Elevation Pictures + Mr. Will want to take Readers to see Michael Keaton in THE FOUNDER, the story behind the rise of a little burger corporation you may have heard of! Screenings take place as follows:

Toronto

Date: January 18, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

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

Ottawa

Date: January 18, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Cineplex Cinemas Ottawa (3090 Carling Ave, Nepean, ON K2B 7K2) *TBC

Vancouver

Date: January 18, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Scotiabank Vancouver (900 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 3G5)

Victoria

Date: January 18, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: SilverCity Victoria (3130 Tillicum Rd, Victoria, BC V9A 6T2)

Halifax

Date: January 18, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

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

Edmonton

Date: January 18, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Scotiabank Theatre (West Edmonton Mall, 8882 170 St NW #3030, Edmonton, AB T5T 4M2)

Calgary

Date: January 18, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Scotiabank Chinook (6455 Macleod Trail SW, Calgary, AB T2H 0K4)

Winnipeg

Date: January 18, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Polo Park (Polo Park Shopping Center, 817 St James St, Winnipeg, MB R3G 3L3)

Synopsis:
Directed by John Lee Hancock (SAVING MR. BANKS), THE FOUNDER features the true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a struggling salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. Writer Robert Siegel (THE WRESTLER) details how Kroc maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire. The film also stars Laura Dern as Ray Kroc’s first wife Ethel; John Carroll Lynch as Mac McDonald and Nick Offerman as Dick McDonald.

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Elevation Pictures release THE FOUNDER Friday, January 20, 2017.

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Mr. Will x eOne Films want to give Readers a chance to win Run-of-Engagement Passes to see MOLLY’S GAME, Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut. We also are offering selected winners a special Prize Pack with Molly Bloom cards from the set of the Film! 🃏

Synopsis:

MOLLY’S GAME stars Jessica Chastain as Molly Bloom – Colorado Olympic-class skier turned high-stakes poker princess. Also starring Idris Elba, Kevin Costner and , the film dives into the elusive world of elite poker that caters to Hollywood royalty, sports stars, and business titans. Molly finds herself attracting the wrong kind of attention when she inadvertently engages members of the Russian mob at her table. Her streak comes to a grinding halt when she’s arrested in the middle of the night by 17 FBI agents.

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eOne Films release MOLLY’S GAME wide Friday, January 5, 2018.

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Paramount Pictures Canada x Mr. Will want to take Readers to see xXx: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE, filmed right here in Toronto! Screenings take place as follows:

Screenings will take place in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa on Wednesday January 18th, 2017 at 7:00PM.

Toronto – Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Dundas @ 7:00PM

Montreal – Cinema Banque Scotia Montreal @ 7:00PM

Ottawa – Cineplex Cinemas Ottawa @ 7:00PM

Synopsis:
The third explosive chapter of the blockbuster franchise that redefined the spy thriller finds extreme athlete turned government operative Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) coming out of self-imposed exile and on a collision course with deadly alpha warrior Xiang and his team in a race to recover a sinister and seemingly unstoppable weapon known as Pandora’s Box. Recruiting an all-new group of thrill-seeking cohorts, Xander finds himself enmeshed in a deadly conspiracy that points to collusion at the highest levels of world governments. Packed with the series’ signature deadpan wit and bad-ass attitude, “xXx: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE” will raise the bar on extreme action with some of the most mind-blowing stunts to ever be caught on film.

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Paramount Pictures Canada release xXx: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE Friday, January 20, 2017.

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For a third straight week, ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY dominates the Box Office with $50.8 million from 4,157 theatres across North America.  In its North American run it has made $441 million thus far for Disney. This makes it 2016’s second-highest grossing Film, behind FINDING DORY (also, Disney) which earned $486.3 million this year.

SING continues to be highly bankable for Universal Pictures, in second with $42.5 million from 4,209 theatres. In its two-week run, it has made $179 million already domestically.

PASSENGERS is in third this weekend for Sony Pictures with $15.5 million, a total of $65 million over two weeks.

MOANA is in fourth with $10.4 million for Disney, a six week total of $212.8 million.

FENCES is performing strongly, placing fifth with $$9.9 million for Paramount Pictures from 2,301 theatres, totaling $32 million over three weeks. It has an impeccable 95% score on the Tomatometer, with an A- CinemaScore.

