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☆ 'Inside Out 2' is now the highest-grossing animated movie of all time, surpassing 'Frozen II'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

On Tuesday, "Inside Out 2" surpassed $1.46 billion in global ticket sales, making it the highest-grossing animated feature of all time, usurping another Disney title, "Frozen II." The record-breaking box office for "Inside Out 2" comes after a series of theatrical hits and misses from the company, especially from its animated releases. In particular, Pixar has suffered at the box office in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Of note, Disney does not consider its 2019 "The Lion King" to be an animated feature despite nearly the entire film being computer animated. Otherwise, it would be the highest-grossing animated feature, as it collected more than $1.6 billion during its theatrical run.

Persons: Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Joy Organizations: Disney, Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Locations: Disney, Japan

☆ 'Inside Out 2' tops $1 billion at the global box office, first film to do so since 'Barbie'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Amy Poehler and Maya Hawke voice Joy and Anxiety, respectively, in Disney and Pixar's "Inside Out 2." The animated feature has tallied $1.014 billion worldwide as of Sunday, making it the highest-grossing film of 2024 and the first film since Warner Bros.′ "Barbie" to top $1 billion at the global box office. A once prolifically successful studio, Pixar has suffered at the box office in the wake of the pandemic. As a result, before "Inside Out 2," no Disney animated feature from Pixar or its Walt Disney Animation studio had generated more than $480 million at the global box office since 2019. "Inside Out 2" has also showcased how vital the family audience is to the box office.

Persons: Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Joy, Disney's, Michael O'Leary, Mario Organizations: Warner Bros, National Association of Theatre, Pixar, Disney, Walt Disney Animation, Mario Bros, Comcast, CNBC Locations: Disney, EntTelligence, NBCUniversal

☆ How 'Inside Out 2' shows us anxiety 'can be motivating'—'It's there to keep us on our toes,' psychologist says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Amy Poehler and Maya Hawke voice Joy and Anxiety, respectively, in Disney and Pixar's "Inside Out 2." One of the standout additions is Anxiety, a quirky orange character voiced by Maya Hawke. 'The way psychologists see anxiety is as a protective emotion'Originally, the character was animated to look more like a "villain," Damour says. "Irrational anxiety is when you overestimate the threat and underestimate your ability to do anything about it," Damour says. Damour hopes "Inside Out 2" communicates that anxiety can be a tool as much as it can be a nuisance.

Persons: Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Joy, Riley Anderson, Lisa Damour, Damour, what's Locations: Disney

☆ Family films led by 'Inside Out 2' could reignite the box office
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A big piece has been missing from the box office — family films. A handful of kid-friendly hits — Universal's "Super Mario Bros." chief among them — have boosted ticket sales. So far in 2024, the domestic box office is down 23% from last year and trails 40% from 2019. More kid-friendly hits, like the coming "Despicable Me 4," could be one of the keys to a box office rebound. "Family movies come in all shapes and sizes," said Shawn Robbins, founder and owner of Box Office Theory.

Persons: Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Joy, Mario, Chris Johnson, Shawn Robbins, Robbins, Barbie Organizations: Disney, Star Wars, Marvel Locations: Disney, Midwestern

☆ Opinion: Why Anxiety from ‘Inside Out 2’ is such a relatable character to me
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Opinion Noah Berlatsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

And while I would not say that I am the personification of anxiety, if you looked inside my head at the control board of my emotions, anxiety would be in charge more than I’d like to admit. Noah Berlatsky Noah BerlatskyMany people who live with a lot of anxiety would agree that anxiety is not a lot of fun. Anxiety doesn’t just keep Riley from her sleep, though. When I’m anxious, it’s often because I’m worrying about my loved ones. And her maybe obsessive attention and investment gives her some insights that Joy doesn’t have.

Persons: Noah Berlatsky, CNN — I’m, Maya Hawke, Noah Berlatsky Noah Berlatsky, I’m, ”, Riley, Kaitlyn Dias, —, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, ” Riley, Kensington, Kelsey Mann, Meg LeFauve, Dave Holstein, haven’t, you’re, doesn’t, aren’t, Riley isn’t, they’re, Joy, — she’s, Joy doesn’t Organizations: CNN, Pixar Locations: Chicago, Minnesota, San Francisco

☆ Maya Hawke says she's comfortable with 'not deserving' her 'nepo baby' career
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Maya Hawke is the daughter of Hollywood stars Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman. The "Stranger Things" star said she's comfortable with "not deserving" her career. "I think I'm comfortable with not deserving it and doing it anyway," she said. The "Stranger Things" actor, the daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, recently opened up about living with the label in an interview with The Times of London. "There are so many people who deserve to have this kind of life who don't, but I think I'm comfortable with not deserving it and doing it anyway," she said.

Persons: Maya Hawke, Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, —, Hawke Organizations: Service, The Times, Business Locations: London

☆ 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

☆ Linda Hamilton says 'Stranger Things' final season will take a whole year to film, likely ruling out the rumored early 2025 release date
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementAn incoming cast member on "Stranger Things" says the final season will take an entire year to film, likely ending hopes of an early 2025 release date. The "Stranger Things" writers announced on May 6 they would pause production, and didn't return until September 27 when the Writers' Guild of America strike ended. Hamilton, who joined the "Stranger Things" cast in June 2023, told Business Insider she had her first week on the hit show's set earlier in February. The stars of "Stranger Things" season four: Natalia Dyer, Joe Keery, Gaten Matarazzo, Maya Hawke, Sadie Sink and Caleb McLaughlin. I confirm everyone's theory is correct," Hamilton told Business Insider.

