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EXCLUSIVE: Klaus, Ford v Ferrari, and animated shorts Sister and Hair Love repped Oscar nominations earned by alumni of The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) yesterday. Since the creation of the Best Animated Feature Oscar category in 2001, 12 of the winning films were directed by CalArts alums with the last…

In early December, Disney became the first studio in history to cross the $10 billion mark globally. Now that 2019 has drawn to a close, the numbers have jumped even higher. For the calendar year, the Walt Disney Studios has posted a combined global gross of $13,151.7 million across both Disney and Fox releases (Dis…

If there’s a division and an autonomy between your below-the-line departments on a film, that’s not necessarily a good thing. And what has made James Mangold excel as he has traversed cinematic genres is essentially keeping the same gang together on most of his productions. Ford v. Ferrari reps the director’s seventh…

On Tuesday I presented the first part of my two-part series on Deadline’s Top 10 Best Films of 2019, and now today we complete the list, revealing my Top 5 and ending with my No. 1 choice: my favorite film of 2019. Of course as I wrote earlier this week this is all very arbitrary and extremely difficult to put very…

EXCLUSIVE: Twentieth Century Fox/Chernin Entertainment's Ford V Ferrari has revved its engines past the $200M mark globally, accelerating to $200.6M through Monday. The split is $106.6M domestic and $94M at the international box office. Disney is handling the awards-season contender that reps the sort of movies Fox…

EXCLUSIVE: Director James Mangold’s Ford v Ferrari centers on a rivalry born of automotive history, racing lore and mutual disgust. Teaming awards-season veterans Matt Damon and Christian Bale, its star power fueled the pic’s $195 million worldwide gross, but its screenplay helped drive the action on and off the…

“We're all used to stunt movies. But to really keep your main character and his emotions as the center of the story, that's what keeps the audience connected. If it's just action, you tune out. It's all spectacular and great, but if you're not in the guy's head… then it just becomes boring, no matter how good the…

Ford v Ferrari tells the true story of how Ford built a race car that defeated Ferrari at the 1966 Le Mans. The film's cinematographer, Phedon Papamichael, during 20th Century Fox’s panel for the film at Deadline’s The Contenders New York, discussed some of the real race venues they used in the movie, and how speed…

UPDATE, writethru: Sony's Jumanji: The Next Level is out in 18 early overseas release markets ahead of domestic next weekend, and in many, the movie is stepping up versus predecessor Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle. Overall, the Jake Kasdan-directed sequel opened to $52.5M at the international box office, slightly down…

Paying great homage to the past was the drive of 20th Century Fox’s Ford v. Ferrari and Blue Sky Animation’s Will Smith voiced feature Spies in Disguise. In shooting James Mangold’s Ford v Ferrari Oscar nominated DP Phedon Papamichael at Deadline’s NY Contenders today said that the filmmaker was inspired by classic…

UPDATE, writethru: The Frozen 2 blizzard continued at the global and international box office this weekend with the Disney sequel now minting $738.6M worldwide, including $451M overseas through Sunday. The offshore hold was -38 for a $163.8M sophomore session, and Elsa maintained her No. 1 reign in 45 open…

6th Update Sunday AM: And so Thanksgiving 2019 ends with Disney’s Frozen 2 collecting a 5-day estimate of $126.3M, the most ever for any film that has played the holiday –opener or holdover– besting Lionsgate’s 2013 Hunger Games: Catching Fire ($109.9M). Plus, it was a fantastic win for auteur-driven original IP from…