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Ryan Reynolds on playing a ‘4-year-old adult’ in Free Guy:

September 17, 2021 Published by

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Ryan Reynolds is a non-player character in a fictional video game in Shawn Levi’s Free Guy. The video game, called Free City, is a blend of GTA and Fortnite in which human players share the world.

Ryan’s character, called Guy, is a bank teller. Whose job is just to lie down and converse with his buddy when players arrive to rob the bank.

The movie’s plot kicks in when Guy gains consciousness and becomes aware of his NPC status. What he gets is an existential crisis of the strangest kind.

For Reynolds, best known for playing Deadpool, the character is a nice palate cleanser. He said in a press conference about the movie, “There’s a movie that I love called Being There starring Peter Sellers.

I had the first foothold into this character and this world. And there’s something really wonderful about playing a character who’s kind of naive and innocent. And in the movie, he’s in a sense a four-year-old adult.”

He added, “It was really fun exploring everything with new eyes, which is what this character gets to do, and sort of filtering that through the prism of comedy and occasional cynicism.

The film has received positive reviews.

The official synopsis of Free Guy reads, “Ryan Reynolds stars as a bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game. And decides to become the hero of his own story—one he rewrites himself. Now in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way, before it is too late.”

Steven Spielberg- ‘West Side Story’ release in India on December 10

September 17, 2021 Published by

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Hollywood filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s latest feature film ‘West Side Story’ will debut in Indian theatres on December 10. An adaptation of the famed 1957 Broadway musical of the same title. West Side Story stars Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, and David Alvarez among others.
“From 20th Century Studios, Disney India will release ‘West Side Story’ in cinemas on December 10, 2021.

‘West Side Story’ tells the classic story of forbidden love between Tony (Elgort) and Maria (Zegler). And the hatred and the rival Jets and Sharks gangs have for one another.

Veteran actor Rita Moreno, who had bagged an Academy Award. It’s for her portrayal of Anita in the 1961 feature adaptation of the Broadway play, which will appear in a new role in Spielberg’s film.

Tony Kushner penned the screenplay for the film, produced by Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger, and Kevin McCollum.

It is one of the most highly anticipated films, it was stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Crew Member Injured On New Movie ME TIME After Falling

September 15, 2021 Published by

Kevin Hart revealed that he and Patriots Day’s Mark Wahlberg are teaming for a Netflix movie called Me Time. Furthermore, rather than Hart revealing this month ahead of beginning production. Cameras have already begun rolling on the upcoming flick. Unfortunately, someone has suffered a big injury during Me Time’s shoot after falling.

Me Time continues both Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg’s respective runs with Netflix. With the former having starred in Fatherhood earlier this year and the latter headlining last year’s Spenser Confidential.
Me Time’s principal photography is expected to run through October, and while its release date hasn’t been announced yet, it’s reasonable to infer it will come out sometime next year. Stay tuned to CinemaBlend for more updates on the movie’s progress, and don’t forget you can learn what Netflix still has left to deliver this month with our September 2021 release guide.

Met Gala: Best red carpet appearances.

September 14, 2021 Published by

The Met Gala 2021 took place in New York on Monday with a crowd of nearly 400 actors, athletes, and performers in attendance. The event was canceled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Rapper Lil Nas X, singers Rihanna and Billie Eilish, model Iman were among the best-dressed celebrities of the night. This year’s official theme was American Independence.

Rapper Lil Nas X wore Versace and stripped down to reveal not one, but three gold outfits–from cape to armor to embellished jumpsuit. Kim Kardashian opted for an all-black ensemble. She covered her face in a black Balenciaga outfit and accessorized with heels and wore her hair in a ponytail.

Ralph Lauren dressed Jennifer Lopez in fur. Her brown ensemble featured her signature plunge at the neck and high slit, and a wide-brimmed Western-style hat. Supermodel Iman opted for a stunning feathered gold and beige headdress and cage skirt. Timothée Chalamet had Converse sneakers on his feet but Cartier diamonds on his outfit. He called his outfit, including Rick Owens sweatpants, an ‘a bit of everything’.

China Box Office: ‘Free Guy’ Wins Third Weekend Running, Hits $75M.

September 13, 2021 Published by

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Ryan Reynolds dominated China’s theatrical box office for a third consecutive weekend. The film added $12.3 million, taking its China total to $75.8 million.

Free Guy already is Hollywood’s third-biggest release in the country this year, trailing only Universal’s F9: The Fast Saga ($203.8 million) and Legendary/Warner Bros.’ Godzilla vs. Kong ($188.7 million). Ticketing service and film data company Maoyan currently projects Free Guy to finish its run with approximately $88 million.

Altogether, it was another downbeat weekend at China’s theatrical box office. However, with few appealing new releases and tepid overall sales.

Donnie Yen’s late summer box office champ Raging Fire, meanwhile, continued to smolder amid the dearth of new content. The film added $5.7 million in its seventh weekend on screens, scoring third place. At $185.4 million and counting, the Benny Chan action flick ranks as the eighth biggest title at China’s box office this year.

Skydance Media’s The Tomorrow War, starring Chris Pratt, slipped to fourth place, earning $3.5 million and totaling $14.4 million. China is the only major market where the action film screened theatrically after Amazon Prime Video acquired it for most of the world over the summer.

Japan’s latest animated Pokemon installment, Pokemon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle, opened in fifth with $3.4 million. It earned $16 million in Japan following its local release late last year.

