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The opening week-end in the US was a bomb ! But the film is out since only one week and is not even out in a lot of important market worldwide (Uk, France, etc ...) so it's too early to said it's a complete bomb. US is not the center of the world, it can do better worldwide ...
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Development of the film began in September 2015 when [[Sony Pictures]] opted to reboot the series, following the cancellation of the [[Charlie's Angels (2011 TV series)|2011 television reboot]]. Months later, Elizabeth Banks joined the project as director, producer, and writer. Principal photography began in September 2018 and took place in Germany and Turkey. Following the end of filming, Banks revealed that the film was not a reboot but a continuation of the story. [[Drew Barrymore]], who starred in and produced the previous films, was later announced as an executive producer.
Development of the film began in September 2015 when [[Sony Pictures]] opted to reboot the series, following the cancellation of the [[Charlie's Angels (2011 TV series)|2011 television reboot]]. Months later, Elizabeth Banks joined the project as director, producer, and writer. Principal photography began in September 2018 and took place in Germany and Turkey. Following the end of filming, Banks revealed that the film was not a reboot but a continuation of the story. [[Drew Barrymore]], who starred in and produced the previous films, was later announced as an executive producer.


The film was released in the United States on November 15, 2019, by [[Sony Pictures Releasing]] under its [[Columbia Pictures]] label. It received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed $32.7 million worldwide. It has been universally acknowledged to be a box office bomb. <ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/charlies-angels-box-office-bomb-put-an-expiration-date-old-ip-1255570</ref> <ref>https://boundingintocomics.com/2019/11/19/elizabeth-banks-responds-to-charlies-angels-bombing-at-box-office-im-proud/</ref>
The film was released in the United States on November 15, 2019, by [[Sony Pictures Releasing]] under its [[Columbia Pictures]] label. It received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed $32.7 million worldwide.
<ref>https://www.looper.com/175393/why-the-charlies-angels-reboot-bombed-at-the-box-office/</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==

Revision as of 14:49, 23 November 2019

Charlie's Angels
Theatrical release poster
Directed byElizabeth Banks
Screenplay byElizabeth Banks
Story by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBill Pope[1]
Edited by
Music byBrian Tyler
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release dates
  • November 14, 2019 (2019-11-14) (Australia)
  • November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15) (United States)
Running time
119 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$48–55 million[3]
Box office$32.7 million[4][5]

Charlie's Angels is a 2019 American action comedy film written and directed by Elizabeth Banks from a story by Evan Spiliotopoulos and David Auburn. It is the third installment in the Charlie's Angels film series, which is a continuation of the story that began with the television series of the same name by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts and two theatrical films, Charlie's Angels (2000) and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003).

The film stars Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska as the new generation of Angels who are working for a private detective agency under its leader, Charlie Townsend. Banks and Djimon Hounsou also star as Charlie's assistants, known as Bosleys, while Patrick Stewart stars as John Bosley, Charlie's first assistant, replacing Bill Murray, who portrayed the role in the first film. Other supporting roles in the film are portrayed by Sam Claflin and Noah Centineo. It is also the first installment to feature Robert Clotworthy as the voice of Charlie; Clotworthy replaces John Forsythe, who had voiced the character since the television series, following Forsythe's death in 2010.

Development of the film began in September 2015 when Sony Pictures opted to reboot the series, following the cancellation of the 2011 television reboot. Months later, Elizabeth Banks joined the project as director, producer, and writer. Principal photography began in September 2018 and took place in Germany and Turkey. Following the end of filming, Banks revealed that the film was not a reboot but a continuation of the story. Drew Barrymore, who starred in and produced the previous films, was later announced as an executive producer.

The film was released in the United States on November 15, 2019, by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Columbia Pictures label. It received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed $32.7 million worldwide.

