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Guess who’s back reviewing WWE Raw? Nerdly that’s who! Yes, we’re getting back into regularly reviewing the WWE’s flagship show going forward. Hopefully watching and enjoying and not hate-watching though! So far it’s been a little… mixed. Let’s see what’s happening this week.

Match #1: 24/7 Title Match – Dana Brooke def. Becky Lynch The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

Moments after Dana Brooke recaptured the 24/7 Title from Akira Tozawa, Becky Lynch insisted that their match be restarted with the title on the line. A distraction by Asuka allowed Brooke to attempt the pin. As she did, The Empress held Lynch’s foot to ensure the three-count and give Dana her second huge victory of the night, this time over an irate Big Time Becks.

My Score: 0 out of 5 Match #2: Riddle def. The Miz The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

In an impromptu matchup,...

Disney+ has revealed a teaser trailer for Lucasfilm and Imagine Entertainment’s ‘Willow,’ an all-new live-action fantasy adventure series based on the classic 1988 feature film.

An epic period fantasy series with a modern sensibility set in an enchanted land of breathtaking beauty.

Featuring a diverse international cast with Jonathan Kasdan, Ron Howard, Wendy Mericle, Kathleen Kennedy, and Michelle Rejwan serving as executive producers. The story began with an aspiring magician from a Nelwyn village and an infant girl destined to unite the realms, who together helped destroy an evil queen and banish the forces of darkness. Now, in a magical world where brownies, sorcerers, trolls, and other mystical creatures flourish, the adventure continues, as an unlikely group of heroes set off on a dangerous quest to places far beyond their home, where they must face their inner demons and come together to save their world.

(L-r): Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davis...

Universal Pictures has debuted a new trailer for the survival thriller led by Idris Elba, ‘Beast.’

Sometimes the rustle in the bushes actually is a monster.

Idris Elba stars in a pulse-pounding new thriller about a father and his two teenage daughters who find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the savannah has but one apex predator.

Elba plays Dr. Nate Daniels, a recently widowed husband who returns to South Africa, where he first met his wife, on a long-planned trip with their daughters to a game reserve managed by Martin Battles (Sharlto Copley) an old family friend and wildlife biologist. But what begins as a journey of healing jolts into a fearsome fight for survival when a lion, a survivor of blood-thirsty poachers who now sees all humans as the enemy, begins stalking them.

Directed by Baltasar Kormáku, the cast also includes Iyana Halley and Leah Sava Jeffries.

From The Shallows to Crawl, the man vs. beast subgenre of thriller has had a new resurgence. Now, it’s Everest and 2 Guns director Baltasar Kormákur’s turn to try his hand with Beast, arriving this August. Led by Idris Elba, who also has George Miller’s new movie landing a few weeks later, the first trailer has now debuted.

The film follows Elba’s character as a father returning to South Africa with his two teenage daughters who find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion. Also starring Sharlto Copley as manager of the game reserve, it looks to be a tense survival thriller as Kormákur tries something a bit more small scale.

See the trailer below.

Beast opens on August 19.

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Idris Elba finds himself the target of a murderous lion in the trailer for Beast, a new thriller hitting theaters this summer.

In the trailer for the film, Elba portrays Dr. Nate Daniels, a widowed dad of two teenage girls who takes his family on a sightseeing trip to the South African game reserve. However, their journey quickly becomes bloody as the family and Daniels’ wildlife biologist friend (played by Sharlto Copley) come face-to-face with the massive apex predator hellbent on killing every human it encounters.

“I’ve got to...

Universal Pictures have released the first trailer for Beast, and upcoming thriller with a distinct creature feature feel to it. I’m a sucker for pretty much any and all creature feature movies. Whether it’s humans facing off against sharks, alligators, giant snakes, or fantasy monsters. Sign me up. As such, I’m pretty stoked by today’s […]

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Beast Trailer — Baltasar Kormákur‘s Beast (2022) movie trailer has been released by Universal Pictures. The Beast trailer stars Idris Elba, Iyana Halley, Leah Sava Jeffries, and Sharlto Copley. Crew Ryan Engle wrote the screenplay for Beast. Jean-Vincent Puzos created the production design for the film. Moira Anne Meyer crafted the costume design for the [...]

