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according to The Numbers.The action-adventure flick surpassed $100 million in sales in North America in its first eight days of release, according to Variety.Paramount Pictures is already making plans for a fourth installment of the series, based on the Sega video games, which is slated to be released in 2027.“Mufasa: The Lion King” remained in second place, with earnings of $12 million. The Walt Disney Pictures musical drama — which cost a whopping $200 million to make — is projected to earn $58 million over the five-day holiday weekend.Gothic horror “Nosferatu,” which was released on Wednesday, took third, with sales of $7.25 million.The remake of the 1922 silent film of the same name stars Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Willem Dafoe and Lily-Rose Depp, the daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis.The Post called the film a “skin-crawling remake” that “comes in at about 98% dread” and praised its casting as “a fang of beauty.”Landing in fourth was “Wicked,” moving down a notch from last week and taking in $6.83 million on its sixth Friday in theaters.“Moana 2” fell down one spot to fifth, with a $6.3 million-dollar take.The family adventure has made history, becoming one of the top 20 highest-grossing PG movies of all time, as per Collider.

“Happy Sad Confused” podcast, Glen Powell suggested he knows when filming begins for the follow-up to “Top Gun: Maverick.”“I mean, I have a date,” Powell, 35, said, when asked about “Top Gun 3” by host Josh Horowitz.When pressed for more details, the actor humorously responded, “Absolutely not,” and suggested they move on to the next question.Since “Top Gun: Maverick” released in 2022, Powell and other stars, such as Tom Cruise and Miles Teller, have been fielding questions regarding when the follow-up will begin production.News broke in January that Paramount Pictures was officially developing a third “Top Gun” movie. Powell appeared at the Sundance Film Festival to screen “Hit Man” that month, where he was asked questions about the newest film in the franchise.

trailer for Ridley Scott’s highly anticipated “Gladiator II” dropped on Tuesday, setting the stage for the return to ancient Rome.Written by David Scarpa, the sequel to the Russell Crowe-led 2000 historical epic showcases the world 20-plus years later.Paul Mescal now steps into the role of Lucius, whom Spencer Treat Clark portrayed in the original movie. Lucius is the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and nephew of Commodus, who was originally played by Joaquin Phoenix.The plot follows Lucius, who as a child witnessed the death of Maximus (Crowe) at the hands of his uncle.

Is the hype on “Smile 2” starting?  Paramount at least wants to incite the process, as Total Film reports the studio has begun its viral social media campaign for Parker Finn‘s horror sequel. Don’t believe us? Head over to Instagram and X to check out a fan page for the fictional pop star Skye Riley and see for yourself.

borrowed too much from a 1983 magazine article that inspired the original “Top Gun” film.In a decision on Friday, US District Judge Percy Anderson in Los Angeles said the sequel was not “substantially similar” to Ehud Yonay’s “Top Guns,” about the US Navy’s Top Gun fighter pilot training school in San Diego.Yonay’s widow Shosh Yonay and son Yuval Yonay, the heirs to his copyright, said they deserved some of the sequel’s profits, after Paramount built a billion-dollar franchise off an article that “breathed life into the technical humdrum of a navy base.”Lawyers for the Yonays did not immediately respond on Monday to requests for comment.

told Variety on Friday.The outlet reported that four of the six were in the hospital in stable condition as of Friday.Two others were treated locally and discharged.“The safety and full medical services teams on-site were able to act quickly so that those who were impacted immediately received necessary care. They are all in stable condition and continue to receive treatment,” Paramount’s statement continues.No cast members, including Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, and Connie Nielsen, were reported injured.The Post has contacted Paramount for comment.TheParamount statement concluded: “The well-being of the cast and crew is of the utmost importance to us, and we have strict health and safety procedures in place on all our productions.

a lawsuit over a nude scene in “Romeo and Juliet,” finding the 1968 film is protected under the First Amendment.Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting — both 72 and the titular stars of the Franco Zeffirelli flick — claimed they were coerced into performing nude in the film’s bedroom scene while minors.They accused Paramount Pictures of sexual exploitation and distribution of nude imagery of children in their December suit, which sought more than $500 million in alleged damages.Judge Alison Mackenzie granted Paramount’s motion to strike the lawsuit Thursday.Mackenzie rejected Hussey and Whiting’s argument that the nude scene could be considered “child pornography.” The judge also found the pair did not comply with a 2020 California law that temporarily lifted the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits.According to court documents obtained by The Post, Mackenzie wrote there was no evidence the film included “sufficiently sexually suggestive as a matter of law to be held to be conclusively illegal.” Paramount requested to dismiss the suit under the state’s anti-SLAPP statute, which allows defendants to move to strike supposedly meritless complaints that could undermine free speech.Solomon Gresen, an attorney for Hussey and Whiting, said he plans to appeal the decision.“I was angry,” Gresen told The Post on Friday. “I think that the anti-female bias in this country is real, and it’s something that I have dedicated my career to trying to right the wrongs.”He added: “It’s abusive to take images of naked children.

Never hate your enemies.“Al Pacino doesn’t hold a grudge against “The Godfather” costar Marlon Brando, who scored the best actor Oscar award, despite having more lines than him in the 1972 drama.The “Gucci” star, 82, sat down for a rare chat on Wednesday with David Rubenstein as part of New York City’s 92nd Street Y’s “People Who Inspire Us” series, where he looked back on his legendary career.Pacino was asked if he was mad about Brando’s Academy Award, 50 years later. The New York native did receive a nod for best supporting actor at the 1973 ceremony.“How does a story like that get out? I wasn’t upset, are you kidding me?” Pacino noted, via the Hollywood Reporter.“Let’s clear the air on that one.

