Latest in Charlie’s Angels

Lucy Liu has gotten candid about an altercation with Bill Murray on the set of Sony’s 2000 film Charlie’s Angels. The actress shared her perspective on the matter for the first time, on an episode of the Los Angeles Times podcast Asian Enough, hosted by Johana Bhuiyan, Tracy Brown, Suhauna Hussain and Jen Yamato. Liu…

MONDAY UPDATE: Already skating to a record-breaking opening weekend, Frozen 2 has stuffed Disney’s sleigh full of even more cash with the Sunday actuals. The studio reports that the international box office debut has risen $5M from yesterday’s estimate to hit $228.2M, while global is now looking at $358.2M, including…

UPDATE, writethru: Fox/Chernin Entertainment's Ford V Ferrari raced its way to a $21.4M start at the international box office this weekend. The Disney release went out in 41 material markets and came in slightly above pre-frame projections. This is a solid start that combines with domestic's high-octane debut to make…

Sunday AM UPDATE FINAL: With the No. 1 $31.5M opening success of Ford v Ferrari this morning and an overall $52M global debut, high praise is to be given to 20th Century Fox Film president Emma Watts and execs Mike Ireland and Steve Asbell, who have been shepherding and advocating this project through all its…

Updated with Sunday figures: In the wake of Terminator: Dark Fate’s failure at the B.O., and Paramount’s recent decision to make Beverly Cops 4 for Netflix, we have the further breakdown of cinema IP in Sony’s Charlie’s Angels reboot, which is tanking with a God-awful $8.6M domestic opening, $27.9M worldwide (from 26…

Fox/Chernin Entertainment’s Ford v Ferrari, an original movie aimed at older males about the 1966 Le Mans race between Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari, will lay claim to the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office with a $20 million, maybe even $30M+ start. That will stop Sony’s franchise reboot of Charlie’s Angels in…

Sony’s reboot of Charlie’s Angels starring Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska has landed a China release date of Nov. 15 which is timed exactly with its domestic release. No other Hollywood titles are opening in the PRC on that date. Charlie’s Angels will face local titles Beautiful Teacher, Hunt Down, Mar…

James Mangold’s Ford v. Ferrari, which is winning over crowds and critics in early screenings since its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, is looking at a solid start in the $23 million-$30 million range, per early tracking, when the Disney-Fox/Chernin Entertainment pic opens in theaters November 15. The…

Elizabeth Banks became the first female director honored as Pioneer of the Year in the 78-year history of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation. The feeling in the room for an industry run largely by white men was that it seemed just the right choice in 2019 to honor a woman who does it all: produce…

Elizabeth Banks’ vision for the new Charlie's Angels doesn’t hit screens until Nov. 15, but this fast-paced trailer provides a pretty good look at what to expect. They’re gonna need some wigs, some toys, clothes – certainly another closet – not to mention little mints that under the right circumstances might just…

EXCLUSIVE: Maia Eyre has been promoted to Vice President, Creative Production, reporting to Sanford Panitch, President of Columbia Pictures. Eyre began her career at Sony Pictures five years ago after getting her MFA from the producers program at UCLA. In her previous post she served as Director, Creative Production…

The Elizabeth Banks-directed reboot of Sony’s Charlie’s Angels has jumped from its November 1 release date to November 15. As Sony looks to boast its franchises, which it has done marvelously with Jumanji and Venom, the new release date for Charlie’s Angels allows the rebooted series to potentially blossom again…