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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Canadian Singer Drake Withdraws Two Grammy Nominations Due To Unknown Reasons
1691 days ago
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Canadian Singer Drake Withdraws Two Grammy Nominations Due To Unknown Reasons

Los Angeles, December 7 - Canadian singer Drake has decided to withdraw his two Grammy nominations. While the reason behind the withdrawal is not known yet, Variety reported the 35-year-old artist withdrew his two nominations after consultation with his management.## Drake got nominations for Grammys with four others for Best Rap Album, for 'Certified Lover Boy', and for Best Rap Performance, for his song 'Way 2 Sexy' (featuring Future and Young Thug). ## Some have speculated that Drake's decision of withdrawing from nominations might have something to do with him being named in lawsuits surrounding the tragedy at the Astroworld festival in Houston last month, where 10 people died when the crowd rampaged during headliner Travis Scott's set, which featured a guest appearance from Drake.## Meanwhile, the withdrawal marks the latest chapter in the Canadian singer's long, contentious relationship with the awards show. In 2018, Drake refused to submit his album More Life for consideration out of frustration that his chart-dominating single Hotline Bling won for the best rap song in 2017, despite not featuring rap.## Stay tuned...

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Marvel Studios' 'Shang-Chi' Sequel Is Officially In The Works With Original Director Destin Daniel Cretton
1692 days ago
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Marvel Studios' 'Shang-Chi' Sequel Is Officially In The Works With Original Director Destin Daniel Cretton

Los Angeles, December 6 - Marvel Studios' 2021 blockbuster "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" is officially getting its sequel with original director Destin Daniel Cretton is returning to perform director's duty once again. The filmmaker has entered into an exclusive multi-year overall deal with Disney companies Marvel Studios and Hulu's Onyx Collective. ## As part of the deal, Destin is already in development with Marvel Studios on a new MCU series for Disney+ apart from the "Shang-Chi" sequel. The Simu Liu-fronted debuted earlier in September this year and became the biggest blockbuster Hollywood story at the domestic box office with $224.5 million gross, helping its global haul to finish $432 million. ## "Destin is an amazing collaborator who brought a unique perspective and skill to Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings. We had a fantastic time working together on the film and he has so many intriguing ideas for stories to bring to life on Disney+, so we're thrilled to expand our relationship with him and can't wait to get started", said Marvel president Kevin Feige. ## Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, starring Simu Liu in the title role alongside Michelle Yeoh, Awkwafina, and Tony Leung, is the history maker film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by getting led by an Asian actor, and mostly Asian cast. ## "Working on Shang-Chi with Kevin and the Marvel Studios team was one of the highlights of my life, and I couldn't be more excited about Tara's vision for Onyx Collective. I can't wait to explore new stories & build new worlds with this community", said director Cretton.## Stay tuned...

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Marvel President Kevin Feige Confirmes Charlie Cox Returning As Daredevil In MCU
1692 days ago
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Marvel President Kevin Feige Confirmes Charlie Cox Returning As Daredevil In MCU

Los Angeles, December 6 - Over the years, there have been many actors who have become synonyms to their cinematic characters, such as Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow. Charlie Cox finds himself in the same category with his role of Daredevil based on Marvel comics. ## Cox first appeared as the masked vigilante in Netflix's Daredevil in 2015 and continued playing the character for three seasons and also appeared in the spinoff series, The Defenders. His Netflix run as Daredevil came to an end with season 3 in October 2018, there have been many speculations since then that Cox will return as Daredevil in MCU at some point in the future. ## After months and months of speculations, Marvel president Kevin Feige confirmed that Matt Murdock/Daredevil can not be played by any other than Cox and he will return in this character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the future. As part of the press tour for Spider-Man: No Way Home, this is Feige's first official comment on the casting of Daredevil. ## "If you were to see Daredevil in upcoming things, Charlie Cox, yes, would be the actor playing Daredevil", Feige told CinemaBlend Sunday. "Where we see that, how we see that, when we see that, remains to be seen".## Meanwhile, it is still not confirmed that Daredevil will be a feature film or Disney+ series if gets made in the future. It should also be noted that Cox has not officially been cast in the MCU as he has only confirmed that the MCU will not recast Cox's character. ## Stay tuned...