Queen Bees and Wannabes,” was turned into a hit movie, then a Broadway musical — and now the musical is to be turned into a movie too.But while writer and producer Tina Fey and Paramount Pictures have made millions out of the franchise, Wiseman has made just over $400,000 after signing a deal to sell her film rights back in 2002, and not a cent since.Now, she is speaking out against a real-life Mean Girls culture and the “painful experience” that has stopped her from getting her alleged dues — revealing Paramount has even told her the studio has not made any profit from the franchise.Her lawyers are preparing to take action, and she told The Post exclusively: “We have reached out to Paramount to have things be more equitable, but Paramount is not interested in that.”It’s taken a lot for Wiseman, 54, to hit back. “For so long I was so quiet about it, so, so quiet, but I just feel like the hypocrisy is too much,” she said.“I think it’s fair for me to be able to get compensated in some way for the work that has changed our culture and changed the zeitgeist.“Over the years Tina’s spoken so eloquently about women supporting other women, but it’s gotten increasingly clear to me that, in my own personal experience, that’s not going to be the experience.

It’s been over 20 years since Ridley Scott rocked the period action film genre with his beloved “Gladiator,” eventually earning Best Picture and Best Actor wins at the Academy Awards in 2001. A long-gestating sequel is finally going in front of cameras this summer, with recent Oscar-nominee Paul Mescal (“Aftersun“) taking the lead role and Scott returning to the director’s chair.

80 for Brady, which opened last week in theaters nationwide.The film is inspired by a true story of four octogenarian female football fans who travel to Houston for the 2017 Super Bowl to watch the New England Patriots play against the Atlanta Falcons.Since the film’s release, some critics have argued the film should have distinct appeal for LGBTQ viewers, primarily due to its quartet of leading ladies who are much beloved by the queer community — Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Rita Moreno, and Sally Field — and the inclusion of Billy Porter, who plays a halftime show choreographer.Gus Kenworthy, who makes a cameo in the 98-minute film, says that initially the script called for a shot of him “making out” with his on-screen boyfriend, portrayed by M3GAN actor Brian Jordan Alvarez.The kiss was subsequently cut from the film.The 31-year-old actor said he and Alvarez performed several takes of the kiss, which occur after the pair engage in a back-and-forth lover’s spat. “They used the script for one take, but then we did it like four or five times where we would just ad-lib insults at each other and then make out,” Kenworthy told Variety. “Some of them got raunchy.”He said he hopes at least one of the deleted kisses makes it into the director’s cut.“Release the tapes!” he joked.

Joseph Quinn‘s Eddie Munson didn’t survive the Demobats of the Upside Down in “Stranger Things” Season 4 (it’s not a spoiler anymore, guys). Now, EW reports (via Deadline), Quinn will take on a different monster altogether as he’s in talks to join Lupita Nyong’o in the upcoming spinoff to the “A Quiet Place” series.

Joseph Quinn‘s Eddie Munson didn’t survive the Demobats of the Upside Down in “Stranger Things” Season 4 (it’s not a spoiler anymore, guys). Now, EW reports (via Deadline), Quinn will take on a different monster altogether as he’s in talks to join Lupita Nyong’o in the upcoming spinoff to the “A Quiet Place” series.

“Top Gun: Maverick.”Revealing Cruise “really didn’t want to” make a sequel to the hit 1986 blockbuster, Kosinski met with the actor in Paris where he had just half an hour to pitch the project.“So I read the script, I had some ideas, and Jerry [Bruckheimer] liked those ideas. He said, ‘You know what, you gotta go pitch this to Tom directly,'” Kosinski told Polygon.“We flew to Paris, where Tom was shooting Mission: Impossible, we got about a half-hour of his time between setups.”“And I basically had 30 minutes to pitch this film, which I didn’t realize when we were flying over.

“Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli.” That story has been spun into a new scripted series, “The Offer,” premiering Thursday onParamount+. It tells the story of the making of “The Godfather” from the perspectiveof the film’s producer, Al Ruddy, a former Rand Corporation computer programmer who found success in Hollywood after successfully pitching the idea for the show “Hogan’s Heroes.”“I spent about two to three weeks interviewing Al Ruddy,” said Michael Tolkin, creator and writer of the series.

Johnny Knoxville and the “Jackass” guys had their prime moment of cultural relevancy about twenty years ago after the TV show first premiered on MTV. Since then, there have been three feature films, each one more commercially successful than the last.

lengthy interview he did for Deadline’s Disruptors Issue for the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, Coppola discussed how turning 80 made him want to see versions of his great films that pleased him the most. Here is a lengthy track in which he discussed his recut versions of “Apocalypse Now,” “Cotton Club” and his fervent desire to do a better version of that final Corleone installment.

As per the latest news reports, Hollywood actor Russell Crowe is all set to portray a ruthless mobster in Paramount Pictures film titled American Son. The makers of the upcoming film, American Son are reportedly still hunting for the lead actor, but according to a news report in Variety, A Beautiful Mind actor Russell Crowe will be playing the villain who is a notorious mobster. The news reports suggest that the highly anticipated film, American Son will be helmed by Andrew Onwubolu. This film is reportedly based on a film called A Prophet.