Daily Box Office: Monday, July 23, 2018

The Blair Witch Project may be one of the most successful independent horror movies ever made, but the cast of the film, Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, and Joshua Leonard, are speaking out against Lionsgate for not fairly compensating them for their time on the 1999 staple that not only changed the game in terms of marketing horror movies but also brought in a lot of money that the trio hasn't seen much of.

Smile director, Parker Finn, has found his next project, and no, it's not only Smile 2's post-production. He will be in charge of directing a remake of Andrzej uawski's bizarre horror film from 1981, Possession, which is also expected to star Robert Pattinson. Fresh off the success of Smile, his directorial debut, Finn quickly started planning a sequel.

The highly anticipated action sequel Nobody 2 just got a hugely exciting update, with Bob Odenkirk reportedly all set to return as Hutch Mansell and begin filming this August. According to Collider, Nobody 2 will go before cameras from August to October, meaning it shouldn't be too long before we are thrown back into the explosive fray with Odenkirks unassuming assassin.

Gladiator star Russell Crowe says he feels uncomfortable about the upcoming sequel, with the actor worried about having no say in the direction of the project. After decades of rumor, speculation, and false-starts, Gladiator 2 is now coming this year courtesy of director Ridley Scott, but Crowe has some concerns over the moral journeys of some of the characters.

Netflixs unexpected hit shark movie Under Paris is about to get another boost as horror master Stephen King has shared his review of the platforms chart topper. The movie may have been replaced as Netflixs No.1 movie in the U. S. by Glen Powells Hitman, but the film is still swimming along in the worldwide charts thanks to it tapping into the always-popular premise of a giant shark munching on unsuspecting humans.

Marvel Studios Blade reboot is searching for its third director following the departure of Yann Demange from the Mahershala Ali movie. Following in the footsteps of original director Bassam Tariq, who left the project in 2022, Demange has now amicably joined a growing list of directors who have been unable to see through the new project.