Zach Cregger's “Resident Evil” landed roughly $9M in Thursday previews with excellent early audience reaction, and the weekend projection has climbed to $65M — possibly higher.
Pitt and Ayer disagreed so much on the tone of the film that each prepared separate versions. Ayer's "broader cut" tested better, but Pitt's more “esoteric” version drew the support of producer Damien Chazelle .
Snyder has mentioned in the past how “Sucker Punch “never really got finished correctly,” and that it was “not really the correct cut.” The extra footage is actually already shot.
The budget for "Resident Evil" was $75M, and the film is supposed to have a $90M+ worldwide weekend. Cregger was paid $20M to direct the movie. Money well spent.
This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday.
1) The Power of the Dog
2) Annette
3) Memoria
4) Red Rocket
5) Sundown
6) Licorice Pizza
7) Benedetta
8) Titane/France
9) Dune
10) The Killing of Two Lovers
Runners-Up: The Worst Person in the World, Passing, Bad Trip, The Lost Daughter, Quo Vadis Aida, Petite Maman, The Last Duel, White Lie, PVT Chat, Bergman Island, The Souvenir: Part II, In the Same Breath, A Hero
Is A24 actually going to release this film before the year is done? That would be wild considering they've only just started marketing it — barely — and without much info beyond the title change and brief teaser.