Persons: Linda Hamilton, didn't, Hamilton, Natalia Dyer, Joe Keery, Gaten Matarazzo, Maya Hawke, Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, hasn't, Millie Bobby Brown, Joyce, Winona Ryder, Duffer Organizations: Netflix, Business, Hollywood, Writers ' Guild of America, CIA, coy, US Weekly

“Let’s light it up!” the actress Jennifer Lawrence said on Monday night as she helped to reveal the holiday windows and kick off the annual lights show at Saks Fifth Avenue. As is tradition, onlookers crammed behind barricades near 50th Street as performers — in this case from the Martha Graham Dance Company — flooded Fifth Avenue. Behind them, nearly 300,000 lights illuminated what is described as a “wheel of fortune” installation, which covered 10 stories of the Saks Fifth Avenue New York flagship facade. Ms. Lawrence, a longtime Dior ambassador, gathered alongside other actresses, including Tracee Ellis Ross, Rachel Zegler, Ashley Park, Alexandra Daddario, Lola Tung and Maya Hawke. They packed onto bleachers across the street for the show, which included fireworks launched from the roof of the department store.

Persons: Jennifer Lawrence, Martha Graham, Dior, Christian Dior’s, Ms, Lawrence, Tracee Ellis Ross, Rachel Zegler, Ashley Park, Alexandra Daddario, Lola Tung, Maya Hawke Organizations: Saks Fifth, Martha Graham Dance Company, Saks, Avenue New Locations: Fifth, Avenue New York

☆ Ethan Hawke taps Flannery O’Connor's fiction to tell her story in 'Wildcat'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Jenna Zucker | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Director Ethan Hawke poses during the international premiere of "Wildcat" at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 11, 2023. Born in 1925, O’Connor was a highly regarded fiction writer in the Southern Gothic style. In “Wildcat,” which had its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Hawke pulls from the author’s fiction to tell her story. He and his daughter Maya Hawke, the film's star, wanted to showcase O’Connor’s ability to capture the human condition in prose. “I used her own writing to tell the story.”O’Connor’s writing won several literary awards, and she was featured on a postage stamp in 2015.

Persons: Ethan Hawke, Carlos Osorio, Flannery O’Connor, O’Connor, Hawke, Maya Hawke, ” Hawke, ”, Maye Hawke, “, ” Maya Hawke, Laura Linney, Regina, O'Connor, “ She’s, ” Linney, Jenna Zucker, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Toronto, Film, REUTERS, Rights, Loyola University of Maryland, ‘ Loyola University of Maryland, The University of Maryland, Thomson Locations: Toronto , Ontario, Canada, American

☆ 55 Years and Thousands of Martinis Later, a Last Last Call at Sardi’s
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Julie Besonen | Lanna Apisukh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Earlier this year, Mr. Petrsoric, 78, was working alone around 10 p.m. when 60 or so people filed in after Broadway shows let out. He found himself going back into machine mode, a calm beacon of cocktail efficiency. He expressed his amazement, which Mr. Petrsoric subtly acknowledged, with a hand placed gently to his heart. While he appreciated the accolade, he gives the same polite treatment to the star-struck as to stars like Mr. Broderick, as well as cast members, directors, producers, lyricists and composers from nearby productions. It goes to your brain, and then you see it’s not forever and you’ve got to come down to earth.”Trying to squeeze stories from Mr. Petrsoric while he is on duty rarely bears fruit.

Persons: Petrsoric, Matthew Broderick, Mr, Broderick, Joe, Wes Anderson’s, — Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig, Scarlett Johansson, Colin Jost, Uma Thurman, Ethan Hawke, Maya Hawke, Tom Hanks, Bill Murray, Adrien Brody, Bryan Cranston, Jeff Goldblum, Jason Schwartzman — Mr, “ I’m, ”, “, Lucille Ball, It’s, you’ve, swiveling Organizations: Broadway

☆ 'Stranger Things' animated series coming to Netflix
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniLOS ANGELES, April 10 (Reuters) - An animated series set in the sci-fi world of "Stranger Things" is in development at Netflix (NFLX.O), part of the streaming service's efforts to expand the hit series into a wide-ranging franchise. Netflix announced the series in a statement released on Monday but gave no title or release date and few details. "We’ve always dreamed of an animated 'Stranger Things' in the vein of the Saturday morning cartoons that we grew up loving," the Duffer brothers, creators of the original "Stranger Things" series, said in the statement. "Stranger Things" debuted on Netflix in 2016 and became the company's most-watched English language series. Netflix had previously announced that a "Stranger Things" spinoff show was in the works and a play that will debut at London's West End in November.

☆ Cast of Netflix's 'Stranger Things' is getting a big payday for the show's final season
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Main members of the "Stranger Things" cast are set to earn from $6 million to $9 million-plus for season five. "Stranger Things" season five will be the show's final season. Puck's Matthew Belloni reported on Thursday how much the show's top actors will be making for the next, and final, season of the Netflix hit. The "Stranger Things" cast has come a long way. "Stranger Things" is one of Netflix's biggest hits.

☆ 'Do Revenge' links teen strangers on a train that runs out of steam
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

(CNN) "Do Revenge" has all the makings of an attention-generating machine, combining a "Mean Girls" vibe with the stars of two popular teen franchises in Camila Mendes ("Riverdale") and Maya Hawke ("Stranger Things"). It's too bad the Netflix movie doesn't match those qualities, offering a mishmash of homages that's mildly diverting but can't ace the final. Yet the plot (based on a script by Robinson and Celeste Ballard) doesn't pursue that enticing prospect with much conviction, which might explain why it runs out of steam down the stretch. The movie also owes debts to a lot of other teen fare, such as "Cruel Intentions," itself an adaptation of the French novel that became "Dangerous Liaisons." Mostly, it's a story of unlikely friendship, set against the backdrop of another private school where the parties make Roman bacchanals seem restrained and pale by comparison.

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