United may be a little too harsh on Sir Alex's successors
It's no news that Manchester United are having an extremely hard time understanding the best way to be themselves (*maybe the United they used to be during Sir Alex's days*) as all odds seems not to be in their favor. Well, so many have tried and the struggle is still on, but it has never come near the result they could have wanted.
***Ralf Rangnick*** who happens to be United's current manager has started off this season with his team having a sinusoidal form as they have only been able to gather 43 points after playing 25 matches, losing a whooping 32 points, which is equivalent to losing approximately 11 matches out of 25. Though little is to be blamed on Ralf, who only lost a single match ever since he took over as United's interim boss, he haven't utilized his opportunity to the fullest by acquiring more points.
The ***Red Devils*** are once again reminded by their counterparts that there's absolutely nothing for them again this season as far as the *Premier League* is concerned as the team topping Manchester United with the least point is Chelsea, with 4 points including an outstanding. The second and first on the premier league table are leading ***Ralf Rangnick***'s side with 11 points (with outstanding) and 20 points respectively as at the time of this article.
Recalling that ***Manchester United*** were shown the exit doors in the FA competition by ***Middlesbrough*** few weeks ago, the only competition left for the Red Devils to perform in and expect something from is the ***UEFA Champions League***. And honestly, one could easily tell that the *Ralf*'s side can barely survive the round of 16 talk less of reaching semi-finals with their current kind of form that makes it hard for them to be a better contender even at home. Unless of course, god of soccer is about to give us some leg over😊.
***Ole Gunnar Solskjaer*** was relieved of his managerial duty at Old trafford after which ***Ralf Rangnick*** took over. Maybe the Norwegian was given time (almost 3 years) to prove himself, maybe he always saw defeat and has never dashed past the line of semi-finals for once during his course and maybe United were disappointed as he never won them any (major) trophy, some fans still believed that the former ***Manchester United*** boss started off with a good record than the current interim manager.
It was unarguably a disaster to ever even imagine that ***Manchester United*** will suffer a loss so disheartening, experiencing a huge damage and molestation from ***Liverpool*** at ***Old Trafford***. And even if it has to happen, no one expected such fate will be suffered in the hands of no other club in England than ***Watford*** again in the same season. Maybe that was so so bad, but some fans still believe that a little more time may actually see some better changes.
Statistically speaking, ***Ole Gunnar Solskjaer*** has a better start at ***Old Trafford*** as a manager than any coach they've ever had. ***Ole Gunnar Solskjaer*** as a manager, has more points in his first 10 games than any manager in the history of Premier league. This record seemed enough for some fans who believed that a little tweak is what the Norwegian needed to take United to the dream spot which was cut short as his contract was terminated.
***Manchester United's*** worst start record in Premier League history was set by no other person than ***Alex Ferguson*** when the legend lost 4 out of his first 7 matches in the year 1989/1990, but whom enjoyed enough time to also prove to them how legendary he can be. This said, explained a lot of changes that have met ***this day's football*** as the patience exercised and time given to managers is short and may be not enough to prove themselves.
***Ralf*** is known to be a tactical man, but hasn't landed himself the job yet as there's been speculation that United may go for Pochettino or the other two favourites. But who knows if ***Ralf*** can prove and land himself the job. Well, only time will tell if he can be better than his predecessor and prove himself to be the best option for the club with the most trophies in ***Premiers League***. And who knows if that time doesn't even exist, judging with the impatience that's been the new style in some top clubs in ***England***.
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Top 3 Crypto wallets for beginners
With over a hundred Crypto wallets available, it's getting harder to choose the best one. A lot of wallets are available in the Crypto world these days and most of them are not that serving. Here we're going to be talking about the top 3 picks for the best cryptocurrency wallet to use especially if you're a beginner. Choosing a secure easy-to-use wallet is the first crucial step to owning cryptocurrency. Beginners tend to keep their coins on the exchange they bought them from basically giving up control and trusting the exchange to keep the coins safe for them. There's a lot of things I can do but keeping all my coins in a custodial wallet is not one of them, and that's exactly what most beginners do especially when they have no one to tell them how risky it might be sometimes.
A wallet that doesn't allow you complete control over your coin is known as a custodial wallet. But the best and recommended way to store cryptocurrency is to move your coin off the exchange to a non custodial wallet.
Differences between a custodial wallet and non-custodial wallet
**Custodial wallet:**
No private key access
No complete control over assets
**Non-custodial wallet:**
You have your private key access
Complete control over your coins
So in this short post only few non-custodial wallets is going to be talked about as there are lots of them. But few (three) of the ones that are more adopted and used will be discussed here. So without wasting our time, let's dive in to it.
