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At the start of 2023, filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan secured a multi-year deal with Warner Bros., and soon after that deal was made, we heard that his first movie for Warner Bros. would be Trap, a “psychological thriller set at a concert”. That project made its way through production toward the end of last year, with lead roles going to Josh Hartnett, fresh off his appearance in Oppenheimer (pictured below), and Shyamalan’s daughter Saleka. The film was aiming for an August 9th release date – but now Warner Bros. has updated their schedule, and in the process they decided to bump Trap up to August 2nd. We’re going to get to see this one a week earlier than expected!
Other release dates newly announced by Warner Bros. (via Deadline) are Untitled Nl/Atomic Monster/Blumhouse Event Film, scheduled for April 17, 2026 (that’s the Lee Cronin movie we heard about last night); Untitled WB Event Film,...
Other release dates newly announced by Warner Bros. (via Deadline) are Untitled Nl/Atomic Monster/Blumhouse Event Film, scheduled for April 17, 2026 (that’s the Lee Cronin movie we heard about last night); Untitled WB Event Film,...
- 6/14/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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Warner Bros. announced on Thursday that Trap, the latest thriller from two-time Oscar nominee M. Night Shyamalan, will go earlier, moving up a week from August 9 to August 2nd.
At the same time, the studio unveiled release dates for four untitled projects. An Untitled Nl/Atomic Monster/Blumhouse Event Film will open on April 17, 2026, while an Untitled WB Event Film will debut March 26, 2027. An Untitled Wpba/Locksmith Film will unspool on July 23, 2027, with an Untitled WB Family Sequel releasing December 17, 2027.
One of the most anticipated titles of the summer, Shyamalan’s Trap, starring Josh Hartnett and Saleka Shyamalan, is now poised to open against Neon’s horror thriller Cuckoo starring Hunter Schafer, Columbia Pictures’ Harold and the Purple Crayon, and the Kino Lorber drama Sebastian, among other films.
Pic watches as a man and his daughter attend a pop concert where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.
At the same time, the studio unveiled release dates for four untitled projects. An Untitled Nl/Atomic Monster/Blumhouse Event Film will open on April 17, 2026, while an Untitled WB Event Film will debut March 26, 2027. An Untitled Wpba/Locksmith Film will unspool on July 23, 2027, with an Untitled WB Family Sequel releasing December 17, 2027.
One of the most anticipated titles of the summer, Shyamalan’s Trap, starring Josh Hartnett and Saleka Shyamalan, is now poised to open against Neon’s horror thriller Cuckoo starring Hunter Schafer, Columbia Pictures’ Harold and the Purple Crayon, and the Kino Lorber drama Sebastian, among other films.
Pic watches as a man and his daughter attend a pop concert where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.
- 6/13/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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The weekend sees the release of Pixar’s Inside Out 2. Given the company’s dire track record as of late, many expect it to be the movie that puts the company back on top of the box office heap. Over at Box Office Pro, they predict the movie can open with anywhere from $85 to 115 million. While I’d love to see the box office get a much-needed kick in the pants, I think these predictions are too optimistic for a few reasons.
For one, PIxar’s track record in terms of openings has been pretty bad over the last few years. Lightyear, which everyone assumed would be a smash hit given that it’s a spin-off of the Toy Story movies, opened with $50 million, a number many considered disastrous. However, it got a lot worse, with Elemental opening to a terrible $29 million last summer, even though it legged out...
For one, PIxar’s track record in terms of openings has been pretty bad over the last few years. Lightyear, which everyone assumed would be a smash hit given that it’s a spin-off of the Toy Story movies, opened with $50 million, a number many considered disastrous. However, it got a lot worse, with Elemental opening to a terrible $29 million last summer, even though it legged out...
- 6/13/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
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El éxito de ‘Amigos Imaginarios’ continúa en su cuarta semana en cartelera.
Este fin de semana, según los datos de Comscore Spain, la taquilla española ha sido dominada por la esperada “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” de Sony Pictures, que ha recaudado 1.623.925 euros en su estreno. La película protagonizada por Will Smith y Martin Lawrence ha dado a la taquilla española el empujón que tanto necesitaba, siendo la película que más ha recaudado en un fin de semana desde el 14 de mayo, cuando “El Reino del Planeta de los Simios” alcanzó casi dos millones de euros.
En segundo lugar, “Amigos Imaginarios” de Paramount Pictures ha continuado su éxito en su cuarta semana en cartelera, sumando 383.038 euros a su recaudación total.
El tercer puesto ha sido ocupado por el thriller “Los Vigilantes”, dirigido por la hija de M. Night Shyamalan y distribuido por Warner Bros, que ha debutado con 311.012 euros.
Entre...
Este fin de semana, según los datos de Comscore Spain, la taquilla española ha sido dominada por la esperada “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” de Sony Pictures, que ha recaudado 1.623.925 euros en su estreno. La película protagonizada por Will Smith y Martin Lawrence ha dado a la taquilla española el empujón que tanto necesitaba, siendo la película que más ha recaudado en un fin de semana desde el 14 de mayo, cuando “El Reino del Planeta de los Simios” alcanzó casi dos millones de euros.
En segundo lugar, “Amigos Imaginarios” de Paramount Pictures ha continuado su éxito en su cuarta semana en cartelera, sumando 383.038 euros a su recaudación total.
El tercer puesto ha sido ocupado por el thriller “Los Vigilantes”, dirigido por la hija de M. Night Shyamalan y distribuido por Warner Bros, que ha debutado con 311.012 euros.
Entre...
- 6/13/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
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The directorial debut of Ishana Night Shyamalan, The Watchers plants its roots firmly in the eerie and the mysterious. A film adaptation of A. M. Shine’s 2022 novel, it infuses the unsettling atmosphere her father, M. Night Shyamalan, often cultivates. But does it manage to stand on its own two feet? Beginnings in an Enigmatic Forest From the very beginning, Ishana’s knack for mood-setting is palpable. The film introduces us to the forest of Western Ireland where nothing is as it seems. In a gripping prologue, a man flees through dark, misty woodlands as we hear Dakota Fanning’s voiceover: This...
- 6/13/2024
- by TV Overmind
- TVovermind.com
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Stars: Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Olwen Fouéré, Siobhan Hewlett, Alistair Brammer | Written and Directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan
28-year-old Mina (Dakota Fanning) gets stranded in a never-ending, untouched forest in western Ireland. Seeking refuge, she soon becomes trapped alongside three strangers who are stalked by mysterious creatures every night. Watched through a window where the creatures can see in but the humans can’t see out, Mina tries to get to the bottom of what’s going on — until it goes wrong.
When nepotism is good, we absolutely love it — look at Jane Fonda, Billie Lourd, and Jamie Lee Curtis. Therefore, it stands to reason that when an acclaimed director renowned for his unique take on thrilling storylines has a kid who wants to do the same thing, audiences should lap them up. However, Ishana Night Shyamalan’s directorial debut The Watched is far from stepping out of her father’s shadow,...
28-year-old Mina (Dakota Fanning) gets stranded in a never-ending, untouched forest in western Ireland. Seeking refuge, she soon becomes trapped alongside three strangers who are stalked by mysterious creatures every night. Watched through a window where the creatures can see in but the humans can’t see out, Mina tries to get to the bottom of what’s going on — until it goes wrong.
When nepotism is good, we absolutely love it — look at Jane Fonda, Billie Lourd, and Jamie Lee Curtis. Therefore, it stands to reason that when an acclaimed director renowned for his unique take on thrilling storylines has a kid who wants to do the same thing, audiences should lap them up. However, Ishana Night Shyamalan’s directorial debut The Watched is far from stepping out of her father’s shadow,...
- 6/12/2024
- by Jasmine Valentine
- Nerdly
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Hits from the weekend
Streaming movies and shows made up the majority of the top five titles this past weekend, based on traffic to their IMDb pages. That’s thanks to a trio of Netflix titles and the new Star Wars series, “The Acolyte.” In theaters, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s fourth installment in the Bad Boys franchise delivered Hollywood a much-needed box office win, while ‘The Watchers’—the mystery-horror film starring Dakota Fanning—drew enough interest to land in the top 10.
