'Richard Jewell' could mark one of worst nationwide openings of Clint Eastwood's directing career and the lowest in two decades. 'Black Christmas' is also getting scrooged.
recounts the real-life story of the security guard, played by Paul Walter Hauser, who was initially celebrated as a hero for saving lives after a bombing during the 1996 Summer Olympics, then vilified when he became an FBI target and was reported as a suspect by theIn recent days, Eastwood's biographical drama became engulfed in controversy after theto the pic's portrayal of the late journalist Kathy Scruggs , who in the film seduces an FBI agent and is implied to have sex with him in...
In a statement earlier this week, Warner Bros. said, "It is unfortunate and the ultimate irony that the, having been a part of the rush to judgment of Richard Jewell, is now trying to malign our filmmakers and cast.focuses on the real victim, seeks to tell his story, confirm his innocence and restore his name. The— timing its opening to Friday the 13th — earned $1.8 million on Friday for a projected debut of $4.5 million.
The film is the second remake of the 1974 cult horror classic about a cadre of sorority sisters who must fend off a campus killer during the deserted holidays. Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Lily Donoghue, Brittany O'Grady, Caleb Eberhardt and Cary Elwes star in the Sophia Takal-directed picDec. 14, 7:45 a.m.:
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