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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Marvel Studios 'Doctor Strange 2' Locks Final Release Date In India
1622 days ago
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Marvel Studios 'Doctor Strange 2' Locks Final Release Date In India

Mumbai, February 14 - Marvel Studios' next big feature, "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" has finalized the release date for the Indian audience. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange, the highly-awaited superhero movie will debut in theaters on May 6, 2022, in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam languages. ## On Monday (Feb. 14), Marvel released the full trailer of the sequel of the 2016's film. It is the second film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that explores the multiverse concept, after "Spider-Man: No Way Home". "Doctor Strange 2", however, takes deep into the concept where things become messier than "No Way Home". ## In the latest trailer, one can see that Cumberbatch's Sorcerer Supreme is under attack from all sides after he opened that gate of the multiverse in "No Way Home", which goes wrong as several monstrous beings invade the MCU. To deal with that he seeks the help of Scarlet Witch played by Elizabeth Oleson, however, it is not as easy as it looks. ## Meanwhile, "Doctor Strange 2" is rumored to have many cameos including Captain Marvel. In one of the clips of the trailer, it looks like Captain Marvel is fighting Scarlet Witch. Among the other possible cameos, previously Fox-owned characters like X-Men may debut in MCU with the Multiverse of Madness. The rumors have also stated that Tom Cruise plays a cameo as Iron Man in this blockbuster sequel. ## The movie is being directed by Sam Raimi from a script written by Michael Waldron. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange, alongside Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stuhlbarg, Rachel McAdams, among many other Marvel characters. ## ## Stay tuned...

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Gal Gadot's 'Death On The Nile' Opens To Number 1 At The Domestic Box Office
1623 days ago
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Gal Gadot's 'Death On The Nile' Opens To Number 1 At The Domestic Box Office

Los Angeles, February 13 - Gal Gadot-starrer murder mystery film "Death on the Nile", took an underwhelming start at the domestic box office with $5.1 million on Friday, followed by Jennifer Lopez-Owen Wilson romantic comedy "Marry Me" with $3 million at number 2. ## Disney and 20th Century Studios' "Death on the Nile", based on the famous Agatha Christie novel, is heading towards $12.7 million in its opening weekend at the domestic (North America) box office. The opening of the film, however, is only half as much as the opening day gross of its predecessor "Murder on the Orient Express" ($10.7 million) in 2017, which went on to score $102 million domestic gross. ## The Kenneth Branagh-directed cost $90 million in production, and Hollywood trade experts believe that the movie will find it tough to recover the production cost. The movie has faced several delays due to the covid-19 pandemic while the production of the film was greenlit shortly after the release of "Murder on the Orient Express". ## According to Variety, the box office fate of "Death on the Nile" may have seemed prewritten for quite some time now. Many of Disney's projects rooted in the Fox era have been perceived as disappointments, with films like "West Side Story", "The Last Duel" and "The King's Man" coming up short at the box office.## The film is the third screen adaptation of Christie's novel, following the 1978 film and an episode of the television series Agatha Christie's Poirot broadcast in 2004. It stars Gal Gadot, Hercule Poirot, Annette Bening, Russell Brand, Ali Fazal, Dawn French, Armie Hammer, Rose Leslie, Emma Mackey, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders, and Letitia Wright in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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'Spider-Man' Best Picture Oscars Snub Disappoints Jimmy Kimmel And Director Kevin Smith
1624 days ago
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'Spider-Man' Best Picture Oscars Snub Disappoints Jimmy Kimmel And Director Kevin Smith

