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☆ Will Smith is officially forgiven with 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"Bad Boys: Ride or Die" was the No. AdvertisementSmith pulled off his comeback by laying low and focusing on the movieWill Smith and Martin Lawrence in "Bad Boys: Ride or Die." He only returned to social media again while making "Bad Boys: Ride or Die." AdvertisementWith Smith focusing solely on the movie, fans were reminded again of Will Smith, the movie star, not Will Smith, the maybe-still-controversial celebrity. Suddenly, Marcus slaps Mike across the face, screaming, "Bad boy, Mike, bad boy!!"

Persons: —, Will Smith's, Will Smith, Serena, Venus Williams, King Richard, he'd, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett, Smith, Chris Pizzello, Oppenheimer, It's, Bob Bagby, Martin Lawrence, Paul Dergarabedian, Weeks, Lawrence, influencers, Max, Guy, Mike, Marcus, Brian Schultz Organizations: Service, Business, Dolby Theatre, B, Dallas, American, Miami, Sony, Apple, NBA, LOOK Locations: Los Angeles, Crenshaw

☆ ‘Bad Boys’ Ticket Buyers Toss Will Smith a Career Lifeline
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Brooks Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Moviegoers sent Will Smith a clear message over the weekend: We forgive you. “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” the fourth entry in the Sony Pictures franchise — and Mr. Smith’s first wide release since he slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards in 2022 — arrived to roughly $53 million in ticket sales in the United States and Canada, according to Sony. 1 result was a career milestone for Mr. Smith: He now has 15 first-place debuts as a leading man on his résumé. “Ride or Die,” which returned Mr. Smith to one of his signature roles, cost an estimated $100 million to make, not including marketing. The Rotten Tomatoes audience score stood at 97 percent positive on Saturday.

Persons: Will Smith, Smith’s, Chris Rock, —, Smith, Martin Lawrence Organizations: Sony Pictures, Academy, Sony, Rotten Locations: United States, Canada, CinemaScore

☆ Summer movie preview 2024: Sequels, some superheroes and more sequels are upon us
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

‘Summer Camp’ (May 31)Kathy Bates, Diane Keaton and Alfre Woodard in "Summer Camp." The movie, costarring Vanessa Hudgens, follows 2020’s “Bad Boys for Life” (it seems that title’s promise didn’t quite stick). The film looks dutifully creepy, and stars the talented Dakota Fanning (“Ripley”) as an artist who finds herself in a strange forest in Ireland. ‘Cuckoo’ (August 2)Hunter Schafer in “Cuckoo.” NEONStarring “Euphoria’s” Hunter Schafer in her first lead film role, this horror film looks positively creepy and a bit, well, cuckoo. ‘Blink Twice’ (August 23)A scene from “Blink Twice.” MGMJam packed with a starry cast, “Blink Twice” looks like a perfect late summer movie – attractive people, elaborate action sequences, and mindless mayhem.