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Sony Picture Announces India Release Date Of Superhero Movie 'Morbius'
1693 days ago
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Sony Picture Announces India Release Date Of Superhero Movie 'Morbius'

Mumbai, December 5 - Sony Pictures' next superhero movie, "Morbius" based on the Marvel Comics character Morbius, the Living Vampire, is gearing up for January 2022 release in theaters. Starring Jared Leto in the title role, "Morbius" will be released on January 28, 2022, in India in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages. ## Sony India took to Twitter on Sunday and released the new poster with a release date. The poster features Leto as Michael Morbius, a scientist suffering from a rare blood disease whose attempts to cure himself afflict him with a form of vampirism, gaining superhuman abilities but none of the superstitious weaknesses associated with vampires. ## In the shadow of every hero, lies a villain. @JaredLeto is #MORBIUS - exclusively in movie theaters January 28. Releasing in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. #CCXPWorlds pic.twitter.com/x1sKBz7Sig— Sony Pictures India (@SonyPicsIndia) December 5, 2021 ## Directed by Daniel Espinosa, "Morbius" was first appeared as an enemy of the superhero Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man comic book in October 1971. The movie is intended to be the third film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe after Spider-Man and Venom. ## Produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel Entertainment, the superhero movie also stars Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, and Tyrese Gibson in key roles. It was initially scheduled to release in July 2020, but due to the pandemic, it was postponed to January 2022.## Stay tuned...

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Spider-Man: No Way Home Breaks Pre-Sales Record In The US
1697 days ago
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Spider-Man: No Way Home Breaks Pre-Sales Record In The US

Los Angeles, December 1 - Tom Holland's "Spider-Man: No Way Home" has been poised to take the box office record on fire. Scheduled to release on December 17 in the USA, the advance booking for the 3rd MCU Spider-Man film was opened on Monday, and the crazy demand literally crashed the ticketing websites within minutes. ## As per reports, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" advance booking for the first day is already the highest since "Avengers: Endgame" (2019). In just 2 hours, the pre-sales of "No Way Home" beat "Black Widow's" first day. The first-day pre-sales of the film are higher than "Avengers: Infinity War", "Spider-Man: Far From Home", "Star Wars", among others. ## Canada Cineplex theater announced on Twitter that "No Way Home" has officially become theater's biggest pre-sale ticketing launch ever. World biggest theater chain in the world, AMC reports that "No Way Home" had the second-biggest volume of pre-sales in the 24 hours in the chain's 101 years of history, only 1.5% behind "Endgame's" all-time record. ## In the early box office projection, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is projected to earn between $135 million and $185 million in the opening weekend. However, looking at the huge demands for the tickets, the number could go higher. Touted as the finest solo superhero movie ever, "No Way Home" is most probably going to be 1 billion grosser of the pandemic era at the worldwide box office. ## Directed by Jon Watts, the superhero film also stars Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Marisa Tomei, Benedict Wong, among others in key roles. It will be released on December 16 in India in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. ## Stay tuned...

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Sony Confirms Three More Spider-Man Movies In MCU After No Way Home
1699 days ago
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Sony Confirms Three More Spider-Man Movies In MCU After No Way Home

Los Angeles, November 29 - Spider-Man movie series is going to have a long run in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). There were speculations that the upcoming Tom Holland's "Spider-Man: No Way Home" will be the end of the trilogy in the MCU, however, that is not the case anymore.## Sony's Spider-Man movie producer Amy Pascal tells Fandango that there are plans for at least three more Spider-Man movies. Holland is returning for at least the next movie.## "This is not the last movie that we are going to make with Marvel – [this is not] the last Spider-Man movie," Pascal revealed. "We are getting ready to make the next Spider-Man movie with Tom Holland and Marvel. We're thinking of this as three films, and now we're going to go onto the next three. This is not the last of our MCU movies", said Pascal. ## Spider-Man: No Way Home is a multiversal adventure, meaning Spider-Man's cinematic future could take any form. Meanwhile, Venom 2 director Andy Serkis recently confirmed future crossover with Spider-Man in the MCU. "Venom: Let There Be Carnage's" post-credit scene also teased a more tightly connected Spider-Man film universe. ## Jon Watts-directed "No Way Home", which is scheduled to release on December 17 in the USA (Dec. 16 in India), is touted to be the finest solo superhero movie ever made. The official synopsis reveals, "With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, our friendly neighborhood web-slinger is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life as Peter Parker from the high stakes of being a superhero. When Peter asks for help from Doctor Strange, the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man".## Stay tuned...

