‘Free Guy’ Takes No. 1 at Box Office as ‘The Suicide Squad’ Plummets

A Scots dog owner fears her beloved pooches have been snatched from her 'fenced in' back garden as she makes a desperate plea in a bid to bring them home.

Dramatic footage has shown the moment walkers were rescued from a Scots mountain in a blizzard.

Smirking Charlie Mulgrew dismissed claims that Rangers should have been awarded two penalties against Dundee United.

The new Archbishop of Glasgow was at primary scool in Wishaw when he first realised he would devote his life to God’s work.

The lead singer of an Ayrshire indie rock band started the month of February as a new dad — now he hopes to end it with a smash hit.

Chrissy Teigen, 36, has confirmed she’s undergoing another round of IVF after the loss of son Jack in Sept. 2020. “hiiii. I posted about it in my stories, but I wanted to let you guys know I’m balls deep in another IVF cycle to save as many eggos as I possibly can and hopefully make some strong, healthy embryos,” she confirmed via Instagram on Sunday, Feb. 20. The lengthy caption was accompanied by a photo of Chrissy working out in front of a stunning beach view.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.The next generation of shoe designers aren’t wasting any time jumpstarting their careers, thanks to entrepreneurs Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, who are bringing their creative expertise to Southern California high schools through a partnership with Adidas and Pensole.Last fall, the Beats co-founders organized a series of “Wood U” workshops through the Iovine and Young Academy – an educational startup that the pair started at University of Southern California in 2013 – where students from Inglewood were able to design their own sneakers all the way up through production.

Anne Hathaway is paying a visit.

Brooke Shields is opening up about beauty and self-care.

Justin Bieber has coronavirus.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre is back!

Nicole Scherzinger has left fans stunned after sharing an incredible tribute to Celine Dion.MORE: Nicole Scherzinger entrances in a power suit for stunning new photosThe singer is the latest to partake in a viral TikTok trend using Celine's song, It's All Coming Back To Me Now.The trend sees people covered in blankets and feigning not looking their best, only to slowly take off their coverings and reveal glamorous looks as wind blows in their face, just as the chorus of the songs starts.WATCH: Nicole's latest glamorous hair transformationMORE: Nicole Scherzinger looks red hot in jaw-dropping top for Valentine's DayThe Pussycat Dolls alum's rendition is the most iconic yet, and her performance is seriously something else.The video starts off with Nicole wrapped in a plush white bathrobe, holding a hair brush for a microphone as someone holds a mustard yellow blanket in the background.Just as the "baby, baby, baby," lyrics that cue the chorus start playing, Nicole boldly rips off her robe to reveal a stunning yellow cut-out dress that matches her yellow eyeshadow.

Even with her packed schedule as a social media model and entrepreneur, Blac Chyna always finds time to gush about her sweet baby girl Dream Kardashian. The former reality star took to her Instagram on Saturday (Feb. 19) to share an adorable clip of the 5-year-old princess, whom Blac Chyna co-parents with her ex Rob Kardashian. In the video, Dream gets a close-up while she is having her hair done, choosing to smile at the shutterbug before putting on a sassy face! Watch all the cuteness below!

We have some great news for fans of the CBS series All Rise!

Disney’s 20th Century Studios’ Ryan Reynolds movie Free Guy is getting a China release date of Aug. 27.

Manifest might be facing a revival on Netflix, according to reports.The supernatural drama, starring Melissa Roxburgh and Josh Dallas, was cancelled by NBC following its third season in June.The first two seasons however proved popular on Netflix in the US, topping Nielsen’s weekly streaming chart, sparking renewal talks between NBC and Netflix with Warner Bros. Television.According to Deadline, Warner Bros.

Jennifer Yuma editorFilmmaker Denis Villeneuve is gearing up for his latest project, “Dune,” which hits both theaters and HBO Max on Oct.22, and the director is disappointed that the pandemic has affected the film’s rollout.In a new interview with Total Film, the Academy Award nominee said the pandemic is the “enemy of the cinema,” and spoke to the “tremendous pressure” that the film industry is under, while disagreeing about the film’s move to streaming.Villeneuve was among the most vocal opponents of Warner Bros.’ decision to put its entire 2021 slate both in theaters and HBO Max for one month on the same day.

The sci-fi epic “Dune” won’t be released to the public until October 22 in theaters and HBO Max, but there is already development on the script for “Dune: Part Two.” Legendary and director Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival,” “Blade Runner 2049“) decided early on to split the original novel from Frank Herbert into two movies, telling one single story.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterWarner Bros. Pictures Group has reorganized its worldwide marketing team, Variety has learned exclusively.

