Category: 20th Century Studios
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The Walt Disney Company Garners 22 Oscar Nominations
This morning The Walt Disney Company garnered and impressive 22 Oscar nominations. This put it in front of all other studios in terms of number of nominations. The nominations spanned across several of its different film studios. This includes two Best Picture nominations for 20th Century Studios’ Avatar: The Way of Water and also Searchlight…
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Disney+ to Stream 2023 Oscar Nominations
Disney+ will be live streaming the 2023 Oscar Nominations on January 24, 2023. In a tweet made by the Disney streaming service, it was announced that the Oscars Nominations Show will be streaming at 8:30 AM ET/5:30 AM PT on Disney+ in the United States. This comes before the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday, March…
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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Cruises on By $2 Billion at Global Box Office
This weekend Avatar: The Way of Water cruised on by $2 billion at the global box office. This makes it only the sixth film in movie history to do this. This also makes James Cameron the only filmmaker to direct three films that reach this milestone. On Sunday Disney announced that the film will finish…
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Disney Updates Release Schedule For Future Films
Disney continues to update its release schedule for upcoming films. This week Disney released its most updated timetable for future films from its multiple studios. This release has some movies from some large franchises, some stand-alone films, some remakes of animated classics, and some films that currently don’t have a title. The upcoming list of…
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Angela Bassett Wins for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ as The Walt Disney Company Wins 9 Golden Globe Awards
Last night The Walt Disney Company earned 9 Golden Globe Awards, this included a win by Angela Bassett for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. At the 80th Golden Globe Awards, the wins came from across The Walt Disney Company. This includes wins…
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Titanic is Headed Back to Theaters for its 25th Anniversary
A remastered Titanic is heading to theaters as the film celebrates its 25th anniversary. The film will be arriving in theaters for a limited run starting on February 10, 2023. It will be shown in D 4K HDR with a high-frame rate. Titanic initially was released in 1997. It was the first film to pass…
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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Continues to Break Records at the Box Office
Avatar: The Way of Water continues to break records and pass up other movies at the box office. It is now the seventh-strongest opener of all time at the box office. The movie has grossed $1.708 billion globally, passing up Jurassic World’s $1.67 billion. This comes just four weeks after being released in theaters on…
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James Cameron Says More Avatar Movies Are On the Way as “Avatar: The Way of Water” Passes “Top Gun: Maverick” at the Box Office
This week Avatar: The Way of Water passed Top Gun: Maverick at the box office and became the top grossing movie of 2022. The film has now garnered over $1.5 billion at the box office. As the movie continues to make money, director James Cameron says there are more Avatar movies on the way. Cameron…
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“Avatar: The Way of Water” Enters the New Year Dominating at the Box Office
Avatar: The Way of Water continues to show its strength at the box office over the weekend leading into the New Year. To date, the sequel to Avatar has pulled in $1.38 billion globally. Domestically over New Year’s weekend, the film is projected to bring in $63.4 million. Internationally it is projected to bring in…
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“Avatar: The Way of Water” Crossed $1 Billion at the Global Box Office
James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water has passed the $1 billion mark at the global box office just 14 days after it began its theatrical run. The movie is the fastest to make it to this milestone in 2022 and is the first to do it since Spider-Man: No Way Home in December 2021.…
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Sigourney Weaver Talks “Avatar: The Way of Water” in New Interview
In Avatar: The Way of Water, Sigourney Weaver plays Kiri, the biological daughter of the avatar of Dr. Grace Augustine. In the original Avatar, Weaver portrayed Dr. Grace Augustine. As she continues her journey in Pandora, this time as a different character, Weaver sat down to talk about her character, the process of filming a…
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“Avatar: The Way of Water” Wins Weekend Box Office
Avatar: The Way of Water has won the weekend box office. This was an unsurprising things as the James Cameron movie has been highly anticipated. What was surprising is that it didn’t win as big as expected. Over the course of the weekend, the movie brought in $134 domestically and $301 million overseas. This brought…
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VIDEO: “Avatar: The Way of Water” Tree of Life Awakening at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
