Following the #1-debuting success of its predecessor, RIDE ALONG 2 opens on-top this weekend.  Playing at 3,175 theatres for Universal Pictures, the Kevin Hart and Ice Cube-starring Comedy earns $34.1 million.  By comparison, Ride Along opened with $41 million in 2014. Critics gave it 15% on the Tomatometer, but Audiences enjoyed it with a B+ CinemaScore.

THE REVENANT after giving STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS a run for its money last weekend, settles for second spot with $31.4 million for 20th Century Fox, benefiting from a boost as it led both the Golden Globes last Sunday and Oscar nominations announced Thursday. It should cross the $100-million-mark by early this week domestically.

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS lands in third this weekend with $24 million for Disney. It has made $860 million over five weeks in North America.

13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI, the latest from Michael Bay, opens in fourth with $16 million for Paramount Pictures. It pays at 2,839 theatres and gets a A CinemaScore, which undoubtedly will help in terms of word of mouth. Critics also gave it a passing 60% on the Tomatometer.

Animated Feature NORM OF THE NORTH opens in sixth for eOne Films/Lionsgate Films with$6.4 million.  Critics gave it a rare 0% on the Tomatometer and Audiences gave it a  far more forgiving B- CinemaScore.

SISTERS continues to perform consistently well in ninth spot with $4.4 million for Universal Pictures.  In five weeks it has just surpassed the $80 million-mark.

THE HATEFUL EIGHT rounds-out the Top Ten with $3.4 million for eOne Films/The Weinstein Co. In four weeks it is about to cross the $50 million-mark.

21-year-old Toronto talent Connor Jessup quickly is seeing his star rise. The Actor may be a bit “who is that again?” to you but he certainly is making all the right choices. After starring in TNT Series Falling Skies a few years back in the City, he has gone on to star in acclaimed Films like Blackbird and a major role in season two of Golden Globe-nominated American Crime.

So cool #ConnorJessup showed up for a #CanadasTopTen screening of #ClosetMonster. Got major raves at #TIFF15. He also stars in S2 of #GoldenGlobe-nominated #AmericanCrime.

A photo posted by Mr. Will Wong ⛄ (@mrwillwong) on Jan 16, 2016 at 10:15am PST

So you’ve all probably heard the bombshell that a new Cloverfield Film is on the way and in what is too much to process so quickly, a new Poster and Trailer already have dropped!

Synopsis:
Waking up from a car accident, a young woman finds herself in the basement of a man who says he’s saved her life from a chemical attack that has left the outside uninhabitable. Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr. and John Goodman star, while Dan Trachtenberg directs.

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Paramount Pictures Canada release 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE Friday, March 11, 2016.

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Are you guys ready for some serious Magnum or what? A faux Perfume TV Spot from Zoolander 2 has just been released and it is magic. Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Naomi Campbell and our favourite Ben Stiller in the iconic role of  international supermodel Derek Zoolander, even appears as a mythical half-cow. This is too much!!

Watch below:

In celebration of this, we’re giving away courtesy of our friends at NTD Apparel Inc., we’d love to give away some amazing licensed official ZOOLANDER T-Shirts! All you have to do is click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will on Facebook, indicate your size request and click “share” for an extra chance! All Readers are welcome to enter!

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Can’t chance it?  HMV stores across Canada will be carrying these shirts early February!

Paramount Pictures Canada release ZOOLANDER 2 on Friday, February 12, 2016.

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We know you guys love Movies and now we want to give Willionaire$ across Canada  chance to see their Cult, Sci-Fi and Action favourites in DIGITAL! Cineplex‘s GREAT DIGITAL FILM FESTIVAL takes place between February 5-11, 2016 at theatres across Canada.  It now is in its successful seventh year!

Films this year include:

Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

Dirty Harry (1971)

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

Ghostbusters (1984)

Inception (2010)

Labyrinth (1986)

Looper (2012)

Mad Max: The Road Warrior (1981) and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Runaway Train (1985)

Serenity (2005)

Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan (1982) and Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013)

The Dark Crystal (1982)

The Thing (1982)

True Romance (1993)

Tickets are only $6.99 per Movie with additional savings the more Movies you see.