Persons: Tom Burke, Anya Taylor, Joy, “, Max, ” Jasin Boland, Warner Bros . Pictures George Miller’s, Mad Max, Max Saga ”, Charlize Theron, ’, Furiosa, Chris Hemsworth, ‘, Garfield, Chris Pratt, Mario, “ Garfield, ”, Pratt, Samuel L, Jackson, Ving Rhames, Nicholas Hoult, Ted Lasso’s ” Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein, Cecily Strong, Bowen Yang, ‘ Ezra ’, Robert DeNiro, Boby Cannavale, William A, Fitzgerald, “ Ezra, ” Wayferer, Robert De Niro, Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, Whoopi Goldberg, Vera Farmiga, Tony Goldwyn, Ezra, Lokiz, Kathy Bates, Diane Keaton, Alfre Woodard, Quantrell Colbert, Eugene Levy, ” Keaton, Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Frank Masi, Sony Pictures Will Smith, costarring Vanessa Hudgens, Georgina Campbell, Dakota Fanning, “ Ripley, Franka Potente, Tom Tykwer, “ Lola ”, –, Marks, Lola, Pixar’s Oscar, Riley, Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Stephen Fry, Lena Dunham, “ Wilde, Hong Chau, Jesse Plemons, Atsushi Nishijima, Oscar, Emma Stone, Yorgos Lanthimos, ” costarring Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou, Hunter Schafer, Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Kyle Kaplan, Elvis, Butler, Costarring Tom Hardy, ‘ Thelma ’, Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Thelma, “ Thelma ”, Lupita, Gareth Gatrell, John Krasinski’s, Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Hounsou, Jamie Campbell Bower, Kevin Costner, Richard Foreman, Warner, ” Kevin Costner, Steve Carell’s, Well Ferrell, Mia Goth, Halsey, ” Justin Lubin, MaXXXine ”, Pearl ”, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Monaghan, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito, Kevin Bacon, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Dan McFadden, maven, Woody Harrelson costars, Longlegs ’, Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Daisy Edgar, Jones, Anthony Ramos, Glen Powell, Melinda Sue Gordon, Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt, ‘ Deadpool, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Wolverine, Logan, Deadpool, Dìdi ’, Izaac Wang, “ Didi, ‘ Harold, Rel Howery, Benjamin Bottani, Zachary Levi, Harold, Hopper Stone, Crockett Johnson, “ Harold ”, “ Euphoria’s ” Hunter Schafer, Schafer, Dan Stevens, David “, ” Giraudy, Sean San José, Colman Domingo, “ Rustin, ” Colman Domingo, Domingo, ‘ Kneecap ’, ” Curzon, that’s, Michael Fassbender, Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Sabrina Lantos, hasn’t, Taylor Swift, Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively, Nicole Rivelli, Colleen Hoover, Costarring Justin Baldoni, Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj, Cate Blanchett, Ariana Greenblatt, Kevin Hart, Florian Munteanu, Jamie Lee Curtis, they’re, “ Barbie, Romulus ’, David Jonsson, Andy, Romulus, Fede Alvarez, Priscilla ”, Spaeny –, Sigourney Weaver, Elliot Page, ” Elliot Page, Sam, Costarring Hillary Baack, Wendy Crewson, Channing Tatum’s, Naomi Ackie, Alia Shawkat, Kyle MacLachlan, Christian Slater, Haley Joel Osment, Geena Davis, Zoë Kravitz, Bill Skarsgard, Larry Horricks, Brandon Lee, James O’Barr, soulmate Shelly, Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne, Bleecker, Bleecker Street Laurence Fishburne, Saturn, ‘ Reagan ’, Dennis Quaid, Reagan, Rawhide Pictures Dennis Quaid, Ronald Reagan, Penelope Ann Miller, Nancy Reagan Organizations: CNN, Labor, Warner Bros . Pictures, Fury, Garfield, Mario Bros, Academy, ”, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros, Apple, Pixar, Searchlight, Magnolia Pictures, Squibb, “ Nebraska, Paramount Pictures, “, Sony, FBI, Lambs, Universal Pictures, Marvel, Century Fox, Disney, Columbia, Sundance, Warner Bros ., Lionsgate, Galaxy, Oscar, MGM, Bleecker Street, Rawhide Pictures Locations: Hollywood, New York City, Ireland, Berlin, “, Poland, Hong, 60s Chicago, “ MaXXXine, “ Longlegs, New York State, ‘, United States

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Martin Lawrence has kept busy: The actor-comedian readies for his new “Bad Boys” film with Will Smith this summer, recently joined his “ Martin ” cast members during the Emmys and stars alongside Hall of Fame football player Shannon Sharpe in a new Super Bowl commercial. In the commercial, Lawrence and Sharpe pair up for a friendly game of golf — until their cart rolls into a pond. He'll be waiting to see his first Super Bowl commercial appearance from his home when the Kansas City Chiefs face the San Francisco 49ers in the championship game on Feb. 11. The Jerry Bruckheimer produced-sequel follows 2020's “Bad Boys for Life,” a box-office hit, grossing $426 million worldwide. I talk to my brother and my friends, and they help me write.”___More on the Super Bowl: https://apnews.com/hub/super-bowl

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NEW YORK (AP) — Eddie Murphy has fond childhood memories of gathering with his family in Brooklyn and being wrapped in the wonder of the season as they watched classic holiday movies. Now, his Christmas wish is his new film, “Candy Cane Lane,” will create similar memories for others. The film was written by Kelley Younger, whose family grew up on Candy Cane Lane in El Segundo, California — a neighborhood known for competitive holiday decorating. "I love Christmas movies. I love Christmas music.

Persons: — Eddie Murphy, Candy Cane, ”, ” Murphy, “, Chris Carver, Murphy, who’s, Pepper, Jillian Bell, Carver, Tracee Ellis Ross, ” Ross, –, Ross, Carol, Chuckling, Thaddeus J, Mixson, Ken Marino, David Alan Grier, Nick Offerman, Robin Thede, Chris Redd, Kelley Younger, Reginald Hudlin, Hudlin, Kid ’, ’, Halle Berry, Robin Givens, Martin Lawrence, Grier, Axel Foley, we’ve, Gary Gerard Hamilton Organizations: “, Party, National, Beverly Hills, Associated Press Locations: Brooklyn, El Segundo , California, Hollywood, @GaryGHamilton

☆ Sony teases 2023 film slate, including R-rated 'Kraven The Hunter'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Tom Holland is Spider-Man in the Sony-Marvel film "Spider-Man: No Way Home." LAS VEGAS — CinemaCon kicked off Monday with a major announcement from Sony Pictures — its upcoming "Kraven the Hunter" would mark the first R-rated Marvel film produced by the studio. "F--- yes, it's rated R," said Kraven himself Aaron Taylor-Johnson in a pretaped teaser for the film before Sony showed the first trailer for the profane and bloody action flick. Sony showed 14 minutes of the film — due out June 2 — to CinemaCon audiences, who laughed and cheered for the uniquely animated feature. Sony also showcased a clip from Jennifer Lawrence's upcoming R-rated drama "No Hard Feelings" to raucous applause.

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