On this episode of Collider Movie Talk, Mark Ellis, Dennis Tzeng, and Josh Macuga discuss the following:
We’re back after a long weekend which means it’s time for the weekend box office report brought to you by our friends at AMC Theaters. Crushing even the loftiest of expectations was #1Deadpool, bringing in a remarkable $132.7 million. At #2 wasKung Fu Panda 3, holding strong at $19.8 million followed byHow To Be Singleat #3 with $17.9 million.Zoolander 2opened at #4 with $13.9 million, and rounding out the top five wasThe Revenantat $6.6 million.
Hot on the heels ofDeadpool’s opening weekend success is a statement from Simon Kinberg that another beloved franchise could get the big-screen treatment as an R-rated movie. Speaking at a Q&A after an exclusive Collider IMAX screening ofDeadpool, Kinbergdropped some hints about anX-Forceflick.
One of the properties hoping to make a resurgence in the modern world of comic book blockbuster films isSpawn…and according to writer Todd McFarlane, fans may finally get the movie version they’ve always wanted.McFarlane offered an updatewhile at Toy Fair 2016, stating that he’s finished the script and the movie would be rated R.
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Anew trailer for the Jeff Nichols filmMidnight Specialdropped this weekend…after a father learns his child possesses special powers, they must go on the run to avoid being captured. The movie stars Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kristen Dunst, and Adam Driver.
Speaking of new trailers,fans saw more of10 Cloverfield Laneover the weekend…a new trailer gives us more background into the story and appears to tie these events in moreso with the original 2008 film. The new movie stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Goodman.
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Opening this weekend isRace, which follows the true story of one of the most inspirational athletes of all-time. Jesse Owens (played by Stephan James) quest to become the greatest track & field competitor in history will thrust him onto the world’s stage at the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler’s vision of Aryan supremacy. The movie also stars Jason Sudekis, Jeremy Irons and William Hurt.
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Frank Da Tank writes:
Favorite movie quotes? One of mine is, “Lonestar, I am your father’s brother’s nephew’s cousin’s former roommate. What does that make us? Absolutely nothing.”