Los Angeles, February 12 - The recently announced nominations for the 94th Academy Awards are being criticized for not picking "Spider-Man: No Way Home", in the Best Picture category. Despite being hailed critically and doing wonders at the box office, "No Way Home" was nominated only for the Best Visual Effects category. ## Jimmy Kimmel called out on Academy on Tuesday's late-night episode and argued that the biggest snub was the movie everyone is going to see, even Academy voters. He also said that "Don't Look Up" was not worthy to be picked for a Best Picture nomination. ## "The biggest snub today in my opinion, and I'm actually even angry about this, I'm kind of embarrassed to say, is the unforgivable omission of Spider-Man: No Way Home", he said. "You're telling me Don't Look Up was better than Spider-Man? It certainly was not", he argued. Kimmel wondered how "No Way Home" didn't get one of the ten nominations this year and called it a "great" movie. ## Among the other people who are not happy with "Spider-Man: No Way Home's" Best Picture snub is director Kevin Smith. On his podcast, FatMan Beyond (via Deadline), Smith did not say which of the ten should be eliminated to make way for Spider-Man.## "I would just like to congratulate the good folks who made Spider-Man: No Way Home for the very deserved Best Picture nomination that I'm sure it got, I didn't read the nods", he said at first, before doing a spit take when he was informed it did not.## "What the f—! They got 10 slots, they can't give one to the biggest f—–g movie of, like, the last three years?" He said it was unfathomable, given that the Oscars ratings are dropping. "Like f—–g make a populist choice, f—, man. You got how many slots? Throw in Spider-Man for God's sakes; let him swing in there. F—–g poor kid's always getting crapped on and s—. Show Peter Parker some f—–g love. I'm not even being facetious, with as many movies as they now nominate for Best Picture…."## The 94th annual Academy Awards will be live at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre on ABC Sunday, March 27.## Stay tuned...

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Tom Cruise's 'Mission Impossible 7' To Be One Of The Costliest Films Ever
1624 days ago
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Tom Cruise's 'Mission Impossible 7' To Be One Of The Costliest Films Ever

Mumbai, February 12 - The covid-19 pandemic is taking a huge toll on Tom Cruise's long-awaited "Mission Impossible 7" movie. The pandemic has not only forced the makers to push the release multiple times but has also pushed the production budget of this high octane actioner to a whole new level. ## Tom Cruise has performed some of the death-defying stunts in "Mission: Impossible 7", and one of such stunts is, actor driving his motorcycle off a cliff in Norway. Director Christopher McQuarrie said during CinemaCon last year that it was the most dangerous thing he has attempted and Cruise admitted saying that he wanted to do such things since his childhood. ## However, to film those stunts have proved costly for Paramount Pictures and Skydance Media, as the budget of the film has skyrocketed to $290 million (according to Variety), which is way more than what the studios had actually planned. The cost includes the substantial tax incentives that the global production was able to leverage to rein in costs. ## The eye-popping budget of the "MI7" has made it one of the costliest films ever. According to Culture Crave, the action spy film is currently the 6th most expensive movie of all time. "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" is the costliest film ever with a budget of $379 million. ## Avengers "Age of Ultron", "Endgame", and "Infinity War" are the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th most expensive movies with $365 million, $356 million, and $325 million, respectively. "Pirates of the Caribbean: The World's End", and "Justice League" are the 5th most expensive titles with a cost of $300 million each. ## According to Variety sources, a significant factor in this budget escalation is that "Mission: Impossible 7" was initially scheduled to begin shooting in Venice in February 2020, but it had to stop and start production seven different times. ## "Mission: Impossible 7" was supposed to hit screens in September this year, but in January, Paramount announced that it was delaying the release of "Mission: Impossible 7" to July 14, 2023, citing "delays due to the ongoing pandemic". The postponement will also add interest costs to the film's overall budget. Paramount and Skydance also announced that "Mission: Impossible 8" will open on June 28, 2024, instead of its previously announced debut of July 7, 2023.## Stay tuned...

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'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Star Zendaya To Get Paid A Whopping Salary For Her Next Film
1625 days ago
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'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Star Zendaya To Get Paid A Whopping Salary For Her Next Film

Los Angeles, February 11 - Actress Zendaya, who was recently seen in the billion-dollar hit "Spider-Man: No Way Home", is putting strong legs in the Hollywood film industry. Apart from feature films, the young actress led HBO Max's Emmy-winning, high-school drama series "Euphoria", which has been renewed for season 3. ## Zendaya, meanwhile, has reportedly been cast in a feature film "Challengers", a drama set in the world of tennis. It will be directed by the Oscar-nominated film "Call Me by Your Name's" director Luca Guadagnino while Amy Pascal will produce it under her production banner Pascal Pictures. ## According to Puck.news (via Culture Crave Twitter account), Zendaya will get paid a whopping salary of $11 million or $13 million to headline the project. The amount is unbelievable knowing that Tom Holland, Zendaya's boyfriend and Spider-Man Homecoming trilogy star was reportedly paid $10 million after "No Way Home's" thundering box office success.## There is no doubt Zendaya has proved her worth over the years since her debut. Even in the Homecoming trilogy, the actress was appreciated for playing the role of MJ. She is already winning praises for "Euphoria", which is currently airing its second season. ## The details about her upcoming feature film "Challengers" is yet to be made official. ## Stay tuned...

