The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Weeeknd Box Office – INCEPTION Stays on Top; SALT Opens a Strong Second with $36.5 Million

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: July 25th, 2010 at 10:29 am

Inception continued to dominate the box office in its second weekend, earning an estimated $43.5 million from its 3,792 locations. That is a loss of only 31% over last weekend; an amazing hold attributable to the great word of mouth and repeat business Inception is inspiring. Angelina Jolie’s spy-thriller Salt placed second with an estimated $36.5 million, making this, arguably, the first week of the summer when two adult-skewing features have led the domestic box office.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Inception	$43,500,000	$143.7
2	Salt	$36,500,000	$36.5
3	Despicable Me	$24,100,000	$161.7
4	The Sorcerer’s Apprentice	$9,685,000	$42.6
5	Toy Story 3	$9,000,000	$379.5
6	Ramona & Beezus	$8,000,000	$8
7	Grown-Ups	$7,600,000	$142.4
8	Twilight Saga: Eclipse	$7,030,000	$279.6
9	Last Airbender	$4,170,000	$123.2
10	Predators	$2,850,000	$46.5

Friday Box Office – SALT Opens with a Solid $12.7 Million But INCEPTION Still Rules On Second Friday

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: July 24th, 2010 at 9:05 am

Even with Angelina Jolie popping up everywhere to promote her new spy/thriller Salt, her efforts were not enough to knock Christopher Nolan’s Inception out of the number one spot yesterday. Salt debuted with an estimated $12.7 million from 3,612 locations. That is under the $19 million Jolie brought in on day one for 2008’s Wanted but considering that Tom Cruise, the man who originally passed on the role, took three days last month to bring in a comparable amount for Knight & Day, I’d say Sony has a lot to be happy about this morning. Inception added another $13.3 million to its domestic total on Friday after passing the $100 million mark on Thursday – a remarkable achievement in this year of sequels, 3D and 3D-sequels. The week’s other new release, Ramona & Beezus, came in fifth with an estimated $2.9 million from 2,719 venues – though the Selena Gomez family film could swap places with The Sorcerer’s Apprentice once the official numbers are refined. Check back tomorrow for full coverage of the weekend box office.

	Title	Friday	Total
1	Inception	$13,300,000	$113.4
2	Salt	$12,700,000	$12.7
3	Despicable Me	$7,300,000	$144.9
4	Sorcerer’s Apprentice	$2,900,000	$35.8
5	Ramona & Beezus	$2,900,000	$2.9

Weekend Box Office – INCEPTION Leads with $60.4 Million; THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE Conjures Just $17.3 Million

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: July 18th, 2010 at 9:24 am

The buzz on Christopher Nolan’s Inception continues. Now, however, the topic has shifted from “how awesome will it be?” To “what does it all mean?” Today at least one question can be resolved: “How much money will it make?” In its opening weekend, Inception earned an estimated $60.4 million from its 3,792 locations. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, meanwhile, continued to struggle; earning $17.3 million for a five day total south of $25 million.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Inception	$60,400,000	$60.4
2	Despicable Me	$32,730,000	$118.3
3	The Sorcerer’s Apprentice	$17,370,000	$24.4
4	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	$13,500,000	$264.9
5	Toy Story 3	$11,740,000	$362.7
6	Grown-Ups	$10,000,000	$129.2
7	The Last Airbender	$7,450,000	$114.8
8	Predators	$6,800,000	$40
9	Knight & Day	$3,700,000	$69.2
10	The Karate Kid	$2,200,000	$169.2

Running Dialogue #13: In Which We Discuss INCEPTION and THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 17th, 2010 at 7:08 pm

In this installment of our ongoing podcast series Running Dialogue, Curt, Russ, and I sit down to discuss Christopher Nolan’s Inception and Disney’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.  As you can imagine, with Inception there’s plenty to discuss.  We could have gone long past the hour talking about the movie, but we actively try (with the help of our kick-ass producer Alejandro Leal) to keep the podcasts under an hour.  As you can also imagine, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice doesn’t get quite as much airtime as Inception, but if you saw the movie (and the box office take of the movie suggests that you didn’t) you’ll hopefully be interested to hear our take on it.

