Sunit Jangir

Sunit Jangir

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As a Senior Editor at Sacnilk, Sunit Jangir leads our coverage on Indian cinema, box office analytics, and global entertainment trends. Passionate about Cricket, Sunit Jangir is an avid sports lover. He finds inspiration in other people's life stories and try to absorb them. Though introvert by nature, he doesn't feel shy when the topic is cinema and sports, particularly cricket.

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Sam Raimi Shares His Feeling After Watching 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'
1596 days ago
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Sam Raimi Shares His Feeling After Watching 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'

Los Angeles, January 26 - Filmmaker Sam Raimi is feeling refreshed after watching "Spider-Man: No Way Home". Raimi has reasons for that as the cast of his original Spider-Man-directed trilogy starring Tobey Maguire reprised their roles in Tom Holland-fronted superhero film. ## Sam Raimi, during an interview with Variety, shared his feelings of seeing Maguire, Willem Dafoe, and Alfred Molina take up their iconic characters once again. "It was so much fun", Raimi said. "I love 'No Way Home' and the audience I was with went crazy".## "It was delightful to watch Alfred play his role, and Willem Dafoe, just seeing these guys take it to the next level. And Tobey was awesome as always. The best word I can say is it was refreshing for me", he added.## The 3rd MCU Spider-Man flick has a thundering success at the box office and it is hard not to believe that the return of past Spider-Man characters has played a major role in its success. Apart from Sam Raimi's Spider-Man cast, "No Way Home" also featured Andrew Garfield who played the iconic superhero role in "The Amazing Spider-Man" films. ## Meanwhile, Sam Raimi marks his return to Marvel with the upcoming "Doctor Strange" sequel starring Benedict Cumberbatch. "Doctor Strange 2" was supposed to release in March 2022 but due to the production changes, the superhero flick has been pushed back to May this year. The movie went through significant reshoots last year but Raimi said he will finish the film before the deadline. ## Stay tuned...

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HBO Max's 'Batgirl' Cast Ivory Aquino As First Trans Character In DC Comics' Film
1597 days ago
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HBO Max's 'Batgirl' Cast Ivory Aquino As First Trans Character In DC Comics' Film

Los Angeles, January 25 - The upcoming HBO Max feature film "Batgirl", based on DC Comics has officially cast Ivory Aquino as Alysia Yeoh. Both Aquino and Yeoh are transgender, marking the first time a live-action DC Comics feature film will feature an openly trans character.## Ivory Aquino as Alysia Yeoh will play the best friend of the titular superhero, a.k.a. Barbara Gordon played by Leslie Grace in this original HBO Max film. Yeoh first appeared in a 2011 issue of "Batgirl" written by Gail Simone and penciled by Ardian Syaf.## According to Variety, news of Aquino's casting first leaked online in mid-January after Grace posted a photo seemingly from the set of the film to her Instagram story, tagging Aquino and captioning the shot (of two women crossing the street) with "Barbara and Alysia".## There have been several strides in broadening LGBTQ+ representation in superhero adaptations over the past few years. The latest such example was seen in Marvel Studios' feature film "Eternals", which included the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first same-sex couple, played by Brian Tyree Henry and Haaz Sleiman.## Meanwhile, the "Batgirl" is being directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. It also stars J.K. Simmons, Brendan Fraser, Michael Keaton (reprising his role as Bruce Wayne/Batman, which he will first do in "The Flash" in late 2022), and Jacob Scipio. "Batgirl" is currently slated for a late 2022 release on HBO Max.## Stay tuned...

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'Spider-Man: No Way Home' New Stills Finally Give An Official Look At Spider-Man Trio
1597 days ago
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'Spider-Man: No Way Home' New Stills Finally Give An Official Look At Spider-Man Trio