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"It's the law of the jungle! It's the only law that matters." Universal has debuted the first official trailer for Beast, a new angry lion movie from director Baltasar Kormákur. This reminds me of the 90s hit The Ghost and the Darkness, also about rogue lions attacking people with a similar intensity as this one. Idris Elba stars in a pulse-pounding new thriller about a father and his two teenage daughters who find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the savannah has but one apex predator. Iyana Halley plays Daniels' 18-year-old daughter, Meredith, and Leah Sava Jeffries plays his 13-year-old, Norah. Also co-starring Sharlto Copley as the local game reserve manager. There's only two or three real shots of the lion in this trailer, which is obviously CGI. And the final scene in this very much seems like a Jurassic Park riff in the truck...

Ever had a holiday and by some random turn of events, it’s just gone incredibly wrong? Maybe you forgot to pack your swimsuit or that extra pair of underwear. Whatever it is, it can’t be as bad as being chased by bloodthirsty lions. “Beast” is a survival thriller from Universal Pictures, directed by Baltasar Kormakur. The Icelandic director is known for his movies such as “Everest” and “Adrift.”

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Idris Elba will battle a hungry lion in the upcoming summer movie Beast, a survival thriller that Universal Pictures will be releasing into movie theaters on August 19, 2022. Check out the official Beast trailer below, which makes it clear that this is very much a Horror Movie, looking a bit like Predator… only with a bloodthirsty lion […]

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(from left) Norah (Leah Sava Jeffries) and Nathan (Idris Elba) in Beast, directed by Baltasar Kormákur.

Here’s your first look at the just released trailer for Beast, starring Idris Elba, only in theaters August 19

Sometimes the rustle in the bushes actually is a monster.

Idris Elba stars in a pulse-pounding new thriller about a father and his two teenage daughters who find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the savannah has but one apex predator.

Elba plays Dr. Nate Daniels, a recently widowed husband who returns to South Africa, where he first met his wife, on a long-planned trip with their daughters to a game reserve managed by Martin Battles, an old family friend and wildlife biologist. But what begins as a journey of healing jolts into a fearsome fight for survival when a lion, a survivor of blood-thirsty poachers who now sees all humans as the enemy,...

Idris Elba will battle a hungry lion in the upcoming summer movie Beast, a survival thriller that Universal Pictures will be releasing into movie theaters on August 19, 2022. Check out a first-look image below, shared by Fandango this morning. Idris Elba is bloody and battle damaged in this shot from Beast, clearly the work of […]

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Things were moving so slowly at the Cannes Film Festival that the pace of deals was almost as glacial as the amount of time it takes to get your check at a restaurant in the south of France.

But then, sacré bleu, Netflix struck, shelling out more than 50 million for the rights to “Pain Hustlers,” a conspiracy thriller that unites Emily Blunt with Harry Potter director David Yates, and the move has started to accelerate deal-making up and down the Croisette.

This year’s market has been a litmus test for film sales as the U.S. and key international markets emerge from the worst of the pandemic. Many buyers have hoped for a correction, one that sees prices cool down, with more opportunities for international distributors who are still smarting from eye-watering global streaming buys during the Covid crisis. Domestic consolidation has also thrown up all sorts of questions...

Odin’s Eye Entertainment has boarded “In Vitro,” an elevated sci-fi thriller starring Ashley Zukerman (“Succession” ) and Talia Zucker (“Lake Mungo”).

Pic is co-directed by Tom McKeith and Will Howarth, whose debut feature, “Beast,” was nominated for best first feature at the Toronto Film Festival in 2015. Odin’s Eye will introduce the new film to buyers for the first time during the Cannes Market.

The narrative of “In Vitro” is set on a remote cattle property in the near future, where a woman (Zucker) and her husband (Zukerman) have been experimenting with biotechnology and developing illegal breeding methods. It’s a mostly isolated existence for the couple, but when a series of unsettling occurrences take place, the woman is faced with the disturbing reality of just how far her husband will go for love. McKeith and Howarth co-wrote the script with Zucker.

“In Vitro” is produced by Arcadia and Fictious. Arcadia...

