Sony’s new “Uncharted” action-adventure movie topped the North American box office this weekend, bringing in $44 million.
The film is directed by Robin Fleischer and stars Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, and Antonio Banderas.
The new comedy “Dogg” came in second place with revenues of $15 million. The film was directed by Red Carlwin and Channing Tatum, and starred Tatum, Korianka Kilcher and Amy Raver-Lampman.
The action and adventure movie (Spiderman: No Way Home) “Spiderman: No Returning Home” moved from fourth to third place, recording $7.65 million.
The film stars Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire, and is directed by John Watts.
The thriller and mystery (Death on the Nile) “Killed on the Banks of the Nile” fell from first place, which it occupied last week, to fourth place, with revenues of 6.25 million dollars.
The film stars Kenneth Branagh, Tom Bateman, Armie Hammer, and Emma Mackie, and is directed by Kenneth Branagh.
The comedy “Jackas Forever” or “Forever Foolish” fell from second place to fifth place, earning 5.23 million dollars.
The film stars Johnny Knoxville, Steve O, and Chris Pontius, and is directed by Jeff Tremaine.
Mattel’s upcoming Barbie movie—yes, really, this is happening—is becoming more newsworthy than you’d originally expect. The upcoming film already drew attention when it was announced that Little Women’s Greta Gerwig would direct it, with Margot Robbie in the title role. Now, in addition to the recent additions of Ryan Gosling as Ken and America Ferrera as an unknown character to the cast, it can add a recent Marvel hero to its ranks.
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Simu Liustill riding the high of Shang-Chi and Kim’s Convenience, is in negotiations to join the cast ahead of its planned filming start later this year. At present, the details surrounding his character are under wraps, much like how it is with Ferrera’s recent casting. It feels reasonable to guess that he’ll be a friend of Ken’s, but it’s a guess as to which one. Outside of Ken’s younger brother Tommy and the black characters Brad and Curtis, there’s only a handful of named male characters from Barbie toy canon that Liu might playing. For all we know, he might even be playing an original character named Shaun. Anything’s possible!
It’s genuinely strange how outside of the two top-billed leads and Gerwig directing (from a script between her and Marriage Story’s Noah Baumbach)not much is actually known regarding just what the Barbie movie will actually be. But on some level, that appears to be the point: last year, Robbie herself said that she hoped the inclusion of the Oscar-nominated director would turn heads and get people to see the movie. And maybe she’s right, but the Barbie movie is also coming at a time when it’s becoming clearer than ever how much Hollywood wants to mine everyone’s nostalgia for profit. The marketing for this film will have to work hard in convincing folks that this will be worth watching beyond its strange cast and director.
Barbie is expected to release in 2023.
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Cinema reflects society. It is its echo, vibration, even premonition. Louis-Julien Petit, the director of invisible, who knew how to combine successful popular comedies and social issues, understood this well. While his new feature film Squad released in theaters on March 23, he has decided to create with Camille Carteret, lawyer and film enthusiast, and Mathieu Petit Bonnefond, communication specialist, a new cinematographic meeting aimed at promoting committed cinema. The Tomorrow Film Festival will be held every year in Vierzon (Cher) as part of Ciné Lumière and will take place in 2022 from June 2 to 5.
Nine French films will be selected without distinction of production or distribution format and will illustrate the major challenges of our society (integration, fight once morest social and sexual discrimination, climate change). “While the subjects are vast, we made it a point of honor that the festival made no gender distinction, ExplainMathieu Petit Bonnefond, one of the organizers. The programming is completely decompartmentalized: we are open to feature-length fiction films, from the world of television, to cinema, via that of platforms. »
At the end of three days of competition, a jury will award six grand prizes including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, and Audience.
Strengthen civic awareness
Seeing the films and above all discussing them: this is what the three creators of this new festival are particularly keen on. “We want to create debate at the end of the films with the film crews, put subjects on the table to build a moment of exchange, mix everything in an intelligent way while strengthening citizen awareness”, continues Mathieu Petit Bonnefond. The importance given to enlightened discussions, a necessary counterpoint in an era prone to futile controversies, is in the vein of the cinema of Louis-Julien Petit.
