cruise sci-fi thriller that required some wire stunts that ended in spills.
But that wasn’t the scariest thing she’s ever done.
Speaking to People, Blunt cites 2018’s Mary Poppins Returns as her biggest stunt challenge. “That entrance was very stressful for me,” she recalled.
The Poppins character’s entrance “had to start in the clouds and come all the way down” toward the ground while holding an umbrella aloft,” she recalls. “And I’m supposed to walk effortlessly into my close-up as if it’s nothing. I did three takes — and then I felt my tolerance go, ‘Pfft!’ And that was it. I was done.”
Director Rob Marshall requested a fourth take. “I did three takes and I could see Rob gearing up to do another one. I was like, ‘Nope, no, no, no, I’m done.’ It was over,...
But that wasn’t the scariest thing she’s ever done.
Speaking to People, Blunt cites 2018’s Mary Poppins Returns as her biggest stunt challenge. “That entrance was very stressful for me,” she recalled.
The Poppins character’s entrance “had to start in the clouds and come all the way down” toward the ground while holding an umbrella aloft,” she recalls. “And I’m supposed to walk effortlessly into my close-up as if it’s nothing. I did three takes — and then I felt my tolerance go, ‘Pfft!’ And that was it. I was done.”
Director Rob Marshall requested a fourth take. “I did three takes and I could see Rob gearing up to do another one. I was like, ‘Nope, no, no, no, I’m done.’ It was over,...
- 5/4/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
[Editor’s note: this list was originally published in January 2024. It has since been updated with new entries.]
Emily Blunt’s first Oscar nomination was for the type of role the actress doesn’t normally play. Over the course of her career, the London-born actress has played badass action heroes, musical heroines, even delightfully bitchy supporting comic parts. But in Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” Blunt goes into a totally different mode to play a embittered and humorless long-suffering wife type. It’s a jarring transformation; but, given her versatility, a predictably excellent one.
Born to a former actress and barrister in London, Blunt studied acting in boarding school and began her professional career at 18, when she debuted on a West End production of the play “The Royal Family.” In 2003 she transitioned to screen acting with the British miniseries “Boudica” and “Henry VIII,” before making her theatrical film debut as a haughty, arrogant rich girl in independent drama “My Summer of Love” in 2004.
2006 was her breakout year; she won...
Emily Blunt’s first Oscar nomination was for the type of role the actress doesn’t normally play. Over the course of her career, the London-born actress has played badass action heroes, musical heroines, even delightfully bitchy supporting comic parts. But in Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” Blunt goes into a totally different mode to play a embittered and humorless long-suffering wife type. It’s a jarring transformation; but, given her versatility, a predictably excellent one.
Born to a former actress and barrister in London, Blunt studied acting in boarding school and began her professional career at 18, when she debuted on a West End production of the play “The Royal Family.” In 2003 she transitioned to screen acting with the British miniseries “Boudica” and “Henry VIII,” before making her theatrical film debut as a haughty, arrogant rich girl in independent drama “My Summer of Love” in 2004.
2006 was her breakout year; she won...
- 5/3/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Well, get ready to witness the magic of ‘Lion King’ in a whole new way as Mufasa: The Lion King’s first teaser trailer was recently dropped (April 29). And we got to learn that Hamilton star Lin-Manuel Miranda is in charge of the soundtrack for the live-action animated prequel to The Lion King.
The songwriter-actor, 44, composed the music for a number of films and TV shows, including Moana and Encanto, to refer a few. Not to mention making physical appearances in Mary Poppins Returns, 200 Cartas, and other flicks.
Barry Jenkins | Credit: Wikimedia Commons
And after a quieter few years, Barry Jenkins’ Mufasa: The Lion King brings him back under the familiar roof of The Walt Disney Company. While the fact that the composer of some of Disney’s most popular hits is returning to the studio is not appalling in and of itself, it is surprising to hear that his...
The songwriter-actor, 44, composed the music for a number of films and TV shows, including Moana and Encanto, to refer a few. Not to mention making physical appearances in Mary Poppins Returns, 200 Cartas, and other flicks.
Barry Jenkins | Credit: Wikimedia Commons
And after a quieter few years, Barry Jenkins’ Mufasa: The Lion King brings him back under the familiar roof of The Walt Disney Company. While the fact that the composer of some of Disney’s most popular hits is returning to the studio is not appalling in and of itself, it is surprising to hear that his...
- 4/30/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
As Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt join forces on screen for the upcoming action flick The Fall Guy, their promotional efforts have also seen playful nods to their 2023 movies, which created a cultural phenomenon Barbenheimer.
And the light-hearted rivalry between the two actors appears poised to persist, at least that’s what it seems from the Barbie star’s reaction to a reporter sharing his preference for the Christopher Nolan film over the Oscar-nominated movie.
Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt in The Fall Guy (2024) | Universal Pictures Ryan Gosling’s Priceless Reaction to Oppenheimer Preference Over Barbie
The Fall Guy stars Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt have been busy promoting their upcoming film, which is set to hit the theatres soon. And fans are enjoying Gosling’s reaction upon discovering the interviewer’s preference for Blunt’s Oppenheimer over his film Barbie.
The Fall Guy | Universal Pictures
In a conversation with The Fall Guy stars,...
And the light-hearted rivalry between the two actors appears poised to persist, at least that’s what it seems from the Barbie star’s reaction to a reporter sharing his preference for the Christopher Nolan film over the Oscar-nominated movie.
Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt in The Fall Guy (2024) | Universal Pictures Ryan Gosling’s Priceless Reaction to Oppenheimer Preference Over Barbie
The Fall Guy stars Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt have been busy promoting their upcoming film, which is set to hit the theatres soon. And fans are enjoying Gosling’s reaction upon discovering the interviewer’s preference for Blunt’s Oppenheimer over his film Barbie.
The Fall Guy | Universal Pictures
In a conversation with The Fall Guy stars,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
Noah Baumbach‘s mysterious Netflix feature is pulling out all the stops regarding its cast, with several talents adding themselves to the project. After painting the box office pink with the billion-dollar barn-burner Barbie, Greta Gerwig reteams with her husband, Baumbach, for a role in his untitled film. Gerwig is one of many names announced for the project, with Jim Broadbent (Moulin Rouge), Jamie Demetriou (Fleabag), Lars Eidnger (All the Light We Cannot See), Grace Edwards (Schooled), Patsy Ferran (Tom and Jerry), Isla Fisher (Wolf Like Me), Thaddea Graham (Doctor Who), Josh Hamilton (Eighth Grade), Eve Hewson (Robin Hood), Stacy Keach (Up in Smoke), Nicôle Lecky (Sense8), Emily Mortimer (Mary Poppins Returns), Louis Partridge (Enola Holmes 2), Alba Rohrwacher (Hungry Hearts), Charlie Rowe (Rocketman), Kyle Soller (Anna Karenina), and Patrick Wilson (Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom) rounding out the cast.
