Coraline
The recent re-release of LAIKA’s animated classic “Coraline” has reportedly earned an impressive $7.4 million across two weekends – surpassing the recent re-release of “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi”. The film pulled in $4.9 million on its first re-release run with two further dates added later taking in an additional $2.5 million. [Source: Collider]
Making Noise
“Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” star Morfydd Clark is set to topline the biopic “Making Noise” about multi-Grammy winning Scottish deaf woman Evelyn Glennie who became the world’s premier solo percussionist.
Hope Dickson Leach helms the film about “how the world fell in love with a woman who broke all the rules”. Clark has also released more than forty albums and performed over 2,500 concerts worldwide. [Source: Variety]
Sir Ian McKellen
84-year-old “X-Men” and “The Lord of the Rings” acting legend Sir Ian McKellen says he has no plans for retirement anytime soon, telling Variety: “While the knees hold up and the memory remains intact, why shouldn’t I carry on? I really feel I’m quite good at this acting thing now.”
Elemental
Disney has announced that Pixar’s latest animated feature “Elemental” will be available for streaming on the Disney+ service from Wednesday, September 13th. A making-of documentary titled “Good Chemistry: The Story of Elemental” will also launch on that date. [Source: Disney]
Danny Masterson
Former “That ’70s Show” Danny Masterson has been sentenced to serve thirty years to life in prison for two counts of rape. Masterson was found guilty in May at a re-trial after the first jury was unable to reach a verdict in 2022. [Source: BBC News]
All the Light We Cannot See
Netflix has premiered a new featurette for its upcoming limited series “All the Light We Cannot See” based on the Anthony Doerr novel of the same name. Shawn Levy directs and executive produces.
The story follows Marie-Laure, a blind French girl, and her father as they navigate German-occupied Paris during World War II. Steven Knight adapted the work with the series launching November 2nd.