LA LA LAND is in sixth with $9.4 million from only 750 theatres across North America. It has made $36.8 million already as it continues to expand over four weeks.

WHY HIM? is in seventh with $8.6 million for 20th Century Fox, a total $35.7 million in two weeks.

MANCHESTER BY THE SEA rounds-out the Top Ten with $3.9 million, a total $29.3 million in seven weeks.

Like the rest of the world, we are terribly saddened by the news of George Michael‘s sudden passing last night. Although we don’t want to turn this into an obituary, we wanted to remember him for the true legend he was to us.

Our childhood and high school years were defined much by Michael‘s music, whether it be his days with Wham! or ultimately as one of the greatest solo male artists of our time. From Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go to Freedom to I Want Your Sex to Freedom! 90, Michael was connecting on a deep level to my generation, even if we technically weren’t old enough to be listening to some of things he was singing about.

I remember helping one summer at my Dad’s Fish & Chip shop and although it was somewhere I really didn’t want to be at all with all the other kids enjoying their summer vacations, Michael‘s music on the radio helped me get through the summer.  I remember calling to request Kissing a Fool and Monkey on AM Radio ad nauseum, much to the annoyance of the DJ on the Request Line who had to keep answering my calls. I was that overzealous Fan who made sure Michael stayed in the Top 6 at 6, the type of Fan in today’s terms who clicks “refresh” and “submit” to sore wrists on a web form to get their idol popularity votes. The difference between some of today’s idols and Michael however is that truly he deserved his success and popularity. He was a true artist and had that rare gift of emoting especially in his ballads, in a way that has been the blueprint for the careers of several artists after him. Justin Timberlake, Robin Thicke, Nick Jonas, Enrique Iglesias, Michael Bublé, Mariah Carey – these are just some of the important artists who came after Michael, whose influence can be traced back to him.

It was always my hope to see Michael live.  When his 25 Live Tour was announced, I made it a point of doing whatever it took to see him and to this day it is a decision I don’t regret.  Playing for two sold nights back-to-back at Air Canada Centre, it was a blessing of the purest form to hear him sing his way through his extensive catalogue of hits that July night. Although a Canadian visit from Michael was a rarity, this  now will be known as the last time he ever performed in Canada.

Freedom! 90 was the final song in Michael‘s Encore. Watch it below:

Despite being known more as tabloid fodder in recent years than the true icon and musical genius he is, Michael clearly was experiencing pain in a way only he ever will understand as seen by multiple baffling incidents reported in the news. In ways, he broke down many walls enabling further the conversation about sexual orientation even if on a personal level for him, it came at great humiliation.  In some way, his courage has given a voice to those at struggle, his Music giving us memories that will last a lifetime.

We miss you and love you, George Michael.

Thank you George. 😢

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Universal Pictures Canada x Mr. Will want to take Readers to see the heartwarming A DOG’S PURPOSE. Screenings take place Wednesday, January 25, 2017 as follows:

TORONTO
Cineplex Cinemas Yonge & Eglinton

VANCOUVER
Cineplex International Village

MONTREAL
Cineplex Forum Montreal

EDMONTON
Cineplex Odeon South Commons

CALGARY
Landmark Shawnessy

WINNIPEG
SilverCity St. Vital

OTTAWA
Scotiabank Theatre Ottawa

Synopsis:

Based on the beloved bestselling novel by W. Bruce Cameron, A Dog’s Purpose, from director Lasse Hallström (The Cider House Rules, Dear John, The 100-Foot Journey), shares the soulful and surprising story of one devoted dog (voiced by Josh Gad) who finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he teaches to laugh and love.  The family film told from the dog’s perspective also stars Britt Robertson, KJ Apa, John Ortiz, Juliet Rylance, Luke Kirby, Peggy Lipton, Pooch Hall and Dennis Quaid.

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Universal Pictures Canada release A DOG’S PURPOSE Friday, January 27, 2017.

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20th Century Fox + Mr. Will want to take Readers in Toronto to an Advance Screening of hotly-anticipated HIDDEN FIGURES! The Screening takes place Wednesday, January 4, 2017.