The stars mentioned above join previously announced cast members George Clooney,...
The stars mentioned above join previously announced cast members George Clooney,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
The age rating for the 1964 “Mary Poppins” has been increased in the U.K. due to “discriminatory language.”
On Friday, the British Board of Film Classification upped the Disney movie’s cinema rating from U, meaning it contained “no material likely to offend or harm,” to PG for “discriminatory language.”
In a statement to Variety, a BBFC spokesperson said that the film “includes two uses of the discriminatory term ‘hottentots’. While ‘Mary Poppins’ has a historical context, the use of discriminatory language is not condemned, and ultimately exceeds our guidelines for acceptable language at U. We therefore classified the film PG for discriminatory language.”
The word is a racially insensitive term for the Khoekhoe, an indigenous group in South Africa. The BBFC further explained that the word is used in the film by Admiral Boom (Reginald Owen), including when referring to the chimney sweeps whose faces are covered in soot.
On Friday, the British Board of Film Classification upped the Disney movie’s cinema rating from U, meaning it contained “no material likely to offend or harm,” to PG for “discriminatory language.”
In a statement to Variety, a BBFC spokesperson said that the film “includes two uses of the discriminatory term ‘hottentots’. While ‘Mary Poppins’ has a historical context, the use of discriminatory language is not condemned, and ultimately exceeds our guidelines for acceptable language at U. We therefore classified the film PG for discriminatory language.”
The word is a racially insensitive term for the Khoekhoe, an indigenous group in South Africa. The BBFC further explained that the word is used in the film by Admiral Boom (Reginald Owen), including when referring to the chimney sweeps whose faces are covered in soot.
- 2/26/2024
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Emily Blunt is known for her versatile roles and collaborations with esteemed directors, which include Christopher Nolan, Rob Marshall, Rian Johnson, and Denis Villeneuve. Therefore, it’s not really a surprise she delivered excellent performances in films like Sicario, The Devil Wears Prada, Looper, and Mary Poppins Returns. In fact, she has also worked with the likes of Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer even bowled over the entire cast of the film with one scene.
Another scene featuring Emily Blunt in Oppenheimer
Emily Blunt’s infectious energy and her commitment to every role she undertakes have propelled her to the very top of the entertainment industry. However, this doesn’t mean she rests on her laurels; instead, she continues to push herself. Her determination to enhance her skills and deliver outstanding performances has been evident in every movie she has been a part of.
SUGGESTED16 Legendary Directors Including Christopher Nolan And...
Another scene featuring Emily Blunt in Oppenheimer
Emily Blunt’s infectious energy and her commitment to every role she undertakes have propelled her to the very top of the entertainment industry. However, this doesn’t mean she rests on her laurels; instead, she continues to push herself. Her determination to enhance her skills and deliver outstanding performances has been evident in every movie she has been a part of.
SUGGESTED16 Legendary Directors Including Christopher Nolan And...
- 2/22/2024
- by Subhojeet Mookherjee
- FandomWire
British actress Emily Blunt is widely recognized for starring in Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep starrer comedy-drama movie The Devil Wears Prada. She was highly appreciated for her performance in the movie following which she appeared in The Adjustment Bureau, Looper, Edge of Tomorrow, and more.
The actress is also known for starring in Mary Poppins Returns along with A Quiet Place movies. Emily Blunt was recently recognized for her exceptional work as Katherine ‘Kitty’ Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer starring Cillian Murphy. She earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Academy Awards 2024. Emily Blunt in an interview was surprised to know about the new Harry Potter series in the works.
Suggested“Dearest Cillian…” Christopher Nolan Left the Most Heartwarming Note on Cillian Murphy’s Oppenheimer Script
Emily Blunt as Kitty Oppenheimer
Emily Blunt compliments husband John Krasinski for Hagrid’s voice impression
Actress Emily Blunt appeared...
The actress is also known for starring in Mary Poppins Returns along with A Quiet Place movies. Emily Blunt was recently recognized for her exceptional work as Katherine ‘Kitty’ Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer starring Cillian Murphy. She earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Academy Awards 2024. Emily Blunt in an interview was surprised to know about the new Harry Potter series in the works.
Suggested“Dearest Cillian…” Christopher Nolan Left the Most Heartwarming Note on Cillian Murphy’s Oppenheimer Script
Emily Blunt as Kitty Oppenheimer
Emily Blunt compliments husband John Krasinski for Hagrid’s voice impression
Actress Emily Blunt appeared...
- 2/21/2024
- by Avneet Ahluwalia
- FandomWire
Disney’s Mary Poppins is 60 years old in 2024 – and it’s returning to UK cinemas in March to mark the occasion.
The joyous Disney favourite Mary Poppins is approaching a special birthday this year, with the movie – as the headline to this very piece suggests – now 60 years old.
Directed by Robert Stevenson, penned by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi – based on the work of P L Travers of course – the movie is best known for the mighty Julie Andrews in the lead role. That and, of course, Dick Van Dyke’s entirely convincing Londoner.
It’s a much-loved movie that technically hits 60 this August. However, no problem with getting the party started early: we now learn that the film is returning to over 100 UK cinemas on March 29th 2024.
The re-release isn’t coming direct from Disney, rather through Park Circus. We don’t have the exact cinema count, but over...
The joyous Disney favourite Mary Poppins is approaching a special birthday this year, with the movie – as the headline to this very piece suggests – now 60 years old.
Directed by Robert Stevenson, penned by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi – based on the work of P L Travers of course – the movie is best known for the mighty Julie Andrews in the lead role. That and, of course, Dick Van Dyke’s entirely convincing Londoner.
It’s a much-loved movie that technically hits 60 this August. However, no problem with getting the party started early: we now learn that the film is returning to over 100 UK cinemas on March 29th 2024.
The re-release isn’t coming direct from Disney, rather through Park Circus. We don’t have the exact cinema count, but over...