By the time ‘Hit Man’ dropped on Netflix, movie fans were probably well aware of who Glen Powell was, but the popularity of the comedic action film brought more IMDb users’ attention to co-star Adria Arjona and director Richard Linklater. If Arjona looked familiar to viewers, it’s likely from several supporting roles in other streaming hits like “Good Omens,” “Andor,” and ‘6 Underground’ with Ryan Reynolds.
It’s not often that directors crack the top five (or even top 10) names on IMDb, but viewers were clearly interested to know more about Richard Linklater, the versatile and irreverent director of indie films like ‘Slacker’ and ‘Dazed and Confused,’ who also found mainstream recognition with ‘School of Rock.’
Also big on Netflix were the French killer shark movie ‘Under Paris’ and the Benedict Cumberbatch miniseries “Eric,” which released all six episodes two weeks ago. Elsewhere in streaming, “The Acolyte” has had no trouble finding its audience on Disney+. According to Disney, the show drew 4.8 million viewers on its first day, making it the streamer’s biggest hit of 2024 to date. Amandla Stenberg and Dafne Keen were in the top five names on IMDb, and both will likely remain popular through the show’s first season, which ends on July 16.
What’s in store for the coming week?
Expect next weekend to be all about “The Boys,” the raunchy comic book adaptation from showrunner Eric Kripke. The first three episodes of Season 4 arrive Thursday (6/13) on Prime Video, with new episodes dropping weekly. Returning cast members Karl Urban, Antony Starr, and Erin Moriarty will likely climb IMDb’s STARmeter, but a few new supes on the scene could put some breakouts in the spotlight, such as Valorie Curry (playing Firecracker) or Susan Heyward (as Sister Sage).
In theaters, Disney and Pixar’s animated ‘Inside Out 2’ is a shoo-in to win next weekend’s box office, though it may not have the same interest on IMDb as the streaming releases. The original voice cast of emotions are returning, but it’s more likely one of the newcomers will spike in popularity, like Maya Hawke (“Stranger Things”) as Anxiety, Ayo Edibiri (“The Bear”) as Envy, or Paul Walter Houser (‘I, Tonya,’ ‘Richard Jewell’) as Embarrassment.
Streaming movies and shows made up the majority of the top five titles this past weekend, based on traffic to their IMDb pages. That’s thanks to a trio of Netflix titles and the new Star Wars series, “The Acolyte.” In theaters, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s fourth installment in the Bad Boys franchise delivered Hollywood a much-needed box office win, while ‘The Watchers’—the mystery-horror film starring Dakota Fanning—drew enough interest to land in the top 10.
By the time ‘Hit Man’ dropped on Netflix, movie fans were probably well aware of who Glen Powell was, but the popularity of the comedic action film brought more IMDb users’ attention to co-star Adria Arjona and director Richard Linklater. If Arjona looked familiar to viewers, it’s likely from several supporting roles in other streaming hits like “Good Omens,” “Andor,” and ‘6 Underground’ with Ryan Reynolds.
It’s not often that directors crack the top five (or even top 10) names on IMDb, but viewers were clearly interested to know more about Richard Linklater, the versatile and irreverent director of indie films like ‘Slacker’ and ‘Dazed and Confused,’ who also found mainstream recognition with ‘School of Rock.’
Also big on Netflix were the French killer shark movie ‘Under Paris’ and the Benedict Cumberbatch miniseries “Eric,” which released all six episodes two weeks ago. Elsewhere in streaming, “The Acolyte” has had no trouble finding its audience on Disney+. According to Disney, the show drew 4.8 million viewers on its first day, making it the streamer’s biggest hit of 2024 to date. Amandla Stenberg and Dafne Keen were in the top five names on IMDb, and both will likely remain popular through the show’s first season, which ends on July 16.
What’s in store for the coming week?
Expect next weekend to be all about “The Boys,” the raunchy comic book adaptation from showrunner Eric Kripke. The first three episodes of Season 4 arrive Thursday (6/13) on Prime Video, with new episodes dropping weekly. Returning cast members Karl Urban, Antony Starr, and Erin Moriarty will likely climb IMDb’s STARmeter, but a few new supes on the scene could put some breakouts in the spotlight, such as Valorie Curry (playing Firecracker) or Susan Heyward (as Sister Sage).
In theaters, Disney and Pixar’s animated ‘Inside Out 2’ is a shoo-in to win next weekend’s box office, though it may not have the same interest on IMDb as the streaming releases. The original voice cast of emotions are returning, but it’s more likely one of the newcomers will spike in popularity, like Maya Hawke (“Stranger Things”) as Anxiety, Ayo Edibiri (“The Bear”) as Envy, or Paul Walter Houser (‘I, Tonya,’ ‘Richard Jewell’) as Embarrassment.
- 6/11/2024
- by IMDb Editors
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"Bad Boys: Ride or Die" Will Smith and Martin Lawrence team up for the fourth time in “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” but the strains are showing (See review below). "The Watchers" Ishana Night Shyamalan learned a thing or two about filmmaking from her father, M. Night. Now, she’s making her directorial debut in
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- 6/11/2024
- by manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
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Another weekend in the books, another disappointing opening for a much-anticipated horror movie. Warner Bros. released Ishana Night Shyamalan's "The Watchers" in theaters this past weekend, and given that the daughter of "The Sixth Sense" director M. Night Shyamalan was getting into the family business, there was excitement around this one. Unfortunately, the end result left much to be desired in the early going, both critically and commercially.
"The Watchers" opened to an estimated $7 million in its debut domestically. It opened against "Bad Boys: Ride or Die," which easily won the weekend with an impressive $56.5 million opening. Unfortunately, even though this seemed like an example of solid counterprogramming, Shyamalan's mysterious horror flick landed at number four on the charts, also placing behind "The Garfield Movie" ($10 million) and "If" ($8 million). Those movies were in their third and fourth weekends, respectively. Needless to say, this isn't what WB had in mind.
"The Watchers" opened to an estimated $7 million in its debut domestically. It opened against "Bad Boys: Ride or Die," which easily won the weekend with an impressive $56.5 million opening. Unfortunately, even though this seemed like an example of solid counterprogramming, Shyamalan's mysterious horror flick landed at number four on the charts, also placing behind "The Garfield Movie" ($10 million) and "If" ($8 million). Those movies were in their third and fourth weekends, respectively. Needless to say, this isn't what WB had in mind.
- 6/11/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
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When the summer was in need of saving, Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett came to the rescue. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reunited on screen over the weekend in "Bad Boys: Ride or Die," the fourth installment of the long-running franchise, serving as a sequel to 2020's "Bad Boys for Life." Much has happened in the four years since that movie came out but one important thing hasn't changed: people really love these characters. As such, the new movie easily topped the box office with an impressive global debut.
"Ride or Die" opened to $56.5 million domestically, which was above weekend estimates. It was a little below the $62.5 million that "Bad Boys for Life" opened to in 2020 but that movie also opened in January when there is generally far less competition. Not to mention the pandemic that forever changed moviegoing habits of the general public. So the fact that the sequel...
"Ride or Die" opened to $56.5 million domestically, which was above weekend estimates. It was a little below the $62.5 million that "Bad Boys for Life" opened to in 2020 but that movie also opened in January when there is generally far less competition. Not to mention the pandemic that forever changed moviegoing habits of the general public. So the fact that the sequel...
- 6/10/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
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Payload.
After heavy discussions of Gregg Araki’s Mysterious Skin (listen) and Lisa Brühlmann’s Blue My Mind (listen) – with a stop-over to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Ridley Scott’s Alien (listen) – we’re headed to space with Danny Boyle‘s 2007 collaboration with Alex Garland: Sunshine.
The film features an all-star international cast, including Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Michelle Yeoh, Hiroyuki Sanada, Benedict Wong, Cliff Curtis and Rose Byrne as scientists/astronauts on a mission to restart a dying sun before the Earth freezes.
Sunshine features all of the usual space movie tropes, including dangerous external repair job, a mysterious Sos beacon, and a disastrous previous mission, but the film’s legacy is an unconventional third act that turns the film into a slasher courtesy of mysterious character Pinbacker (Mark Strong).
Will the crew of Icarus II survive to save the world or will they be picked off one by one?...
