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2025-05-16T06:57:38-07:00'Final Destination: Bloodlines' Hits Theaters This Weekend
Thunderbolts, the latest Marvel superhero movie, has been the top movie at the box office for the past two weeks, but this week it gets some real competition. Final Destination: Bloodlines, the latest installment in the horror franchise about violent ways to die, hits theaters this week, and it might give Thunderbolts something to worry about. Read on for details.
Via The Wrap.
Watching a “Final Destination” movie is like watching a Looney Tune where the anvils keep dropping, but all the characters can die. These are sick, twisted comedies about the futility of mortality and the loosey-goosiness of internal organs. The only reason they’re funny is because at their best — which is most of the time — they have perfect comic timing. They may be grim films that revel in death and misery, but they’re also some of the most enjoyable cinematic spectacles ever made.
“Final Destination Bloodlines” is no exception. The franchise may have taken a 14-year hiatus, but it hasn’t lost a step. If anything, “Bloodlines” may be a new high point for the series. Like always, it’s about a group of people who were supposed to die but slipped through death’s fingers. And, like always, death is pretty pissed off about that and will stop at nothing to balance its books. Let the carnage commence.
We never meet Death in these movies, or at least we never have a conversation with it. All we know for certain is that it loves its work and it’s a mischievous lil scamp. Death doesn’t even seem to be all-powerful. I’m not sure who wrote the rules (and it’s even less clear who’s enforcing them), but apparently all Death is allowed to do is manipulate reality in extremely tiny ways. Death can’t make you spontaneously combust, nor can it give you a sudden aneurism. But it can alter the ricochet of a dropped penny and it can make a stray electric spark fall on the dry leaves in your gutters. Death can drop a piece of broken glass in a cup full of crushed ice. Seventeen unpredictable steps later and you’re bifurcated by an elevator or getting sucked into a ceiling fan.
Yes, fortunately for us, and unfortunately for Death’s victims, this entity is devilishly creative.“Final Destination Bloodlines” has some of the best kills in the series, in part because they’re inventive and gory, and in part because directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein love to prime the pump. You’re always on the lookout for the little details that presage a spectacular death scene, and “Bloodlines” is very canny about fitting those pieces together in unexpected ways. It always plays fair and it always plays for keeps.
Get the rest of the story at The Wrap.
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2025-05-16T06:42:46-07:00Alison Brie, Dave Franco Sued Over Their New Horror Movie
Alison Brie and Dave Franco debuted their new horror film Together at the Sundance Film Festival this year, and they got a distribution deal out of it. They also got a lawsuit, as an independent filmmaker is alleging that Brie, Franco, and their agents blatantly and directly copied his film in the making of theirs. For their part, Brie and Franco claim that the allegation is without merit. Read on for details.
Via Variety.
Alison Brie and Dave Franco have been hit with a copyright infringement suit over “Together,” their independent horror film that sold for a reported $17 million after a bidding war at Sundance.
The suit filed on Tuesday alleges that the film is a “blatant rip-off” of “Better Half,” a 2023 independent film. The suit claims that “Together” steals the high-concept idea of a couple who find themselves physically fused together, as well as numerous other plot and thematic elements, including a “near verbatim” reference to Plato’s Symposium.
Franco and Brie are married and have collaborated on several projects. According to the suit, they were pitched “Better Half” in 2020, but they and their WME agents turned it down.
The producers of “Better Half,” Jess Jacklin and Charles Beale, heard about “Together” the day before it screened at Sundance, and decided to view it to assess the similarities.
“As the audience laughed and cheered, Jacklin and Beale sat in stunned silence, their worst nightmare unfolding,” the suit states. “Scene after scene confirmed that Defendants did not simply take ‘stock ideas’ or ‘scenes a faire’ but stole virtually every unique aspect of ‘Better Half’s’ copyrightable expression.”
The lawsuit alleges that the defendants engaged in an “intentional scheme” to copy their film, and that Brie and Franco rejected the initial offer “because they wanted to produce the film themselves and have WME package the project with one of the agency’s own writers.”
Neon acquired the film at Sundance and is set to release it on Aug. 1. The distributor is named as a defendant along with Brie, Franco, WME and writer-director Michael Shanks.
In response, a WME spokesperson called the suit “frivolous and without merit.”
“The facts in this case are clear and we plan to vigorously defend ourselves,” the spokesperson said.
“Better Half” was written and directed by Patrick Henry Phelan, who worked as an assistant director in New York before getting his MFA in screenwriting at USC. The film was his feature debut. StudioFest, the production company, is the only named plaintiff in the suit.
Get the rest of the story at Variety.
