On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (February 22nd, 2016) John Campea, Mark Ellis and Jon Schnepp discuss the following:
It’s Monday which means it’s time for the weekend box office report brought to you by our friends at AMC Theatres. Continuing its reign over the box office, the Merc with a Mouth,Deadpool, was #1 at the box office again, bringing in $55 million this past weekend. The R-rated superhero pic has now made $235.4 million domestically. At #2 wasKung Fu Panda 3pulling in $12.5 million. The animated sequel has now earned $117.1 million since its end-of-January debut. The faith-based dramaRisenmade $11.8 million to take the #3 spot. At #4, the critically acclaimedThe Witchscared up $8.7 million. And coming in at #5, romantic comedyHow to Be Singlewith $8.2 million.
AMC Theatres has posted the official runtime forBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceat 2 hours and 31 minutes making it the longest running time for a super hero film since 2012’sThe Dark Knight Rises.
Disney released their first trailer for directorDavid Lowery’slive action re-imagining ofPete’s Dragon. The movie about the adventure of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliott, who just so happens to be a dragon, starsBryce Dallas Howard,Oakes Fegley,Wes Bentley,Karl Urban,Oona Laurenceand Oscar winnerRobert Redford. The movie flies into theaters this June 26, 2025.
A new TV spot forJon Favreau’sThe Jungle Bookwas released by Disney this past weekend showing us even more footage from the live action adaptation of the Disney classic cartoon movie. The film starsNeel Sethias Mowgli, and features the voices ofBill Murray,Ben Kingsley, Lupita Nyong’o,Giancarlo Esposito,Christopher Walken,Scarlett JohanssonandIdris Elba. The film opens in theatres everywhere on April 15th.
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THR has revealed thatHorrible BossesstarsJennifer AnistonandJason Batemanare reuniting forOffice Christmas Party, a movie about a cast of characters who have to contend with an office party gone awry. The movie will also featureT.J. MillerandKate McKinnonand will be directed byBlades of GlorydirectorsWill SpeckandJosh Gordon.
The long-awaited sequel toThe Strangers, the 2008 flick that starredLiv TylerandScott Speedman,doesn’t appear to be happening anytime soon because of the recent financial troubles with Relativity Media, the studio behind the movie that declared bankruptcy back in July of 2015. ProducerRoy Leetalked a bit about the script and the status of the movie’s financing.
DeeJay writes:
Just wanted to ask when you rate a movie what do you look at me I look at three things. First the experience did you leave the movie excited and wanting more, did you leave happy or were you disappointed. Second did the casting fit the roles and did the actors and actress deliver in the movie. Third did their story fit the movie and the characters in the movie.
Rudy Zissou writes:
Huge fan of the show and look forward to each episode. With the lack of box office success ofJem and the Holograms. Do you think it might change the studio execs minds and perhaps convince them in to doing a more faithful adaptation of other 80’s cartoon properties?M.A.S.Kperhaps? Would love to hear your thoughts. Keep up the good work and bring on the filthy!
