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Sean Connery's Pistol From 'Never Say Never Again' Collects $106K From Auction
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The Walther P5 handgun is the highlight of the April 29’s Hollywood Legends and Luminaries event at Julien’s Auctions, while Bruce Lee’s wooden nunchucks becomes the surprise of the sale.
May 3, 2021
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The Walther P5 pistol from Sean Connery’s final James Bond film, “Never Say Never Again”, has sold at auction for over $106,000 (£77,000).The gun was the highlight of Thursday, April 29’s Hollywood Legends & Luminaries and Hollywood Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy & More events at Julien’s Auctions, with martial arts legend Bruce Lee’s wooden nunchucks becoming the surprise of the sale, going under the hammer for $83,200 (£60,200) – 41 times their original estimate.
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Other big sellers included Al Pacino’s “Scarface” three-piece pinstripe suit, H.R. Giger’s never-before-seen original “Big Chap” Prototype Translucent Xenomorph Alien Costume, Johnny Depp’s “Edward Scissorhands” gloves, and Daniel Radcliffe and Alan Rickman’s “Harry Potter” wands, which sold for a combined $147,840 (£107,000).
Meanwhile, the .45 pistol that Pacino carried in 1995 film “Heat” went for $10,240. The auction additionally saw other famous weapons being put up for grabs. Brad Pitt’s custom-made Bowie knife from Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” was sold for $32,000, whereas Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Mr. Freeze rifle from “Batman & Robin” drew in $19,200.
Other notable sales included Tom Hanks’ wooden ping pong paddle in “Forrest Gump” and Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman cowl from Tim Burton’s 1992 film “Batman Returns”. The two items collected $25,600 and $41,600 respectively.
This was not the first time Sean’s handgun from his Bond movie was sold for high price at auction. Another Walther PP pistol, which was given to the late actor following the completion of 1962 spy thriller “Dr. No”, collected $256,000 in December 2020. Prior to going under the hammer, the item was valued at between $150,000 and $200,000 by Julien’s Auctions officials.
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Hugh Jackman Enlists NY Cop to Pressure Ryan Reynolds Into Getting Him in 'Deadpool 3'
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In a video posted on his social media accounts, an officer named John Dobkowski tells the ‘Deadpool’ star to get the ‘Logan’ actor in the upcoming movie, or else he will be ticketing Reynolds.
May 3, 2021
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After years of eluding Ryan Reynolds’ relentless pleas to star in a Deadpool movie, Hugh Jackman has now turned the tables on his frenemy. Enlisting the help of a police officer, the Australian hunk pressured the Canadian-born actor to cast him in “Deadpool 3”.In a video posted on his social media pages on Saturday, May 1, Jackman filmed a fan and officer with the New York City Parks Department named John Dobkowski who said, “Hey Ryan, you’ve got to get this guy in Deadpool 3. Even if it is for a 10-minute cameo, that would be awesome.” He went on predicting the outcome of the two actors’ supposed collaboration, “That movie will be so cool, so great. It would blow the box office.”
Jackman then suggested the officer to issue a faux threat to Reynolds, which Dobkowski willingly complied with. “Or I’ll ticket you,” he warned the “Deadpool” star if Jackman doesn’t appear in the movie.
In the caption, Jackman wrote, “Office Dobkowski is doling out incredibly smart career advice for you @vancityreynolds. Sharing is caring.”
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Reynolds has not publicly responded to Jackman’s post, but he will likely gladly follow the advice. Jackman, on the other hand, might be only joking with the video as he has been adamant about hanging his adamantium claws after 2017’s “Logan”.
“If seven years ago that had happened I’d be like, ‘Oh yeah!’ but I knew it was the right time for me to leave the party – not just for me, but for the character,” Jackman told The Daily Beast of reprising the role after Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
The 52-year-old is even ready to see his character being played by a younger actor, saying, “Somebody else will pick it up and run with it. It’s too good of a character not to. It’s kind of like, you’re on your way home and your friend rings you and goes, ‘Oh, dude, a new DJ just came on and the music is awesome, are you going to come back?’ And you say, ‘Sounds good but… no.’ They’re fine with someone else.”
Meanwhile, Reynolds continues to joke that a Deadpool/Wolverine crossover was on the brain. “…before Disney bought Fox, Deadpool 3 was gonna be a road trip between Deadpool and Logan. Rashomon style. For real,” he joked back in January.
In the same month, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige revealed that Reynolds has been working a script for “Deadpool 3”, but “it will not be [filming] this year” because “Ryan is a very busy, very successful actor.” He went on assuring that “it will be rated R.”
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Danny Huston Recalls Desperation to Impress Director Father With Own Skills
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Serving behind the lens for the first time in 20 years, ‘The Last Photograph’ helmer looks back at time time his legendary father John Huston gave one of his first lessons in directing.
May 3, 2021
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Danny Huston was always keen to impress his late father, filmmaking icon John Huston, with his own directing skills.The 58-year-old star has directed his first movie for over 20 years, “The Last Photograph”, and revealed he would have liked to have done more behind the camera but was unable to find support for his films.
“I started off as a director,” he said. “I just sort of fell into acting because I wasn’t able to get my directing projects off the ground and friends started casting me in their films out of the kindness of their hearts.”
Huston is also the star of the film, playing Tom Hammond, who searches for a stolen photograph of his son Luke, who was killed during the Lockerbie plane bombing in Scotland in 1988 – and describes the flick as “simple” and “beautiful”.
