Matt Reeves, director of Batman, says he would “get lost” if he had to comply with the creative limitations of the Marvel cinematic universe.
Batman director Matt Reeves feels more at home in Gotham City than in the Marvel cinematic universe, according to a recent interview in which he praised Marvel Studios president Kevin Feigi, but said the interconnected world of film is simply not his style.
“I have such respect for Kevin Feigi, and also for him [Marvel] directors, “Reeves told Variety.” But to be honest with you, I just don’t know how to make my way through it. There must be some level of discovery for me where I have some freedom to find my way. If I have to get into something that’s already too tight, then I think I’m going to get lost. And I don’t think they would be happy with me. “
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Reeves was outspoken about his desire to keep Batman separate from Warner Bros. own DC Extended Universe. The film was originally a project to be written and directed by Ben Affleck, Batman’s current actor in the interconnected universe of DC. Reeves was chosen to take the director’s chair in his place, and after Affleck retired from the project in 2017, Reeves reworked the script to play the younger Batman, who was separated from the gray-haired veteran Affleck portrayed in Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League.
“I felt like I was making a stand-alone film about Batman for the first time in 10 years, I had to make sure that Batman was in the center and that we weren’t trying to keep all those other planes in the air,” Reeves said in previous interviews. “… When [Ben Affleck] decided he didn’t want to be Batman anymore, I said, “I really want to stick to the idea that this is not going to be part of DCEU and now we can create a new Batman.” That’s how it evolved to this place. “
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Despite worries about shared universes, Reeves said he was still ready to make big-budget films, with the stipulation that he could leave his personal mark on them without worrying about continuity.
“The industry has changed so dramatically that if you’re going to make a movie that’s going to hit theaters, you’re not doing anything that isn’t recognizable IP,” Reeves said. “This is the audience gone. I’m not saying I’m happy about it. I’m just saying it’s what it is.”
Batman hits theaters on March 4.
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It was really important to look as close to Pam Hup as possible.
Renee Zellweger reveals the reasons behind wearing a body prosthesis for her role in the upcoming series of real crimes The thing about Pam.
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Renee will play Pam Hup, who is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of Luis Gumpenberger, a disabled man.
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In the trailer for the miniseries, Renee is shown in a thick suit. Speaking of Fun tonightshe said: “The idea is to be accurate, the idea is accuracy. I think, especially in the case of telling this story, it was really important to look as close as possible to Pam Hup, because she looks so familiar, she looks like a person we recognize and know. “
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The 52-year-old continued: “To better understand how many people can design on it who they are sure it can be or what kind of person it can be, it just seemed really important that we got as close as possible to this. “
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Renee also added that the make-up and prosthetics process is “amazing to watch” and “part of the adventure” of the actor, although it is “really hot” to wear during the New Orleans shoot for hours.
The reactions to the casting of the Oscar winner are understandably negative, with viewers saying that instead, fat actors should have been hired for the role.
God forbid we hire a medium-sized actress – no, let’s dress Renee Zellweger in a thick suit. It’s 2022 and we’re still dressing people in thick suits instead of hiring fat actresses.
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I guess they had to dress Renee Zellweger in a thick suit, because there were absolutely no other actors in Hollywood to play the role. https://t.co/VR1mVaNiyL
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Okay, I just saw a trailer for The Thing About Pam and um, sucks? I listened to a podcast series about this case a few years ago, and since then I’ve seen others cover it and get Renee Zellweger to wear a thick suit to play a really troubled woman who killed her friend, well … STOP
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Just last year, fellow actor Sarah Paulson also faced criticism and reactions for wearing a thick suit in her role as Linda Trip in Impeachment: An American Crime Story. For her role, she gained 30 pounds in addition to wearing a body pad.
The spectators Called the decision was “dehumanizing” and advocated hiring large actors instead.
