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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Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' Casts Cillian Murphy To Play The Title Role; Sets 2023 Release In Theaters
1750 days ago
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Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' Casts Cillian Murphy To Play The Title Role; Sets 2023 Release In Theaters

Los Angeles, October 9 - Filmmaker Christopher Nolan's upcoming most-anticipated film based on the development of the atomic bomb in World War II, has been titled Oppenheimer. In addition to it, Universal Studios and Syncopy have cast Cillian Murphy to play the title role, which is about J. Robert Oppenheimer who is known as the father of the atomic bomb. ## Nolan and Murphy are longtime collaborators. The duo previously worked together on "Batman Begins", "Inception" and "Dunkirk". This time, however, Murphy has been cast to play the lead for the first time in Nolan's film. Oppenheimer will also be Nolan's return to WWII after Dunkirk, which earned the director his first and only Academy Award nomination for Best Director.## The upcoming film, like previous Nolan films such as "Dunkirk" and "The Dark Knight", will be shot with IMAX cameras and it will start production early next year. Universal Pictures will make the $100 million film after winning the rights, beating the likes of Warner Bros., Paramount, and Sony. The studio will distribute the film theatrically worldwide and has set July 21, 2023, release date in North America for a minimum of 100 days in theaters. ## The film is described as "an IMAX-shot epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it". Oppenheimer will be written by Nolan, produced by Emma Thomas, Atlas Entertainment's Charles Roven, and Nolan. It is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, written by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin.## Nolan will also be reuniting with several other previous collaborators on this project, including producer Charles Roven, Nolan's Tenet, Dunkirk, and Interstellar director of photographer Hoyte Van Hoytema, Tenet editor Jennifer Lame, and Tenet composer Ludwig Göransson.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: James Bond 'No Time To Die' Takes The Best Start At BO For A Bond Movie
1751 days ago
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Box Office: James Bond 'No Time To Die' Takes The Best Start At BO For A Bond Movie

Los Angeles, October 8 - Daniel Craig's swan song James Bond "No Time To Die" is all set for a very good opening weekend at the domestic box office after taking the biggest start for a Bond film ever. The United Artist Releasing/MGM/Eon's film off to $6.3 million from Thursday box office previews that began at 4 p.m. ## The Thursday previews box office collection for "No Time To Die" is best for a Bond film, 19% ahead of Spectre's $5.25M, and also exceeds the preview nights of previous Daniel Craig 007 movies Skyfall ($4.6M off midnight shows) and Quantum of Solace ($2.5M off 8 p.m. showtimes).## "No Time To Die" Thursday previews are lower than the previews Hollywood pic "Shang-Chi" ($8.8M), "Venom 2" ($11.6M), "Black Widow" ($13.2M). However, the audience for Bond films is different from all these movies, as Bond is dependent on older adult audiences, and should they show up this weekend, the pic will over-index.## The 25th Bond has conservatively estimated to earn $55M-$60M in the opening domestic weekend, but exhibitors have set over $70M estimate for the film and over $150M worldwide for its second global weekend. ## The advance ticket sales for "No Time To Die" on Fandango already are ahead of Venom - Let There Be Carnage, and previous Bond films Spectre ($70.4M), Quantum of Solace ($67.5M), and Casino Royale ($40.8M). The overseas box office collection for the film is estimated to be around $150M to date. ## Stay tuned...

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Venom Actor Woody Harrelson Punched A Man In Self-Defense
1751 days ago
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Venom Actor Woody Harrelson Punched A Man In Self-Defense

