Where the Crawdads Sing
Sally Field, ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Director Olivia Newman Adapting ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ (Exclusive)
That octopus book is heading to the screen. Netflix has picked up a film package that adapts Remarkably Bright Creatures, the wildly popular novel by Shelby Van Pelt. Sally Field, the veteran actress last seen in 80 for Brady, is in talks to star in the feature that is to be directed by Olivia Newman, […]
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Sony’s Tom Rothman Strikes Again at CinemaCon: “Streamers Don’t Create Movie Stars, Only Global Hit Movies Do”
Leave it to Tom Rothman to get a crowd going. It has become a tradition for the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group chair-CEO to kick off CinemaCon with a colorful remark. This year was no different as he took to the stage in Las Vegas Monday night and addressed the state of theatrical, which continues […]
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Feinberg Snapshot: A-Listers Contending for the Best Original Song Oscar
David Byrne, “This Is a Life” Everything Everywhere All at Once The former Talking Heads frontman, who won the best original score Oscar 35 years ago for The Last Emperor, teamed with Son Lux’s Ryan Lott (who curated Everything’s soundtrack) and the Grammy-nominated Japanese artist Mitski for this end-credits tune. Drake,”Time” Amsterdam Drizzy penned the […]
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‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Movie Team on Changes From Book to the Big Screen and Final Twist
[This story contains spoilers from Where the Crawdads Sing, both the book and movie.] With Sony’s film adaptation of Where the Crawdads Sing, writer Lucy Alibar and director Olivia Newman faced the challenge of turning Delia Owens’ nearly 400-page best-selling novel into a two-hour movie that would connect with audiences. While reviews have been poor […]
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Box Office: ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Stays No. 1 With $46M, ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Impresses With $17M
As expected, Marvel entry Thor: Love and Thunder handily took No. 1 in its second weekend at the North American box office with $46 million in ticket sales, far ahead of new entry Where the Crawdads Sing, which earned a better-than-expected $17 million. Thor thundered to first at the domestic box office at 4,375 locations, […]
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Events of the Week: ‘The Gray Man,’ ‘Rap Sh!t’ and More
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for The Gray Man, Rap Sh!t, Where the Crawdads Sing and DC League of Pets. Where the Crawdads Sing premiere The novel adaptation, produced by Reese Witherspoon, premiered at MoMA in NYC on Monday with […]
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Box Office: ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Takes $2.3M in Thursday Previews
After last week’s massive Thor: Love and Thunder opening, this weekend will be quieter at the box office with drama Where the Crawdads Sing and animated film Paws of Fury as the two new nationwide entries, with Thor expected to keep the No. 1 spot. On Thursday night, Sony and 3000 Pictures’ Crawdads took in […]
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Taylor Swift Releases New Song “Carolina” for ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’
The wait is finally over. After teasing more than three months ago that her new song “Carolina” would be coming “soon,” Taylor Swift has at last dropped the full original song she penned for the Where the Crawdads Sing film soundtrack. Before its Friday release, “Carolina” has been slowly making its way to viewers in bits and pieces sprinkled […]
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