“It’s very difficult for me to talk about it without feeling like I’m justifying myself,” she told the Los Angeles Times. “There is a lot of controversy over actors and thick suits, and I think the controversy is legitimate. I think obese phobia is real. I think I’m pretending to do more damage. “
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However, she added that she believes that “the entire responsibility” of this conversation does not fall solely on the actor and claims that her casting goes beyond the “physical self”. She said: “I would like to believe that there is something in my being that makes me play this role.”
“I think most of all I think I’m sorry I didn’t think it through,” Sarah concluded, adding that she had the “privilege” to think about it afterwards and in retrospect would not make the “same” choice for the future. . “
The thing about Pam premieres on NBC at 22:00 PT on March 8.
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Jeff Morel, who succeeded Disney’s longtime head of corporate communications Zenia Fly as new CEO in December, had to deal with PR dust last month – his own.
Morel flew to Florida, where he was treated to a “test walk” of the new world of Walt Disney World guardians of the galaxy roller coaster at Epcot Center. He ended the experience by tweeting “Just another day at the office”, along with selfies from the trip. “Imagineers designed this like no other ride you’ve ever ridden,” he said of the train, called Cosmic Rewind and inspired by the Disney / Marvel blockbuster franchise. “I have to drive it to believe it!” See it from the beginning of the Remembrance Day weekend! ”
At first glance, the post looked like an ordinary corporate cheerleader; The problem is that the expected attraction has not yet been officially announced. Morel, a former BP executive who also served in the Pentagon’s Department of Defense as a spokesman for confidential security briefings, marked an account with the @EpcotCentre handle, a parody account unrelated to the park. Morel deleted the tweet only to repost it without the wrong label and launch date, simply writing, “Coming soon!”
Just one more day at the office – I have to “test” the new Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind roller coaster @WaltDisneyWorld EPCOT. The Walt Disney Imagineers created this like no other trip you’ve ever been on. I have to drive it to believe it! Coming soon! pic.twitter.com/PjSityLjUb
– Jeff Morel (@MorrellGeoff) February 23, 2022
But Disney eagle-eyed fans, known for their intense and sometimes obsessive love of all things Mouse House, had already gone mad. @ Royalbishop009 was the first to comment on the revised post with the original tweet and suggestion: “You may just want to announce it now.” to deal with this week. Yesterday, Disney confirmed that the studio is pausing to release its films in Russia.
“Given the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the tragic humanitarian crisis, we are pausing the release of theatrical films in Russia, including the upcoming Turning red from Pixar, “said a spokesman for Walt Disney Co. in a statement. “We will make future business decisions based on the evolving situation. In the meantime, given the scale of the emerging refugee crisis, we are working with our NGO partners to provide emergency and other humanitarian assistance to refugees.
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It’s been a year since CBS All Access became Paramount Plus. Now the company is celebrating its “birthday” with a massive promotion.
For a limited time, users can sign up for the $ 1 per month streaming service for the first three months.
Typically, the service includes two subscription plans: a $ 10 per month premium ad option ($ 100 per year) or a $ 5 limited ad option for $ 5 per month ($ 50 per year).
The promotion applies to both plans: The premium plan is currently available for $ 2 per month, while the base plan is only $ 1 per month.
To request a deal, select the desired plan on the registration screen, enter the promotional code BIRTHDAY, and the discount will be applied automatically. The promotion lasts until Tuesday, March 8 at 12 o’clock
Paramount Plus offers the ability to watch all CBS channels live while broadcast on television, along with unlimited access to a huge list of CBS shows. This ranges from new series, such as the prequel to “Yellowstone” “1883”, “Good Fight” and “Star Trek: Picard”, to classics such as “Cheers” and “The Boat of Love”.
The full archive of popular CBS reality series such as “Survivor”, “Big Brother” and “The Amazing Race” is also available by subscription. Paramount Plus is also the streaming home for “Challenge: All Stars” and “RuPauls Drag Race: All Stars”.
Original shows are currently being developed by MTV, Nickelodeon, BET, Comedy Central, Smithsonian and Paramount Network, including a spin-off of “Avatar: The Last Airbender”; the Dora the Explorer live series; TV series “Flashdance”; MTV’s new exclusive season of The Challenge; and the revival of Unplugged.
