Korea Box Office: ‘The Odyssey’ Overwhelms ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ as Admissions Top 10 Million

 "The Odyssey" stayed at the top of the South Korean box office for the weekend of September 4th to 6th.Data from KOBIS, which tracks box office numbers, shows that the movie directed by Christopher Nolan made $5.9 million from 698,384 viewers over three days, playing on 1,858 screens.It took 60.92% of the total weekend box office.This is its fifth straight weekend win, and it has now reached 10 million total viewers, making its total earnings $83.2 million since it first came out on August 5th.

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" came in second for the sixth week, earning $942,178 from 146,674 viewers across 725 screens.

It made up 9.6% of the weekend's total and has now made $67.9 million from 8,792,026 viewers.

Curry Barker's "Obsession" was third, earning $1.1 million from 138,447 viewers over three days on 717 screens.

Since its opening on September 2nd, it has made $1.4 million from 185,100 viewers.

"The Journey to Gyeongju," a local family drama, came in fourth for its second weekend, with $359,527 from 49,417 viewers.

It has now made $2.1 million from 297,594 viewers.The film is directed by Kim Mi-jo and stars Lee Jung-eun, Gong Hyo-jin, Park So-dam, Lee Yeon, and Byun Yo-han.

"Portrait of a Family," a local family crime drama, opened in fifth place, earning $286,526 from 40,835 viewers.

It is directed by Lee Ji-won and stars Ryu Seung-ryong and Ha Ji-won.The story follows a former baseball superstar and a top actress who get drawn into a desperate situation when a mysterious girl appears in their lives.

"Power Ballad" came in sixth, making $251,801 from 34,382 viewers over 591 screens.

Since its September 2nd opening, it has made $399,799 from 55,931 viewers.

"Teenieping: Legend of the Whale Heartstone," an animated fantasy sequel, was seventh, earning $120,759 from 16,715 viewers.

It has now made $6 million from 858,707 viewers since its August 5th release.

"The Intern," an upcoming local comedy-drama, came in eighth before its wide release, earning $91,227 from 11,989 viewers in early preview screenings.

Directed by Kim Do-young, it is a local adaptation of Nancy Meyers' 2015 movie about a senior citizen who starts working as an intern at a fashion startup.

Toho's anime mystery "Detective Conan the Movie: Fallen Angel of the Highway" was ninth, making $60,695 from 7,953 viewers.

It has now made $3.1 million from 420,629 viewers.

Rounding out the top 10 was "The End of Oak Street," which made $55,192 from 7,511 viewers in its second weekend, pushing its total earnings to $967,625 from 130,502 viewers.

The total box office for the weekend was $9.8 million, down from $13.5 million the previous week, continuing the slowdown after the summer season.

Venice Home Crowd Gives Italian Horror ‘The Spiral’ 9-Minute Standing Ovation

 The Venice Film Festival has a new favorite treat.

On Monday night, the local audience went crazy for the world premiere of *The Spiral*, a silly and exciting Italian horror movie directed by Paolo Strippoli (*The Holy Boy*, *A Classic Horror Story*).

Jasmine Trinca, who has acted in *Saint Laurent* and *The Caiman*, plays Anna, a strict mom who makes a deal with the devil.

The devil appears as Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, who wears a trench coat and smokes a lot of cigarettes. She helps Anna save her daughter, Alice, after a terrible accident.But the deal leads to a series of scary and crazy events that break up the family. Adriano Giannini plays Anna's rich and powerful husband, Walter, and Andrea Genovese plays their son, Tobia.

The movie is full of twists and turns, and it has a lot of over-the-top acting, especially from Valeria Bruni Tedeschi.

Even though it might not be the kind of film that wins the Golden Lion, it really impressed the Venice crowd. People loved it so much they stood up and clapped for more than nine minutes, and the director and actors encouraged them to keep cheering.

Whether the Venice jury, which includes director Maggie Gyllenhaal, will like it is still to be seen.

But in a festival where there hasn't been much fun, *The Spiral* was a refreshing change.

Next, the film will be shown in Toronto during the Midnight Madness section.

Le Pacte, the company handling the international sales, is hopeful about its chances. Because of the movie's big idea, there could also be interest in making a remake.

