Thursday: Sinners Returning To Imax; New Elephant Man Film; Sgt. Rock Cancelled; Cannes Festival Buzz; A24's Sundance Winner

It's Thursday, May 1st. Here's what you need to know.

Today's Headlines

Ryan Coogler’s film Sinners is returning to Imax 70mm theaters for a limited run from May 15 to 21 due to strong fan and critic support, with tickets now on sale. (Source: Variety)

Adam Pearson, known for A Different Man, will become the first disabled actor to portray Joseph Merrick in a new film version of The Elephant Man, based on the acclaimed play, with filming set for 2026 and a script by the playwright’s son, Moby Pomerance. (Source: Variety)

Director Luca Guadagnino has exited Warner Bros. and DC's planned Sgt. Rock movie due to scheduling conflicts, leading to the project's cancellation and/or postponement. (Source: AV Club)

Cannes can be an early predictor for Oscar buzz. The top Cannes contenders for next year’s Oscars include Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme, Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest, and Jennifer Lawrence’s Die, My Love, all generating early awards buzz. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)

Sorry, Baby, a critically praised Sundance winner from Eva Victor about a young professor facing unresolved trauma, arrives in theaters on June 27. The movie was recently acquired by A24 and has considerable award hype already. (Source: Daily Beast)

Box Office Rankings

Tuesday, April 29th
1) Sinners - $6,898,084
2) The Accountant 2 - $2,752,305
3) Star Wars - Episode III - $2,717,146
4) A Minecraft Movie - $1,565,823
5) Until Dawn - $890,143
Source: Box Office Mojo

MNP Studio Index

Thursday May 1st (Market Close)
DOWN (-0.72%)
Summary: A bad day for the movie studio stocks. Seven of our eight holdings were down.
Notable: Cineverse traded down 2.02%. It has a lot of movement lately.
Biggest gainer: Amazon was the sole gainer, up (3.57%)
Biggest loser: Sony was down (-2.38%)

MNP Streaming Index

Thursday May 1st (Market Close)
UP (0.16%)
Summary: Streaming was up today as profits from tech giants Amazon and Alphabet helped to raise the index.
Notable: Roku reports earning after the bell tonight, so expect action on this stock in after hours.
Biggest gainer: Amazon was up big (3.9%)
Biggest loser: Warners was down (-2.22%)

MNP Theater Index

Thursday May 1st (Market Close)
DOWN (-0.11%)
Summary: Two gainers today in the theater index, with three stocks up.
Notable: Slow day for the theaters, with the market basically flat.
Biggest gainer: Marcus was up (.98%)
Biggest loser: Imax was down (-0.66%)

Film Festivals/Conferences Today

Atlanta Film Festival, US - April 24-May 4
BCN Film Fest, Spain - April 24-May 2
Far East Film Festival, Italy - April 24-May 2
HotDocs, Canada - April 24-May 4
JFilm Festival, US - April 24-May 4
Milwaukee Film Festival, US - April 24-May 8
IndieLisboa Film Festival, Portugal - May 1-11

Upcoming Film Festivals/Conferences

UK Asian Film Festival, UK - May 1-11
Doc ‘n Roll Brooklyn, US - May 5-10
Screen Forever, Australia - May 6-8
Cine International Film Festival, UK - May 7-10
DocsBarcelona, Spain - May 8-18
HipHop CineFest, Italy - May 9-10
Cannes Film Festival, France - May 13-24

Watch This Tonight

In The Mood For Love (2000), Directed By Wong Kar-Wei
Style for miles. One of the auteur's best.

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