FIRE AND WINE leads wire to wire in the Grade III Ontario Derby under @SamuelJalon, for trainer Zeljko Krcmar and owner Paul Ryder. Does this victory lock his title for 3-year-old champion male?
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#Wildwood, I mean truly this is the pinnacle of stop motion animation. No one does it better than Laika, Travis Knight & co have set the bar high, it is impossible not to just be in awe of how magnificent this movie is. Full thoughts later for @mrwillw @vvsfilms @LAIKAStudios
#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN PASSES TO SEE “TED 2”
Universal Pictures Canada + Mr. Will want to take Readers across Canada to see TED 2! The adorable, foul-mouth Teddy Bear back in 2012 won ours hearts in a big way and if there’s one Film we’ve been waiting for, this is it! Screenings take place in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg, on Wednesday, June 24, 2015.
Official Synopsis:
Ted marries Tami-Lynn, his girlfriend from the first film, and the couple try for a baby together, with Ted asking his best friend John to provide sperm for artificial insemination. However, to have custody of this child, he has to prove to a court of law that he is human.
TED 2 stars Seth MacFarlane, Mark Wahlberg, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson and Amanda Seyfried.
Watch the Trailer (for Mature Audiences):
Official Artwork:
To enter to win Passes, simply click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will on Facebook and indicate for me your City and also tell me, should Ted have the right to be a parent? You may click “share” from or Tweet the below also for an extra chance:
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The Cast of Ted 2 + Mr. Will:
Universal Pictures Canada release TED 2 on Friday, June 26, 2015.
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#BOXOFFICE: “TOMORROWLAND” EDGES-OUT “PITCH PERFECT 2” IN MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND DEBUT!
It was an extremely close match at the Box Office this Memorial Day weekend but TOMORROWLAND prevails over last week’s Champ, Pitch Perfect 2 narrowly with a $35 million debut! The Disney Fantasy starring Britt Robertson and George Clooney opens in 3,970 theatres with mixed reviews from Critics with 50% on the Tomatometer and a B CinemaScore. The Film was made for $190 million.
PITCH PERFECT 2 continues to outperform itself in its second week opening with $34 million from 3,560 theatres for Universal Pictures, just shy of a two-week reign. Thus far domestically, it already has surpassed $100 million, which is massive considering its modest budget.
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD lands in third in its second week out also with $25 million from 3,722 theatres for Warner Bros. It edges closer to the $100 million mark in North America.
POLTERGEIST opens in fourth in its debut for 20th Century Fox, earning $24 million from 3,240 theatres. Critics gave the Toronto-filmed Remake starring Sam Rockwell a 30% on the Tomatometer and a C+ CinemaScore.
AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON places fifth in its fourth week out, still performing well with $22 million for Marvel Entertainment/Disney. Thus far it has grossed $412 million domestically.
FURIOUS 7 is in ninth spot for Universal Pictures in its eighth week with $2.2 million.
PAUL BLART: MALL COP 2 rounds-out the Top Ten with $1.8 million for Sony Pictures, tallying-in at $66 million thus far in its run.
#INSIDEOUT: OPENING NIGHT PARTY AT MALAPARTE, TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX
Now in its 25th year, the Inside Out LGBT Film Festival takes place in Toronto from Thursday, May 21 through Sunday, May 31, 2015. The Festival which is comprised of Events, Parties and Films, gives a voice to an under-represented community in Cinema, promoting, producing and exhibiting Films relevant to the LGBT Community regardless or race, age or ability.
Highlighting this year’s Festival is Opening Night Gala, GRANDMA, directed by Paul Weitz and starring Lily Tomlin, Judy Greer and Laverne Cox, about three generations of Women trying to overcome their demons. Also in the Galas and Special Presentations Program, FRESNO screens the first Saturday night of the Festival. The Film is about a group of sisters who help each other stay out of jail after a relapse out of rehab leads to murder. Several years of unresolved issues come to light. Natasha Lyonne, Judy Greer and Aubrey Plaza star. FOURTH MAN OUT is about a guy involved with a tight-knit group of male friends, when accidentally he is outed, which changes the dynamic of their friendship completely. PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL MONOGAMIST closes the Festival with a distinct Canadian flavour, having been filmed in Toronto. It centers on a TV Producer who breaks-up with her Girlfriend, with her sights set on a Barista, only to meet the disapproval of her Family and Friends.
Other Special Guests include: Drag Queen Jinkx Monsoon, MMA Star Fallon Fox, Tab Hunter and several more.
We had the pleasure of attending the Festival’s Opening Night Party held at luxurious Malaparte at TIFF Bell Lightbox, soaking-in the fun, following the Premiere of GRANDMA. Guests enjoyed live re-enactments of iconic LGBT Films like Brokeback Mountain, snacked on Lobster Sliders, Cauliflower Tacos, Rainbow Popcorn and Macarons, among other things, while listening to spinning of Producer and DJ JD Samson of influencial Electroclash Trio, Le Tigre. Silent Auctions were bountiful with items ranging from Sex Toys to Liquor to Experiences.
