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The Marvels Director Blames Captain America For Thanos Snap In Avengers: Infinity War

Los Angeles, October 20 - The "Captain Marvel" sequel "The Marvels" director Nia DaCosta has a different take on the events of Thanos causing half of life in the universe to dust out of existence in Avengers: Infinity War by just a Snap. While the Marvel fans found Thanos responsible for "The Snap", "The Marvels" director explains Captain America may actually be at fault. ## Speaking to Inverse (via comicbook), Nia DaCosta explains how Captin America was at fault when the time came to decide between saving Vision or sacrificing an entire universe to Thanos, the Mad Titan. ## "Something I like to say a bit flippantly about Captain America is that the Snap is all his fault because he was trying to do his best, trying to do the right thing", the director told. "There is a world in which he's a villain because, at the end of the day, he should have just sacrificed Vision (to save the universe)".## "He chose one robot's life, albeit a sentient one, over literally the entire universe. There's a sort of anti-hero in that if you want to look at it through that lens. People would say I'm crazy for thinking that way, but there's something connected to the journey of the anti-hero and the hero", she added.## In Avengers: Infinity War, Vision had offered to sacrifice himself and mind stone to keep Thanos away from adding it to his Infinity Gauntlet. However, Steve Rogers aka Captain America denied his proposal by famously saying that the Avengers weren't in the business of trading lives. He then teamed up with Black Panther in Wakanda for one last stand against the invading aliens, only to lose as Thanos did kill Vision to claim the Mind Stone. ## Stay tuned...

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Marvel Studios' 'Eternals' Early Review Are Out From The World Premiere

Los Angeles, October 19 - After a pandemic-hit delay of almost a year, the time for Marvel Studios' "Eternals" has arrived and we are in for a treat. While the movie will be opened to the worldwide audience on November 5, Chloé Zhao's superhero film had a world premiere at the iconic El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday (October 18). ## It has been a long wait for Marvel fans to watch "Eternals" on the big screen and it was finally unveiled to its first audience following its world premiere. The early reactions of the 26th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe started coming out on social media after the premiere and reading those reviews, fans are surely going to experience a whole new cinematic magic created by director Zhao. ## The third film in MCU's Phase 4 slate, "Eternals" stars an ensemble cast including Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Harish Patel, Kit Harington, Salma Hayek, and Angelina Jolie.## Have a look into early reactions/reviews of Eternals from world premiere - ## I fell in love with #Eternals tonight.It's a beautiful translation of the original Jack Kirby comic concepts and it lets us sit with characters and their emotions maybe more than any other MCU film.It's truly epic. It's really gorgeous. Its trailers haven't done it justice. pic.twitter.com/OpyXaBM6sa— Hector Navarro (@Hectorisfunny) October 19, 2021 ## #Eternals is the most un-#MCU film to date - so much so that it feels like a different franchise!Very interested to see how #Marvel fans react to that… 🤔My faves:#RichardMadden #AngelinaJolie#KumailNanjiani & #LaurenRidloff Review embargo lifts Sunday! pic.twitter.com/tojJUSxN87— Grace Randolph (@GraceRandolph) October 19, 2021 ## That said, it does not feel like a Marvel movie at all. It definitely feels like something different. Almost like its own movie. You could have called this #Eternals without the Marvel logo and no one would be the wiser. A lot of the MCU elements are not included in this movie.— Herb Scribner (@HerbScribner) October 19, 2021 ## Eternals is Marvel’s version of Zack Snyder’s Justice League. A film that builds upon a cast of unknown characters and does so with great success. Chloé Zhao direction is superb. Easily one of the best looking Marvel films of all time. Insane post credits scenes too. #Eternals pic.twitter.com/TbZlqPJxGQ— Scott Menzel (@ScottDMenzel) October 19, 2021 ## The trailers don’t give much away about #eternals but it’s an amazing film that will having caring about each member of the family. Chloe Zhao’s visuals are breathtaking and the story is solid! Curious to see where they go with these characters next in the #MCU #MarvelStudios pic.twitter.com/B5NoubfgYn— The Illuminerdi (@The_Illuminerdi) October 19, 2021 ## After 25 films Chloe Zhao incredibly took the MCU in an entirely new direction w/ #TheEternals. The franchise is matured & this is only the beginning of what is possible. An absolutely breathtaking & epic film where @kumailn provides the laughs but @gemma_chan is the heart.— 🍅Jacqueline🍅 (@THATJacqueline) October 19, 2021 ## #Eternals is epic in every sense of the word. It's a story that is more massive but simultaneously more down-to-earth than the MCU has ever been. The passion everyone involved had for this movie is present in every scene and it needs to be seen on the biggest screen you can find pic.twitter.com/CyyqPt9dfn— Jack McBryan (@McBDirect) October 19, 2021 ## #Eternals is a cinematic experience. Zhao delivers something familiar yet so foreign in the best way possible. Greek mythology meets Interstellar meets the MCU. Ensemble is one of Marvel’s strongest. Barry Keoghan is a ROCKSTAR. Slow at times yes, but it pays off. @MCU_Direct— Liam Crowley - TheDirect.com (@LiamTCrowley) October 19, 2021 ## #Eternals is a whole lot of movie.It’s shot with a massive scope, looking visually different (and more intimate) than anything else Marvel. It has laughs, great surprises, and heart to go with the gigantic, crowded story it unpacks.Chloé Zhao has a really unique visual stamp. pic.twitter.com/hSMtwRlabv— BD (@BrandonDavisBD) October 19, 2021 ## #Eternals is amazing! Chloé Zhao & company turn in an evocative, emotional, extraordinarily epic superhero film. The ensemble have great chemistry & all get big Movie Moments to showcase their prowess. The naturalism of Ben Davis’ cinematography spotlights characters’ humanity. pic.twitter.com/MjZ2VheJ56— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) October 19, 2021 ## Kumail Nanjiani steals every scene in #Eternals and gives it so much energy and life as #Kingo. Also, especially huge fan of Lauren Ridloff as #Makkari, Barry Keoghan as #Druig, and Don Lee as #Gilgamesh.Richard Madden and Gemma Chan give really, really strong performances! pic.twitter.com/nhegaaQ4No— BD (@BrandonDavisBD) October 19, 2021 ## #Eternals is one of Marvel’s most ambitious films. Epic in scope, lavishly shot, and totally unapologetic about how much lore it dumps on you. Terrific cast, great direction, and delightfully comic book-y. Def not for everyone, but these are Jack Kirby’s space gods done right. pic.twitter.com/fsuexvcTwY— Dan Casey (@DanCasey) October 19, 2021 ## Had the honor of watching #Eternals today. Marvel was never as thrilling and fun and deep as this film, that has one of the action scenes of the entire franchise. Angelina Jolie might be the MVP. Her performance would give her an Oscar, if the Academy was less conservative.👇 pic.twitter.com/JMUYztquIr— Gabriel Carvalho (@gabirucarvalho) October 19, 2021 ## Stay tuned...