Cesar Cabral’s “Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People,” Roy Ambriz and Arturo Ambriz’s “Frankelda’s Book of Spooks,” and “Beast” topped the 5th Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards, which took place May 14 at San Cristóbal de La Laguna, on the Canary Island of Tenerife.

It’s no coincidence that the three main prizes have gone to stop-motion works. The plaudits offer further proof of a growing mastery of this technique in Latin America, as well as then high level and extraordinary artistic diversity of animation titles coming to of Latin America, which is increasingly acknowledged on international markets.

Produced by Coala Filmes and Cup Films in Brazil, “Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People” was also nominated for the recent Platino Awards and took the 2021 Contrechamp Award at the Annecy Int’l Film Festival. Outsider Pictures handles worldwide distribution rights of the animated feauture.

Also nabbing awards for sound design and original music,...

Leah Jeffries is Annabeth Chase. The young actress, who has appeared in "Empire" and will co-star in the Idris Elba-led movie "Beast" this summer, will play the smart and resourceful daughter of Athena in the upcoming "Percy Jackson" Disney+ adaptation. She, Aryan Simhadri, and Walker Scobell have been cast as the show's leads: three intrepid heroes who team up at a summer camp for the children of deities. These sentences all relay simple facts, but because the internet is the worst, they've also apparently caused some backlash among fans.

Racist backlash is unfortunately nothing new, and trolls who would give up on the long-awaited...

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KollywoodHelmed by debutant filmmaker Cibi Chakaravarthi, the film has music by composer Anirudh.Tnm StaffScreengrab/ YouTubeThe trailer of actor Sivakarthikeyan’s upcoming film Don was unveiled at the pre-release event which took place on May 6. Helmed by debutant Cibi Chakaravarthi, Don stars Priyanka Arul Mohan opposite Sivakarthikeyan. The trailer features Sivakarthikeyan as an intimidating student to his teachers in school and college. Priyanka appears as Sivakarthikeyan’s love interest. The trailer hints at an entertaining college drama. Debutante filmmaker Cibi Chakaravarthi has reportedly worked as an associate director with filmmaker Atlee. The star cast includes actors Soori, Samuthirakani, Vijay TV fame Sivangi, Munishkanth, Bala Saravanan, Kaali Venkat and Rj Vijay among others. Anirudh Ravichander is on board as the music composer for the project. Sivakarthikeyan and Anirudh are collaborating for the seventh time. The college drama is bankrolled by Lyca Productions, while it is co-produced by actor Sivakarthikeyan under his home banner Sk Productions.

“1917’s” George MacKay and “Candyman” actor Nathan Stewart-Jarrett are set to star in drag queen thriller “Femme.”

The feature, which is set to shoot in London, U.K., next month, is directed by Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping, based on their short film of the same name. Anton are repping global sales at the Cannes Marche.

“Femme” tells the story of Jules, who is targeted in a horrific homophobic attack, destroying his life and career. Not long after, however, Jules encounters Preston – one of his attackers – in a gay sauna. He quickly realizes he has the perfect opportunity to get revenge on the “deeply-closeted” Preston and seizes the opportunity.

“Unrecognizable in his boy form, Jules insinuates himself into Preston’s life, but in so doing discovers power in a new kind of drag,” reads the synopsis. “What unfolds is a dangerous seduction that risks discovery and backlash at every moment.

‘Femme’ is based on the Bafta-nominated short film by Sam H Freeman and Ng Choon.

George MacKay and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett are set to star in Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon’s revenge thriller Femme for Anglo-French producer and financier Anton which will shoot next month in London.

Femme is based on the co-directors’ Bafta-nominated short film, which premiered at the London Film Festival in 2021 and won best short film at Bifa 2021. It tells the story of a young man who, after suffering a homophobic attack, has the chance to exact revenge on one his attackers.

Anton is launching worldwide sales at Cannes.

‘Femme’ is based on the Bafta-nominated short film by Sam H Freeman and Ng Choon.

George MacKay and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett are set to star in Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon’s revenge thriller Femme for Anglo-French producer and financier Anton which will shoot next month in London.

Femme is based on the co-directors’ Bafta-nominated short film, which premiered at the London Film Festival in 2021 and won best short film at Bifa 2021. It tells the story of a young man who, after suffering a homophobic attack, has the chance to exact revenge on one his attackers.

Anton is launching worldwide sales at Cannes.

