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01. The new "Batman" Robert Pattinson's new film "Lighthouse" is released
Lighthouse trailer
William Dafoe and Robert Pattinson starred in the thriller The Lighthouse, which was well received after its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Written and directed by Robert Eggers, the director of "The Witch" is set on a remote and mysterious New England island in the early 1890s, and revolves around two lighthouse keepers, and is released in North America on October 18.
<b>02. The completion of the script of the musical crime film "Extreme Car Thief 2" is expected to start filming</b>
Edgar Wright directed "Extreme Car Thief" released for $226 million in 2017, and actor Ansel Erget revealed in an interview with foreign media that the director had shown him the finished sequel script and he thought he should shoot.
Director Wright, who is directing his own thriller Last Night in Soho, was asked about "Extreme Car Thief 2" and his answer was: "We hope to start shooting as soon as possible if the actors can schedule it." Elgert is currently starring in Steven Spielberg's new film "West End Story", and has taken over the 10-episode American drama Tokyo Vice by Warner Streaming.
<b>03. Joss Whedon will shoot "Victorian X-Men" for HBO</b>
"Avengers" and "Avengers 2" director Joss Whedon returned to the small screen, he filmed the series The Nevers for HBO, set in the Victorian era, the protagonist is a group of women with superpowers, a bit like the X-Men, who will fight super enemies and will change the world.
Joss Whedon is ambitious about the project, saying that "it's been too long since a whole new fantasy world has been created." Recently, the producer announced that laura Donnelli, Olivia Williams, James Norton and other casts have been booked for the whole season and will start filming soon.
04. "The Lion King" became the fourth film this year to gross more than $1 billion worldwide
Disney's new version of "The Lion King" has been released worldwide for less than three weeks, becoming the fourth Disney release film to join the "$1 billion club" this year. The other 3 are Avengers 4, Captain Marvel, and Aladdin. Although "Spider-Man: Hero Expedition" also exceeded 1 billion, Sony was responsible for distribution, and Marvel Studios participated in the production.
"The Lion King" grossed $361 million in the U.S. and $638 million overseas. Among them, China is the largest overseas box office, with a cumulative box office of $115 million; the United Kingdom and Brazil have a box office of $48 million and $44 million, respectively. "The Lion King" has not yet opened in Japan, the world's third largest film market, and will land in Japan on August 9.
01. The box office of "The Devil Boy of Nezha" continues to soar, and it is expected to break the box office record of mainland animation films
Yesterday, the box office of "Nezha's Devil Boy Descending" exceeded 1 billion yuan, surpassing "The Return of the Great Sage of Journey to the West" (956 million) to reach the top of the domestic animation box office.
The film's box office continues to soar, and as of press time, the cumulative box office of the film has reached 1.1 billion yuan. Currently occupying the box office throne of mainland animated films is Disney's Zootopia (1.53 billion). Judging from the current trend of "Nezha", it should not be a problem to surpass this record.
<b>02. The main visual poster of the 56th Golden Horse Awards was released</b>
The 56th Golden Horse Awards released the main visual poster, this time the visual theme of the poster is "Looking for the Dark Horse", the design style of the poster is vigorous and powerful, but also with mysterious color. It is reported that this year's Golden Horse Awards is scheduled to be held in Taipei on November 23, and the organizing committee will announce the shortlist on October 1.
03. Liam Neeson's "Cold-Blooded Pursuit" exposed the "full firepower" version of the mainland poster
The movie "Cold BloodEd Pursuit" exposed the "full fire" version of the trailer and poster, the entertainment of revenge pursuit, the strong humor style of jokes and the inverted gang battle, a bloody rain and wind quietly staged in this snow white and peaceful town. "Vengeful Male God" Liam Neeson's new masterpiece will be released in the mainland on September 6.
02. "Golden Cicada Shell 3: Demon Station" exposed the Japanese version of the poster
Sylvester Stallone, Dave Batista, Zhang Jin, Huang Xiaoming and others starred in the "Golden Cicada Shell 3" exposed the Japanese version of the poster, the film will land in Japanese theaters on September 27.
The film was released on Blu-ray DVD on July 2 and launched on an on-demand platform, and has not been released in theaters in North America and the mainland.
<b>01. The Red Witch Elizabeth Olsen and her boyfriend are engaged</b>
According to foreign media, Elizabeth Olson, who played the Red Witch in "Avengers 4", was officially engaged to her boyfriend of three years, Robbie Arnett. Robbie Arnett, the lead singer of The Minogue Green, was photographed walking arm in Hand in Hand in New York in March 2017 and made their first public appearance together at the Pre-Emmy Party in September of the same year. Elizabeth Olson played the role of Marvel's "Red Witch" and also starred in "Godzilla" and "Old Boys".
<b>02. 2019 "Victoria's Secret Show" or cancelled</b>
Recently, supermodel Shanina Shaik confirmed in an interview that there will be no more Victoria's Secret shows this year, "Unfortunately there will be no Victoria's Secret shows this year, but I believe there will be one in the future, and I believe they are trying to build a brand and a new way of performing, because it is the best show in the world." 」 "In May this year, it was reported that the Victoria's Secret show may be suspended, and the gradual decline in ratings in recent years is suspected to be the main reason, and the official has not responded."