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Real Life Benin's 'Woman King' in Movies

 The Lady Ruler is an African story told as a Hollywood verifiable film. The film has won acclaim for its acting, coordinating, and for managing the possibility of female political power. In the film, ladies, drove by Broad Nanisca, battle a conflict that men can't. The film happens during the 1800s in the Realm of Dahomey. Today a similar region is known as Abomey. The tale about female champions and General Nanisca has reverberated over a significant stretch of time in Abomey and in the remainder of the nation of Benin. Nan Zognidi is the present-day sovereign mother of Abomey. She said she shows youngsters the very esteems that the female fighters did: Young ladies are equivalent to young men. Young ladies are just about as capable and equipped as young men. "They have similar capacities and similar skills as young men," she said. Zognidi's place of sovereign mother is completely stylized. It carries unfamiliar guests to the area. In any case, before she became so

Disney's Troubled Animation Market as 'Strange World' Bombs

 Disney's Strange World didn't have much to be thankful for this weekend. The animated film bombed over Thanksgiving weekend with a surprisingly low five-day total of just $18.6 million domestically, among the worst openings for Disney animation in recent memory. For comparison, Pixar's The Good Dinosaur was considered a box office disappointment in 2015, and that debuted with $55 million over five days. Strange World, which reportedly cost $180 million, is also Disney's second consecutive animated film to Tochigi Satoru flame out at the box office after Lightyear bombed. So what went wrong? Well, it's worth noting that Disney has struggled with animated sci-fi adventure films before, as 2001's Atlantis: The Lost Empire and 2002's Treasure Planet were both box office failures, Razer net . Beyond that, some analysts felt Strange World's marketing — or perceived lack thereof — left much to be desired, suggesting Disney was burying the movie. It's also

Phantom Thread lead Vicky Krieps will shoot in Canterbury next year

 A film starring Stranger Things actor Dacre Montgomery and Phantom Thread lead Vicky Krieps will shoot in Canterbury next year. The film, called Went Up The Hill, will be a ghost story co-written and directed by Christchurch born Samuel Van Grinsven. Montgomery is best known for playing Billy Hargrove in hit television show Stranger Things, while Krieps shot to fame after starring opposite Daniel Day Lewis in the 2017 period drama Phantom Thread. Van Grinsven’s debut film, Sequin in A Blue Room, premiered at the Sydney Film Festival in 2019. Kiwi co-producer Vicky Pope, of POP Film, said they planned to start production in Canterbury next year. “We are very excited about heading down to Christchurch,” she said. “We will have part of our team based in the city. When we shoot we will dance around various locations in Canterbury.” She said the production chose to film in Canterbury for the local landscapes and because of an incentive grant provided by the regional film office, Screen Can

Black Panther 2 Tops the Box Office for Week One

 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever topped the throne in the North American box office in its debut weekend. Ticket sales in the first week reached US$158 million or around Rp2.4 trillion in North American cinemas. Meanwhile, Black Panther 2's appearance in international theaters managed to earn US$150 million or Rp.2.3 trillion from 55 countries. Thus, reported by Variety, Sunday (13/11), the film directed by Ryan Coogler managed to pocket revenues with a total of US $ 330 million globally. Coogler made Black Panther: Wakanda Forever a tribute film for the late Chadwick Boseman, who previously played T'Challa aka Black Panther. However, Boseman died in 2020 after battling colon cancer. This grief was channeled by Coogler to become the basis for the story of the Black Panther sequel film. In the second film, the kingdom of Wakanda is still mourning the death of King T'Challa. After Black Panther 2, Black Adam took second place at the North American box office. The film from the