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Spider-Man: No Way Home's Huge Demands Crashed Ticketing Websites
1699 days ago
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Spider-Man: No Way Home's Huge Demands Crashed Ticketing Websites

Los Angeles, November 29 - Tom Holland's third MCU Spider-Man film, "No Way Home" is poised to become the biggest worldwide blockbuster of 2021. While the buzz was already there, the first real indication of its huge demand was experienced when the ticketing websites got crashed partially, minutes after "No Way Home" ticket sales were opened in North America on Monday morning. ## Within minutes, the ticket-selling platforms for AMC, Regal, and Fandango were all momentarily taken offline, and the Alamo Drafthouse website followed shortly thereafter. Most of the websites have still been facing issues, like AMC, which has introduced a waiting queue to put people in line for their chance at buying tickets in North America. ## Check out what people are saying - ## Wohoo, congratulations on winning this hard fought battle -## Tickets acquired. 🎟 #SpiderManNoWayHome— Brad R Lambert (@bradrlambert) November 29, 2021 ## All the best - ## Spider-Man No Way We're Getting Tickets— Matt Ramos (@therealsupes) November 29, 2021 ## That's a spirit - ## fighting for my life trying to get spider-man no way home tickets— Corn ✮ (@sneerid) November 29, 2021 ## Yessss -## Spider-Man fans waiting for that "tickets on sale now" notificationpic.twitter.com/QL10TuSLiB— BD (@BrandonDavisBD) November 29, 2021 ## me waiting to buy the tickets for spider-man no way home pic.twitter.com/sJG6MafGKl— ً (@thsafeplace) November 29, 2021 ## Hope they don't start fighting actually -## This is what Spider-Man fans buying tickets look like at the moment #SpiderManNoWayHome pic.twitter.com/jZdb0uRRBM— Spider-Man: No Way Home Updates (@spideyupdated) November 29, 2021 ## It was expected, No? -## ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ has officially broken the box office. pic.twitter.com/lGlkJ5mDCE— Lights, Camera, Pod (@LightsCameraPod) November 29, 2021 ## Every single ticket site for Spider-Man No Way Home right now pic.twitter.com/7oCCkwFRvu— Aniq (@aniqrahman) November 29, 2021 ## Meanwhile, is having a similar buzz in India as well, and we can expect the same reaction when the booking will open. The movie will be released a day earlier in India on December 16 in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Dune' Becomes Warner Bros.' Second Day-And-Date Release To Gross $100M Domestically
1700 days ago
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Box Office: 'Dune' Becomes Warner Bros.' Second Day-And-Date Release To Gross $100M Domestically

