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Things are about to get "crazy" on Netflix with the April release of Devil May Cry. The anime TV adaptation of the popular Capcom series released a brand-new trailer, revealing more of its story and celebrated voice cast.

In anticipation of its upcoming release, Netflix debuted a new full-length trailer for Devil May Cry on its official YouTube channel. The nearly two-minute trailer -- set to Papa Roach’s "Last Resort" -- showcased the over-the-top action sequences one would expect from Devil May Cry, alongside the introductions of fan-favorite characters. The White Rabbit is seemingly trying to usher in a new world order dominated by demons, unless the young devil hunter Dante meets with him first. Dante, of course, would never turn down an invitation to a party, especially one as exciting as this.

New Devil May Cry Anime's Star-Studded Cast Lineup Includes VAs From Batman, Bleach & More

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Stars: Paulette Hernandez, Alan Alarcón, Lucero Trejo | Written by Ricardo Avilés | Directed by Alejandro Hidalgo

No Voltees (Don’t Look Back) is a new Tubi Original. Now, that’s not usually something to get excited about. But it also happens to be the new film from Alejandro Hidalgo, whose previous films include The House at the End of Time and The Exorcism of God, which makes it worth seeing

Aurora wakes up from a nightmare to a call from her estranged twin brother Martin. Something has happened to their mother Cleotilde and she needs to come home.

Actually, it’s the man who runs errands for their mother, who suffered what appears to have been a fatal accident in the kitchen. But it’s also obvious that she’s failing mentally and physically and can’t be left on her own. Since neither of them are in a position to take her in,...

James Gunn has found Kal-El’s adoptive Earth parents for his upcoming Dcu film, Superman. Neva Howell takes over from Daine Lane as Martha Kent and Pruitt Taylor Vince has landed the role of Jonathan Kent. The role of Superman’s mother was also portrayed by Phyllis Thaxter in the 1978 film and Eva Marie Saint in the 2006 film. The Georgia-born actress joined the production of Gunn’s film, currently progressing in her hometown.

Fever Dreams actress Neva Howell and The Mentalist actor Pruitt Taylor Vince are cast as Martha and Jonathan Kent in James Gunn’s Superman

Gunn renamed his film from Superman: Legacy to Superman while making the announcement of the film’s start of production on February 29. The film will be the first to come out of the first chapter of the DC Universe, Gods and Monsters.

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Superman writer-director James Gunn has cast his Ma Kent. After it was announced that Pruitt Taylor Vince would be playing Jonathan Kent, it's been revealed that Neva Howell has been cast in the role of Martha.

Per TheWrap, Neva Howell will play Ma Kent alongside Pruitt's Pa Kent in Superman, the new Dcu film set to hit theaters in July 2025. Howell has previously appeared in movies like Fever Dreams, Logan Lucky, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul. She also had roles in the TV shows The Originals, The Resident, and Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.

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Martha Kent is the adoptive mother of Clark Kent. In film, she was previously portrayed in live-action by Phyllis Thaxter...

Charlie Wright’s casting as Rodrick Heffley in the fourth live-action Diary of a Wimpy Kid film sparked the #NotMyRodrick meme, which the actor claimed had “ruined my career”. In a video about the incident that was uploaded on YouTube and TikTok on Sunday, the actor addressed the harsh criticism he received after playing Rodrick Heffley in what is considered to be his first public statement.

In the nine-minute clip, Wright talked about the negative reaction that followed the initial release of David Bowers’ Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul trailer in early 2017. This revelation has sparked outrage among fans, who are now calling for a much-needed change in the entertainment industry.

Charlie Wright (L) in Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Long Haul

Based on author Jeff Kinney’s children’s book series of the same name, The Long Haul is the stand-alone sequel to Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days...

Charlie Wright is best known for playing Rodrick Heffley in the movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul and he’s opening up about how the role essentially ruined his acting career.

In a new video posted to his YouTube channel, Charlie explained how he became a viral meme because of his role as Rodrick and the response ended up hurting his career.

“Let’s just say that when the world found out I was playing Rodrick, they weren’t very happy,” he said in the video.

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Charlie said that memes included messages like “Name me a bigger downgrade” and he also received death threats.

“Now, I’ll be honest, some of the memes were funny… [but] the random death threats were a little disturbing,” he said, adding that he’s still receiving them seven years later.

“Do I have any hatred or...

When actor Charlie Wright was cast as main character Rodrick Heffley in the fourth “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” live-action film, the Internet reacted with a #NotMyRodrick meme that the actor says “ruined my career.”

In a video posted Sunday to YouTube and TikTok, the now-25-year-0ld actor publicly spoke for the first time about the overwhelmingly negative reaction to him taking over the role originally played by Devon Bostick. “It kind of ruined my acting career, but I’m still alive. I’m still here.”