KollywoodDirector Arun Matheswaran talks to Tnm about his second directorial venture Saani Kaayidham, casting Keerthy Suresh and Selvaraghavan, the decision to opt for an Ott release, and more.Saradha UAmazon Prime VideoActor Keerthy Suresh, who won the national award for her performance as a charismatic, elegant and graceful Savitri in the 2018 film Mahanati (veteran actor Savitri’s biopic), is a police constable who commits 24 murders in Saani Kaayidham. Filmmaker Selvaraghavan too appears in a never-seen-before role, after making his acting debut with Beast (2022). The Arun Matheswaran directorial, which had its Ott premiere on Amazon Prime Video on May 6, is unhinged in its portrayal of two ruthless killers – Sangaiah (Selvaraghavan), and Ponni (Keerthy Suresh). Captivating sequences in the trailer – Sangaiah lighting a cigarette with his hands covered in blood, Ponni holding an aruval (billhook machete) with her face contorted in rage; or the monochrome shot in which Ponni dubs the line...

The “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series at Disney+ has found its Grover Underwood and Annabeth Chase.

Variety has learned exclusively that Aryan Simhadri will star as Grover with Leah Sava Jeffries set to play Annabeth. They join previously announced series lead Walker Scobell, who will play Percy.

The series adaptation of the Rick Riordan book series was ordered at the streamer back in January. The live-action show tells the fantastical tale of the titular 12-year-old modern demigod (Scobell), who’s just coming to terms with his newfound supernatural powers when the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. With help from his friends Grover and Annabeth, Percy must embark on an adventure of a lifetime to find it and restore order to Olympus.

Grover is a satyr, half boy and half goat, disguised as a 12 year old boy. He cares deeply about others and will...

KollywoodCo-starring actor Pooja Hegde in the lead, ‘Beast’ hit the big screens on April 13, and opened to mixed responses from audiences and critics. Tnm StaffActor Vijay and Pooja Hegde’s recently released film Beast is gearing up for its Over-the-Top (Ott) release after hitting the big screens on April 13. Helmed by director Nelson Dilipkumar, the film marked the first-time collaboration between actor Vijay and director Nelson. Beast will be streaming on Ott platform Netflix from May 11. Sharing the announcement with fans, Netflix quoted lines from ‘Beast mode’ song from the film. “Can you feel the Power, Terror, Fire, Because Beast Arrives On Netflix On May 11 in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi,” Netflix India tweeted on Wednesday, May 4. Beast is Pooja Hegde’s second Tamil film after the 2012 superhero flick Mugamoodi, which was helmed by director Mysskin and co-starred actor Jeeva in the lead. Beast marked her comeback to Tamil cinema after nine years.

In what appears to be a Phase 4 tradition in the MCU thus far, The Guardians of the Galaxy are the latest characters to receive comic accurate costumes.

“Marvel Studios’ rag-tag band of misfit heroes are getting new comics-accurate costumes in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. The photos, shared by Just Jared, feature Chris Pratt’s Peter Quill/Star-Lord and Karen Gillan’s Nebula sporting suits highly evocative of the Guardians’ look in the mid-2000s Annihilation: Conquest, which spawned the modern-day relaunch of the Guardians of the Galaxy in 2008 by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Also spotted in the pics are a few new alien characters.”

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Remember when a Godzilla series was announced for Apple TV+? Here are all the details we currently know about the upcoming show.

“Following the success of Godzilla vs. Kong on HBO Max last summer, Apple Plus has announced that...

Donna Langley assured attendees that “theatrical will always be the cornerstone of our business”.

Universal CinemaCon rounded out a bumper CinemaCon presentation with footage from Jurassic World: Dominion after teasing more than a dozen upcoming films after Universal Filmed Entertainment Group chairman Donna Langley assured attendees that “theatrical will always be the cornerstone of our business”.

Jeff Goldblum and Bryce Dallas Howard teed up footage from Colin Trevorrow’s latest instalment in the 5bn global franchise, which opens on June 10 and takes place in a near future where dinosaurs and humans live and hunt alongside eac other. The cast includes Chris Pratt,...