Los Angeles, November 28 - A big box office win for Warner Bros. as Denis Villeneuve-directed sci-fi film "Dune" touched the $100 million domestic mark. It also becomes the studio's second day-and-date release in theaters and on HBO Max to reach the milestone during the covid-19 pandemic. ## Released on October 21, "Dune" took 35 days to reach $100 million domestically. It is part of Warner Bros.' controversial theatrical-day-and-date HBO Max 2021 strategy. Earlier, Warner/Legendary's "Godzilla vs. Kong", had reached the milestone, it, however, took 12 weekends to reach there. "Godzilla vs. Kong" was also the first Hollywood film to reach $100 million in North America during the pandemic. ## Dune was on HBO Max during its first 31 days in theaters. It's now exclusively theatrical, currently playing in 1,312 theaters with a Thanksgiving weekend outlook of $2.26M over three days and $3.2M since Wednesday which will bring its U.S./Canada box office total to $102.4M by Sunday. It will also surpass "Godzilla vs. Kong" total domestic gross of $100.5 million to become Warner's biggest hit of 2021. ## Internationally, where it is playing exclusively in theaters, "Dune" has grossed $270 million so far, taking its total worldwide haul to $370 million. It may not cross "Godzilla vs. Kong's" total worldwide gross of $467.8 million, but a $400 million globally will be a massive result for the studio.## Happy with the box office outcome and HBO Max streaming, Warner Bros.' has already green-lit a sequel to this epic sci-fi, based on the 1965 novel of the same name by Frank Herbert. Over the last few decades, Dune has been regarded by most critics and fans of the novel as impossible to realize on film. But, a lot of people who had never read the book, but were curious, went out and took a chance on the sci-fi epic. ## Meanwhile, Denis Villeneuve always wanted "Dune's" exclusive theatrical release. He even criticized Warner Bros.' decision to send the film on HBO Max. In a Variety column on Dec. 10 last year, Villeneuve wrote, "With this decision, AT&T has hijacked one of the most respectable and important studios in film history. There is absolutely no love for cinema, nor for the audience here".## "It is all about the survival of a telecom mammoth, one that is currently bearing an astronomical debt of more than $150 billion", and that "streaming alone can't sustain the film industry as we knew it before COVID. Streaming can produce great content, but not movies of Dune’s scope and scale. Warner Bros.' decision means Dune won't have the chance to perform financially in order to be viable and piracy will ultimately triumph. Warner Bros. might just have killed the Dune franchise. This one is for the fans. AT&T's John Stankey said that the streaming horse left the barn. In truth, the horse left the barn for the slaughterhouse", the filmmaker added.## Stay tuned...

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Marvel Studios' Latest Box Office Hit 'Eternals' Sets Disney+ Premiere Date
1701 days ago
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Marvel Studios' Latest Box Office Hit 'Eternals' Sets Disney+ Premiere Date

Los Angeles, November 27 - Marvel Studios' latest superhero movie "Eternals" is playing in theaters and going strong at the box office, earning over $387 million globally. Unlike "Black Widow", which debuted in theaters and on Disney+ simultaneously, Disney promised to release the upcoming films exclusively in theaters for a minimum of 45 days. ## While the Chloe Zhao-directed is minting cash at the box office, a certain group of people wondering when it will be available on the streamer. Putting the earliest possible Disney+ date, considering a minimum of 45 days in theaters from November 5, on or around December 20, 2021.## On Friday, Disney officially announced that "Eternals" will be debuting on Disney+ and Disney Plus Hotstar on January 12, 2022, 10 weeks following its theatrical run, about the same amount of time between "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" launch on the service. "Eternals" will become available for digital download on platforms like Apple TV and Prime Video once it's streaming on Disney+.## "Eternals" has been rated as an unlike Marvel film. It welcomes an exciting new team of Super-Heroes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The epic story, spanning thousands of years, features a group of immortal heroes forced out of the shadows to reunite against mankind's oldest enemy, The Deviants.## It boasts an ensemble cast that includes Gemma Chan, Kumail Nanjiani, Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Richard Madden, and Kit Harington.## Stay tuned...

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Andrew Garfield Has Had Enough Of Questions About His Presence In 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'
1703 days ago
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Andrew Garfield Has Had Enough Of Questions About His Presence In 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'