Plot

A team of Angels, led by senior operative John Bosley, capture international smuggler Jonny Smith in Rio de Janeiro and turn him over to American authorities. A year later, the European division of the Townsend Agency is informed that Elena Houghlin, a programmer employed by tech entrepreneur Alexander Brock, wants to expose her superior and Peter Fleming, Brock's head of development, for covering up a potentially dangerous flaw in Calisto, an energy conservation device she helped invent that can trigger fatal seizures when used. She meets with operative Edgar Bosley to turn over evidence of Fleming's wrongdoing, but the meeting is ambushed by an assassin named Hodak, who manages to kill Edgar and leaves Elena to drown. Edgar's protégé, Jane Kano, rescues her and brings her to operative Rebekah Bosley with the help of her partner, Sabina Wilson.

John, who has since retired from the agency, discovers that Rebekah has tagged him with the agency's specialized subdermal implant without his knowledge. Rebekah tasks the Angels with breaking into Brock's corporate headquarters to steal the remaining Calisto prototypes before they can be duplicated, and Elena joins them. She finds one of the devices, but is forced to use it to escape, killing a security guard in the process. The other prototypes are already gone, and Fleming is identified as the thief. Rebekah tracks him to Istanbul, where Jane utilizes one of her old intelligence contacts to locate Fleming. They track him to a remote rock quarry, where the supposedly-imprisoned Jonny is revealed to be Fleming's intermediary for selling Calisto. Hodak is also present, and kills Fleming before the Angels break up the sale. Rebekah suddenly disappears, allowing Jonny and Hodak to escape with the prototypes.

Returning to their safehouse, Sabina shares her growing belief that Rebekah is secretly working against the agency and has been manipulating them to steal Calisto for her own benefit. The safehouse is bombed, and when Rebekah shows up, John shoots her and rescues Elena, believing Sabina and Jane are dead. The two are still alive, however, and when Rebekah reappears, she explains everything: John is the real traitor, having spent the last few decades secretly building his own network within the agency after he was passed over to succeed the late Charlie Townsend.

John takes Elena to a party hosted by Brock, who is also in league with him but is unaware that John intends to weaponize Callisto. Using Elena's colleague Langston as a hostage, he forces her to program a Calisto device to kill them both before leaving. The Angels, having deduced his plan thanks to information provided by Smith (Rebekah's informant), show up and rescue them both. Jane exacts revenge by impaling Hodak on a spike, while Rebekah catches up with John and his men. Outnumbered, she has other Angels posing as guests subdue the men, while Sabina knocks out John with a punch. Brock is arrested for conspiracy, and Jane and Langston start a relationship. Elena is accepted into the Angels after passing a series of rigorous training exercises, and receives an official Angels tattoo.

Cast

  • Kristen Stewart as Sabina Wilson, a wild and rebellious Angel
  • Naomi Scott as Elena Houghlin, a scientist and creator of the Calisto project who later gets recruited to become an Angel
  • Ella Balinska as Jane Kano, a former MI-6 agent who became an Angel
  • Elizabeth Banks as Rebekah "Bosley", a former Angel who became one of Charlie's assistants
  • Djimon Hounsou as Edgar "Bosley" Dessange, one of Charlie's assistants
  • Sam Claflin as Alexander Brock, Elena's employer[7]
  • Noah Centineo as Langston, Elena's assistant
  • Patrick Stewart as John Bosley, Charlie's first and original assistant. The character was portrayed by Bill Murray in the first installment.
  • Luis Gerardo Méndez as The Saint, an Agency employee specialising in weapons and technology
  • Jonathan Tucker as Hodak, an assassin
  • Chris Pang as Jonny Smith, an international smuggler
  • Nat Faxon as Peter Fleming, Elena's superior
  • Robert Clotworthy as the voice of Charles "Charlie" Townsend, the owner of the Townsend agency. The character was portrayed by John Forsythe in the television series and previous installments.
  • Hannah Hoekstra as Ingrid, an Angel who works as a secretary at Brock's corporate
  • David Schütter as Ralph, the chief of security at Brock's corporate
  • Marie-Lou Sellem as Fatima Ahmed, Jane's contact in Istanbul

Making cameo appearances in the film are Hailee Steinfeld, Lili Reinhart, Aly Raisman, and Chloe Kim as newly recruited Angels, Ronda Rousey, Danica Patrick, and Laverne Cox as the Angel's instructors, and Michael Strahan as a Bosley of the New York branch of the agency.[8][9] Jaclyn Smith also makes a cameo appearance as Kelly Garrett, a character from the television series, marking her second appearance in the film series following that in the second theatrical film.[10]

Production

Official logo, as released by Sony Pictures.