In the nine-minute video, Wright described the harsh response to the release of the first “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul” trailer in early 2017. “Let’s just say that when the world found out I was playing Rodrick, they weren’t very happy.”

He shared some of the versions of the meme that compared him to Bostick, including one with the caption,...

"Look at these little nerds, out past their bedtime!" Disney has unveiled the first official trailer for another new adaptation of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, this time as an animated movie for streaming on Disney+ this fall. Fox already made four (!!) live-action movies based on this book series by Jeff Kinney, starting with the original Diary of a Wimpy Kid from 2010, ending with Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul in 2017. This new take features animation that sticks to the style of the books, with stick-figure like characters turned into 3D characters. "Here's what you need to know: don't get the cheese touch!" Greg Heffley is an ambitious kid with an active imagination and big plans to be rich and famous. The problem is that he has to survive middle school first. This new Diary of a Wimpy Kid features the voices of Brady Noon as Greg Heffley,...

An all-new animated movie based on Diary of a Wimpy Kid is hitting Disney+ in December. Based on the worldwide bestselling book series by Jeff Kinney, the new movie has just gotten its official poster from Disney, which you can take a look at below. Also revealed on the poster is the official premiere date for the movie, with the animated Diary of a Wimpy Kid start to start streaming on Dec. 3, 2021.

The Diary of a Wimpy Kid Reboot is directed by Swinton Scott (Futurama). The movie is written and produced by Jeff Kinney, the author of the original books. Cast members attached to voice the characters include Brady Noon (The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers), Ethan William Childress (Mixed-ish), and Chris Diamantopoulos (Mickey Mouse).

The synopsis reads: "Greg Heffley is a scrawny but ambitious kid with an active imagination and big plans to be rich and famous - he just...

After raising the bar on what a movie can open to during the pandemic with F9‘s $70M weekend, Universal is adding a wide-release one-two punch to the weekend with the debut of two titles geared at two different demos: DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby: Family Business, which is set to do $15M+, and Blumhouse’s The Forever Purge, which is looking at $10M+ over three days.

Together with the second weekend of the studio’s F9, which is speeding toward another $28M (-60%), all three movies will not only own the top three spots at the B.O. for Uni, but bring the studio a weekend of $53M+. It will mark the first time since February 11-13, 2005, that a major studio has owned the top three spots at the domestic weekend box office, the last being Sony with Hitch, Boogeyman and Are We There Yet? Boss Baby 2 is...

Once in a while, this critic feels as if he goes against the grain of the entire movie critique establishment. That is firmly the case with Hillbilly Elegy.

The J.D. Vance book of the same name was a huge hit and, supposedly, was an introduction to Trump’s America and an explanation for how the country voted in 2016. I prefer to think of it is a memoir about a boy who grows up and does good, despite the anchor pulling him down that is his family.

Ron Howard has brought Hillbilly Elegy to life for Netflix, and it features two Oscar-worthy turns by two actresses who have long been overlooked for an Academy Award, Amy Adams and Glenn Close. They play mother and daughter, with Adams also portraying the maternal role to Vance (Gabriel Basso). Well, at least she tries.

More often than not, Vance is the more mature one in this relationship.

With more and more states seeing an uptick in coronavirus infections, a second wave of quarantine and social distancing seems to be more likely than ever before. Heck, in some areas of the country, it’s already taking place. Add to that sweltering summer heat waves, and staying indoors with your favorite streaming services doesn’t seem so bad anymore – if it ever did.

Especially when considering there are now more streaming services available than there ever have been in the past. A few years ago, people debated on whether you should subscribe to Netflix or Amazon Prime, for the most part. Now, they’re joined by a wealth of other competitors. Some, like Disney+ and HBO Max, haven proven to be admirable opponents. Others, like CBS All Access and Peacock, not so much.

Regardless of whom you subscribe to, though, there’s a solid amount of content coming to your home device this weekend,...

It’s Friday, and you know what that means, Disney lovers? Yes, a load of new additions are going up on Disney Plus. This week, there’s a mix of documentaries, the latest episodes of the streaming service’s ongoing shows and a couple of movies we haven’t seen before on the site. One of which is only the second ever X-Men film to be made available on D+.

The two pics in question are Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, the 2017 soft reboot of the Fox family comedy franchise based on Jeff Kinney’s books, and X-Men: Apocalypse. The 2016 superhero flick was the sequel to 2014’s Days of Future Past, which fittingly just debuted on D+ last weekend. These are the first two X-movies on the service, with The Wolverine and 2000’s X-Men to come later this year as part of D+’s Summer Movie Nights schedule.