Mumbai, October 8 - "Venom - Let There Be Carnage" actor Woody Harrelson got into a scuffle with a man on Wednesday night and allegedly punched him. ## The incident took place on the rooftop of Washington DC's infamous Watergate Hotel at around 11 p.m. on Wednesday where a man wasn't stopping taking pictures with the 60-year old actor and his daughter, according to NBC4 Washington.## It is reported that Harrelson approached the man and told him to stop taking photos and delete the ones he had already captured. This got him into a verbal argument with the man, who then lunged towards Harrelson to grab his neck, and the actor punched the man in the neck in self-defense.## Police were called to the hotel after the incident happened. A report by police officers then tells how the actor admitted he got into a verbal dispute with the man and he punched him "in his neck in defense of himself". ## Witnesses backed up the 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' star's account of what had happened, and police told NBC Washington their statements suggested the other man had been the aggressor. An investigation is ongoing, but NBC4 notes that Harrelson wasn't charged.## Meanwhile, Woody Harrelson has a long history of getting into trouble with people taking pictures of him and making videos. In 1995, he got into a scuffle with two paparazzi who he claimed had stalked his family during a visit to Martha's Vineyard and was later ordered to pay one of them over $4,800, while the other, who had filmed the incident, was given just $2.## In 2008, he was sued for reportedly attacking and breaking the video camera of a photographer, with the case dismissed two years later after they agreed on a settlement out of court. He was also accused by a paparazzi of assaulting him and damaging his video camera at New York's LaGuardia Airport in 2019, but no charges were filed or further action was taken.## Stay tuned...

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Daniel Craig Receives Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star For James Bond Portrayal
1751 days ago
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Daniel Craig Receives Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star For James Bond Portrayal

California, October 8 - Daniel Craig bids an emotional goodbye to his James Bond character. The actor played this iconic fictional character in five James Bond movies and went on to become one of the most loved, MI6 agent. His last outing as James Bond, "No Time To Die" has been released in theaters worldwide and getting a lot of love from everyone. ## Meanwhile, Daniel Craig has been honored with, Hollywood Walk of Fame star during the launch week of "No Time To Die" in California on October 7. His star was unveiled in a ceremony, which was attended by Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, the producers of the 007 film franchise, as well as actor Rami Malek, who stars opposite him in the latest James Bond. ## Craig becomes the 2,704th celebrity to receive a star on the coveted Hollywood Walk of Fame, right next to legendary Bond actor Roger Moore, who played James Bond in record 7 films. Craig, who has played 007 since "Casino Royale" (2006), said it was an "absolute honor to be walked all over in Hollywood".## Before his star was unveiled, Craig said, "To Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, I thank you from the depth of my heart, without you I would not be here today - thank you for those lovely words. Thank you to Rami for those beautiful, beautiful words.## "I never thought I would hear myself say this, but it's an absolute honour to be walked all over in Hollywood".## The 25th James Bond film, "No Time To Die" was released in the USA on October 8. Before that, it was already debuted in the international market (without China) on September 30. It earned over a whopping $120 million in the opening weekend from 54 markets, making it the second-largest James Bond film to open in the international market. ## Stay tuned...

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Marvel Studios' 'Eternals' Confirmed To Be The Second Longest MCU Film Ever
1752 days ago
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Marvel Studios' 'Eternals' Confirmed To Be The Second Longest MCU Film Ever

Mumbai, October 7 - Marvel Studios is gearing up for its next big-budget superhero film "Eternals". Scheduled to debut in theaters on November 5 worldwide, "Eternals" has a lot to offer to Marvel fans who have a lot of questions to get their answers. The movie was recently confirmed to be set in two timelines, one in past and the other in the present time. ## Meanwhile, Marvel has also revealed the theatrical runtime of Eternals and it is one of the longest films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) to date. Directed by Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao, Eternals has been confirmed to be the second-longest MCU film with a runtime of 2 hours 37 minutes that is 7 minutes longer than Avengers: Infinity War. Avengers: Endgame still holds the title of longest MCU movie with a runtime of 3 hours and 1 minute. ## The movie chronicles the Eternals, an immortal alien race, emerges from hiding after thousands of years to protect Earth from its evil counterparts, the Deviants. The fans, however, were left wondering why Eternals didn't come to support Avengers against Thanos during Infinity War and Endgame. ## To which, director Zhao recently revealed that Eternals were instructed not to interfere until they are told to do so. In the film, we will get to see the origin of Eternals in MCU and about their relationship to the Celestials and why they were specifically instructed not to help the people of Earth, even in their most desperate moments. ## Zhao's superhero movie features a star-studded ensemble that includes Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Harish Patel, Kit Harington, Salma Hayek, and Angelina Jolie. The first trailer of the movie was dropped in May and the final dropped in September this year. It is scheduled to release on November 5 in the USA and India.## Check out longest MCU runtimes: ## - Avengers: Endgame - 181 minutes## - Eternals - 157 minutes## - Avengers: Infinity War - 149 minutes## - Captain America: Civil War - 147 minutes## - Avengers - 143 minutes## Stay tuned...