Synopsis:

The inspirational true story of the first female African-American mathemetician, Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), and her two colleagues, Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe), whose groundbreaking calculations helped NASA catch up in the “Space Race” with the Soviet Union and allowed John Glenn (Glen Powell) to become the first American astronaut to successfully make a complete orbit of the Earth.

In addition to helping launch John into orbit, the brilliant women crossed gender and race lines, defied expectations and battled stereotypes. In the process, they inspired generations of people to aim high and dream big.

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Mr. Will + The Cast of HIDDEN FIGURES

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20th Century Fox Canada release HIDDEN FIGURES across Canada Friday, January 6, 2017.

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eOne Films x Mr. Will want to take Readers to see PATRIOTS DAY.  Screenings take place Wednesday, January 11, 2017 as follows:

Toronto – Wednesday January 11th – Scotiabank Toronto – 7:30 PM
Vancouver – Wednesday January 11th – Scotiabank Vancouver – 7:00 PM
Calgary – Wednesday January 11th – Crowfoot Crossing – 7:00 PM
Edmonton – Wednesday January 11th – North Edmonton – 7:00 PM
Winnipeg – Wednesday January 11th – Scotiabank Winnipeg – 7:30 PM
Ottawa – Wednesday January 11th – Scotiabank Ottawa – 7:00 PM
Halifax – Wednesday January 11th – Scotiabank Halifax – 7:30 PM
Victoria – Wednesday January 11th – Silvercity Victoria – 7:00 PM

Synopsis:
An account of the bravery of the police force during the events surrounding the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings by Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis (John Goodman). It will focus on his actions leading up to the bombing, the aftermath, and the manhunt of a terrorist.

Sergeant Tommy Saunders (Mark Wahlberg) and his wife Carol Saunders (Michelle Monaghan) are two composite characters in the movie, while Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese (J.K. Simmons), the officer of the Waterdown Police Department who helped track down the Tsarnaev brothers and find them responsible for the vicious attacks, is also profiled.

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eOne Films release PATRIOTS DAY on Friday, January 13, 2017.

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I admit I had no idea how they were gonna make a full Movie about it, but Sony Pictures have managed to do it! They just released the first teaser for The Emoji Movie today.

Synopsis:
THE EMOJI MOVIE unlocks the never-before-seen secret world inside your smartphone. Hidden within the messaging app is Textopolis, a bustling city where all your favorite emojis live, hoping to be selected by the phone’s user. In this world, each emoji has only one facial expression – except for Gene (T.J. Miller), an exuberant emoji who was born without a filter and is bursting with multiple expressions. Determined to become “normal” like the other emojis, Gene enlists the help of his handy best friend Hi-5 (James Corden) and the notorious code breaker emoji Jailbreak (Ilana Glazer). Together, they embark on an epic “app-venture” through the apps on the phone, each its own wild and fun world, to find the Code that will fix Gene. But when a greater danger threatens the phone, the fate of all emojis depends on these three unlikely friends who must save their world before it’s deleted forever.

See the Teaser (best viewed on your phone)!

Sony Pictures Canada release THE EMOJI MOVIE Friday, August 4, 2017.

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Paramount Pictures Canada x Mr. Will want to take Readers in Toronto and Montreal to see MONSTER TRUCKS! Screenings take place Saturday, January 7, 2017:

Toronto – Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Dundas @ 10:00AM

Montreal – Cinéma Cineplex Forum @ 10:00AM

Synopsis:
Looking for any way to get away from the life and town he was born into, Tripp (Lucas Till), a high school senior, builds a Monster Truck from bits and pieces of scrapped cars. After an accident at a nearby oil-drilling site displaces a strange and subterranean creature with a taste and a talent for speed, Tripp may have just found the key to getting out of town and a most unlikely friend. Melding cutting edge visual effects and state-of-the-art CGI, Monster Trucks is an action filled adventure for the whole family that will keep you on the edge of your seat and ultimately touch your heart.

MONSTER TRUCKS also stars Jane Levy, Barry Pepper, Amy Ryan, Rob Lowe, Danny Glover, Thomas Lennon and Holt McCallany.

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Paramount Pictures release MONSTER TRUCKS Friday, January 13, 2017.

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