A must-have for Meryl fans and really, who’s not one? RICKI AND THE FLASH hits stores and on-demand Tuesday, November 24, 2015. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Canada + Mr. Will want to give you a chance to win yourself a copy on DVD!
Synopsis:
Ricki (Meryl Streep) is an aging rock star who abandoned her family to chase fame and stardom. The sacrifice delivered the stardom she craved, but it cost her a relationship with her family.
After years of rocking with her band, the Flash, her life is interrupted by a call from her ex-husband (Kevin Kline). She discovers their estranged daughter (Mamie Gummer) is going through a tough situation and decides to head back home. Given the opportunity to reconcile and make things right, Ricki must again choose between the music she loves and the family she lost.
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Canada release RICKI AND THE FLASH on Tuesday, November 24, 2015.
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The competition came from every which direction. Neither Meryl nor Marvel could take it down! For the second week in a row MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION take the top of the Box Office with $29 million for Paramount Pictures, from 3,988 theatres. In two weeks it has surpassed $108 million domestically.
FANTASTIC FOUR, a third attempt at rebooting the Franchise into Film, opens in second with $26 million for 20th Century Fox from 3,995 theatres. This latest Adaptation starring Kate Mara, Miles Teller and Michael B. Jordan failed to please critically with a 9% on the Tomatometer and a C- CinemaScore. Word is that Director/Writer Josh Trank really was displeased with what came of the Film, having originally a completely different vision for it.
THE GIFT opens in third with $12 million for D Films and STX Entertainment, from 2,503 theatres. Critics adored the Thriller with a 93% on the Tomatometer, while Audiences gave it a B CinemaScore. Joel Edgerton stars and directs the Film.
VACATION lands in fourth spot with $9 million in its second week out, now grossing $37 million thus far for Warner Bros.
RICKI AND THE FLASH opens in seventh with $6.7 million from 1,603 theatres for Sony Pictures. The Jonathan Demme Comedy starring Meryl Streep gets a B CinemaScore from Audiences and a mixed 59% from Critics.
SOUTHPAW rounds-out the Top Ten with $4.7 million for eOne Films and The Weinstein Co. In three weeks it has just suprassed the $40-million-mark.
We’ve seen the Stills and the tease has been ongoing, but here’s our first real look at RICKI AND THE FLASH, directed by Jonathan Demme, written by Diablo Cody and starring Meryl Streep!
Synopsis:
Meryl Streep takes on a whole new gig – a hard-rocking singer/guitarist – for Oscar®-winning director Jonathan Demme and Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody in Ricki and the Flash. An original and electrifying film loaded with live musical performances, Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning home, Ricki gets a shot at redemption and a chance to make things right as she faces the music with her family. Streep stars opposite her real-life daughter Mamie Gummer; Rick Springfield, portraying a Flash member in love with Ricki; Kevin Kline as Ricki’s ex-husband; and Audra McDonald as Kline‘s new wife.
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(Photo/video credit: Sony Pictures Canada)
Among the several Productions to amp-up this City after a major lull is MINORITY REPORT, which picks-up after the 2002 Box Office-topping Steven Spielberg Film, starring Tom Cruise. Although it only is in the Pilot stage, things are looking rather promising for the slick-looking potential FOX Series starring Meagan Good (Anchorman 2, Think Like a Man) and Wilmer Valderrama (That 70s Show). The Pilot starts ten years after “Pre-Crime“. It focuses on a “Pre-Cog” who struggles to maintain a normal life, while being haunted by visions of the future. A Detective may hold the key to helping him understand his purpose.
Although Production wraps early this week, we are hearing that if the Series is ordered, it will indeed continue to film in the City.
Walderrama who came to the public eye as Fez in That 70s Show, simultaneously is working on a Series called From Dusk Till Dawn, filming in Texas and caught a red eye flight after a day of work yesterday. His work day today lasted 15 hours and I asked him how he does it. “Eating properly and exercising is really important”, he tells me. “I won’t be sleeping much tonight too as I have to prep for this too”, he says about another day of filming tomorrow. The Actor who is in a long-term relationship with Pop Megastar Demi Lovato, Tweeted that we can expect a transformation from him professionally this coming year, stating “This year, the next chapter of my life & career begins…”And we are anxious to see what he delivers.
Good, also appears on the verge of becoming a household name after starring in several Box Office Hits. The disarming Beauty tells me she had to shave her hair down for this current Role and the gorgeous Bob we will see her sport in the Series is actually a wig.
Walderrama and Good were really kind to stop after a long day at work, posing for a Photo for me in front of the famed CN Tower:
Earlier, some Fans spotted up-and-coming Actress Li Jun Li who stars in the Series as Akeela. She wrapped filming on the Pilot tonight and is eager for us to see the finished Product! She next can be seen in Jonathan Demme‘s Ricki and The Flash, which stars Meryl Streep. And of course we had to do Selfies, right?
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Three-time Academy Award® winner Meryl Streep goes electric and takes on a whole new gig – a hard-rocking singer/guitarist – for Oscar®-winning director Jonathan Demme and Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody in the uplifting comedy Ricki and the Flash. In a film loaded with music and live performance, Streep stars as Ricki, a guitar heroine who gave up everything for her dream of rock-and-roll stardom, but is now returning home to make things right with her family. Streep stars opposite her real-life daughter Mamie Gummer, who plays her fictional daughter; Rick Springfield, who takes on the role of a Flash member in love with Ricki; and Kevin Kline, who portrays Ricki’s long-suffering ex-husband.
Sony Pictures Canada release RICKI AND THE FLASH on Friday, August 7, 2015.
(Photo credit: Sony Pictures)
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