*The Spiral* will be playing in Italian theaters on October 8, distributed by 01 Distribution.

Why Andrew Garfield Says Billionaires Should Be “Scared Sh**less” by ‘The Uprising’

Andrew Garfield in 'The Uprising'  

Andrew Garfield in 'The Uprising' Courtesy of Everett Collection  

In the movie 'The Uprising,' Andrew Garfield's character is fighting against a king, but he also says that billionaires should be really scared by the film.

During a recent Q&A with director Paul Greengrass, Garfield talked about why he thinks the movie should be a warning for the world’s richest people.

'The Uprising' is based on a real rebellion that inspired the legend of Robin Hood.Garfield plays Ploughman, a man who starts an army to fight against the unfair rule of King Richard II and to fight for justice.

When asked what he hopes people take away from the movie, the actor said, "First, I hope they come and see it.

But secondly, I hope it's galvanizing.I hope there's some awakening that people feel, that they feel like their own struggles are being reflected in the struggles of these characters from a distant time and place, and that it could be directive.And I hope that if any billionaires watch it, they're scared shitless."  

The moderator later quoted a line from the film: "There will be no peace until we are healed." In response, Greengrass said that the phrase is "true of today as it was 600 years ago, for sure."  

Garfield added, "I'm going to include the billionaires in that as well, because they're the ones that might be the most soul sick.

They're the ones that might need the healing the most in a way."  

Although 'The Uprising' is set in 14th-century England, the film's themes about the abuse of power and how the underclass is treated seem to resonate with Garfield.

He told Esquire last month, "The truth of that period of time was that there were brutal conditions for working-class people, brutal taxation after the plague, poor government, abusive practices, with the underclass being seen as sub-human creatures from the perspective of those in power."  

When asked if those conditions could apply to today's world, Garfield said, "Yeah, here and in the United States, and all around the world."  

He continued, "One of the things that's cool about this film is that it's a bit of a Rorschach Test.

A lot of differently politically aligned people will go, 'Oh, it's me!'" We get into really dicey territory — and to not see the [British far-right activist] Tommy Robinson stuff as anything but despicable is just ignorant — but I'm sure a bunch of people will look at this film and go, 'England first!What about us?' It'll be very interesting in that regard."  

He later added, "What was inspiring and exciting in the making of [the film] was this possibility of justice, this possibility of healing."  

The Uprising hits theaters on Sept.

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Rob Reiner and Betty Gilpin Win 2026 Emmys for Guest Actress and Actor in a Comedy Series

Rob Reiner and Betty Gilpin won the awards for best guest actor and guest actress in a comedy series at the 2026 Creative Arts Emmys.

Reiner was honored for his role in *The Bear*, which he was nominated for after his death.

Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Reiner, were violently killed in their home in Los Angeles last December.Their son, Nick Reiner, has been charged with the murders and has not pleaded guilty.

When presenting the award, Wendi McLendon-Covey told the audience, “It’s appropriate to stand for this one.” The crowd gave the win a standing ovation.

She added, “I know we all wish Rob could be here tonight.”

Betty Gilpin won for her role in *Widow’s Bay* on Apple.

Her acceptance speech was a highlight of the night because it was delivered in poem form.She started by thanking her date, Alison Brie, who used to act with her in *Glow*.

Two other guest acting awards were given out earlier in the evening.

Shailene Woodley won the guest actress in a drama series category for her part in *Paradise*.This was the show’s first Emmy win.Ernest Harden Jr.won the guest actor in a drama series award for his role in *The Pitt*.

The Creative Arts Emmys happen over two days, usually a week before the Primetime Emmys.

This year, the usually behind-the-scenes awards included five categories that were previously given during the Primetime ceremony.Those included best supporting actor and actress in a limited or anthology series.

Sunday’s awards were not shown live.

Instead, the ceremonies from Saturday and Sunday will be broadcast together on Saturday, September 12.The 78th Emmy Awards, hosted by Mariska Hargitay, will air live on NBC on September 14.

Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes’ Review: Rock Doc Is Long on Talk

Pete Townshend Behind Blue Eyes  

Pete Townshend in "Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes" (Credit: Pulse Lifehouse Production Ltd.)  

If you're making a dramatic film and you've got Meryl Streep in your cast, you let her act.

