Author: Hollyood rep

The villainous Mayor Humdinger in the PAW Patrol television show and movies is not a character with whom one should sympathize. But I have to admit that I identified with him more than a little while watching the animated characters’ third big-screen effort. When his canine enemies are mentioned in PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie, he asks, “PAW Patrol? Are they still a thing?” And later he admits, “There are so many of them I can barely remember their names.” So true, so true. These are not movies for adults by any stretch, but younger, and I mean younger, audiences…

Spider-Man: Brand New Day keeps flying high, as Sony Pictures‘ superhero blockbuster starring Tom Holland and Zendaya has more reasons to celebrate with its second weekend at the box office. Filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton‘s movie grossed $43 million on Friday as it looks to collect $143 million for its sophomore frame and remain atop the chart, with a weekend decline around 60 percent. If that projection holds, Spider-Man: Brand New Day will nab the third-best domestic second weekend ever. The studio is estimating that the film will bring its North American total to $653 million by Sunday, giving it the…

Canadian auteur Denis Côté received a new kidney from a donor friend in August 2023, after a degenerative disease had threatened both his life and his ability to keep making movies.   “I didn’t know if I’d receive a transplant or dialysis, or if I’d die. I had no clue what was life on the other side or whatever was upcoming,” Côté tells The Hollywood Reporter ahead of the world premiere of his 17th film, Nobody’s Violence, at the Locarno Film Festival. He wrote the script for the drama — about a young woman who makes a death pact to…

Nicolas Cage is ready to let the games begin as John Madden in director David O. Russell’s forthcoming biopic about the NFL legend. Amazon MGM Studios announced Thursday that its film Madden will begin streaming worldwide via Prime Video on Nov. 18. Christian Bale co-stars as Raiders owner Al Davis, while Kathryn Hahn, Sienna Miller, John Mulaney and Shane Gillis round out the cast. Madden tells the story of the beloved icon whose legacy continues through his titular NFL video game, Madden NFL. The film centers on Madden (Cage) as he coaches the Raiders to a Super Bowl win alongside…

In The Purge and its endless franchise spawn, an annual felony free-for-all allows for a single night of unlawful acts, including murder, in a United States of Grim that’s otherwise crime-free the rest of the year. Similarly, in the contemporary New York City world of One Night Only, tight-sphinctered conservatives have outlawed sex for anyone unmarried, lifting the ban for just a single 12-hour window per year, protection required. You might think CVS would plan ahead and stack the shelves with condoms during the countdown period. But removing that prophylactic shortage would rob Travis Braun’s silly script of one of many hindrances in…

Spider-Man: Brand New Day has already spun its way to the billion-dollar mark at the global box office. Sony Pictures announced Tuesday that the superhero movie, starring Tom Holland, Zendaya and Sadie Sink, has grossed $1.05 billion in its first six days. This makes it the second-fastest film to achieve this milestone, behind only Avengers: Endgame, which launched with $1.2 billion worldwide in its opening weekend in April 2019. After appearing to be neck-and-neck with Endgame for best domestic opening weekend in history, Sony confirmed Monday that Brand New Day had swung ahead to claim the title with $360 million.…

There is a brand new title topping the list for the all-time biggest domestic opening weekend at the box office, as Spider-Man: Brand New Day‘s debut has been adjusted in final numbers and will now surpass Avengers: Endgame, which previously led the way. Sony Pictures‘ new movie earned $360 million from 4,487 North American screens in Monday actuals, which is up from the $355 million that the studio had projected on Sunday. This leaps past Avengers: Endgame’s previous record of $357.1 million in its domestic opening from April 2019, a start that for years had seemed to be an impossible…

Spider-Man: Brand New Day received quite the friendly welcome in its opening weekend, as Sony Pictures‘ superhero feature starring Tom Holland and Zendaya got off to a spectacular start at the box office. The movie scored a head-spinning $355 million from 4,487 North American screens to land as the second-biggest domestic launch ever. Analysts had been holding their collective breath all weekend in a photo finish between Spidey and Avengers: Endgame, as the latter’s $357.1 million opening from April 2019 ultimately hung on to retain its title as the No. 1 all-time domestic opening frame. That said, the situation could…

Richard L. O’Connor, an Emmy-winning producer who served as an executive in charge of production on films including On Golden Pond, The Muppet Movie and Across 110th Street, has died. He was 96. O’Connor died July 22 in Palm Desert, his family announced. He received his Emmy for outstanding children’s program in 1990 for producing the NBC telefilm A Mother’s Courage: The Mary Thomas Story, starring Alfre Woodard. O’Connor also was an executive in charge of production on Hickey & Boggs (1972), Stanley Donen’s Movie, Movie (1978), Borderline (1980), Raise the Titanic (1980), Hard Country (1981) and Barbarosa (1982), among…

Magenta Edge Films, the new specialty label from Bob Yari’s Magenta Lights Studios, has picked up Sabrina Greco’s dark comedy Lockjaw. Greco’s first feature about life with your mouth wired shut bowed at Slamdance last year and is set to hit theaters from Aug. 8, before a VOD and digital release on Sept. 8. “Magenta Edge Films moved quickly to bring Lockjaw into its early slate following its festival run. The film heralds a bold and witty voice in independent cinema that immediately stood out to us. The film is genuinely funny, with a sharp comedic voice and a confidence…