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Danny’s filmmaker father John, who died in 1987, wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are considered classics, including “The Maltese Falcon”, “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre”, and “The African Queen”. And the actor/ director recalled being desperate to impress him with his own skills behind the camera.
The “Angel Has Fallen” star shared, “When I studied at the London International Film School, not a lot of fuss was made about it. I felt more pressure from my father.”
“I remember I had a little Super 8 camera and I was filming everywhere and everything, and he would be like, ‘Stop that! What are you doing? When you look from right to left and left to right, what do you do?’ ”
“I said, ‘I don’t know, Dad.’ He said, ‘You blink. That’s a cut. Concentrate on what it is you are trying to say and forget all of the nonsense.’ That was one of my first lessons. I was so proud when I directed a title sequence for him for his film ‘Under The Volcano’ and it made the cut.”
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'Demon Slayer' Knocks Down 'Mortal Kombat' in Another Tight Race at Box Office
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The big-screen version of the Japanese manga series and the live-action adaptation of the popular video game once again go neck and neck in their second week at the domestic box office.
May 3, 2021
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“Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train” claims the throne after defeating “Mortal Kombat” in a tight race at the domestic box office. After losing a close battle on its opening weekend, the big-screen version of the Japanese manga series narrowly beats the live-action adaptation of the popular video game in a neck-and-neck rematch.The animated dark fantasy period action film successfully takes over the top spot with approximately $6.4 million on its second weekend. It has accumulated $34.1 million domestically and $394.3 million so far for a worldwide total of $428.4 million after it was first released in Japan in October 2020, becoming the first Japanese film and first anime film to reach the $400M mark in the worldwide box office.
Back to the domestic chart, “Mortal Kombat” follows close behind as the runner-up with an estimated $6.2 million, bringing its current domestic gross to $34.1 million. Internationally, the movie has brought in $32.8 million for a worldwide total of $66.9 million so far.
Despite being unchallenged by any newcombers in the first two top spots, “Demon Slayer” and “Mortal Kombat” see significant decrease in ticket sales in their second week. The former drops 69.7%, while the latter is down 73.4% from last week.
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In the meantime, “Godzilla Vs. Kong” remains steady at No. 3 with additional $2.7 million, only dropping 36.1% from last week. The epic monster showdown movie has grossed $90.3 million domestically so far and crossed the $400 million mark globally.
At No. 4 is new release “Separation”, a horror film about a young girl who finds solace in her artist father and the ghost of her dead mother. It enters the chart with approximately $1.8 million. Directed by William Brent Bell and starring Rupert Friend, Mamie Gummer and Madeline Brewer among others, it received underwhelming response from critics with an approval rating of 11% on Rotten Tomatoes.
“Raya and the Last Dragon” rounds up the top five once again in its ninth week, adding an estimated $1.3 million to its domestic tally for a current total of $41.5 million. Internationally, the movie has brought in $59.2 to reach the milestone of $100 million worldwide gross.
Top 10 of North America Box Office (Apr. 30-May 02, 2021)
“Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train” – $6.4 million
“Mortal Kombat” – $6.2 million
“Godzilla vs Kong” – $2.7 million
“Separation” – $1.8 million
“Raya and the Last Dragon” – $1.33 million
“Nobody” – $1.26 million
“The Unholy” – $1.065,000
“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” 10th Anniversary (2021 Re-release) – $720,000
“Tom & Jerry” – $515,000
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Kristen Stewart to Front 'Crimes of the Future', Selena Gomez to Lead 'Spiral'
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The former ‘Twilight’ actress is set to play one of the major characters in sci-fi thriller ‘Crimes of the Future’ while the Disney alum is signed on for psychological thriller ‘Spiral’.
May 2, 2021
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Viggo Mortensen and Kristen Stewart will star in “Crimes of the Future” together.The two actors have signed up to appear in David Cronenberg’s upcoming sci-fi thriller, which tells the story of a popular performance artist whose act involves growing new organs in his body.
According to Deadline, the film is set in a distant future where humans have evolved beyond their “natural state and into a metamorphosis, altering their biological make-up” and so Saul Tenser embraces having Accelerated Evolution Syndrome, sprouting new organs in his body, with the removal of such body parts becoming a gruesome new kind of theatre – which as well as attracting a group of fans also catches the attention of the government.
David said in a statement, “I have unfinished business with the future.”
As well as Viggo and Kristen, Lea Seydoux and Scott Speedman have also signed up for the project.
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The movie – which will start shooting in Greece – marks the first time the director has worked with Viggo in a decade since they last teamed up on 2011 film “A Dangerous Method”. They also made “A History of Violence and Eastern Promises” together too.
Meanwhile, Selena Gomez is to star in “Spiral”.
The actress will lead the cast of the psychological thriller which will be directed by Petra Collins.
Picturestart is on board to produce the movie with Drake involved as an executive producer. Meanwhile, Matthew Budman and Sumaiya Kaveh are producing through their Forest Hill Entertainment banner.
Adel Nur, who has also collaborated with Drake on the TV series “Euphoria”, will also executive produce.
The plot follows a former influencer whose addiction to social media is causing her body to quite literally fall apart. Phoebe Fisher has penned the latest draft of the script while a previous version was written by Petra and Melissa Broder.
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