Click here to listen to the new episode. Also, you can hit the jump for a list of all the movies we’ve recommended so far. Finally, click here to add Running Dialogue to your RSS feed.

Director Jon Turteltaub Video Interview THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE; Plus an Update on NATIONAL TREASURE 3

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 11th, 2010 at 11:10 pm

With Walt Disney’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice coming out this Wednesday, it’s time for my last exclusive interview and it’s with director Jon Turteltaub.  Since I was able to speak with him at this year’s WonderCon, I made sure to ask him different questions when we talked at the press junket.  Also, when I spoke to him at WonderCon, I hadn’t seen the movie.

During the interview we talked about the first screening the night before – which featured a lot of the cast and the press in the same theater. We also talked about the editing process, how he picked the music and how expensive it is for certain songs, box office and critical reaction, what will be on the DVD/Blu-ray, how awesome Jay Baruchel is, and, of course, I got an update on National Treasure 3.  As usual, the interview is time indexed so you can watch what interests you.  Hit the jump to check it out:

Exclusive: Teresa Palmer Video Interview THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE and I AM NUMBER FOUR

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 11th, 2010 at 9:38 pm

With Walt Disney’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice coming out this Wednesday, you may have noticed an abundance of coverage on the film.  If you missed it…here’s the press conference with Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Teresa Palmer, Toby Kebbell, director Jon Turteltaub & Jerry Bruckheimer, my exclusive interview with screenwriters Doug Miro and Carlo Bernard, and my exclusive interview with Toby Kebbell.  Anyway, I’ve still got a few more exclusives to post and up next is  my interview with Teresa Palmer.

After the press conference ended, I was able to sit down with Miss. Palmer and we had a very informal conversation about making movies and how she gets ready for each of her films.  We also talked about watching Sorcerer’s Apprentice for the first time the night before and how editors have a lot of power over your performance.  Finally, towards the end of the interview we talked about I Am Number Four – which she’s currently filming.  She said she gets to use her Australian accent in the film and her character is a martial artist with tattoos.  It’s a great interview so hit the jump to check it out:

Toby Kebbell Video Interview THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE; Plus Updates on THE VETERAN and Redford’s THE CONSPIRATOR

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 11th, 2010 at 8:28 pm

While many of you might not recognize Toby Kebbell’s name, you’ve probably seen his work.  That’s because in Guy Ritchie’s RocknRolla, Kebbell was amazing as Johnny Quid.  Also, Kebbell was great in Anton Corbijn’s Control as he played Rob Gretton and he was in Disney’s Prince of Persia as he played Garsiv.

At any rate, I was able to recently interview Kebbell as he’s in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (which opens this Wednesday) and during the interview we talked about being in two big summer movies, how does he prepare for his roles, he tells me some great stories about how he got ready for RocknRolla, plus he discussed The Veteran and Robert Redford’s The Conspirator, as he plays John Wilkes Booth.  Hit the jump to check it out:

Screenwriters Doug Miro and Carlo Bernard Video Interview THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 11th, 2010 at 5:56 pm

You might remember back in May I posted two video interviews with screenwriters Doug Miro and Carlo Bernard. The first interview covered their work on National Treasure 3 and Tintin and the second interview covered Prince of Persia: The Sand of Time.  At the time, I also talked with them about writing The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, but I decided to wait till closer to release to post it.  With the movie set to get released this Wednesday, I thought tonight was a perfect time to post it.

During the interview, they talked about starting work on the project as soon as Prince of Persia wrapped, how they had a lot of pressure to get it done quickly as sets were being built, what it was like to work with Nicolas Cage, did they watch Fantasia before writing, and a lot more.  Hit the jump to check it out:

THE SORCERERS APPRENTICE Press Conference Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Teresa Palmer, Jon Turteltaub, Jerry Bruckheimer – Video

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 11th, 2010 at 5:20 pm

Opening this Wednesday is Walt Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.  To promote the film, the studio held a press conference here in Los Angeles with Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Teresa Palmer, Toby Kebbell, director Jon Turteltaub & Jerry Bruckheimer and they let me videotape it.  If you read Collider on a regular basis, you know studios only let you record roundtable interviews/press conferences with audio recorders and not video, so a big thank you to Disney for letting me use my camera.