- 2/14/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Director Doug Liman‘s time loop / alien invasion sci-fi adventure Edge of Tomorrow (watch it Here) did not set the box office on fire – in fact, compared to another notable under-performer starring Tom Cruise, it made less money than 2017’s The Mummy, on a higher budget. But that hasn’t stopped talk of a sequel from popping up every now and then over the ten years since the film’s release. Liman has let it be known that he has been working on a script, and Cruise’s co-star Emily Blunt has even previously said that she has read the “really promising and really, really cool” script. That was a few years ago… and in a new interview with Blunt, she has said she still thinks an Edge of Tomorrow sequel could be good.
Blunt was interviewed on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, and said, “I think when we were...
Blunt was interviewed on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, and said, “I think when we were...
- 2/13/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Matthew Vaughn’s Argylle, the third Apple Original Films movie to go wide in cinemas, spied an estimated $35.3M global debut through Sunday, including $17.3M from 78 international box office markets. While that makes it the top title worldwide, overseas and domestically this frame, the ultra-expensive ensemble thriller was harshed on by critics and didn’t get folks rushing out to theaters.
Vaughn’s Marv financed Argylle, then sold it to Apple for $200M. Universal came on for the global theatrical release.
As Anthony has detailed in his in-depth analysis, in the wake of Killers of the Flower Moon and Napoleon, and though exhibition the world over desperately needs content, there are questions to be asked about Apple sustaining these mega-productions that don’t produce outsize numbers.
Overseas, Argylle fared better with critics and still has launches to come — including Korea which is a very big Vaughn market. The hope internationally...
Vaughn’s Marv financed Argylle, then sold it to Apple for $200M. Universal came on for the global theatrical release.
As Anthony has detailed in his in-depth analysis, in the wake of Killers of the Flower Moon and Napoleon, and though exhibition the world over desperately needs content, there are questions to be asked about Apple sustaining these mega-productions that don’t produce outsize numbers.
Overseas, Argylle fared better with critics and still has launches to come — including Korea which is a very big Vaughn market. The hope internationally...
- 2/5/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Indo-British sports drama “A Game of Two Halves,” which champions equal opportunities for underprivileged children through soccer, has unveiled its first trailer.
The coming-of-age film, set across the U.K. and India, follows Sanjay, a young British student grappling with questions of belonging. Lost in the pressures of academia, he finds himself in Hyderabad, India, coaching underprivileged children on the dusty soccer fields. It’s in this unexpected setting, surrounded by vibrant energy and raw talent, that Sanjay unlocks his true self.
The film is directed by British Asian filmmaker Khayam Khan (“Bus Ride”). The cast includes Saaj Raja (Marvel’s “Eternals”), Harish Khanna (“12th Fail”), Lucy Jackson (“The Ride”), Swaroopa Ghosh (“War”), Nikkita Chadha (“Barbie”), Sudha Bhuchar (“Mary Poppins Returns”), Chizzy Akudolu (“Holby City”), Rajiv Kumar Aneja (“Tiger Nageswara Rao”), Pawan Chopra (“Asur”) and Sachin Chaudhary (“Sacred Games”).
The film is written by Shirley Day (“My Day”). It is produced by Nicola Gregory,...
The coming-of-age film, set across the U.K. and India, follows Sanjay, a young British student grappling with questions of belonging. Lost in the pressures of academia, he finds himself in Hyderabad, India, coaching underprivileged children on the dusty soccer fields. It’s in this unexpected setting, surrounded by vibrant energy and raw talent, that Sanjay unlocks his true self.
The film is directed by British Asian filmmaker Khayam Khan (“Bus Ride”). The cast includes Saaj Raja (Marvel’s “Eternals”), Harish Khanna (“12th Fail”), Lucy Jackson (“The Ride”), Swaroopa Ghosh (“War”), Nikkita Chadha (“Barbie”), Sudha Bhuchar (“Mary Poppins Returns”), Chizzy Akudolu (“Holby City”), Rajiv Kumar Aneja (“Tiger Nageswara Rao”), Pawan Chopra (“Asur”) and Sachin Chaudhary (“Sacred Games”).
The film is written by Shirley Day (“My Day”). It is produced by Nicola Gregory,...
- 1/30/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
"Mary Poppins" has been a beloved children's film since its release in 1964. The musical comedy was a veritable hit among British and American audiences alike and launched the career of the incomparable Julie Andrews, who became one of the brightest stars of the late 20th century.
The Disney classic swept the 1965 Oscars, earning Andrews an Academy Award for her performance and snagging additional awards for visual effects, editing, and music. The film was a great triumph for the studio as well as the stars. It was immediately recognized as the masterpiece that it is and has only retained and strengthened its legendary status with age.
Sadly, as the picture ages, so too do the actors that made it such an unforgettable romp. Very few members of the main cast are still alive today and the ones that haven't made it might surprise you. Glynis Johns, who played suffragette and mother...
The Disney classic swept the 1965 Oscars, earning Andrews an Academy Award for her performance and snagging additional awards for visual effects, editing, and music. The film was a great triumph for the studio as well as the stars. It was immediately recognized as the masterpiece that it is and has only retained and strengthened its legendary status with age.
Sadly, as the picture ages, so too do the actors that made it such an unforgettable romp. Very few members of the main cast are still alive today and the ones that haven't made it might surprise you. Glynis Johns, who played suffragette and mother...
- 1/21/2024
- by Shae Sennett
- Slash Film
Emily Blunt, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, has been described by The Daily Beast as “one of the most impressive actresses working today,” by The Guardian as “the biggest British female movie star of her generation” and by her three-time collaborator Meryl Streep as “the best young actress I’ve worked with in some time, perhaps ever.” She already has Critics Choice, Golden Globe and SAG awards on her mantelpiece. And yet, she has never been so much as nominated for an Oscar.
On Jan. 23, in recognition of her recent turn as Kitty, the wife of the title character, in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, as well as a 20-year body of work that can hold its own against any other actress of her generation that will almost certainly be corrected. Some of her projects include 2006’s The Devil Wears Prada, 2009’s The Young Victoria,...
On Jan. 23, in recognition of her recent turn as Kitty, the wife of the title character, in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, as well as a 20-year body of work that can hold its own against any other actress of her generation that will almost certainly be corrected. Some of her projects include 2006’s The Devil Wears Prada, 2009’s The Young Victoria,...
