EXCLUSIVE: Nicola Adams , the Olympic boxing champion and LGBT icon, will be the subject of feature documentary Lioness: The Nicola Adams Story. The project comes from Salon Pictures , the producers of the BAFTA nominated fashion doc McQueen , and director Helena Coan, whose credits include Audrey , about the screen icon. Salon’s Nick Taussig and Annabel Wigoder are producing with Laure Vaysse of Rep Productions ( Billie ). The movie is now in production and Film Constellation has boarded sales ahead of the European Film Market, with UK rights already having been snapped up. The film will chart Adams’ rise from the streets of Leeds to being a boxing champion as well as a notably rare LGBT sports figure. Adams has been a full participant in the project. “I hope this documentary will help inspire young people to realise that whatever adversities life might throw at you, you can overcome them,” said Adams. “Sometimes it might feel as if the world is … [Read more...] about ‘Lioness’: Feature Doc On UK Boxing Star Nicola Adams Lands At Film Constellation – EFM
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‘Avengers: Endgame’ Mows Down ‘Long Shot’, ‘Intruder’ & ‘UglyDolls’ With $145M+ Second Weekend, Crosses $600M In Record Time
5th Update/writethru Sunday AM: Following Saturday and Friday posts, refresh for Sunday chart and more analysis. Why did three studios book new titles against Disney/Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame ‘s second weekend? They truly believed they were counter-programming the monster hit and could somehow survive: Lionsgate’s Long Shot with females, The Intruder with African Americans, and STXfilms’ foray into feature animation UglyDolls aimed at young girls. They knew what they were doing and blaming Endgame –which Disney is calling at $145.8M, the second-best second weekend ever after Star Wars: Force Awakens’ $149.2M)–is like saying the dog ate their homework. One B.O. analytics source even cynically opines to us, “It’s quite conceivable that even without Endgame , none of these films would have performed.” Endgame can celebrate that it’s crossing $600M in a record 10 days today with $619.7M, faster than Force Awakens (12 days), Infinity War (26 days) and … [Read more...] about ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Mows Down ‘Long Shot’, ‘Intruder’ & ‘UglyDolls’ With $145M+ Second Weekend, Crosses $600M In Record Time
‘Avengers: Endgame’ Rests At $357M+ Opening Record; Eyes $33M+ Monday & Record $180M 2nd Frame; Weekend Biz Hits $401M+ High
FINAL UPDATE, Monday PM: All numbers are in, and Disney / Marvel ’s record domestic weekend moola marathon for Avengers: Endgame will settle at $357.1M . Disney called the weekend at $350M, but when you’re dealing with such high numbers and records, you don’t want to walk any money back on Monday. The rest of the town knew it was north of $354M on Sunday morning. Today we hear that Endgame is poised to make $33M-$35M which is awesome and easily the third best Monday of all-time, behind Black Panther ‘s all-time Presidents Day haul of $40.15M and the first Monday after Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($40.1M). Fandango reported earlier this morning that the crazy presales haven’t stopped . Endgame ‘s second weekend is poised to be a record, beating Force Awakens ($149.2M); we’re hearing $180M-$200M at this point in time, which is between -45% and -50%. Related Story 'Avengers: Endgame' Smashes $305M In 2 Days Overseas; Tops 'Infinity War's' … [Read more...] about ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Rests At $357M+ Opening Record; Eyes $33M+ Monday & Record $180M 2nd Frame; Weekend Biz Hits $401M+ High
‘Spirited Away’: Hayao Miyazaki’s Classic Animated Oscar Winner To Be Adapted For The Stage
Hayao Miyazaki ’s 2001 Oscar winning animated film, Spirited Away (Sen To Chihiro No Kamikakushi) , has been set for a stage production which will have its world premiere in Tokyo in 2022. This is the first-ever stage adaptation of the beloved movie and will be written and directed by Tony and Olivier Award-winner and Honorary Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, John Caird ( Les Misérables, Nicholas Nickleby, Daddy Long Legs ). Japanese giant Toho is behind the project. The original film, from Studio Ghibli , went on to become the highest-grossing movie ever in Japan, holding the spot for 19 years and only recently being overtaken by Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train . It had a re-release in fall 2020 and has grossed over $355M worldwide. Related Story 'Earwig And The Witch' Director Gorô Miyazaki On The Challenging Process Of Crafting Studio Ghibli's First 3DCG Feature The story follows Chihiro, a 10-year-old girl moving with her … [Read more...] about ‘Spirited Away’: Hayao Miyazaki’s Classic Animated Oscar Winner To Be Adapted For The Stage
Teofimo Lopez Says Ryan Garcia & Tank Davis Are Scared To Fight Him, ‘Don’t Be P****’
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com "I know y'all scared and sh*t, but let's just make the fight happen for the fans. Let's just do that. Don't overprice yourselves. If y'all believe y'all the best and y'all think that y'all can take this, then let's make the fight happen! Man, don't be p**** about it!" That's 23-year-old boxing champ Teofimo Lopez throwing down the gauntlet to rivals Ryan Garcia , Gervonta Davis and Devin Haney ... 3 of the sport's youngest, most-talented stars. TMZ Sports talked to the undefeated, lightweight champ about his next move ... as he plots his return just months after dethroning pound-for-pound king, Vasyl Lomachenko . Getty "Our goal is to shoot for three fights this year whether it's my mandatory [boxer George Kambosos ], Garcia, Haney, Tank Davis, those guys at 135 lbs., that's where our goal is." 22-year-old Garcia (21-0, 18 KO's) beat Olympic gold medalist Luke Campbell … [Read more...] about Teofimo Lopez Says Ryan Garcia & Tank Davis Are Scared To Fight Him, ‘Don’t Be P****’