After heavy discussions of Gregg Araki’s Mysterious Skin (listen) and Lisa Brühlmann’s Blue My Mind (listen) – with a stop-over to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Ridley Scott’s Alien (listen) – we’re headed to space with Danny Boyle‘s 2007 collaboration with Alex Garland: Sunshine.
The film features an all-star international cast, including Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Michelle Yeoh, Hiroyuki Sanada, Benedict Wong, Cliff Curtis and Rose Byrne as scientists/astronauts on a mission to restart a dying sun before the Earth freezes.
Sunshine features all of the usual space movie tropes, including dangerous external repair job, a mysterious Sos beacon, and a disastrous previous mission, but the film’s legacy is an unconventional third act that turns the film into a slasher courtesy of mysterious character Pinbacker (Mark Strong).
Will the crew of Icarus II survive to save the world or will they be picked off one by one?...
- 6/10/2024
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
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Making her directorial debut, Ishana Night Shyamalan—daughter of the renowned M. Night Shyamalan—brings us The Watchers. While it starts promising, much like her father’s films, it struggles to maintain its momentum and ultimately falters. The plot centers around Mina, portrayed by Dakota Fanning, a 28-year-old artist who ends up stranded in a brooding Irish forest after her car breaks down. Mina is struggling with a lot of issues connected to her past and this forest draws in lost souls, adds an eerie layer to the tale. The film tackles themes of guilt, isolation, and survival against unseen creatures known as...
- 6/10/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Delivers a Welcome $56 Millon Haul; ‘The Watchers’ Stumbles in First Weekend
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The domestic box office finally changed course after a slow start to the summer release season, as ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ won the weekend with a successful $56 million opening. This is the best R-rated opening in theaters since last year's 'Oppenheimer.' It’s also Will Smith’s sixth-highest domestic opening and the first notable major summer title that over-performed against tracking numbers.
The fourth film in Smith and Martin Lawrence's action franchise was projected to do well, but Hollywood had reasons to temper that optimism. For starters, this was Smith’s first major release after the infamous Oscars slap in 2022, and it wasn’t clear if the fallout would have a lasting impact on his box office marketability. And while the previous installment, ‘Bad Boys for Life,’ was the biggest hit of 2020 with $427 million worldwide, it was also the last hit of 2020 when the global pandemic brought the industry to a screeching halt.
The thriller ‘The Watchers,’ the directorial debut of Ishana Shyamalan, opened in fourth place to just $7 million, a disappointing debut for a genre film supported by a bankable star in Dakota Fanning and a first-time director with built-in name recognition as the daughter of supernatural hit-maker M. Night Shyamalan.
Chris Pratt’s animated comedy ‘The Garfield Movie’ held in second place in its third week, earning $10 million for a $192 million worldwide total, while another family film—John Krasinski's animated/live-action film ‘IF’—also held its appeal with $8 million in its fourth weekend for a $160 million total worldwide.
It was another rough weekend for ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,’ as it dropped to sixth place behind ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.’ The 'Mad Max: Fury Road' prequel took in a $4.25 million, a 60% drop from last week, while 'Apes' continued to draw audiences with $5.4 million.
In the top 10 were also re-releases of two The Lord of the Rings movies, ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’ ($2.44 million) and ‘The Two Towers’ ($1.91 million), which played on 1,529 screens each, capitalizing on audience nostalgia.
Next weekend, all eyes turn to Disney and Pixar to deliver with the release of animated sequel ‘Inside Out 2.’ Hollywood could use another bright spot this summer, and there isn’t another big hit expected until July, with the release of ‘Despicable Me 4’ and ‘Deadpool & Wolverine.’
See all the weekend box office results at Box Office Mojo...
The fourth film in Smith and Martin Lawrence's action franchise was projected to do well, but Hollywood had reasons to temper that optimism. For starters, this was Smith’s first major release after the infamous Oscars slap in 2022, and it wasn’t clear if the fallout would have a lasting impact on his box office marketability. And while the previous installment, ‘Bad Boys for Life,’ was the biggest hit of 2020 with $427 million worldwide, it was also the last hit of 2020 when the global pandemic brought the industry to a screeching halt.
The thriller ‘The Watchers,’ the directorial debut of Ishana Shyamalan, opened in fourth place to just $7 million, a disappointing debut for a genre film supported by a bankable star in Dakota Fanning and a first-time director with built-in name recognition as the daughter of supernatural hit-maker M. Night Shyamalan.
Chris Pratt’s animated comedy ‘The Garfield Movie’ held in second place in its third week, earning $10 million for a $192 million worldwide total, while another family film—John Krasinski's animated/live-action film ‘IF’—also held its appeal with $8 million in its fourth weekend for a $160 million total worldwide.
It was another rough weekend for ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,’ as it dropped to sixth place behind ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.’ The 'Mad Max: Fury Road' prequel took in a $4.25 million, a 60% drop from last week, while 'Apes' continued to draw audiences with $5.4 million.
In the top 10 were also re-releases of two The Lord of the Rings movies, ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’ ($2.44 million) and ‘The Two Towers’ ($1.91 million), which played on 1,529 screens each, capitalizing on audience nostalgia.
Next weekend, all eyes turn to Disney and Pixar to deliver with the release of animated sequel ‘Inside Out 2.’ Hollywood could use another bright spot this summer, and there isn’t another big hit expected until July, with the release of ‘Despicable Me 4’ and ‘Deadpool & Wolverine.’
See all the weekend box office results at Box Office Mojo...
- 6/10/2024
- by IMDb Editors
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Nowhere is safe. This most basic of horror premises — and the sheer simplicity of its implications — has fueled countless classics and scares over the years. One of the biggest early surprises of this year's Tribeca Film Festival, "The Damned," takes this unsettling idea to even greater heights and establishes a can't-miss new talent cut from a similar cloth as Robert Eggers along the way. Icelandic writer/director Thordur Palsson (Netflix's "The Valhalla Murders" miniseries) makes his feature debut with a story set amid the late 1800s in a desolate fishing station, where a tiny Nordic community ekes out a living from a punishing environment that treats them as hostile invaders. The harsh (but gorgeously-shot) tundra and freezing waters trapping them on all sides lends a physical threat as imposing as the labyrinthine Nostromo in "Alien" or the research station in "The Thing." But in a supernatural wrinkle taken straight...
- 6/10/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
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Shyamalan’s The Watchers, helmed by Ishana Night Shyamalan, marks her entry into the directorial arena with a film that begins with promise but stumbles as it progresses. Released on June 7, this adaptation of A. M. Shine’s 2022 novel starts by establishing an eerie atmosphere, only to lose its grip due to an over-reliance on convoluted explanations. A Family Affair in Filmmaking Ishana Night Shyamalan, daughter of M. Night Shyamalan, makes her feature-length directorial debut with The Watchers. Known for her work on Apple TV+’s Servant, she brings her talent for mood-setting to this new horror thriller. As M. Night...
- 6/10/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
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Worldwide box office June 7-9 Rank Film (distributor)3-day (world)Cume (world)3-day (int’l)3-day (int’l)Territories 1. Bad Boys: Ride Or Die (Sony) $104.6m $104.6m $48.6m $48.6m 61 2. The Garfield Movie (Sony) $25.3m $192.7m $15.3m $124.1m 62 3. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (Warner Bros) $17.9m $144.4m $13.7m $85.7m 79 4. If (Paramount) $14.2m $160.7m $6.2m $67.2m 66 5. Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes (Disney) $12.3m $359.7m $6.9m $210m 53 6. The Watchers (Warner Bros) $11.7m $11.7m $4.7m $4.7m 66 7. Be My Friend (various) $7.7m $9.8m $7.7m $9.8m 1 8. Walk The Line (various) $7.5m $10.6m $7.5 $10.6m 1 9. Crisis Negotiators (various) $5.5m $9.2m $5.5m $9.2m 2 10. A Little Something Extra...