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Marvel President Kevin Feige Explains The Reason Behind Postponement Of Phase 4 Movies

Los Angeles, October 19 - In a major development, Marvel Studios and Disney postponed the entire Phase 4 schedule of the MCU films, except Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, on Monday (October 18). While the reason behind this move wasn't explained at the time of postponement, many wonders if Disney and Marvel still fear the covid-19 pandemic. ## However, that is not the case this time around as Marvel Studios' president Kevin Feige has explained the actual and genuine reason why the studio has reshuffled its Phase 4 schedule, starting with "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness". ## Speaking to Variety's Marc Malkin at Monday's world premiere of Eternals, Feige told, "It's production shifts and changes, and because we have so many slots, we can just shift slots.## "All the Marvel slots are the same, we're just shifting when they're coming out. And yes, Strange [in the Multiverse of Madness] has moved six weeks, so instead of there being three months between Marvel movies, there will be five months between Marvel movies and I think we can all handle that", Feige added.## "It's production shifts and changes, and because we have so many slots, we can just shift slots," Kevin Feige says of the schedule changes that altered #DoctorStrange2's release date. https://t.co/F6rov2HB1g pic.twitter.com/ZaTmTKToWk— Variety (@Variety) October 19, 2021 ## Meanwhile, Marvel Studios' Disney release, "Eternals" is scheduled to debut in worldwide theaters on November 5. Directed by Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao, the movie stars an ensemble cast including Salma Hayek, Gemma Chan, Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Barry Keoghan, and Don Lee in prominent roles. The superhero movie had a world premiere on October 18. ## Stay tuned...

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Marvel Studios Postpones Doctor Strange 2, Thor 4, Black Panther 2, The Marvels, And More

Los Angeles, October 18 - Marvel Studios' Phase 4 movies are going to be delayed again. While "Eternals" is still arriving on November 5, Disney and Marvel have postponed the releases of the upcoming films, starting with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness moving from March 25, 2022, to May 5, 2022.## Every Marvel / Disney's film has taken the release date of the next Marvel film. "Doctor Strange 2" takes the slot of "Thor: Love And Thunder", which has been pushed from May 5, 2022, to July 8, 2022, while Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has shifted from that July date to November 11, 2022.## Brie Larson's "Captain Marvel" sequel, "The Marvels", which was supposed to release on November 11, 2022, will now be debuting on February 17, 2023, while Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania has moved from February 2023 to July 28, 2023.## The only Disney-released MCU movie to stick where it was is Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, which will still be released on May 5, 2023. Meanwhile, Disney has once again pushed the untitled "Indiana Jones" movie to June 30, 2023, from the previously dated July 29, 2022. ## Disney has also moved the entire schedule of the untitled MCU films. One of those on July 28, 2023, is now the release date for the new Ant-Man movie, while the other on October 6, 2023, has not been replaced by anything.## It's still unclear why Disney has moved the release of MCU films as its recently released "Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings" performed very well at the box office and earned $414 million worldwide so far. Disney, however, will still be releasing James Cameron's "Avatar 2" on December 16, 2022. ## Stay tuned...

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Sony's 'Venom 2' Fares Very Well At The Indian Box Office In The Opening Weekend; Nears $300M Worldwide

Mumbai, October 18 - Sony Pictures' superhero film "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" has had a reasonably good first extended weekend at the Indian box office. The Tom Hardy starrer performed much better than some of the regional movies and earned Rs. 15.50 crores gross in all languages (Hindi, English, Tamil, and Telugu). ## Directed by Andy Serkis, "Venom 2" opened with Rs. 3.48 crore gross on Thursday and maintained the pace throughout the rest of the weekend with Rs. 3.77 crores on Friday, Rs. 3.45 crores on Saturday, and Rs. 3.50 crores on Sunday at the box office. The collection is without the biggest movie market in India, Maharashtra. ## "Venom 2" will debut in Maharashtra theaters on October 22 upon the reopening of cinemas in the state after almost 7 months in English and Hindi. The movie is expected to witness the jump after opening in Maharashtra including the economic capital city of India, Mumbai. ## On the worldwide front, "Venom 2" is nearing a $300 million hauls. The movie has had a brilliant run at the international box office in the past weekend and brought in $62.30 million, taking its total worldwide gross to $283.7 million, including $168 million at the North America box office.## "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" expanded to 44 international markets over past the weekend, including such major markets as Italy, Spain, South Korea, and India. The coming days will see the "Venom" sequel opens in France and Germany, with Australia on tap for November and an opening in Japan planned for December.## The second film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU), "Venom 2" stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock / Venom alongside Woody Harrelson as Carnage, Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris, Reid Scott, and Stephen Graham in top roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: James Bond 'No Time To Die' Overtakes 'Shang-Chi' At The Global Box Office

