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  • Dan Stevens to join Night at the Museum 3

    Dan Stevens to join Night at the Museum 3

    MUMBAI: Dan Stevens, the Downton Abbey star, may soon join Ben Stiller and Robin Williams in Fox’s Night at the Museum 3, according to reports.

     

    After leaving Downton Abbey, the actor has been busy with Adam Wingard’s, The Guest and Liam Neeson’s, A Walk Among Tombstones. In Night at the Museum 3, the actor will play the role of Lancelot, which was a negative character in the film.

     

    The action is set in London this time as it sees Stiller return as security guard Larry Daley, Williams return as Teddy Roosevelt and Shawn Levy returning to the director’s chair. The series has grossed close to a billion dollars in the past.

  • Taken 2 is still no. 1 in second consecutive week

    Taken 2 is still no. 1 in second consecutive week

    MUMBAI: For the second week in succession, Taken 2, starring Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace and Famke Janssen, has taken the top foreign box office ranking with an intake of $41 million from more than 50 foreign markets. Currently, its overseas gross total stands at $132.8 million.
    The action sequel starring Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace and Famke Janssen remained the U.K.‘s No. 1 title ($6 million from 779 locations for a local intake of $23.4 million) in its second market round and drew $4 million in its second China round at 1,500 situations for a cume of $10.8 million. The film‘s second Australia session grossed $3.7 million at 367 spots, lifting the market cume to $13.7 million. Its Italy open scored $1.25 million at 267 situations.
    Twentieth Century Fox is distributing the film in 35 markets (earning $28.5 million from 6,314 spots) while the film‘s co-producer, Luc Besson‘s Europa Corp, is handling the rest of the world.
    Frankenweenie, director-co-producer-co-scripter Tim Burton‘s comedy animation with horror overtones, that grossed $22 million over two frames in the U.S. and Canada, opened offshore in nine markets this round, collecting $4.9 million on the weekend. Early offshore cume for the Disney release stands at $5.3 million.
    The weekend‘s biggest single-market smash by far was Warner Bros. Espana‘s release in Spain of Lo Impossible (The Impossible), director Juan Antonio Bayona‘s action adventure co-starring Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor and a nasty Indian Ocean tsunami.
    The film‘s opening round drew $13.4 million (including previews) from 638 screens, easily the market‘s No. 1 title. Warner‘s said it may be Spain‘s biggest three-day and four-day opener of all time.
    Opening No. 2 in France ($2.8 million at 348 spots) was Universal‘s Ted that grossed $13.9 million on the weekend at 2,900 play dates in 44 markets.

  • Third part of Clash of the Titans in offing

    Third part of Clash of the Titans in offing

    MUMBAI: The Clash of the Titans, a film about the adventures of Greek hero Perseus, will soon have its third edition. Apart from Sam Worthington, the film stars Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes and Danny Huston as Greek gods.

    Film writers Dan Mazeau and David Leslie Johnson have been enlisted to write the story for the third part.

    The film, now in its post-production stage, has been titled Wrath of the Titans. It is likely to hit the silver screen on March 30, next year.

    The last part of the Titans, directed by Louis Leterrier, grossed USD 163 million domestically and a whopping USD 330 million overseas despite facing criticism for bad 3D conversion.