- 6/10/2024
- ScreenDaily
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Worldwide box office June 7-9 Rank Film (distributor)3-day (world)Cume (world)3-day (int’l)3-day (int’l)Territories 1. Bad Boys: Ride Or Die (Sony) $104.6m $104.6m $48.6m $48.6m 61 2. The Garfield Movie (Sony) $25.3m $192.7m $15.3m $124.1m 62 3. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (Warner Bros) $17.9m $144.4m $13.7m $85.7m 79 4. If (Paramount) $14.2m $160.7m $6.2m $67.2m 66 5. Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes (Disney) $12.3m $359.7m $6.9m $210m 53 6. The Watchers (Warner Bros) $11.7m $11.7m $4.7m $4.7m 66 7. Be My Friend (various) $7.7m $9.8m $7.7m $9.8m 1 8. Walk The Line (various) $7.5m $10.6m $7.5 $10.6m 1 9. Crisis Negotiators (various) $5.5m $9.2m $5.5m $9.2m 2 10. A Little Something Extra...
- 6/10/2024
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Yet again, a new title has claimed the top spot of the box-office weekend as Bad Boys: Ride or Die debuted a whopping $46 million ahead of its nearest competition.
In its first weekend of release, Bad Boys: Ride or Die brought in $56.0 million for Sony Pictures Releasing, easily capturing the number one spot of the box-office weekend top ten. This was enough to relegate last weekend’s top film, The Garfield Movie, to a distant second place where it made $10.0 million for Sony Pictures Releasing, lifting its two-week total to $68.6 million. Meanwhile, Paramount Pictures saw If drop to third place where it took in $8.0 million over the weekend, giving the film a four-week total of $93.5 million. The second debut of the weekend, Warner Bros.’ The Watchers, landed in fourth place where it grossed $7.0 million for the studio. Falling a spot to finish in fifth this weekend was Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes...
In its first weekend of release, Bad Boys: Ride or Die brought in $56.0 million for Sony Pictures Releasing, easily capturing the number one spot of the box-office weekend top ten. This was enough to relegate last weekend’s top film, The Garfield Movie, to a distant second place where it made $10.0 million for Sony Pictures Releasing, lifting its two-week total to $68.6 million. Meanwhile, Paramount Pictures saw If drop to third place where it took in $8.0 million over the weekend, giving the film a four-week total of $93.5 million. The second debut of the weekend, Warner Bros.’ The Watchers, landed in fourth place where it grossed $7.0 million for the studio. Falling a spot to finish in fifth this weekend was Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes...
- 6/10/2024
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
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“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” gave the box office a desperately needed jolt, but the action-comedy fourquel can’t salvage the summer season by itself.
Although the newest “Bad Boys,” reuniting Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as Miami cops, arrived on the higher end of expectations with $56 million in domestic ticket sales, the year-to-date deficit actually grew more pronounced. Heading into the weekend, ticket sales were 24% behind 2023 and now overall revenues are lagging by 26% according to Comscore.
“Bad Boys 4” isn’t to blame for the decline; analysts believe it’s the lack of enthusiasm for other titles in the marketplace. Four of the other top five releases — Sony’s animated “The Garfield Movie” ($10 million), Paramount’s fantasy comedy “If” ($8 million), the Warner Bros. supernatural thriller and fellow newcomer “The Watchers” ($7.4 million) and Disney and 20th Century’s sequel “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” ($5.4 million) — brought in scraps.
Although the newest “Bad Boys,” reuniting Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as Miami cops, arrived on the higher end of expectations with $56 million in domestic ticket sales, the year-to-date deficit actually grew more pronounced. Heading into the weekend, ticket sales were 24% behind 2023 and now overall revenues are lagging by 26% according to Comscore.
“Bad Boys 4” isn’t to blame for the decline; analysts believe it’s the lack of enthusiasm for other titles in the marketplace. Four of the other top five releases — Sony’s animated “The Garfield Movie” ($10 million), Paramount’s fantasy comedy “If” ($8 million), the Warner Bros. supernatural thriller and fellow newcomer “The Watchers” ($7.4 million) and Disney and 20th Century’s sequel “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” ($5.4 million) — brought in scraps.
- 6/9/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
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In the Shyamalan household, the arts rule the roost. Whether it’s legendary filmmaker father M. Night, daughter Ishana, who’s followed in his footsteps, or her sister Saleka who’s branched off into music, creativity and collaboration are the keys to a happy home for this multi-talented brood. This summer, the whole family has reason to celebrate as Ishana’s directorial debut film “The Watchers” hit theaters this weekend and Night’s latest mystery, the concert-set “Trap,” starring Josh Hartnett and featuring songs and performances from Saleka, releases August 9. Speaking to The New York Times for a recent interview, the Shyamalan sisters addressed the lucky timing of their shared breakouts and their natural family dynamic.
“I feel like in some ways we’ve always done that, since we were growing up, experience things together,” said Saleka. “So it feels right even though it was unplanned.”
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“I feel like in some ways we’ve always done that, since we were growing up, experience things together,” said Saleka. “So it feels right even though it was unplanned.”
It’s clear their...
- 6/9/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
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June 10 Update: In his first major theatrical return since the Oscars slap of 2022, Will Smith demonstrated his enduring star power as Columbia Pictures’ Bad Boys: Ride Or Die opened top of North American box office on an estimated $56m, injecting a much-needed boost to the early summer season.
The R-rated fourth instalment in the cop buddy franchise pairing Smith and Martin Lawrence played in 3,885 locations, grossing $21.6m on Friday, $19.5m on Saturday, and a projected $14.9m on Sunday.
The debut was a significant rebound too for co-directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, whose Batgirl was shelved by Warner Bros in 2022.
Reportedly costing $100m,...
The R-rated fourth instalment in the cop buddy franchise pairing Smith and Martin Lawrence played in 3,885 locations, grossing $21.6m on Friday, $19.5m on Saturday, and a projected $14.9m on Sunday.
The debut was a significant rebound too for co-directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, whose Batgirl was shelved by Warner Bros in 2022.
Reportedly costing $100m,...
- 6/9/2024
- ScreenDaily
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In his first major theatrical return since the Oscars slap of 2022, Will Smith demonstrated his enduring star power as Columbia Pictures’ Bad Boys: Ride Or Die opened top of North American box office on an estimated $56m, injecting a much-needed boost to the early summer season.
The R-rated fourth instalment in the cop buddy franchise pairing Smith and Martin Lawrence played in 3,885 locations, grossing $21.6m on Friday, $19.5m on Saturday, and a projected $14.9m on Sunday.
The debut was a significant rebound too for co-directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, whose Batgirl was shelved by Warner Bros in 2022.
Reportedly costing $100m,...
The R-rated fourth instalment in the cop buddy franchise pairing Smith and Martin Lawrence played in 3,885 locations, grossing $21.6m on Friday, $19.5m on Saturday, and a projected $14.9m on Sunday.
The debut was a significant rebound too for co-directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, whose Batgirl was shelved by Warner Bros in 2022.
Reportedly costing $100m,...
- 6/9/2024
- ScreenDaily
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Theaters will live to fight another day. “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” (Sony) provided more than half of the gross this weekend, taking #1 with $56 million. That isn’t a record for the franchise (with previous films at lower ticket prices), but it is a critical victory for the industry at a time it desperately needs them.
Will Smith’s first wide release since his catastrophic Oscar behavior in 2022 represents a triumph for star power, franchise filmmaking, action titles, and titles that draw from minority audiences (over two thirds for the weekend were Black and Latino). Most of all, it was a vital sign that underperformance for highly touted summer films isn’t a given.
In the face of rising industry panic, an under-$40 million opening for “Ride or Die” (its 2020 predecessor opened to $62 million) could have ratched the doom and despair to toxic levels. Instead, it blew past tracking projections...
Will Smith’s first wide release since his catastrophic Oscar behavior in 2022 represents a triumph for star power, franchise filmmaking, action titles, and titles that draw from minority audiences (over two thirds for the weekend were Black and Latino). Most of all, it was a vital sign that underperformance for highly touted summer films isn’t a given.
In the face of rising industry panic, an under-$40 million opening for “Ride or Die” (its 2020 predecessor opened to $62 million) could have ratched the doom and despair to toxic levels. Instead, it blew past tracking projections...
- 6/9/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
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The first full weekend of June brought a modicum of hope to the summer box office, as Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reunited for the fourth installment of their popular “Bad Boys” action-comedy franchise. Read on for the weekend box office report.
