According to Deadline, the
Spamalot project was originally at 20th Century Fox, but lost steam following the Disney-Fox merger. Now that it has passed over to Paramount, the casting process will begin right away, with plans to move into production later this year. Dan Jinks (
American Beauty,
Spamalot is based on the 1975 comedy film
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which is in turn based on the legend of King Arthur. The musical includes several characters and elements from the movie, even the famous Knights Who Say ‘Ni!’ and the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.
Spamalot was was nominated for 14 Tony Awards, winning three including Best Musical. In its initial run of 1,575 performances, the stage production grossed $175 million.
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Could Alita: Battle Angel s Panzer Kunst Outpower Star Wars Jedi?
Could Alita: Battle Angel s Panzer Kunst Outpower Star Wars Jedi? 20th Century Studios, Dave Seeley/Del Ray
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Mark Hamill may be an iconic Hollywood star, but he s also well known for his active presence on social media especially Twitter. He s not above (lovingly) making fun of
, sharing cute animal videos, or interacting with his many fans. In October 2020, one of those fans asked him a question: whether or not he believes Luke Skywalker s lightsaber would be a match for the Damascus Blade wielded by Alita (portrayed by Rosa Salazar in
Wonder Woman 1984 Tops New Year s Weekend Box Office
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Wonder Woman 1984 kicks off the new year atop the charts in another lean box office weekend. The sequel to 2017 s superhero hit
Wonder Woman will earn $5.5 million in North America over New Year s weekend, bringing its domestic box office total to $28.5 million after two weekends. The film s theatrical run coincides with its release on WarnerMedia s HBO Max streaming service on Christmas Day, where it is available to all subscribers until late January. The sequel hasn t been as well-received by critics as its predecessor, earning only a 60% score on
Rotten Tomatoes, which barely qualifies as fresh on the review aggregation site.
How’s 2021 been treating you? If you’ve been looking around, it looks a lot like 2020, no matter what people try to tell you. When it comes to movies, well, that’s a whole other story.
Thanks to the Covid pandemic, movie fans have found themselves in a new and scary place. While theater crowds have dwindled, studios are looking to streaming sites to showcase the goods. Along those same lines, film schedules have been juggled and pushed back, leaving fans wondering when their eagerly awaited movie will come out.
Here’s hoping for those releases in 2021. Warner Bros. is planning to release its full 2021 slate in theaters and on HBO Max, while Paramount sold
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