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Robert Pattinson's 'The Batman' Special IMAX Preview Screenings Sold Out
1626 days ago
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Robert Pattinson's 'The Batman' Special IMAX Preview Screenings Sold Out

Los Angeles, February 10 - The theater owners are in for a treat, despite "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is nearing its theatrical run in North America. "Spider-Man: No Way Home" has done more than what it was anticipated to do before the release, and now, the onus on DC movie, "The Batman" to carry the momentum, and in that regard, the indications are highly positive. ## To give the first glimpse of the unpreceded hype for Robert Pattinson's "The Batman", the special preview IMAX screenings of the superhero movie were sold out immediately after Warner Bros. put tickets on sale on Tuesday (Feb. 9) morning in North America, reports Deadline. The IMAX special screening at 350 locations is set to be held on March 1. ## The preview is dated so that fans can watch the movie simultaneously with those attending the New York premiere. The Matt Reeves-directed DC movie opens on March 4, with nationwide previews on March 3. It will be the longest "Batman" movie ever with a runtime nearly hitting 3 hours. ## The superhero movies have worked wonders during the covid-19 pandemic, and "The Batman" seems to be the continuation of that trend. According to the early box office projections, Robert Pattinson-starrer is heading for over $100 million in the opening weekend. It might also take the biggest opening for a Batman movie, as the projection shows it could reach $185 million in the domestic opening weekend. ## Set in his second year of fighting crime, "The Batman" film sees Batman uncover corruption in Gotham City while pursuing the Riddler (Paul Dano), a serial killer who targets Gotham's elite. The movie also stars Zoë Kravitz is playing Catwoman, with Colin Farrell fully transforming himself into the Penguin. Barry Keoghan, Peter Sarsgaard, Amber Sienna, Andy Serkis, Jeffrey Wright, and John Turturro round out the cast.## Stay tuned...

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Hugely Hyped 'Spider-Man: No Way Home', And Suriya's 'Jai Bhim' Fail To Get Oscars Nod For Best Pictures
1628 days ago
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Hugely Hyped 'Spider-Man: No Way Home', And Suriya's 'Jai Bhim' Fail To Get Oscars Nod For Best Pictures

Mumbai, February 8 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 94th Academy Awards on Tuesday (Feb. 8), and it brought disappointment to India, despite hopes from fans and the filmmakers behind it.## India's Tamil movie, "Jai Bhim", starring Suriya, was in the race to get the nomination in the Best International Feature Film category. The hope increased when Awards Editor for Rotten Tomatoes, Jacqueline Coley bid for "Jai Bhim" to get a nod for Best Picture nominations. However, the drama film based on real-life incidents, couldn't make it to the list. ## The movies that are nominated for Best International Feature Film, include - "Drive My Car" (Japan), "Flee" (Denmark), "The Hand of God" (Italy), "Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom" (Bhutan), and "The Worst Person In The World" (Norway). ## Meanwhile, the other film that was supposed to make it into the Best Feature Film category, Marvel/Sony's global blockbuster, "Spider-Man: No Way Home", also couldn't find a spot in the nominations. No Way Home was considered a long shot in the best picture race, and Marvel/Sony even started a campaign for Oscars nod over its box office success.## "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is currently playing in theaters and has so far grossed over $1.77 billion globally, there was hope that the Academy would recognize it for helping reinvigorate theater-going. However, despite falling short in the best picture race, "No Way Home" has been nominated in the Best Visual Effect category along with Marvel Studios' "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings".## Films based on comic books have often been ignored at the Oscars in the Best Picture category. However, things have changed in the last couple of years. Marvel Studios' "Black Panther" (2018) and Warner Bros' DC film "Joker" (2019) were nominated for best picture. Earlier, Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" (2008) was nominated in the category. ## Stay tuned...