Contrary to Netflix, which usually updates its roster every single day, Disney+ only tinkers with its library on a weekly basis.

On July 10th, for instance, the recently-launched streaming service saw the arrival of shows such as Gigantosaurus and Secrets of the Zoo, as well as films like the divisive Solo: A Star Wars Story and the acclaimed X-Men: Days of Future Past. This week, on July 17th, the streamer will be adding yet another set of movies and series to its collection, and here’s a quick overview of them:

It’s a Dog’s Life with Bill Farmer – “Snake Search Dogs & Hawaiian Conservation Dogs” One Day at Disney – “Mike Davis: Imagineering Project Manager” Disney Family Sundays – “Moana: Tomato Photo Holder” Wild Chile (S1) The Mousketeers at Walt Disney World Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (S1-2) Lost City of Machu Picchu Disney Junior Music Lullabies X-Men: Apocalypse...

Disney+ is out with its list of everything new coming in July, and the list includes the original Broadway production of “Hamilton” on film, out July 3.

Other highlights include “The Mighty Ducks,” also July 3, new weekly episodes of “It’s a Dogs Life With Bill Farmer,” “Solo: A Star Wars Story” out July 10, and all eight episodes of “Rogue Trip,” an adventure with ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff and his son, Mack.

Below is the full list of everything new coming in July.

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July 3

Animal ER (S1-2)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Ice Age: Collision Course

Ice Road Rescue (S1-4)

Race to Witch Mountain (2009)

The Big Green

The Mighty Ducks

Hamilton (original Broadway production)

Pixar in Real Life: Episode 109 “Up: Balloon Cart Away”

Disney Family Sundays:...

Wanted to be in the room where it happens but couldn’t get tickets? Disney+ has you covered with its new releases for July 2020. That’s right, none other than Hamilton headlines the list of new Disney+ offerings this month! The filmed version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s modern musical classic premieres on July 3.

Beyond that enormous original blockbuster, it’s a pretty decent month for library titles on Disney+ July 3 also sees the arrival of two Ice Age sequels and The Mighty Ducks. July 10 finds Nat Geo Wild originals Critter Fixers and Secrets of the Zoo joining the Disney+ stream.

In terms of other originals, it’s the usual fare. But the intriguing Muppets Now premiers on July 31.

Here is everything else coming to Disney+ this month.

Disney+ New Releases – July 2020 July 3

New Library Titles

Animal ER (S1-2)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Ice Age: Collision Course...

Despite only launching in November, Disney Plus has already brought in nearly 55 million subscribers, who’ve been enjoying all of their content hailing from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Star Wars franchise, Pixar, almost their entire back catalogue of animated films and much, much more.

However, it’s fair to say that when it comes to original material, Disney Plus hasn’t been bringing us very much. Sure, The Mandalorian was a major hit, but apart from that, none of their in-house projects have really stirred up any buzz. Unless, of course, you want to count Artemis Fowl, which has been making waves for all the wrong reasons.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like things will be improving on that front anytime soon, either. The Mouse House has just announced what’s headed our way in July and as you can see below, the list is lacking when it comes to buzzy original titles.

In today’s film news roundup, Alicia Silverstone’s “Sister of the Groom,” faith-based “Everyday Miracles” and South Korean drama “House of Hummingbiord” get distribution and the Indian horror movie “Lapachhapi” gets a Hindi remake.

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Saban Films has acquired North American rights to the Alicia Silverstone wedding comedy “Sister of the Groom” from Premiere Entertainment Group.

Written and directed by Amy Miller Gross, the film also co-stars Tom Everett Scott, Jake Hoffman and Mathilde Ollivier. Miller Gross produced for Mandorla Productions alongside Andrew Carlberg and Tim Harms.

Silverstone portrays a woman who tries to put a halt to her brother’s marriage to a much younger French woman over the course of their wedding weekend in the Hamptons. Silverstone served as executive producer and Justin Scutieri co-produced.

Charlie Bewley, Mark Blum, Julie Engelbrecht and Ronald Guttman are also in the cast. Silverstone and Everett Scott also previously appeared as...

Saban Films has RSVP’d for the North American distribution rights to Sister of the Groom, the Premiere Entertainment Group wedding comedy starring Alicia Silverstone. Amy Miller Gross wrote and directed the pic, which follows a woman (Silverstone) who tries to put a halt to her brother’s marriage to a much younger French woman over the course of their wedding weekend in the Hamptons.

Additional cast includes Tom Everett Scott (who co-starred alongside Silverstone in 2017’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul) Jake Hoffman, Mathilde Ollivier Charlie Bewley, Noah Silver, Mark Blum, Julie Engelbrecht, and Ronald Guttman.

