Anya Taylor-Joy on the Bittersweet ‘Lucky’ Finale and Why ‘Dune 3’ Exceeded Expectations

[This story contains major spoilers for Lucky’s series finale, “All Good Things.”] With the dust now settled on Lucky, Anya Taylor-Joy believes her eponymous character is finally living up to her nickname. The British-Argentine actor’s point has less to do with her conflicted con artist cheating death numerous times and besting her mobster in-laws, as…

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#Box Office Meltdown: ‘Furiosa’ Edges Past ‘Garfield’ to Win Memorial Day With Worst No. 1 Opening in Three Decades

#Box Office Meltdown: ‘Furiosa’ Edges Past ‘Garfield’ to Win Memorial Day With Worst No. 1 Opening in Three Decades

The Memorial Day box office is no picnic this year. But it was certainly a roller-coaster ride. Warner Bros.’ Furiosa narrowly beat Alcon and Sony’s The Garfield Movie with $32 million for the four-day weekend, with George Miller‘s latest entry in the Mad Max franchise taking in $26.3 million for Friday-Sunday versus $24 million for…

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#CinemaCon: Theater Owners Chief Michael O’Leary Calls for More Capital Investment Amid Tough Times

#CinemaCon: Theater Owners Chief Michael O’Leary Calls for More Capital Investment Amid Tough Times

National Association of Theatre Owners chief Michael O’Leary kept it relatively short and sweet when delivering his first CinemaCon address on Tuesday in Las Vegas. But his message was clear: strained theater circuits need assistance, as they are still dealing with the lingering impact of the COVID-19 crisis and the dramatic slowdown in movies due…

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#‘Furiosa’ Heading to Cannes

#‘Furiosa’ Heading to Cannes

Mad Max is roaring back to the Croisette. Nine years after George Miller‘s Mad Max: Fury Road tore up Cannes as the diesel-fueled opener in 2015, the director’s follow-up: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, will also have its world premiere, out of competition, in Cannes. Anya Taylor-Joy stars as the titular Furiosa, the character played…

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