So the number on the list is;
**1) EXODUS WALLET**
Exodus wallet is a free software wallet that can be installed on a computer or mobile phone. Its beautifully designed, intuitive to use and it supports over a hundred cryptocurrencies and tokens. Exodus allows you to trade coins from within the wallet and earn interests on your Crypto holdings. Its main disavdvantage is that it's not open source, meaning its code isn't publicly visible. Then therefore doesn't get reviewed by community members to evaluate its quality. If you want to take security up a notch you can use a hardware wallet. A hardware wallet is a physical device that stores your coin offline in a secure manner away from most possible hacks and theft attempts.
**Exodus wallet features:**
It's beginner friendly
Free noncustodial software wallet
Supports mobile and desktop
Supports over 100 Crypto assets
Not open source
**2) LEDGER NANO X**
Ledger Nano x as we mentioned above is an example of a hardware wallet. It is a wallet that is easy to use and support over a thousand coins and tokens and can be controlled using your smartphone as well as from your computer. On the downside, the Nano x's code is not completely open source either and it's a bit pricey. But If you're serious about security then the Nano x is a very secure cryptocurrency wallet you should go for.
**Nano X wallet features:**
It's a noncustodial hardware wallet
It has an intuitive design (user friendly interface even for the beginners)
Supports over 1000 crypto assets
Support mobile and desktop
Not open source
It is expensive
**3) TREZOR ONE WALLET**
The Trezor one wallet is an affordable alternative to the Ledger Nano x. The Trezor one is a good open source intuitive hardware wallet that support wide range of crypto assets and which you can get at half the price of the Ledger Nano X wallet. It's main downside is that it doesn't support the XMR, XRP and EOS but supports any other coins you probably might think for. The reasons behind their incompatibility with these few assets is a story for another post. It's a very good wallet if you're not going to be dealing with any of the aforementioned cryptocurrencies.
**Features of Trezor One:**
An affordable alternative to the Nano X
Great mix of cost and security
Open source
Does not support mobile
Does not support XMR, XRP and EOS
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Top 5 wrestlers with the most successful acting career
The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has been a significant entertainment industry which is globally recognized as one of the most famous entertainment industry in the world. Though wrestling have been in practice since a very long time, The WWE has been in existence since over sixty years ago and it has really served as one of the most entertaining spot for people till date.
Talking about wrestling whether it's a sport or entertainment: Wrestling can in one way or the other be likened to sport but choreographic in practice. If you've been a real fan of (professional) wrestling, then you might have discovered by now that all the moves that's displayed while the fight is on are so calculated. The performances are all predetermined (if not rigidly choreographed) to maximize the entertainment value to the audience, and reduce the chances of the performers suffering real-life injuries, like concussions, that could end their career. Although almost everything about the present day wrestling that we know is choreographed, a lot of things can go wrong while wrestlers are in the ring entertaining their audience.
In 1998 when the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) was still World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Mick Foley known by his stage name "Mankind" received numerous injury after performing a very dangerous stunt in Undertaker Vs. Mankind Hell in a Cell fight. Foley received numerous legitimate injuries performing the stunts, and the match had little impact on his career in the short-term, but eventually became the match he is most remembered for. We also have some other situations where a normal match went wrong. Scott Steiner aka "Big Poppa Pump" was another victim of such situation. He was hospitalized after receiving a kick in his throat which requires a surgery to help the poor man stay alive. We also have Owen Hart who died in front of thousands of audience after a stunt went wrong. It is safe to say that wrestling is like playing a pre-recorded tape in front of the audience, but sometimes some stuffs goes out hand especially when these guys are performing stunts and the blood this guys shed are real. So one can say that wrestler who understands how to put the choreographed fight into display in front of the audience in such a professional way can actually be regarded as a professional wretsler. Dwayne Johnson, Triple H, John Cena, Hulk Hogan, Vince McMahon, The Undertaker e.t.c are examples of Professional wrestlers.
Now the **World Wrestling Entertainment has done more than just producing wrestlers** but also producing fine actors. Already from a general point of view, it takes more than an actor to become a wrestler and that explains why most of these wrestlers are doing great in the film industry. In recent times a lot of these professional wrestlers have turned to acting and most of them have done real well with their acting carrier. Dwayne Johnson and John Cena are two wrestlers who turned to acting during the early stage of their carrier and these two guys has appeared in a lot of nice and successful movies. Who would have thought that a time will come that Dwayne Johnson aka "The rock" will be the highest paid actor. Dave Bautista on the other hand is another wrestler who's also appeared in a lot of succesful movies and it's hard to mention top 3 most successful wrestlers-turned-actor without mentioning "The Animal".