Mumbai, October 18 - James Bond "No Time To Die" continued to perform well at the international box office. Released by Universal Pictures, Daniel Craig's final outing as a 007 agent had a fantastic weekend overseas, pulling in another $54 million in the past weekend. This takes its total global haul to $447.5 million including $99.5 million in North America. ## The MGM and Eon's 25th Bond film is yet to open in China, where it is slated to debut on October 29. "No Time To Die", meanwhile, has overtaken Marvel Studios' "Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings" at the global box office this past weekend. Shang-Chi, which has become the biggest blockbuster at the domestic box office during the covid-19 pandemic, has earned $414M worldwide without getting a China release. ## Moving to "No Time To Die", the film is having a dream run at the U.K. and Ireland box office with approx $93 million gross so far, followed by Germany, where the movie is heading towards a brilliant $50 million gross. It will debut in China in 11 days and a $700+ million worldwide gross is still on the cards. ## Also Read - Halloween Kills Hits Big At North America BO Despite Simultaneous Streaming Release## Meanwhile, Cary Joji Fukunaga-directed has become the 8th highest grosser film worldwide during the covid-19 pandemic. In the next couple of weeks, it will cross China's "The Eight Hundred" (est. $461M), Warner Bros.' "Godzilla vs. Kong" ($467.8M), Japan's "Demon Slayer" ($503.1M), to become 5th highest-grossing film in the world in the last 18-months. By the end of its final run, it is expected to be the second-best after China's "Hi Mom" ($822M). ## On the other hand, Warner Bros.' epic sci-fi film "Dune", which is scheduled to release in the US on October 22 in theaters and on HBO Max, has already earned $129M so far in the international markets after opening in Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Greece in the concluded weekend. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Halloween Kills Hits Big At North America BO Despite Simultaneous Streaming Release

Los Angeles, October 17 - The worldwide box office is slowly returning to the pre-covid level with each passing day as the pandemic is slowing down. The recent box office numbers, especially in North America, are indicating that the good days are not far away for exhibitors and distributors. ## The latest Hollywood slasher film, Halloween Kills, which is a sequel to 2018's Halloween and the twelfth installment in the Halloween franchise, surprised at the domestic box office and debuted with $50.4M in a 3-day weekend from 3705 theaters, the biggest opening for a horror film in two years. ## The David Gordon Green-directed had by far the biggest opening weekend box office for any Hollywood film during the pandemic releasing both in theaters and on a streaming platform simultaneously. Halloween Kills earned approx $19 million more than Warner Bros.' Godzilla vs Kong ($31.7M) in the first weekend despite its day-and-day release on Peacock.## Starring Jamie Lee Curtis and James Jude Courtney among others, Halloween Kills was the number one film at the domestic box office weekend and doubled the second-best James Bond "No Time To Die" ($24.3M). Daniel Craig's swansong as Agent 007, the 25th Bond film is about to cross the $100M mark in North America. At the end of its second weekend, the movie stands at $99.5M while the worldwide collection is heading towards $450M without China. ## Meanwhile, Marvel/Sony's "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" grossed approx $54M this weekend at the international box office and takes its total worldwide to $284 million, including a $168M domestic collection. Marvel Studios' "Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings", the biggest Hollywood blockbuster of pandemic-era, has earned over $400 million worldwide, including $218.1M in North America. ## Stay tuned...

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The Batman Trailer Promises A Visually Stunning Experience For Audiences On The Big Screen

Mumbai, October 17 - Robert Pattinson-led "The Batman" trailer was launched on Saturday (October 16) during DC Fandom, and believe us, it is going to make audiences go nuts in movie theaters. There was already a lot of hype and expectations from this DC film, and the new trailer only has raised those expectations. ## The new trailer of Matt Reeves-directed "The Batman" shows the glimpse of Zoë Kravitz as new Catwoman and Colin Farrell as Penguin. The trailer also gives a proper look at Gotham City and teases the action sequences. It promises a visually stunning experience for the audience and the darkest cinematic outing yet for the Caped Crusader, even when compared to Christopher Nolan's gritty "Dark Knight" trilogy. ## The trailer begins with the arrest of the Riddler, played by Paul Dano, who is clearly the main antagonist driving "The Batman" story, as a serial killer who leaves cryptic clues with his victims and holds a special fixation on Batman. It also gave a broader look at Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman. Earlier, the Catwoman character was played by Michelle Pfeiffer in 1992's "Batman Returns" and Anne Hathaway in 2012's "The Dark Knight Rises". ## "The Batman" movie also marks the return of Penguin, who was last appeared in the "Batman Returns", played by Danny DeVito. The trailer also gives the first look at Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne/Batman's loyal butler. Scheduled to release on 4 March 2022, "The Batman" will debut in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu in India. ## Have a look at some of the stills from the trailer, which are visually stunning - ## 4K shots of Robert Pattinson as #TheBatman pic.twitter.com/roDeremrqp— Culture Crave 🍿 (@CultureCrave) October 16, 2021 ## #TheBatman 4K screenshots pic.twitter.com/BY3o7VShLV— Culture Crave 🍿 (@CultureCrave) October 16, 2021 ## The cinematography in #TheBatman slaps illegally hard pic.twitter.com/agQ8q8CVjW— 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐭 (@ClunkSpider) October 16, 2021 ## You just know this sequence is gonna be a work of art. #TheBatman #DCFanDome pic.twitter.com/boJkw2hGg4— Binge Watch This (@BingeWatchThis_) October 16, 2021 ## Watch the trailer here - ## ## Stay tuned...

