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      Taiki Waititi Named Potential 'Deadpool 3' Director

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      Words are the ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ helmer is being considered to fill the director’s chair for the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Deadpool 2′, which is currently in the works.
      Feb 24, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Taiki Waititi may reunite with Ryan Reynolds for “Deadpool 3”. The “Thor: Ragnarok” helmer is reportedly being eyed to direct the follow-up to 2018’s “Deadpool 2”, which will have the Canadian actor reprising his role as the Merc with a Mouth.
      According to We Got This Covered, the New Zealand filmmaker is one of the names being considered to fill the director’s chair, which remains empty as it was reported in 2016 that Fox was looking for a separate director from “Deadpool 2” to helm the third movie. It’s unknown, though, who else are on the studio’s list of potential director for “Deadpool 3”.
      Back in May 2018, “Deadpool 2” director David Leitch expressed his interest in returning for another Deadpool movie, though he was only signed for the second installment. “I would be grateful to work on something [starring Reynolds’ Deadpool] again. It just depends on time and place, so we’ll see what happens,” he said at the time.
      Despite the success of “Deadpool 2” which set the record for the second-best opening for an R-rated film behind the original, “Deadpool 3” has not been officially announced.
      Following the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney in early 2019, there was a question at which direction the R-rated film franchise would take under the supervision of Disney, which has been focusing on family friendly content. Disney CEO Bob Iger later said that Deadpool would be integrated with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and that the company would be willing to make future R-rated Deadpool films “as long as we let the audiences know what’s coming.”
      In October 2019, Reese and Wernick, who penned the first two films, said that they had a script in development, but were waiting for approval from Marvel Studios to begin production on the third film. Reese confirmed, “[Deadpool] will live in the R-rated universe that we’ve created, and hopefully we’ll be allowed to play a little bit in the MCU sandbox as well and incorporate him into that.”
      Later in December 2019, Reynolds said on “Live with Kelly and Ryan” that “Deadpool 3” is in the works. “We’re working on it right now with the whole team,” he said, before adding, “We’re over at Marvel, which is the big leagues all of a sudden. It’s kind of crazy.”
      As for Waititi, he recently won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for writing “Jojo Rabbit”, hereby becoming the first person of Maori descent to win an Oscar. He previously worked with Reynolds when both of them star in 2011’s “Green Lantern”, which ended up being the biggest movie flop in their careers.

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      'Sonic the Hedgehog' Edges Out 'Call of the Wild' in Race to Box Office Top

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      Scoring its second week at number one, the Jim Carrey-starring movie collects only $1.3 million more than the adaptation of Jack London’s classic tale over the weekend.

      Feb 24, 2020
      AceShowbiz – The hedgehog narrowly beat the wild dog to claim the top spot at the North American box office over the weekend (February 21-23).
      “Sonic the Hedgehog” edged out Harrison Ford’s “The Call of the Wild” to score a second week at number one – but only by a whisker.

      Jim Carrey’s new movie was expected to dominate at the box office, but the adaptation of Jack London’s classic tale surprised film experts by leading Friday night and going on to make $25 million over the three days.
      But “Sonic” won the weekend with a $26.3 million haul, passing the $100 million mark in North America and $200 million mark worldwide in 10 days.
      “Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn” landed in third place in the U.S., notching up a three-week tally of $72 million, while “Brahms: The Boy II” and “Bad Boys for Life” complete the new top five.
      Top Ten Movies at Weekend Box Office for Feb. 21-23:
      “Sonic the Hedgehog” – $26.3 million
      “The Call of the Wild” – $24.8 million
      “Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn” – $7 million
      “Brahms: The Boy II” – $5.9 million
      “Bad Boys for Life” – $5.8 million
      “1917” – $4.4 million
      “Fantasy Island” – $4.1 million
      “Parasite” – $3.1 million
      “Jumanji: The Next Level” – $3 million
      “The Photograph” – $2.8 million

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      Lena Waithe Signed on to Voice Disney's First LGBTQ+ Character

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      The ‘Queen and Slim’ screenwriter has been announced to lend her voice to one of the characters in the upcoming feature film starring Tom Holland and Chris Pratt.
      Feb 24, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Lena Waithe has been tapped by Disney to voice the studio’s first openly LGBTQ+ character.
      The star will be voicing the role of Officer Spector, a Cyclops cop, in new movie “Onward”, also starring Tom Holland and Chris Pratt, with producer Kori Rae telling Yahoo Entertainment the characterisation “just kind of happened.”
      “The scene, when we wrote it, was kind of fitting and it opens up the world a little bit, and that’s what we wanted,” she said.
      Director Dan Scanlon added, “It’s a modern fantasy world and we want to represent the modern world.”
      The character is the first outwardly LGBTQ+ character in the Disney/Pixar universe, and reportedly mentions that she has a girlfriend with a daughter in the flick.
      “Onward” hits theatres March 6, 2020.

