On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (May 2nd, 2016) Kristian Harloff, Jon Schnepp and Dennis Tzeng discuss the following:
It’s Monday which means its time for the weekend box office report brought to you by our friends at AMC theatres. Disney wins the box office battle again with a dominating,third week performance byThe Jungle Book.The live action adaptation took in $42.4 million dollars for an easy win at the No 1 spot, with $252 million domestic well on its way to becoming 2016’s fourth $300 million-plus domestic grosser. In a battle for the No 2 spot,The Huntsman: Winter’s War, and the weekend’s top newcomerKeanu, were practically neck and neck. Huntsman took in $9,390,000 for the No 2 spot, with Keanu taking in $9,350,000 for the No 3 spot. The other wide release,Mothers Day, took the No 4 spot with $8.3 million and at No 5, Barber Shop: The Next Cut took in $6.1 million.
According to the Hollywood Reporter,The FlashdirectorSeth Grahame-Smithis leaving the projectdue to “creative differences.” Grahame-Smith, the screenwriter ofPride and Prejudice and ZombiesandAbraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, was suppose to make his directorial debut but will now only be credited as screenwriter, having penned a draft of the movie based on a treatment byLego MoviedirectorsPhil LordandChristopher Miller.This story had a ripple effect on the industry, with many sites reporting after thatAquamandirectorJames Wanwas also rumored to be having problems with the WB execs. To set the record straight,Wan took to Twitter, tweeting out a picture of himself in front of a picture of Aquaman seemingly confirming he is still hard at work on the project.The Flashhas a release date set for March 16th, 2018 withAquamanset for July 27th, 2018.
We learned back in February that theReady Player Onemovie, directed bySteven Spielberg, found its Wade Watts inX: Men: ApocalypseactorTye Sheridan. He has since been joined byBen Mendelsohn,Mark Rylance,Simon PeggandOlivia Cooke. Speaking with Collider’s own Christina Radish about his other upcoming movieLast Days in the Desert,Sheridan talked a bit about what it was liketo audition for Spielberg, and Spielberg’s process. He also talked about the advancements in technology and how the virtual reality world inReady Player Oneis something he thinks is the next step in our video gaming world.
According to a report from The Hollywood Reporter, Fox’sThe Maze Runner: The Death Curehas shut down productionfor the foreseeable future because of starDylan O’ Brien’sinjuries sustained in an accident on set. Though many reports at first stated his injuries were not that serious, THR states they are actually more severe than initially reported, with their sources saying that on March 18th, O’Brien was in a harness on top of a moving vehicle when he was pulled off unexpectedly and hit by another vehicle. A report from WorkSafeBC described his injuries as including a “concussion, facial fracture and lacerations.” The Fox project was slated for release on Aug 06, 2025 but sources believe the date will move to let O’Brien recover.
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Although rumors suggest there is trouble behind the scenes at Warner Brothers with their DC connected universe movies, their ace in the hole – a stand aloneBatmanmovie written byGeoff JohnsandBen Affleck, with Affleck directing – seems to be taking shape in an interesting way. In a new report posted by Devin Faraci at Birth.Movies.Death, Affleck and Johnsare apparently utilizing a number of classic Batman villainsto appear in the film, with “many, if not most, members of Batman’s rogue’s gallery” making an appearance in the movie. Faraci’s sources are claiming Affleck and Johns want to make “a definitive Batman film,” including the most iconic Batman villains in the movie. The report doesn’t name any of the villains at this time but speculates that villains such as the Joker, Penguin and the Riddler are perfect for the movie. The stand aloneBatmanmovie is currently without a release date.
Speaking at a press junket to promote his latest movie,Last Days in the Desert,Ewan McGregorset the record straightabout the latest comments he made about a rumored stand aloneObi-Wan Kenobimovie. Collider’s own Christina Radish asked if McGregor had heard anything from Lucasfilm after his spin-off comments, to which he replied he would be happy to do the movie, but as of now, Lucasfilm has not contacted him. Also, he wanted to make clear that he is not campaigning for the movie, it’s just that everyone continues asking him about it.
From a report in Deadline, producerMarc Platthas announced partnering with video game maker Sega to develop and producea feature film based on its video game franchiseShinobi. He and his production company will work with Sega’s production arm in a joint venture on the property.Shinobiis a property well known among gamers, with Shinobi meaning “ninja” in Japanese, originally beginning as an arcade game. No other plot details are available and a release date has yet to be determined.
David Dearing writes
Hey all, love the show! I’ve heard you guys mention numerous times about January and late August/early September being “The Toilet Bowl” where studios avoid putting promising movies out in theaters. As a novice when it comes to the movie industry, my question is why would you keep a potentially good film from releasing during those times? If it’s a good film, wouldn’t it be better to put it out against little to no competition?
Thanks for taking my question!
PredatorXzX writes
I’m a huge fan of the terminator franchise do you think there is a chance to redeem the franchise and how do you think they could do it. Thanks
