On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (December 19th, 2016) John Campea, Kristian Harloff, and Wendy Lee discuss the following:
It’s Monday which means it’s time for the weekend box office report brought to you AMC theatres. The Force is strong with Disney and Lucasfilm asRogue One: A Star Wars Storyopened as the second best December openingof all time with $155 million for the No 1 spot at the domestic box office, and $290.5 million globally, which is the second-highest opening in December behindForce Awakens. Disney also scored withMoana, which took the No 2 spot with 11.66 million for a domestic total of $161.86 million.Office Christmas Partycame in at No 3 with $8.45 million dollars in its second week of release.Collateral Beautyopened horribly with only $7 million from 3,028 theaters for the No 4 spot. And at No 5 wasFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which grabbed another $5 million to add to its domestic total of $207.68.
Minor spoiler alert here as we discussPirate of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Though production on the fifth film in the billion-dollar franchise has been done for awhile now, it does appear there is one more addition to the cast that hasn’t been reported. According to TooFab (via a report from Slash Film)Keira Knightleyhas secretly joined the cast, reprising her role as Elizabeth for some scenes. The movie sees the return ofJohnny Deppas Captain Sparrow, along withOrlando Bloom’sWill Turner; who will be joined byJavier Bardemwho is cast as the new villain. The movie is set for release on June 29, 2025.
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THR reports that two years after principal photography was completed on the disaster movieGeostorm, the film is going back for reshoots. The Skydance production starsGerard Butlerand would have marked the directorial debut ofIndependence Dayco-writer/producerDean Devlin. Devlin was replaced withJudge DredddirectorDanny Cannonfor the reshoots on the movie that is about Butler going into space in order to prevent climate-controlling satellites from creating “a man-made storm of epic proportions” while also trying to stop an assassination attempt on the president of the United States. It’s slated for release on June 06, 2025.
A new international trailer debuted forGhost in the Shell. Based on the internationally-acclaimed sci-fi property, the movie follows the Major played byScarlett Johansson; a special ops, human-cyborg who leads the elite task force Section 9. Ghost in the Shell arrives in theaters on August 19, 2025.
Variety reports that Oscar nomineesJonah HillandRooney Maraare in talks to joinJoaquin PhoenixinGus Van Sant’snew biopicabout the quadriplegic cartoonistJohn Callahan. Based off the bio:Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot, Phoenix will play Callahan, a controversial figure who became paralyzed following a car accident at age 21. He turned to drawing as a form of therapy, and when his cartoons started appearing in the Portland newspaper Willamette Week, the town reacted with boycotts and protests.
A new trailer has been released forxXx: The Return of Xander Cage. Directed byD.J. Caruso, the film starsVin Diesel,Ruby Rose,Nina Dobrev,Toni Collette,Donnie YenandSamuel L. Jackson. It is set for release on January 20th, 2017.
Rick writes:
Hello Collider Crew,
With the release ofRogue Onefinally making its way to the masses one of the more consistent criticisms being heard from otherwise overjoyed fans has concerned the musical score feeling too different or at least somewhat off when compared to what we have become accustomed to withJohn Williams. So I’ll pose my question in the form of a “Would You Rather?” Would you ratherGiacchinobe given a second chance or seeAlexandre Desplat(or someone else) given another opportunity?
Andrew writes:
Hey big fan of the show and the reviews you do, just wondering do you ever think the will make any movies based on the canon novelsLords of the Sith, or even a Palpatine and Plaugus? After Vader is getting so much love inRogue One, could a spin-off of him happen? Do you think that or the books will be to dark for the movie screen?