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Russian Actress Yulia Peresild Becomes The First To Shoot A Feature Film Entirely In Orbit
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Russian Actress Yulia Peresild Becomes The First To Shoot A Feature Film Entirely In Orbit

Mumbai, October 6 - A Russian film "The Challange" has started the historic production after taking the outer space route on October 5. Director Klim Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild are the first in the world to shot a feature film entirely in orbit, dashing Tom Cruise's dream of being the first to shoot a film in space. ## The director-actress pair beat out thousands of hopefuls to win the opportunity of making their film aboard the International Space Station. The duo launched into space on October 5 where they will shoot for 12 days. Russian Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, and Russian state TV Channel One are jointly producing the film.## A Russian commission of medical and safety experts had recently approved a plan for an actress and a director to blast off early October to film the first full-length, fictional movie in space. "The Challenge," tells the story of a doctor launched on short notice to the International Space Station to save the life of a cosmonaut.## Seasoned astronaut Anton Shkaplerov has also gone with them on the expedition and he will act as mission commander. He has also been tapped to moonlight as an actor in the film. Peresild and Shkaplerov will take on additional production roles, acting as a costume designer and makeup artist, and Director of Photography respectively owing to the limited crew size.## To prepare for the mission, both Klim Shipenko and Yulia Peresild had undergone a rigorous three-month training program, including learning the basics of space survival, completing zero gravity, centrifuge, and vibration tests, and practicing for in-flight emergencies.## Stay tuned...

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Most Expensive Chinese Film War Epic 'Battle of Lake Changjin' Goes Past $400M Within A Week
1753 days ago
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Most Expensive Chinese Film War Epic 'Battle of Lake Changjin' Goes Past $400M Within A Week

Mumbai, October 6 - The last few weeks have been nothing less than a boon for cinemas across the world. After Hollywood pics "Shang-Chi", "No Time To Die", "Venom 2", among others, a Chinese film has now shouldered the responsibility to continue the revival of cinemas after the devastating covid-19 pandemic. ## After the Lunar New Year hits Hi, Mom ($821 million) and Detective Chinatown 3 ($685 million), another Chinese film, a war epic "The Battle of Lake Changjin" has gone past 2 billion yuan at the domestic box office. The film has continued its epic siege on the country's cinemas and becomes the just third film to go past $400M this year at the Chinese box office. ## To date, "The Battle of Lake Changjin" has earned $405 million (RMB 2.62 billion) in just six days of its domestic box office run, making it one of the fasted to reach the milestone worldwide. It has also become the 24th film to break the 2-billion-yuan box office mark and has broken 12 Chinese film industry records, including the National Day holiday film single-day box office record, the National Day holiday opening day screen time record, and the opening day box office record for a war movie.## "The Battle at Lake Changjin" is believed to be China's most expensive film ever made with a production budget of approx $200 million. It is directed by A-list Chinese filmmakers Chen Kaige, Hark Tsui, and Dante Lam and produced by Bona Film Group and state-backed film companies Shanghai Film Group and Huaxia. ## The film, which stars China's most-in-demand actors Wu Jing, Jackson Yee, Zhu Yawen, Li Chen, Hu Jun, and Duan Yihong, glorifies Chinese sacrifices and heroism during the real-life battle that took place at the eastern front in the second battle of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. Three corps of the 9th Corps of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) had a direct contest with the U.S. Army in the winter of 1950. ## Stay tuned...

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Marvel India Made A Blunder By Announcing 7 October 2022 Release Date For Mahershala Ali's 'Blade'?
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Marvel India Made A Blunder By Announcing 7 October 2022 Release Date For Mahershala Ali's 'Blade'?

