Weekend Wrap Up 5/20/16 - 5/22/16
Story #1 'Damien' Cancelled on A&E
After just one season, A&E's 'Damien', a modern re-telling of the classic horror film, has been cancelled. Citing poor performance in terms of rating, Variety confirmed the news.
Story #2 Carrie-Ann Moss Joins 'Iron Fist' Cast
Screen Rant has reported that Carrie-Ann Moss will reprise her role as attorney Jeri Hogarth from 'Jessica Jones' on the upcoming 'Iron Fist' series. Moss joins Finn Jones, Jessica Henwick and Jessica Stroup.
Story #3 'Fruit Ninja' Movie in the Works
The mobile 'Fruit Ninja' game is seemingly the next to make its way to the big screen, according to The Hollywood Reporter. According to the report, 'Fruit Ninja' will be a "live-action family comedy based on the popular game that centers on ninjas with an inexplicable vendetta against produce." The game has been downloaded over a billion times on iOS, the second highest downloaded game in history.
Story #4 Dead Robin's Identity Revealed?
During a scene in 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice', a quick glimpse of a Robin suit can be seen in the Batcave. Spray-painted across it is "Ha ha ha joke's on you Batman", a reference to Robin's death at the hands of arch nemesis, The Joker. The identity of which incarnation of Robin may have been revealed during a WB studio tour, where a tour guide said the following:
“This was one of the big things from Batman v Superman, right across this way. The Jason Todd Robin suit. Spray painted on the front ‘Ha ha. The joke’s on you Batman’. Those of you that know the storyline, know what happened to this Robin. Comic book fans, unite!”
Though this still isn't officially confirmed by anyone involved with the film, the video is up on the WB Studio Tour Hollywood Facebook page.
Story #5 'X-Men: Apocalypse' Opens Big Internationally
With the U.S. release date set for this coming Friday, 'X-Men: Apocalypse' opened up in various international markets this past weekend, bringing in $103.3 million. This is certainly a good sign for Fox, as recent critic reviews for the film's early screenings came out to mixed reviews.
Story #6 Weekend Box Office
'Captain America: Civil War' was dethroned this weekend atop the box office by the new 'Angry Birds' film, which brought in $39 million in its opening weekend, with 'Civil War' a close second with $33.1 million in its third weekend.
#3: 'Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising' - $21.7 million (opening weekend)
#4: 'The Nice Guys' - $11.2 million (opening weekend)
#5: 'The Jungle Book' - $11 million (6th weekend)
*Captain America: Civil War officially crossed the billion dollar mark this week, becoming the highest-grossing film of 2016 so far.
