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according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.“Wonka” also surpassed the $100 million earning mark domestically this week, as per Variety. Last week, the Timothee Chalamet-led musical fantasy had been dethroned by “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,” which is now in second place with $6.75 million in earnings.

Dolph Lundgren has revealed that he’s “disappointed” with the version of Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom that viewers have seen in cinemas.Speaking to ComicBook.com, Lundgren – who stars in the franchise as Nereus, the king of the Atlantean tribe of Xebel, and also the father of Mera (Amber Heard) – said that the original cut and script for the recently released Aquaman sequel was “really good”.Following Amber Heard’s defamation trial against Johnny Depp, the actress’ role in the second Aquaman film was greatly reduced. As a result, Lundgren’s involvement in The Lost Kingdom was also cut down, which he suggests impacted the final cut of the superhero film.“I just realized that it was some kind of corporate decision that they try to limit Amber Heard and then I’m playing with her dad and went along with it,” Lundgren explained to ComicBook.com.Due to Heard’s reduced role, the film was allegedly reworked.

according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.The Washington Post said the action thriller, starring Jason Statham, has “more zzzzz than bzzzz.”The rom-com “Anyone But You,” which was in third place last week, moved up a notch to second, with $2.1 million in sales.The film stars Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, who The Hollywood Reporter said “can’t fake the fizz” in the flick, which is based on William Shakespeare’s play “Much Ado About Nothing.”Things soured for “Wonka,” which dropped to third, with earnings of $1.8 million. Its star, Timothée Chalamet, was nominated at Jan.

according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.Deadline said the film, which stars Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon and centers around a family’s discovery that their pool is haunted, “falls off the deep end.”“Wonka” moved down a notch to second place, where it enjoyed sales of $4.3 million. This week, the Timothee Chalamet-led musical fantasy set a milestone, reaching $400 million in worldwide sales, Screenrant reported.

led a crowd of new releases at the box office on the weekend before Christmas Monday. The DC and Warner Bros.

according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.The Jason Momoa-led movie is expected to earn over $40 million plus on the four-day Christmas weekend, according to Deadline. However, if those numbers are correct, it will have a worse opening weekend than Marvel’s biggest bomb, “The Marvels,” which was released in November.The Post said the DC Studios film “isn’t well done, but it isn’t miserable either.”“Wonka,” which held the No.

Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom has been released – check it out below.Directed by James Wan, the DC sequel sees Arthur Curry aka Aquaman (Jason Momoa) join forces with his half-brother Orm (Patrick Wilson) to protect Atlantis from an ancient power unleashed by Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II).Other returning cast members for the sequel include Amber Heard as Mera, Nicole Kidman as Atlanna, Dolph Lundgren as Nereus, Randall Park as Dr. Stephen Shin and Temuera Morrison as Tom Curry.Rupert Gregson-Williams, who created the soundtrack for 2019’s Aquaman, returns for the sequel.

Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom is set to release this weekend, and critics have already been weighing in on the sequel to the 2018 film.Based on the DC character, Aquaman, and directed by James Wan, the film features an ensemble cast including Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.The movie joins Arthur Curry/Aquaman as he juggles his duties as king with being a father and a member of the Justice League. Black Manta returns as the villain, still eager to avenge his father’s death and take Aquaman down.Reviews from critics so far have been generally poor, with the movie currently scoring a 37 per cent rating on review aggregator, Rotten Tomatoes.Empire gave the movie two stars, and called it a “disappointing send-off that sees the DCEU (DC Extended Universe) go out with a squelch rather than a splash”.Meanwhile, The Independent rated the film one star, calling the franchise “brainless”.

had a very awkward interaction with Jason Momoa after the “Aquaman” star began performing a NSFW movement during an appearance on her talk show.Momoa, who was on to promote “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,” gave Clarkson, 41, a behind-the-scenes look at one of the sequences that had the action star gyrating atop a saddle of an invisible creature that would be generated into the film. “What training was that for?” the “American Idol” alum asked. “That’s how you go faster.

With the release of “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” this week, Warner Bros. long, disappointing year of superhero films comes to a merciful end.

Jason Momoa has cast doubt on his future in DC films following Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom.The actor discussed the likelihood of returning as Aquaman with Entertainment Tonight, where he explained that the decision is up in the air after James Gunn and Peter Safran were appointed as co-CEOs of DC Studios.“I don’t necessarily want it to be the end… [but] I don’t think it’s really, like, a choice,” Momoa said.“The truth of it is, I mean, if the audience loves it, then there’s a possibility. But right now, I’m like, ‘It’s not looking too good.'”He added: “I love this character and [I would want to] play it for a long time.

This year has really been an odd (and ultimately bad) year for DC superhero films. Even when you take the quality of the products out of the picture, the box office results from each DC superhero film from this year (including “Shazam! Fury of the Gods,” “The Flash,” and “Blue Beetle”) has been abysmal.