CinemaCon is happening right now in Las Vegas, with footage from upcoming films being shown to press and distributors to get us all excited for what's on the way. This time around we have "Beast" starring Idris Elba as a man with his teenage daughter being hunted by a lion in South Africa. I'd put money on Idris, even with the king of the beasts on his tail.

"Beast" was filmed on location in South Africa, and is directed by Baltasar Kormákur ("Adrift"). It was written by Ryan Engle ("The Commuter") from a story by Jaime Primak Sullivan. The cast includes Elba ("Luthor") as Dr....

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Universal continued its motif from CinemaCon 2021 on Wednesday, spotlighting the work of movie theater workers during the studio’s presentation, pairing them with their favorite stars. It’s a classy way of paying homage to those in exhibition particularly after the industry was brought to its knees in 2020 to early 2021 due to Covid.

Universal Motion Picture Entertainment Group boss Donna Langley was the first onstage, quipping, “I’m sure there’s a drinking game tied to when a studio executive gets on stage and says ‘the magic of movies.’ ”

“My confidence in theatrical has never wavered,” said Langley.

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“Theatrical will always be the cornerstone of our business; cheers to that,” she continued.

“We remain committed to offering you compelling content to bring people back to the back office,” added Langley.

“We are all here to celebrate great movie from our industries brightest talent. Theatrical...

Protagonist Pictures have boarded Riley Keough’s directorial debut “War Pony” (previously known as “Beast.”)

Keough (“Mad Max: Fury Road”) co-directed the feature with Gina Gammell (“Manodrome”). It is set to premiere at Cannes next month in the Un Certain Regard strand of the festival.

Protagonist will rep international sales on the project while CAA Media Finance is handling North American sales.

Inspired by real events and starring Jojo Bapteise Whiting and Ladainian Crazy Thunder, “War Pony” tells the story of two boys – 23-year-old Bill and 12-year-old Matho – growing up on Pine Ridge Reservation in the U.S. While Bill is reaching for the American Dream, Matho is desperate to become a man and seeks approval from his father. “Bound by their shared search for belonging, each of the boys grapple with identity, family, and loss, as they navigate their unique paths to manhood,” reads the logline.

Keough and Gammell...

The debut feature from Riley Keough and Gina Gammell was previously known as ‘Beast’.

UK-based sales outfit Protagonist Pictures and CAA Media Finance are handling sales for Cannes Un Certain Regard title War Pony, the directorial debut of Riley Keough and Gina Gammell, which was previously titled Beast.

Protagonist will introduce the title to international buyers at Cannes, while CAA Media Finance takes on North American sales.

Bill Reddy, Franklin Sioux Bob, Gammell, and Keough wrote the film, which was inspired by real events and tells the stories of two Lakota boys living in the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota,...

Debra Granik, Joanna Kulig also on majority-female jury.

Italian filmmaker and actor Valeria Golino will head a majority-female jury for the Un Certain Regard section of the 75th Cannes Film Festival (May 17-28).

Alongside Golino on the five-person jury are US filmmaker Debra Granik; Joanna Kulig, the Polish lead of Cold War; Venezuelan actor Edgar Ramirez; and French singer-songwriter and actor Benjamin Biolay.

Having appeared as an actor in English-language films including Rain Man, Golino is recently known for her work as a director including 2018 Un Certain Regard selection Euphoria.

This year’s Un Certain Regard features 20 films, including eight...

Actor and dance choreographer Sathish Krishnan, who was part of director Nelson Dilipkumar’s ‘Beast’, has in his own unique way thanked actor Vijay for a dinner party the actor recently threw for the core unit of the film. The actor, who is known as much for his sense of humour as he is for his […]...

Coming this summer from Universal Pictures, Idris Elba will battle a hungry lion in Beast, a survival thriller that just debuted its poster at the ongoing CinemaCon this week. Check out the poster below and expect more soon! Baltasar Kormákur (Everest, Adrift) is directing Beast, arriving in theaters on August 19, 2022. Based on an idea by Jaime Primak-Sullivan, Ryan Engle (Rampage) […]

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Director Nelson Dilipkumar has penned a heartfelt letter, thanking actor Vijay for hosting a dinner party for the entire team of ‘Beast’. Taking to Instagram on Monday, Nelson said, “Thank you Vijay sir for hosting us. It was a fun-filled and memorable evening with the whole team. “I take this moment to thank Vijay sir […]...

