Alec Baldwin is opening up about how he gets through “tough times.” The secret? His family. Well, most of his family.
19.04.2023 - 14:51 / deadline.com
Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track… So we’re going to do the hard work for you.
We’re off to sunny Spain this week to unwrap the story of Mummies — Warner Bros Pictures’ animated hit that combines ancient Egyptian tropes with classic family comedy. Now the second biggest Spanish animation ever, worldwide box office takings are over $50M and growing, and talks of a sequel are emerging.
Name: MummiesCountry: SpainProducer: 4 Cats Pictures, Warner Bros SpainFor fans of: Tad: The Lost Explorer, Capture the Flag, The Mummy, family animationWorldwide distribution: Warner Bros Pictures
The filmmakers behind Mummies know a thing or two about animation. The group, including co-screenwriter/producer Jordi Gasull and director Juan Jesús García Galocha, among others, previously collaborated on such films as the Tad: The Lost Explorer franchise. The first movie in that series is the highest-grossing Spanish animation ever, and is now followed at No. 2 by Mummies.
Through April 16 the $12M-budgeted Mummies has grossed $52M worldwide and ranks as the No. 9 Spanish movie ever outside the home market.
Audiences have been high on the comedy adventure since it began global rollout via Warner Bros in January and February. Very early talks are under way with WB about a sequel.
The film centers on three mummies who live in a secret underground city hidden in ancient Egypt. The trio is composed of Princess Nefer, former charioteer Thut and his younger brother Sekhem along
Alec Baldwin is opening up about how he gets through “tough times.” The secret? His family. Well, most of his family.
Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten has announced his debut solo album ‘Chaos For The Fly’ and shared new single ‘Fairlies’.‘Chaos For The Fly’ is due out on June 30, 2023 via Partisan Records, with the announcement following the release of the Irish artist’s debut solo release ‘The Score’ last week. You can pre-order/ pre-save the album here.Speaking of the contemplative new track in a press statement, Chatten said: “I wrote ‘Fairlies’ in intense heat.
Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave Al Nassr only months after joining the club from Manchester United and could be set to return to Real Madrid as an ambassador, according to reports.
Anna Marie de la Fuente Animayo, Spain’s leading animation festival, is celebrating its 18th edition with the help of Disney legend Andreas Deja who will be presenting his independently-produced short, “Mushka.” “Having Deja choose Animayo to debut his film in Spain is the greatest honor,” said Damian Perea, founder-director of the festival, which unspools May 3-6 on the island of Gran Canaria. A hand-drawn 2D animated story about an unlikely friendship between a young girl and a Siberian tiger in 1970s’ Soviet Union, “Mushka” is Deja’s directorial debut. His lauded Walt Disney Animation Studio credits include “The Lion King,” “Aladdin,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit.”
Barack and Michelle Obama had a very special dinner in Barcelona. The pair had a great time with Steven Spielberg and Bruce Springsteen ahead of his concert, which is taking place on Friday, April 28, and is his first performance in Spain since 2016.The 73-year-old musician was accompanied by his wife Patti Scialfa, who seems to be good friends with the former First Lady.
Netflix‘s Queen Cleopatra.In the documentary, which is narrated by Jada Pinkett Smith, Cleopatra is portrayed by biracial actress Adele James (Casualty).Her casting has sparked a debate in Egypt, with various figures accusing the docudrama of “blackwashing” the country’s history. One lawyer even filed a lawsuit against Netflix, claiming the project had contradicted and distorted Egyptian history in favour of promoting Afrocentrism.On Thursday (April 27), the antiquities ministry in Egypt weighed in on the debate, saying that Cleopatra had “white skin and Hellenistic characteristics”.“Bas-reliefs and statues of Queen Cleopatra are the best proof,” the ministry’s statement read (via The Independent).Queen Cleopatra, the last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty, was born in 69 BC and died in 30 BC in Alexandria.
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has put Bandidos, a thriller series about an underwater heist, into production.
Refresh for latest…: Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s The Super Mario Bros Movie continues its global domination, now with an estimated $871.8M through Sunday. Of that, $437.5M is from the international box office. The next worldwide benchmark of $900M will hit in the next days. It is only a matter of time for the Bros to get to $1B, particularly as Korea and Japan are due to release this week.
Barcelona last year is feared to have drowned. Singer and rugby player Levi Davis was last seen in The Old Irish Pub on 29 October 2022, having left the UK for Ibiza after suffering an injury. Mr Davis left a friend he was lodging with and took a boat over to Barcelona, without clothes or money.
Calvin Harris and Vick Hope are reportedly planning to wed in an intimate ceremony in Ibiza this year.
Netflix Orders Season 2 Of ‘Rana Naidu’
Rancid have announced plans to release new album ‘Tomorrow Never Comes’ this summer.The US punk-rock band’s 10th studio LP will come out on June 2 via Epitaph Records and is their first since 2017’s ‘Trouble Maker’.As a first taster, the band have shared the title track from their forthcoming album, the video for which you can view below.The record, which will feature 16 tracks, coincides with their forthcoming UK and European tour which kicks off in Italy at Slam Dunk on the same day the album is released.The tour was set to call at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on June 20, but it has now been upgraded to the OVO Arena Wembley on the same date.The band will also play a second gig at the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester the following night (June 21).
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Netflix said it would stage a “broad rollout” of its paid-sharing plan in the second quarter of 2023, including in the U.S. The streamer announced the news as part of its first quarter 2023 earnings report. As part of Netflix’s crackdown on customers sharing passwords with people outside their household, the company plans to start blocking devices (after a certain period of time) that attempt to access a Netflix account without properly paying. “In Q1, we launched paid sharing in four countries and are pleased with the results,” Netflix said in its Q1 letter to shareholders. “We are planning on a broad rollout, including in the U.S., in Q2.”
An ancient standing stone thought to be as old as the Egyptian pyramids now resides in a council estate in Edinburgh.
After passing $500M globally through Thursday, Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s The Super Mario Bros Movie is now on its way to an estimated $659M through Sunday worldwide. Of that, the international box office is estimated to rep $318.6M.
Steve McDonald has spent a bit more time on screen of late, after he discovered the horrifying truth behind his daughter Amy Barlow's sudden decision to move back home. The teen, played by Elle Mulvaney in the ITV soap, left the flat she shared with friend Aaron Sandford after she accused him of rape.
Quentin Tarantino has said the poor box office performance of Death Proof impacted his confidence as a director.The 2007 action-thriller stars Kurt Russell as a stuntman who murders young women with modified cars. The film grossed only $31million (£24.9m) at the box office on a budget of $30million, which is considered a failure compared to Tarantino’s other works.Speaking to Spanish outlet Diari ARA to promote his latest book Cinema Speculation, the director explained how the film’s poor reception led to him receiving more project proposals from Hollywood.“I have been lucky enough to write stories that have connected with many people, and this has allowed me to practise my art without restrictions that most filmmakers have,” Tarantino said.“Now, a funny thing happened: for a while I was getting a lot of project proposals, until the studios ended up assuming that I do my stories and it wasn’t worth the effort.
With Summer on the horizon, people are booking their Summer holidays in locations like Spain, Greece, Africa and the Caribbean thick and fast. There are currently plenty of holiday offers from travel operators like TUI, EasyJet and First Choice.
Holidaymakers headed to Cyprus have been issued a warning about a new law that has come into place.
A mum jets off on 48-hour adventures by bagging flights for as little as £16 – making it back in time for her nightshifts.