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2025-05-12T07:11:15-07:00'Thunderbolts' Stays on Top of the Box Office Chart
Marvel's Thunderbolts managed to stay atop the box office charts in its second weekend, thanks largely to the fact that it faced no real competition from big new releases. Thunderbolts will have to continue to be a strong performer, though, if it wants to turn a profit. That will likely be tough starting next week, when Final Destination: Bloodlines will be a strong contender to take the top spot away from the superhero movie. Read on for details.
Via Variety.
“Thunderbolts*” will enjoy another weekend atop domestic box office charts, with no new major wide release until next week’s horror sequel “Final Destination: Bloodlines.”
Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*” added another $9 million on Friday. Disney’s superhero ensemble feature, still playing Imax and premium large-format auditoriums, has now crossed $100 million in North America and will look to push north of $130 million by the end of the weekend.
That would mark about a 53% fall from the “Thunderbolts*” opening weekend. Indeed, much stronger reviews and positive fan reception did indicate this Marvel Cinematic Universe entry would possess more staying power than its predecessor, “Captain America: Brave New World,” which crumbled more than 68% in its sophomore frame back in February. To compare it to other recent MCU entries centered on lesser-known heroes, “Thunderbolts*” is pacing between “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” ($119 million through eight days) and “Eternals” ($99 million through eight days).
If projections hold, “Thunderbolts*” will have the eighth-best second-weekend percentage-drop of the 36 MCU entries. That’s a strong result, though at a $180 million production budget, plus roughly $100 million in marketing costs, it’s still going to have to remain relevant to moviegoers as summer competition heats up.
Meanwhile, “Sinners” added another $6.5 million on Friday. It will cross a $200 million domestic total Saturday — a truly impressive milestone for an original feature. The Warner Bros. release has also passed “Captain America: Brave New World” and now ranks as the second-highest-grossing North American release of 2025, behind only “A Minecraft Movie.”
“Sinners” is looking at another slim drop in its fourth weekend. It’s about to pass “Wedding Crashers” ($209 million) to crack the top 20 highest-grossing R-rated North American releases of all time, with more ranks to climb ahead.
“A Minecraft Movie” is in third, adding another $1.9 million on Friday, down just 37% from its daily total last week. In its sixth weekend, the adaptation of Mojang’s video game juggernaut now has a $402 million domestic total and is climbing up the top 50 North American grossers ever. It will surpass $900 million worldwide on Saturday.
Get the rest of the story at Variety.
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2025-05-12T06:57:05-07:00'Juliet and Romeo' Takes on 'Thunderbolts' This Weekend
Re-tellings of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" are nothing new, but there's a new one in theaters this weekend. Juliet and Romeo puts its spin on the old story by flipping the order of the main characters' names in the title and filling the movie with modern pop songs. Will that be enough to draw younger viewers away from last week's top movie, Marvel's Thunderbolts? That remains to be seen. Read on for details.
Via Variety.
There’s probably never been a time as ripe with “Romeo and Juliet” rip-offs as our contemporary era. Though it’s been 29 years since Baz Luhrmann’s modern, alternative-pop-scored “William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet,” the long-enduring play has most recently kicked off a handful of creative reimaginings. We’ve been treated to films like 2021’s “R#J,” conceived like a social media found-footage movie, and 2022’s “Rosaline,” which turned a tertiary character into an influential protagonist playing in the wings of the star-crossed lovers’ torrid affair. On stage this past year, we’ve seen a minimalist take starring Tom Holland and a Tony-nominated version featuring music by Jack Antonoff.
Still, just because the source material is unimpeachable doesn’t automatically make all these adaptations good, or even memorable. Sadly, such is the case with “Juliet & Romeo.” Adapting writer-director Timothy Scott Bogart (“Spinning Gold”) takes a stab at enlivening the centuries-old text, refurbishing it as a pop-song-and-star-studded musical minus the original’s iambic pentameter, personality and poignancy. Improperly developed, poorly executed and containing no indelible music numbers for us to tap our toes to, this “La La Land”-wannabe take on the Bard’s story serves to frustrate and bore.
When we first meet our titular protagonists, it’s Verona circa 1301 and there’s a tenuous peace treaty in place between two warring families: those of Lord Montague (Jason Isaacs) and Lord and Lady Capulet (Rupert Everett and Rebel Wilson). The Capulets’ daughter, Juliet (Clara Rugaard), has just arrived home from boarding school, much to the chagrin of her cousin and friend Rosaline (Tayla Parx), who vaguely warns her of an impending troubling situation that will affect her future. The Montagues are also dealing with some familial strife as Mercutio (Nicholas Podany) feels the need to prove himself to his adoptive dad, but is in love with commoner Veronica (Martina Ortiz Luis), while biological son Romeo (Jamie Ward) seeks to rebel whenever he can.