- 1/14/2024
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“The Girl on the Train,” “A Quiet Place,” “Mary Poppins Returns,” “The Devil Wears Prada,” “Sicario,” “Looper,” “The Young Victoria.” Those are just a select few of the many acclaimed performances delivered by Emily Blunt in her first two decades as a star. She has been nominated for seven Golden Globes, seven Critics’ Choice Awards, four SAG Awards and three BAFTAs. She’s won at the Globes (“Gideon’s Daughter”), Critics’ Choice (“Edge of Tomorrow”) and SAG (“A Quiet Place.”) So how has this widely beloved actress not had her time in the sun with the academy?
She has never been part of a Best Picture nominee. None of those aforementioned films of hers made the cut with the academy in the top category. This will undoubtedly change with “Oppenheimer.” Indeed this 3-hour pressure-cooker of an epic is widely predicted to win the top prize.
With the immense good will and...
She has never been part of a Best Picture nominee. None of those aforementioned films of hers made the cut with the academy in the top category. This will undoubtedly change with “Oppenheimer.” Indeed this 3-hour pressure-cooker of an epic is widely predicted to win the top prize.
With the immense good will and...
- 1/8/2024
- by Nick Bisa
- Gold Derby
Christmas week rang in an estimated $281.4M, +14% from the Dec. 23-29 period a year ago ($246.4M), indicating that moviegoing remains healthy post-pandemic for a family-heavy, yet diversified lineup of movies — this despite the lack of one big five-quad tentpole on marquees.
Warner Bros./DC’s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom won the week with $58.3M, but Wonka wasn’t far behind with a second week take of $53.1M.
Warner Bros.’ Wonka for the third day in a row led all movies on Thursday with $8M at 4,213 theaters, a great hold from Wednesday at -2%. Per iSpot, Warner Bros spent close to what they did on TV spots for Wonka as they did for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, $13M to $14M, in a household TV campaign that reached close to a billion impressions. The spots that grabbed the most impressions aired on ABC (13.7%), NBC (10.2%), TBS (6.5%), Fox (6.4%) and CBS (6.1%). Meanwhile, Wonka...
Warner Bros./DC’s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom won the week with $58.3M, but Wonka wasn’t far behind with a second week take of $53.1M.
Warner Bros.’ Wonka for the third day in a row led all movies on Thursday with $8M at 4,213 theaters, a great hold from Wednesday at -2%. Per iSpot, Warner Bros spent close to what they did on TV spots for Wonka as they did for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, $13M to $14M, in a household TV campaign that reached close to a billion impressions. The spots that grabbed the most impressions aired on ABC (13.7%), NBC (10.2%), TBS (6.5%), Fox (6.4%) and CBS (6.1%). Meanwhile, Wonka...
- 12/29/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The holiday movie season this year is packed with many options, much like other years have displayed. However, despite the bevy of titles, including Wonka, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, The Color Purple, Migration, Anyone But You and The Iron Claw, they weren’t enough to garner interest in audiences to flock to theaters around Christmastime. Without the year’s biggest double-feature event with Barbie and Oppenheimer, it could have been a worse showing for theaters as even the reliable blockbusters like the Mission: Impossible, Superhero, and Fast & Furious franchises would flop. It’s almost fitting that 2023 ends with a whimper.
Deadline has recently reported on the lackluster continued performance of the box office this week. Wonka stays on top as it is revealed, “On Wednesday, it was Warner Bros.’ Wonka that won the day with $8 million at 4,213 theaters, moving its running cume to $102.5M on its 13th day.
Deadline has recently reported on the lackluster continued performance of the box office this week. Wonka stays on top as it is revealed, “On Wednesday, it was Warner Bros.’ Wonka that won the day with $8 million at 4,213 theaters, moving its running cume to $102.5M on its 13th day.
- 12/29/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
It’s funky times at the holiday box office.
At a glance, without a major monolith title in the marketplace and another pic leading with a single-digit take, it looks like a scenario of the tide failing to lift all boats.
On Wednesday, it was Warner Bros.’ Wonka that won the day with $8 million at 4,213 theaters, moving its running cume to $102.5M on its 13th day. For the Wednesday following Christmas in the past two years, respectively, it was Avatar: The Way of Water that led with $20.5M and Spider-Man: No Way Home with $20.3M. Wonka is the 24th movie to cross $100M at the domestic box office in 2023.
Related: ‘Wonka’ Review: Timothée Chalamet Brings Charm And Musical Talent To Delightful Origin Story Of Roald Dahl’s Famous...
At a glance, without a major monolith title in the marketplace and another pic leading with a single-digit take, it looks like a scenario of the tide failing to lift all boats.
On Wednesday, it was Warner Bros.’ Wonka that won the day with $8 million at 4,213 theaters, moving its running cume to $102.5M on its 13th day. For the Wednesday following Christmas in the past two years, respectively, it was Avatar: The Way of Water that led with $20.5M and Spider-Man: No Way Home with $20.3M. Wonka is the 24th movie to cross $100M at the domestic box office in 2023.
Related: ‘Wonka’ Review: Timothée Chalamet Brings Charm And Musical Talent To Delightful Origin Story Of Roald Dahl’s Famous...
- 12/28/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
In the six years since the film academy’s music branch first incorporated 15-candidate shortlists into their annual Oscar nominations voting process, a total of 24 films have each been named semi-finalists for both Best Original Score and Best Original Song. This includes five 2023 releases – “American Symphony,” “Barbie,” “The Color Purple,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” and “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” – which constitute one of the largest groups of double dippers so far. Whether each will ultimately be nominated for both, one, or neither of the music awards remains to be seen, but some insight can be gained by analyzing the fates of their 19 predecessors.
Last year, the roster of dual music shortlist entrants grew by four with the inclusion of “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” and “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.” Those films all subsequently became Oscar nominees in some capacity,...
Last year, the roster of dual music shortlist entrants grew by four with the inclusion of “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” and “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.” Those films all subsequently became Oscar nominees in some capacity,...
- 12/27/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Every year, Christmas comes along to bring a big new release or two to the box office. Often, it's a major awards season contender. Other times, it's a big-budget tentpole from a studio looking to capitalize on the holiday window. In some cases, it's both. "The Color Purple" firmly falls into the "both" category as it is unquestionably a movie that Warner Bros. wants in the Oscar conversation, but also one they spent a great deal of money on. So, can the movie become the big Christmas season hit the studio is banking on?
