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  • New Look at ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’

    Edward Norton, Kate Hudson, Kathryn Hahn, Dave Bautista, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Janelle Monáe, and Daniel Craig in 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.'
    (L to R) Edward Norton, Kate Hudson, Kathryn Hahn, Dave Bautista, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Janelle Monáe, and Daniel Craig in ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.’

    It’s hardly a mystery as to why Netflix quickly snapped up the rights to two more ‘Knives Out’ movies after writer/director Rian Johnson’s star-studded murder mystery did well at the box office in 2019.

    That film, which starred Daniel Craig as southern-fried detective Benoit Blanc probing the secrets of the uptight, wealthy Thrombey after the mysterious death of patriarch Harlan (Christopher Plummer), featured the likes of Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette and Katherine Langford. It also had one of the breakout turns for Ana de Armas, who played Harlan’s nurse and came to factor much more deeply into the story.

    ‘Knives Out’ made more than $300 million at the box office, which might not seem like a lot in a time of billion-dollar earners, but that was off the back of a thrifty $40 million budget.

    So Netflix was quick to offer up a hefty $469 million deal, which locked in Johnson, Craig and producer Ram Bergman for two sequels. The first, ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ arrives on the streaming service later this year and we have a new look at the movie.

    Traveling far from the chilly Massachusetts mansion of the original, ‘Glass Onion’ finds Blanc headed overseas.

    Director Rian Johnson and Janelle Monáe on the set of 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.'
    Director Rian Johnson and Janelle Monáe on the set of ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.’

    When tech billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton) invites some of his nearest and dearest for a getaway on his private Greek island, it soon becomes clear that all is not perfect in paradise. And when someone turns up dead, well, who better than Blanc to peel back the layers of intrigue?

    As well as Craig and Norton, the cast is once more stuffed with talent, including Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson and Dave Bautista.

    “You try and invite people that you like,” Johnson says. “But the reality is you never know. At the end of the day, just trying to get the best actors in each part, the actors that are most right for each individual part. So, you also just throw the dice and hold your breath. Luckily, we got a great group that really meshed.”

    And one of the big elements this time is learning more about our main man, the dude with the drawl and the keen detective skills.

    “You definitely get to know him a little bit better,” Johnson says. “In the first one, because of the way it was structured, Marta, Ana’s character, was very much the protagonist. In a big way, Blanc was the threat. He was almost the antagonist in terms of just the story structure because you were worried, even as they got closer, that he was going to catch her and he was going to have to turn her over at the end. Whereas, in this one, Blanc gets an invitation to come to this murder mystery on this island. We’re very much meeting these people and getting into this world through his eyes.”

    ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ will be out for a limited theatrical release (details forthcoming) ahead of its Netflix launch on December 23rd. We suspect… foul play.

    Daniel Craig in Rian Johnson's 'Knives Out.'
    Daniel Craig in Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out.’
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  • Production Begins on ‘Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon’ Starring Kate Hudson, Craig Robinson, Nicholas Hoult

    Production Begins on ‘Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon’ Starring Kate Hudson, Craig Robinson, Nicholas Hoult

    Kate Hudson; Craig Robinson; Nicholas Hoult
    Open Road Films; Fox Searchlight Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

    The cameras are officially rolling on the set of Ana Lily Amirpour‘s latest project, “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon.” The film has started shooting in New Orleans, according to Deadline.

    The star-studded cast boasts the likes of Kate Hudson, Craig Robinson, and Nicholas Hoult. More recent additions include Ed Skrein and Evan Whitten. On top of that, the film stars Korean actress Jun Jong-Seo in what is to be her first English-language film.

    They’ll tell the story of a girl with unique but also dangerous powers who tries to make it on her own in New Orleans after escaping from a mental institution. Amirpour wrote the screenplay and is directing. Her most recent feature was 2017’s “The Bad Batch,” which starred Suki Waterhouse, Jason Momoa, and Keanu Reeves.

    “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon” is being executive produced by Wiip’s Luke Rodgers and Black Bicyle’s Erika Olde and Sam Roseme. Producers are Le Grisbi Productions’ John Lesher and Dylan Weathered as well as 141 Entertainment’s Adam and Robbie Mirels. So far, the release date hasn’t been announced, but this is a project we’re keeping an eye on.

    [via: Deadline]

  • Kate Hudson to Star in Ana Lily Amirpour’s ‘Blood Moon’

    Kate Hudson to Star in Ana Lily Amirpour’s ‘Blood Moon’

    Kate Hudson in Mother's Day
    Open Road Films

    The upcoming film “Blood Moon” from writer-director Ana Lily Amirpour is attracting some big names, such as Kate Hudson.

    The “Mother’s Day” star will star in the fantasy film, Deadline reports. She’s one of multiple stars currently linked to the project, including Craig Robinson (“Tragedy Girls” and “The Office”) and Zac Efron (“The Greatest Showman”). Robinson is reportedly on board, while Efron is still “in talks.”