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Warner Bros. Lends In Trouble Over 'Matrix Resurrections' Day-and-Date HBO Max Release
1628 days ago
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Warner Bros. Lends In Trouble Over 'Matrix Resurrections' Day-and-Date HBO Max Release

Los Angeles, February 8 - Last year, Walt Disney company faced the heat over Scarlett Johansson's "Black Widow's" day-and-date Disney+ release, which reportedly cost Disney a whopping $40 million to settle the lawsuit filed against it. And now, the same is happening with Warner Bros.## Village Roadshow Pictures, the producers of the recently released science fiction action film, "The Matrix Resurrections", has sued Warner Bros. for breaching the contract. The Keanu Reeves-fronted movie was released in theaters and on HBO Max simultaneously in December last year, which is the reason behind the lawsuit. ## Village Roadshow Pictures has alleged that Warner Bros. is prioritizing HBO Max to increase streamer's popularity at the cost of movies box office revenue. ## "WB's sole purpose in moving the release date of The Matrix Resurrections forward was to create a desperately needed wave of year-end HBO Max premium subscriptions from what it knew would be a blockbuster film, despite knowing full well that it would decimate the film's box office revenue and deprive Village Roadshow of any economic upside that WB and its affiliates would enjoy, especially as compared to a 2022 exclusive theatrical release", states the complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, according to The Hollywood Reporter. ## Warner Bros. said in a statement, "This is a frivolous attempt by Village Roadshow to avoid their contractual commitment to participate in the arbitration that we commenced against them last week. We have no doubt that this case will be resolved in our favor".## The production company alleged that "The Matrix Resurrections" was supposed to release in 2022, but was moved up by Warner Bros. to boost HBO Max's subscribers. The day-and-date release of The Matrix sequel really put a massive dent in its box office potential as the movie grossed only $37 million domestically. It is also causing huge losses to actors, producers, and other financial partners whose revenue depends on the film's box office numbers. ## Warner Bros. renegotiated contracts tied to box office performance when it announced that it would put its entire slate of 2021 movies onto HBO Max and in theaters. However, according to THR, the lawsuit said no such deal was reached with Village Roadshow over Matrix Resurrections, adding that the rushed release caused it to be rampantly pirated, further hurting its box office returns. ## Stay tuned...

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'Moonfall' Director Blams Superhero And Star Wars Films For Ruining The Film Industry
1630 days ago
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'Moonfall' Director Blams Superhero And Star Wars Films For Ruining The Film Industry

Los Angeles, February 6 - Hollywood filmmaker, Roland Emmerich joins many other actors and filmmakers who believe that the lack of originality in superhero and Star Wars films is ruining the industry. ## The director, whose latest big-budget science fiction disaster film "Moonfall" opened poorly at the box office, has lambasted the state of the movie business because these types (superhero) of movies exist.## While talking about his newest disaster film, he mentions in a conversation with Den of Geek, "Because naturally, Marvel and DC Comics and Star Wars have pretty much taken over. It's ruining our industry a little bit because nobody does anything original anymore".## Emmerich claims to be all about originality and believes that Christopher Nolan is making bold choices when it comes to filmmaking. "You should make bold new movies, you know? And I think, actually, Christopher Nolan is the master of that. He is someone who can make movies about whatever he wants", he said.## Meanwhile, Emmerich's latest venture, "Moonfall", which was shot in Montreal on a $145 million production budget, opened to poor reviews with 40 percent on Rotten tomatoes while its CinemaScore is also weak C+. At the box office, it opened to nearly $3.5 million on Friday, which is poor for a big-budget film. ## Stay tuned...

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'The Batman' Early Box Office Projections Eyeing Biggest Opening Ever For A Batman Movie
1631 days ago
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'The Batman' Early Box Office Projections Eyeing Biggest Opening Ever For A Batman Movie