So here we're going to talk about few professional wrestlers who are not just faces that cheers the audience in the wrestling ring but also faces to watch out for in movie posters. Let's begin the countdown
**5) STEVE AUSTIN (STONE COLD)**
*"Stone Cold" Steve Austin* (born Steven James Anderson; December 18, 1964; later Steven James Williams) is an American actor, producer, television host, and professional wrestler. Austin started his professional wrestling career after playing college football at the University of North Texas. He became "Stunning" Steve Austin in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1991 to 1995, using the character of a handsome man who relied on his good looks and flowing blonde hair. After a brief stint in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in late 1995, he signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) under the ring name of The Ringmaster. The following year, having grown a goatee and shaved his head due to going bald, he was repackaged as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
The professional Wrestler started his acting career in the 2000s. Stone Cold has appeared in multiple movies but is widely known for his role in "The Expendables". He has started in multiple roles before the 2010 movie but the success of the movie increase the rate at which his appearance and performance is recognized and rated. He played the role of an antagonistic badass and give Sylvester Stallone a very hard time during their fight. He took on an unbelievable role as well in "Grown Ups" sequel and one would wonder if the soft hearted man at the concluding scenes of the movie is our dear ruthless Steve. He's also starred in The Smosh, The Condemned, The longest yard to mention a few. Though Steve Austins Movie career is not that loud compared to the likes of John Cena, Dwayne Johnson and the rest, he's proven that he's got more to offer in the movie industry.
**4) HUKL HOGAN**
*Terry Eugene Bollea* (born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name *Hulk Hogan*, is an American retired professional wrestler, television personality, actor, entrepreneur, and musician. According to IGN, Hogan is "the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the 1980s". Hogan began his professional wrestling career in 1977, but gained worldwide recognition after signing for World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1983. There, his persona as a heroic all-American helped usher in the 1980s professional wrestling boom, where he headlined the first nine editions of WWF's flagship annual event, WrestleMania. During his initial run, Hogan also won the WWF Championship five times, with his first reign holding the record for the second-longest in company history. Additionally, he is the first wrestler to win consecutive Royal Rumble matches, winning in 1990 and 1991.
Hogan's crossover popularity led to several television and movie roles. Early in his career Bollea played the part of Thunderlips in **Rocky III** (1982). He also appeared in No Holds Barred (1989), before starring in family films Suburban Commando (1991), Mr. Nanny (1993), Santa with Muscles (1996), and 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998).[268] Hogan also appeared in 1992 commercials for Right Guard deodorant. He starred in his own television series, Thunder in Paradise, in 1994. He is the star of The Ultimate Weapon (1997), in which Brutus Beefcake also appears in a cameo.
Bollea also starred in a pair of television movies, originally intended as a pilot for an ongoing series for TNT, produced by Eric Bischoff. The movies, Shadow Warriors: Assault on Devil's Island and Shadow Warriors: Hunt for The Death Merchant, starred Hogan alongside Carl Weathers and Shannon Tweed as a freelance mercenary team. In 1995, he appeared on TBN's Kids Against Crime. Bollea made cameo appearances in Muppets from Space, Gremlins 2: The New Batch (the theatrical cut) and Spy Hard as himself. Hogan also played the role of Zeus in Little Hercules in 3D. Hogan also made two appearances on The A-Team (in 1985 and 1986), along with Roddy Piper. He also appeared on Suddenly Susan in 1999. In 2001, Hogan guest-starred on an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger.
Hogan has become a busy voice actor in later years making guest voice spots on Robot Chicken and American Dad! and as a primary actor in the Cartoon Network/Adult Swim series China, Illinois.
**3) JOHN CENA**
*John Felix Anthony Cena Jr.* (born April 23, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, actor, and television presenter. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he is currently signed to the WWE on a part-time deal, is the current host of Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? on Nickelodeon and has starred in various films. Born and raised in West Newbury, Massachusetts, Cena moved to California in 1998 to pursue a career as a bodybuilder. He transitioned to professional wrestling in 1999 when he debuted for Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW). He signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 2001, where he was initially assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). He gained fame in the WWE after adopting the persona of a trash-talking rapper. He won his first singles title, the United States Championship, in 2004. The next year, he won the WWE Championship for the first time, and his character subsequently transitioned into a clean-cut "Superman-like" hero. He then led the company as its franchise player and its public face for the next decade.
