Weekend Edition: Lionsgate Comeback Plan; Cineverse Stays Scrappy; Minecraft Red Hot; Avatar Footage Revealed
Lionsgate has two more John Wick movies, a comedy directed by Aziz Ansari (Good Fortune, also starring Keanu Reeves) and the upcoming The Housemaid starring Sydney Sweeney in the works.
Welcome to the weekend edition of Movie News Pro. CinemaCon has wrapped and everyone's 401K shrank a little bit this week. Let's have a drink and go over the big news, shall we?
Today's Headlines
Lionsgate has A big comeback plan for 2025, according to The Wrap. Two more John Wick movies, a comedy directed by Aziz Ansari (Good Fortune, also starring Keanu Reeves) and the upcoming The Housemaid starring Sydney Sweeney are in the works.
Deadline reports that A Minecraft Movie is On track to gross around 260 million worldwide over the weekend.
The LA Times has a great piece on The nimble, yet scrappy film studio Cineverse. They are the company behind the surprising Terrifier franchise and the upcoming Toxic Avenger reboot starring Peter Dinklage.
Variety reports that the SAG-AFTRA Foundation is planning an Antiques Roadshow style movie memorabilia auction fundraiser.
The first footage of James Cameron's Avatar: Fire and Ash was screened for exhibitors at CinemaCon this week, according to Hollywood Reporter.
Box Office Rankings: Friday, April 4th
1) A Minecraft Movie
2) The Chosen
3) A Working Man
4) Snow White
5) The Woman In The Yard
Film Festivals/Conferences Today
Miami Film Festival, US - April 4-13
Qumra, Qatar - April 4-9
Visions du Reel, Switzerland - April 4-13
Movie Industry Job Of The Day
Director, Acquisitions & Co-Productions for Lionsgate
This job was found on the Tracking Board on April 4th. According to the listing, "Source, track, and evaluate commercial film script packages, footage, and completed films for theatrical release potential that maximize our distribution."
Watch This Tonight
Some Like It Hot (1959), Directed by Billy Wilder
The perfect comedy, with outstanding performances Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis. And yes, it has the best ending line. Ever.
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