“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” had been planned since 2020’s “Bad Boys for Life” became the highest-grossing blockbuster that year, partially due to Covid shutting down theaters a few weeks after its release. Opening in 3,885 theaters, including IMAX and other premium screens, “Ride or Die” received mixed reviews with 64% on Rotten Tomatoes, although it was expected to be fairly review-proof with the popularity of its two stars. It ended up making $5.88 million in Thursday previews beginning at 3pm, and $21.6 million on Friday, including those previews.
Sony is estimating it to make $56 million in North America its opening weekend, which is less than the previous movie’s $62.5 million holiday opening,...
“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” had been planned since 2020’s “Bad Boys for Life” became the highest-grossing blockbuster that year, partially due to Covid shutting down theaters a few weeks after its release. Opening in 3,885 theaters, including IMAX and other premium screens, “Ride or Die” received mixed reviews with 64% on Rotten Tomatoes, although it was expected to be fairly review-proof with the popularity of its two stars. It ended up making $5.88 million in Thursday previews beginning at 3pm, and $21.6 million on Friday, including those previews.
Sony is estimating it to make $56 million in North America its opening weekend, which is less than the previous movie’s $62.5 million holiday opening,...
- 6/9/2024
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
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In a summer full of movies underperforming at the box office, the old-fashioned star power of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence propelled Bad Boys: Ride or Die to a strong start this weekend with a $56 million opening. That’s at least $10 million more than even the most optimistic box office predictions (we predicted way less) and a strong rebound for Will Smith, whose box office prowess has been in question ever since the infamous Oscar slap seemingly hurt his brand.
Whatever the case, audiences seemed more than willing to embrace the star again. The Bad Boys four-quel posted the franchise’s second-biggest opening, following Bad Boys For Life, which started with $62 million in 2020. While some might view that as a bit of a comedown, let’s not forget that the business in movie theatres was much healthier in the pre-pandemic days. With not much competition for adult audiences until A...
Whatever the case, audiences seemed more than willing to embrace the star again. The Bad Boys four-quel posted the franchise’s second-biggest opening, following Bad Boys For Life, which started with $62 million in 2020. While some might view that as a bit of a comedown, let’s not forget that the business in movie theatres was much healthier in the pre-pandemic days. With not much competition for adult audiences until A...
- 6/9/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
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Updated: Sony’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die pummeled pre-weekend opening projections, coming in with a $104.6M global bow, including $48.6M from the international box office. While the overseas debut is slightly off 2020’s Bad Boys for Life which did $50.3M in like-for-like offshore markets at today’s exchange rates, that film had strong legs. Either way, Ride or Die‘s start gave some much needed oomph to summer turnstiles. Its launch is 58% bigger than Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
The Will Smith/Martin Lawrence reteam from directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah was driven overseas by Europe with $19.3M across the region. It set new regional records for the Bad Boys franchise in Latin America and the Middle East with $10M and $9.5M, respectively.
Of the 60 markets released this session, the UK leads with $4.9M (+ 31% over Furiosa). Mexico was next with $4.2M, followed by Germany at $3.7M (2.5x...
The Will Smith/Martin Lawrence reteam from directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah was driven overseas by Europe with $19.3M across the region. It set new regional records for the Bad Boys franchise in Latin America and the Middle East with $10M and $9.5M, respectively.
Of the 60 markets released this session, the UK leads with $4.9M (+ 31% over Furiosa). Mexico was next with $4.2M, followed by Germany at $3.7M (2.5x...
- 6/9/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
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“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” surpassed the $100 million mark globally in its first weekend of release.
The fourth installment in Sony’s buddy cop comedy series, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, has collected $104.6 million, including $48.6 million at the international box office. Moviegoers have embraced Smith’s first major film since he assaulted Chris Rock on stage at the 2022 Oscars, though it helped that he returned to theaters with a franchise that has endured over 30 years.
Sony spent $100 million to produce “Bad Boys 4” and many millions more to market the film to global audiences. At this rate, the fourquel is well positioned in its theatrical run. However, it remains to be seen if it’ll match 2020’s “Bad Boys for Life” as the franchise’s highest-grossing installment with $206 million domestically and $426 million globally. Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah returned to direct “Ride or Die,” which follows detectives Mike...
The fourth installment in Sony’s buddy cop comedy series, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, has collected $104.6 million, including $48.6 million at the international box office. Moviegoers have embraced Smith’s first major film since he assaulted Chris Rock on stage at the 2022 Oscars, though it helped that he returned to theaters with a franchise that has endured over 30 years.
Sony spent $100 million to produce “Bad Boys 4” and many millions more to market the film to global audiences. At this rate, the fourquel is well positioned in its theatrical run. However, it remains to be seen if it’ll match 2020’s “Bad Boys for Life” as the franchise’s highest-grossing installment with $206 million domestically and $426 million globally. Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah returned to direct “Ride or Die,” which follows detectives Mike...
- 6/9/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
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[This story contains spoilers for The Watchers.]
As an artist, it’s no easy task to define oneself, to showcase a perspective and style that differentiates you from others. And it’s always that “other” that looms large, impacting your and everyone else’s perceptions of you. This is certainly the case for Mina (Dakota Fanning), a young, directionless artist whose car breaks down in the ancient woods of Ireland where she finds herself lost, in more ways than one, in The Watchers, based on the novel by A.M. Shine.
The film marks the feature debut of 24-year-old Ishana Night Shyamalan, daughter of cinematic storyteller, M. Night Shyamalan. The younger Shyamalan cut her teeth as a producer and director on her father’s the Apple+ series Servant, and as second-unit director on M. Night’s beach horror feature, Old (2021). With The Watchers, Ishana Shyamalan sets out to define herself as her own artist, while her father’s shadow,...
As an artist, it’s no easy task to define oneself, to showcase a perspective and style that differentiates you from others. And it’s always that “other” that looms large, impacting your and everyone else’s perceptions of you. This is certainly the case for Mina (Dakota Fanning), a young, directionless artist whose car breaks down in the ancient woods of Ireland where she finds herself lost, in more ways than one, in The Watchers, based on the novel by A.M. Shine.
The film marks the feature debut of 24-year-old Ishana Night Shyamalan, daughter of cinematic storyteller, M. Night Shyamalan. The younger Shyamalan cut her teeth as a producer and director on her father’s the Apple+ series Servant, and as second-unit director on M. Night’s beach horror feature, Old (2021). With The Watchers, Ishana Shyamalan sets out to define herself as her own artist, while her father’s shadow,...
- 6/9/2024
- by Richard Newby
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Sony’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die jolted the battered summer box office back to life with a better-than-expected domestic opening of $56 million and $104.6 million globally.
Moreover, it puts Will Smith on the road to a career comeback two years after the infamous Oscars slap.
Ride or Die, reuniting Smith with Martin Lawrence, is the fourth outing in Sony’s long-running franchise and earned an A- CinemaScore in North America alongside generally positive reviews. Just as promising, 44 percent of the audience was between ages 18 and 34, showing Smith has a following among younger consumers. Black moviegoers made up the largest quadrant of the audience with 44 percent.
Ride or Die is arguably the first film of the summer to come in ahead of tracking, which had it opening in the $48 million to $50 million range. It’s also the second biggest domestic launch of the season behind Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,...
Moreover, it puts Will Smith on the road to a career comeback two years after the infamous Oscars slap.
Ride or Die, reuniting Smith with Martin Lawrence, is the fourth outing in Sony’s long-running franchise and earned an A- CinemaScore in North America alongside generally positive reviews. Just as promising, 44 percent of the audience was between ages 18 and 34, showing Smith has a following among younger consumers. Black moviegoers made up the largest quadrant of the audience with 44 percent.
Ride or Die is arguably the first film of the summer to come in ahead of tracking, which had it opening in the $48 million to $50 million range. It’s also the second biggest domestic launch of the season behind Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,...
- 6/9/2024
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Turns out, Bad Boys are good for ticket sales.
Sony’s “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” the fourth entry in the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence-led buddy cop series, started strong with $56 million from 3,885 theaters in its domestic debut. The film also opened at the international box office with $48.6 million, bringing its worldwide tally to $104.6 million.
The sequel to 1995’s “Bad Boys,” 2003’s “Bad Boys II” and 2020’s “Bad Boys for Life” is notable as Smith’s first major film to grace the big screen since he assaulted Chris Rock on stage at the 2022 Oscars. So what should Hollywood take away from “Bad Boys” in its fourth go-around? Well, audiences haven’t soured on Smith — though it helps that he returned to theaters in a time-tested and generally well-received franchise.