Miller Gross produced via Mandorla Productions alongside Andrew Carlberg and Tim Harms. Silverstone served as executive producer and Justin Scutieri co-produced.

Jonathan Saba negotiated the deal for Saban along with Elias Axume and Devin Carter of Premiere on behalf of the filmmakers. Premiere handled worldwide sales.

Upcoming releases on Saban...

Premiere Entertainment Group launched Efm sales under previous title The Pleasure of Your Presence.

Premiere Entertainment Group has licensed North American rights on the Alicia Silverstone wedding comedy Sister Of The Groom to Saban Films.

Amy Miller Gross (Accommodations) wrote and directed the film which also stars Tom Everett Scott (truTV’s I’m Sorry), Jake Hoffman (The Irishman) and Mathilde Ollivier (Overlord). Miller Gross produced for Mandorla Productions alongside Andrew Carlberg and Tim Harms, with Silverstone serving as executive producer.

Silverstone (Clueless) plays a woman on a mission to stop her brother’s marriage to a younger French woman at...

Amy Miller Gross directed and produced for Mandorla Productions.

Premiere Entertainment Group has bolstered its Efm sales slate with worldwide rights to wedding comedy The Pleasure Of Your Presence starring Alicia Silverstone.

Tom Everett Scott (Parental Guidance), Jake Hoffman (The Irishman), and Mathilde Ollivier (Overlord) are among the key cast on the story about a woman (Silverstone) who tries to halt to her brother’s marriage to a much younger French woman over the course of their wedding weekend in the Hamptons.

Amy Miller Gross directed from her original screenplay, and produced for Mandorla Productions alongside Andrew Carlberg and Tim Harms,...

Freida Pinto, Bo Hopkins and Owen Asztalos have rounded out the ensemble of Netflix’s adaptation of “Hillbilly Elegy,” directed by Ron Howard.

Amy Adams, Glenn Close, Haley Bennett and Gabriel Basso are also on board to star.

Based on J.D. Vance’s bestselling memoir, the pic is a modern exploration of the American dream and follows three generations of an Appalachian family as told by its youngest member, a Yale law student forced to return to his hometown.

“The Shape of Water” screenwriter Vanessa Taylor adapted the script, with Howard, Brian Grazer and Karen Lunder producing for Imagine Entertainment. Julie Oh and Vance will executive produce.

Imagine has been developing the movie since it acquired the rights in 2017. Netflix boarded the project in January after winning a heated bidding war to finance the $45 million feature.

Best known for her role in “Slumdog Millionaire,” Pinto already has tied to Netflix,...

“Diary of a Wimpy Kid” director David Bowers has been tapped to direct Paramount Players’ live-action “Rugrats” movie, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.

The popular Nicktoon show ran from 1991 to 2004 and followed a group of toddlers — Tommy, Chuckie, Phil and Lil and Angelica — through their day-to-day lives as well as their big adventures.

Three other animated “Rugrats” movie were released between 1998 and 2003.

Also Read: 'Rugrats' Gets Nickelodeon Revival, Live-Action Film From Paramount Players

David Goodman wrote the script, and Gabor Csupo (who created the show alongside Arlene Klasky and Paul Germain) and President of Nickelodeon Brian Robbins are producing. Paramount Players will release the film on Jan. 29, 2021.

Bowers directed three of the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” films, as well as “Flushed Away” and “Astro Boy.” He also wrote the screenplay for “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul” and “Danny and the Dinosaur.

Paramount has unveiled a new poster for Bumblebee. The San Diego Comic-Con exclusive poster made its way online following the studio's presentation for the upcoming Transformers spin-off at the event. Unfortunately, they have yet to release any of the footage that was screened, which sounds like it was pretty fantastic, but this poster is also quite great and further gives us hope that this may be taking the franchise in the right direction.

This is yet another very solid poster for Bumblebee, following in the footsteps of the previously released theatrical poster and the fresh Bumblebee Comic-Con footage. This one takes a more comic book/street art approach. The entire thing is draped in yellow and black, the titular Autobot sketched out in black against the yellow background. His classic Vw Beetle form is seen driving through his legs at the bottom. If you had never seen a Transformers movie before,...

Dwayne Johnson recently sat down with FilmStarts for an interview and it's was there he revealed that Black Adam could start shooting in early 2019. He also teased that some DC characters will appear in the film. When talking about when the film would start shooting, he said:

"With Black Adam I don’t think we’re going to start early next year. Early next year right now it looks like I’m going to be shooting Jumanji, and then after that if everything goes well I’ll shoot a movie called Red Notice with Rawson Thurber again, with Gal Gadot, and another actor yet to be named. But Black Adam possibly at the end of next year. It’s coming along great, the script is coming along great we’re very happy with it."