Directed by Blitz Bazawule ("Black Is King"), the big-budget musical opens on Christmas Day this year, which falls on a Monday. It will be facing quite a bit of competition as "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" (also a Warner Bros. release) opens on December 22, with A24's "The Iron Claw," Illumination's animated "Migration," and Sony's...
Directed by Blitz Bazawule ("Black Is King"), the big-budget musical opens on Christmas Day this year, which falls on a Monday. It will be facing quite a bit of competition as "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" (also a Warner Bros. release) opens on December 22, with A24's "The Iron Claw," Illumination's animated "Migration," and Sony's...
- 12/21/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
’Wonka’ topped the box office in 60 of its 77 international markets
Worldwide box office December 15-17 RankFilm (distributor)3-day (world) Cume (world)3-day (int’l) Cume (int’l) Territories 1. Wonka (Warner Bros) $92.6m $151.4m $53.6m $112.4m 78 2. Endless Journey (various) $20.5m $34.6m $20.5m $34.6m 1 3. Wish (Disney) $15.4m $126.2m $12.2m $71.9m 40 4. The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes (Lionsgate) $12.3 $300.5m $6.5m $155.3m 85 5. Wolf Hiding (various) $11.2m $12.2m $11.2m $12.2m 1 6. 12:12 The Day (Seoul Spring) (various) $10.6m $62.7m $10.6m $62.7m 5 7. Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine (various) $10.3m $129.1m $10.3m $129.1m 3 8. Napoleon (Sony) $10.3m $188.4m $8m $131.4m 66 9. The Boy And The Heron (GKids...
Worldwide box office December 15-17 RankFilm (distributor)3-day (world) Cume (world)3-day (int’l) Cume (int’l) Territories 1. Wonka (Warner Bros) $92.6m $151.4m $53.6m $112.4m 78 2. Endless Journey (various) $20.5m $34.6m $20.5m $34.6m 1 3. Wish (Disney) $15.4m $126.2m $12.2m $71.9m 40 4. The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes (Lionsgate) $12.3 $300.5m $6.5m $155.3m 85 5. Wolf Hiding (various) $11.2m $12.2m $11.2m $12.2m 1 6. 12:12 The Day (Seoul Spring) (various) $10.6m $62.7m $10.6m $62.7m 5 7. Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine (various) $10.3m $129.1m $10.3m $129.1m 3 8. Napoleon (Sony) $10.3m $188.4m $8m $131.4m 66 9. The Boy And The Heron (GKids...
- 12/18/2023
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
Updated: After opening early in 37 international box office markets last weekend, Warner Bros/Village Roadshow/Heyday Films’ Wonka expanded its release this session to the rest of the world (save Korea which goes in late January). The results are sweet.
In a total 77 overseas markets, the Paul King-directed, Timothée Chalamet-starrer added another $53.6M during the sophomore session. That takes the offshore cume to $112.4M, and, with domestic, lifts global to $151.4M.
Among new openers, France led play with $5.1M at a clear No. 1 and beating all comps. In Australia, $4M was the 2nd biggest WB opening weekend of 2023 as well as the 2nd biggest family opening weekend of the year. Italy’s $3.4M start was also a clear No. 1 and tracking above comps.
The movie ranked No. 1 in 60 of its 77 markets, with a fantastic -30% hold in the 37 that opened last session (-27% excluding China).
In like-for-like markets...
In a total 77 overseas markets, the Paul King-directed, Timothée Chalamet-starrer added another $53.6M during the sophomore session. That takes the offshore cume to $112.4M, and, with domestic, lifts global to $151.4M.
Among new openers, France led play with $5.1M at a clear No. 1 and beating all comps. In Australia, $4M was the 2nd biggest WB opening weekend of 2023 as well as the 2nd biggest family opening weekend of the year. Italy’s $3.4M start was also a clear No. 1 and tracking above comps.
The movie ranked No. 1 in 60 of its 77 markets, with a fantastic -30% hold in the 37 that opened last session (-27% excluding China).
In like-for-like markets...
- 12/17/2023
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Christmas box office isn’t what it used to be. Before the year’s end, we’ll see eight new wide releases but none are likely to reach the heights of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” ($805 million domestic) or 2022 “Avatar: The Way of Water” ($685 million).
The musical “The Color Purple” (Warner Bros.), Sony’s romance “Anyone but You,” Universal’s animated “Migration,” and Amazon MGM’s “The Boys in the Boat” could rise to decent levels. “Migration” is projected to be the next highest grosser, with “Anyone” a sleeper. There’s also A24’s “The Iron Claw” and Neon’s “Ferrari.”
However, Warner Bros. has two films on which theaters pin their highest hopes: “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” — and most of all, “Wonka.” It’s the third Warners feature based on the Willy Wonka character, but with previous iterations separated by decades it’s never been a franchise.
It’s...
The musical “The Color Purple” (Warner Bros.), Sony’s romance “Anyone but You,” Universal’s animated “Migration,” and Amazon MGM’s “The Boys in the Boat” could rise to decent levels. “Migration” is projected to be the next highest grosser, with “Anyone” a sleeper. There’s also A24’s “The Iron Claw” and Neon’s “Ferrari.”
However, Warner Bros. has two films on which theaters pin their highest hopes: “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” — and most of all, “Wonka.” It’s the third Warners feature based on the Willy Wonka character, but with previous iterations separated by decades it’s never been a franchise.
It’s...
- 12/14/2023
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
It’s a Barbie world and we’re all just living in it. Months after becoming the all-time highest-grossing film by a solo female director, Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” has been steadily blowing all other 2023 movies out of the water when it comes to industry awards recognition. One of its greatest achievements yet happened Wednesday morning when the Critics Choice Association showered it with an unprecedented 18 nominations in 16 categories. Despite this strong domination, the teams behind plenty of other films had ample reason to celebrate, as this was the first year in which more than two titles collected at least a dozen bids apiece.
The much-publicized one-upmanship battle between “Barbie” and its fellow July 21 release, Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” will continue at the 29th Critics Choice Awards as the popular films face off in 10 races, including Best Picture and Best Director. With appearances in 13 lineups, the dramatic biopic is tied...
The much-publicized one-upmanship battle between “Barbie” and its fellow July 21 release, Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” will continue at the 29th Critics Choice Awards as the popular films face off in 10 races, including Best Picture and Best Director. With appearances in 13 lineups, the dramatic biopic is tied...