Amber Heard‘s therapy documents have revealed that the actress claimed her co-star Jason Momoa turned up drunk and dressed like Johnny Depp to the Aquaman 2 set.The allegations come from recently released documents from Heard’s therapist, Dr. Dawn Hughes which were used as part of last year’s high-profile defamation trial between Heard and her ex-husband Johnny Depp.

Variety, the 37-year-old actress was allegedly almost fired from the franchise and asked not to return to the watery sequel “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” until the Tesla CEO strong-armed Warner Bros. into rethinking their decision.The drama can be traced back to the messy, high-profile Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial, during which documents surfaced from Heard’s therapist, Dr.

Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom – check it out above.Directed by James Wan, the sequel sees Aquaman (Jason Momoa) team-up with his imprisoned brother Orm (Patrick Wilson) to protect the kingdom from Black Manta’s (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) wrath.Other returning cast members include Amber Heard as Mera, Dolph Lundgren as King Nereus, Nicole Kidman as Atlanna, Randall Park as Dr. Stephen Shin and Temuera Morrison as Tom Curry.

After seven years, Jeff Nichols returns this year with “The Bikeriders,” a motorcycle gang drama starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, Nichols regular Michael Shannon, and Tom Hardy. And critics loved Nichols’ upcoming film at its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival last weekend.

With “The Flash” perhaps taking the crown as the biggest box office bomb of 2023—with “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” in the running as well—this year hasn’t been really great for DC superhero films. Next up, you have “Blue Beetle,” which doesn’t look like it’s going to fare much better.

Aquaman performed as well as it did at the box office in 2018.The actor, who portrayed the titular DC superhero in the film, said in a new interview that he was shocked by its reception because he’s done other “amazing” movies that few have paid attention to.Momoa told Men’s Health: “Well, to be perfectly honest, I was absolutely baffled that Aquaman was received so well. I’ve done things that are amazing that no one sees and no one gives a shit about.

Amber Heard will be reprising her role of Mera in the upcoming Aquaman sequel — and it has drawn polarising opinions from fans.It was revealed that the actress would be returning to the DC franchise at CinemaCon 2023, which was held in Las Vegas earlier this week.Although no public announcement was made about her role, visitors were shown an exclusive trailer of the upcoming film, Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom, in which she was briefly seen. She doesn’t have any dialogue in the trailer, however, her character is shown twice throughout the footage — including a scene of her in battle.The actress first appeared in the role of Mera — the love interest of the title character, played by Jason Momoa — in the original 2008 film.

While yesterday’s DC Studios “Chapter 1” film and TV slate announcement did give a surprising amount of information about what the studio is working on moving forward, it didn’t answer all of the questions fans have.

Whatever the future holds for the DC Universe, it was hard to imagine that future without Jason Momoa. Even acknowledging the stops and starts of the Warner Bros.

It’s been just over a week since Peter Safran and James Gunn took over as co-CEOs of the newly-branded DC Studios. No, there hasn’t been a tidal wave of shocking, fan-pleasing announcements.

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting a sequel has already been written in case the film — due out June 23, 2023 — turns out to be a hit. “Aquaman” writer David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick penned the follow-up script, according to the outlet. The news comes as Miller, who uses they/them pronouns, pleaded not guilty to burglary charges Monday.

Actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has been quite the in-demand actor of late, starring in Oscar-prestige bait and genre projects.

Jason Momoa seemingly revealed on Thursday that Ben Affleck will be involved in the upcoming.Momoa took to Instagram Thursday afternoon to share two snapshots with Affleck — dressed to the nines in a very Bruce Wayne-looking suit ensemble — and celebrated getting to spend time with the actor yet again.«REUNITED bruce and arthur. love u and miss u Ben,» Momoa captioned the post, which also included a video, taken by the Aquaman star, that supposedly showed a WB backlot tour inadvertently seeing Affleck and Momoa, and discovering his involvement in the upcoming Aquaman film.«WB studio tours just explored the backlot alright.

Heard‘s role after screen testing the movie,” an insider reportedly told JustJared. They were allegedly going to be doing reshoots with stars Jason Momoa and NicoleKidman, the source claimed.