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      ‘The Call of the Wild’ Is Heard at the Box Office

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      The domestic box office was a race between two computer-generated creatures this weekend, as “Sonic the Hedgehog” and “The Call of the Wild” jockeyed for first place.Paramount Pictures’s “Hedgehog,” an action-comedy with a blue, fur-covered digital protagonist, had an impressive opening last weekend, and it was expected to hold its lead. While the movie did top the box office this weekend — with an estimated $26.3 million in domestic sales Friday through Sunday — it was a closer contest than expected.That was thanks to a surprisingly good showing from the second-place movie: “The Call of the Wild,” an adaptation of the Jack London novel that pairs a scruffy Harrison Ford with a digital Bernard-Scotch shepherd mix. Distributed by 20th Century Studios, the film opened to an estimated $24.8 million in domestic sales this weekend. That figure is above expectations (prerelease projections had placed it in the teens), though because of the movie’s reported $135 million budget, it has a long way to go to be profitable.“The Call of the Wild,” directed by Chris Sanders, has a recognizable leading man in Ford, who plays the novel’s central human, a rugged outdoorsman. But like the novel, the movie is primarily the story of Buck, a California house dog that finds its way into the wild. This version’s fully digital canine received a fair amount of online mockery — though perhaps not as much as the digital title character of “Sonic the Hedgehog,” which was redesigned after audiences ridiculed its appearance in an early trailer.In his review of “The Call of the Wild” for The New York Times, Ben Kenigsberg wrote that “pondering this interspecies communion — between a craggy star and a digital dog (based on a man playing a dog) — may prompt howls into an existential void.” But, he added, “as the basis for a family crowd-pleaser, the pairing is often irresistible.” Critical response was lukewarm; “The Call of the Wild” currently holds a 63 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[Read our critic’s review of “The Call of the Wild.”]In third was “Birds of Prey” (Warner Bros.), a DC Comics superhero movie in its third weekend. It sold an estimated $7 million in tickets according to Comscore, which compiles box office data.The only newcomer in the top five other than “The Call of the Wild” was “Brahms: The Boy II,” a poorly reviewed horror sequel distributed by STX. Its weak opening brought in an estimated $5.9 million in domestic sales, placing the movie in competition with Sony’s “Bad Boys for Life,” which is comparatively ancient (this was its sixth weekend in theaters) but also managed around $5.9 million. Final counts on Monday will determine which landed in fourth and which placed fifth. More

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      Shania Twain Adding Oscar Win to Her Bucket List

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      The ‘Still the One’ hitmaker is addicted to acting after making her movie debut in 2019 and hopes to win an Academy Award as she’s gearing up for her new film.
      Feb 23, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Country music superstar Shania Twain has added an Oscar win to her bucket list after falling in love with her new acting career.
      The “Still the One” hitmaker made her big screen debut opposite John Travolta in 2019 action film “Trading Paint”, and has now teamed up with Gary Sinise for upcoming movie, “I Still Believe”, in which she portrays the mother of Christian musician Jeremy Camp.
      Working alongside the two Hollywood veterans proved to be valuable masterclasses for Shania, who credits the stars for helping to bring out her acting talent.
      “They are both so experienced as actors, and they influenced me a lot. I learned a lot from them,” she tells syndicated columnist Allison Kugel. “They were kind and very helpful and made me feel very much at ease, and I just loved being on the set.”
      “John Travolta made me feel very comfortable, and a film set is somewhere I feel I belong. It comes to me very naturally. I have no nerves about it or anything like that.”
      The singer-turned-actress admits she had never harboured onscreen dreams before tackling Trading Paint, and now she is hooked.
      “I really would love to do more on film, so it sparked an interest I didn’t realise I had,” she explains. “It’s a newfound joy in my life where I can be creative and step out of myself like no other element in my career.”
      And Shania is so determined to build up her acting resume, she is hoping it will one day lead to a big win at the Academy Awards.
      She smiles, “It would be fun to get an Oscar… That would be a bucket list thing, of course! Why not? I would definitely add an Oscar to my bucket list.”

