No rise has been quite as stratospheric as that of Lilly Singh, known online for her moniker IISuperwomanII, entertaining millions around the world on YouTube with her humorous short films, garnering several famous fans including Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Hailing from Scarborough, but now residing in Los Angeles, Singh at age 28 came out of nowhere and kept rising to be known as the world’s highest-paid female YouTube Filmmaker, also ranking as the world’s third highest-paid YouTube star according to Forbes.

In town to promote her first book, an empowering self-help read HOW TO BE A BAWSE: A GUIDE TO CONQUERING LIFE, published by Doubleday Canada, Singh also took her tour to Toronto’s TIFF Bell Lightbox Wednesday night, before earning well-deserved day of rest.  Today she was back at it promoting her book including visits to Bell Media’s Headquarters and Global Television’s The Morning Show.

In case you missed her, you will have a chance to catch her at Chapters Brampton this Saturday afternoon at 2:00 PM, where she will meet a limited number of fans. More details here.

We’ve been wanting to meet Singh for a while now and really enjoyed the fast read that was HOW TO BE A BAWSE! It’s literally like reading advice from a friend and we love that many Toronto-related shoutouts she gives from our horrid winter weather to KISS 92.5 and her love for Drake. Despite it being literally freezing out, Singh, armed with a blanket and umbrella, was sweet to stop for a snap! More on it here.

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Mornings with IISuperwomanII, back to her hometown for her new book, How to be a Bawse! #LillySingh #iisuperwomanii #BawseBook #BawseTour

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Elevation Pictures x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win passes to an Advance Screening of FREE FIRE Monday, April 17, 2017 in Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa and Halifax and Wednesday, April 19, 2017 in Edmonton and Vancouver.

SYNOPSIS:
Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shootout and a game of survival.

FREE FIRE stars Sharlto Copley, Brie Larson and Armie Hammer.

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Elevation Pictures release FREE FIRE Friday, April 21, 2017.

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Universal Pictures Canada x Mr. Will want to take Readers to an Advance Screening of THE MUMMY! Screenings take place Wednesday, June 7, 2017 in TORONTO, MONTREAL, CALGARY, VANCOUVER, EDMONTON, WINNIPEG and OTTAWA.

Synopsis:
Tom Cruise headlines a spectacular, all-new cinematic version of the legend that has fascinated cultures all over the world since the dawn of civilization: The Mummy. Thought safely entombed in a tomb deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess (Sofia Boutella of Kingsman: The Secret Service and Star Trek Beyond) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension. From the sweeping sands of the Middle East through hidden labyrinths under modern-day London, The Mummy brings a surprising intensity and balance of wonder and thrills in an imaginative new take that ushers in a new world of gods and monsters. Cruise is joined by a cast including Annabelle Wallis (upcoming King Arthur, television’s Peaky Blinders), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World), Courtney B. Vance (TV’s American Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson) and Oscar® winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator).

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Universal Pictures Canada release THE MUMMY Friday, June 9, 2017.

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Hot off its record-smashing success, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST now will be available as a sing-along in theatres across Canada!  Warm up those voices! Do those scales! Are you ready to sing along to classics like “Belle,” “Be Our Guest,” “Gaston” and “Beauty and the Beast”, plus new additions “How Does a Moment Last Forever” and “Evermore”?

Here’s just a taste:

Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along will be available in  Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Halifax, Regina, Saskatoon, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Barrie, Kingston and Peterborough beginning Friday, April 7, 2017. Check your local listings!

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THE BOSS BABY surpasses all expectations this weekend to overtake the #1 position at the Box Office this weekend across North America. It earns $51.6 million in its debut for 20th Century Fox from 3,773 theatres. Despite only a 48% from Critics on the Tomatometer, it gets an A- CinemaScore from Audiences.

In second after two weeks on-top is BEAUTY AND THE BEAST with $48.6 million from 4,210 theatres for Disney. It is just shy of the $400-million-mark domestically and should surpass that by Monday/Tuesday.

GHOST IN THE SHELL debuts in third with $20.3 million from 3,440 theatres for Paramount Pictures. Critics gave the anime/manga adaptation a 42% on the Tomatometer and it gets a B CinemaScore.

POWER RANGERS in its second week out garners $13.6 million from 3,693 theatres for Lionsgate Films/eOne Films. It has made $64 million over two weeks.

GET OUT still is performing well in seventh with $6 million now in its sixth week out. It has made a healthy $157 million thus far for Universal Pictures.

THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE rounds-out the Top Ten with $3.2 million from 541 theatres only for Focus Features/Elevation Pictures. Critics gave it a 73% on the Tomatometer.

Elevation Pictures x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to see THEIR FINEST. Screenings take place as follows:

Vancouver

Date: Monday, April 10th

Time: 7:00pm

Location: 5th Avenue (2110 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6J 3H6)

Winnipeg

Date: Monday, April 10th

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Grant Park (1120 Grant Ave Unit 127, Winnipeg, MB R3M 2A6)

Calgary

Date: Monday, April 10th

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Eau Claire (200 Barclay Parade SW #200, Calgary, AB T2P 4R5)

Edmonton

Date: Monday, April 10th

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Scotiabank Edmonton (#3030, 8882-170 Street, Edmonton, AB, T5T 4M2)

Victoria

Date: Monday, April 10th

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Odeon Victoria (780 Yates Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1L4)

Toronto

Date: Wednesday, April 12th

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Varsity (55 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON, M4W 1A5)

Halifax

Date: Wednesday, April 12th

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Park Lane (5657 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, NS, B3J 3R4)

Ottawa

Date: Wednesday, April 21st

Time: 6:45pm

Location: Bytowne Ottawa (325 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON, K1N 5Y4)

Synopsis:
1940, London, the Blitz; with the country’s morale at stake, Catrin, an untried screenwriter, and a makeshift cast and crew, work under fire to make a film to lift the nation’s spirits – and inspire America to join the war. A witty, romantic and moving portrayal of a young woman finding her way, and her voice, in the mayhem of war… and the movies.

