Continuing its massive domination a second week, Disney‘s ZOOTOPIA spends a second week on-top with $49 million from 3,827 theatres. In two weeks, it has garnered an outstanding $141.7 million domestically.

10 CLOVERFIELD LANE, which many had no idea was even a thing a couple months back, makes an impressive debut in second for Paramount Pictures with $24.5 million from 3,391 theatres.  Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Goodman, this latest addition to the Cloverfield franchise is directed by Dan Trachtenberg. 2008’s Cloverfield however, opened with $40 million. Reviews from Critics unanimously were positive at 91% on the Tomatometer but Audiences were less impressed with a B- CinemaScore.

DEADPOOL continues to go strong in third with $10.5 million for 20th Century Fox. Thus far in five weeks it has grossed $325 million across North America. Star Ryan Reynolds with wife Blake Lively received much media attention this week attending a State Dinner alongside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Barrack Obama.

LONDON HAS FALLEN is in fourth in its second week out for Focus Features/VVS Films with $10.2 million.  In two weeks it has made $38 million.

THE PERFECT MATCH might not have even had a Canadian release, but it makes $4.5 million for Lionsgate Films in the U.S., from 925 theatres, good enough for sixth spot.  The Rom-Com is directed by Bille Woodruff and stars Cassie Venture and Terrence J.

THE YOUNG MESSIAH also is out only in the U.S. right now but debuts in seventh with $4 million for Focus Features from 1,761 theatres. The Biblical Drama stars Adam Greaves-Neal and Sean Bean.

THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Mark Strong, shockingly debuts in eighth with $3.1 million only for Sony Pictures. Reviews were negative overall from Critics (38% on the Tomatometer) who were able to screen it (it wasn’t made available to Canadian media outlets), but Audiences gave it a solid B+ CinemaScore.

RISEN rounds-out the Top Ten with $2.8 million for Sony Pictures in its fourth week out. It has made $32 million to-date domestically.

With Canadian Screen Week well under way, the party was lit at 99 Sudbury tonight as the Academy Social took place, in celebration of excellence in Social Media. Hosted by eTalk’s Liz Trinnear and Much‘s Jus Reign, awards were handed out across multiple categories for social media innovation.

The Event is brought to us by Bell Media, Jones Media, The Independent Production Fund, Much, PricewaterhouseCoopers, CBC, Ontario Media and Development Corporation, Telefilm Canada, Canada Media Fund, Cineplex, Smokebomb Entertainment and The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.

Among those honoured were our friend Casie Stewart for Voice Pioneer and Jus Reign for Breadth of Voice. Canadian talents like Naomi Snieckus, Kristian Bruun and the cast of series, Carmilla were in attendance.

More here.

See some Snaps from tonight!

Casie Stewart, top influencer and winner tonight:

Smokebomb Entertainment present a live tattoo which unfolded before guests’ eyes:

DJ and Canadian Viral Sensation Dancing Phil:

Host + Winner Jus Reign:

Host Liz Trinnear + Guests:

Paying homage to Drake in a Hotline Bling-inspired installation courtesy of The Academy and MuchMusic:

The 4th annual Canadian Screen Awards take place this Sunday, March 13, 2016 and air 8 PM in each respective time zone on CBC. We’ll be there!

More here.

Also, don’t forget about Saturday’s FANZONE Event at Toronto’s Eaton Centre. Meet some of your favourite Canadian personalities!  Details here.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)

24-year-old Norwegian Tropical House Music sensation Kygo brought the house down at Uniun Night Club last night. In addition to announcing that he is headlining the VELD Music Festival late July at Downsview Park, the DJ/Producer also helped ring-in the launch of both the Samsung s7 and Samsung S7 Edge, out  now!

Playing a packed house for almost 90 minutes, the crowd consisting of lucky contest winners and influencers savoured his uplifting sounds, leading up to his international smash Firestone (ft. Conrad Sewell).

Guests literally freaked out upon exit given chances to redeem passes to the Festival!

The Samsung S7 and S7 Edge promise many improvements over the already state of the art line of smartphones. Among them a 4k video camera, the return of SD-expandable memory, enhanced security against hackers, game control centre, water/dust resistance, extended battery life and an ultra-sleek new design.

Learn more about it here.

Learn more about VELD here.

Some more Snaps of Kygo at the Samsung event:

Best seat in the house with #Kygo at #GalaxyLife party! @kygomusic @samsungcanada #samsungs7edge #SamsungS7

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eOne Films + Mr. Will want to take Readers to see TIFF ’15 selection EYE IN THE SKY!  Screenings take place Wednesday, March 23, 2016 in Toronto, Ottawa,  Halifax, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria and Winnipeg.