With the arrival of Avatar: The Way of Water in theaters, the synergistic strength of The Walt Disney Company is leading to it showing up elsewhere throughout the company. On Friday, buttons were given out at Disney Parks at both the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort. Another arrival in the parks is with the…
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“Avatar: The Way of Water” Soundtrack is Now Available
With the arrival of Avatar: The Way of Water in theaters this weekend also comes the arrival of the new motion picture soundtrack. This new soundtrack has a score composed by Simon Franglen. The original Avatar score was composed by James Horner, who tragically passed away. Franglen worked with Horner and has picked up where…
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How ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Revolutionizes Underwater Cinematography
For Avatar: The Way of Water, a new cinematic journey from 20th Century Studios and Lightstorm Entertainment, Academy Award®-winning filmmaker James Cameron and his team developed new filmmaking technology to capture the actors’ performances underwater—something that had never been done before in the history of cinema. “The key to it was to actually shoot underwater and…
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“Avatar: The Way of Water” Starts Out Ahead of “Avatar” in the Box Office Race
Avatar: The Way of Water is off to a strong start at the box office ahead of its first full weekend in theaters globally. For its opening day, the sequel to Avatar is currently pulling in more at the box office than the original. Globally, it has garnered $15.8 million from 15 overseas markets for…
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“The Menu” Heading for Digital Download, Blu-Ray, and DVD in January 2023
The Menu, from Searchlight Pictures, is headed to Digital Download on January 3, 2023, and then Blu-Ray/DVD on January 17, 2023. This satirical thriller stars Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Nicholas Hoult. It is a twisted tale of fine dining about a couple who travel to eat at an exclusive restaurant on a coastal island.…
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More “Avatar: The Way of Water” Merchandise Arrives Ahead of Film’s Release
IN CELEBRATION OF 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS’ HIGHLY ANTICIPATED FILM AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, JOURNEY BACK TO PANDORA WITH PRODUCTS INSPIRED BY THE ORIGINAL FILM AND UPCOMING SEQUEL In 2009, Avatar captivated audiences around the world with the beautiful bioluminescent world of Pandora, the exotic and alien plants and animals, and Jake Sully, Neytiri and…
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Taylor Swift Signs Deal with Disney to Direct Debut Feature Film
Taylor Swift is currently lobbying for her short film All Too Well: The Short Film to get a nomination for the Academy Awards but she has her sights on something bigger. After writing and directing the short film, she now has her sights on making a feature film. To do this, she has signed a…
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James Cameron Talks Possibility of Avatar Flight of Passage Update for Disney’s Animal Kingdom
As James Cameron is making the rounds ahead of the arrival of Avatar: The Way of Water in theaters, he has been answering a lot of questions about the movie and a few other topics. One of these topics turned to questions about possibilities for Pandora – The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom…
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New Simpsons Short Heading to Disney+ in “The Simpsons meet the Bocellis in ‘Feliz Navidad’”
The Simpsons will soon have a new short on Disney+. In The Simpsons meet the Bocellis in ‘Feliz Navidad’, Homer gifts Marge with the performance of a lifetime from Italian opera superstar Andrea Bocelli along with his 25-year old son Matteo and 10-year old Daughter Virginia. The new short will be arriving exclusively on Disney+…
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Cast of “Avatar: The Way of Water” Visits Pandora: The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Just weeks before Avatar: The Way of Water arrives in theaters, the cast of the film stopped by Pandora: The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Four actors from the film stopped by the land at Walt Disney World Resort. This included Jamie Flatters, Trinity Bliss, Jack Champion, and Bailey Bass. While there, the…
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“Avatar: The Way of Water” To Be Released in China
In what is becoming an increasingly rare occurrence, Avatar: The Way of Water will be released in Chinese theaters in December. 20th Century Studios shared that the movie will be released on December 16, 2022, in China. This makes it one of the few foreign films to get to be released in China. Foreign films…
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The Final Trailer for “Avatar: The Way of Water” Arrives Ahead of December Theatrical Release
The final trailer for Avatar: The Way of Water has arrived ahead of the movie’s theatrical release on December 16, 2022. It comes as tickets go on sale for the movie. The trailer continues to show more of what will be seen when moviegoers return to Pandora next month. Check out the trailer below and…