After watching James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad,” you really can’t imagine the team fighting any other villain than Starro. The giant, colorful, frankly ridiculous alien starfish fits perfectly with the tone set forth through the first two acts of Gunn’s superhero film.

While analysts had not ruled out an opening above $20 million for the Ryan Reynolds comedy, a start in the $15-19 million range was expected to be the more likely outcome. Instead, “Free Guy” has gotten a boost from strong word of mouth, with critics giving it an 82% Rotten Tomatoes score while audiences gave it a sterling A on CinemaScore and a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score.

EXCLUSIVE: We’re hearing very loud rumblings from exhibition that Sony is poised to relocate Venom: Let There Be Carnage and Hotel Transylvania: Transformania.  In the case of Venom 2, it’s to another destination on the release calendar. First we heard January, then Oct.

Chloe Zhao is an Oscar-winning filmmaker. That automatically makes her a bit of an expert on the artistic merits of a film, right? So, seemingly fans should take her opinions on films with a bit more confidence, as Zhao has proven that she knows a thing or two about making solid feature films.

EXCLUSIVE: Third-party streaming analytics corp Samba TV has weighed in on the weekend viewership of Warner Bros.’ James Gunn The Suicide Squad on HBO Max and 2.8M U.S. households tuned in over the film’s Friday-Sunday.

There’s a lot of uncertainty (again) as we enter the end of the summer movie season in theaters. With COVID cases rising and renewed mask mandates in some locations, some were worried this might lead to people taking a break from going out to the cinemas to see the next big films.

Refresh for latest…: After debuting to $6.7M from five overseas markets last weekend, Warner Bros/DC’s The Suicide Squad moved into wide offshore release this session, taking $35M from 69 total international box office markets. This is a touch below the like-for-like opening of 2020’s disappointing Birds Of Prey ($36.6M at today’s rates) and under the $40M we were seeing coming into the frame. The offshore cume is now $45.7M and the global total, with domestic’s debut, is $72.2M.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“The Suicide Squad,” the R-rated comic book adaptation directed by James Gunn, underwhelmed in its box office debut, collecting $26.5 million from 4,002 North American theaters.Those ticket sales were easily enough to lead domestic box office charts despite falling short of expectations heading into the weekend. There were several factors contributing to its less-than-stellar start, including but not limited to growing concern over the Delta variant of COVID-19, the Warner Bros.

Prior to the weekend, James Gunn’s R-Rated DC film had been projected for a $30 million opening, close to the $31 million launch seen last month for fellow Warner release “Space Jam: A New Legacy” and the $33 million earned by DC’s “Birds of Prey” in February 2020. Like all Warner Bros.

David Ayer who? If you’re the folks at Warner Bros. and DC Films, that’s the exact question they want audiences to ask after seeing James Gunn’s latest film, “The Suicide Squad.” Though Ayer did, technically, make a “Suicide Squad” film back in 2016 (though it might not conform to his exact vision), the studio behind that feature is hoping you have selective amnesia and embrace what is happening in Gunn’s reinvention of the misfit supervillain troupe, Task Force X.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“The Suicide Squad” opened to $4.1 million in Thursday night previews, bolstered by strong reviews and the wider world of fandom’s mania for all things James Gunn.Theater owners are hoping that the very R-rated comic book film will provide a much-needed jolt to the box office after concerns about the Delta variant and new distribution models have stalled their recovery. But “The Suicide Squad” is also part of this shift in how movies are being presented to consumers.

even recently its own director, David Ayer.But with Gunn taking over the director’s chair and adding new cast such as Idris Elba and John Cena alongside Margot Robbie returning as Harley Quinn, Warner Bros. is hoping the new film can win back both critics and audiences.

Warner Bros. fired up James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad last night, the studio’s first Thursday preview in a long time arguably since pre-pandemic; the DC R-rated ensemble seeing $4.1M off showtimes that began at 7PM; the biggest for a R-rated movie during the pandemic.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“The Suicide Squad” will storm the domestic box office, with the Warner Bros. R-rated superhero adventure on track to generate more than $30 million in its opening weekend.As the only new movie to debut nationwide, “The Suicide Squad” won’t have much competition to top the charts in North America.

While the delta variant continues to be a stumbling block for the overseas box office, it’s not entirely certain that’s the continuing case at the domestic box office as more people become vaccinated.