Johnson went on to tease that some other DC heroes may show up:

"Without giving anything away,...

New Line Cinema's long-awaited Black Adam movie is finally moving forward, with the studio bringing on writer Adam Sztykiel (Undateable) to pen the script. Dwayne Johnson is starring as Black Adam and producing with his Seven Bucks Productions company Hiram Garcia and Flynn Picture Company's Beau Flynn. There is no director attached at this time, but with a writer finally on board, this long-gestating project is finally happening.

Dwayne Johnson has been attached to play Black Adam since July 2014, when he was still slated to appear in New Line's Shazam! After plenty of rumors surfaced, it was confirmed earlier this year that Shazam and Black Adam are two movies, instead of Black Adam merely playing the villain in the Shazam! movie. There are still no story details at this time, and it remains to be seen if there are any elements in the earlier Shazam! scripts when Black Adam...

Dwayne Johnson's Black Adam film is taking a big step forward with the hiring of a screenwriter to write the script. According to The Tracking Board, Warner Bros. is going to hire Undatable creator Adam Sztykiel to write the script.

This is an interesting choice as he's also the same guy who wrote the films Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Raod Chip, Due Date, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul. These aren't really the greatest movies, but he must've had a solid story pitch that sold Johnson and the studio executives on hiring him. 

There's still no director attached to the film project yet, but that will come in time. First things first... they want to get a script in place to help lure a director onto the project. 

It's already been confirmed that Black Adam will not appear in Shazam! The first time we...

On Sunday, October 29, The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (Egpaf) will celebrate its 28th annual A Time for Heroes family festival at Smashbox Studios in Culver City.

A Time for Heroes raises critical funds needed to end AIDS in children. Since its founding and the first A Time for Heroes festival 28 years ago, Egpaf has reached over 27 million women worldwide with lifesaving services. As always, there will be delicious food from top local eateries, games for all ages, and high-energy entertainment, including live music by Ocean Park Standoff.

Who:

The 2017 Heroes Host Committee includes: Ed Harris (Westworld; The Last Full Measure), Martel & Tony Hale(Veep), Tori Spelling (Beverly Hills, 90210) & Dean McDermott (Chopped Canada), Mason Cook (Speechless), Tia Mowry-Hardrict (The Game), Tamera Mowry-Housley (The Real), Rebecca Gayheart (Grey Lady) & Eric Dane (Grey’s Anatomy; The Last Ship), Nolan Gould (Modern Family), Gilles Marini (Sex and the City; Switched at Birth), Nia Long...

As the September box office attempts to get 2017 back on track*the month is currently up 14% compared to last year*the chapter ends on what was a dismal August 2017 at the domestic box office. August was the fourth month in a row to show a decline compared to the previous year, all of which contributed to the worst Summer movie season in over ten years, in which the total summer gross failed to top $4 billion for the first time since 2006. August 2017 wrapped up as the worst August in twenty years with calendar grosses delivering a combined $657.7 million from 225 movies, 35.5% behind last year's gross and failing to top $700 million for the first time since 2000. Thanks to the continued performance of Annabelle: Creation, which just topped $100 million domestically yesterday, the month did deliver a $100+ million earner, a feat that looked as if it might not happen not too long ago. Annabelle also...

Power Rangers, Smurfs and The Princess Bride are in September's Family Favourites!Power Rangers, Smurfs and The Princess Bride are in September's Family Favourites!Jenny Bullough8/30/2017 12:14:00 Pm

Summer is winding down and school is back in session, but there's still a great way you can maximize fun times with the family on the weekend! Every Saturday at 11am, select Cineplex theatres show classic and recent favourite family films for only 2.99 per person. Click here for more info, and check out our lineup for September!

September 2 - Power Rangers

Five ordinary teens must become something extraordinary when they learn that the world is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so, they will have to overcome their real-life issues and before it's too late, band together as the Power Rangers.

Come join our fam jam as part of 30 Days of Summer!Come join our fam jam as part of 30 Days of Summer!Adriana Floridia8/23/2017 4:47:00 Pm

From August 25th until September 3rd, we are throwing a giant fam jam!

You can see some of your favourite classic family films on the big screen as a part of 30 Days of Summer! Tickets are only $5.99!

The Fam Jam line-up includes the following titles:

Boss Baby

Smurfs - The Lost Village

Captain Underpants

Power Rangers

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

The Sound of Music

Peter Pan (National Theatre Live)

For tickets, click here!

Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical Snatched (action-comedy; Goldie Hawn, Amy Schumer, Joan Cusack; rated R) King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (action-adventure; Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Eric Bana, Djimon Hounsou; rated PG-13) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (family comedy; Jason Drucker, Alicia Silverstone, Tom Everett Scott, Charlie Wright, Owen Asztalos; rated PG) The Dinner (drama; Richard Gere, Laura Linney; rated R) Cezanne et Moi (drama; Guillaume Canet, Guillaume Gallienne; rated...