Although it’s not cementing any franchise records (“Bad Boys for Life” remains the biggest opening of the quartet...
Sony’s “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” the fourth entry in the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence-led buddy cop series, started strong with $56 million from 3,885 theaters in its domestic debut. The film also opened at the international box office with $48.6 million, bringing its worldwide tally to $104.6 million.
The sequel to 1995’s “Bad Boys,” 2003’s “Bad Boys II” and 2020’s “Bad Boys for Life” is notable as Smith’s first major film to grace the big screen since he assaulted Chris Rock on stage at the 2022 Oscars. So what should Hollywood take away from “Bad Boys” in its fourth go-around? Well, audiences haven’t soured on Smith — though it helps that he returned to theaters in a time-tested and generally well-received franchise.
Although it’s not cementing any franchise records (“Bad Boys for Life” remains the biggest opening of the quartet...
- 6/9/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
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Sunday Am Final: Sony’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die had a great Saturday of $19.5M, -10% against previews/first day of $21.6M, for what’s shaping up to be a $56M opening. This is the highest-grossing R-rated opening since Oppenheimer last July, and Will Smith’s sixth-highest U.S./Canada opening overall of his career and his 18th No. 1 opening as a leading man.
For Martin Lawrence, Bad Boys: Ride or Die is his 8th No. 1 domestic opening. The Jerry Bruckheimer-produced, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah-directed fourthquel beats its recent round of tracking of $40M+, but is also ahead of its initial $50M+ forecast from three weeks ago, proving there’s still life in moviegoing. Really. This is just the beginning of summer. Global was even bigger on Bad Boys 4 with $104.6M.
That Friday to Saturday hold is very close to what Bad Boys for Life did,...
For Martin Lawrence, Bad Boys: Ride or Die is his 8th No. 1 domestic opening. The Jerry Bruckheimer-produced, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah-directed fourthquel beats its recent round of tracking of $40M+, but is also ahead of its initial $50M+ forecast from three weeks ago, proving there’s still life in moviegoing. Really. This is just the beginning of summer. Global was even bigger on Bad Boys 4 with $104.6M.
That Friday to Saturday hold is very close to what Bad Boys for Life did,...
- 6/9/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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On Sunday June 9 2024, CBS broadcasts Made in Hollywood!
Bad Boys: Ride or Die; The Watchers; Ezra Season 19 Episode 38 Episode Summary
In this episode of “Made in Hollywood,” viewers are in for a treat with a star-studded lineup featuring some of Hollywood’s finest talents. Titled “Bad Boys: Ride or Die; The Watchers; Ezra,” this installment promises an exciting blend of action, drama, and intrigue. Leading the pack are legendary actors Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, reprising their iconic roles in the hit franchise “Bad Boys.” With their trademark wit and chemistry, Smith and Lawrence deliver another adrenaline-fueled adventure that is sure to keep audiences on the edge of their seats.
Joining the cast are Dakota Fanning, Tony Goldwyn, Rose Byrne, Viggo Mortensen, and Aisha Tyler, adding depth and nuance to the narrative. Fanning shines in her role, showcasing her versatility and talent as she navigates the complexities of the storyline.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die; The Watchers; Ezra Season 19 Episode 38 Episode Summary
In this episode of “Made in Hollywood,” viewers are in for a treat with a star-studded lineup featuring some of Hollywood’s finest talents. Titled “Bad Boys: Ride or Die; The Watchers; Ezra,” this installment promises an exciting blend of action, drama, and intrigue. Leading the pack are legendary actors Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, reprising their iconic roles in the hit franchise “Bad Boys.” With their trademark wit and chemistry, Smith and Lawrence deliver another adrenaline-fueled adventure that is sure to keep audiences on the edge of their seats.
Joining the cast are Dakota Fanning, Tony Goldwyn, Rose Byrne, Viggo Mortensen, and Aisha Tyler, adding depth and nuance to the narrative. Fanning shines in her role, showcasing her versatility and talent as she navigates the complexities of the storyline.
- 6/9/2024
- by US Posts
- TV Regular
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Dakota Fanning’s latest movie, The Watchers, is now in theaters. Unfortunately, it received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics.
But in terms of style, the 30-year-old actress, whose net worth is $12 million, certainly did not disappoint. She’s been showcasing a series of flirtatious summertime ensembles on the final stretch of the film’s promotional tour.
From sunny yellow co-ords to midi dresses, let’s look at some of Fanning’s most recent ensembles from The Watchers New York City press tour.
Dakota Fanning looks summer chic in her vibrant yellow co-ords and flirty midi dresses as she embarks on a promotional tour for her latest supernatural horror film, The Watchers (Credit: BauerGriffin / Roger Wong / Janet Mayer / INSTARimages)
Cheery in Yellow The Andamane Vest and Pants Co-ords
Fanning looked cheerful for her Today show appearance, flashing her pearly whites while clad in yellow co-ords by The Andamane, an Italian fashion brand...
But in terms of style, the 30-year-old actress, whose net worth is $12 million, certainly did not disappoint. She’s been showcasing a series of flirtatious summertime ensembles on the final stretch of the film’s promotional tour.
From sunny yellow co-ords to midi dresses, let’s look at some of Fanning’s most recent ensembles from The Watchers New York City press tour.
Dakota Fanning looks summer chic in her vibrant yellow co-ords and flirty midi dresses as she embarks on a promotional tour for her latest supernatural horror film, The Watchers (Credit: BauerGriffin / Roger Wong / Janet Mayer / INSTARimages)
Cheery in Yellow The Andamane Vest and Pants Co-ords
Fanning looked cheerful for her Today show appearance, flashing her pearly whites while clad in yellow co-ords by The Andamane, an Italian fashion brand...
- 6/9/2024
- by Anne De Guia
- Your Next Shoes
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Ishana Night Shyamalan’s directorial debut, The Watchers, is a mix of promise and pitfalls. Known for her work on Apple’s Servant, Shyamalan brings her skill for creating atmospheres of tension to this adaptation of A.M. Shine’s novel. Setting the Stage The film starts strongly, with Mina, played by Dakota Fanning, navigating the dark and misty forests of Ireland. As Mina’s narration reveals, these woods draw in lost souls who never escape. It’s an eerie prologue that segues into the main narrative in Galway. Mina’s Journey Mina’s life changes when she is assigned to transport a parrot to Belfast. A night...
- 6/8/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
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With two new movies premiering this summer, M. Night Shyamalan is expanding the family business.
The Oscar-nominated director’s daughters Ishana and Saleka told The New York Times “it was unplanned” but “it feels right” that their respective movies, The Watcher and Trap, are debuting within months of each other.
“I feel like in some ways we’ve always done that, since we were growing up, experience things together,” said Saleka, the 27-year-old R&b singer who plays pop star Lady Raven in her dad’s latest directorial outing, Trap.
She and M. Night took inspiration from Prince‘s Purple Rain as they conceived the idea of Trap together, a thriller about a man (Josh Hartnett) taking his daughter to see her favorite artist, played by Saleka. Additionally, Saleka wrote 14 songs for her character to perform, all of which had to fit into the film’s narrative.
Although the father...
The Oscar-nominated director’s daughters Ishana and Saleka told The New York Times “it was unplanned” but “it feels right” that their respective movies, The Watcher and Trap, are debuting within months of each other.
“I feel like in some ways we’ve always done that, since we were growing up, experience things together,” said Saleka, the 27-year-old R&b singer who plays pop star Lady Raven in her dad’s latest directorial outing, Trap.
She and M. Night took inspiration from Prince‘s Purple Rain as they conceived the idea of Trap together, a thriller about a man (Josh Hartnett) taking his daughter to see her favorite artist, played by Saleka. Additionally, Saleka wrote 14 songs for her character to perform, all of which had to fit into the film’s narrative.
Although the father...