Los Angeles, February 5 - After "Spider-Man: No Way Home", Hollywood is gearing up for the next blockbuster in the form of "The Batman", which is just a month away from its debut on March 4. The DC superhero movie is one of the most anticipated films and the hype around it just keeps getting bigger and bigger. ## Starring Robert Pattinson as a new version of the Caped Crusader, "The Batman" is carrying a lot of expectations as far as the box office is concerned. And the early box office projections for "The Batman" is also suggesting it could take the biggest opening for a Batman movie ever. ## According to Box Office Pro, the 2022's first bona fide tentpole is currently tracking to earn between $135-$185 million domestically in its opening weekend while its lifetime box office projection currently stands between $340-$540 million domestically. ## If the movie opens to its higher projection of $185 million, it will be the biggest debut for a Batman movie ever at the domestic box office (North America). Only three "Batman" movies have had opening weekends of over $100 million domestically, the highest of which overall is "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice's" $166 million. Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" sits just behind it at $160 million in the opening weekend. ## Directed by Matt Reeves, "The Batman" is on track to become only the second movie (excluding China) to open over $100 million domestically during the covid-19 pandemic. "Spider-Man: No Way Home" was the first to do. If the Warner Bros. movie opens to its lower end of the projection, it would still place it easily in the top-5 all-time for Batman project. ## The film's cast includes Robert Pattinson as Batman, Colin Farrell as The Penguin, Paul Dano as The Riddler, Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, John Turturro as Carmine Falcone, Peter Sarsgaard as Gil Colson, Jayme Lawson as Bella Real, Barry Keoghan as Officer Stanley Merkel, and Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth.## Stay tuned...

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Tom Holland's Reaction To 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Box Office Success Is All Heart
1632 days ago
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Tom Holland's Reaction To 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Box Office Success Is All Heart

Los Angeles, February 4 - The latest Spider-Man movie, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is going nuts at the worldwide box office and breaking records with each passing day. The superhero movie, fronted by Tom Holland, has already become one of the all-time highest-grossing films. ## The box office success of "No Way Home" has left everyone wondering about how did it do that and Tom Holland is no exception. During the promotional press tour of Tom Holland's upcoming movie "Uncharted", the actor was informed how close "No Way Home" is to passing "Avatar's" lifetime domestic (North America) box office total. ## Holland was asked by a journalist how he was feeling about the success of "No Way Home". As you can see in the video below, Holland had no idea just how well the movie was performing and when the journalist informs him the film is just $20 million from crossing "Avatar" domestically, Holland couldn't believe what he's hearing, even looking to his team off-camera for validation.## TOM’S FACE WHEN HE DROPS THE NEWS 😭 pic.twitter.com/FkXWBMrPMC— Cam 🎬 (@camandfilm) February 2, 2022 ## Now to fact-check the claims in the video, "No Way Home" won't become the biggest movie domestically by crossing only "Avatar" ($760M). If it crosses James Cameron-directed, it will become the 3rd biggest Hollywood movie at the domestic box office, behind "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" ($936M) and "Avengers: Endgame" ($858M). ## At the worldwide box office, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is currently at the 6th spot among the all-time biggest grosser with a $1.73 billion box office total. "Avatar" is currently the number 1 movie with $2.84 billion and "Avengers: Endgame" at number w with $2.79 billion. At once, "Endgame" had overtaken "Avatar" but after the re-release in China last year, the sci-fi epic reclaimed the top spot. ## Stay tuned...

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Dakota Johnson Set To Play First Female Superhero 'Madame Web' In Sony Pictures' Universe Of Marvel Characters
1633 days ago
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Dakota Johnson Set To Play First Female Superhero 'Madame Web' In Sony Pictures' Universe Of Marvel Characters

Mumbai, February 3 - Sony Pictures just produced its biggest blockbuster in the form of "Spider-Man: No Way Home" and is now, expanding its Universe of Marvel Characters by bringing the first female superhero in the helm. ## According to Deadline, actress Dakota Johnson, known for her roles in "Fifty Shades of Grey" and "The Social Network" is in talks to star in the studio's "Madame Web" movie. The movie will be directed by S.J. Clarkson, known for "The Defenders", "Life on Mars" while Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless have penned the screenplay.## In the comics, Madame Web is depicted as an elderly woman with myasthenia gravis and thus was connected to a life support system that looked like a spider web. Due to her age and medical condition, Madame Web never actively fought any villains.## It is said that considering Dakota Johnson's young age, she could play the current, younger Madame Web, Julia Carpenter in the movie instead of playing the original Madame Web in the comics, Cassandra Web.## The Deadline report states that Sony has been trying to include a female-driven property in Sony's Marvel Cinematic Universe for a long time. The studio has been searing for the A-listers to play the title role in the film for the last two months and the list has been cut down with Johnson gaining front-runner status right before the holiday. ## Stay tuned...

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