Head over here for more details and participating theatres!

To enter to win, simply click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will on Facebook and indicate for me your city!

What favourite are you looking forward to seeing again?

Join the conversation on Twitter, by using the Hashtag #GDFF2016!

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We know and love him most as George “Pornstache” Mendez in acclaimed Netflix Series Orange is the new Black, but would you recognize the handsome star of the screen and stage if he walked by you? We almost didn’t!

Vancouver-born Pablo Schreiber makes it back to his land of birth, in Toronto today promoting Michael Bay‘s latest effort 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. The Drama based on true events is set one year after 9/11, centering on six soldiers who attempt to make sense of the chaos which ensues after a U.S. Ambassador is assasinated in Libya.  James Badge Dale and John Krasinski also are among the talented Cast.

Schreiber was caught in traffic earlier making it just in-time to his KISS 92.5 appearance on The Roz & Mocha Show, surprised he had a dozen fans in-waiting. In a rush, he apologized to fans  as he made his way to his next appearance at CBC on Q.  The Actor, who once had basketball aspirations before changing his major thankfully to Theatre in college, promised fans he’s stop for photos later in the day and he did exactly as promised.

He also surprised fans appearing unannounced at a Toronto screening of the Film last night too, introducing it to fans!

No Toronto. You will not defeat me! #HolyFuckItsCold #ImReallyNotCanadianAnymore

A photo posted by Pablo Schreiber (@officialpabloschreiber) on Jan 13, 2016 at 1:31pm PST

  It’s #Pornstache! Amazing meeting the handsome and talented #PabloSchreiber today. He’s here for #13Hours, the latest from #MichaelBay. #OITNB #Selfie #OrangeistheNewBlack   A photo posted by Mr. Will Wong ⛄ (@mrwillwong) on Jan 14, 2016 at 8:37am PST

Paramount Pictures Canada release 13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI Friday, January 15, 2016 in select Canadian cities. It opens wide Friday, January 22, 2016.

(Photo/video credit: Paramount Pictures Canada/Mr. Will Wong)

Nominees for the 2016 Academy Awards were announced earlier this morning in Los Angeles. Although there were a few surprises, much of what we have seen thus far this Awards Season, including the Golden Globes this past weekend, has been punctuated.

Leading the way with 12 nominations is The Revenant which thus far this season has swept major awards including the Golden Globes this past weekend in the important Motion Picture Drama, Director and Actor in a Drama categories. Its competitors include Spotlight, The Martian, Bridge of Spies, The Big Short, Room and Brooklyn.  Spotlight, The Revenant and Room all were filmed in Canada, while Brooklyn is a co-Canadian production.

Leonardo DiCaprio, seen widely as the prohibitive choice to take Best Actor for his work in The Revenant, solidified his standing with an expected nomination. Other nominees in the category include a surprising Bryan Cranston, Eddie Redmayne, Michael Fassbender and Matt Damon.

Brie Larson literally has come out of nowhere before Awards Season, to now be a forced to be reckoned with in the Best Actress category for her Room performance. Propelled in its festival circuit run by a People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, Room after much debate also secured itself among the year’s best with a nod for Best Picture. Larson is up against Awards Season veteran and two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett who could well join the likes of Meryl Streep to win a third for her fantastic performance in Carol. Also nominated are Jennifer Lawrence, Saoirse Ronan and legendary actress Charlotte Rampling.

The Supporting Actor category saw nominated for the first time since 1977, Sylvester Stallone, who nabbed a long-overdue Golden Globe this past weekend for his work in latest Rocky installment, Creed. An overdue Tom Hardy, previous winner Christian Bale, Mark Rylance and Mark Ruffalo round-out the bunch. Missing noticably is Canadian Child Actor Jacob Tremblay who has received much acclaim for his breakthrough performance in Room.