You can register for three months at Paramount Plus with a discount here.
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When Bill and Melinda Gates announced their divorce in May 2021, it shocked the world of technology. The surprising split has been addressed by Microsoft’s founder, but Melinda is relatively quiet for many public titles.
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In an upcoming interview with Gail King on CBS Mornings, she explained why the separation was not a sudden decision, but an ongoing process after learning about her husband’s affair. “I certainly believe in forgiveness, so I decided we had been through some of it,” she explained. “Not one moment or one thing happened.” But there was a moment when Melinda realized that their union was over. “There just came a time when there was enough there that I realized it was just not healthy and I couldn’t trust what we had,” she added.
Turning to the heart that followed, she acknowledged that there had been “many tears for many days” and questioned everything they had built together as a family for almost three decades. “I must have been angry for days. This is part of the process of grief, “the 57-year-old philanthropist continued. “You grieve the loss of something you thought you had and thought you had all your life. These are painful things. ” Although there must have been dark times during the separation, she wants to give hope to other women because she is now on a “journey of healing.”
After the couple’s divorce ended in August 2021, Melinda is “really excited about what’s coming in her life” while making plans for herself professionally and personally. “I feel like I’m starting to get on the other side,” she said. Now I feel like I’m turning the page in my head.
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A broken report follows. Forecasts and ranges will be updated / finalized before Friday if necessary.
The slow winter film season unofficially begins to thaw in a big way this weekend with the long-awaited launch of Matt Reeves and Warner Bros. The Batman.
March has often been a turning point at the box office in recent years, as the pre-summer plan came in full force and a growing number of tent poles landed at this point on the calendar. The latest reboot of Warner on their most valuable DC property is no different in this regard, but is of particular importance as the studio’s first theatrical exclusive edition since principle at the end of the summer of 2020
The film is set to become only the sixth March release to ever release more than $ 100 million for its domestic first weekend, with the universe of indicators and pre-sales showing that it is probably much more. This will be the second film from the pandemic to cross that threshold after that Spider-Man: No way home.
Reeves’ vision of Bruce Wayne’s “Year Two” in Batman’s progression is remarkably well-attended on the eve of his release, and there are now strong reviews supporting him for a final boost of momentum. Our social indicators rose after the lifting of the review embargo on Monday, which further strengthened the strong positive mood.
Ongoing questions about how broad The Batman will cast its net with a mass audience. After all, this is the second reboot of the character that has appeared on movie screens in the last six years. Christopher Nolan’s own favorite trilogy is still relatively fresh in the grand scheme of things like its finale, The Black Knight: Revivalthis year celebrates its tenth anniversary.
After this swan song, Warner Bros. returned to the drawing board just four years later with Ben Afflect wearing the cover in Zack Snyder’s painting Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice – and then again in 2017 League of Justice. These two films were widely rejected by fans and audiences compared to previous franchise hits. (And of course, we can not forget about the extremely popular LEGO BatmanThe movie back in 2017)
These factors confirm the question of whether Batman can be slightly oversaturated outside the fan base. However, this character, with the exception of a few examples, has been mostly resistant to bullets at the box office for the past 33 years.
Pre-sales began to decline in a minor but impactful way last week, but this trend is hesitantly reversing thanks to the intensification of this week’s review and the last window of early ticket buyers. DC movies have far surpassed a number of our previous prediction models, including Joker and Aquamanwhile landing near past forecasts for Shazam! and Wonder Woman.
Due to the still fragmented nature of the follow-up to the pandemic era, striving for the right course for these comparisons remains a challenge, leading to some instability in the projected scenarios for The Batmanis the debut. Although Marvel Studios presented almost a handful of theatrical releases from last summer, audience habits between DC and Marvel do not always correlate in a completely reliable way for forecasting models. However, this is a stronger foundation for computers than anything at all.