Simu Liu’s MCU movie crosses $250 million mark worldwide, Rs 15.83 crore in India

September 13, 2021 Published by

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The latest MCU hit film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Seems to have paid rich dividends at the box office. Shang-Chi is the first MCU film featuring an Asian superhero. As per Forbes, it has crossed the $250 million mark at the global box office. Which is hugely impressive for a pandemic release.

The film is almost $140 million at the worldwide box office. In India, the film’s one-week total, as per Bollywood Hungama, was Rs 15.28 crore.

Shang-Chi actor Simu Liu on why MCU gave a modern update to the superhero ‘Certain things about original comics didn’t work from an Asian-American lens’

The movie’s box office performance has not been affected by newer contenders. Like James Wan’s Malignant, which opened to a paltry $5.57 million in North America.

 

‘Halloween Kills’ to release in theatres and online on October 15.

September 12, 2021 Published by

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Universal has changed the release strategy for ‘Halloween Kills’. As the film will now debut in theatre and online on the same day. According to the reports, the movie’s release date remains the same – October 15.

The film produces by Universal, Miramax, and Blumhouse, the David Gordon Green.

It’s originally planning to release in 2020 but postpone thrice due to the coronavirus pandemic.

‘Halloween Kills’ is the 10th installment in the series originates by John Carpenter and serves as a direct sequel to Green’s 2018 ‘Halloween’, which earned over USD 250 million in theatres.

Written by Green, Danny McBride, and Scott Teems, the film once again features veteran star Jamie Lee Curtis as the famed protagonist Laurie Strode, while Nick Castle returns as the killer Michael Myers. Universal had previously released the animated kids’ movie ‘The Boss Baby: Family Business’ simultaneously in theatres and online

‘The Croods: A New Age’ release in Indian theatre on September 10

September 9, 2021 Published by
Directed by Joel Crawford, the movie is set to release on the Indian big screen tomorrow. It will be released in both English and Hindi.

 The Croods: A New Age is the second edition of The Croods. Like the first edition, the second edition will also take the audience on an amazingly fun prehistoric journey.

The trailer was released on 17 June 2020. As seen in the trailer, the movie continues the ever-evolving story of the Croods and the Betterman’s.

Now they learn to live together. In their new paradise, they found a safer place a sublime farm to live in. There they also found rivals – the Betterman’s. They are neighbors as well. The much more evolutionarily advanced betterment live with their hippy vibe and luxury.

The film has a voice cast of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener. They are reprising their roles from the previous edition. Alongside, the Game of Thrones star, Peter Dinklage and Star Wars veteran, Kelly Marie Tran also join the cast.

In the sequel of The Croods, the main protagonists venture off into the unknown in search of tomorrow. Alongside their friend guy, the cave family settles on a piece of land.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage advances release date, hit theatres on October 1

September 8, 2021 Published by

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‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ has finally settled for an October 1 theatrical release. After so many delays finaly date fixed.

The makers of the Tom Hardy and Woody Harrelson starrer, advanced the release by two weeks. The film kock to drop on October 15. But according to the latest post on the film’s social media handle, the film will now release on October 1. Exactly a year after the film was slated for its release in 2020.

“Save the date. #Venom: Let There Be #Carnage is exclusively in movie theatres on OCTOBER 1,” read the tweet on the film’s official handle.
The makers also dropped a new poster to announce the new release date.

The sequel to the 2018 anti-hero film saw Hardy in the role of journalist Eddie Brock. Who unites with an alien symbiote to form Venom.

Actor-director Andy Serkis is directing the follow-up to the sleeper hit, which earned more than USD 856 million globally.

This announcement comes after the success of Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’. The superhero film made a splash at the box office with a weekend collection of USD 71 million and an international collection of an estimated 150 million.

Michael K. Williams, ‘The Wire’ Actor, Dies at 54.

September 7, 2021 Published by

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Michael K. Williams, the mesmerizing actor and five-time Emmy nominee best known for his role as Baltimore stick-up man Omar Little on HBO’s The Wire has died, his rep told The Hollywood Reporter. He was 54.

“It is with deep sorrow that the family announces the passing of Emmy-nominated actor Michael Kenneth Williams.

Williams was found in his Brooklyn home on Monday afternoon, a New York Police Department rep told THR. No cause of death was immediately available.

More recently, Williams portrayed Montrose Freeman on HBO’s Lovecraft Country, for which he received a 2021 Emmy nomination for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series — the awards are Sept. 19.

Williams was born in Brooklyn on Nov. 22, 1966. His mother was from the Bahamas and his father was from South Carolina.

He told Time magazine in 2017, “Growing up, I got hit on a lot,”. “I was the corny one. I was not popular with the ladies. He played convict-turned biology professor Marshall Kane on NBC’s Community in 2011-12.

His big-screen resume included Gone Baby Gone (2007), Antoine Fuqua’s Brooklyn’s Finest (2009), The Road (2009), Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave (2013), The Gambler (2014), Assassin’s Creed (2016), SuperFly (2018) and Motherless Brooklyn (2019).

However, in an interview in 2011 with soon-to-be THR awards analyst Scott Feinberg, Williams asked that how he would like to be remembered. To clarify, he said, “Man, I just want people to remember me as one cool-ass dude, you know? Someone who cared,” he replied. “And I would never want anyone to say, ‘Oh, he forgets where he came from.’ That would hurt me the most.”

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