Easy guide to production
By Heath McKnight It's been a little over a month since Deadpool opened and basically far exceeded everyone's expectations, having grossed $331.9 million in North America (beating Iron Man) and $379.2 million internationally, with a worldwide total of $711 million-plus. And of course there's a … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Deadpool was the surprise hit of February, and became the highest grossing R-rated film of all time in the process, so you know that Fox is fast tracking a sequel. According to one source, the sequel will be introducing the character Domino who has the mutant … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Original Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick recently revealed that a sequel is still being developed at Sony. The original creative team and actors are only willing to make a second film unless the story is perfect. As much as The Walking Dead seems … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Adobe's editing consultant Vashi Nedomansky is joining camera guru Jarle Lierpoll in providing post-production assets used for the blockbuster hit Deadpool. Last week, filmmakers got their hands on camera presets used by Lierpoll, and now Nedomansky is offering … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Deadpool wasn't just a success, but also more successful than anyone in Hollywood anticipated. Which can only mean one thing, 20th Century Fox is fast-tracking a sequel. The film is already the highest-grossing R-rated movie, and has earned close to $500 million … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Have you seen Deadpool yet? If you haven't, grab your keys and go see it right now. Go ahead. I'll wait. Back already? Awesome wasn't it? Great script, funny, and remarkably shot, on a RED, by the way. I wish I could get that look on my films right now. Well, one … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Critics have been ringing the death knell on comic book movies for years now. In fact, I seem to remember hearing that the end was nigh when Spider-Man 3 premiered in 2007, but I have yet to really see any evidence that audiences are getting tired of the genre. In … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) The latest screen adaptation of comic Spawn will be rated R, much like current box office king Deadpool. Series creator Todd McFarlane has finished the script and says the new film will be a “hard R,” and described it as “The Departed meets Paranormal … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Deadpool stunned studio executives by exceeding any expectation for a successful R-Rated superhero film. While estimates pegged the film at a $60 million to $80 million range, the film crashed through those exceptions for a $150 million, 4-day take. Not bad for a … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Deadpool didn't hit a home run... it hit a grand slam right out of the park, and broke a car's windshield! The film opened at number one in almost everyone of its 61 markets, except for Poland and Malaysia. It took in $150 million in North America over a 4-day … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Over at 20th Century Fox Studios over the weekend, I got to not only see Deadpool again (maybe the best origin story ever), but also sat in on an editors panel sponsored by Adobe. The panel, which I live tweeted about here, was mostly technical, and talked a lot … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Right off the bat, Ryan Reynolds is Deadpool. This is casting that is so perfect, no matter what else he does, he will always be known as the guy who brought the 'merc with a mouth' to life. It's a good thing' too, because Reynolds effortlessly carries this … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) After years of struggle with 20th Century Fox to bring the R-rated superhero to the big screen, Deadpool is well on its way to being a hit this weekend, and will likely take the number one spot. Because it is a superhero film, everyone is looking at what's next, … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Sports aren't really my thing. Even as an excuse to party, I've never done a Super Bowl night, but that doesn't mean I don't see any value in it from a non-sports fan perspective. Why? Because I'm a huge sucker for a good movie trailer. Many times the trailer is … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Adobe has made a huge splash at Robert Redford's annual Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT this month, premiering a over 175 features premiering that were cut using Premiere Pro CC. And people couldn't be more thrilled with what they can do with it. … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Following the 12 Days of Deadpool campaign, Fox released both green- and red-band trailers for Deadpool on Christmas Day! And both are what we've grown to expect from Marvel's Merc with a Mouth, played by Ryan Reynolds. Here's the new, safe for work green-band … [Read more...]