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The Transformers franchise may never actually end. Transformers: The Last Knight, which has seen its domestic theatrical run nearly come to a complete close, only made $128.8 million domestically, down from the fourth chapter's $245 million, and Dark of the Moon's $352 million. In olden days, this would spell disaster for a blockbuster franchise, but due to growing global markets where Transformers has had insane success, there will be no shortage of Transformers films in the coming years. In fact, Transformers is becoming a proper movie universe like the Marvel Cinematic Universe, DC Extended Universe, and Dark Universe, with the next film set to be the spinoff titled Bumblebee.

Today, in a press release, Paramount Pictures announced a new release date, new cast members, and a synopsis for the first of the spinoff films following Michael Bay's departure from directing the series -- as he promised. Production started today, with Bumblebee now...

The Bumblebee movie has released a lot of news in one day with casting, release date, and a return to a simpler driving experience.

A press release from Paramount announced today the Transformers Bumblebee spinoff movie began principal photography and will shoot entirely in California. The movie will take place in 1987 with the Autobot scout on the run, hurt, and alone. Taking refuge in a junkyard he is discovered by a young girl named Charlie played by Hailee Steinfeld. She helps repair him and befriends the yellow Vw bug who is more than meets the eye. Back up for a second, Volkswagen Beetle? Yes guys the bee is returning to his form that he was first introduced to us in. Now I fully expect at some point he’ll become a newer version of the bot we saw in the first Transformers movie. But for now I can’t wait...

Bumblebee in Transformers: The Last Knight, from Paramount Pictures.

Paramount Pictures, in association with Hasbro, announced today that principal photography has commenced on Bumblebee.

The film’s shoot will take place entirely in California, including in Southern and Northern California.

Directed by Travis Knight (“Kubo And The Two Strings,” “Coraline”), the film stars Hailee Steinfeld (“Edge Of Seventeen”), Pamela Adlon (“Better Things,””Louie”), John Cena (“Daddy’S Home 2,” “Trainwreck”), Stephen Schneider (Comedy Central’s “Broad City”), Jorge Lendeborg Jr. (“Spider-man: Homecoming”), Jason Drucker (“Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul”), Kenneth Choi (“American Crime Story”), Ricardo Hoyos (“Degrassi: Next Class”), Abby Quinn (“Landline,” “The Sisterhood Of The Night”), Rachel Crow (“Deidra & Laney Rob A Train”), and Grace Dzienny (“Zoo”).

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world,...

Disney’s Pirates Of The Caribbean 5 hits $600m.

Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed war film Dunkirk has grossed $82.4m through Warner Bros Pictures International and is expected to soar past $100m in the coming days.

The tentpole opened number one at the international box office last weekend on $59.6m and arrives in Brazil, Germany and Mexico. Combined with the $69.5m from North America, Dunkirk stands at $151.9m worldwide and stands a chance of crossing $200m this weekend.

Fionn Whitehead, Barry Keoghan, Aneurin Barnard, and Harry Styles star alongside Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, and Kenneth Branagh.

Wonder Woman has reached $391.9m and The House stands at $7.3m. Everything, Everything has grossed $16.4m, while King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword has amassed $104.2m

War For The Planet Of The Apes stands at $80.2m through Fox International and debuts this weekend in five territories, including Australia, where it is expecte to perform well. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie has reached...

Pirates Of The Caribbean 5 hits $600m.

Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed war film Dunkirk has grossed $82.4m through Warner Bros Pictures International and is expected to soar past $100m in the coming days.

The tentpole opened number one at the international box office last weekend on $59.6m and arrives in Brazil, Germany and Mexico. Combined with the $69.5m from North America, Dunkirk stands at $151.9m worldwide and stands a chance of crossing $200m this weekend.

Fionn Whitehead, Barry Keoghan, Aneurin Barnard, and Harry Styles star alongside Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, and Kenneth Branagh.

Wonder Woman has reached $391.9m and The House stands at $7.3m. Everything, Everything has grossed $16.4m, while King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword has amassed $104.2m

War For The Planet Of The Apes stands at $80.2m through Fox International and debuts this weekend in five territories, including Australia, where it is expecte to perform well. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie has reached...

'Spider-Man: Homecoming.'.

Sony.s $US175 million bet on rebooting the flagging Spider-Man franchise looks like paying off as Spider-Man: Homecoming smashed opening records for the series in 56 international markets last weekend, including Australia.

The action-adventure starring 20-year-old Tom Holland as Peter Parker, alongside Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans, rang up $10.1 million on 285 locations for a whopping screen average of $36,000.