That opportunity arrives once Romeo and Juliet meet cute in the moonlit night market — neither of them realizing who the other is, despite them both sporting their family’s gang colors. By the time they figure it out, they’re already infatuated, smooching in alleyways and on church pews, and canoodling through the catacombs. But destiny puts them in harm’s way upon the introduction of Lord Paris (Dennis Andres) at Juliet’s parents’ party, and when her hot-tempered cousin Tybalt (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) finds out about Romeo. The only thing the lovebirds can do is hope Friar Lawrence (Derek Jacobi) and the Apothecary (Dan Fogler) can help them.
The amateurish operation is frustrating from the start, seeking to mimic a storybook fantasy by using turning-page graphics and exposition-dump narration to bookend the film. The score feels synthetic and ever-present.
Get the rest of the story at Variety.
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2025-04-02T06:38:51-07:00'Top Gun' Star Dies at 65
Val Kilmer, the charismatic star of Top Gun and Real Genius died this week at the age of 65. Kilmer was a major star in the 1980s and 90s, and he made a return to acting in 2022 in Top Gun: Maverick. He had been battling cancer for several years before his death. Read on for details.
Via Variety.
Val Kilmer, who played Bruce Wayne in “Batman Forever,” channeled Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone‘s “The Doors” and starred as a tubercular Doc Holliday in “Tombstone,” died Tuesday in Los Angeles. His daughter Mercedes told The New York Times the cause was pneumonia. He was 65. He had been battling throat cancer for several years.
Kilmer’s reps did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.
The baby-faced blonde actor had a solid run as a leading man with a volatile reputation in the ’80s and ’90s, starring in “Top Gun,” “Real Genius,” “Willow,” “Heat,” and “The Saint.” He returned briefly to screens in 2022’s “Top Gun: Maverick” although he could no longer speak due to his cancer.
In 2021, a documentary on his life, “Val,” was released. His son provided the actor’s voice and the film utilized hundreds of hours of video he had recorded over the years, giving a revealing look at the sets he worked on and showing the actor to be an introspective thinker with an artist’s soul.
Kilmer took over from Michael Keaton for Joel Schumacher’s 1995 “Batman Forever,” receiving mixed reviews for his take on the Dark Knight. He was replaced by George Clooney for 1997’s “Batman & Robin,” a notorious flop that nearly killed the franchise. The New York Times said of “Batman Forever,” “The prime costume is now worn by Val Kilmer, who makes a good Batman but not a better one than Michael Keaton.”
After reportedly turning down a role in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Outsiders,” Kilmer broke out with a starring role in 1984 spy spoof “Top Secret!,” in which he played a rock star and sang his own songs. Following his turn as a brainy college student in the 1985 sci-fi comedy, “Real Genius,” he became a major star, appearing opposite Tom Cruise in the worldwide hit “Top Gun.” Kilmer met his future wife, actress Joanne Whalley, on the set of Ron Howard’s fantasy film “Willow,” and then appeared with her in “Kill Me Again” in 1989.
Get the rest of the story at Variety.
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2025-03-31T07:16:11-07:00'A Working Man' Beats 'Snow White' at the Box Office
Disney's remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs stumbled badly in its second weekend (after a lackluster opening weekend), allowing Jason Statham's action movie Working Man to take the weekend's top spot on the box-office chart. Working Man's debut wasn't exactly a smash hit, either, and the weekend overall was a very sleepy one in theaters. Read on for details.
Via Variety.
In a surprise win, Jason Statham’s action thriller “A Working Man” topped the box office with $15.2 million in its opening weekend. The film, from “Suicide Squad” director David Ayer and Amazon MGM, knocked down the previous champion, Disney’s “Snow White,” which plummeted by more than 66% in its second outing.
After a sleepy $45 million start, Disney’s live-action remake of the classic fairy tale has dropped to the No. 2 spot with $14.2 million from 4,200 theaters. “Snow White,” starring Rachel Zegler as the eponymous princess and Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen, has generated $66.8 million domestically and $143.1 million worldwide to date. The tentpole cost above $250 million before factoring in marketing expenses, so “Snow White” needs to show some endurance at the box office to justify its hefty price tag. It’ll face competition for family audiences as the Warner Bros. video game adaptation “A Minecraft Movie” opens next weekend.
“A Working Man” earned mixed reviews and a “B” grade on CinemaScore exit polls. In the film, Statham plays a decorated military veteran who emerges from retirement after human traffickers kidnap his boss’s daughter. This start is slightly behind Ayer and Statham’s latest collaboration with Amazon MGM, 2024’s “The Beekeeper,” which launched with $16 million. That film ultimately powered its way to a decent $66 million domestically and a respectable $162 million globally.