“Luther” star Idris Elba is set to star in and executive produce thriller series “Hijack” for Apple TV+.

The seven-part drama will be the debut project to emerge from Elba’s first-look deal with Apple. His production company, Green Door Pictures, signed a deal with the streamer in 2020.

In “Hijack,” Elba will play accomplished business negotiator Sam Nelson, whose fast-talking skills are called upon when a plane he is riding is hijacked. “[Sam] needs to step up and use all his guile to try and save the lives of the passengers — but, his high-risk strategy could be his undoing,” reads the synopsis.

George Kay has written the series, which will be directed by Jim Field Smith.

Kay and Field Smith will serve as executive producers on “Hijack” alongside Elba, Jamie Laurenson and Hakan Kousetta of 60Forty Films and Kris Thykier. The series will be produced by 60Forty Films and Field Smith...

“The Lost City” and “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” led the U.K. and Ireland box office over the four-day Easter holiday weekend.

Paramount’s “The Lost City,” with a star-studded cast including Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe and Brad Pitt, debuted with £2.7 million (3.5 million) atop the box office, according to numbers released by Comscore. Warner Bros.’ “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” was close behind with £2.6 million and has a total of £12.6 million after its second weekend.

In third position, Paramount’s “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” collected £2.04 million for a total of £16.3 million after three weekends.

Universal’s “The Northman,” directed by Robert Eggers and starring Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor-Joy and Ethan Hawke debuted in fourth position with £897,737.

Rounding off the top five was another debutant, Warner Bros.’ WWII drama “Operation Mincemeat,” starring Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen and Kelly Macdonald with £895,008.

There were two Indian debuts in the top 10 – “Beast,...

Box Office RecordsThe much-awaited sequel is also breaking records set previously by Baahubali 2Tnm StaffAfter a flying start at the box office in the Hindi markets, Kgf: Chapter 2 continued to dominate the weekend with record collections. The film has successfully collected Rs 228 crore gross the Hindi belt on its fourth day. Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh noted on his Twitter account that the movie is making the fastest entry into the Rs 200 crore club, beating SS Rajamouli’s period franchise Baahubali in the process. He said that on April 14, the day of its release, the film minted Rs 53.95 crore at the box office, Rs 46.7 crore on April 15, and Rs 42.90 crore and Rs 50.35 crore on April 16 and 17 respectively. Baahubali 2 reportedly collected Rs 80 crore at the box office on its fourth day since release, in the year 2017. Starring actors Yash and Srinidhi Shetty in the lead, Kgf 2 hit the big screens...

SandalwoodAccording to industry trackers, Kgf 2 is making the fastest entry into the Rs 200 crore club beating SS Rajamouli’s period franchise ‘Baahubali’ in the process.Tnm StaffTwitter/ Hombale FilmsAfter a flying start at the box office, Kgf: Chapter 2 continued to dominate the weekend with record collections. As per trade analysts, the Yash-starrer has crossed the Rs 550-crore mark at the box office worldwide. They also noted that Kgf: Chapter 2 has registered another Rs 100-crore day at the global box office, minting Rs 132 crore on its fourth day of release on Monday, April 18. Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh noted that the movie is making the fastest entry into the Rs 200 crore club, beating SS Rajamouli’s period franchise Baahubali in the process. He said that on April 14, the day of its release, the film minted Rs 53.95 crore at the box office, Rs 46.7 crore on April 15, and Rs 42.90 crore and Rs 50.35 crore on April 16 and 17 respectively.

Prashanth Neel’s “K.G.F: Chapter 2,” starring Yash, was the second highest grossing film worldwide over the Easter weekend, with a 70.6 million gross, according to estimates released by Comscore. The weekend winner was “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” with 114.7 million.

Produced by Vijay Kiragandur for Hombale Films, “K.G.F: Chapter 2” was made on a budget of 13 million. Hombale have confirmed a four-day worldwide weekend gross of INR5.46 billion (71.6 million)

“K.G.F: Chapter 2” is a sequel to 2018 film “K.G.F: Chapter 1” which earned 33 million, making it the highest grossing Kannada-language film of all time. Set during the 1970s and 1980s, the film followed the journey of gangster Rocky (Yash) and his bid to gain control of the Kolar Gold Fields. The sequel continues his journey and the stakes are higher with his opponents including the Prime Minister of India. The “Kgf: Chapter 2” cast also includes well-known Bollywood actors Sanjay Dutt,...