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Two Time Academy Award Winner, Michael Caine To Retire From Acting After Best Sellers

Los Angeles, October 16 - Michael Caine, a British actor, and two-time Academy Award winner, is putting a brake on his legendary 70-year old film career. The 88-year old said in an interview broadcast Friday that the newly-released "Best Sellers" is the last film he has acted. ## "Because I haven't worked for two years, and I have a spine problem which affects my legs so I can't walk very well, so...", he told BBC radio host Simon Mayo. "And I also wrote a book, a couple of books, which were published and were successful, so I'm now not an actor, I'm a writer, which is lovely because as an actor you have to get up at half-past six in the morning and go to the studio. As a writer, you can start writing without leaving the bed". ## Caine, in his decades-long film and tv career, worked over 170 films including "The Dark Knight" trilogy. He got nominated for Oscars six times and went on to win on two occasions for roles in 1986's "Hannah and Her Sisters" and 1999's "The Cider House Rules". ## The frequent collaborator of Nolan's film, Caine most recently appeared opposite John David Washington and Robert Pattinson in the Nolan directed Tenet and Martin Owen's Twist. When asked if the Aubrey Plaza co-starring Best Sellers is his final film, Caine answered, "I think it would be".## "I don't have any — there haven't been any offers, obviously, for two years, because nobody's been making any movies I'd want to do", Caine said of the COVID-19 pandemic. "But also, I'm 88. There's not exactly scripts pouring out with a leading man who's 88, you know?".## The veteran actor turned author has penned multiple biographies and said he wrote his fictional debut, a thriller titled "If You Don't Want To Die", during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.## Stay tuned...

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Movie Theaters Using Fan-Made Posters Of 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' To Promote Upcoming Superhero Film

Mumbai October 13 - Marvel/Sony made the Spider-Man fans wait a long time before releasing the first teaser/trailer of "No Way Home" on August 24, and once it was released, the response was so loud that it became the most viewed teaser/trailer in the world in 24-hours.## While we have seen the official trailer of "Spider-Man: No Way Home" the wait for the official "No Way Home" poster continues, and it's resulted in some movie theaters taking matters into their own hands. In the absence of an official poster of the upcoming Spider-Man movie, movie theater owners, who have high hopes from this Marvel film, are promoting the film using fan-made posters.## Several of these posters are drawing on the imagery of Tom Holland's Spider-Man and Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange working together, showing the wallcrawler leaping through the magical portals that the Sorcerer Supreme has employed in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. ## Some other fan-made posters feature two other big-screen Spider-Men, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire, standing alongside Holland's hero. There are rumors that the new Spider-Man movie will also feature these two after some leaks and reports on the same. The official inclusion of some of their villains in the story has fueled those fires that two have a role to play in the new film.## Theatres around the world are Starving for official #SpiderManNoWayHome posters and using Fan Made Posters!@SpiderManMovie about time we get that Official Poster! pic.twitter.com/4gGDCYhd8E— Spider-Man News (@SpiderMan_News_) October 11, 2021 ## However, despite all the leaks, reports, and other stuff, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire along with Tom Holland have kept denying all the possibilities of former two Spider-Man featuring in the new film. "Unless they have hidden the most massive piece of information from me, which I think is too big of a secret for them to keep from me. But as of yet, no. It'll be a continuation of the Spider-Man movies that we've been making", Holland previously told Esquire.## Garfield too has spoken the same on the many occasion that he is not a part of "No Way Home". "I understand why people are freaking out about the concept of that because I'm a fan as well", he had told Variety.## Directed by Jon Watts and starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Marisa Tomei, Jamie Foxx, Alfred Molina, and Benedict Cumberbatch, Sony and Marvel Studios' Spider-Man: No Way Home is scheduled to release in theaters on December 17. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: James Bond 'No Time To Die' Storms Past $300M Worldwide; 'Shang-Chi' Crosses $400M Globally

Mumbai, October 10 - James Bond "No Time To Die" opened with $56 million at the North America box office, very much in line with the industry's early box office projection of $55M-$60M. Daniel Craig's final outing as 007, the movie scored the fifth-best domestic opening during the covid-19 pandemic. ## The pre-ticket sales of "No Time To Die" had better than "Venom - Let There Be Carnage" and the Hollywood industry insider had hoped to cross $60 million in its domestic launch. However, it was always going to be an uphill task for the movie as unlike the recent Hollywood pics, the Bond movie has always been fueled in large part by moviegoers 35 and older. ## It was still a good start for the Bond pic as recent reports suggest that the movie-going confidence is getting back among the older audiences, thanks to the rapid vaccination against the virus. According to The Hollywood Reporter, 57 percent of ticket buyers were over the age of 35, including 36 percent over 45 years old. The male audience is turning into large numbers as 64 percent of ticket buyers are male. ## Meanwhile, despite the above par opening domestic weekend, "No Time To Die" continues to score big in the international market. The Bond pic stormed past $300 million worldwide after grossing an estimated $89.5M internationally in the second weekend, taking its total overseas collection to $257M. The total global box office of No Time To Die stands at $313 million, without China, where the movie is scheduled to debut on October 29.## On the other hand, Marvel Studios' "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Three Rings" has crossed $400 million worldwide and becomes the third Hollywood pic to achieve the milestone during the pandemic. The Simu Liu-fronted pic stands at $401.6 million globally, including $212.5 million domestically and $189.1 million overseas. ## "Shang-Chi" is the only film to reach $200 million at the North American box office during the 18-months of covid-19. It also surpassed fellow Marvel movie "Black Widow" to go past $400M worldwide. Universal Pictures' "Fast & Furious 9" is the highest grosser Hollywood film worldwide with $717M followed by Warner Bros.' "Godzilla vs Kong" which earned $468M. ## Stay tuned...

