- Mar 31, 2021 Knives Out, with a killer cast and a meticulously crafted script, was a crowd pleasing hit that sets up perfectly for more mysteries. This deal should land in the $450 million range.
- Knives Out had its world premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on November 27 by Lionsgate Films. The film received critical acclaim, particularly for its screenplay, direction, and acting, and grossed $311.4 million worldwide against a $40 million budget.
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Knives Out was filmed in and around Boston, Massachusetts.The house is the key location of the film, becoming a full-scale clue board game.The movie is a brilliant comedy thriller, a classic whodunit story inspired by the original Sleuth film from 1972.
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Knives Out murders all of Netflix's other movie acquisitions with a massive $450 million sale
Knives Out said a million dollars isn't cool. What's cool is the nearly half a billion dollars Netflix just paid for the rights to Knives Out 2 and 3. For $450 million — a number Vulturecalled 'astronomical,' and Entertainment Weeklycalled 'eye-popping' — the streamer will own the follow-ups to Rian Johnson's 2019 murder-mystery starring Daniel Craig as 'the Last of the Gentleman Sleuths,' Benoit Blanc. Previously, Netflix's biggest movie splurge was $130 million for Martin Scorsese's The Irishman, so needless to say, Knives Out has set a new record. Johnson has reportedly already written the sequels — which, Agatha Christie-style, are expected to only feature the detective as a recurring character — and the first follow-up is set to begin filming in Greece in June. [Vulture]
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So many people called into Jen Shah's court arraignment that it had to be postponed
Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Jennifer Shah was unable to participate in her own court arraignment on Wednesday because so many people attempted to call into the virtual hearing. Shah was arrested earlier this week on charges of wire-fraud conspiracy and money-laundering conspiracy for her alleged role in a 'wide-ranging telemarketing scheme that defrauded hundreds of victims,' many of whom were 'over age 55.' Shah's assistant, Stuart Smith, was also arrested and charged. Though Shah, 47, was supposed to appear before the judge, technical issues snarled up the conference call line, causing the hearing to be postponed. Prior to the delay, the judge had to repeatedly ask people to mute their lines, since some callers could be heard chattering 'I'm on for the Housewives trial' and querying, 'Do you watch Bravo?' [CNN, Vulture]
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Godzilla and King Kong take on their greatest opponent yet: the pandemic
Maybe all that was needed to 'save the movies' was a two-hour fight between a giant prehistoric ape and a nuclear weapons metaphor. At least, that will be the test this weekend, after Godzilla vs. Kong hit U.S. theaters on Wednesday. The movie is projected to make $20 million in the U.S., which, though 'pretty lackluster' in regular times, could end up being 'one of the biggest box office openings of the pandemic,' CNN reports. Indiewirecautions that comparisons between movies released during the pandemic isn't 'fair' due to shifting regulations and the fluctuating number of open screens, though Godzilla vs. Kong's 'incredibly entertaining fight sequences' are a testament to why we went to the movies before the pandemic. Read our full review here (and go Team Godzilla!). [CNN, Indiewire]
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The Satan Shoe saga ends with the 666th sneaker unsold
So dawn goes down to day/nothing satanic can stay. Streetwear company MSCHF says it will not ship the 666th pair of Satan Shoes after Nike sought a temporary restraining order against its unauthorized Nike Air Max 97s, which were modified in collaboration with rapper Lil Nas X and allegedly contain a drop of real human blood. But whoops — MSCHF said Wednesday that it has already shipped the other 665 pairs of shoes, which sold for $1,018 when they went on sale earlier this week. So sad! Sorry Nike! Meanwhile, the most satanic pair of all, the 666th, which was going to be used in a giveaway on April 2, will no longer be up for grabs due to Nike's lawsuit. [The Verge]
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Page Six published an entire article about how normal Tom Hanks' other children are
You've got to imagine that things have been kind of awkward in the Hanks-Wilson household for awhile now, owing to Chet Hanks, the actors' eldest son, who has a penchant for using a fake Jamaican accent and very calmly trying to contact Adele by leaving Instagram comments like 'PLEASE SOMEONE TELL ADELE HIT MY LINE ASAP !!!!!!!!!!!' Recently, the child of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson got into even more hot water after declaring this summer to be 'white boy summer,' after which TMZ reported that Chet's ex-girlfriend once obtained a restraining order against him after he acted and spoke threateningly toward her. Now Page Six has gone and published an entire article about how much 'less embarrassing' Hanks and Wilson's other children are. That's gonna make things uncomfortable at Thanksgiving. [Page Six]
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Netflix has paid $400 million for the rights to the sequels to Rian Johnson’s critically acclaimed Knives Out, according to Deadline. The sequel, tentatively titled Knives Out 2, will begin shooting in June with casting expected to begin immediately. Daniel Craig will return as Benoit Blanc in both films, while director Rian Johnson will also be helming both projects.
But how did Netflix acquire the rights to the franchise? Allow Deadlineto explain:
A sequel was expected, but the recent discreet auction that went on between three streamers — Apple and Amazon were the others — was a surprise. How was it possible? The original was acquired in a single picture deal by MRC, which distributed the film through Lionsgate. The first film cost $40 million and turned in a global gross north of $311 million. Owned and licensed by Johnson and Bergman on a picture by picture basis, Johnson and Bergman had the right to make the richest sequel deal they could.
At $200 million per film, Netflix’s acquisition of Knives Out is easily one of the biggest streaming purchases of all-time, if not *the* biggest.
Released in 2019, Knives Out featured an ensemble cast that included the likes of Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Lakeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, and the late Christopher Plummer. While Craig is set to return in the lead role, the rest of the cast will not, as Johnson has indicated the sequels will be based on new mysteries.
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Living up to the original Knives Out will be no easy task, the film made $310 million on just a $40 million budget, while also receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
Knives Out gives Netflix something they’ve been in search of for a long-time: an A-list, event-film franchise. They’re also trying to create their own, as they’re spending around $200 million on The Russo Brothers’ The Gray Man, which stars Chris Evans, Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas, and more.
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