- 12/13/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Indo-British sports drama “A Game of Two Halves,” which tackles themes of identity crisis and racial dissonance, is set for a global bow in 2024.
Directed by British Asian filmmaker Khayam Khan (“Bus Ride”), the film is set across the U.K. and India. It chronicles the transformative, coming-of-age journey of Sanjay, a young British student who discovers his true self not amidst the academic pressures of a prestigious university, but on the dusty fields of Hyderabad, India, while teaching soccer to underprivileged children.
The cast includes Saaj Raja (“Eternals”), Harish Khanna (“12th Fail”), Lucy Jackson (“The Ride”), Swaroopa Ghosh (“War”), Nikkita Chadha (“Barbie”), Sudha Bhuchar (“Mary Poppins Returns”), Chizzy Akudolu (“Holby City”), Rajiv Kumar Aneja (“Tiger Nageswara Rao”), Pawan Chopra (“Asur”) and Sachin Chaudhary (“Sacred Games”).
The film is written by Shirley Day (“My Day”). It is produced by Nicola Gregory and Sheila Nortley under the banners K Squared Films,...
Directed by British Asian filmmaker Khayam Khan (“Bus Ride”), the film is set across the U.K. and India. It chronicles the transformative, coming-of-age journey of Sanjay, a young British student who discovers his true self not amidst the academic pressures of a prestigious university, but on the dusty fields of Hyderabad, India, while teaching soccer to underprivileged children.
The cast includes Saaj Raja (“Eternals”), Harish Khanna (“12th Fail”), Lucy Jackson (“The Ride”), Swaroopa Ghosh (“War”), Nikkita Chadha (“Barbie”), Sudha Bhuchar (“Mary Poppins Returns”), Chizzy Akudolu (“Holby City”), Rajiv Kumar Aneja (“Tiger Nageswara Rao”), Pawan Chopra (“Asur”) and Sachin Chaudhary (“Sacred Games”).
The film is written by Shirley Day (“My Day”). It is produced by Nicola Gregory and Sheila Nortley under the banners K Squared Films,...
- 12/12/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
They faced each other in a box office royale that wound up mushrooming to become the biggest box office weekend of the year. Now, Warner Bros.’ Barbie and Universal’s Oppenheimer will go toe-to-toe at the Golden Globes on January 7.
Interestingly enough, coming away from the Golden Globes nominations Monday morning, Barbie bests Oppenheimer by only one nom, 9 to 8.
Barbie‘s edge over Oppenheimer comes in the Original Song Category, where the movie counts an unprecedented three nominations for “Dance the Night Away”, “I’m Just Ken” and “What Was I Made For?”
In addition, Barbie also counts nominations for Best Musical/Comedy, Best Actress Musical Comedy (Margot Robbie), Male Supporting Role (Ryan Gosling), Best Screenplay (Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach), Best Director (Gerwig), and a slot in the new category Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.
Related: Golden Globes Film Nominations Analysis: As ‘Barbenheimer’ Crushes The Field, Summer Blockbusters...
Interestingly enough, coming away from the Golden Globes nominations Monday morning, Barbie bests Oppenheimer by only one nom, 9 to 8.
Barbie‘s edge over Oppenheimer comes in the Original Song Category, where the movie counts an unprecedented three nominations for “Dance the Night Away”, “I’m Just Ken” and “What Was I Made For?”
In addition, Barbie also counts nominations for Best Musical/Comedy, Best Actress Musical Comedy (Margot Robbie), Male Supporting Role (Ryan Gosling), Best Screenplay (Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach), Best Director (Gerwig), and a slot in the new category Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.
Related: Golden Globes Film Nominations Analysis: As ‘Barbenheimer’ Crushes The Field, Summer Blockbusters...
- 12/11/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Prequel story ‘Wonka’ leads the box office in 32 out of 37 first-wave territories.
Worldwide box office Dec 8-10 Rank Film (distributor) 3-day (world) Cume (world) 3-day (int’l) Cume (int’l) Territories 1. Wonka (Warner Bros)
$43.2m $43.2m $43.2m $43.2m 37 2. The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes (Lionsgate)
$20.4m $279m $11m $143.3m 88 3. Napolean (Sony) $20.3m $170.8m $16.1m $117.7m 65 4. Animal (various) $18.4m $84.6m $16.1m $73m 35 5. Wish (Disney) $17.4m $105.5m $12.1m $56.1m 38 6. The Boy And The Heron (various) $15.3m $114.2m $2.5m $101.4m 22 7. 12:12 The Day (Seoul Spring) (various) $12.6m $47m $12.6m $46.4m 4 8. The Invisible Guest (various) $12.5m $12.7m $12.5m $12.7m 1 9. Godzilla Minus One...
Worldwide box office Dec 8-10 Rank Film (distributor) 3-day (world) Cume (world) 3-day (int’l) Cume (int’l) Territories 1. Wonka (Warner Bros)
$43.2m $43.2m $43.2m $43.2m 37 2. The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes (Lionsgate)
$20.4m $279m $11m $143.3m 88 3. Napolean (Sony) $20.3m $170.8m $16.1m $117.7m 65 4. Animal (various) $18.4m $84.6m $16.1m $73m 35 5. Wish (Disney) $17.4m $105.5m $12.1m $56.1m 38 6. The Boy And The Heron (various) $15.3m $114.2m $2.5m $101.4m 22 7. 12:12 The Day (Seoul Spring) (various) $12.6m $47m $12.6m $46.4m 4 8. The Invisible Guest (various) $12.5m $12.7m $12.5m $12.7m 1 9. Godzilla Minus One...
- 12/11/2023
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
Timothée Chalamet’s Wonka provided some much-needed sweetener at the weekend box office, where it placed No. 1 on the global chart in earning $43.2 million from its first 37 overseas markets.
That’s a promising start for the Christmas musical, which opens everywhere in North America on Dec. 16 as it continues to roll out across the globe. Tracking suggests the Warner Bros. movie will launch in the $40 million range domestically and then keep audiences entranced throughout the long holiday stretch.
Wonka is an origin tale about Willy Wonka, the iconic candy maker featured in Roald Dahl’s classic novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which spawned at least two previous Hollywood movies.
The new film, rated PG, has been a curiosity factor for months in regard to how it will go over with audiences.
In its early offshore debut, it outpaced a slew of recent family friendly event pics, as well as...