The three-hour duration of this film is a barrier to the number of performances that exhibitors can dedicate, especially in first-class audiences. The last point is worth considering The Batman dominates the pre-sales of IMAX and other PLFs, but traditional audiences are slower to pick up pace than recent comic book movies.
Finally, the mood of the film itself is the most psychological and adult-oriented of any Batman film to date, according to many who have watched it. While Christopher Nolan’s films glorified the character in practical realism in light, often comedic elements from previous films, they still played to a very wide audience thanks to the balance of depth of storytelling and fun escape moments.
With that in mind, the worries around JokerThe film’s thematic pressure was a problem leading up to its release in 2019, but it proved to be a strong advantage in boosting adult appeal and helped the film far exceed all expectations. Hence the difficulty of predicting models with DC movies – a brand from which fans often prefer darker tones than the Marvel universe.
In terms of numbers, comparisons could lean more towards similar ones Joker myself and 2017 Logan than uber with front loading Batman vs. Superman. The latter opened its doors on Good Friday and almost immediately word of mouth affected domestic business over the weekend, leading to a sharp drop of 37.9 percent from Friday to Saturday with visuals included. Conversely, Joker fell 17.5 percent and Logan decreased by only 5.1 percent.
We expect Warner Bros. to transfer all revenue from Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to Friday as a single figure for “opening” for The Batman.
Any concerns outlined here can be quickly allayed if the critical demographic of 18-25 turns out to be strong this weekend. This is the audience at the heart of the theatrical recovery in the short and long term and they have done their part with films like Spider-Man: No way homethe latter Uncharted, Venom: Let it be a carnageand a number of others from last spring.
In addition, COVID constraints and real cases are declining significantly across the country, and good weather signals a promising spring during the weakening pandemic. NRG also reports through Deadline that moviegoers’ moods are at or near the highest levels during the health crisis.
Meanwhile, media coverage has drawn attention to the unfortunate situation between Ukraine and Russia and the ensuing humanitarian tragedies, which not only removes the pandemic from the minds of the masses to some extent, but may add to the sense of need to flee the country this weekend. in the coming weeks. The natural question there, of course, is whether a dirty three-hour film fills this void for ordinary moviegoers and those who are just starting to return to the movies.
Ultimately, adult attraction can help with pressure The Batman over the edge, but it’s important for younger moviegoers to get into Robert Pattinson’s first film as the Dark Knight with the feeling that it could be Batman of * their * generation. If that happens, and if the upcoming sales prove to be stable beyond the initial broadcasts, it won’t be difficult for the film to land on the high end of expectations.
The Batman is scheduled to hit more than 4,300 cinemas in North America this weekend. IMAX kicked off fan reviews on Tuesday night, followed by AMC Investor Connect screenings on Wednesday night. Traditional visualizations begin on Thursday afternoon.
As a footnote Amazon Studios distributes Hotel Transylvania: Transformation in projected over 900 theaters this weekend. The studio has not confirmed this figure and is not sure whether it will report revenue or not, so the film is excluded from the forecasts below. The animated sequel, originally released for streaming on Amazon Prime in January.
Open forecast ranges
The Batman Weekend opening range: 130-170 million dollars*
Forecast and location for the weekend
Boxoffice projects between a an increase of 200 to 265 percent for the top ten films this weekend from the top ten of the top $ 55.0 million last weekend.
movie
Distributor
3-day forecast for the weekend
Estimated internal amounts until Sunday, March 6
Number of locations
% change from last week
The Batman
Warner Bros.