Mumbai, January 25 - Marvel/Sony Pictures did everything to keep the Spider-Man fans guessing about the elements in "Spider-Man: No Way Home", released a month ago. Even though the secret was revealed with the release of the film in December 2021, the social media users, however, have finally their first official look at the secret, Marvel/Sony was hiding until yesterday. ## For the first time since the film's release in December, fans are seeing a photo from the movie prominently featuring its best and most spoilery part. The image comes courtesy of an interview VFX supervisor Chris Waegner did with the website Befores and Afters, in which he broke down several key special effects sequences in the movie.## One of the first images shows Tom Holland's Peter Parker/Spider-Man uniting with Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire's web slingers. In the image, the Spider-Man in the front and center with his Stark Industries-built suit is Tom Holland while the leftmost figure is Tobey Maguire's Peter Parker and the right one is Andrew Garfield's.## After years of speculation about a multiverse reunion, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" brought together all three actors who had played live-action versions of the Marvel hero in the Spider-Man trilogy and The Amazing Spider-Man movies. It is the first official image featuring the Spider-Man trio together.## Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, & Tom Holland assemble in first official #SpiderManNoWayHome still of the Spidey trio 🕷🕷🕷 pic.twitter.com/06PCEzH6UU— Fandom (@getFANDOM) January 24, 2022 ## The other images reveal the looks of Garfield and Tobey's Peter Parkers while fighting the villains during the climax scene. Interestingly, Marvel/Sony hide two other Spideys except Tom Holland's during the fight climax scene in the trailer for the Brazilian audiences. However, the fans did notice the mistake and kept their guessing game on. That scene finally revealed the full picture in new stills. ## Tobey Maguire & Andrew Garfield added back in the battle in more official #SpiderManNoWayHome stills 📸 pic.twitter.com/LFal0u0awx— Fandom (@getFANDOM) January 24, 2022 ## However, one has to say that those suspense and thrills heavily paid off in keeping the excitement of fans high all the time which turned into a mega box office success of the film. The finale of Holland's Home Coming trilogy has done wonders at the box office in a time when the biz is struggling because of the covid-19 pandemic. However, fighting all odds, "No Way Home" has become the 6th highest-grossing film of all time with $1.69 billion, and first during the covid-19 pandemic to reach $1 billion at the global box office.## Stay tuned...

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Tom Holland's 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Becomes The 6th Highest-Grossing Film Of All Time
1598 days ago
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Tom Holland's 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Becomes The 6th Highest-Grossing Film Of All Time

Mumbai, January 24 - The third Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man movie, "No Way Home" is marching alone at the worldwide box office. This Tom Holland-fronted has been unstoppable since its debut in theaters in December last year. ## After becoming the 4th highest-grossing domestic (North America) film, "No Way Home" has now become the 6th all-time highest-grosser at the worldwide box office. The superhero movie was at number 8 till the last weekend and broke into the top six after passing "Jurassic World" ($1.67B) and "The Lion King" ($1.662B), through 6th Sunday with a $1.69 billion global cume. ## The Jon Watts-directed has so far grossed $970.1 million at the international box office and $721 million domestically. At the domestic box office, it is eyeing to finish at number 3 after its entire box office run. Meanwhile, it will become only the 6th film to gross $1 billion overseas by the end of next weekend, that too without a single penny from China, which is the biggest movie market in the world. ## The United Kingdom is leading "Spider-Man: No Way Home's" overseas run with $116.9 million, followed by Mexico with $73.4 million. In Mexico, "No Way Home" recently became the highest-grossing film of all time after crossing "Avengers: Endgame" there. ## The Top 10 international markets for "No Way Home" through 6th Sunday are as follows: the UK ($116.9M), Mexico ($73.4M), Korea ($60.6M), France ($59.9M), Australia ($53.2M), Brazil ($52.4M), Russia ($45.3M), Germany ($43M), India ($36M), and Spain ($28.9M).## According to Deadline, in IMAX, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" has swung into the Top 10 of the format's all-time releases. Adding $2.7M worldwide this weekend, the Jon Watts-directed phenom is now the No. 9 highest-grossing IMAX release ever globally.## Stay tuned...

