‘Sound Of Metal’ Finds Rhythm In Theatrical Release; ‘The Last Vermeer’ And ‘The Twentieth Century’ Debut – Specialty Preview

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Songbird,” the Michael Bay-produced pandemic thriller that is headed straight to streaming in North America, will be given an in-cinema release in Japan. The rights pickup was the first acquisition by the newly-formed theatrical distribution arm of Japanese pay-TV leader Wowow.The film takes place years in the future, in which a mutated strand of coronavirus, called COVID-23, continues to wreak havoc on the world’s population.

Dave McNary Film ReporterAdam Aron, CEO and president of the AMC Entertainment theater chain, is opposing Warner Bros.’ plan to simultaneously release all of its 2021 movies on HBO Max and in theaters.Aron noted Thursday afternoon that he had backed Warner’s previous strategy, unveiled on Nov.

Rebecca Davis editorChinese cinema-goers found out Tuesday they will have the option to swim into 2021 with Miyazaki Hayao’s 2008 animated fantasy film “Ponyo,” which is now to release on Dec. 31, a whole 12 years after its original release.Although Miyazaki’s works and Japanese animation more broadly are well-known and beloved in China, many classic titles never got a theatrical release in the country.

Dave McNary Film ReporterJapanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada will join Brad Pitt in Sony Pictures’ “Bullet Train,” based on the Japanese novel “Maria Beetle” in which a train in Tokyo is the setting for battles between criminals.David Leitch is directing, with Kelly McCormick producing through 87North alongside Antoine Fuqua through Fuqua Films. Zak Olkewitz wrote the script.

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran actor Hiroyuki Sanada is set to join the A-list ensemble of the Sony action pic Bullet Train starring Brad Pitt. Joey King, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Zazie Beetz, Michael Shannon, Logan Lerman, Masi Oka and Andrew Koji are also on board.

As states and cities start new stay-at-home orders — specifically Los Angeles county — it is only expected that box office will continue to struggle. This applies even more to the specialty box office.

David Tennant, received a message reading: "I want David Tennant to rail me."Georgia, who has been married to the former Doctor Who star since 2011, used the chance to lovingly mock her husband."He’s far too old to even know what that means," she replied.Tennant, whose father is another former Doctor Who star, Peter Davison, was praised for her collected response."OMG That is hilarious!" one follower replied, adding: "Georgia Tennant has won Twitter today, folks! You can all go home now!"Another

Wonder Woman 1984 will be released in the UK next month.The long-awaited sequel, directed by Patty Jenkins, was confirmed to be launching on HBO Max in the US, but is set for a theatrical release across the UK in December, Variety has confirmed.The film will receive a staggered release across the US, starting on HBO Max and in cinemas where possible on December 16, before expanding to more cinemas on December 25 – although half of the cinemas across the country are currently closed.In the UK,

news broke that Cara Delevingne would be starring in a tragic love story opposite Jaden Smith. And for two years and roughly eight months, that was the last we heard of Life in a Year.

Mark David Donald Robertson may not be a household name in the entertainment industry vein of, say, Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian or Pharrell Williams, but all three superstars are said to be big fans of the artist and veteran creative visionary who currently serves as the creative director for Estee Lauder Companies and is known in beau monde social media circles as “the Andy Warhol of Instagram” for his whimsical pop art inspired postings that have drawn in almost a quarter million followers (and

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThere aren’t any huge surprises in the specialty box office as we enter what is expected to be a very different Thanksgiving holiday week. Normally, this would be the time of year where people would be participating in post-Thanksgiving dinner moviegoing.

Most U.S. moviegoers will be forced to settle for watching Wonder Woman 1984 at home next month, after Warner Bros.

“Tom & Jerry” are back, baby.

Dave McNary Film ReporterParamount Pictures has removed its Michael B. Jordan spy thriller “Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse” from the theatrical release schedule.The studio announced the move Friday evening — which signals that the studio may decide sell the movie to a streamer such as Netflix or Amazon or go with a PVOD release.Paramount had announced in June that it was moving “Without Remorse” back nearly five months from Oct.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterNeon will bring some passionate romance in Ammonite this weekend. The period pic starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan opened at the Toronto International Film Festival in September where immediately garnered buzz as an Oscar favorite.Written and directed by Francis Lee, is set in the 1840s and follows once-acclaimed paleontologist Mary Anning (Winslet), who works alone on the Southern English coastline of Lyme Regis.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorA decision from Warner Bros. on Wonder Woman 1984’s Christmas Day theatrical fate is imminent, I hear, either tomorrow or by Monday at the latest.The internet is in a tizzy over a Bloomberg article tonight that the sequel to the $821M-plus grossing 2017 DC hit, which broke several records for women at the box office, is headed for an HBO Max play a week or two following its Christmas Day theatrical run.