$ 150,000,000 *
$ 150,000,000
~ 4300
NEW
Uncharted
Sony Pictures / Colombia
$ 10,800,000
$ 100,000,000
~ 3900
-53%
dog
Published by United Artists
$ 7,500,000
$ 41,500,000
~ 3700
-26%
Spider-Man: No way home
Sony Pictures / Columbia & Marvel Studios
$ 3,600,000
$ 785,400,000
~ 2900
-38%
Death of Neil
Disney / 20th Century Studios
$ 2,800,000
$ 37,100,000
~ 3000
-38%
Drink 2
Universal photos
$ 1,900,000
$ 153,900,000
~ 2100
-16%
A madman forever
Paramount Pictures
$ 1,500,000
$ 54,700,000
~ 2400
-52%
Marry me
Universal photos
$ 800,000
$ 21,700,000
~ 1300
-58%
Cyrano
Published by United Artists
$ 725,000
$ 2,700,000
~ 850
-48%
Squeak (2022)
Paramount Pictures
$ 700,000
$ 80,400,000
~ 900
-48%
* All forecasts are subject to revision before the first confirmation of the reviews on Thursday or the forecasts on Friday from studios or official sources.
The number of theaters is being updated, as confirmed by the studios. The table above does not necessarily represent the top ten, as some studios do not finalize the number of locations over the weekend and / or the intention to report box office revenue before publication.
There was skepticism about “Radhe Shyam”, one of the most expensive films in Prabhas’ career, as the film had been made for more than four years.
Telugu songs did not go viral. The film is expected to have low expectations, although sworn fans of Prabhas caused a storm on social media.
But all doubts were dispelled after the arrival of the trailer for “Radhe Shyam”. In short, the trailer is astounding.
The one-minute trailer suddenly raised expectations. This is not just another love story. The canvas is large, the visuals are lavish, the standards of workmanship are on par with the best, and Prabhas looks at his best beautiful. What else do you need?
Of all the promotional materials, this trailer is the best.
What is the plot?
A romantic drama that unfolded in Europe in the 1970s. Prabhas is a world-famous palmist named Vikramaditya. His predictions never go wrong. He doesn’t look at his hand a second time. Such is his mastery of palmistry.
He falls in love with a beauty named Prerana, played by Puja Hegde. He believes that their love will be doomed. Fate is like that. But can love overcome destiny?
Rajamuli’s voice hints: “Premaki Vidhiki Madhya Jarige Yuddhame… Radhe Shyam (the battle between love and destiny is Radhe Shyam).
The characters
In addition to Prabhas and Puja Hegde, the film has three other important characters – Satyaraj / Krishnamraj (spiritual guru), businessman (Jagapati Babu), a young woman (Ridhi Kumar) who does not believe in the predictions of Vikramaditya.
There is no villain but destiny and nature. There are images of a tsunami at the end of the trailer.
Curtain lifter
The trailer clarifies what to expect from “Radhe Shyam”. Beautiful romance, lavish visuals, good music and captivating storytelling will be the highlight. The production house spent nearly 100 rupees on the set.
The music is by Justin Prabhakaran and the background score is by Taman. Radhe Shyam is manufactured by UV Creations.
Directed by Radha Krishna Kumar, Radhe Shyam will be released in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam on March 11.
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Netflix was the victim of two major robberies on the set in two days, Diversity has reported. It is reported that on February 24, antique items worth $ 200,000 were stolen after thieves broke into vehicles used to produce The crown. And just a day later, 20 covered-in thieves stormed the set Lupine while star Omar Si photographed and escaped with equipment worth 300,000 euros ($ 333,000).
IN Lupine the robbery took place in a northwestern suburb of Paris called Nanterre. The thieves reportedly set off fireworks like mortar before fleeing with the equipment. “There was an incident on February 25 during the filming of the upcoming [part 3] season of Lupine“, Confirmed by Netflix Diversity. “Our cast and crew are safe and no one is injured.” Nanterre authorities have launched an investigation.
Lupine is Netflix ‘s second biggest international hit since Squid games and helped start a boom in production in the French capital, along with series such as Emily in Paris and Call my agent. France recently ruled that streaming services such as Netflix and Disney + must reinvest at least 25 percent of the country’s revenue in local productions.
He is again in the role of Asan Diop, a character inspired by the gentleman Arsene Lupine, a thief / master of the camouflage detective, developed by French author Maurice LeBlanc. Just hours after his attack, he appeared at the Cesar Awards in France to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Untouchables (Untouchables).
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