Sony Pictures Entertainment announced in September 2015 that it was rebooting the Charlie's Angels franchise, and Elizabeth Banks was in talks to direct the film.[11] Banks would also produce the film along with her Brownstone Productions' partner Max Handelman.[11][12] On December 16, 2015, Sony hired Evan Spiliotopoulos to write the script for the reboot film.[12] Banks was officially announced as the film's director in April 2016,[13] and rewrote the screenplay, which had been rewritten by Jay Basu, along with earlier touch-ups by Craig Mazin and Semi Chellas.[14]

In July 2018, it was announced that Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska would play the leading trio of the fighting team, and Banks would also appear as Bosley, with the film featuring multiple characters named Bosley.[15][16] Doug Belgrad would also produce the film through his 2.0 Entertainment, along with Elizabeth Cantillon, Banks, and Handelman, while Banks and Jay Basu wrote the screenplay with the early drafts by Craig Mazin and Semi Chellas. In September, Patrick Stewart was cast as the second Bosley.[17] That same month, Luis Gerardo Méndez and Jonathan Tucker joined the cast of the film, with Djimon Hounsou cast as the third Bosley.[18][19][20] In October 2018, Sam Claflin, Noah Centineo, Chris Pang and Nat Faxon joined the cast of the film.[21][22][23]

Principal photography on the film began on September 24, 2018.[24] Filming took place at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany from October 2–7, 2018.[25] In early December 2018, filming took place at the Spice Bazaar, Veliefendi Race Course and in Sultanahmet in Istanbul, Turkey.[26][27][28] Filming completed on December 9, 2018.[29]

It was later revealed that the new film would not be a reboot or remake, but rather a continuation that will incorporate the events of the original TV series and the McG-directed films.[30] It was also revealed that Drew Barrymore, who produced and starred in the previous film installments, was to executive produce the film. Producer of the original series and first two films Leonard Goldberg came on board as an executive producer as well.[31]

Music

Main article: Charlie's Angels: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

On May 6, 2019, Brian Tyler was announced as composer for the film's score.[32] The official score soundtrack was released on November 8, 2019.[33]

Singers Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, and Lana Del Rey collaborated on a song titled "Don't Call Me Angel", which was released as the lead single from the soundtrack on September 13, 2019.[34] Grande also co-executive produced the soundtrack, set for a November 1 release, along with Savan Kotecha and Scooter Braun.[35] A promotional single "How It's Done" by Kash Doll, Kim Petras, Alma, and Stefflon Don released on October 11, 2019.[36] A second promotional single "Pantera" by Brazilian singer Anitta was released on October 23, 2019.[37]

Release

Charlie's Angels was released on November 15, 2019, by Columbia Pictures. It was previously going to be released on November 1, 2019, but was pushed back to avoid competition with Terminator: Dark Fate.[38]

On November 1, 2019, Sony Pictures Releasing revealed the movie would also be released in IMAX format in selected theaters.[39]

Marketing

The first theatrical trailer for the film was released on June 27, 2019.[40] A second and final trailer was released on October 11, 2019.[41]

Reception

Box office

As of November 23, 2019, Charlie's Angels has grossed $10.7 million in the United States and Canada, and $22 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $32.7 million.[4][5]

In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside Ford v Ferrari and The Good Liar, and was projected to gross $10–12 million from 3,452 theaters in its opening weekend.[3] However, after making $3.1 million on its first day (including $900,000 from Thursday night previews), it went on to debut to just $8.6 million, finishing in third place.[42] Deadline Hollywood called the results "god-awful", and blamed the results on the film's mixed critical response and a lack of interest in the franchise from the public.[14]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 54% based on 163 reviews, with an average rating of 5.59/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Earnest and energetic, if a bit uneven, Elizabeth Banks's pulpy Charlie's Angels adds new flair to the franchise with fun performances from its three leads."[43] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 52 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[44] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave it an overall positive score of 69% (including an average 3 out of 5 stars), with 46% saying they would definitely recommend it.[42]

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