*John Cena* has starred in multiple blockbuster movies which includes The Marine ( 2006, which is his first movie full of action and really made some waves as at the time of production),12 Rounds (2009), Trainwreck (2015), Ferdinand (2017), Bumblebee (2018). John Cena is going to be a new face in the F9, a sequel to the Fast and Furious series which is going to come into theaters in 2021. He played the role of Dominic Toretto's (Vin Diesel) brother, Jakob Toretto who has been away for a very long time and has arrived to change the game, not minding if his brother is part of the game.
**2) DAVE BAUTISTA**
*David Michael Bautista Jr.* (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor, retired professional wrestler, former mixed martial artist and bodybuilder. Bautista began his wrestling career in 1999, and signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 2000. From 2002 to 2010, he gained fame under the ring name Batista and became a six-time world champion by winning the World Heavyweight Championship four times and the WWE Championship twice. He holds the record for the longest reign as World Heavyweight Champion at 282 days and has also won the World Tag Team Championship three times (twice with Ric Flair and once with John Cena) and the WWE Tag Team Championship once (with Rey Mysterio). He was the winner of the 2005 Royal Rumble match and went on to headline WrestleMania 21, one of the top five highest-grossing pay-per-view events in professional wrestling history.[6] Bautista re-signed with WWE in 2013, going on to win the 2014 Royal Rumble match and headline WrestleMania XXX before again departing that June. In October 2018, Bautista made his second return to WWE and faced Triple H at WrestleMania 35 in April 2019, before retiring from wrestling.
Bautista began acting in 2006 and has starred in The Man with the Iron Fists (2012), Riddick (2013), the James Bond film Spectre (2015), and Blade Runner 2049 (2017).[7] In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he has played the role of Drax the Destroyer in the films Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019) which was a critical and commercial success. He also starred in My Spy (2020) as a special agent who is stuck with an intelligent young girl after his identity as an undercover agent is exposed to her. His role as Drax the Destroyer has skyrocketed his acting career as of recent and this has helped placed him in top spots as one of the best wrestlers with a successful acting career.
**1) DWAYNE JOHNSON (THE ROCK)**
*Dwayne Douglas Johnson* (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name *The Rock,* is an American-Canadian actor, producer, businessman, retired professional wrestler, and former American football and Canadian football player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later WWE) for eight years prior to pursuing an acting career. His films have grossed over $3.5 billion in North America and over $10.5 billion worldwide,[8] making him one of the world's highest-grossing actors.
Johnson entered Hollywood and the film industry, becoming a star initially through his wrestling popularity and noted work ethic. Over his acting career, he became one of the highest paid and most successful actors in Hollywood. He began his acting career on television while wrestling. In his first television acting job, in 1999, he played his own father in an episode of That '70s Show called "That Wrestling Show". Nearly a year later, he appeared in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Tsunkatse" as an alien wrestler who fought popular character Seven of Nine. While Johnson was away from WWE, the company continued to sell "The Rock" merchandise, and he continued to be featured prominently in the opening montages of their television shows.
*Johnson* began his theatrical career in The Mummy Returns (2001), The Scorpion King (2002), the action-comedy The Rundown (2003) and the Walking Tall (2004). He played a supporting role in Be Cool (2005) and was the primary antagonist in Doom (2005). He also had roles in Gridiron Gang (2006), Reno 911!: Miami (2007), and Southland Tales (2006). He played a cocky famous American football player in The Game Plan (2007) and Agent 23 in Get Smart (2008). He presented the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 80th Academy Awards.
Johnson's first leading film role was in The Scorpion King (2002). He has since starred in many successful films, including The Game Plan (2007), Tooth Fairy (2010), Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012), G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), Hercules (2014), San Andreas (2015), Central Intelligence, Moana (both 2016), Rampage, and Skyscraper (both 2018). His role as Luke Hobbs in Fast & Furious, beginning with Fast Five (2011), helped it become one of the highest-grossing film franchises. Johnson also stars in the Jumanji franchise, appearing in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019).
As at 2019 and 2020, *Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson* is not just the wrestler with the **most successful acting career,** but the **highest paid actor in the world.** He has achieved a feat no wrestler has ever achieved in history.
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Ole Gunnar's career as United boss: Can he make it?