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Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, And Alia Bhatt Wish RRR Director SS Rajamouli On His Birthday With BTS Pics

Hyderabad, October 10 - Filmmaker SS Rajamouli is celebrating his 48th birthday. The star filmmaker has directed some of the finest Telugu movies such as Simhadri (2003), Chatrapathi (2005), Magadheera (2009), Eega (2012), but was shot to worldwide fame with Prabhas starrer Baahubali series, which has made Rajamouli one of the biggest directors in India. ## The filmmaker currently directing another mega-budgeted and potential blockbuster "RRR", which will be released worldwide on January 7, 2022, in multiple languages. Meanwhile, to mark filmmaker's day special, RRR actors, Ajay Devgn, Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, and Alia Bhatt took to their social media handles and extend their heartfelt greetings to him with the behind the scene pictures from the RRR movie. ## Ajay Devgn, who is playing a powerful role in RRR, wrote on Twitter, "Very many happy returns of the day Rajamouli Garu. Its a memorable experience working & learning from you".## Very many happy returns of the day Rajamouli Garu🙏🏼. Its a memorable experience working & learning from you.@ssrajamouli @RRRMovie pic.twitter.com/iBtsK6HeKu— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) October 10, 2021 ## Ram Charan, who plays the lead role of Alluri Sitarama Raju, greeted the filmmaker and wrote, "I look up to in many ways & admire the strength he portrays through his simplicity. Happy Birthday Rajamouli Garu. @ssrajamouli". ## I look up to in many ways & admire the strength he portrays through his simplicity. Happy Birthday Rajamouli Garu. @ssrajamouli 🎉❤️🎂 pic.twitter.com/8tB2EJN7Um— Ram Charan (@AlwaysRamCharan) October 10, 2021 ## Jr. NTR also shared a BTS pic with Rajamouli and wished him on his birthday. "Happy Birthday dear Jakkana @ssrajamouli. Love you". ## Happy Birthday dear Jakkana @ssrajamouli. Love you ❤️ pic.twitter.com/pCSTgQB1R9— Jr NTR (@tarak9999) October 10, 2021 ## In the last, Alia Bhatt, who plays the character of Sita, wrote, "Happy birthday to the master storyteller! So grateful and honored to have been directed by you. Wishing you all the love and happiness in the world".## Happy birthday to the master storyteller!So grateful and honoured to have been directed by you. Wishing you all the love and happiness in the world❤️@ssrajamouli pic.twitter.com/8XGLtx0eAE— Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08) October 10, 2021 ## RRR is a period action drama film directed by S. S. Rajamouli and produced by D. V. V. Danayya of DVV Entertainments. The shoot of the film was recently concluded in Hyderabad and the team is now working on the post-production at a rapid pace. It also stars Olivia Morris Samuthirakani, Ray Stevenson, and Alison Doody in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' Casts Cillian Murphy To Play The Title Role; Sets 2023 Release In Theaters

Los Angeles, October 9 - Filmmaker Christopher Nolan's upcoming most-anticipated film based on the development of the atomic bomb in World War II, has been titled Oppenheimer. In addition to it, Universal Studios and Syncopy have cast Cillian Murphy to play the title role, which is about J. Robert Oppenheimer who is known as the father of the atomic bomb. ## Nolan and Murphy are longtime collaborators. The duo previously worked together on "Batman Begins", "Inception" and "Dunkirk". This time, however, Murphy has been cast to play the lead for the first time in Nolan's film. Oppenheimer will also be Nolan's return to WWII after Dunkirk, which earned the director his first and only Academy Award nomination for Best Director.## The upcoming film, like previous Nolan films such as "Dunkirk" and "The Dark Knight", will be shot with IMAX cameras and it will start production early next year. Universal Pictures will make the $100 million film after winning the rights, beating the likes of Warner Bros., Paramount, and Sony. The studio will distribute the film theatrically worldwide and has set July 21, 2023, release date in North America for a minimum of 100 days in theaters. ## The film is described as "an IMAX-shot epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it". Oppenheimer will be written by Nolan, produced by Emma Thomas, Atlas Entertainment's Charles Roven, and Nolan. It is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, written by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin.## Nolan will also be reuniting with several other previous collaborators on this project, including producer Charles Roven, Nolan's Tenet, Dunkirk, and Interstellar director of photographer Hoyte Van Hoytema, Tenet editor Jennifer Lame, and Tenet composer Ludwig Göransson.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: James Bond 'No Time To Die' Takes The Best Start At BO For A Bond Movie

Los Angeles, October 8 - Daniel Craig's swan song James Bond "No Time To Die" is all set for a very good opening weekend at the domestic box office after taking the biggest start for a Bond film ever. The United Artist Releasing/MGM/Eon's film off to $6.3 million from Thursday box office previews that began at 4 p.m. ## The Thursday previews box office collection for "No Time To Die" is best for a Bond film, 19% ahead of Spectre's $5.25M, and also exceeds the preview nights of previous Daniel Craig 007 movies Skyfall ($4.6M off midnight shows) and Quantum of Solace ($2.5M off 8 p.m. showtimes).## "No Time To Die" Thursday previews are lower than the previews Hollywood pic "Shang-Chi" ($8.8M), "Venom 2" ($11.6M), "Black Widow" ($13.2M). However, the audience for Bond films is different from all these movies, as Bond is dependent on older adult audiences, and should they show up this weekend, the pic will over-index.## The 25th Bond has conservatively estimated to earn $55M-$60M in the opening domestic weekend, but exhibitors have set over $70M estimate for the film and over $150M worldwide for its second global weekend. ## The advance ticket sales for "No Time To Die" on Fandango already are ahead of Venom - Let There Be Carnage, and previous Bond films Spectre ($70.4M), Quantum of Solace ($67.5M), and Casino Royale ($40.8M). The overseas box office collection for the film is estimated to be around $150M to date. ## Stay tuned...