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      Justin Bieber's Film 'Cupid' Gets 'Greatest Showman' Director as Producer

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      Michael Gracey is confirmed to serve as one of the executive producers for an animated movie which will have the ‘Yummy’ singer voice the lead character.
      Feb 23, 2020
      AceShowbiz – “The Greatest Showman” director Michael Gracey has signed on to co-executive produce Justin Bieber’s upcoming animated film, “Cupid”.
      The project, in which the “Yummy” hitmaker will voice the famed love god, will be penned by Black List veteran Mike Vukadinovich, who joins previously announced director Pete Candeland, and now Gracey has also been added to the behind-the-scenes line-up.
      “The addition of Michael Gracey and Mike Vukadinovich, who have both collaborated closely with our talented director Pete Candeland, creates the perfect team to bring the epic tale of Cupid and Psyche to life,” Mythos Studios chairman and co-founder David Maisel shares in a statement.
      Mythos Studios was formed in 2018 by Justin’s manager, Scooter Braun, and Maisel, Marvel Studios’ founding chairman.

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      Phoebe Waller-Bridge Recalls 'Challenging' Time Working on 'No Time to Die' Script

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      During an interview on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Woman’s Hour’, the ‘Killing Eve’ creator admits that she had to combine Daniel Craig and director Cary Joji Fukunaga’s vision for the James Bond movie.
      Feb 22, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Phoebe Waller-Bridge found working on the new James Bond film “No Time to Die” “challenging” as she had to live up to Daniel Craig and director Cary Joji Fukunaga’s vision for the franchise.
      The “Fleabag” and “Killing Eve” creator was brought on board late in the day to work on the script for the new movie, which is due out in April (2020).
      In an interview on BBC Radio 4’s “Woman’s Hour” programme the award-winning actress/ writer revealed she had found penning scenes a challenge as she was having to combine her ideas with others.
      “It was really challenging, my role there was to try and be helpful and to offer things,” the star said.
      Explaining her contribution, she added: “The script was there. Cary had a really specific vision for the movie and so did Daniel, and it had been in development for a really long time and they had a script.”
      “So that process for me was about stepping back and just saying, ‘I’m going to give you these options and then you can use any of them or you can get rid of all of them’, because everybody was writing on it. There were just so many ideas.”
      Although, she felt at home in the writers’ room – there were reminders she was working on the set of a huge blockbuster.
      “You got to meet Daniel and have these incredible conversations about this character you’ve grown up with and suddenly, when you’re on board it’s like every other job,” Phoebe gushed.
      “Because everyone’s just making a story. Making a thing work. Suddenly, you’re in a room again with Post-Its on the wall, but then you’ll go to the loo and see a set being built outside for some extraordinary thing and say ‘oh this is different’.”

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      Bette Midler Dubs Donald Trump 'Parasite' After President's Jab at the Movie's Oscars Win

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      The ‘First Wives Club’ star calls out President Trump after he criticized the South Korean movie’s Best Picture win at this year’s Academy Awards during his rally in Colorado.
      Feb 22, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Bette Midler, an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, wouldn’t let it slide after he made a controversial remark about the critically-acclaimed movie “Parasite”. The actress has unleashed a powerful strike at the president for criticizing the Bong Joon Ho-directed movie’s Best Picture win at this year’s Academy Awards.
      Making a pun with the movie’s title, the “Hocus Pocus” star labeled the president a real-life “parasite” on her clapback. She tweeted on Friday, February 21, “At his rally, #Trump complained about #Parasite winning the Oscar. I’m more upset that a parasite won the White House.”

      Bette Midler claps back at Trump after he criticized ‘Parasite’ Best Picture win at Oscars.
      Trump took a jab at “Parasite” Oscars win during a rally campaign in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Thursday, February 20, taking issue with the fact that a non-American movie took the coveted award. “How bad were the Academy Awards this year?” he asked his supporters before saying, “And the winner is… a movie from South Korea! What the hell was that all that about?”
      He continued, “We’ve got enough problems with South Korea, with trade. On top of that, they give them the best movie of the year. Was it good? I don’t know. ‘Let’s get Gone With the Wind’ back, please? ‘Sunset Boulevard’. So many great movies.”
      NEON, which distributes the film in North America, quickly responded to the president’s jab, firing back as tweeting, “Understandable, he can’t read.”
      At the Thursday rally, Trump also attacked Brad Pitt for his political speech at the Oscars. “And then you have Brad Pitt, I was never a big fan of his. He got up, said a little wise guy thing. He’s a little wise guy,” he said of the Best Supporting Actor winner for his role in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”.
      Accepting his prize at the ceremony, Pitt said at the time, “They told me I only have 45 seconds up here, which is 45 seconds more than the Senate gave John Bolton this week.” He was referencing the former national security adviser who was not allowed to testify by the Senate during the Trump impeachment hearing.

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