Meanwhile, three other films — Universal and Blumhouse’s horror “The Woman in the Yard,” A24’s surrealist “Death of a Unicorn” and Fathom’s “The Chosen: Last Supper” — opened nationwide though none managed to significantly break out. As a result, overall box office revenues continue to lag with ticket sales currently 10.9% behind 2024 and 39% behind 2019, according to Comscore.
“The Chosen: Last Supper,” a faith-based TV series about Jesus and his disciples, debuted in third place with a better-than-expected $11.5 million from 2,235 cinemas over the weekend. Fathom Events is rolling out the show’s fifth season in cinemas with two-week runs of episodes.
Get the rest of the story at Variety.
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2025-03-28T07:24:47-07:00Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd Star in Gory Comedy
The new horror comedy Death of a Unicorn stars Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd, and it taps into the currently hot trend of bloody horror comedies. It also enters theaters at a time when there are no big hits to provide unbeatable competition. But does Death of a Unicorn have what it takes to make it to the top of the charts? Read on for details.
Via USA Today.
Of all the ways to discover that unicorns exist, hitting one with your car is maybe the least appealing.
Yet that’s what happens at the beginning of “Death of a Unicorn,” writer and director Alex Scharfman’s debut feature in which a great cast elevates an uneven story that never quite decides what it wants to be. A treatise on greed and late-stage capitalism in which profits trump all? Sure. A gory-as-all-get-out comedy-horror movie? That, too.
And maybe a little family drama thrown in for good measure, while we’re at it. Not that there is anything wrong with a movie that incorporates a lot of different moods and feelings. It’s just that “Death of a Unicorn” doesn’t blend the elements as much as partition them off from each other.
Ah, but that cast. They keep things humming.
Elliott (Paul Rudd) and his daughter Ridley (Jenna Ortega) are driving through the Rockies on the way to the massive compound of a big-pharma magnate Odell Leopold (Richard E. Grant), who is dying of cancer and considering naming Elliott, an attorney, a proxy to the company’s board.
Also on hand are his wife Belinda (Tea Leoni, low-key the funniest of the bunch) and moronic spoiled son Shepard (Will Poulter, also hilarious). They’re all odious in their own ways, oblivious to anything but money — the having of it, and them making more of it. They treat their butler Griff with casual disdain, not even realized their ridiculous demands of him. Anthony Carrigan, so brilliant as NoHo Hank in “Barry,” is also funny; it’s just easier to say that the entire cast is funny and interact well with each other and their timing is impeccable.
But about those unicorns. …
Elliott and Ridley obviously have a strained relationship. Elliott’s wife died a few years before, and there is a distance between father and daughter. This is coming to light when Elliott, allergies ablaze, sneezes and hits a horse. Except it’s not a horse. It’s a unicorn.
When they check on it, Ridley grabs its horn and is transported in what looks like the way a 1970s TV show would depict a drug trip. (The effects throughout are loathsome.) This is interrupted by Elliott beating the injured animal to death with a tire iron to put it out of its misery.
This sets the tone for gore, which is considerable.
Get the rest of the story at USA Today.
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2025-03-26T06:32:08-07:00'Adolescence' is a Hit for Netflix
The new Netflix series Adolescence has risen to the top of the charts for the streamer in its first two weeks of release. The crime thriller set a new record for most Netflix views in two weeks through the middle of March. Several other Netflix series also turned in impressive numbers. Read on for details.
Via Variety.
“Adolescence” has already set a major viewership record after its second weekend of streaming on Netflix.
After opening with a massive 24.3 million views in its first four days, “Adolescence” was the most watched title on Netflix during the week of March 17-23 with another 42 million views, taking the show to 66.3 million views total thus far — more than any other Netflix limited series has achieved within a two-week period, and the U.K. crime story managed that within just 11 days.
The second-most watched TV title of the week was “The Residence,” the Shonda Rhimes-produced drama series starring Uzo Aduba, which debuted 6.4 million views in four days. It was followed by “Running Point,” which landed in third place with 3.5 million views in its fourth week on the chart. Live wrestling special “Raw: 2025” continued to chart, with the March 17 edition’s 3.1 million views taking No. 4 on the English-language TV list, followed by “Zero Day” with 3 million views in its fifth week on the chart.
“Wolf King,” a new animated series, debuted in sixth place with 2.9 million views in its first four days of streaming, while Netflix’s new version of the dating show “Temptation Island” hit seventh place with 2.7 million views in its first full week of streaming.
Paramount+’s “1883” had its second week in the chart after recently landing on Netflix, this time at No. 8 with 2.6 million vie3ws, while Bert Kreischer’s comedy special “Lucky” reached 2.6 million views in six days, landing in ninth place. “Ms. Rachel” was the No. 10 English-language TV series with 2.3 million views in its sixth week on the chart.
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