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'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' Beats 'Venom' At The Domestic Box Office After Re-Release
1598 days ago
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'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' Beats 'Venom' At The Domestic Box Office After Re-Release

Los Angeles, January 24 - Tom Hardy-fronted "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" is putting strong legs at the domestic box office, even after it was made available on PVOD services in late November 2021. ## The superhero movie, directed by Andy Serkis, was re-released second last weekend in the domestic (North America) market. The Marvel/ Sony film grossed an additional $175k in its second weekend of re-release and 17th overall, lifting its overall domestic cume to an estimated $213.5 million.## After its latest box office figure, "Venom 2" has matched the total cume of 2018's "Venom" movie at the domestic box office and will cross it anytime now. "Venom 2" was already the 3rd highest domestic grosser of the covid-19 pandemic era, and now, with crossing "Venom", it has achieved another milestone. Not to forget, "Venom" had released in a time when there was no covid. ## At the worldwide box office, "Venom 2" is only the 4th Hollywood title of the pandemic era to cross $500 million, after "Spider-Man: No Way Home", "James Bond - No Time To Die", and "Fast & Furious 9". With nearly $503 million, "Venom 2", however, is way behind "Venom's" global cume of $856 million.## The movie stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock/Venom alongside Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris, Reid Scott, Stephen Graham, and Woody Harrelson in prominent roles. In the film, Brock and the alien symbiote Venom must face serial killer Cletus Kasady (Harrelson) after he becomes the host of an offshoot of Venom named Carnage.## Interestingly, the next "Venom" movie could be the ultimate decider as it might introduce the face-off between Spider-Man and Venom. The post-credit scenes of both movies also indicate the face-off between these two comic book archnemesis. ## Stay tuned...

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'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Eyeing Top 3 Finish At The Domestic Box Office
1599 days ago
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'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Eyeing Top 3 Finish At The Domestic Box Office

Los Angeles, January 23 - Marvel/Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is all set to regain its number 1 position at the domestic box office this weekend, after losing the top spot to "Scream" last weekend. ## The Tom Holland-fronted is projected to earn around $14 million in its 6th weekend and is likely to edge over slasher sequel "Scream". Down by just 30% this weekend, "No Way Home", however, started slowing down after redefining the rules of the pandemic era box office at the domestic as well as the overseas. ## The superhero flick is expected to expand its domestic cumulative earnings to $721 million by Sunday. At present, "No Way Home" is the fourth highest-grossing film in the history of the domestic box office (North America). Analysts, meanwhile, are predicting that it may just topple "Avatar" from the third spot in the list of highest-grossing films in the history of the North American box office.## "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is the highest-grossing title in North America with $936 million, followed by "Avengers: Endgame" ($858 million). The highest-grossing film at the worldwide box office, "Avatar" is currently at the number 3 spot at the domestic box office with $760.5 million. ## Even though the "Spider-Man: No Way Home" was predicted to be a potential blockbuster, it has stunned one and all with its phenomenal global run at the box office. It is currently the 8th highest-grossing film of all time at the worldwide box office, that too without China, which is the biggest movie market in the world. ## Stay tuned...

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Johnny Depp Cast To Play Disgraced King Louis XV In French Actress-Director's Upcoming Film
1599 days ago
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Johnny Depp Cast To Play Disgraced King Louis XV In French Actress-Director's Upcoming Film

Los Angeles, January 23 - Johnny Depp might still be facing tough times in Hollywood, but the Pirates of the Caribbean star has lined up his next project in France. Depp will star as French king Louis XV in the next film directed by French Cesar-winning actress and director Maiwenn.## The yet-untitled film will be shot for three months on location across Parisian landmarks, mainly at the Versailles Palace. The plot of the period drama is being kept under wraps. Paris-based Why Not Productions (A Prophet) are producing this film while Wild Bunch International is handling worldwide sales and will introduce the project to buyers at next month's European Film Market in Berlin, reports 'THR'.## Louis XV, also known as Louis the Beloved, ruled as King of France for 59 years, from 1715, when he succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five, to his death in 1774. Despite his nickname, Louis XV's reign ended in disgrace, with the king accused of debauchery and corruption, a legacy he passed on to his grandson and successor Louis XVI, who was beheaded after the French Revolution.## It will be Depp's first film since Andrew Levitas's "Minamata" (2020), a film about war photographer W. Eugene Smith. Depp has been accused by his ex-wife Amber Heard of domestic violence, as a result, Warner Bros. dropped him from the third installment of their Fantastic Beasts franchise, replacing Depp with Mads Mikkelsen. The three-time Oscar nominee, however, hasn't faced much of a backlash in Europe.## The period movie will mark a departure for Maiwenn, whose films are all contemporary and often personal. Her film 'Mon Roi' earned its star Emmanuelle Bercot the best actress award at Cannes in 2015; earlier, her 2011 drama 'Polisse' won the Cannes jury prize.## Stay tuned...