    The film centers on a girl with special but dangerous abilities who escapes from a New Orleans mental institution. It inspired by similar movies in its genre from the 1980s and 1990s, per Deadline. The actors’ roles haven’t been revealed, but we’re already intrigued.

    Hudson has done a variety of films over the years. Her most recent credits include the 2017 biopic “Marshall,” the 2016 disaster film “Deepwater Horizon,” and the 2016 rom-com “Mother’s Day.” In joining “Blood Moon,” she’s adding another interesting project to her list.

    Meanwhile, Amirpour has directed two other features films, 2014’s “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night” and 2016’s “The Bad Batch.” The former was particularly well received and has a 96 percent rating on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer. Now, she’s attracted a lot of talent for “Blood Moon,” which seems to bode well for the movie.

    Production will reportedly kick off in spring 2019.

    [via: Deadline]

  • Kate Hudson Compares Her Pixie Cut to Leonardo DiCaprio’s ’90s Do

    Kate Hudson shared a photo of her with shorter hair on her Instagram yesterday and damned if her new ‘do doesn’t look just like Leonardo DiCaprio‘s from 20 years ago.

    “Who wore it better?” she asked in her #TBT post, although it’s really more of a throwback for Leo, whose spiky-haired picture is from the 1997 premiere of “Titanic.”

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    Hudson revealed on a recent appearance on “Ellen” that she shaved her hair for a movie called “Sister” that she made with singer Sia. According to IMDb, it’s “the story of a sober drug dealer and their disabled sister” and is due sometime in 2018. Sia wrote and directed the movie, which Hudson says is a musical. “It called for me to shave my head and I said, ‘Absolutely.’ Anything for Sia.”

    She joked that she’s going to bring back the mullet next, for which we suggest a “who wore it better” with David Spade’s “Joe Dirt.”

    Leo’s on Instagram too, but his feed is mostly about saving the environment. (So, not that many selfies.)

    [Via ET]

  • Sterling K. Brown on the ‘Incredibly Inspiring’ True Story of Marshall

    Sterling K. Brown from Marshall
    Sterling K. Brown from Marshall

    Before Sterling K. Brown signed on for the historical drama “Marshall,” he knew the outlines of the story. He knew it was about Thurgood Marshall, the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. He knew that as a lawyer Marshall was on the winning side of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case that he desegregated schools.

    “But I didn’t know that that Marshall was the sole lawyer for the NACCP in 1941, going across the country defending African American defendants,” the actor tells Made in Hollywood reporter Patrick Stinson. “I didn’t know about Joseph Spell.”

    Which meant Brown was in for a crash course in American history as he was to play Spell, an African American chauffeur accused of the rape and attempted murder of white socialite Eleanor Strubing in a story that dominated the headlines and perpetuated racial stereotypes. Spell was represented by Marshall, then a 32-year-old attorney for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and the case would be the center of the movie.

    Brown quickly found that this courtroom battle from the pre-Civil Rights era still resonates.

    “It’s one of those things where if you want to fool yourself into thinking you’re in a post-racial society, all you have to do is to look at a movie like ‘Marshall’ that took place in 1941, then look to Charlottesville,” he says. “Things are transpiring in this world that let us know beyond a shadow of a doubt that this ugly abscess of racism is still very much a part of today’s society.”

    And yet it was so much worse when Marshall, played by Chadwick Boseman, took on clients like Spell.

     

    “I was given hope in knowing that there was somebody like Thurgood Marshall who had the legal mind to present a defense worthy of getting somebody off, but also the fearlessness, despite his own personal peril,” says Brown. “I find the story incredibly inspiring. We definitely stand on the shoulders of giants like Thurgood Marshall. He makes life easier.”

    Dealing with such weighty material, the actors found a safe environment on director Reginald Hudlin’s set.

    “When things of such tense subject matter are being portrayed in front of the camera, oftentimes behind the camera you have to do things to de-escalate,” he says. “So actually we had a lot of fun. There was a lot of laughter and a lot of jokes. You try to find that middle ground that allows you to maintain your sanity. Because if it’s all heavy all the time, that’s a hard environment to keep going.”

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  • 5 Reasons Why Nothing Can Stop ‘Jungle Book’ at the Box Office

    Many box office analysts predicted that “The Jungle Book” would not only three-peat atop the box office this weekend, but that it would earn more than three new wide releases combined.

    In fact, it earned nearly twice the combined total of those new releases. In its third weekend, the Disney talking-animal tale earned an estimated $42.4 million in North America, while newcomers “Keanu” (at an estimated $9.4 million), “Mother’s Day” ($8.3 million), and “Ratchet and Clank” ($4.8 million) combined for about $22.5 million.