Amber Heard’s team is shutting down any speculation that she has been cut from the sequel and that her character, Mera, is being recast. On Tuesday, after reports began to circulate online that the 36-year-old actress has been cut from the film, her team says it’s not true. «The rumor mill continues as it has from day one — inaccurate, insensitive, and slightly insane,” a spokesperson for Heard tells ET.  Heard starred alongside Jason Momoa in the original DC film.

ended last week, but the show’s not quite over.The 36-year-old actress and her team have claimed the ripple effects of this case will directly affect the #MeToo movement and domestic abuse survivors – and her supporters are taking the first hit — all while Depp’s team insists it won’t impact #MeToo.The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence has experienced an onslaught of hatred from Depp fans since the high-profile case, especially after expressing they stood with Heard.In a statement posted to their website, NCADV analyzed the implications the case might have, saying, “What spilled out of the courtroom and into the media, including social media, was an abuser exerting control and manipulating the media and a loyal fan base to attack his victim on his behalf.”The organization claimed that the non-sequestered jury “could have very well been influenced by the well-paid and highly-targeted smear campaign,” which could have a “chilling effect” on women seeking justice.Naturally, the lengthy and controversial statement was met with polarized reviews online, especially on Twitter.The organization’s CEO Ruth Glen told TMZ that while some outcry is directed at NCADV as a whole, there are direct jabs towards Heard calling her a “liar” or “psycho.” Other impassioned Depp supporters shot back, saying the “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor is really the victim.“You can be appalled all you like. The simple fact of the matter is that no one believed her.

ongoing defamation trial with her ex-husband Johnny Depp, 58, with the verdict set to be released Wednesday.Lundgren, 64, was asked by Redline Steel founder Colin Wayne about what it was like to work with Heard during an Instagram Live session on Monday.The Swedish actor portrays King Nereus in 2018’s “Aquaman” and the upcoming sequel hitting movie theaters in March, while Heard plays his daughter, Princess Mera. “She was great.

reached 4.429 million signatures as of Wednesday morning — with the originally announced target set at 4.5 million. The Change.org petition was created by fan Jeanne Larson in 2020: “Do the right thing. Remove Amber Heard from Aquaman 2,” she wrote in the list description.Heard, 36, has been intertwined in a controversial court battle with her ex-husband Johnny Depp, 58. The former couple have been at war in a Fairfax, Virginia, courtroom for a $50 million defamation trial.

Amber Heard and Jason Momoa's chemistry was allegedly fabricated thanks to a bit of movie magic. On Tuesday, amid Johnny Depp's ongoing defamation trial against his ex, the actor's lawyers played Walter Hamada's previous deposition as a rebuttal against some of Heard's team's claims.Hamada, President of DC-based film productions for Warner Bros., said that, in pre-production for the second film, which is due out next year, there was a weeks-long period where the studio considered recasting Heard's role.

was drastically cut back after her ex-husband Johnny Depp launched a smear campaign against her by saying she lied about abuse allegations.But in a new blow for the actress, the high-powered head of DC Films testified Tuesday that the star’s role in the big-budget flick was in no way impacted by innuendo surrounding her tumultuous marriage to Depp. Walter Hamada made the claim via video link at the former couple’s blockbuster defamation trial in Virginia.

ongoing defamation trial involving Heard, 36, and her ex-husband Johnny Depp. Arnold noted that the first draft for the script gave Heard — who plays Princess Mera in the sequel and its parent flick — a “strong romantic arc” and “some great action sequences.” Later revisions showed her role being “radically reduced.”“She ends up in the hospital early in this new ‘Aquaman 2’ movie and doesn’t really come out until the end to kind of wrap things up.

allegedly advocated for embattled Amber Heard to keep her role in the movie’s upcoming sequel. Former producer and current entertainment industry consultant and expert Kathryn Arnold took the stand Monday as Heard’s witness during her ongoing trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp.

Amber Heard allegedly has Jason Momoa to thank for keeping her role in, according to industry expert Kathryn Arnold.Arnold testified in court on Monday during day 20 of Johnny Depp's lawsuit against his ex-wife, where she claimed that Heard's role had been diminished in the second movie, and testified that this usually wouldn't be the case if an actress was a success in the first film. Heard was paid $1 million for the first film, and was set to be paid $2 million for the second. However, after Depp's lawyer, Adam Waldman, called Heard's claims of abuse a «hoax,» Arnold claims that Heard suffered significant career damage.Arnold further claims that Heard's salary for the second movie could have been higher if not for the statements made by Waldman, and she has not been involved in the promotion for the new film — which ultimately hurts her career as well.Arnold claims that Momoa was able to renegotiate his salary for the second film to $15 million, up from $3 million which he got for the first, but Heard never got a similar opportunity for that sort of financial bump.

Johnny Depp is dating his sharp-tongued attorney, Camille Vasquez, but ET has learned it's all a figment of the internet's imagination.A source close to the defamation trial tells ET that rumors that the star is dating Vasquez are «entirely, 100 percent, unequivocally untrue.» Vasquez, an associate at the Southern California-based firm Brown Rudnick, entered the bright spotlight on Monday when she began cross-examining Amber Heard, and it produced some of the most tense moments since the trial kicked off six weeks ago.Among other things, Vasquez accused Heard of making up the sexual assault allegations. The attorney also, in point-blank fashion, asked Heard if it was Depp who got her the role in.