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Scream 7 Breaks Franchise Box-Office Record, Surpassing $200M Worldwide
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Scream 7 Breaks Franchise Box-Office Record, Surpassing $200M Worldwide

Scream 7 becomes the franchise’s first film to cross $200 million worldwide, reaching $204 million after its fifth weekend (domestic $118.6M, international $85.4M). It opened with $97 million globally, but domestically dropped 73% in weekend two, while overseas markets helped steady its total. Critics were mixed (31% on Rotten Tomatoes) though audiences were more positive (75% RT), signaling a continued future for the series and a potential Scream 8 with cautious budgeting.

James Wan Sets English-Language Remake of The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil for Paramount
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James Wan Sets English-Language Remake of The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil for Paramount

James Wan will direct and produce an English-language remake of the Korean action thriller The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil for Paramount, with Ma Dong-seok (Don Lee) attached to star. The project is set up at Wan’s Blumhouse-Atomic Monster banner, with a slate of producers, after Paramount secured rights in 2022, as Wan also takes on upcoming Paranormal Activity work and potentially marks his first feature since Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

Wan to Direct Paramount’s Reimagined Gangster-Cop Thriller
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Wan to Direct Paramount’s Reimagined Gangster-Cop Thriller

Paramount Pictures has tapped James Wan to direct a reimagining of the Cannes-hit South Korean thriller The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil, with star Ma Dong-seok attached. Wan will produce via Atomic Monster alongside Don Lee’s Big Punch Global, with Shay Hatten writing and Brian Helgeland serving as executive producer, and additional producers including Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions and partners.

Wan to Direct Reimagining of The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil
film1 month ago

Wan to Direct Reimagining of The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil

Paramount Pictures has signed James Wan to direct a remake of the South Korean thriller The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil, with original star Don Lee attached. Brian Helgeland wrote the original draft and will serve as an executive producer, with Shay Hatten writing the screenplay. Wan and Michael Clear will produce for Atomic Monster. Don Lee will produce via Big Punch Global, alongside Sylvester Stallone and D. Matt Geller (Balboa Productions), Chris Lee (B&C Group), and Jang Won-seok (BA Entertainment). The Cannes-2019 film follows a cop and a crime boss who team up to hunt a serial killer.

Daisy Edgar-Jones to Lead Paramount Adaptation of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
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Daisy Edgar-Jones to Lead Paramount Adaptation of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Daisy Edgar-Jones is in final negotiations to star in Paramount’s adaptation of Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, with Siân Heder directing and writing from drafts by Heder, Mark Bomback and Zevin. Temple Hill is producing, Zevin is executive producer, and the project adapts Zevin’s best-selling novel about two friends who build video games and explore creative collaboration and romance.

entertainment1 month ago

Scream 7 Delivers Franchise-Record Opening, Boosts Winter Box Office

Paramount’s Scream 7 opened to $64.1M over 3 days across 3,540 screens, a February franchise-record that helped the weekend’s total climb to about $110.9M and lift year-over-year gains to 50.9%; international launch added $33.1M for a global start of $97.2M. The film drew a 54% male, 46% female audience with 62% over 25, and IMAX accounted for about $5.5M domestically. Avatar: Fire and Ash led domestically with $401.2M, while next weekend brings Pixar’s Hopper and The Bride!.

Pro-Palestine Activists Rally at Scream 7 Premiere, Urge Boycott After Barrera Firing
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Pro-Palestine Activists Rally at Scream 7 Premiere, Urge Boycott After Barrera Firing

Pro-Palestine activists gathered outside Paramount Studios during the Scream 7 LA premiere, calling for a boycott of Paramount+ and criticizing the studio for firing Melissa Barrera after her support for Palestinians. The protest, led by Entertainment Labor for Palestine, CODEPINK LA, Musicians for Palestine, and Jewish Voice for Peace-Los Angeles, occurred as Barrera’s departure and other cast/crew changes unfolded, with Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and Mason Gooding among those attached to the film, which is still slated to release February 27, 2026.

Kristen Bell Joins Sonic 4 Cast as Amy Rose
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Kristen Bell Joins Sonic 4 Cast as Amy Rose

Kristen Bell has been cast to voice Amy Rose in Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 4, announced by Sonic’s own Ben Schwartz. The movie, directed by Jeff Fowler, is set for a March 19, 2027 release, with producers Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher and Toru Nakahara attached. The Sonic franchise has surpassed $1 billion at the global box office, with the latest installment performing strongly.