James Fanizza also was the proud recipient of the Inside Out Harold Greenberg Fund Short to Feature Award, which saw him win a prize of $10k which will help him transition his Short Film You Are Free into a Feature Film.
See some Snaps from the night:
Best view in the City at Malaparte, @TIFF_Net Bell Lightbox. #InsideOut2015 #InsideOut @InsideOutTO A photo posted by Will Wong (@mrwillwong) on
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NBD. Just partying with Icon #JDSamson of #LeTigre, who spins at the @InsideOutTO opening night party! #InsideOut2015 #InsideOut A photo posted by Will Wong (@mrwillwong) on
To learn more about Inside Out, click here.
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#SPOTTED: LEIGH WHANNELL + LIN SHAYE IN TORONTO FOR “INSIDIOUS 3”
Although Toronto has brought him here many a time to film, Australian Actor/Writer/Director Leigh Whannell is in Toronto promoting the latest installment in his bankable Horror Franchise, Insidious 3. He is known for his work in creating the wildly-successful Saw Franchise along with James Wan, who helmed record-breaking Smash, Furious 7.
Along with Whannell on this Tour is Actress Lin Shaye, whom many of us will recognize from her unforgettable performance as tanned Dog Lover, Magda in There’s Something About Mary.
The Duo stopped off at Global Television‘s The Morning Show (National Edition) today to chat about the Horror, which goes way back to the start.
Both Whannell and Shaye were kind to greet Fans in and out of the venue, Whannell insisting on seeing our Snap before letting me keep it. Shaye gave a friendly reminder to see the Movie when it hits theatres via eOne Films on Friday, June 5, 2015.
See our Snaps!
Leigh Whannell + Mr. Will:
Lin Shaye + Mr. Will:
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#SPOTTED: JENNETTE MCCURDY IN TORONTO FOR “BETWEEN”
Actress/Singer Jennette McCurdy certainly needs no introduction to Millennials. She has gained millions of Fans worldwide from her work on two popular Teen Series iCarly and its Spinoff Sam & Cat, which had her starring opposite Ariana Grande.
McCurdy is in town currently promoting locally-filmed CityTV and Netflix Mini-Series Between. The Series also produced in part by Elevation Pictures, is set in a town where suddenly people over the age of 21 begin dying. She stars as Wiley Day, a defiant Teen Mom, whom in the ultimate act of rebellion gets pregnant. We’ve seen the first episode and can say McCurdy is quite good in it. You’ll want to know why she’s got a chip on her shoulder
See the Trailer:
The Mini-Series takes-off rather quickly under the eye of 24 Director Jon Cassar, who filmed Mini-Series The Kennedys here a few summers back.
McCurdy has been on a Press Blitz winning Media over with her approachable manner, Selfie-ing-it-up and after a 6 am start to her Press Day, she still was full of spirit by the time we saw her at Global Television‘s The Morning Show (National Edition), looking great in a white blazer and white animal print pants.
She and her Castmates will be celebrating the Series’ Premiere tonight on CityTV and in other markets on Netflix.
Learn more here about Between.
Jennette McCurdy + Mr. Will:
(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)
#INTERVIEW: MATTHEW MACCAULL ON “TOMORROWLAND”
What the World needs is a bit of optimism. Director Brad Bird takes us away to fantastical action-packed journey to a place of infinite possibilities. We meet bright, scientifically-gifted Teen Casey Newton (Britt Robertson), who stumbles one day upon a pin, which upon contact takes her away to a strange new place which co-exists in tandem with reality. The pin stops working and her world unravels. She is driven to find the one Person who can help her get back to Tomorrowland. And that one Person happens to be jaded former Child Genus, Frank Walker (George Clooney). Despite their differences – she an Optimist, he a Pessimist – they find the more they want to uncover about Tomorrowland, the more they find their lives are threatened.
Canadian Actor Matthew MacCaull was in Toronto for a two-day Press Tour in support of what should easily be much the best at the Box Office this weekend. The multi-talented Montreal-born Actor cut his teeth at Dalhousie University out east before entering Show Business fully in the late ’90s. The Killing, Bates Motel, iZombie, Once Upon a Time – the Résumé steadily has been building and just now he received the opportunity of a lifetime, starring as Secret Spy, Dave Clark in Tomorrowland.
We had the pleasure of joining MacCaull on his final Press Day. He tells me that his rise in Hollywood continues to be an “uphill battle” and lets us in on the secretive casting process involved with a project of Tomorrowland‘s magnitude. And like us, he completely was floored by the performance from his young English Co-Star Raffey Cassidy, whom we agree “was impossible to look away from” when she is on-screen. Also, find out what’s next in-store for the striking Star.
Watch our Chat:
#FIRSTLOOK: PAC-MAN CELEBRATES 35TH BIRTHDAY THIS FRIDAY!