**Manchester United** have really suffered an imbalance following the beginning of this season's Premier League. The Red Devils opened the 2020/2021 EPL season with a 3-1 defeat to Crystal place. It is unexpected and bad for a team like the Red Devils losing their first EPL match of a new season at Old Trafford to a not so competitive opponent. A draw would have been manageable but Ole Gunnar's side had to dash away to Palace their first 3 points of the season.
The second defeat of the season came in the United's third match of the season and it was more like a disaster. Jose Mourinho's side paid a visit to Old Trafford just to molest the Norwegian side by defeating Manchester United 6 goals to 1 at home, again. In a nutshell, Manchester United lost 3 matches (all at home) out of their first 6 matches of the season, drawing 1 and winning 2. Losing one more match would have leveled a bad record for Manchester United which was first experienced in the 1989/1990 season where the Red Devils lost 4 out of their first seven matches of the season under no other person but their best manager, sir Alex Ferguson. But a 3-1 win over Everton saved Ole's side from repeating such a record. Manchester United have since then, found themselves in the game.
As at the time of writing, United have played 16 games in the Premier League and have not lost a single game after their last defeat to Arsenal (That is, Manchester United have played 10 games unbeaten after their sixth match) having 8 wins and 2 draws. Although Ole Gunnar has so far done well for United this season, His spell of being unable to pass any semi-final ever since he became Manchester United's manager is still one significant problem the manager is facing.
The *Norwegian*'s side lost 2 goals to nil during the Carabao semi-finals clash against Manchester City which will be the third semi-finals he's been denied progress in England. Though his performance is great if his current position is to be considered, his inability to land a Cup (either major or minor) for United ever since he took the managerial job is still a huge concern for the club and fans all over. Ever since Ole Gunnar's career started at Old Trafford as a senior manager, the former Molde boss has lost two times to Manchester City alone at the semi-finals. He lost 2-3 to Chelsea in his first FA Cup semi-finals. His loss to Sevilla during the last seasons semi-finals is also a significant one to not forget as he's been criticized more for that than any other defeat he's experienced in most competitions. He has all it takes to win that match but a careless Ole Gunnar threw the chance of winning his first title for United away.
`HIS SEMI FINALS DEFEAT IN SUMMARY`
`Lost 2-3 on aggregate to Man City (Carling)`
`Lost 1-3 to Chelsea (FA)`
`Lost 1-2 to Sevilla (Europa)`
`Lost 0-2 to Man City (Carling)`
Hopes that Ole Gunnar is the man to take United to the next level has been approached with mix feelings by critics. In reality, he has had more than enough chance to land at least a Cup for United ever since his arrival but he's not that man to seize all the opportunity that comes his way. That explains why a man that has accumulated 9 points in his first 4 matches relegated to Europa League from the group stage after failing to fight for a single point to qualify himself to the next round. On the other hand, some people claimed that he's a man with tactics which can help bring a new United into existence stretching that even the most Successful manager United and EPL has ever had faced his own trials along the line especially when his arrival was still a little fresh.
If there's anything Ole has not failed to do ever since his arrival as a full time manager, it is qualifying his team to Champion's League. With the way things are for United in the EPL currently, it is safe to think that Ole might lead his team to next season's version of the UCL, again and also if not winning the league title, serve as a big headache for whichever team will. And I personally think that's one of the few things that has kept the clubs management calming on the poor performance of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as far as winning Cups is concerned. Considering the overall reaction towards Manchester United's current boss and understanding that England is one crazy place as far football is concerned. One can still hope that Ole has got something to offer. But is he the next man United are looking for?, that is hard to tell.
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Will Manchester United ever have a coach like Sir Alex Ferguson?
In **England**, it is impossible to mention the top 2 clubs without making mention of *Manchester United* as far as English Football is concerned. It's either you call them the overall best team in England or you argue them to be the second best (which is actually not true). The team with the highest number of premier leagues title (before and after its named) in England have sure booked for themselves a great spot on the list of the greatest football clubs in England. Their achievements and consistency is one of the factors that always include them in the talks in the world of soccer.
***Manchester United*** apparently is the team that has won more League titles than any other clubs as far as English football is concerned. The Red Devils have won **20** **League titles**, **12** **FA Cups**, **5** **League Cups** and a record **21** **FA Community Shields**. United have also won **3** **UEFA Champions Leagues**, **1 UEFA Europa League**, **1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup**, **1 UEFA Super Cup**, **1 Intercontinental Cup** and **1 FIFA Club World Cup**. In 1998–99, the club became the first in the history of English football to achieve the continental European treble. By winning the **UEFA Europa League** in 2016–17, they became one of five clubs to have won all three main UEFA club competitions. This is nothing but a little reminder that in England, The Red Devils are no joke.