Synopsis:
EYE IN THE SKY stars Helen Mirren as Colonel Katherine Powell, a UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya. Through remote surveillance and on-the-ground intel, Powell discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” But as American pilot Steve Watts (Aaron Paul) is about to engage, a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute, reaching the highest levels of US and British government, over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare.

Also starring Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi, Iain Glen and Phoebe Fox, the film is directed by Gavin Hood (TSOTSI) and written by Guy Hibbert (“Prime Suspect”).

See the Trailer:

Artwork:

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eOne Films release EYE IN THE SKY on Friday, March 25, 2016.

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English Thespian Mark Strong was a late addition to drama Miss Sloane, but a welcome one indeed! We last caught up with the star in 2011 when he visited for the Green Lantern Press Tour.  He just last year was voted one of GQ‘s Best Dressed Men of 2015, crediting the late  David Bowie as his own style icon. We were thrilled to see him just as gracious as we remember him!

Miss Sloane began filming in Toronto last month and continues to do so through April.  Starring Jessica Chastain, the John Madden (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Shakespeare in Love) Film centers on an ambitious lobbyist up against a powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation. Alison Pill, Michael Stuhlbarg, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Jake Lacy (!!) also star.

A busy man indeed, Strong was just in Los Angeles promoting new Comedy The Brothers Grimsby in which he stars alongside Sacha Baron Cohen and immediately returned to work this week. The crew and cast have been busy working late into the night in Financial District filming interior and exterior scenes.

Strong’s résumé continues to wow with roles in important recent releases like Kingsman: The Secret Service, The Imitation Game and Zero Dark Thirty, the latter reuniting him with Chastain. The two appear to be colleagues at the same firm here as per what we saw. But we’ll know perhaps Awards Season?

See our Snap:

Waited till like 2 AM after a day of work, but awesome getting a Selfie with #MarkStrong, in town filming gun control drama #MissSloane.

A photo posted by Mr. Will Wong ⛄ (@mrwillwong) on Mar 9, 2016 at 11:02pm PST

See a quick clip of Chastain sporting a new bob at work:

The best. #JessicaChastain #IndependentSpiritAwards #Oscars #AcademyAwards

A photo posted by Mr. Will Wong ⛄ (@mrwillwong) on Feb 27, 2016 at 2:17pm PST

#JessicaChastain is a true Movie Star. She tells me she is so tired, taking a day off filming #MissSloane in #Toronto. #IndependentSpiritAwards #Chastainiac @chastainiac

A video posted by Mr. Will Wong ⛄ (@mrwillwong) on Feb 27, 2016 at 12:20pm PST

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Making a throw back to Young MC, you’ve gotta check-out this hot track from Sophie Beem!  The Sony Music (Columbia Records) Artist is a protege of Beyoncé and believe it or not, she’s only in 11th grade!  Currently on tour with Charlie Puth, who makes a Toronto stopoff at Mod Club Monday, March 28, 2016, Beem is set to make a splash. She at least turned quite a few heads at their L.A. show at Fonda Theatre the other day with Beyoncé and Jay-Z coming out to watch her at the show!

In the meantime, enjoy first single I Got It ft. Fetty Wap!

Certified sizzle!

Definitely keep a tab on Beem, whose five-track EP is now out on iTunes here!

(Photo/video credit: Sony Music)

Kiefer‘s back! Toronto’s pride and joy makes his way back to the City for new series DESIGNATED SURVIVOR. Filming between March and October, the eOne-distributed Series centers on a low level cabinet member named Tom Kirkman (Kiefer Sutherland) who suddenly is appointed POTUS after a catastrophic attack on the United States.

We spotted Co-stars LaMonica Garrett (Transformers: Dark od the Moon, Daddy’s Home) and Adan Canto (X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Following) out and about as the Series gears up for production this week. Garrett plays a secret service officer to Sutherland‘s Tom. Canto plays White House Deputy Chief of Staff, Aaron. Both handsome lads were more than kind to stop for a Snap.  We’re really curious about this Series which also stars Maggie Q, Italia Ricci and Natascha McElhone.

See our Snaps with Barrett and Canto:

Hmm… curious if we’ll see Kiefer next weekend at the Canadian Screen Awards? His brother Rossif is nominated for his Film, RIVER.

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As preparations are under way for  FOX‘s Rocky Horror Picture Show, the star spottings continue to roll-in. Christina Milian provided significantly to our soundtrack becoming an adult in the early ’00s. Hits like Between Me and You (with Ja Rule), AM to PM, Dip it Low were staples for the MTV generation.

