On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (May 2nd, 2016) Kristian Harloff, Jon Schnepp and Dennis Tzeng discuss the following: -Box Office report (Brought to you by AMC Theatres) -The Flash movie loses its director/ James Wan responds to Aquaman rumors -Tye Sheridan describes audition for Spielberg’s Ready Player One -Dylan O’Brien injuries delay Maze Runner sequel indefinitely -Stand alone Batman movie to feature rogue gallery of villains -Ewan McGregor clarifies comments about Obi-Wan Kenobi movie -Shinobi movie in the works -Mail Bag It’s Monday which means its time for the weekend box office report brought to you by our friends at AMC theatres. Disney wins the box office battle again with a dominating, third week performance by The Jungle Book. The live action adaptation took in $42.4 million dollars for an easy win at the No 1 spot, with $252 million domestic well on its way to becoming 2016's fourth $300 million plus domestic grosser. In a battle for the No 2 spot, The Huntsman: Winter's War, and the weekend's top newcomer Keanu, were practically neck and neck. Huntsman took in 9 million, 390 thousand for the No 2 spot, with Keanu taking in 9 million 350 thousand for the No 3 spot. The other wide release, Mothers Day, took the No 4 spot with $8.3 million and at No 5, Barber Shop: The Next Cut took in 6.1 million. According to the Hollywood Reporter, The Flash director Seth Grahame-Smith is leaving the project due to “creative differences.” Grahame-Smith, the author and screenwriter of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, was suppose to make his directorial debut but will now only be credited as screenwriter, having penned a draft of the movie based on a treatment by Lego Movie directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. This story had a ripple effect on the industry, with many sites reporting after that Aquaman director James Wan was also rumored to be having problems with the WB execs. We learned back in February that the Ready Player One movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, found its Wade Watts in X: Men: Apocalypse actor Tye Sheridan. He has since been joined by Ben Mendelsohn, Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg and Olivia Cooke. Speaking with Collider’s own Christina Radish about his other upcoming movie Last Days in the Desert, Sheridan shared what it was like to audition for Spielberg, and about the movie Ready Player One. According to a report from The Hollywood Reporter, Fox's The Maze Runner: The Death Cure has shut down production for the foreseeable future because of star Dylan O’ Brien’s injuries sustained in an accident on set. Though many reports at first stated his injuries were not that serious, THR states they are actually more severe than initially reported, with their sources saying that on March 18, O'Brien was in a harness on top of a moving vehicle when he was pulled off the vehicle unexpectedly and hit by another vehicle. BUY OR SELL Although rumors suggest there is trouble behind the scenes at Warner Brothers with their DC connected universe movies, their ace in the hole - a stand alone Batman movie written by Geoff Johns and Ben Affleck, with Affleck directing, seems to be taking shape in an interesting way. In a new report posted by Devin Faraci at Birth.Movies.Death, Affleck and Johns are apparently utilizing a number of classic Batman villains to appear in the film, with “many, if not most, members of Batman’s rogue’s gallery” making an appearance in the movie. Speaking at a press junket to promote his latest movie, Last Days in the Desert, Ewan McGregor set the record straight about the latest comments he made about a rumored stand alone Obi-Wan Kenobi movie. Collider’s own Christina Radish asked if MCGregor had heard anything from Lucasfilm after his spin-off comments, to which he confirmed that he hasn't been contacted by Lucasfilm. From a report in Deadline, producer Producer Marc Platt has announced partnering with video game maker Sega to develop and produce a feature film based on its video game franchise Shinobi. He and his production company will work with Sega’s production arm in a joint venture on the property. 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 Kristian: https://twitter.com/KristianHarloff Follow Schnepp: https://twitter.com/JonSchnepp Follow Dennis: https://twitter.com/ThinkHero Follow Ashley: https://twitter.com/AshleyMova 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: 02 May 2016
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