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Venom Actor Woody Harrelson Punched A Man In Self-Defense

Mumbai, October 8 - "Venom - Let There Be Carnage" actor Woody Harrelson got into a scuffle with a man on Wednesday night and allegedly punched him. ## The incident took place on the rooftop of Washington DC's infamous Watergate Hotel at around 11 p.m. on Wednesday where a man wasn't stopping taking pictures with the 60-year old actor and his daughter, according to NBC4 Washington.## It is reported that Harrelson approached the man and told him to stop taking photos and delete the ones he had already captured. This got him into a verbal argument with the man, who then lunged towards Harrelson to grab his neck, and the actor punched the man in the neck in self-defense.## Police were called to the hotel after the incident happened. A report by police officers then tells how the actor admitted he got into a verbal dispute with the man and he punched him "in his neck in defense of himself". ## Witnesses backed up the 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' star's account of what had happened, and police told NBC Washington their statements suggested the other man had been the aggressor. An investigation is ongoing, but NBC4 notes that Harrelson wasn't charged.## Meanwhile, Woody Harrelson has a long history of getting into trouble with people taking pictures of him and making videos. In 1995, he got into a scuffle with two paparazzi who he claimed had stalked his family during a visit to Martha's Vineyard and was later ordered to pay one of them over $4,800, while the other, who had filmed the incident, was given just $2.## In 2008, he was sued for reportedly attacking and breaking the video camera of a photographer, with the case dismissed two years later after they agreed on a settlement out of court. He was also accused by a paparazzi of assaulting him and damaging his video camera at New York's LaGuardia Airport in 2019, but no charges were filed or further action was taken.## Stay tuned...

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Daniel Craig Receives Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star For James Bond Portrayal

California, October 8 - Daniel Craig bids an emotional goodbye to his James Bond character. The actor played this iconic fictional character in five James Bond movies and went on to become one of the most loved, MI6 agent. His last outing as James Bond, "No Time To Die" has been released in theaters worldwide and getting a lot of love from everyone. ## Meanwhile, Daniel Craig has been honored with, Hollywood Walk of Fame star during the launch week of "No Time To Die" in California on October 7. His star was unveiled in a ceremony, which was attended by Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, the producers of the 007 film franchise, as well as actor Rami Malek, who stars opposite him in the latest James Bond. ## Craig becomes the 2,704th celebrity to receive a star on the coveted Hollywood Walk of Fame, right next to legendary Bond actor Roger Moore, who played James Bond in record 7 films. Craig, who has played 007 since "Casino Royale" (2006), said it was an "absolute honor to be walked all over in Hollywood".## Before his star was unveiled, Craig said, "To Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, I thank you from the depth of my heart, without you I would not be here today - thank you for those lovely words. Thank you to Rami for those beautiful, beautiful words.## "I never thought I would hear myself say this, but it's an absolute honour to be walked all over in Hollywood".## The 25th James Bond film, "No Time To Die" was released in the USA on October 8. Before that, it was already debuted in the international market (without China) on September 30. It earned over a whopping $120 million in the opening weekend from 54 markets, making it the second-largest James Bond film to open in the international market. ## Stay tuned...

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Marvel Studios' 'Eternals' Confirmed To Be The Second Longest MCU Film Ever

Mumbai, October 7 - Marvel Studios is gearing up for its next big-budget superhero film "Eternals". Scheduled to debut in theaters on November 5 worldwide, "Eternals" has a lot to offer to Marvel fans who have a lot of questions to get their answers. The movie was recently confirmed to be set in two timelines, one in past and the other in the present time. ## Meanwhile, Marvel has also revealed the theatrical runtime of Eternals and it is one of the longest films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) to date. Directed by Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao, Eternals has been confirmed to be the second-longest MCU film with a runtime of 2 hours 37 minutes that is 7 minutes longer than Avengers: Infinity War. Avengers: Endgame still holds the title of longest MCU movie with a runtime of 3 hours and 1 minute. ## The movie chronicles the Eternals, an immortal alien race, emerges from hiding after thousands of years to protect Earth from its evil counterparts, the Deviants. The fans, however, were left wondering why Eternals didn't come to support Avengers against Thanos during Infinity War and Endgame. ## To which, director Zhao recently revealed that Eternals were instructed not to interfere until they are told to do so. In the film, we will get to see the origin of Eternals in MCU and about their relationship to the Celestials and why they were specifically instructed not to help the people of Earth, even in their most desperate moments. ## Zhao's superhero movie features a star-studded ensemble that includes Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Harish Patel, Kit Harington, Salma Hayek, and Angelina Jolie. The first trailer of the movie was dropped in May and the final dropped in September this year. It is scheduled to release on November 5 in the USA and India.## Check out longest MCU runtimes: ## - Avengers: Endgame - 181 minutes## - Eternals - 157 minutes## - Avengers: Infinity War - 149 minutes## - Captain America: Civil War - 147 minutes## - Avengers - 143 minutes## Stay tuned...