Mumbai, October 5 - Marvel is a huge film franchise in India and its movies have always been a big screen fest for the fans. On Tuesday (October 5), Marvel announced its slate of 2021 and 2022 movies with release dates on Marvel India Twitter handle. Disney is the distributing partner for Marvel movies.## Among the six Marvel films announced with release dates, Mahershala Ali's "Blade" was one of the movies in the list, which is shown with a October 7, 2022 date. While it is a great news for the fans, it would be an uphill task for Marvel to retain that release for the film. The film is currently in the pre-production stage and isn't set to begin filming until July 2022. ## It's no secret that Marvel Studios has a packed slate in 2022 and it if really wants to retain "Blade's" release in October, the studio will get maximum 3 months for the production, which is imposible considering a lot of time in post-production will be used. So why did an official Marvel account claim a false date? The most probable scenario is that, originally, Blade was slated to premiere on October 7, 2022 prior to its production being pushed back due to the ongoing health crisis. ## Marvel Studios had originally announced "Blade Reboot" in MCU during the 2019 edition of San Diego Comic-Con with award-winning actor Mahershala Ali in the lead. It will be directed by Bassam Tariq and is written by Staci Osei-Kuffour. Apart from Ali, there is no confirmed cast memeber has been announced yet and there are no sign of production taking place anytime soon. Considering all the aspects, it is clear that Marvel India has made a big blunder by announcing 7 October 2022 release. ## Previously, The Hollywood Reporter had revealed that Blade's production was moved from September 2021 all the way to July 2022 which further cements the fact that this October 2022 release date is the film's original date. At this stage, there's a strong chance that Blade could be taking the October 6, 2023 placeholder date for Marvel Studios.## Stay tuned...

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Disney India Announces The Release Dates Of Avatar 2, Thor 4, Black Panther 2, And Others
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Disney India Announces The Release Dates Of Avatar 2, Thor 4, Black Panther 2, And Others

Mumbai, October 5 - Disney Studios is going to have a blast in the Indian cinemas in the next 15 months with the number of potential blockbuster movies. The Studio has announced its slate of theatrical releases for Indian audiences which consist of 6 Marvel Studios films, 3 Disney's original movies, and the last is James Cameron's Avatar sequel. ## To begin with, the first film by Disney to release in India is Marvel Studios' Eternals. The superhero film starring Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, among others, is slated to hit theaters on Dilwai this year on November 5. It will be clashing with Bollywood's most-awaited cop-drama film "Sooryavanshi" starring Akshay Kumar.## The second film from the studio is again a Marvel movie. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange and Elizabeth Olsen, will release in the next year on March 25, 2022. It will clash with Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani starrer Hindi movie "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2", which will also release on the same date. ## Apart from Eternals and Doctor Strange 2, four more Marvel movies Thor: Love And Thunder (May 6, 2022), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (July 8, 2022), Blade (October 7, 2022), and The Marvels (November 11, 2022) are lined up to ignite Indian theaters in the next year. ## Other than the aforementioned Marvel movies, Disney will also release its computer-animated musical fantasy comedy film Encanto on November 26, 2021, computer-animated coming-of-age fantasy comedy Turning Red on March 11, 2022, and 3D computer-animated film Pixer - Lightyear on June 17, 2022. And then, the biggest of them all, the long-awaited Avatar 2 on December 16, 2022. ## Recently, Disney had released Marvel Studios' new superhero film "Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings" in theaters in multiple languages. The Simu Liu starrer has done a decent business so far and earned approx INR 25 crores. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Venom Sequel Sets New Pandemic Record At North America Box Office
1756 days ago
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Box Office: Venom Sequel Sets New Pandemic Record At North America Box Office

Los Angeles, October 3 - Marvel comic book movies are proving why they are the king of the box office. After "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings", and "Black Widow", two highest-grossing movies at the North America box office during the pandemic respectively, another comic book movie, "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" has gone nuts at the box office, shattering domestic box office record of the pandemic era. ## The Tom Hardy starrer, after taking an opening of $37.3 million including $11.6 million Thursday previews, concluded the 3-day opening weekend with $90.1 million, setting a new pandemic record at the North America box office. The movie tops "Black Widow's $80.4 million 3-day weekend debut. Sony had projected just $40 million in the first three days, which is far behind from actual collection.## The Venom sequel also topped its predecessor, 2018's "Venom", which grossed $80.3 million in the first three days, in the era of no covid-19 pandemic. "Venom" had grossed $855 million worldwide including $213 million in North America, despite the bad reviews. Venom sequel doesn't have a release date yet in China, where 2018's film had made $270 million. ## "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" opened massive in its first overseas market Russia with an estimated $14 million in the opening weekend, which is Sony's biggest opening of all time in that market, and the best of any film during the pandemic. An exclusive theatrical release of the film is benefitting its overall box office collection. ## "We are also pleased that patience and theatrical exclusivity have been rewarded with record results", Sony's chairman Tom Rothman said in a statement to the press. "With apologies to Mr. Twain: The death of movies has been greatly exaggerated".## In August, Sony pushed Venom 2 from September 24 to October 15 amid uncertainty over theatergoing and the delta variant. But when Shang-Chi (the only film to gross $200M+ during the pandemic at the domestic box office) did so well, Sony Pictures rescheduled Venom 2 to October 1 in the US and that move paid off in a big way. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: James Bond 'No Time To Die' Jets Off To A Thundering $119M International Debut Without CHINA
1756 days ago
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Box Office: James Bond 'No Time To Die' Jets Off To A Thundering $119M International Debut Without CHINA