The Supporting Actress category continues to be a hotly-contested one. While Academy Award winner Kate Winslet won a Golden Globe for her performance in Steve Jobs, she faces stiff competition in Rooney Mara for her acclaimed understated performance in Carol. Also up are Toronto’s own Rachel McAdams, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alicia Vikander. Kristen Stewart for Clouds of Sils Maria is seen as an omission.

Up for Best Director are Tom McCarthy (Spotlight), George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road), Lenny Abrahamson (Room), Alejandro Gonzalez-Inaritu (The Revenant) and Adam McKay (The Big Short). The Winner of this category often is seen as a precursor to Best Picture.

The Oscars air on ABC Sunday, February 28, 2016 7 PM EST.

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eOne Films + Mr. Will want to give you something creepy to remember us by. Surely you’ve seen the Trailer for Horror THE BOY by now. We want you to win an official promo candle from the Movie about a young woman who discovers a doll in the home for which she is a nanny… which could be alive! I mean, it could TOTALLY happen!?

Official Synopsis:
The Boy is a frightening thrill ride directed by William Brent Bell (The Devil Inside) starring Lauren Cohan (“The Walking Dead”). Greta (Cohan) is a young American woman who takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, only to discover that the family’s 8-year-old is a life-sized doll that the parents care for just like a real boy, as a way to cope with the death of their actual son 20 years prior. After violating a list of strict rules, a series of disturbing and inexplicable events bring Greta’s worst nightmare to life, leading her to believe that the doll is actually alive.

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To enter to win an official, super-rare THE BOY Candle, click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will on Facebook. You may click “share” from there for an extra chance!

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eOne Films release THE BOY Friday, January 22, 2016.

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We were actually in New York last spring while it was filming on Wall Street so it’s a bit surreal we are seeing the brand new trailer for Jodie Foster’s star-studded MONEY MONSTER!

Synopsis:
In the taut and tense thriller Money Monster, Lee Gates (George Clooney) is a bombastic TV personality whose popular financial network show has made him the money wiz of Wall Street. But after he hawks a high tech stock that mysteriously crashes, an irate investor (Jack O’Connell) takes Gates, his crew, and his ace producer Patty Fenn (Julia Roberts) hostage live on air. Unfolding in real time, Gates and Fenn must find a way to keep themselves alive while simultaneously uncovering the truth behind a tangle of big money lies.

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#JackOConnell tells me his day on the set of #MoneyMonster was “emotional”. #NikonD3300 A photo posted by Mr. Will Wong ⛄ (@mrwillwong) on May 3, 2015 at 5:37pm PDT

#GeorgeClooney on the set of #MoneyMonster, directed by #JodieFoster. #NYC #NikonD3300 A photo posted by Mr. Will Wong ⛄ (@mrwillwong) on May 2, 2015 at 4:30pm PDT

#AmalClooney shows up to the set of #MoneyMonster to support Husband #GeorgeClooney. #NYC A photo posted by Mr. Will Wong ⛄ (@mrwillwong) on May 2, 2015 at 2:10pm PDT

With #GeorgeClooney on the set of hotly-buzzed #MoneyMonster. #NYC #NikonD3300 A photo posted by Mr. Will Wong ⛄ (@mrwillwong) on May 3, 2015 at 5:37pm PDT

DreamWorks Pictures + Mr. Will want you to win a copy of acclaimed BRIDE OF SPIES on Digital HD + Blu-ray Combo Pack! As the Cold War Drama makes a splash this Awards Season, you can enjoy it from the comfort of your own home!

Synopsis:

A dramatic thriller set against the backdrop of a series of historic events, DreamWorks Pictures/Fox 2000 Pictures’ “Bridge of Spies” is the story of James Donovan, a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible task to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot.

BRIDGE OF SPIES stars Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan and Alan Alda;  Steven Spielberg directs.

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G’luck.

DreamWorks Pictures release BRIDGE OF SPIES on Digital HD + Blu-ray Combo Pack Tuesday, February 2, 2016.

Pre-order a copy here!

Download it on iTunes here too!

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