Update, writethru: It’s no secret that Warner Bros’ Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore had a less than magical opening domestically this weekend, coming after early overseas rollout began last frame. Still, at the international box office this weekend, the threequel was again the top movie and ranked No. 1 in 52 markets, including 41 of the 44 new openers. The overseas sophomore frame added 71.7M for a cume of 150.4M, bringing global just shy of 200M at 193.4M. In like-for-likes Dumbledore is running 38 behind the previous installment and 42 off the original.

The Fantastic Beasts franchise is more of an international play, though Secrets Of Dumbledore is coming off a previous entry (The Crimes Of Grindelwald) that didn’t really inspire, and left something of a nasty hangover. There’s also clearly money being left on the table given Hollywood is not releasing in Russia, and China is half shut. There are holidays...

Alongside the diminishing returns of “Fantastic Beasts” and the hype for the staggering Viking epic “The Northman,” this week’s news cycle brought news of potential cinephile goldmines, aka the Cannes Film Festival lineup. Already it looks like a vintage year, with new movies from David Cronenberg, Claire Denis, Cristian Mungiu, and Park Chan-wook.

Still, in terms of pure red-carpet optics, Cannes locked its ace-in-the-hole two years ago when it planned to screen “Top Gun: Maverick” out of competition at its canceled edition. At long last, Tom Cruise will walk the red carpet of the Lumiere Theatre for the first time since 1992, when he appeared for Ron Howard’s “Far and Away.” The Cannes launch (which follows a world premiere at CinemaCon) means even people for whom the pronunciation of “Cannes” is as mysterious as its program will catch a whiff of the media excitement around May 18.

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Despite a 2018 pledge to program more films by female filmmakers, the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday announced a competition lineup with only three films directed by women.

While additional films could still be added to the slate for next month’s festival, the Cannes lineup falls short of the already dismal record of the last two editions. In 2019 and 2021, the festival featured four films by female directors.

This year’s 18 competition films include Claire Denis’ “Stars at Noon,” American director Kelly Reichardt’s drama “Showing Up” and Italian-French actress-director Valeria Bruni Tedeschi’s “The Almond Tree.”

In the Un Certain Regard section, devoted to films with less visibility than the main competition entries, eight of the 15 films are from female directors, including “Beast” from Riley Keough and Gina Gammell.

Four years ago, Cannes general delegate Thierry Fremaux, Directors’ Fortnight artistic director Edouard Waintrop and Critics’ Week head Charles Tesson became...

The number of female filmmakers selected for Cannes Film Festival’s Competition program dipped this year, with three of the 18 titles unveiled this morning helmed by women. However, because the selection is smaller this time, the percentage remained consistent.

There could yet be one or two late additions, though festival chief Thierry Frémaux suggested at this morning’s presser that those would most likely be in other programs such as Un Certain Regard.

The three Competition films directed by women are: Showing Up by Kelly Reichardt; Stars At Noon by Claire Denis; and Les Amandiers by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi. That’s just under 17 of the program, which is in line with 2021.

Last year, four of the 24 movies in Competition were helmed by women, including the eventual Palme d’Or winner: Julia Ducournau’s Titane was joined by Catherine Corsini’s La Fracture; Mia Hansen-Love’s Bergman Island; and Ildiko Enyedi...

Update: The lineup for the 75th Cannes Film Festival — as it stands so far, there are still additions to be made — has been revealed with 18 movies in Competition (see full lists below). Included in the running are such returning Palme d’Or winners as Hirokazu Kore-eda, Cristian Mungiu, Ruben Ostlund and the Dardenne brothers.

Other familiar names who will launch new works in the Competition include James Gray, Claire Denis, Park Chan-wook, Kelly Reichardt, Jerzy Skolimowski, and, as expected, David Cronenberg.

Across the rest of the Official Selection, George Miller’s Three Thousand Years Of Longing was confirmed for an Out of Competition berth while Ethan Coen turns up in Special Screenings with Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble In Mind.