Also, while I dread attending press conferences as you can almost never get a great conversation going and in turn the interviews suffer, I think you’ll enjoy watching the video as you can see everyone’s reaction answering the questions and you’ll laugh at some of the answers.  Press conferences usually don’t translate well to the written page.

As you might expect, they talk about what got them involved in the project, what it was like making the movie, what they have coming up, why it isn’t in 3D, and a lot more.  Hit the jump to check it out:

4 Movie Clips and 38 Images from THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE Starring Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 10th, 2010 at 12:37 pm

With Walt Disney’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice getting released next week, it’s finally time for us to start posting a ton of exclusive video interviews with the cast and director Jon Turteltaub. However, before getting started with those, we’ve got 4 clips and 38 images that you can check out after the jump.  Look for a lot more coverage on The Sorcerer’s Apprentice very soon:

New Posters for THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE and SECRETARIAT

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: June 9th, 2010 at 10:27 pm

Walt Disney has released new character posters for The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and the first poster for Secretariat.  Check them all out after the jump.

New Trailer for THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE Starring Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: June 9th, 2010 at 8:44 am

Disney unveiled a new trailer for The Sorcerer’s Apprentice on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night, and it promises a healthy supply of fun to go with the abundant special effects.  Inspired by the same source material as the animated classic Fantasia, Apprentice stars Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel as “a sorcerer and his hapless apprentice who are swept into the center of an ancient conflict between good and evil.”  Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure) directs from a script by Matt Lopez, Doug Miro, and Carlo Bernard.

I think the trailer provides our first glimpse at the 2010 take on the broom scene from Fantasia; check it out after the jump.

New Behind-the-Scenes Featurette for THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE; Will Be Released Two Days Early on July 14th

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: May 27th, 2010 at 5:48 pm

The first trailer for Walt Disney’s upcoming action/fantasy film The Sorcerer’s Apprentice did a good job of highlighting the magical special effects that would be on display in the live-action re-imagining of a segment from the classic Mouse House cartoon Fantasia.  The trailer also provided glimpses of the narrative and humor within, but a new featurette (titled “Good vs. Evil”) fleshes out those elements a bit more.  Director Jon Turtletaub (National Treasure) and stars Nicholas Cage and Jay Baruchel explain the plot in greater detail, and the featurette nature of the  footage allows for longer clips to demonstrate how the comedic beats of the Cage/Baruchel partnership will play out.

Check out the clip, and news of a release date shuffle, after the jump.

Exclusive: Screenwriters Doug Miro and Carlo Bernard on NATIONAL TREASURE 3 and TINTIN

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: May 20th, 2010 at 11:29 pm

While you might not know the names Doug Miro and Carlo Bernard, within the next few months, most of you are going to see their work.  That’s because the two very busy screenwriters wrote Prince of Persia: The Sand of Time and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and they’re currently working on National Treasure 3.

Anyway, earlier today I got to sit down with them for an extended interview and we talked about not only how they got into the business, but all the projects they’re either working on or have worked on.  Since the interview ran 40 minutes, I decided to break up our conversation by subject. While I debated what to run tonight…I decided to go with the project they’re working on right now (National Treasure 3) and a project they worked on in the past (Tintin).

While the two were very guarded with their answers as they didn’t want to reveal any National Treasure spoilers, we did talk about the rumors the third installment is going to Europe and where are they in the writing process.  I also asked them if the rumors were true that Disney wants to film later this year and does Page 47 and The Book of Secrets play a part in the third movie.  They do.  And regarding Tintin, they talked about what it was like to work for Steven Spielberg and how they were able to geek out with him.  Hit the jump for the interview:

New Posters for SHREK FOREVER AFTER and THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: April 15th, 2010 at 9:36 am

DreamWorks and Walt Disney have released new posters for Shrek Forever After and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.  Of the two, I really dig the The Sorcerer’s Apprentice poster as it’s simple and effective.  Also, rather than screaming who directed, starred or produced the movie, it’s selling you more on the mystery and magic – which is what you want to do with this film.  Check out the posters after the jump.

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