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Fraser, who transformed into a 600-pound man for the role by carrying between 50 and 300 extra pounds per scene, addressed the fatphobic criticisms at the film’s New York City premiere. “I think it’s one of the more exacting ways you can create a character and body, and in this case the mandate that Charlie’s costume would respect the laws of gravity and physics as opposed to the many ways that we’ve seen that character depicted in films before as really a one-note joke,” Fraser told People, “and in a costume that’s just unfair....

“I never make plans so far ahead. But I had an amazing experience in India, and I definitely want to come back and work more in India with Indian actors,” Nolan said. “I don’t know what I’m doing next.” Nolan said some of his favorite images in “Tenet” are during the scenes set in India, adding about his time in the country, “I really had a tremendous experience. The love for films in that city is really palpable....

“The Broken Hearts Gallery” and “David Copperfield” are two of the few new releases that have opened theatrically amid the pandemic along with Nolan’s own “Tenet,” “The New Mutants,” and “Unhinged.” However, about 30 percent of theaters remain closed in the U.S., including those in top-grossing markets such as New York and Los Angeles. Audiences remain resistant to returning: “Broken Hearts Gallery” opened to $1.125 million and a $500 per-theater average, while Warner Bros....

At a CinemaCon press roundtable, NATO CEO John Fithian admitted that he feared losing half that number. “That’s a miracle,” he said, “a tremendous success story. Some cinema companies couldn’t make it through some bankruptcy filings, fewer than we thought. I’ve lobbied [for exhibitors] since September 1992, but I’ve never been as encouraged by this industry coming together to save movie theaters.” The bad news: Day-and-date releases boosted piracy all over the world....

The film’s official synopsis reads: “Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem (Murphy) and his trusted confidante Semmi (Arsenio Hall) embark on an all-new hilarious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York — where it all began.” The sequel, directed by Craig Brewer and co-written by Kenya Barris, will find the prince grappling with a previous relationship with Mary Junson (former “Saturday Night Live” star Leslie Jones), which led to the birth of a son, Lavelle Junson, played by actor/comedian Jermaine Fowler....

“Dan and Waldron had done a first draft of the script that was really great. It was truly epic, both from an action standpoint and from a story standpoint,” McKay said. “The structure was ‘The Godfather Part II,’ a story about Batman’s relationship to the Justice League [and Superman] now as well as the formative moments of the Justice League [and Batman’s relationship with Superman] then.” Waldron confirmed the news by posting on social media a photo of the screenplay draft he wrote with Harmon....

The first look for “Deep Water” has finally arrived just in time for Valentine’s Day, starring Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas as a married couple with a dark secret. Lyne, who previously directed “Fatal Attraction” and “Indecent Proposal,” leads the Zach Helm and Sam Levinson-penned adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s “Deep Water” novel. The film was originally set for a theatrical release in fall 2020, then pushed to a January 2022 theatrical release, but will now premiere on Hulu on March 18....