That’s a promising start for the Christmas musical, which opens everywhere in North America on Dec. 16 as it continues to roll out across the globe. Tracking suggests the Warner Bros. movie will launch in the $40 million range domestically and then keep audiences entranced throughout the long holiday stretch.
Wonka is an origin tale about Willy Wonka, the iconic candy maker featured in Roald Dahl’s classic novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which spawned at least two previous Hollywood movies.
The new film, rated PG, has been a curiosity factor for months in regard to how it will go over with audiences.
In its early offshore debut, it outpaced a slew of recent family friendly event pics, as well as...
- 12/10/2023
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Updated: There were two new Hollywood entries at the international box office this weekend as both Warner Bros/Village Roadshow/Heyday Films’ Wonka and Universal/Illumination’s Migration began early offshore rollout, though on different patterns.
It was good news all around with Timothée Chalamet-starrer Wonka launching to $43.2M in 37 markets, well ahead of pre-weekend projections. The Paul King-directed origins story/musical ranked No. 1 in 32 markets. In like-for-likes and using today’s exchange rates, the film is tracking 95% above Paddington, 77% over Mary Poppins Returns and 50% over The Greatest Showman.
In Latin America, Wonka was tops for the region with 63% market share, surpassing the above comps by 232%, 145% and 129%, respectively. In Europe, the film was No. 1 in each of its launches.
As expected, the UK was the lead play at $11.1M, boasting a 73% market share of the Top 5. This will be the 2nd biggest opening for a Warner Bros film in 2023, behind Barbie,...
It was good news all around with Timothée Chalamet-starrer Wonka launching to $43.2M in 37 markets, well ahead of pre-weekend projections. The Paul King-directed origins story/musical ranked No. 1 in 32 markets. In like-for-likes and using today’s exchange rates, the film is tracking 95% above Paddington, 77% over Mary Poppins Returns and 50% over The Greatest Showman.
In Latin America, Wonka was tops for the region with 63% market share, surpassing the above comps by 232%, 145% and 129%, respectively. In Europe, the film was No. 1 in each of its launches.
As expected, the UK was the lead play at $11.1M, boasting a 73% market share of the Top 5. This will be the 2nd biggest opening for a Warner Bros film in 2023, behind Barbie,...
- 12/10/2023
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Welcome to Oscar Experts Typing, a weekly column in which Gold Derby editors and Experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the Oscar race — via Slack, of course. This week, we revisit Best Picture and discuss the chances of Netflix’s latest drop, “May December.”
Christopher Rosen: Hello, Joyce! It’s the most wonderful time of the year for precursors! Since the Gotham Awards fired the starting gun on Nov. 27, we’ve entered the early sprint of awards season’s hyperdrive. The New York Film Critics Circle and the National Board of Review both went gaga for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” while the Independent Spirit Awards threw its weight behind “American Fiction,” “Past Lives,” and “May December.” Next week, we’ll have the Los Angeles Film Critics Association winners and the Golden Globe Award nominees. Assuming there are no curveballs from either group — and why would we expect there to be?...
Christopher Rosen: Hello, Joyce! It’s the most wonderful time of the year for precursors! Since the Gotham Awards fired the starting gun on Nov. 27, we’ve entered the early sprint of awards season’s hyperdrive. The New York Film Critics Circle and the National Board of Review both went gaga for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” while the Independent Spirit Awards threw its weight behind “American Fiction,” “Past Lives,” and “May December.” Next week, we’ll have the Los Angeles Film Critics Association winners and the Golden Globe Award nominees. Assuming there are no curveballs from either group — and why would we expect there to be?...
- 12/8/2023
- by Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Warner Bros/Village Roadshow/Heyday Films’ Wonka begins early release in 37 international box office markets this session, ahead of the domestic bow on December 15. Next week will also see the addition of all other overseas markets, save Korea which is going at the end of January.
Current estimates for this frame’s offshore bow — which includes such majors as Spain, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, the UK, Japan and China — are for a $30M early debut for the Timothée Chalamet-starrer.
Comps here are The Greatest Showman which had a $28.1M opening in like-for-like markets at historical rates ($24.9M at today’s dollars); Paddington, also from Wonka director Paul King, at $26.2M historical and $21.9M restated; and Mary Poppins Returns with $24.9M at 2018 figures and $23.8M at today’s rates. (Note we are not comping to Tim Burton’s 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory due to the length of time that has passed in the interim.
Current estimates for this frame’s offshore bow — which includes such majors as Spain, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, the UK, Japan and China — are for a $30M early debut for the Timothée Chalamet-starrer.
Comps here are The Greatest Showman which had a $28.1M opening in like-for-like markets at historical rates ($24.9M at today’s dollars); Paddington, also from Wonka director Paul King, at $26.2M historical and $21.9M restated; and Mary Poppins Returns with $24.9M at 2018 figures and $23.8M at today’s rates. (Note we are not comping to Tim Burton’s 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory due to the length of time that has passed in the interim.
- 12/6/2023
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Every fan of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” (1971) loves the scene where Gene Wilder, as the mystical candy maker, takes his guests on a psychedelic tunnel ride, zooming through the bowels of the Chocolate Factory as he chants a little verse, getting angrier and more hysterical by the second. Wilder’s Wonka was a sweetheart, but he had a hidden maniacal side. And in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” Tim Burton’s majestically wacked 2005 remake, Johnny Depp, then at the apex of his movie stardom, went full Depp, playing Wonka like some louche vampiristic cross between Anna Wintour and Michael Jackson.
But in “Wonka,” the fun, rousing, impeccably staged, jaw-droppingly old-fashioned musical prequel to the legendary Roald Dahl tale, Timothée Chalamet plays the title character as the beaming soul of effervescent goodness. His chocolate passion is there (he’s all but defined by it), but the kinks are gone...
But in “Wonka,” the fun, rousing, impeccably staged, jaw-droppingly old-fashioned musical prequel to the legendary Roald Dahl tale, Timothée Chalamet plays the title character as the beaming soul of effervescent goodness. His chocolate passion is there (he’s all but defined by it), but the kinks are gone...
- 12/4/2023
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Updated Exclusive: Warner Bros’ feature musical Wonka arrived on three-week-out tracking this week with a revised industry projection of $35M-$40M when it opens on Dec. 15.