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Russian Actress Yulia Peresild Becomes The First To Shoot A Feature Film Entirely In Orbit

Mumbai, October 6 - A Russian film "The Challange" has started the historic production after taking the outer space route on October 5. Director Klim Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild are the first in the world to shot a feature film entirely in orbit, dashing Tom Cruise's dream of being the first to shoot a film in space. ## The director-actress pair beat out thousands of hopefuls to win the opportunity of making their film aboard the International Space Station. The duo launched into space on October 5 where they will shoot for 12 days. Russian Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, and Russian state TV Channel One are jointly producing the film.## A Russian commission of medical and safety experts had recently approved a plan for an actress and a director to blast off early October to film the first full-length, fictional movie in space. "The Challenge," tells the story of a doctor launched on short notice to the International Space Station to save the life of a cosmonaut.## Seasoned astronaut Anton Shkaplerov has also gone with them on the expedition and he will act as mission commander. He has also been tapped to moonlight as an actor in the film. Peresild and Shkaplerov will take on additional production roles, acting as a costume designer and makeup artist, and Director of Photography respectively owing to the limited crew size.## To prepare for the mission, both Klim Shipenko and Yulia Peresild had undergone a rigorous three-month training program, including learning the basics of space survival, completing zero gravity, centrifuge, and vibration tests, and practicing for in-flight emergencies.## Stay tuned...

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Most Expensive Chinese Film War Epic 'Battle of Lake Changjin' Goes Past $400M Within A Week

Mumbai, October 6 - The last few weeks have been nothing less than a boon for cinemas across the world. After Hollywood pics "Shang-Chi", "No Time To Die", "Venom 2", among others, a Chinese film has now shouldered the responsibility to continue the revival of cinemas after the devastating covid-19 pandemic. ## After the Lunar New Year hits Hi, Mom ($821 million) and Detective Chinatown 3 ($685 million), another Chinese film, a war epic "The Battle of Lake Changjin" has gone past 2 billion yuan at the domestic box office. The film has continued its epic siege on the country's cinemas and becomes the just third film to go past $400M this year at the Chinese box office. ## To date, "The Battle of Lake Changjin" has earned $405 million (RMB 2.62 billion) in just six days of its domestic box office run, making it one of the fasted to reach the milestone worldwide. It has also become the 24th film to break the 2-billion-yuan box office mark and has broken 12 Chinese film industry records, including the National Day holiday film single-day box office record, the National Day holiday opening day screen time record, and the opening day box office record for a war movie.## "The Battle at Lake Changjin" is believed to be China's most expensive film ever made with a production budget of approx $200 million. It is directed by A-list Chinese filmmakers Chen Kaige, Hark Tsui, and Dante Lam and produced by Bona Film Group and state-backed film companies Shanghai Film Group and Huaxia. ## The film, which stars China's most-in-demand actors Wu Jing, Jackson Yee, Zhu Yawen, Li Chen, Hu Jun, and Duan Yihong, glorifies Chinese sacrifices and heroism during the real-life battle that took place at the eastern front in the second battle of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. Three corps of the 9th Corps of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) had a direct contest with the U.S. Army in the winter of 1950. ## Stay tuned...

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Marvel India Made A Blunder By Announcing 7 October 2022 Release Date For Mahershala Ali's 'Blade'?

Mumbai, October 5 - Marvel is a huge film franchise in India and its movies have always been a big screen fest for the fans. On Tuesday (October 5), Marvel announced its slate of 2021 and 2022 movies with release dates on Marvel India Twitter handle. Disney is the distributing partner for Marvel movies.## Among the six Marvel films announced with release dates, Mahershala Ali's "Blade" was one of the movies in the list, which is shown with a October 7, 2022 date. While it is a great news for the fans, it would be an uphill task for Marvel to retain that release for the film. The film is currently in the pre-production stage and isn't set to begin filming until July 2022. ## It's no secret that Marvel Studios has a packed slate in 2022 and it if really wants to retain "Blade's" release in October, the studio will get maximum 3 months for the production, which is imposible considering a lot of time in post-production will be used. So why did an official Marvel account claim a false date? The most probable scenario is that, originally, Blade was slated to premiere on October 7, 2022 prior to its production being pushed back due to the ongoing health crisis. ## Marvel Studios had originally announced "Blade Reboot" in MCU during the 2019 edition of San Diego Comic-Con with award-winning actor Mahershala Ali in the lead. It will be directed by Bassam Tariq and is written by Staci Osei-Kuffour. Apart from Ali, there is no confirmed cast memeber has been announced yet and there are no sign of production taking place anytime soon. Considering all the aspects, it is clear that Marvel India has made a big blunder by announcing 7 October 2022 release. ## Previously, The Hollywood Reporter had revealed that Blade's production was moved from September 2021 all the way to July 2022 which further cements the fact that this October 2022 release date is the film's original date. At this stage, there's a strong chance that Blade could be taking the October 6, 2023 placeholder date for Marvel Studios.## Stay tuned...

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Disney India Announces The Release Dates Of Avatar 2, Thor 4, Black Panther 2, And Others

Mumbai, October 5 - Disney Studios is going to have a blast in the Indian cinemas in the next 15 months with the number of potential blockbuster movies. The Studio has announced its slate of theatrical releases for Indian audiences which consist of 6 Marvel Studios films, 3 Disney's original movies, and the last is James Cameron's Avatar sequel. ## To begin with, the first film by Disney to release in India is Marvel Studios' Eternals. The superhero film starring Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, among others, is slated to hit theaters on Dilwai this year on November 5. It will be clashing with Bollywood's most-awaited cop-drama film "Sooryavanshi" starring Akshay Kumar.## The second film from the studio is again a Marvel movie. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange and Elizabeth Olsen, will release in the next year on March 25, 2022. It will clash with Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani starrer Hindi movie "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2", which will also release on the same date. ## Apart from Eternals and Doctor Strange 2, four more Marvel movies Thor: Love And Thunder (May 6, 2022), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (July 8, 2022), Blade (October 7, 2022), and The Marvels (November 11, 2022) are lined up to ignite Indian theaters in the next year. ## Other than the aforementioned Marvel movies, Disney will also release its computer-animated musical fantasy comedy film Encanto on November 26, 2021, computer-animated coming-of-age fantasy comedy Turning Red on March 11, 2022, and 3D computer-animated film Pixer - Lightyear on June 17, 2022. And then, the biggest of them all, the long-awaited Avatar 2 on December 16, 2022. ## Recently, Disney had released Marvel Studios' new superhero film "Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings" in theaters in multiple languages. The Simu Liu starrer has done a decent business so far and earned approx INR 25 crores. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Venom Sequel Sets New Pandemic Record At North America Box Office