    So far, “Jungle Book” has been blessed, not only by its own strong reviews and word-of-mouth, but by weak competition. Still, good fortune and good timing aren’t enough to explain why the Rudyard Kipling adaptation has held up so well or why none of its rivals can muster up much interest on their own. Here are five reasons why “Jungle Book” bested all comers this weekend.

    1. It’s the Event Movie of April
    This column has already noted the strengths of “The Jungle Book,” including its calculated appeal to all demographics, Disney’s skillful marketing, and the movie’s visual spectacle that demands to be seen in 3D or large-format screenings. But the movie has also become the event movie of choice for the past month, helping cement April as the new start of the summer blockbuster season.

    Having earned a very strong A grade at CinemaScore, “Jungle Book” has generated more enthusiastic word-of-mouth than any other April movie. As a result, the movie has boasted unusually strong legs, declining just 40 percent its second weekend and just 31 percent this weekend. On its 4,041 screens, it’s still averaging $10,502 per theater, far above any other movie currently in wide release.

    2. Weak and Poorly-Executed Competition
    That’s what’s plagued many of “Jungle Book’s” competitors over the past three weeks, at least according to critics.

    This weekend, “Mother’s Day” and “Ratchet and Clank” earned particularly harsh reviews, managing only an 8 percent and a 19 percent fresh rating, respectively, at Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences liked them a little better (they graded the movies B+ and B, respectively, at CinemaScore), but that still indicates less than avid word-of-mouth.

    3. Market Saturation
    “Keanu,” the R-rated comedy from sketch duo Key and Peele, did get positive-ish reviews (75 percent at Rotten Tomatoes) and just-okay word-of-mouth (a B CinemaScore), but it had to compete against the still-strong “Barbershop: The Next Cut,” another well-reviewed, adult-oriented comedy with greater star power and a less restrictive PG-13 rating. (In its third weekend, “Barbershop” earned another estimated $6.1 million, good for fifth place.)

    In fact, the adult audience had more than enough to choose from this weekend, from last week’s newcomer flop “The Huntsman: Winter’s War” to “Mother’s Day.” “Ratchet and Clank,” a cartoon based on a videogame, did have kid appeal, but not more than “Jungle Book” or even nine-week-old “Zootopia.” It finished below both those Disney movies, in seventh place.

    4. Dim Star Power
    Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele may have a big cult following from “Key & Peele,” but it didn’t translate into box office drawing power. “Ratchet” has some big names, including kid star Bella Thorne and John Goodman (whose voice kids might recognize from Pixar’s “Monsters, Inc.“) but no one who’s guaranteed to sell tickets, not even Sylvester Stallone.

    And speaking of people who used to be box office draws, “Mother’s Day” features Julia Roberts and Kate Hudson, neither of whom has set the box office on fire in recent years. It also features Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis, who’ve done well in recent years; they even had a smash together in “We’re the Millers.” But there’s no reason fans of that raunchy, R-rated comedy would be interested in the mild, PG-13, family-themed “Mother’s Day.” Like director Garry Marshall’s other recent holiday-timed movies, this is an ensemble comedy of interlocking stories with a common setting and theme, so its selling point is its premise more than its cast.

    5. Captain America
    In many ways, the box office is in a holding pattern until Disney and Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” kicks off summer on May 6 — just like they did last summer when “Avengers: Age of Ultron” opened during the first weekend of May.

    Already, the superhero showdown has opened overseas, where it did a jaw-dropping $200.2 million in estimated sales in 37 countries. No doubt it’ll be similarly huge when it drops in the U.S. It’s no surprise that the studios have been saving their big guns for the summer. If they’d waited another week to issue any of this weekend’s new wide releases, even putting “Mother’s Day” out on the actual Mother’s Day weekend, those films would have been clobbered for certain.

    Better to take your chances against the three-week-old predators of “The Jungle Book.”

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  • ​’Almost Famous’: 15 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Cameron Crowe’s Oscar-Winning Film

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    ​Fifteen years later, that tour bus group singalong of Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” still rings in our ears.

    “Almost Famous” may not have been a hit when it first opened on September 15, 2000, but over the years, it’s come to pluck the heartstrings and echo in the eardrums of millions of fans. It made a star of Kate Hudson, gave an early career boost to Zooey Deschanel, and won writer/director Cameron Crowe (of “Say Anything” and “Jerry Maguire” fame) his only Oscar to date.

    In honor of “Almost Famous’” fifteenth anniversary, crank up Stillwater’s “Fever Dog” and check out these facts you may not know about Crowe’s semi-autobiographical film.

  • How Well Do You Really Know ‘Almost Famous’?

    almost famous quiz“Almost Famous,” Cameron Crowe‘s love letter to rock ‘n’ roll, turns 15 years old this year (what?!), which makes it nothing less than a contemporary classic. But how well do you really know the movie that made Kate Hudson a star? Take the quiz below and find out.