Lionsgate thriller Fall will make an estimated $2.5+ million this weekend at 1,548 locations for a PSA of about $1,618. The audience (54% male and 61% over 25, according to PostTrak) was broader than it might have been after a company founded by director Scott Mann swapped dozens of f-words, moving Fall from an R to a PG-13 rating. The firm, called Flawless, launched last year to specialize in foreign-language “vubbing,” for visual dubbing, which uses artificial intelligence to subtly shift lip and facial movements to match words spoken. But in Fall, its first project, the urgency was around English-language expletives by English-language actors during a stressful high-altitude shoot in the middle of Covid. Costly reshoots weren’t an option, nor really were cuts. Grace Caroline Currey and Virginia Gardner play best friends and expert climbers stranded 2,000 feet up atop a rickety, abandoned TV tower. Mann shot Fall independently. “We ended up with a film … [Read more...] about Director Scott Mann’s AI Startup Helps ‘Fall’ Nab PG-13 Rating, $2.5M Open – Specialty Box Office
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Alex Wagner Talks About Her Debut As Permanent MSNBC Primetime Host: “This Is Going To Be A Different Show”
When Alex Wagner debuts her new MSNBC show on Tuesday, she will be taking on an unusual arrangement that came about following Rachel Maddow’s contract renewal with NBCUniversal. While Maddow, the network’s top-rated personality, will continue to host her show on Mondays, Wagner will fill the 9 p.m. PT slot the rest of the week. Comparisons are inevitable, but while Alex Wagner Tonight will share the same executive producer with The Rachel Maddow Show, Cory Gnazzo, and Maddow has figured in promotions for the debut, Wagner said, “This is going to be a different show.” “We are trying to figure out the ways we can carry through some of the incredible intellectual rigor and informative analysis that Rachel has established in the 9 p.m. hour, and how we can make a through line with what we do Tuesday through Friday, and also add in some new elements that are reflective of my experience,” Wagner said in an interview with Deadline. “It’s been a lot of brainstorming, a lot … [Read more...] about Alex Wagner Talks About Her Debut As Permanent MSNBC Primetime Host: “This Is Going To Be A Different Show”
FBI Faces an ‘Unprecedented’ Number of Threats Following Mar-a-Lago Search
The FBI is experiencing an “unprecedented” number of threats against its agents and personnel after the agency searched former President Donald Trump ’s Mar-a-Lago resort and removed a trove of sensitive documents, CNN reported. FBI and Homeland Security emphasized extremists’ growing threats to law enforcement in a joint bulletin published Sunday by CBS News. “The FBI and DHS have observed an increase in threats to federal law enforcement and, to a lesser extent, other law enforcement and government officials following the FBI’s recent execution of a search warrant in Palm Beach, Florida,” the bulletin said. “These threats are occurring primarily online and across multiple platforms, including social media sites, web forums, video sharing platforms, and image boards.” The bulletin went on to add that “the FBI and DHS have observed an increase in violent threats posted on social media against federal officials and facilities, including a threat to place a so-called … [Read more...] about FBI Faces an ‘Unprecedented’ Number of Threats Following Mar-a-Lago Search
Dwayne Johnson Reveals He Wanted ‘Black Adam’ Separate from ‘Shazam!’
TMZ.com Dwayne Johnson has comic nerds confused after suggesting it'd be wrong to include his DC character alongside another hero in the same movie ... without getting his own movie first. The Rock revealed to Vanity Fair he did a little lobbying with WB to make sure 'Black Adam' would be its own standalone film before any potential blending with 'Shazam!' -- a separate character played by Zachary Levi , who Adam actually faces off with in the source material. Dwayne Johnson Fought to Keep Black Adam out of ‘Shazam!’ to Avoid Doing a ‘Disservice’ to the Character https://t.co/1s4f5EuPxB pic.twitter.com/bwIaIhGQmP — IndieWire (@IndieWire) August 14, 2022 @IndieWire VF writes that Black Adam, played by Dwayne, was actually set to be in the first 'Shazam!' movie in 2019, as he was initially written into the script as the big bad opposite Levi. The Rock says when he saw this, though, upon first being approached for the project ... he expressed … [Read more...] about Dwayne Johnson Reveals He Wanted ‘Black Adam’ Separate from ‘Shazam!’
Russian Journalist Interrogated for 14 Hours After Anti-War Protest
The journalist who crashed a Russian state-run news broadcast to protest the invasion of Ukraine says she was interrogated for 14 hours and denied access to her lawyer and was not able to contact her family. Marina Ovsyannikova made the remarks at a brief news conference on Tuesday following an appearance in court. Kevin Rothrock , an editor at Meduza, an independent Russian and English-language news outlet, reports that Ovsyannikova was fined 30,000 (about $280) for inciting protests and released. Ovsyannikova says she will speak more on Wednesday after she gets some sleep. And here she is in court! Marina Ovsyannikova! https://t.co/6OHalWLRYZ pic.twitter.com/B5R5W1DtRV — Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) March 15, 2022 Ovsyannikova made her bold protest on a live evening newscast on Monday, appearing suddenly behind an anchor while holding a sign that read, “No War,” in English, followed by the following text, translated from Russian: “Stop the war. Don’t … [Read more...] about Russian Journalist Interrogated for 14 Hours After Anti-War Protest