- 6/8/2024
- by Glenn Garner
- Deadline Film + TV
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Dakota Fanning as Mina in New Line Cinema’s and Warner Bros. Pictures’ fantasy thriller “The Watchers,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Jonathan Hession Copyright: © 2024 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Watchers is the first feature film written and directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan, who is following in the footsteps of her father, M. Night Shyamalan. But while her family connection may have opened doors for her — her father is, in fact, one of the film’s producers — she has been working hard to carve out her own identity as a filmmaker. Dakota Fanning, who stars in The Watchers, told us that Ishana Night Shyamalan’s enthusiasm and vision for the project were contagious — and a big reason why she wanted to be part of the film. (Click on the media bar below to hear Dakota Fanning) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Dakota_Fanning_DFirector...
- 6/8/2024
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
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In case you hadn't heard, the summer 2024 box office has been bad. Really, really, really, ridiculously bad. And when a situation is this bad, you need some bad boys to ride in and fix it -- or die trying. As luck would have it, "Bad Boys: Ride or Die" arrived in theaters this weekend, bringing with it the oxygen mask of an estimated $53 million opening weekend. The fourth movie in the action-comedy series starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence brought in $21.6 million on Friday, including $5.9 million from Thursday previews, which puts it on track to slightly outperform early projections (per The Hollywood Reporter).
That number isn't far behind the $61 million debut of "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" during this same weekend a year ago. Under ordinary circumstances, a $53 million opening weekend wouldn't be considered one of the high points of the summer box office, where movies will frequently open north of the $100 million mark.
That number isn't far behind the $61 million debut of "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" during this same weekend a year ago. Under ordinary circumstances, a $53 million opening weekend wouldn't be considered one of the high points of the summer box office, where movies will frequently open north of the $100 million mark.
- 6/8/2024
- by Hannah Shaw-Williams
- Slash Film
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The boys are back in town. Sony and Columbia’s “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” got off to a solid start at the box office with $21.6 million from 3,885 locations across Friday and preview screenings. The movie also gets a revenue boost from Imax and other premium large format auditoriums.
The action sequel, directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, is now looking at an opening of $53 million through the three-day frame in North America. Sony had initially projected a debut of $30 million heading into the weekend, going way below industry estimates of $45 million to $50 million. The studio seems to have made a cautious lowball, considering “The Fall Guy” and “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” have given the summer box office a run of high-profile titles debuting below expectations.
“Ride or Die” will likely come in short of the $62.5 million domestic debut earned by Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s series predecessor,...
The action sequel, directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, is now looking at an opening of $53 million through the three-day frame in North America. Sony had initially projected a debut of $30 million heading into the weekend, going way below industry estimates of $45 million to $50 million. The studio seems to have made a cautious lowball, considering “The Fall Guy” and “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” have given the summer box office a run of high-profile titles debuting below expectations.
“Ride or Die” will likely come in short of the $62.5 million domestic debut earned by Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s series predecessor,...
- 6/8/2024
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
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If early weekend estimates are correct, Sony’s buddy action comedy Bad Boys: Ride or Die could help jolt the battered summer office back to life with a domestic box opening of $53 million. Moreover, it could help put Smith on the road to a career comeback after the infamous Oscars slap, which was seemingly addressed in the film.
Bad Boys 4, reuniting Smith with Martin Lawrence in the fourth outing of Sony’s long-running franchise, earned generally positive reviews and, perhaps more importantly, an A- CinemaScore. Black moviegoers made up the largest quadrant of the audience with 44 percent.
Friday’s haul of $21.6 million included $5.9 million in Thursday night previews. Ride or Die is arguably the first film of the summer to come in ahead of tracking, which had it opening to $48 million to $50 million. It’s also the second biggest behind Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
Ride or Die...
Bad Boys 4, reuniting Smith with Martin Lawrence in the fourth outing of Sony’s long-running franchise, earned generally positive reviews and, perhaps more importantly, an A- CinemaScore. Black moviegoers made up the largest quadrant of the audience with 44 percent.
Friday’s haul of $21.6 million included $5.9 million in Thursday night previews. Ride or Die is arguably the first film of the summer to come in ahead of tracking, which had it opening to $48 million to $50 million. It’s also the second biggest behind Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
Ride or Die...
- 6/8/2024
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Over the last few weeks, box office pundits have debated whether Bad Boys: Ride or Die had the makings of a box office hit. The predictions have been all over the place, with some thinking it would open similarly to The Fall Guy and Furiosa with $30 million, while others thought it could hit $50 million (we predicted $40 million). According to Deadline’s early box office figures, the movie is opening above expectations with an estimated $52 million over the weekend. While that’s about $10 million shy of what Bad Boys For Life made, let’s not forget that the film opened before the pandemic, at a time when movie theatre attendance was a lot healthier than it is now. A $52 million start is a major success for Sony, with it arguably the first major money maker of the summer.
While some might point to Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes as...
While some might point to Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes as...
- 6/8/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
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Released on June 7, 2024, The Watchers marks Ishana Night Shyamalan’s directorial debut in feature films. Crafted from A. M. Shine’s novel and produced by her father, M. Night Shyamalan, the film sets its eerie stage in the lush forests of western Ireland. A Strong Start with a Gothic Atmosphere Known for her work on the Apple series Servant, Ishana Night Shyamalan showcases her knack for mood-setting from the very beginning. Using dark cinematography and sound cues, she initiates the narrative with an immersive prologue narrated by Mina (Dakota Fanning). Mina’s voice-over hints at the forest’s sinister nature: draws in...
- 6/8/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
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While television had been a part of each past IndieWire Honors celebration, the medium took center stage on the evening of Thursday, June 6, with an event that celebrated the creators and stars of such well-regarded shows as “Abbott Elementary,” “Expats,” “Fellow Travelers,” “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” and “True Detective: Night Country.”
Even before the awards ceremony began, as talent started filing into the Citizen News venue in the heart of Hollywood, it was a marvel to see “Palm Royale” star and Vanguard Award recipient Carol Burnett hold court as fellow honorees like “Under the Bridge” producer/star Riley Keough, recipient of the Maverick Award, and “Abbott Elementary” creator/star Quinta Brunson, recipient of the Visionary Award (and whom Burnett presented an Emmy to in January), came to greet the comedy legend.
Serving as host was comedian Alex Edelman, of HBO special “Just For Us,” who teased that among the “13 incredible...
Even before the awards ceremony began, as talent started filing into the Citizen News venue in the heart of Hollywood, it was a marvel to see “Palm Royale” star and Vanguard Award recipient Carol Burnett hold court as fellow honorees like “Under the Bridge” producer/star Riley Keough, recipient of the Maverick Award, and “Abbott Elementary” creator/star Quinta Brunson, recipient of the Visionary Award (and whom Burnett presented an Emmy to in January), came to greet the comedy legend.
Serving as host was comedian Alex Edelman, of HBO special “Just For Us,” who teased that among the “13 incredible...
- 6/8/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
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The enduring irony of M. Night Shyamalan’s cinema is that no matter how much he believes in the power and magic of storytelling, he nearly always struggles to spin a good yarn. The tin-eared dialogue, the crude sentimentality, and the compulsive overreliance on tension and startling-for-their-own-sake (and often tension-deflating) left turns are all part of what we’ve come to understand as distinctly Shyamalan-esque. And now, they’re present and accounted for in The Watchers, the debut feature of his daughter Ishana Night Shyamalan.
Dakota Fanning stars as Mina, an American living in Galway, Ireland, who spends her time, no doubt as a consequence of her traumatic past, donning wigs and lying to men in bars between shifts at the local pet shop. When she’s tasked with delivering a gorgeous golden conure parrot to a zoo in Belfast, Mina takes the opportunity for some time away but, when her car breaks down,...
Dakota Fanning stars as Mina, an American living in Galway, Ireland, who spends her time, no doubt as a consequence of her traumatic past, donning wigs and lying to men in bars between shifts at the local pet shop. When she’s tasked with delivering a gorgeous golden conure parrot to a zoo in Belfast, Mina takes the opportunity for some time away but, when her car breaks down,...
- 6/7/2024
- by Rocco T. Thompson
- Slant Magazine
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Dakota Fanning is only 30 years old, but she's been acting professionally for 24 of them. A child actor who fortunately avoided the trap of the teen idol curse, Fanning successfully transitioned into more mature roles like Squeaky Fromme in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," Emma Collins in "The Equalizer 3," and as Marge Sherwood on "Ripley." Now, Fanning is starring in Ishana Shyamalan's feature directorial debut, "The Watchers," a dark fairytale about an artist named Mina who gets stranded in the woods and finds sanctuary with three strangers as they are all watched by mysterious, unseen creatures at night.
