Kung Fu Panda Sequel
Kung Fu Panda was the first non-Pixar computer animated film that I really enjoyed. When I saw the film a few months back, I said to one of my friends “This is gonna be huge, lets hope they don’t f**k it up by making a sequel.” Well guess what… A story crew has already begun early work on a Sequel, according to a posting on the TAG Blog. The original film has garnered great reviews across the board and made over $229.7 million worldwide in its first 19 days of release.
WALL-E - The Best Reviewed Movie of 2008?
What movie should you see this weekend? Wanted is surprisingly good, and will likely beat your expectations. I can honestly recommend it… but the clear winner is WALL-E.
So far the little robot that could has a 98% tomatoemeter rating on Rotten Tomatoes with over 40 reviews. Actually, only one reviewer gave a negative critique. It helps to know that Phil Villarreal of the Arizona Daily Star also gave M Night’s The Happening a three out of four star review… Point is, WALL-E is the best reviewed mainstream release so far this year. We’ll see how it holds up after the weekend as 100-150 more reviews will likely be added to the database. But I’m sure it will remain above 90%. Wanted is currently scoring 68% on the tomatometer.
Best Reviewed Mainstream Releases of 2008 (so far)
1. WALL-E 98%
2. Iron Man 93%
3. Kung Fu Panda 88%
4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall 86%
Lucy Liu and Jack Black Premiere Kung Fu Panda
Lucy Liu and Jack Black Premiere Kung Fu Panda
When it comes to movie premieres, it doesn’t get more fun than the Hollywood debut of Kung Fu Panda featuring stars Jack Black and Lucy Liu.
It all went down in Hollywood, California as the “Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny” funnyman and his “Charlie’s Angels” babe co-star charmed the crowd and posed for pictures outside the theatre.
Miss Liu looked stunning in a multi-tiered ruffly halter-style pink dress with a pair of gladiator heels, while Jack kept it simple in a panda t-shirt, track pants and a pair of Puma sneakers.
Speaking of Mr. Black, Jack and his wife Tanya have just become parents again, as they welcomed their second child (a boy named Jack) into the world. They have an almost-two-year-old named Samuel as well.
Beat Ben @ the Box Office: Can Adam Slay ’Em?
It’s not a good idea to mess with Adam Sandler at the box office. The most bankable comedic star on the planet is coming off a series of films that have opened huge, and You Don’t Mess With the Zohan will be no different. How big will it be? Well…
First of all, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry banked a $34 million opening, and Click did $40 million. His only major comedic release (we’re not counting Reign Over Me and Spanglish, here) to not break $30 million in the opening frame was Little Nicky, back in 2000.
But this is a very crowded weekend, with both Sex and the City and Indiana Jones likely to do more than $20 million each. Narnia, Iron Man and The Strangers are all still holding well, and let’s not forget Kung Fu Panda, which opens this weekend and will most likely take the top spot.
Still, look for Zohan to pull in a healthy $35.5 million.
Sandler’s got the midas touch, but what do you think? Has Adam lost it? Put your numbers up in the comments and we’ll find out Monday morning if it was smart of you to mess with The Lyons.