However, we can't talk about the achievements of a club without making mention of who are responsible for it. All this trophy is all thanks to the coach and players who have trained day in and out to make sure their team is spotted in a beautiful position in history. To be precise, United is one of the very strong team that puts a lot of works on the shoulder of any man that finds himself in the position of a coach at Old Trafford. One thing about being coach in a team like United is, more is expected from you than any other clubs. United have had quite numbers of managers and I think they all have done a remarkable work. But there are some (or one) whose impact stands out more.
Talking of coaches, Manchester United have had a quite number of coaches ever since it was founded in 1878. From the beginning of the club's official managerial records in 1892 to the start of the 2018–19 season, Manchester United have had 22 full-time managers. However, the most successful among them all is Sir Alex Ferguson.
Alex Ferguson has achieved in Manchester United as a coach, what no manager in the English League history has done for their respective clubs. The Scottish man is also the longest serving coach to manage Manchester United. **Alex Ferguso**n won most of the trophies that made United the club with the most trophies in England. He won **13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups, four League Cups, 10 Community Shields, two UEFA Champions League titles, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, one UEFA Super Cup, one Intercontinental Cup and one FIFA Club World Cup** in his managerial reign of more than 26 years. Apart from contributing to the clubs other trophies, he's the one that won for them their only UEFA Cup Winner's Cup, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup and FIFA Club World Cup. And ever since the exit of Ferguson, no manager has ever come close to winning a premier league for the team.
*David Moyes* took over the managerial job following the retirement of the Old Trafford legend on the first of July, 2013. He managed Man U for a season and won 1 community shield before he was sacked which saw *Ryan Giggs* take over as the caretaker manager. While United are still on the search for a permanent manager, *Ryan Giggs* managed the club for less than a month before *Louis Van Gal* was then signed as the new United manager on the 16th of July, 2014. Just like his predecessor, *Van Gal* managed the club for almost 2 years and won a single FA Cup. If duration is to be taken into account, it's safe to say Moyes's career at Old Trafford is a little better than his successor's.
*Jose Mourinho*, Sir Alex Ferguson's one time rival took over the managerial job at Old Trafford on the 27th of May, 2016 after Van gal. The Portuguese carrier as United's manager lasted for over 2 years before he was shown the way out in a situation that's a little bit dramatic. But during his 2 years spell at Old Trafford, Jose Mourinho won 1 UEFA Europa League (which is the only one United have to their gallery), 1 League Cup and a Community Shield for the Red Devils. Even though the former Chelsea boss's achievement is no where near the quarter of the achievements of the Scottish legend at Manchester United, It's still the best any coach after Alex Ferguson has ever done for the Club.
The club's current manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over the job on the 19th of December, 2018. He was first appointed as the caretaker manager to take over after Mourinho's exit. Solskjaer made a new club record after winning his first seven matches as a Manchester United boss which no manager at Old Trafford has ever done before. He was assigned the Job permanently on the 28th of March, 2019 after beating Paris Saint German at the UEFA Champions League. Though Gunnar has not yet included any trophy to Manchester United's gallery, he's believed to have handled the job more preferably than any manager has done ever since the exit of Ferguson. He fought his way to the third position on the Premier League table during his first season at Old Trafford, which is the best any United coach has ever done after Mourinho who finished second in 2017/18 EPL season which is his second year. As at the time of writing, Ole Gunnar is sitting on the second position on the Premier League table having equal points (33) with Jurgeon Klöpp's side after stealing 3 points from Aston Villa. A lot of fans claimed Solskjaer can really achieve something for the Red Devils if he's consistent with his new found winning attitude.
Considering his reputation currently as a manager at Old Trafford, Solskjaer is moving with a lot of energy. But is he the new messiah of Manchester United (Their Alex Ferguson in disguise)?.. Well, there's only one way to find out!!.
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Top 10 Crypto wallets of 2020
If you're into Crypto, there are some certain very important things that you don't want to joke with. Things that are as important as the name "important" itself implies. Of all these very important things anyone that's into Crypto should care about whether you're a novice, an amateur or an enthusiast etc, is your Crypto wallet. As we all know, there are hundreds (if not thousands) of Crypto wallets out there, but few have proven themselves reliable more than the rest.
And out of those few that you can actually rely on, we're going to mention few that stand out among them (Of course we have more than 10 great Crypto wallets).
