Lionsgate Studios Motion Picture Chair Adam Fogelson said the company is “really excited about the progress we’re making” on a second Michael film. “All the conversations that we’ve been having with all of the appropriate parties continue to go exceptionally well, and I would say that there is a ton of incredibly entertaining Michael Jackson […]

Lionsgate has shifted the release dates of Mel Gibson’s The Resurrection Of The Christ with Part One now set to arrive on May 6, 2027 (Ascension Day), and Part Two on May 25, 2028 (Ascension Day and Memorial Day Weekend). The previous dates were March 26, 2027 (Good Friday) for Part One, with Part Two slated to […]

SUNDAY AM UPDATE: Before the Michael Jackson biopic conquers Japan next weekend, global box office numbers this morning show that Lionsgate’s highest grossing movie ever stands at $897.9M after a $23.1M global seventh weekend. That $897M includes non Universal territories handled by Volga. Volga is handling Russia where the pic has done close to $10M. […]

Lionsgate has set a March 26, 2027 release date for supernatural revenge thriller Day Drinker starring Johnny Depp – the spot originally set for the first installment of The Resurrection Of The Christ, which the studio is moving to May. The film, also starring Madelyn Cline and Penélope Cruz, is directed by Marc Webb, written […]

Mechanic: Resurrection is the penultimate example of the iconic roles Jason Statham has built the entirety of his career on. As always, he portrays a morally grey lead — this time, though, recently scorned by a former enemy, who is out for blood at any cost. Lionsgate’s classic assassin flick is dominating the streaming charts a decade later, proving yet again that Statham is perhaps the only actor who can play the exact same role and not only get away with it but also continually dominate.

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate’s highest-grossing movie in its history is even more so as expected: the Michael Jackson biopic Michael is crossing $900 million at the worldwide box office, we hear. The film is within $11M of overtaking Michael producer Graham King’s previous top-grossing movie, Bohemian Rhapsody ($911M WW). Once that happens, Michael will be the highest-grossing […]

EXCLUSIVE: It’s finally happened, and as Michael and Janet Jackson would have sang, ‘it makes ya wanna scream’. The Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody has been caught in a landslide as the King of Pop’s biopic, Michael, is now the highest grossing musical biopic ever with $911.9M worldwide. It’s a feat that Lionsgate and Universal […]

EXCLUSIVE: When Power Ballad opened the Sands Film Festival in St. Andrews, Scotland, recently, the audience reaction was rapturous. Same with showings at SXSW, Dublin and in a limited release last week. Sending festival audiences into a lather has been a regular occurrence for writer-director John Carney since he premiered Once at the 2007 Sundance […]

Lionsgate will open their prequel John Rambo on June 4 next year. The pic will bow in the post-Memorial Day frame following Disney/Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Starfighter from director Shawn Levy and star Ryan Gosling. The other only wide release on June 4 next year is an untitled feature from Paramount. John Rambo explores the soldier’s origin […]

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has set its television BA leadership in the wake of decorated business executive Sandra Stern stepping down as Vice Chairman of Lionsgate Television Group with the promotion of Keith Warren, a 12-year company veteran, to EVP. While not a replacement for Stern who had a broad range of top-level responsibilities, Warren will serve […]

Lionsgate Studios blew past Wall Street forecasts for its fiscal fourth quarter ended in March as The Housemaid buoyed results at the motion picture group. Segment revenue of $651.9 million and sprofit of $187.1 million grew by 23% and 39%, respectively, year-over-year, with the ancillary performance of Now You See Me: Now You Don’t and […]