Fanning plays Mina, a messy, complicated, driven character that is a bit outside of the wheelhouse of what general audiences may be used to seeing her portray. The success of "The Watchers" hinges on whether or not the audience can identify with and root for Mina's survival.
Fanning plays Mina, a messy, complicated, driven character that is a bit outside of the wheelhouse of what general audiences may be used to seeing her portray. The success of "The Watchers" hinges on whether or not the audience can identify with and root for Mina's survival.
- 6/7/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
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Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for House of the Dragon, Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Clipped and The Watchers.
The Watchers premiere
Writer/director Ishana Night Shyamalan premiered her directorial debut in NYC on Sunday, alongside father M. Night Shyamalan and stars Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Olwen Fouéré and Oliver Finnegan.
M. Night Shyamalan, Alistair Brammer, Olwen Fouéré, Dakota Fanning, Ishana Night Shyamalan, Georgina Campbell and Oliver Finnegan
House of the Dragon premiere
Showrunner Ryan Condal and stars Emma D’Arcy, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Tom Glynn-Carney and Ewan Mitchell debuted season 2 of the Game of Thrones prequel in NYC on Monday.
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Clipped premiere
FX celebrated the premiere of Clipped in downtown Los Angeles on Monday,...
The Watchers premiere
Writer/director Ishana Night Shyamalan premiered her directorial debut in NYC on Sunday, alongside father M. Night Shyamalan and stars Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Olwen Fouéré and Oliver Finnegan.
M. Night Shyamalan, Alistair Brammer, Olwen Fouéré, Dakota Fanning, Ishana Night Shyamalan, Georgina Campbell and Oliver Finnegan
House of the Dragon premiere
Showrunner Ryan Condal and stars Emma D’Arcy, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Tom Glynn-Carney and Ewan Mitchell debuted season 2 of the Game of Thrones prequel in NYC on Monday.
Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy and showrunner Ryan Condal Fabien Frankel
Clipped premiere
FX celebrated the premiere of Clipped in downtown Los Angeles on Monday,...
- 6/7/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Irish folklore and supernatural mystery collide in Ishana Shyamalan’s debut feature The Watchers, adapted for the screen by Shyamalan from A.M. Shine’s novel of the same name, The Watchers follows a group of strangers trapped in a remote Irish forest. Each night they are visited by unseen creatures who threaten to kill them all if they dare leave. It’s a strong, although familiar, premise that leaves room for endless speculation. What is watching them at night? And worse, what do they want?
In this weird world of hidden monsters and impossible situations, a group of travelers held captive rescue Mina at nightfall after her car breaks down while travelling through the countryside. Inside a building that looks like a studio apartment turned into a zoo attraction, Madeline, the group’s de facto leader, explains that she has unknowingly wandered into a trap and that there are rules...
In this weird world of hidden monsters and impossible situations, a group of travelers held captive rescue Mina at nightfall after her car breaks down while travelling through the countryside. Inside a building that looks like a studio apartment turned into a zoo attraction, Madeline, the group’s de facto leader, explains that she has unknowingly wandered into a trap and that there are rules...
- 6/7/2024
- by Jonathan Dehaan
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Warning: In case the headline didn't give it away, this article contains major spoilers for "The Watchers."
Stop me if you've heard this one before: There's a new horror movie directed by a filmmaker with the last name Shyamalan that's about creepy (and possibly supernatural) threats in the middle of a secluded forest ... and, yes, there's a big plot twist hiding in plain sight. Reactions thus far have been rather divisive, as you can see from my rather mixed review for /Film, and the sense of atmosphere and tone certainly feel consistent with someone who received their film-school crash course while serving as a second-unit director on M. Night Shyamalan's 2021 film "Old" and a director on several episodes of his streaming series "Servant," but that's pretty much where the similarities between father and daughter end.
Ishana Night Shyamalan's debut feature "The Watchers" is very much abiding by its own rules entirely.
Stop me if you've heard this one before: There's a new horror movie directed by a filmmaker with the last name Shyamalan that's about creepy (and possibly supernatural) threats in the middle of a secluded forest ... and, yes, there's a big plot twist hiding in plain sight. Reactions thus far have been rather divisive, as you can see from my rather mixed review for /Film, and the sense of atmosphere and tone certainly feel consistent with someone who received their film-school crash course while serving as a second-unit director on M. Night Shyamalan's 2021 film "Old" and a director on several episodes of his streaming series "Servant," but that's pretty much where the similarities between father and daughter end.
Ishana Night Shyamalan's debut feature "The Watchers" is very much abiding by its own rules entirely.
- 6/7/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
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Based on a novel by Irish author A.M. Shine, writer-director Ishana Night Shyamalan’s The Watched — known as The Watchers in some territories — feels like a companion piece to her father M Night Shyamalan's Knock At The Cabin. Again, we’re deep in literal and metaphorical woods and a random set of strangers gather for momentous, ominous purpose. In Knock, things got less interesting the more was revealed. This goes the other way — to the extent that the premise sold in the trailer is rather underdone (little is made of the situation where abductees are on display all the time). But when the claustrophobia lets up, the story takes off in fresh, unsettling directions. It feels like a pilot for a series, setting out more mythology than it can explore.
Things are off-kilter even in the normal life of our hero Mina (Dakota Fanning): she’s working without...
Things are off-kilter even in the normal life of our hero Mina (Dakota Fanning): she’s working without...
- 6/7/2024
- by Kim Newman
- Empire - Movies
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Steven Spielberg has delivered some impeccable Hollywood projects that continue to serve as a great inspiration for filmmakers. However, many often forget that the director himself was a newbie once upon a time, just like any other in the industry. Despite facing challenges, he created a masterpiece like Jaws (his second feature film), which was a complete nightmare to shoot.
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Nevertheless, it ended up cementing its place in the cinematic world and heavily inspired M. Night Shyamalan’s daughter in the making of her new horror project, The Watcher, starring Dakota Fanning.
M. Night Shyamalan’s daughter Credits Steven Spielberg’s Jaws as Inspiration for The Watcher
M. Night Shyamalan’s daughter makes her directorial debut with The Watcher, based on the novel of the same name by A. M. Shine. The movie revolves around 28-year-old artist Mina (Dakota Fanning) who gets stranded in an expansive,...
Steven Spielberg | Photo by Gage Skidmore (Wikimedia Commons)
Nevertheless, it ended up cementing its place in the cinematic world and heavily inspired M. Night Shyamalan’s daughter in the making of her new horror project, The Watcher, starring Dakota Fanning.
M. Night Shyamalan’s daughter Credits Steven Spielberg’s Jaws as Inspiration for The Watcher
M. Night Shyamalan’s daughter makes her directorial debut with The Watcher, based on the novel of the same name by A. M. Shine. The movie revolves around 28-year-old artist Mina (Dakota Fanning) who gets stranded in an expansive,...
- 6/7/2024
- by Priya Sharma
- FandomWire
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Our Summer Horror Preview 2024 is here! The 2024 slate of summer horror releases looks packed, which is excellent news, considering the year has gotten off to a sluggish start for the genre at the box office. Not only is the release schedule so stacked that it’s guaranteed to keep us distracted while we wait for Halloween, but this summer also brings some of the year’s most anticipated titles from MaXXXine to Alien: Romulus and Longlegs.
This guide covers the highlights of what’s already been announced, but as always, expect a handful of streaming, Digital, and VOD releases to pop up over the next few months as well.
Here are 24 horror movies you don’t want to miss in Summer 2024…
Under Paris – June 5 (Netflix)
French filmmaker Xavier Gens (Mayhem!, Frontier(s)) ensures this summer is stuffed to the gills with shark horror. This time, a shark swims into...
This guide covers the highlights of what’s already been announced, but as always, expect a handful of streaming, Digital, and VOD releases to pop up over the next few months as well.
Here are 24 horror movies you don’t want to miss in Summer 2024…
Under Paris – June 5 (Netflix)
French filmmaker Xavier Gens (Mayhem!, Frontier(s)) ensures this summer is stuffed to the gills with shark horror. This time, a shark swims into...
- 6/7/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
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