We love PAC-MAN! In celebration of our favourite Video Game icon’s 35th Birthday on May 22nd, major celebrations around the World will be held with free plays of the Video Game, Birthday Cake and Celebrity Guests! In case you weren’t aware, he will also be appearing in eagerly-awaited Blockbuster PIXELS, which was filmed in our City last Summer!
Official Synopsis:
As kids in the 1980s, Sam Brenner (Adam Sandler), Will Cooper (Kevin James), Ludlow Lamonsoff (Josh Gad), and Eddie “The Fire Blaster” Plant (Peter Dinklage) saved the world thousands of times – at 25 cents a game in the video arcades. Now, they’re going to have to do it for real. In Pixels, when intergalactic aliens discover video feeds of classic arcade games and misinterpret them as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth, using the video games as the models for their assaults – and now-U.S. President Cooper must call on his old-school arcade friends to save the world from being destroyed by PAC-MAN, Donkey Kong, Galaga, Centipede, and Space Invaders. Joining them is Lt. Col. Violet Van Patten (Michelle Monaghan), a specialist supplying the arcaders with unique weapons to fight the aliens.
All 75 Dave & Buster locations across North America will be partaking in the fun in offering free plays on the oversized PAC-MAN BATTLE ROYALE to all guests who have a Power Card. There also will be opportunities to win thousands of dollars all Summer long!
Celebrations will be held in Chicago, Tokyo, Paris, Spain and UK. For more details, visit here.
See the hot new Trailer for PIXELS:
See a brand-new Clip from PIXELS with Pac-Man!
Sony Pictures Canada release PIXELS on Friday, July 24, 2015.
(Photo/video credit: Sony Pictures)
#SPOTTED: DOMINIC SHERWOOD, ALBERTO ROSENDE + KATHERINE MCNAMARA IN TORONTO FILMING “SHADOWHUNTERS”
In case you couldn’t get enough of it the first time, Fans of The Mortal Instruments will be thrilled that the Young Adult Series by Cassandra Clare being adapted into a Television Series. We were thrilled the Film Adaptation was made in our City a couple years back and devastated that plans to continue additional installments were nixed.
Preparations are underway with the Series’ three Leads in the City and it appears they were off to do some training this morning in athletic wear.
The Series centers on Clary Fray (Katherine McNamara) and her quest to find her abducted Mother. Along the way, she finds out some startling truths about her lineage.
Meet your Series Leads:
Katherine McNamara as Clary Fray:
Dominic Sherwood as Jace Wayland:
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Alberto Rosende as Simon Lewis:
Shadowhunters, which is to air on ABC Family, films through October.
(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)
#SPOTTED: JOHN CORBETT IN TORONTO FILMING “MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2”
After winning the hearts of Moviegoers around the World in 2002 with a whopping $370 million grossed at the Box Office, the time has come to continue a Rom-Com legacy.
It was almost a year ago when we spotted lovely Creator and Star Nia Vardalos and she had confirmed the intention to make this Sequel in our City:
We were beyond thrilled today by chance to meet one of the Film’s Stars, John Corbett, who reprises his role as Ian Miller. Although admittedly, Corbett wasn’t thrilled about being spotted, he was a perfect Gentleman taking a minute to walk back over and clarify the situation. “These guys come right up to our home in California and we’re tired of it”, he says. “I reacted that way because this is my home for the next while”. “It’s my job to protect Bo also”, he says about his stunning Wife, whom we also admire greatly for her work and her support of the Horse Racing industry. I appreciate more than anything his explanation and have so much respect for Corbett, and are glad we had a proper conversation. After explaining himself, we have a better picture where he’s coming from and he was beyond nice to take a Selfie with me after everything. Usually a “no” is a “no”. Anyone who knows me understands how huge a Sex and the City Fan I am and knows how happy this makes me. Aidan is a personal Fave.
With the awesome #JohnCorbett, in town filming #MyBigFatGreekWedding2! We had a nice chat about privacy. #MyBigFatGreekWedding #SATC #SexAndTheCity A photo posted by Will Wong (@mrwillwong) on
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 films through late June. Universal Pictures will be releasing.
(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)
#FIRSTLOOK: “SCREAM QUEENS” OFFICIAL TRAILER
We love AMERICAN HORROR STORY and you know how hard we fell for GLEE at the start. SCREAM QUEENS promises Creator Ryan Murphy‘s signature wit with the gore and horror of AHS. Gear it a bit more to a younger slant and what we have is what looks like an absolute Hit!
Synopsis:
The new anthology series revolves around a college campus which is rocked by a series of murders and is set in a sorority house.
Featuring Jaime Lee Curtis, Emma Roberts, Lea Michele, Oliver Hudson, Abigail Breslin, Keke Palmer, Skyler Samuels, Billie Lourd, Diego Boneta, Lucien Laviscount, Glen Powell and guest stars Ariana Grande and Nick Jonas.
We love that original Scream Queen herself, Jaime Lee Curtis is back!
See the Trailer:
SCREAM QUEENS premieres on FOX this Fall!
(Photo/video credit: Fox)
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