In Discount(2015), his first feature film, the director depicted the difficult working conditions of employees of this type of sign, unscrupulous and underpaid subjugated, who decided to create a business with the unsold products of their store. In The Invisibles (2018), it explored the daily life of a reception center for homeless women condemned to close. His next movie Squad, is the portrait of a woman who dreams of running her own restaurant but finds herself forced to accept a job as a canteen in a hostel for young migrants.
Obviously, the cinema that will be put forward in this festival will be that “who wants to make things happen” and the one, humanist, which seeks to highlight professions and employees of which we speak only too little.Master classes in the presence of professionals from the audiovisual industry and a large casting open to all, organized in partnership with Arda (Association of artistic distribution managers) will also be on the program. Undoubtedly, this Film Festival of tomorrow will be that of the given word.
The world of French cinema mourns one of its icons. On Wednesday January 19, 2021, actor Gaspard Ulliel died following a ski accident. He was 37 years old. Gaspard Ulliel was more than a face with a small dimple on his left cheek.
He acted in several films and some of his roles brought him fame. Discover 5 essential films that marked his career.
A Long Engagement Sunday (2004)
“A Long Engagement Sunday” is a film by Jean-Pierre Jeunot starring Gaspard Ulliel and Audrey Tautou. Gaspard Ulliel plays the role of Manech, a soldier who went missing during the First World War. His fiancée Mathilde, played by Audrey Tautou, does not despair and will do everything to find him.
During her journey, she learns that Manech is court-martialed along with 4 other soldiers and sent to the front line. For this role, Gaspard Ulliel is widely acclaimed and in 2005 it earned him the César Award for Best Male Hope.
Jacquou The Crunchy (2007)
The film Jacquou Le Croquant by Laurent Boutonnat is an adaptation of the novel by writer Eugène Le Roy. And who better than Gaspard Ulliel to embody the character of Jacquou. This role gave the young actor unparalleled notoriety and made him the darling of the entire film industry.
For this role, the actor had to undergo rigorous training, because the character of Jacquou overflows with energy. Jacquou is a fearless young man in love with justice who had a difficult childhood with the loss of his parents. Once an adult, he becomes a leader and fights with all his might once morest the oppression suffered by the peasants of the village of Fanlac.
Hannibal Lecter: The Origins of Evil (2007)
Hannibal Lecter is one of the best-known fictional characters of the seventh art. This serial killer first appeared in the novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris. Since then, this cold-blooded and cannibalistic assassin has fascinated directors and several films and even series have seen the light of day.
While Anthony Hopkins is still seen as the reference following playing Hannibal Lecter three times, Ulliel takes up the challenge. This feature film addresses several aspects. In particular, it will be a question of the reasons which transformed a child into one of the most appalling criminals that the world has known.
Saint Laurent (2014)
During a career, an actor is called upon to play various roles and to embody a new character each time, it requires a lot of work. For the biopic regarding fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, Ulliel had to lose almost 12 kilos and revise his diction. He also had to study his gestures to be able to reproduce it.
Everything had to be perfect and for this the actor had to repeatedly watch interviews with the fashion designer. The film focuses on the period from 1967 to 1976. This decade deals with the professional torments that the couturier experienced as well as his romantic relationships.
Just the end of the world (2016)
Gaspard Ulliel stars in Xavier Dolan’s film, “It’s only the end of the world”. He gives the reply to the great Marion Cotillard and one detail makes the film very intriguing. The character of Louis played by Gaspard Ulliel is very silent. The story revolves around a writer who returns following several years of absence to his native village.
He returns to his family that he had not seen for a long time and all is not going well. In this film, the actor speaks little, but his captivating gaze is more than enough to convey emotions. In 2016, the film won the Cannes Grand Prix. This success offered the actor the César for Best Actor.