Directed by Lone Scherfig (An Education), THEIR FINEST stars Gemma Arterton, Bill Nighy and Sam Claflin.

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Elevation Pictures release THEIR FINEST Friday, April 14, 2017.

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Well I know what we’ll be doing Victoria Day weekend! Netflix launches the official Trailer for upcoming original feature, WAR MACHINE starring Brad Pitt!

Synopsis:
In a film for our times, writer-director David Michôd (Animal Kingdom) recreates a U.S. General’s roller-coaster rise and fall as part reality, part savage parody – raising the specter of just where the line between them lies today. His is an anti-establishment, pro-soldier exploration in the form of an absurdist war story of a born leader’s ultra-confident march right into the dark heart of folly. At the story’s core is Brad Pitt’s sly take on a successful, charismatic four-star general who leapt in like a rock star to command NATO forces in Afghanistan, only to be taken down by his own hubris and a journalist’s no-holds-barred expose. War Machine addresses the debt we owe to soldiers to question the purposes to which they are being directed.

War Machine stars also Emory Cohen, Topher Grace, Anthony Michael Hall, Will Poulter, Lakeith Stanfield, Meg Tilly, Tilda Swinton and Sir Ben Kingsley.

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Netflix Canada stream WAR MARCHINE Friday, May 26, 2017.

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Elevation Pictures x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win Run-of-Engagement Passes to see TIFF ’16 selection, GIANTS OF AFRICA! Included with the win are official T-Shirts from the Film!

Synopsis:
A native of Nigeria, Masai Ujiri’s love for basketball paved his way to becoming the first African- born General Manager for a major North American sports team and he never forgot his roots, or the opportunities presented to him. Giants of Africa exists to create those same opportunities for not only African youth, but also for coaches and mentors who go back to their own homeland to influence future generations. What began simply as a basketball camp in one African country has now spread across four nations: Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Rwanda.

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Elevation Pictures release GIANTS OF AFRICA exclusively at Cineplex Events Cinema (Yonge & Dundas, Toronto) Friday, April 7, 2017.

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If you’re like me and are still traumatized from 1990’s TV Horror Mini-Series IT, based on the Stephen King Novel, you’ll be excited to know a new Trailer for the upcoming 2017 Toronto-made reboot has been unleashed and it’s freakin’ scary!

Synopsis:
When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries.

“IT” stars Bill Skarsgård (“Allegiant,” TV’s “Hemlock Grove”) as the story’s central villain, Pennywise. An ensemble of young actors also star in the film, including Jaeden Lieberher (“Midnight Special”), Jeremy Ray Taylor (“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip”), Sophia Lillis (“37”), Finn Wolfhard (TV’s “Stranger Things”), Wyatt Oleff (“Guardians of the Galaxy”), Chosen Jacobs (upcoming “Cops and Robbers”), Jack Dylan Grazer (“Tales of Halloween”) and Nicholas Hamilton (“Captain Fantastic”).

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Warner Bros. Pictures Canada release IT Friday, September 8, 2017.

We had the pleasure of meeting the talented star Jaeden Lieberher last summer in Toronto:

Rising star #JaedenLieberher (St. Vincent, Midnight Special) in Toronto filming #ITMovie Remake!

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… Bill Skarsgård who stars as Pennywise himself, a few summers back:

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Fox Searchlight x Mr. Will and thrilled to give Readers a chance to attend an Advance Screening of the touching GIFTED! Our Amanda Gilmore had a chance to screen this already and loved it! Screenings take place as follows:

TORONTO
Thursday, April 6th Scotiabank Toronto 7:00PM

VANCOUVER
Monday, April 10th Cineplex Cinemas Metropolis 7:00PM

CALGARY
Monday, April 10th Scotiabank Chinook 7:00PM

EDMONTON
Monday, April 10th Cineplex South Edmonton 7:00PM

OTTAWA
Monday, April 17th Scotiabank Ottawa 7:00PM

Synopsis:
Frank Adler (Chris Evans) is a single man raising his seven-year-old niece Mary (Mckenna Grace). Although she was home schooled and would prefer to keep being taught at home, Frank decides to send Mary to school.

Her teacher, Bonnie (Jenny Slate), quickly realizes Mary is a mathematical genius and tells Frank. She and the principal tell Frank his niece would be better off at a school for gifted youngsters. Frank refuses, saying he promised his sister he would give Mary a normal life.

When Frank‘s mother Evelyn (Lindsay Duncan) finds out, she disagrees with Frank and decides to petition the court to get custody of Mary. Frank, who loves Mary deeply and wants to do what’s best for her, fights to retain his rights to raise his little niece.

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Fox Searchlight release GIFTED Friday, April 7, 2017 in select cities.

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