So below is the countdown to the top 10 crypto wallets of 2020
**10) ELECTRUM WALLET**
It takes place in the list of the best cryptocurrency wallet due to its experience and reliability. It is designed to use cryptocurrency as a regular payment method as it offers easy and straightforward solutions for conducting a transaction. More secure than online storage and uses a server to download the blockchain instantly.
Unlike most wallets and just like the likes of Bitamp wallet, Electrum is an open source wallet and it's development can be contributed to by just anyone. It offers a secure storage with its two stages of encryption. Electrum also has a user friendly interface and just anybody can get to understand how to go about anything on it in a minute. I'm not sure if theme of an app is what one should consider when choosing a wallet, but electrum sure offer a beautiful one if at all it's to be considered.
**9) TREZZOR WALLET**
If we consider hardware wallets only, then Trezor is the best Bitcoin wallet. It gives you the power to store your assets in cold storage and use it like a hot wallet. It can be safely used in a computer affected by malware. The size is small and can be carried easily. The screen is protected with extra layers, but the price is affordable.
Maybe their interface have seen a lot of attacks from critics and their inability to store ethereum and ERC-20 tokens in manners more preferred by Crypto users, Trezzor still stand to be one of the best if not the best hardware wallet to store your bitcoin straight and easy. I think why its use is more adopted among the hardware wallets is because of its portability. It is arguably the best hardware wallet. Trezzor is a wallet that can be easily carried around as it has the size of a MP3 USB player.
**8) KEEPKEY WALLET**
The KeepKey wallet is a hardware wallet and stores your keys in cold storage to keep them safe from computer vulnerabilities. A 12-word security key is generated in every device, while you can also retrieve it if you lost it. BTC, BCH, DASH, DOGE, ETH, LTC, and NMC cryptocurrency is supported, and you can complete the transaction using the software, which is Electrum and MultiBit.
Just like Trezzor, KeepKey is a hardware wallet that provides the strong service that hardware wallets are built to offer. It is currently the best HD wallet as far as security is concerned. It has the ability to resist any physical or virtual attack. Unlike Trezzor, KeepKey is not easily portable. It is not an hardware wallet like trezzor or ledger which can be easily carried around or pocketed as a result of its size. It is a wallet that's built for those that love to build a large portfolio.
**7) JAXX LIBERTY WALLET**
Jaxx is known as a multi-currency, multi-platform all-in-one cryptocurrency wallet operating since 2014. You can exchange more than 80 cryptocurrencies using the Jaxx wallet. Besides, it renders all the important features like transaction history, coin balance, and insights of a particular coin. Although this is not an open-source app, the source code is available online.
Jaxx Liberty wallet is a very good wallet that serves as a great alternative when you've been looking for a wallet that supports most of the tokens you wish your wallets are supporting but they don't. Apparently it's been around since a very long time and have gained the trust of a lot of users. Though, Exodus wallet now serves a great alternative for the Jaxx wallet as it now offers almost all that you'll need from Jaxx wallet and beyond, it's still a great one as most people have found refuge in it. The news module enhances the app’s value as it continually shares valuable updates and essential information on blockchain and cryptocurrency.
**6) BRD WALLET**
It is the first bitcoin wallet that renders a customer loyalty and rewards program. You can exchange BTC, BCH, ETH, and all ERC-20 tokens using the wallet. Besides, it is highly secured as it connects directly to the Bitcoin network. By using your device’s hardware encryption, it makes sure that your assets remain safe.
BRD is one of the wallet which came through early as a trusted Crypto storage for cryptocurrency adopters. It upped its game and offers a reward program where its users get rewarded for involving in some kinds of activity among which using the wallet is one. It's a wallet that uses a hardware encryption and ensure great security for the assets of its user. It's a wallet that can be used to purchase or sell bitcoin and other cryptos like bitcoin cash and ethereum. Though no desktop version of the wallet is available yet for use, the android and iOS version of the wallet can do everything you sure need a great wallet to do.
**5) COPAY WALLET**
A company called Bitpay created Copay. Bitpay has enabled many businesses to allow bitcoin as the payment, and that is why Copay is the most accepted bitcoin wallet around the world. A light node wallet uses simple processes to complete a transaction, although two-factor authentication is not available.
You probably might have not heard about this particular wallet before but it offers a great service and that's why it has a pretty widespread adoption globally. Copay is not among those wallets you will hear of every now and often, but a wallet that offers more than what you think. Copay wallets is one of the best wallets that supports bitcoin and bitcoin cash. Although it supports bitcoins, only multiple wallets alongside multiple signatures are also offered by this best BTC wallet. It allows for easy means of payment on online platforms that allows the payment of bitcoin for purchasing stuffs online e.g Amazon.