That start is in the vicinity of Sony’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ($36.2M) which opened before Christmas on Dec. 20. While going pre-Christmas is always risky for any movie, family branded pics are quite safe and remain a powerful distraction for families who are still in the throes of shopping.
The Timothée Chalamet movie is great with women right now, under and over 25. Unaided awareness is 22-23 with women which is the category by which respondents cite a movie’s name to pollster’s without being prodded (it’s evidence that a movie’s promo machine is working on a title). Those numbers are a point above the unaided awareness for females on Illumination/Universal’s Super Mario Bros Movie. In first choice...
That start is in the vicinity of Sony’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ($36.2M) which opened before Christmas on Dec. 20. While going pre-Christmas is always risky for any movie, family branded pics are quite safe and remain a powerful distraction for families who are still in the throes of shopping.
The Timothée Chalamet movie is great with women right now, under and over 25. Unaided awareness is 22-23 with women which is the category by which respondents cite a movie’s name to pollster’s without being prodded (it’s evidence that a movie’s promo machine is working on a title). Those numbers are a point above the unaided awareness for females on Illumination/Universal’s Super Mario Bros Movie. In first choice...
- 11/24/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Emily Blunt, born on February 23, 1983, in London, England, is a highly talented and versatile British actress who has gained international fame for her exceptional performances in a wide range of films. Blunt’s career has been marked by critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. With her remarkable acting skills and captivating on-screen presence, she has become one of the most sought-after actresses in the industry.
Blunt was born in London’s Wandsworth borough to Joanna Mackie, a former actress and teacher, and Oliver Blunt, a barrister. She grew up in a family of four children, and her grandfather was Major General Peter Blunt. Blunt’s early life was not without challenges, as she developed a stammer at the age of seven. However, she overcame this obstacle with the help of a supportive teacher who encouraged her to explore different voices and characters.
Blunt was born in London’s Wandsworth borough to Joanna Mackie, a former actress and teacher, and Oliver Blunt, a barrister. She grew up in a family of four children, and her grandfather was Major General Peter Blunt. Blunt’s early life was not without challenges, as she developed a stammer at the age of seven. However, she overcame this obstacle with the help of a supportive teacher who encouraged her to explore different voices and characters.
- 10/26/2023
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
The "X-Men" movie "Dark Phoenix" was hurt by upheaval at its studio, 20th Century Fox. The film was developed during the merger between Fox and Disney; in fact, "Dark Phoenix" was released on June 7, 2019, early into the new management's tenure. During that theatrical run, it made only $254 million on a $200 million budget, ultimately losing $133 million in the worst bomb of 2019.
It's tempting to think Disney undermined "Dark Phoenix." The movie was released as a lame duck, the last product assembled before all Marvel properties were back under Disney's umbrella. Marvel Studios would've doubtlessly preferred not to inherit a completed "X-Men" film, so that they could get to work on their own versions of the characters (even if the Marvel Cinematic Universe has brought back some faces from Fox's "X-Men" movies since).
However, The Hollywood Reporter indicates there was another player who helped doom "Dark Phoenix" — James Cameron.
Read more: The...
It's tempting to think Disney undermined "Dark Phoenix." The movie was released as a lame duck, the last product assembled before all Marvel properties were back under Disney's umbrella. Marvel Studios would've doubtlessly preferred not to inherit a completed "X-Men" film, so that they could get to work on their own versions of the characters (even if the Marvel Cinematic Universe has brought back some faces from Fox's "X-Men" movies since).
However, The Hollywood Reporter indicates there was another player who helped doom "Dark Phoenix" — James Cameron.
Read more: The...
- 9/16/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid debuted on Disney+ last week and made one hell of a splash. According to Disney, The Little Mermaid has garnered 16 million views in its first five days on the streaming service, which makes it the most-watched Disney movie premiere on Disney+ since the release of Hocus Pocus 2 last year.
While The Little Mermaid wasn’t one of Disney’s strongest-performing live-action remakes, it went on to gross $569 million worldwide and stands (so far) as one of the highest-grossing movies of the year. Judging by the streaming numbers, it seems that many were eager to revisit The Little Mermaid (or watch it for the first time) on the streaming service. Disney says that a view is defined as total stream time divided by runtime.
Related Lin-Manuel Miranda is set to adapt The Warriors into a musical stage play-ay
The Little Mermaid stars Halle Bailey (grown-ish) as Ariel,...
While The Little Mermaid wasn’t one of Disney’s strongest-performing live-action remakes, it went on to gross $569 million worldwide and stands (so far) as one of the highest-grossing movies of the year. Judging by the streaming numbers, it seems that many were eager to revisit The Little Mermaid (or watch it for the first time) on the streaming service. Disney says that a view is defined as total stream time divided by runtime.
Related Lin-Manuel Miranda is set to adapt The Warriors into a musical stage play-ay
The Little Mermaid stars Halle Bailey (grown-ish) as Ariel,...
- 9/11/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
“The Color Purple” will compete at the Golden Globes in comedy/musical, Gold Derby can exclusively confirm.
Fantasia Barrino, who plays Celie, will be the sole lead acting contender. The film, scheduled to open Christmas Day, also stars Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, Louis Gossett Jr., H.E.R., Ciara, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi and Halle Bailey.
The categorization, of course, is hardly a surprise, since the movie is an adaptation of the hit 2005 Broadway musical, which was based on Alice Walker‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and Steven Spielberg‘s 1985 film adaptation. The original musical received 11 Tony nominations, including Best Musical, and won Best Actress in a Musical for Lachanze. The 2015 revival won Best Revival of a Musical and Best Actress in a Musical for Cynthia Erivo, and earned a Best Featured Actress in a Musical bid for Brooks, who reprises her role as Sofia in the upcoming film.
Fantasia Barrino, who plays Celie, will be the sole lead acting contender. The film, scheduled to open Christmas Day, also stars Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, Louis Gossett Jr., H.E.R., Ciara, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi and Halle Bailey.
The categorization, of course, is hardly a surprise, since the movie is an adaptation of the hit 2005 Broadway musical, which was based on Alice Walker‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and Steven Spielberg‘s 1985 film adaptation. The original musical received 11 Tony nominations, including Best Musical, and won Best Actress in a Musical for Lachanze. The 2015 revival won Best Revival of a Musical and Best Actress in a Musical for Cynthia Erivo, and earned a Best Featured Actress in a Musical bid for Brooks, who reprises her role as Sofia in the upcoming film.
- 9/11/2023
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
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