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Tom Cruise's 'Mission Impossible 7' And 8' Release Date Delayed Again
1600 days ago
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Tom Cruise's 'Mission Impossible 7' And 8' Release Date Delayed Again

Los Angeles, January 22 - Tom Cruise's keenly-awaited "Mission Impossible 7" has been delayed again as the covid-19 pandemic is still taking a toll on the theatrical releases.## Paramount Pictures and Skydance Media's spy actioner tentpole will now debut in theaters on July 14, 2023, after getting pushed from September 30, 2022, release date. This is the 6th time "MI7" has been delayed. ## It was originally announced for July 2020 before pushing it to December 2020. That date obviously didn't hold as the movie was further pushed to November 19, 2021, and then to May 27, 2022. Meanwhile, the studios have also pushed the release of "MI7's" follow-up movie "MI8" to June 28, 2024, from July 7, 2023. ## "After thoughtful consideration, Paramount Pictures and Skydance have decided to postpone the release dates for Mission: Impossible 7 & 8 in response to delays due to the ongoing pandemic. The new release dates will be July 14, 2023, and June 28, 2024, respectively. We look forward to providing moviegoers with an unparalleled theatrical experience", Paramount and Skydance said in a statement (via THR).## Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, "Mission Impossible 7" is going to be a very very special film as Tom Cruise has performed some death-defying stunts for the film. McQuarrie in a video had said at CinemaCon, "The only thing that scares me more is what we have planned for Mission 8".## Meanwhile, the fans of Tom Cruise will get to see their favorite hero on the big screen this year as his "Top Gun: Maverick" is slated for May 27, 2022, release. It is also produced by Cruise, Paramount, and Skydance and is expected to release as scheduled. It is the sequel to 1986's "Top Gun", which also starred Cruise in the lead.## Stay tuned...

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Robert Pattinson To Team Up With Oscar-Winning Director Bong Joon Ho For Sci-Fi Movie
1602 days ago
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Robert Pattinson To Team Up With Oscar-Winning Director Bong Joon Ho For Sci-Fi Movie

Los Angeles, January 20 - British actor Robert Pattinson is all set to team up with Oscar-winning director, Bong Joon Ho. The star actor, who is gearing up for the release of "The Batman" on March 4, will be leading Bong's sci-fi film for Warner Bros.## According to THR, Bong Hoon Jo will write and direct this yet-untitled film, based on 'Mickey7', a forthcoming novel by author Edward Ashton. He will also produce via his Offscreen with Dooho Choi for Kate Street Picture Company and Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner for Plan B. Peter Dodd will oversee the studio.## 'Mickey7' is described as Andy Wier's The Martian meets Blake Crouch's, Dark Matter. It centers on Mickey7, a man on an expedition to colonize the ice world Niflheim. This expendable employee takes jobs too risky for anyone else, and when he dies, he regenerates as a clone with most of his memories intact.## When Mickey7 is presumed dead, he returns to the mission's base only to see that a new clone, Mickey8, has taken his place. The book will be published in the first quarter of this year by St. Martin, an imprint of Macmillan.## Bong Hoon Jo's last directorial, the Korean film "Parasite" had won four awards at the 92nd Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film, becoming the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.## Stay tuned...

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Robert Pattinson's 'The Batman' Theatrical Run Time Reportedly Revealed
1602 days ago
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Robert Pattinson's 'The Batman' Theatrical Run Time Reportedly Revealed