Since her Pop days, Milian has enjoyed popularity as a television personality on E!’s Christina Milian Turned Up and a correspondent on The Voice.

While shopping at Pusateri‘s we ran into Milian who was stocking up for the week ahead and it appears she’s on a high protein diet in preparation for her role as Magenta.

The FOX TV Movie remake of the 1975 Cult Classic, stars also Staz Nair in the titular role, Reeve Carney, Adam Lambert, Laverne Cox, Victoria Justice and Tim Curry, who starred in the original although still has yet to arrive. We also spotted Cox out and about in an Uber and Justice with her family too! Cox however, made it clear she wanted her privacy.

See her shock at getting a limo for her Uber today!

When your regular #Uber Select shows up and it’s a stretch limo. Heeeeey! What a ride to brunch with @theladydeja #inthe6ix #TransIsBeautiful

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See our Snap with the amazing Milian:

My 20 year old self is freaking out! Have always loved #ChristinaMilian. So awesome seeing her do groceries at #Pusateris!! She is in town working on #RockyHorrorPictureShow!

A photo posted by Mr. Will Wong ⛄ (@mrwillwong) on Mar 6, 2016 at 4:26pm PST

We also spotted Co-Star Ben Vereen (Reading Rainbow, Webster, Top Five) who stars as Dr. Everett Scott. He was just too gracious!

There still is no confirmed release date for Rocky Horror Picture Show, but we are hoping for Halloween?

We met some of the other cast members of the upcoming Remake last month. More on that here.

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Disney makes a victorious debut with latest Animated Feature ZOOTOPIA, earning $73 million from 3,827 theatres this weekend. Voiced by the likes of Kristen Bell, Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman, it receives unanimous praise from Critics and Audiences alike with 98% on the Tomatometer and an A CinemaScore. This sets an all-time record for best original non-Pixar/Disney original Film, besting 2013’s Frozen which debuted with $67 million.

Debuting a respectable second with $21 million is LONDON HAS FALLEN with $21 million from 3,490 theatres for VVS Films/Focus Features. The follow-up to Olympus Has Fallen gets a 26% on the Tomatometer, but Audiences adored it with an A- CinemaScore, giving it legs to run on in coming weeks as word of mouth spreads. This however doesn’t best Olympus‘ $30-million opening in 2013 en route to $160 million worldwide.

DEADPOOL slips to third spot this weekend with $16.8 million for 20th Century Fox, now in its fourth week out. Already it has surpassed $311 million domestically.

WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT debuts in fourth with $7.3 million for Paramount Pictures from 2,374 theatres. Based on the Memoir by Kim Baker, it stars Tina Fey and Margot Robbie, garnering a passing 61% on the Tomatometer and a B CinemaScore.

GODS OF EGYPT in its second week out lands in fifth with $4.7 million for eOne Films/Lionsgate Films, a second Film for Gerard Butler in the Top Ten this week alongside LONDON HAS FALLEN. Egypt has grossed $22.6 million in its North American run so far.

THE REVENANT gets a boost from its Oscars exposure last weekend, in seventh with $3.6 million for 20th Century Fox, now impressively in its 11th week out. It has made $176 million thus far in these parts.

THE WITCH rounds-out the Top Ten with $2.4 million for Elevation Pictures/A24 Films in its third week out, just surpassing the $20-million mark.

Emily Kinney is emerging as a major force in Hollywood. The Actress/Singer/Songwriter gained wide popularity for her work and a Satellite Award nomination for her work on AMC‘s The Walking Dead as Beth Greene and she currently is in Toronto working on new TV Pilot CONVICTION.

According to Synopsis, the ABC Pilot starring Hayley Atwell, centers on the the daughter of a former president, who is blackmailed into taking a job as the head of Los Angeles’ newly created Conviction Integrity Unit. Along with a team of lawyers, investigators and forensic experts, she’ll investigate cases where there’s credible suspicion that the wrong person may have been convicted of a crime.  This certainly is timesd perfectly with Netflix‘s Making a Murderer exploring similar themes and opening the dialogue about wrongful conviction, to much acclaim.

In addition, Kinney has had high-profile turns on The Knick, The Following, The Flash, Masters of Sex and The Big C.

Just having released her new disc THIS IS WAR late last year, Kinney will be in the City till the end of the month.

Check out the Album’s Title Track:

We spotted the beautiful Kinney out and about today after a pre-weekend arrival and she was in great spirits out exploring her new home for the month!  She is just as awesome as we’d imagined!

See our Snap:

With #TheWalkingDead Beauty #EmilyKinney, in #Toronto filming TV Pilot #Conviction. I love her Music!!

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