In total, 49 movies were announced today, including Michel Hazanavicius’ Z (Comme Z) aka Final Cut, which will open the festival on May 17 out of competition. The Zombie comedy stars Bérénice Bejo and Romain Duris.

The 2022 Cannes Film Festival announced its 75th anniversary lineup on Thursday morning in Paris, with films selected for the prestigious festival including “Three Thousand Years of Longing,” George Miller’s first film since “Mad Max: Fury Road”; “Showing Up,” which finds indie director Kelly Reichardt reuniting with her “Wendy and Lucy” and “Certain Women” star Michelle Williams; and “Crimes of the Future,” a reportedly disturbing David Cronenberg drama whose cast includes Kristen Stewart, Lea Seydoux and Viggo Mortensen, who starred in three Cronenberg films between 2005 and 2011, including “A History of Violence” and “Eastern Promises.”

Other films include two music documentaries: “Trouble in Mind,” a Jerry Lee Lewis film by Ethan Coen, and “Moonage Daydream,” an authorized David Bowie work by Brett Morgen.

The 18 films in the main competition include several from Cannes regulars, including the Dardenne brothers (“Tori and Lokita”), Claire Denis (“Stars at Noon”), James Gray (“Armageddon Time”), Hirokazu...

During the pandemic, no major film festival was all shook up more than Cannes, forced to cancel the 2019 event and shifting dates to mid-summer for an overstocked comeback event the following year. Now, this all-important showcase for global art cinema looks to be finding its feet again, thanks to a diverse lineup that includes everything from Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” to the directorial debut of his granddaughter, Riley Keough, whose “Beast” (co-directed by Gina Gammell) is set on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Sounding optimistic at the press conference on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, artistic director Thierry Frémaux announced new films from George Miller (“Three Thousand Years of Longing”), David Cronenberg (“Crimes of the Future”), Kelly Reichardt (”Showing Up”) and James Gray (“Armageddon Time”) in the official selection.

Accompanied by outgoing festival president Pierre Lescure, Frémaux announced the opening film, Michel Hazanvicius’ “Final Cut,” which had originally been selected for Sundance,...

Quoting a clip of music director Anirudh showering praises on ‘Beast’ helmer Nelson Dilipkumar, fellow director Vignesh Shivan has said that the young director deserves every bit of appreciation coming his way. Taking to Twitter, Vignesh Shivan on Wednesday posted a video clip of music director Anirudh saying on stage, “A lot of people know […]...

‘Beast,’ starring Vijay and Pooja Hegde was released on Wednesday. Pooja Hegde, who has become one of the most popular heroines in recent times, has appeared in a role that is essentially an extended cameo. Apart from one song in the first half, she doesn’t have much of an impact, which has upset her slowly […]...

Warner Bros.’ “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore” debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with £5.8 million (7.6 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.

In its second weekend, Paramount’s “Sonic The Hedgehog 2” collected £2.9 million and now has a total of £10.6 million. Also in its second weekend, Universal’s “The Bad Guys” took £1.1 million and has £4.8 million in third place.

In fourth position, and also in its second weekend, Sony’s “Morbius” collected £740,336 and has a total of £5 million.

Rounding off the top five was Warner Bros.’ “The Batman,” which earned £623,866 and has a total of £39.2 million after six weekends.

Debuting in seventh place was Universal’s Berlin title “The Outfit” with £96,600.

The upcoming weekend, as the territory goes into the Easter holiday frame, is replete with big releases.

“The Lost City,” starring Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Oscar Nuñez, Patti Harrison and Bowen Yang,...

Actor Vijay, who is called ‘Thalapathy’ in Tamil Nadu, finally appeared in front of a TV channel for an interview, ahead of the release of his film ‘Beast’. The ‘Theri’ actor had an elaborate interaction, as he spoke of an unexpected incident in his life. Previously, during the Tamil Nadu elections in 2021, the ‘Master’ […]...

Celebrities simply can’t seem to stop themselves from dancing to the highly addictive Tamil chartbuster ‘Arabic Kuthu’ from director Nelson Dilipkumar’s upcoming action entertainer ‘Beast’, featuring actors Vijay and Pooja Hegde. The first single from the film, which was released a good two months ago and which has received a whopping 292 million views on […]...