That obliterates the $5.3 million debut of The Amazing Spider Man 2: Rise of Electro in 2014, which finished up earning just $16 million.

Just the second feature directed by Jon Watts, who made his debut with the obscure 2015 thriller Cop Car, the Marvel Studios/Pascal Pictures production raked in an estimated $116 million in the Us, the studio.s second biggest opening behind Spider-Man 3.s $151.1 million in 2007, and $140 million on 23,400 screens internationally.

In Oz the top 20 titles. receipts shot up by 58 per cent to $22.5 million, according to Numero, thanks to Spidey,...

Lady MacBeth..

With school students on holiday around the country, it was no surprise to see Despicable Me 3 seize the top spot at Australian cinemas last weekend, while Transformers: The Last Knight nosedived.

The House, notionally a comedy starring Amy Poehler and Will Ferrell as a couple who persuade a friend to set up a casino in his half-empty mansion so they can send their daughter to college, failed dismally, mirroring the Us debut.

Lady MacBeth and Monsieur Chocolat struggled on debut despite glowing reviews, continuing a generally grim run for independent releases this year.

Transmission.s Lion, eOne.s La La Land (with a lot of help from its six Oscars) and A Dog.s Purpose have been among the handful of indie break-outs.

Wallis Cinemas. Bob Parr told If, .I constantly get people saying we don.t want to see all these loud action movies but there isn.t anything else.

Yet again, a blockbuster that everyone predicts will champion the weekend comes in and does just that as Wonder Woman, directed by Patty Jenkins and starring Gal Gadot, easily assumed the top spot at the box office this weekend. Amassing an impressive $100.5 million, the first solo film story of everyone’s favorite Amazon princess finished well ahead of the pack and set the standard for the rest of this summer’s blockbuster hopefuls. In fact, it can also boast the sixteenth largest opening weekend for a comic book adaptation, and the sixth highest if you don’t count sequels.

Last week’s top two finishers, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, dropped to third- and fourth-place respectively earning $21.6 million and $9.7. Meanwhile, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie managed to overtake Captain Jack and finish with $23.5 million, which was good enough for a second-place finish.

Here's your estimated 3-day box office returns (new releases bolded): 1. Wonder Woman - $100.5 million ($100.5 million total) 2. Captain Underpants - $23.5 million ($23.5 million total) 3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales - $21.6 million ($114.6 million total) 4. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - $9.7 million ($355.4 million total) 5. Baywatch - $8.5 million ($41.7 million total) 6. Alien: Covenant - $4.0 million ($67.2 million total) 7. Everything Everything - $3.3 million ($28.3 million total) 8. Snatched - $1.3 million ($43.8 million total) 9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul - $1.2 million ($17.8 million total) 10. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword - $1.1 million ($37.1 million total)   The Big Stories It looks like many of the...

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Patty Jenkins’ “Wonder Woman” (Warner Bros.) starring Gal Gadot dominated the weekend box office with a $100-million record performance that drew media hoopla as the best-ever female-directed wide release. But that achievement is not the only news out of the weekend Top Ten box office. D.C Comics’ newest entry soared on multiple levels — see below — but DreamWorks Animation’s “Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie” (20th Century Fox) also exceeded expectations.

But one week alone won’t set the summer box office to rights. Neither of last week’s weak openers, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” (Disney) and “Baywatch” (Paramount), will have box-office legs. And the five holdovers in the bottom half of the Top Ten took in a miserable $11 million altogether.

The Top Ten

1. Wonder Woman (Warner Bros.) New – Cinemascore: A; Metacritic: 76; Est. budget: $249 million

$100,505,000 in 4,165 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $24,131; Cumulative: $100,505,000

2. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie...

Heading into its opening weekend, the Wonder Woman box office tracking was inconsistent, at best. Most box office analysts had predicted an opening weekend debut between $65 million and $80 million, although some predicting a debut as high as $105 million. As it turns out, the latter estimate was more accurate, with Wonder Woman easily taking the top spot with $100.5 million. This tally breaks a box office record held by Sam Taylor-Johnson's Fifty Shades of Grey, as the highest opening weekend for a movie directed by a female director ($85.1 million).

There has been a huge wave of buzz building after the Wonder Woman early reactions started rolling in after the first press screening last month, with the movie scoring an impressive 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Box Office Mojo reports that Wonder Woman opened in 4,165 theaters, pulling in an impressive $24,131 per-screen average. The superhero adventure has also taken in an additional $122.5 million internationally...