If you're making an epic and John Williams is writing the score, you let him soar.If you're filming a movie and Roger Deakins is your cinematographer, you let him capture the light.

And if you're making a rock 'n' roll documentary and Pete Townshend is your subject, you let him talk.

That's what Frank Marshall and Nigel Sinclair do in "Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes," which had its world premiere on the opening day of the 2026 Telluride Film Festival on Friday.

Townshend, after all, has been known since the 1960s not just as the windmilling guitar maniac and mastermind behind The Who, but as perhaps the best talker, philosopher, and pontificator in rock.Sometimes he's wise and sometimes he talks nonsense, as he would be the first to admit if you catch him in the right mood, but he's always gloriously entertaining.

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And when you've also got Who singer Roger Daltrey on hand to gleefully undercut his on-again, off-again musical partner's pomposity, you can move well beyond the typical "behind the music" rock-doc tropes to capture one of the most combustible and fascinating groups of the last 60-odd years.

In some ways, "Behind Blue Eyes" is a straightforward mixture of talking heads and archival footage, providing The Who's origin story and moving chronologically from the early hits ("I Can't Explain," "My Generation") to the "rock opera" breakthrough ("Tommy") to the '70s albums ("Who's Next," "Quadrophenia") to the 1978 death of wild-man drummer Keith Moon and the stormy dissolutions and reformations of the '80s and beyond.

There's not a lot here that fans won't already know, but the performance footage from their earliest club gigs to their arena-rock heyday is invigorating, and the devil-may-care zeal with which Townshend and Daltrey discuss their triumphs, failures, arguments, and flights of ego is refreshing in this era of closely-guarded public images.

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While the film covers almost the entirety of the band's career and of Townshend's artistic life, it digs deepest into the period in the late '60s and early '70s when Townshend was trying to follow the success of "Tommy" with an even more outlandish project: "Lifehouse," a multi-disc album and film that would tell a sci-fi story about a future world where rock music didn't exist, but where it was possible that the individual music emanating from every member of an audience could be combined into a grand cacophony that would create the ultimate healing note.

Some of this was going to take place live on stage at the Young Vic theater in London, but none of it made much sense to anybody except Townshend.

"We were completely lost when he started talking about the narrative," Daltrey says.

"The one thing I got was that if we ever do discover the meaning of life, it would be a musical note." To the surprise of few, they never found that note."Of course it didn't happen," Daltrey adds."We didn't know what we were doing."  

In the end, "Lifehouse" fell apart but many of its songs were repurposed for the less ambitious but wildly successful "Who's Next" album, which is widely considered The Who's best work.

"Ironically," Townshend says in the film, "the more successful the album became, the more devastated I felt about it."

"That was the start of everything falling apart."  

The film calls this "one of the greatest untold stories in rock and roll," but in many ways, that's a big exaggeration.

Over the past 30 years, different versions of the "Who's Next" album have come out, and they include almost 100 extra tracks that were meant for or connected to "Lifehouse." There's also a lot of discussion and documentation about it.It's probably fair to say this unfinished work is rock's second most famous lost album after the Beach Boys' "Smile," but it's not a mystery at all.

However, it's a key part of "Behind Blue Eyes," and it brings out some of the craziest, funniest, and saddest stories from Townshend.

Then again, the movie is full of great stories from every period of his life, going back to when the former art student had a hit and became a spokesperson for upset teens with his first song, "I Can't Explain."  

That song started with the line, "Got a feeling inside/Can't explain," and looking back, the irony is strong — because as "Behind Blue Eyes" shows, Pete Townshend has spent the last 61 years trying to explain a lot of things."

Dave Bautista Shows Off Physical Transformation Ahead of ‘God of War’ Series

Dave Bautista is really working hard on his training for his role as Kratos in Prime Video’s God of War series.

He shared a video on Instagram on Wednesday showing his physical changes as he gets ready to play the strong Spartan warrior in the live-action version of the video game.

In the video, Bautista is seen showing off his muscles and letting out a loud scream.

He wrote in the caption, “Third week into weight training again.Two more months to get where I need to be.Like riding a bike!LFG!”

Bautista, who used to be a WWE star, has gotten thinner from the big, powerful body he was known for in wrestling.