Mumbai, January 20 - Warner Bros. Pictures is all set to release its big-ticket most anticipated superhero film "The Batman" in theaters on March 4, 2022. Starring Robert Pattinson as Caped Crusader, is touted to be the finest film in the franchise. ## As the release date of "The Batman" gets closer, fans can't hold on to their excitement to watch Pattinson for the first time in the "Batman" suit. Meanwhile, the theatrical run time of the film has reportedly been revealed which makes it the longest film in the franchise and one of the longest superhero movies of all time. ## According to the Comicbook, a new listing on the IMAX Melbourne website suggests the current runtime for Matt Reeves' "The Batman" is 175 minutes, meaning fans will get two hours and 55 minutes of Robert Pattinson's take on Bruce Wayne on the most popular mythos in all of comic book history.## As it stands now, Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" is currently the longest Batman movie at two hours and 45 minutes. "The Dark Knight" clocks in at two hours and 32 minutes while "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" carries a similar runtime.## Excluding the director's cut (Zack Snyder's Justice League), "The Batman" to be the second-longest superhero film after Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Endgame", which clocked 181 minutes of the non-stop thrill. "Zack Snyder's Justice League", which was released on HBO Max, had a run-time of 242 minutes.## "The Batman" is slated to release on March 4, 2022. In India, it will release in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages. ## Stay tuned...

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DC Superhero Film 'The Flash' Confirms To Hit Indian Theaters In November 2022
1603 days ago
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DC Superhero Film 'The Flash' Confirms To Hit Indian Theaters In November 2022

Mumbai, January 18 - Yet another DC Comics film "The Flash" confirmed its release date in India. The big-ticket superhero title, starring Ezra Miller in the title role, will be released in Indian theaters on 4 November 2022 in multiple languages.## For the last couple of days, Warner Bros. Pictures is announcing the release dates of its 2022 films for Indian audiences. The studio recently confirmed, "The Batman", which is one of the most anticipated Hollywood films in India. Starring Robert Pattinson as Caped Crusader, the movie will be released on March 4. ## "The Flash" is a special film for DC Comics fans as it will feature Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck in the roles of Batman. Michael Keaton is making his return as Batman after 30 years while Affleck played this iconic role in Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight" trilogy.## Directed by Andy Muschietti, the movie also stars Ron Livingston, Kiersey Clemons, Michael Shannon, Antje Traue, and Sasha Calle in key roles. The movie has been in development for a long time. The pre-production on it began in January 2020, and it finally went on floors from April to October 2021. ## Intended to be the twelfth film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), "The Flash" is produced by DC Films, Double Dream, and The Disco Factory, and set for distribution by Warner Bros. Pictures. In the film, Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) travels back in time to prevent his mother's murder which brings unintended consequences.## ’The Flash’ starring Ezra Miller and directed by Andrés Muschietti, releasing in Cinemas on November 4, 2022.How excited are you?#WarnerBrosIndia #TheFlash pic.twitter.com/4sBJn468iX— Warner Bros. India (@WarnerBrosIndia) January 18, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Warner Bros. India Confirms Release Date Of Animated Superhero Film 'DC League of Super-Pets'
1604 days ago
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Warner Bros. India Confirms Release Date Of Animated Superhero Film 'DC League of Super-Pets'

Mumbai, January 18 - Warner Bros. Pictures is going to have the blockbuster year 2022 as far as its theatrical slate is concerned. The studio will be releasing superhero films, such as "The Batman", "Black Adam", "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom", "DC League of Super-Pets", among others to keep the movie lovers on the edge of their seats. ## Meanwhile, the studio has confirmed the release date of the 3D computer-animated superhero comedy film, "DC League of Super-Pets" for the Indian audiences. Directed by Jared Stern, the movie will be released on May 20, 2022, in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages. ## Based on the DC Comics superhero team Legion of Super-Pets, the voice cast of the film includes Dwayne Johnson as Krypto (Superman's dog), Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna, Thomas Middleditch, Ben Schwartz, and Keanu Reeves.## When you realise it’s 2022 and you’re still processing 2021.‘DC League of Super Pets’, releasing in Cinemas on May 20, 2022.#WarnerBrosIndia #DCLeagueOfSuperPets pic.twitter.com/QN921rmGFy— Warner Bros. India (@WarnerBrosIndia) January 18, 2022 ## When the Justice League are captured by Lex Luthor, Superman's dog, Krypto, forms a team of shelter-pets who were given super-powers: A hound named Ace, who becomes super-strong and indestructible, a pig named PB, who can grow to giant-size, a turtle named Merton, who becomes super-fast, and a squirrel named Chip, who gains electric-powers.## Stay tuned...

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