‘The Secret: Dare to Dream’ is based off of the self-help book of the same name. The original novel is based off of a film, which was actually more of a documentary. The premise of the original film is a look at the “law of attraction” which says that thoughts can change a person’s life directly. The book has sold 30 million copies worldwide and has been translated into 50 languages. Following the release of the book, people began living happier, more fulfilled lives.
This upcoming film isn’t just a redux of the original documentary, however, it has its own plot that tells its own original story. The movie revolves around Miranda Wells a hard-working young widow struggling to raise three children on her own. Suddenly, a powerful storm brings a mysterious man, Bray Johnson, into her life. This man’s presence re-ignites her family’s spirit within just a few days of his arrival. However, this may not last because he himself has some sort of secret.
‘The Secret: Dare to Dream’ is directed by Andy Tennant who also directed ‘The Bounty Hunter,’ ‘Hitch,’ and ‘Sweet Home Alabama.’ The adapted screenplay was also written by Tennant, as well as Bekah Brunstetter, and Rick Parks. The movie stars Katie Holmes, Josh Lucas, Jerry O’Connell, and Celia Weston. It is produced by the original author, Rhonda Byrne, as well as Robert Cort, Paul Hanson, Joe Gelchion, Matthew George and Robert Katz, and distributed by Roadside Attractions. The movie releases to theaters on April 17, 2020.
Charles Dickens was a literary genius who was widely regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian Era. His David Copperfield novel is widely considered to be his masterpiece amongst all of his works. It is also considered the turning point in his works from the novels of his youth to ones of maturity. The character, Copperfield, portrayed in the novel is believed to be based off of Dickens’ own life, so this story is one based off of his own story.
‘David Copperfield’ re-imagines Charles Dickens’ classic ode to grit and perseverance through the comedic lens of its award-winning filmmakers. This tale is one given life in a modern age, and shows the life of the character in a way we can better understand. The movie sees the life of David Copperfield from childhood to maturity, with his own adventures and the web of friends and enemies he meets along his way. Copperfield will show the life of a man in the Victorian Era and his growth as a person during the time period.
‘The Personal History of David Copperfield’ is directed by Armando Iannucci, known for ‘The Death of Stalin,’ ‘Veep,’ and ‘In the Loop.’ This movie’s screenplay is written by Simon Blackwell based directly off of the novel by Charles Dickens. Stars of the film include Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi, Aneurin Barnard, Morfydd Clark, Daisy May Cooper, Rosalind Eleazar, Ben Whishaw, and Paul Whitehouse. ‘The Personal History of David Copperfield’ will release to theaters in the United States on May 8th, 2020.
1. Sonic the Hedgehog– Sonic the Hedgehog managed to do well at the box office this past week, having brought in a gross amount of $57 million.
2. Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn– In it’s second week, Birds of Prey didn’t do nearly as well as the first week, having brought in $17.1 million for a total of $59.3 million.
3. Fantasy Island– Fantasy Island was among a few movies to be released this past weekend and it raked in a gross total of $12.4 million.
4. The Photograph– Following close behind in its first week is The Photograph with a gross total of $12.3 million.
5. Bad Boys for Life– Bad Boys for Life continues to bring money in with $11.3 million for a total of $181.3 million.
6. 1917– 1917 continues a streak having managed to make $8.1 million this past weekend for a total of $144.4 million.
7. Jumanji: The Next Level– Jumanji: The Next Level continues to sell seats and brought in $5.7 million for a total of $305.7 million.
8. Parasite– This past weekend saw the return of Parasite to theaters following its winning the Oscars Best Picture award, and it brought in $5.5 million for a total of $43.2 million.
9. Dolittle– Dolittle remains in theaters, having brought in $5.1 million for a total of $70.5 million.
10. Downhill– Downhill did not do a good job in its opening weekend, only having brought in $4.7 million as its total gross amount.
The ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ movie has had a lot of attention since it was first announced. Not much of that attention has really been on the good side of things, but it has certainly drawn attention to the movie. There is really no such thing as bad press in that respect. The film is set to make a decent amount of money when it premieres tonight, and it is set to perhaps do better than ‘Birds of Prey’ over the weekend. As a video game icon, and a source of controversy, the popular icon will make plenty of people want to watch the movie, even out of morbid curiosity.
I say morbid curiosity because I personally don’t believe that the movie will be all that great. Of course, the movie is not meant for me, but it will be interesting to see the reactions to the film. There are sure to be plenty of people who will go and see the movie just to see if it is any good. The controversy over how the character looked was good enough that many will want to see it to find out.
After such a delay because of the CGI effects, of course the hype for the film would be irregularly high. With a design that is much more fitting for the titular character, the movie looks more promising than it did initially. Just because it looks better doesn’t mean the plot is going to be all that incredible. Hopefully I am incorrect however, because according to some, the movie will end up grossing a fortune.
There were many people who did not expect the live action version of the Aladdin movie to do well. ‘Aladdin’ actually did well enough that a script is currently being penned for the sequel which is currently in the works. The story for this sequel is wholly original, and it is not based off of any of the original animated sequels. ‘Aladdin’ managed to gross $1 billion worldwide after its 2019 theatrical release.
Having been directed by Guy Ritchie and having starred Mena Massoud as Aladdin, Naomi Scott as Jasmine, and Will Smith as Genie, the movie became a success. Since then, people have been expecting Disney to give some sort of information about a sequel and now we have something. Disney decided that the sequel would have to be entirely new and original since the ending of the live action version is different from the original animation. As such, the sequel will take some time before it releases in a proper capacity.
According to a report by Variety, Disney has hired John Gatins (Flight) and Andrea Berloff (Straight Outta Compton) to write the script for Aladdin 2. This does not guarantee that the film will have any of the same returning cast, however. The studio doesn’t want to start making any deals until the script is complete and the studio is happy with it all. Guy Ritchie is set to return as the director, but it could still be awhile before any news comes forward regarding what else is going on with the film.
‘A Quiet Place Part II’ is a direct pick-up sequel to the first film which sees the Abbott family’s continued fight for survival. The family must face horrors that they never had to face in their home before. In the outside world, there are horrors that they have never had to deal with before. With a young child, they must contend with an outside world that wants to see them dead even more than the aliens do.
Forced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path. In a world that can no longer be considered safe, they must commit their all to survival. In silence, they must do what it takes in order to survive what lies at the end of the road leading to the outside world.
‘A Quiet Place Part II’ stars Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, and Djimon Hounsou. Just like the first film, John Krasinski returns as the director for this film. John Krasinski also wrote the film with characters created by Bryan Woods & Scott Beck. Being produced by Michael Bay, John Krasinski, Andrew Form, and Brad Fuller, ‘A Quiet Place II’ will release to theaters on March 20, 2020.
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