Saturday Am Update: Wonder Woman is looking strong out of the gate, delivering an estimated $38.85 million on Friday, which includes $11 million from Thursday previews. This is nearly identical to the performance of the first Guardians of the Galaxy, which brought in $11.2 million from previews, delivered $37.8 million on Friday and ultimately opened with $94.3 million, suggesting a $95-100 million opening is in the offing. Wonder Woman received an "A" CinemaScore from opening day audiences, which was 52% female vs. 48% male. Overseas, Wonder Woman is now up to $47.1 million, bringing the worldwide cume to $85.95 million so far. Fox's release of the DreamWorks Animated feature, Captain Underpants, is looking at a sturdy, second place finish after an estimated $8 million on Friday, looking to finish around $25 million for the weekend. You can check out all of the Friday estimates right here and we'll be back tomorrow morning with a full look at the weekend box office.

Many times, movies that open in the first weekend of June, following the Memorial Day weekend, take a big hit, since the winner of the Holiday usually repeats in its second weekend. That definitely won't be the case heading into this weekend, with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and Baywatch both underperforming. Audiences' lack of interest in this sequel and TV show adaptation resulted in the worst Memorial Day box office weekend since 1999. That puts even more pressure on Warner Bros.' Wonder Woman to not only revitalize their Dceu franchise, but also kick start the summer box office as a whole. We're predicting that it should have no trouble beating both Pirates of the Caribbean 5 and fellow newcomer Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie to take the top spot with a projected $94.6 million.

This projection is ultimately higher than most of the Wonder Woman box office projections,...

Here's your estimated 3-day box office returns (new releases bolded): 1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales - $77.0 million ($77.0 million total) 2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - $25.1 million ($338.4 million total) 3. Baywatch - $23.0 million ($23.0 million total) 4. Alien: Covenant - $13.1 million ($59.9 million total) 5. Everything Everything - $7.3 million ($22.7 million total) 6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul - $5.8 million ($14.9 million total) 7. Snatched - $4.8 million ($41.1 million total) 8. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword - $4.1 million ($34.8 million total) 9. The Boss Baby - $2.3 million ($169.5 million total) 10. Beauty and the Beast - $1.9 million ($500.9 million total)   The Big Stories Memorial Day weekend...

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Heading into the Memorial Day weekend, most box office analysts predicted that Disney's family-friendly adventure Pirates of the Carbbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales would have no trouble taking down the R-rated comedy Baywatch at the box office. The only question was how much would these Pirates beat the lifeguards by, and today we have our answer. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales easily took the top spot with $62.6 million over the three-day weekend and $77 million over the four-day holiday weekend. While it was certainly an easy win, it also proves that this franchise has lost some of its luster.

Box Office Mojo reports that this pirate adventure opened in 4,276 theaters, pulling in a solid $18,018 per-screen average. While a $77 million opening would be huge for most movies, it is actually the second worst debut in Pirates franchise history, just behind the $46.6 million debut of the first movie,...

As pretty much everyone expected, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales planted the Jolly Roger atop the box office and took no prisoners, bringing in $62.2 million over the holiday weekend (not including the actual holiday of course). The fifth film in the Pirates series easily bested second-place finisher Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 while also bringing in an estimated $208.4 million internationally. The series has easily proven it still retains its sea (and revenue earning) legs.

The aforementioned Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 brought in an additional $19.9 million, bringing its domestic gross in just four weeks to $333.2 million. Meanwhile, the international numbers for the film have soared to over $450 million, bringing its overall total to a staggering $783.3 million, which surpasses the first Guardians of the Galaxy. Dwayne Johnson and Baywatch easily took third place with $18.1 million, bringing the latest television-to-film adaptation’s domestic total to $22.7 million. Alien: Covenant...

“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” (Disney) was an easy #1 for the holiday weekend. And considering domestic franchise fatigue, and much stronger foreign results, it’s hardly a failure. (The same can’t be said for the stumbling Paramount and “Baywatch.”)

However, both fell short of even managed expectations. And with some really ugly drops among holdovers, one of the weakest holiday weekends in decades — and easily, the worst in adjusted grosses for the century.

One reason is Memorial Day is no longer the must-have date for theaters, but that’s been the case for years. So it’s no excuse for the overall weakness, which suggests some deep-rooted issues that continue to plague the industry.

The Top 10

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (Disney) New – Cinemascore: A-; Metacritic: 39; Est. budget: $230 million

$62,179,000 in 4,276 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $14,451,000; Cumulative: $62,179,000

2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2...

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Based on the record-breaking book series and starring Jason Ian Drucker, Charlie Wright, Owen Asztalos, Tom Everett Scott and Alicia Silverstone, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul is in cinemas this Friday.

In Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul a family road trip to attend Meemaw’s 90th birthday party goes hilariously off course thanks to Greg’s newest scheme to (finally!) become famous.

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