On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (April 4th, 2016) Dennis Tzeng, Jon Schnepp and Clarke Wolfe, discuss the following: · Box Office Report · Doctor Strange set photos revealed · New TV spot released for Independence Day: Resurgence · Sicario sequel moving forward with original cast · Shawn Levy to direct Starman remake · J.J. Abrams to produce adaptation of Greg Grunberg graphic novel · John Wick 2 synopsis revealed · Mail bag It’s Monday which means it’s time for the weekend box office report brought to you by our friends at AMC Theaters. Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice made $52.4 million to take the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office. That represents a huge drop of 68% from its $166 million debut and is on par with last year's Fantastic Four, which dropped 68.2% in its second weekend. It topped the foreign box office for a second consecutive weekend as well, racking up $85.1 million from 68 territories, pushing the global haul to $682.9 million and passing the global total for Man of Steel. Disney's Zootopia took No 2 with $20 million dollars and is now at over $275 million domestic. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 took in 11.1 million for the No 3 spot with God's Not Dead 2 taking the 4th spot with 8.1 million. Miracles from Heaven rounded out the top 5 with 7.5 million. After a Tweet from director Scott Derrickson announced filming for Marvel’s Dr Strange had wrapped principle photography a number of images from the last few days of from the set in New York hit the web, including shots of Benedict Cumberbatch’s Dr. Stephen Strange and Mads Mikkelsen’s villain role, who’s part is still unknown to the fans at this time. The psychedelic entry into Marvel’s universe is directed by Scott Derrickson from a script by Prometheus writer Jon Spaights. The movie stars Cumberbatch, Mikkelsen, and Rachel McAdams, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tilda Swinton and Benedict Wong. BUY OR SELL 20th Century Fox dropped a new TV spot for Independence Day: Resurgence, which offers a look at the return of Brent Spiner‘s character he originated in the 1996 blockbuster. Though the new movie did away with Will Smith’s character, the rest of the cast returns in the next epic chapter that sees the survivors from the original movie recovering alien technology and collaborating on an immense defense program to protect the Earth from another invasion. Last September a Sicario sequel was announced by Lionsgate with writer Taylor Sheridan and producers Molly Smith and Trent and Thad Luckinbill returning to produce though no more news was released at that time. Now, in a recent interview with THR, producer Trent Luckinbill revealed a new draft of the script was turned in with the whole cast of the movie represented in the story with original director Denis Villeneuve involved in the development process. THR reports that a remake of the 1984 John Carpenter sci-fi classic Starman is getting a modern remake with Real Steel and Night of the Museum director Shawn Levy taking the helm. Starman, the original that starred Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen is about an extraterrestrial that inhabits the body of a deceased man, who kidnaps his widow in the hopes of rendezvousing with his ship from his home planet. The Columbia Pictures movie will be set in the 21st century with a new script from Arash Amel. THR reports that Paramount Pictures has picked up the movie rights to Dream Jumper, a graphic novel co-written by Greg Grunberg and award-winning cartoonist Lucas Turnbloom with Grunberg’s best friend J.J. Abrams stepping in to produce. Sources on the project say that movie adaptation may be live-action or animated, though at this time no decision has been made. Abrams will produce through his Bad Robot production company though no writer has been attached as of this time. On Friday, Lionsgate released the official synopsis to John Wick Chapter 2. The movie will see Keanu Reeves’ retired hitman back in service one more time. The movie will also star John Leguizamo, Bridget Moynahan, Ian McShane and Laurence Fishburne. Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 2 arrives in theaters on February 10, 2017. MAIL BAG LIVE TWITTER QUESTIONS Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ColliderVideo Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ColliderVideo Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colliderdotcom Follow Dennis: https://twitter.com/ThinkHero Follow Schnepp: https://twitter.com/JonSchnepp Follow Clarke: https://twitter.com/clarkewolfe Follow Natasha: https://twitter.com/Natashalexis_ As the online source for movies, television, breaking news, incisive content, and imminent trends, Collider Videos is more than an essential destination. Visit Collider: http://collider.com Follow them on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ColliderNews SUBSCRIBE TO THE SCHMOES YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE: https://www.youtube.com/user/schmoesknow

• published: 04 Apr 2016
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