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BEGIN SLIDESHOWRise of Skywalker earns lower than expected, Cats get spayed
Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker opened at #1 this weekend with an estimated $176 million domestically, far lower than advanced projections of $205 million and even Friday estimates of $193 million. Still, that domestic debut for the J.J. Abrams film is the 12th biggest all-time, the 3rd biggest of 2019 (after only Avengers: Endgame and The Lion King) and the 3rd biggest December opening ever. It is th

"To forgive doesn't mean to forget." Film Movement has unveiled the US trailer for an indie drama from Poland titled Corpus Christi, which was one of the big discoveries at the Venice Film Festival earlier this fall. It also played at the Toronto Film Festival, and is Poland's submission to the Academy Awards. Inspired by real events, it tells the story of a 20-year-old fresh out of a Youth Detention Center for murder, but his crime prevents him from applying to the seminary. However, he ends u

Karen Gillan has admitted she initially thought that remaking ‘Jumanji’ was a mistake when she was approached about the project.
Read more: Jumanji: The Next Level review: Danny DeVito steals every scene in a video game movie you’ll never want to stop playing
The former Doctor Who actor plays Ruby Roundhouse in the recent reboots – 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle and now Jumanji: The Next Level, which came out earlier this month (December 11) – and says

Three of the women involved in legal action against Harvey Weinstein – among dozens who have variously accused the disgraced media mogul of rape and sexual misconduct – have reportedly refused to sign a $47m class-action settlement in the case, arguing the agreement lets Weinstein off too lightly.
Kaja Sokola, Wedil David and one woman identifying as Jane Doe have all claimed that Weinstein assaulted them. In new comments to the Guardian, the trio’s attorney Doug Wigdor describ

Eddie Murphy has revealed that he was offered a role in the 80s classic Who Framed Roger Rabbit but turned it down.
Read more: Dolemite Is My Name review: Eddie Murphy makes firecracker return in entertaining but predictable biopic
During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Murphy was asked to confirm or deny some things about his career and previous roles that he might have turned down.
The legendary comic was asked about why he didn’t appear in Ghostbusters

Universal have notified thousands of cinemas that they will be receiving an updated version of Cats with “some improved visual effects.”
Read more: Cats review: weird and occasionally wonderful, this feline flick is no cat-astrophe
Released on Friday (December 20), Tom Hooper’s big-screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s original musical hasn’t fared well with critics. One went as far as to call it “a mesmerisingly ugly fiasco that makes you feel

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Cats getting a VFX upgrade after less than a week in release!
In a virtually unprecedented move, Universal Pictures has announced to theaters that the movie Cats will be getting a visual effects upgrade beginning this Sunday! In a memo obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, the studio informed theaters that the new version made at director Tom Hooper’s request will be available to download via satellite on Sunday. Those theaters with no access to the server will be