Los Angeles, October 3 - Marvel comic book movies are proving why they are the king of the box office. After "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings", and "Black Widow", two highest-grossing movies at the North America box office during the pandemic respectively, another comic book movie, "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" has gone nuts at the box office, shattering domestic box office record of the pandemic era. ## The Tom Hardy starrer, after taking an opening of $37.3 million including $11.6 million Thursday previews, concluded the 3-day opening weekend with $90.1 million, setting a new pandemic record at the North America box office. The movie tops "Black Widow's $80.4 million 3-day weekend debut. Sony had projected just $40 million in the first three days, which is far behind from actual collection.## The Venom sequel also topped its predecessor, 2018's "Venom", which grossed $80.3 million in the first three days, in the era of no covid-19 pandemic. "Venom" had grossed $855 million worldwide including $213 million in North America, despite the bad reviews. Venom sequel doesn't have a release date yet in China, where 2018's film had made $270 million. ## "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" opened massive in its first overseas market Russia with an estimated $14 million in the opening weekend, which is Sony's biggest opening of all time in that market, and the best of any film during the pandemic. An exclusive theatrical release of the film is benefitting its overall box office collection. ## "We are also pleased that patience and theatrical exclusivity have been rewarded with record results", Sony's chairman Tom Rothman said in a statement to the press. "With apologies to Mr. Twain: The death of movies has been greatly exaggerated".## In August, Sony pushed Venom 2 from September 24 to October 15 amid uncertainty over theatergoing and the delta variant. But when Shang-Chi (the only film to gross $200M+ during the pandemic at the domestic box office) did so well, Sony Pictures rescheduled Venom 2 to October 1 in the US and that move paid off in a big way. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: James Bond 'No Time To Die' Jets Off To A Thundering $119M International Debut Without CHINA

Mumbai, October 3 - It looks like the covid-19 pandemic has become a thing of the past for Hollywood films that are going bonkers at the box office. The latest on the list is James Bond's "No Time To Die" which has debuted in the international market over this weekend.## Daniel Craig's final outing as James Bond, "No Time To Die" kicked off the overseas box office with a thundering $119 million from 54 markets. It becomes the first Hollywood movie to gross $100M+ in the opening weekend during the covid-19 pandemic, that too without the biggest movie market China, where it is scheduled to debut on October 29.## The United Kingdom is leading the overseas race for "No Time To Die", where the movie notched the biggest three-day total in the United Kingdom and generated $34.4 million in the 4-day weekend. Apart from the UK, Germany has contributed $14.7M, along with Japan ($5.8M), Denmark ($5.3M), S. Korea ($4.6M), Hong Kong ($2.9M), among others. ## As compared to previous Bond movies, "No Time To Die" topped 2012's "Skyfall" ($109 million debut internationally), and fell just short of 2015's "Spectre", which grossed $123 million in the opening weekend internationally. The movie also had the best inaugural box office revenues in 24 countries, including Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, and Spain.## Meanwhile, the 25th Bond film has crossed the $1 million mark in India and earned approx $1.45M (11 crores) in the 4-day weekend. The movie is scheduled to debut in the domestic market (North America) on October 8 and in China on October 29. It looks for a global box office of at least $700M. ## In another box office milestone, the big-budget Warner Bros. sci-fi epic "Dune" has crossed the $100 million mark internationally ahead of its U.S. release on October 8. On the other hand, Sony/Marvel's "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" shattered domestic box office records and debuted with $90.1 million in North America. ## Stay tuned...

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Disney Paid A BOMB Price To Scarlett Johansson To Settle 'Black Widow' Lawsuit!

Los Angeles, October 2 - Hollywood A-lister actress Scarlett Johansson and Disney studio have resolved their dispute which begun over the "Black Widow's" day-and-date release in theaters and on Disney Plus. The actress had filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging that Disney breached her contract terms which reportedly guaranteed an exclusive theatrical release of her Marvel movies. ## On Thursday (September 30), the two parties reached a settlement over her blockbuster lawsuit. While the terms of the settlement were not disclosed officially, it is reported that the lawsuit cost Disney $40 million, which the company paid Johansson to resolve the dispute. It is said that the actress had sought a $50 million payout from the studio but they reportedly agreed on $40 million after negotiations. ## The $40 million compensation does not include $20 million, which Disney had earlier paid to Scarlett as "Black Widow" fees. This makes a BOMB $60 million, which Disney paid the actress after settling things up. In a statement, Scarlett Johansson said that she was happy resolving her issues with Disney and look forward to working together in future. ## Due to the lawsuit the upcoming "Tower of Terror" movie, in which, Johansson was slated to produce and star in was rumored to be canceled by Disney. However, as things have settled down, the movie is expected to go ahead and begin production in the coming months. ## Interestingly, Johansson had received support from her industry colleagues and co-stars over the lawsuit, which came at a pivotal moment as the industry faces questions about how audiences will consume entertainment in the future, and how those who create it will be compensated.## Stay tuned...

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