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01. Disney's 2023 global first-half box office champion
Although it suffered "two consecutive losses" at the box office of "Crazy Element City" and "Indiana Jones 5" in June, Disney still won the global box office championship with $3.4 billion in the first half of 2023, including $1.35 billion in North America and $2.05 billion in overseas markets. In second place is the world with 2.89 billion, of which Super Mario Bros. contributed 1.33 billion. Paramount 871 million, Warner 898 million, Sony 1.1 billion, all three combined can not catch up with Disney.
02. Warner responds to Vietnam's ban on "Barbie"
A few days ago, Vietnam announced that "Barbie" would be banned because of the "nine-dash line in the South China Sea" map in the movie, and the filmmaker Warner Bros. said that the map in the film (as shown below) was graffiti for children and did not contain the purpose of making any statement. "The map of Barbie Kingdom is a children's crayon drawing that depicts Barbie's fictional journey from Barbie Kingdom to the 'real world'."
It is reported that the map was given to Barbie, played by Kate McKinnon, by the strange Barbie, to Margot Robbie, encouraging her to go to the "real world" to start a journey of self-discovery. "Variety" quoted sources as saying that the dotted lines on the picture are "travel lines", which often appear in family animations and children's drawings, indicating a character's action line coming and going.
03. "Deadpool 3" started filming and "Little Cheap" appeared on the set
"Deadpool 3", which will be released in May next year, recently began filming, and "Little Cheap" Ryan Reynolds appeared on the set. It has been announced that "Uncle Wolf" Hugh Jackman has joined the film, which is the first time that "Deadpool" has filmed a sequel under the coordination of Marvel Studios after Disney's acquisition of Fox. Hugh Jackman hinted before filming that the film would have time travel scenes, and he would also wear the Wolverine yellow suit that appeared in the comics.
04. "The Conjuring Universe" "Nun 2" reveals the Chinese character trailer
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Produced by Wen Ziren, the horror film "Nun 2" belonging to the "Conjuring Universe" first revealed trailer, Bonnie Ahrons continues to play the ghost nun, starring Tessa Farmega. Set in France in 1956, a priest is brutally murdered, some evil is spreading, and Sister Irene will once again face off against the ghost nun Valak. The film will be released in North America on September 8 this year.
05. Bob Marley biopic first revealed trailer
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In "A Love of Bob Marley", Kingsley Ben-Adil ("One Night in Miami", "Secret Invasion") plays "Reggae Godfather" Bob Marley, "King Richard" director Reinaldo Marcus Green, Bob Marley's son Ziggy Marley participated in the production, Paramount distribution. The film focuses on the story of Marley's short 36-year life, such as the dramatic changes he brought to music, his legendary works, and his importance in Jamaica. It will be released in North America on January 12, 2024.
06. Zendaya's new film "Challenger" opens in Venice
According to foreign media reports, the new film "Challenger" starring Zendaya, Mike Firth and Josh O'Connor will be the opening film of this year's Venice Film Festival, directed by "Call Me by Your Name" director Luca Guadagnano, premiering in Venice on August 30 and North America on September 15.
07. "Fast Chase 4" once filmed the ending of John Wick alive
Near "Fast Pursuit 4" director Chad Starhelski told "Empire" magazine that they filmed another director's ending, and John Wick really appeared at the end. However, "after the preview, audiences prefer ambiguous endings." Earlier, the director said that they had discussed "Fast Pursuit 5" with the film company, but the current progress is not clear, and may not be filmed again.
01. Stephen Chow cried watching Wang Baoqiang's "In the Octagon Cage"
Stephen Chow posted a photo of himself watching Wang Baoqiang's new movie "In the Octagon Cage" on social media, in which he wiped his tears with the caption: "Baoqiang is one of the best actors I have ever seen, it turns out to be an excellent director, served!" Wang Baoqiang also replied to Stephen Chow on Weibo: "Xingye, I don't know what words can express my current mood." Earlier, Wang Baoqiang starred in Stephen Chow to direct "The New King of Comedy", and had a good friendship. The film is being screened in mainland theaters, and the box office has approached 500 million.