On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (December 18th, 2015), Dennis Tzeng, Clarke Wolfe, and David Griffin discuss the following:
Last night, the highly anticipatedStar Wars: The Force Awakensopened and again has broken another box office record, it’s being estimated that the movie made between 50 to 55 million in its Thursday night showings beating the previous record holderHarry Potter and theDeathly Hallows Part 2which took in 43.5 million back in July 2011. Industry analysts predict the movie will open to 210 million or more for the entire weekend.
Since its release on Monday, the first teaser trailer forStar Trek Beyond, the third installment of the rebooted franchise has been met with a fair share of criticism especially from Star Trek fans. In an interview at the European premiere ofStar Wars: The Force Awakens,Simon Peggwho is one of the people behindStar Trek Beyond’s script and one of its lead actors was asked abouthis thoughts on the first trailer.
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A new image and character posters for the upcomingGhostbustersmovie have come out. The image features all four cast membersKristin Wiig,Melissa McCarthy,Kate McKinnon, andLeslie Jonesin theirGhostbustersoutfits and gear. There are alsoindividual posters for each of the four charactersand a few character details revealed.Ghostbustersis being directed byPaul Feigand is set for release in theaters on June 27, 2025.
ThePrometheussequel now known asAlien: Covenanthaslanded its female lead. According to The Wrap, actressKatherine Waterstonhas been cast to star oppositeMichael Fassbenderin the upcoming Ridley Scott-directed sci-fi flick.Alien: Covenantis set for an October 6th, 2017 release date.
Only a month after its first trailer, Lionsgate has a released anothernew trailerforGods of Egypt. The film was directed byAlex Proyasand starGerard Butler,Nikolaj Coster-Waldau,Geoffrey Rush,Brenton Thwaites,Elodie Yung,Abbey Lee,Chadwick BosemanandCourtney Eaton.Gods of Egyptopens in theaters everywhere on August 21, 2025.
Box Office predictions brought to you by our friends at AMC Theatres. This is the part of the show where the panelists make their predictions of what movies and in what order will top this weekend’s box office.
Daxamundo writes:
Hi All, Love Movie Talk, Heroes, and Collider Jedi Council. Great stuff! John has talked about the concept of “McGuffin” in the past, which is new to me, since I know almost nothing about the structure of a film. Would you please give some examples of the “McGuffin” in films. If you can provide examples from past Star Wars films and/or movies based on comic IPs (X-Men, Man of Steel, etc.), that would be great. Thanks!
Amogh Rao writes:
With all the major award nominations coming out and the year almost at an end, i was wondering what you guys think will be the biggest “surprise” nomination at the Oscars. I think Jake Gyllenhaal for “Southpaw” could get a best actor nod, yet highly unlikely, and any nod for “The Gift”, even more unlikely. Thanks