Los Angeles, November 25 - Andrew Garfield has done with continues talks about his potential participation in the upcoming "Spider-Man: No Way Home". Garfield played the iconic superhero from 2012 to 2014 in "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "The Amazing Spider-Man 2", and is rumoured to featuring in Tom Holland's film, which is slated to release on December 17. ## In a recent GQ segment, Garfield went undercover to dispel rumours about himself. He replied to a fan comment on a video of his recent interview with talk show host Jimmy Fallon, "Listen, at this point... I'm done. We'll all out find out when the movie comes out and we'll either be very disappointed, or we'll be very happy. Or someone will say, 'I told you so', and another person will say, 'I told you so'. We'll all find out. I'm sorry in advance". ## Tom Holland's Spider-Man will have many enemies to face, and many believe that he will have some help from some very familiar faces as villains such as Doctor Octopus, Green Goblin and what appears to be a new and updated version of Electro are confirmed to return.## "No Way Home," tells the tale of Peter Parker/Spider-Man played by Holland as he seeks the help of Doctor Strange to make the world forget that his superhero identity was unveiled. However, the spell goes awry and opens the door to the Villainous Multiverse, in which, all the previous super-villains of Spider-Man movies, come face-to-face to take on Tom Holland's web-slinger.## Directed by Jon Watts, the movie also stars Zendaya reprising her role as MJ, Jacob Batalon is back as Ned Leeds, Marisa Tomei is Aunt May, Jon Favreau returns as Happy Hogan and Benedict Wong is Wong from "Doctor Strange".## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'The Battle At Lake Changjin' Overtakes 'Wolf Warrior 2' To Becomes Highest-Grossing Chinese Film Ever
1704 days ago
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Box Office: 'The Battle At Lake Changjin' Overtakes 'Wolf Warrior 2' To Becomes Highest-Grossing Chinese Film Ever

Mumbai, November 24 - China's war epic film "The Battle At Lake Changjin", which recently surpassed fellow Chinese film "Hi, Mom" to become the highest-grossing film of 2021 worldwide, has now taken over the title of a highest-grossing movie ever in China. ## Directed by Chen Kaige, Hark Tsui, and Dante Lam, "The Battle At Lake Changjin" dethrone the previous leader, 2017's "Wolf Warrior 2" through Wednesday (November 24). Lake Changjin currently stands an estimated RMB 5.693B ($890M) after 56 days in release. Wolf Warrior 2 had grossed an estimated RMB 5.68B during its entire box office run. ## Interestingly, both "Lake Changjin" and "Wolf Warrior 2" were led by actor Wu Jing among others. Wu Jing had also directed "Wolf Warrior 2". Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zhao Lijian praised the achievement on social media, offering his "congratulations" to actor Wu Jing "for surpassing himself". ## "The Battle at Lake Changjin" is reportedly China's most expensive film ever made with a production budget of approx $200 million. It glorifies Chinese sacrifices and heroism during the real-life battle in 1950 that took place at the eastern front in the second battle of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.## Earlier this month, China's Film Administration outlined its 14th "Five-Year Plan" for the development of Chinese films with plans to increase movie screens, promote 10 domestic tentpoles each year, and which calls for 50 films per annum to earn more than RMB 100M ($15.6M) in the market. Domestic movies should also account for over 55% of the total annual box office. (via Deadline).## Stay tuned...

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A Sequel To 'Clifford The Big Red Dog' Is In The Works At Paramount Pictures
1704 days ago
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A Sequel To 'Clifford The Big Red Dog' Is In The Works At Paramount Pictures

Los Angeles, November 24 - A sequel to 2021's family-friendly adventure "Clifford the Big Red Dog" is in development at the Paramount Pictures studio. The first film was released simultaneously theatrically and digitally on Paramount+ on November 10, 2021.## It has generated a little over $34 million at the North American box office. Though the company didn't provide any tangible metrics, Paramount says "Clifford the Big Red Dog" has become the nascent streaming service's most-watched original film to date. ## It should be noted that Paramount Plus rebranded from CBS All Access last March with limited cinematic offerings, so "Clifford" didn't have much competition to cement its place as the streamer's most popular new film.## According to Variety, the studio has not disclosed whether the 2nd installment will play only in theaters or simultaneously on digital platforms, like the original one. ## Based on the popular children's book series, "Clifford the Big Red Dog" follows 12-year-old Emily Elizabeth, who is gifted a little red puppy. Much to her surprise, she wakes up to find the petite canine has grown overnight into a giant, 10-foot hound.## It is directed by Walt Becker from a script by Jay Scherick, David Ronn, and Blaise Hemingway. The film was made in association with Scholastic Entertainment and eOne, the latter of which distributed "Clifford" in Canada and the UK.## Stay tuned...

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