For recent movies like The Killer’s Game, Trap House, and The Wrecking Crew, he looked strong but not as big as he did when he played Drax the Destroyer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Now he’s building up again for God of War.

Last month, it was announced that Bautista would be taking over the lead role from Ryan Hurst after Hurst injured his bicep during a stunt on set.

Joining Bautista in the cast are Callum Vinson, Mandy Patinkin, Ed Skrein, Max Parker, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Teresa Palmer, Alastair Duncan, Jeff Gulka, and Danny Woodburn.

The show follows father and son Kratos and Atreus as they go on a journey to spread the ashes of their wife and mother, Faye.

Along the way, Kratos tries to teach his son how to be a better god, while Atreus tries to help his father become a better human.The story is mostly based on the two most recent games in the franchise, which introduced Atreus.

God of War, which is being led by Ronald D.

Moore as showrunner, is set to start filming in Vancouver this fall.

‘Marriagetoxin’ Creators Joumyaku and Yoda Mizuki Tease Season 2: ‘There Is Plenty of Cool Action We Want You to See’ (EXCLUSIVE)

 A top assassin's hardest task isn't about killing someone.It's finding a wife.

That idea helped turn the Shonen Jump+ manga "Marriagetoxin" into one of the best shows of Spring 2026.

The creators, Joumyaku and Yoda Mizuki, are already working on a second season set for January 2027.

The story centers on Hikaru Gero, a top assassin who is tasked with finding a wife to secure an heir.

His latest target is a woman named Mei Kinosaki, who turns out to join him on the mission.The manga, which runs on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+, has sold over a million copies worldwide and its anime version, directed by Hori Motonobu, is now streaming on Crunchyroll.A second season is set to debut in January 2027.

Joumyaku says the idea for the manga began with the simple thought of "a Poison Master looking for marriage." As they built the characters and story, they added in things they had read, experienced and learned over time.

The audience has responded better than the creators expected.

Joumyaku credits the anime team for staying true to Yoda's character designs and action sequences.Yoda thanks the readers, the people involved in making the series, and Joumyaku for working together."What really surprises me is how many people have enjoyed the series," Yoda says."That's why Volume 1 was immediately reprinted and the dream of an anime came true."

Both creators are excited about the second season.

Joumyaku promises more amazing heroines will appear, making the relationships around Gero even more interesting."There's a lot of cool action coming your way," Joumyaku says, adding they're excited to share it with fans.Yoda also mentions new heroines and characters they like will join the show.

Even though most characters are adults, the story still fits the shonen genre.

Joumyaku explains the main character's growth is the story's main focus, which is why relationships and identity are so important.Yoda, who draws the manga, says the story was created by Joumyaku and the editor, but the emotions are already clear in the storyboards.For an artist who loves to express strong feelings, it’s a fun story to draw.

This approach has also made the way the story handles gender identity stand out as very progressive for the genre.

Joumyaku says the subversive parts came naturally, not as a plan from the start.The main character is caught between family expectations and wanting to live truly."I have a rough idea of where things go by the end, but it feels like we're building the story together as we figure out how the main character deals with everything," Joumyaku says.

When asked about designing Kinosaki, Yoda explained, "I was told this character would appear in both traditionally masculine and feminine clothing, so I made her look good in either style."

Working with Hori, who has worked on shows like "Metallic Rouge" and "Carole & Tuesday," has also influenced the manga.

Ideas from the anime's script meetings have helped shape parts of the original manga, like the car-splitting sequence in Episode One, which shows the amount of skill and creativity involved.

They picked a moment from Chapter 12 of Volume Two where Ureshino throws yakisoba on her head as the scene that stuck with them the most.

They mention that it got a proper storyline in Part B of Episode Four."It was amazingly good," Joumyaku says.

Yoda says the action in the anime was much better than what was in the manga panels.

They watched it and said, "So this is how they were moving all along." They also said that seeing how Kinosaki's eyes were shown in the anime made them draw the character bigger and cuter in the original material.

Looking ahead to the manga's ending, Joumyaku says the desire to give everything to the story's finish grows stronger every day.

Yoda says they never thought their dream of seeing their character designs made into figures would actually happen, and now they want to draw even better characters and illustrations that can also become figures.