Mumbai, October 3 - It looks like the covid-19 pandemic has become a thing of the past for Hollywood films that are going bonkers at the box office. The latest on the list is James Bond's "No Time To Die" which has debuted in the international market over this weekend.## Daniel Craig's final outing as James Bond, "No Time To Die" kicked off the overseas box office with a thundering $119 million from 54 markets. It becomes the first Hollywood movie to gross $100M+ in the opening weekend during the covid-19 pandemic, that too without the biggest movie market China, where it is scheduled to debut on October 29.## The United Kingdom is leading the overseas race for "No Time To Die", where the movie notched the biggest three-day total in the United Kingdom and generated $34.4 million in the 4-day weekend. Apart from the UK, Germany has contributed $14.7M, along with Japan ($5.8M), Denmark ($5.3M), S. Korea ($4.6M), Hong Kong ($2.9M), among others. ## As compared to previous Bond movies, "No Time To Die" topped 2012's "Skyfall" ($109 million debut internationally), and fell just short of 2015's "Spectre", which grossed $123 million in the opening weekend internationally. The movie also had the best inaugural box office revenues in 24 countries, including Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, and Spain.## Meanwhile, the 25th Bond film has crossed the $1 million mark in India and earned approx $1.45M (11 crores) in the 4-day weekend. The movie is scheduled to debut in the domestic market (North America) on October 8 and in China on October 29. It looks for a global box office of at least $700M. ## In another box office milestone, the big-budget Warner Bros. sci-fi epic "Dune" has crossed the $100 million mark internationally ahead of its U.S. release on October 8. On the other hand, Sony/Marvel's "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" shattered domestic box office records and debuted with $90.1 million in North America. ## Stay tuned...

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Disney Paid A BOMB Price To Scarlett Johansson To Settle 'Black Widow' Lawsuit!
1757 days ago
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Disney Paid A BOMB Price To Scarlett Johansson To Settle 'Black Widow' Lawsuit!

Los Angeles, October 2 - Hollywood A-lister actress Scarlett Johansson and Disney studio have resolved their dispute which begun over the "Black Widow's" day-and-date release in theaters and on Disney Plus. The actress had filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging that Disney breached her contract terms which reportedly guaranteed an exclusive theatrical release of her Marvel movies. ## On Thursday (September 30), the two parties reached a settlement over her blockbuster lawsuit. While the terms of the settlement were not disclosed officially, it is reported that the lawsuit cost Disney $40 million, which the company paid Johansson to resolve the dispute. It is said that the actress had sought a $50 million payout from the studio but they reportedly agreed on $40 million after negotiations. ## The $40 million compensation does not include $20 million, which Disney had earlier paid to Scarlett as "Black Widow" fees. This makes a BOMB $60 million, which Disney paid the actress after settling things up. In a statement, Scarlett Johansson said that she was happy resolving her issues with Disney and look forward to working together in future. ## Due to the lawsuit the upcoming "Tower of Terror" movie, in which, Johansson was slated to produce and star in was rumored to be canceled by Disney. However, as things have settled down, the movie is expected to go ahead and begin production in the coming months. ## Interestingly, Johansson had received support from her industry colleagues and co-stars over the lawsuit, which came at a pivotal moment as the industry faces questions about how audiences will consume entertainment in the future, and how those who create it will be compensated.## Stay tuned...

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