**4) ZENGO WALLET**
From the beginning of their crypto journey, people often get overwhelmed with the complexity of cryptocurrency exchange. ZenGo was introduced to solve this problem by buying, storing, and earning cryptos as simple as possible. It is the first keyless wallet, making the setup process as easy as possible, without compromising security – only you can access your digital assets. You have full control over your funds.
The first Keyless Crypto wallet as it's mostly referred, ZenGo offers the Crypto wallet experience that's new to the game and most Crypto wallet users have not experienced before while still retaining the security measures to make her users feel safe alongside it. ZenGo Security is maintained using innovative MPC cryptography that distributes a secret shared between your device and ZenGo servers to enable you to complete your transaction with maximum security. Zengo proves further that the convenience of its user is the number one priority as it offers more easier gateway to buy bitcoin and altcoins in its wallet. You can buy the cryptocurrency of your choice in your wallet using MasterCard, Visa, Apple Pay etc.
**3) BITAMP BITCOIN WALLET**
When it comes to Bitcoin transactions securely, it is one of the best open source cryptocurrency wallets available out there. Besides, it does not expose your identity to ensure your privacy. It uses javascript to enable you to use your browser to send or receive bitcoins worldwide instantly.
Bitamp Bitcoin wallet is mostly referred to as client-slide, open source software which offers a very simple and smooth user interface which requires almost no prior knowledge of how to operate a wallet before you can quickly send and receive your bitcoin. Yes, it appears that this wallet is mainly designed for the bitcoin people even though that does not completely mean that other Crypto assets are not allowed on it. Bitamp offers a safe experience as none of your data is transmitted. Bitamp does not offer 2-factor authentication, but is sure a very safe wallet for those dealing with bitcoin. In one word, you're solely responsible for your security when you're using Bitamp Wallet.
**2) EXODUS WALLET**
Exodus can be easily referred to as one of the best crypto wallets as it offers desktop, mobile, and hardware wallets for its users. It is known for its hassle-free use. Again, it gives you the power to exchange between multiple platforms. If you are a newcomer, you can kickstart with this top bitcoin wallet.
Based on experience, the Exodus wallet is a very nice wallet which even carries more coins and tokens most other Crypto wallets don't and can't. It offers a very good security for those Crypto holders whose main fear is to not lose their assets. The only thing abour the Exodus wallet unlike most other wallets is that it is more like an hardware wallet. Exodus is a wallet which you install on a computer and all your assets are in the wallet on the computer. To break it down, you can't access your coin on another computer until you transfer your coins to the exodus wallet installed on the other computer. That's why most people end up installing it on a drive which they can manually carry around and connect it with another computer so as to quickly access it if the case may rise. If you're that type that prefer your assets to be accessible by you in a very fast way on any device you want as quick as possible, then exodus might not actually be your choice because your stuffs are not stored in the cloud. It is mostly used by those that have huge Crypto assets to store and won't worry for a every now and then access.
**1) COINBASE WALLET**
Coinbase has already earned the reputation of rendering one of the most secure crypto trading platforms. Besides, all the cryptocurrencies that investors store on the server are covered by the insurance policies offered by Coinbase. You can further associate your bank account and start selling or buying using your wallet.
Coinbase has proven to be the best Crypto wallet to be used especially by the US citizens as it's limited to the US. It's safe to say coinbase is a very safe wallet because every dollar that you put in it is backed by the US government. Their provision of high security has projected them to the number one position of the wallet you have your stuffs in and can sleep with the belief that your assets are very safe. Coinbase also offers a very friendly user interface that allows a quick and easy interaction with her users even if the user happen to be a novice. Investors like a very safe place to keep their money, and that explains why coinbase has a huge number of investors. Coinbase offers one of the easiest way to get started and get a Crypto wallet up and running.
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My journey towards BCH adoption (And what I think of BCH)
My journey in the Crypto world is something you can describe as narrow. Unlike most people in Cryptoworld today, I was actually aware of Crypto early but I didn't believe in or adopt it early. I've heard about Bitcoin more than enough times but actually didn't know what it is all about. One bad thing about me which I've actually adjusted on lately is that I'm among the people who are slow in accepting changes. I can remember when a friend of mine made mention of bitcoin to my hearings some few years ago. Even though I'm not sure he had a wide knowledge about it, it's obvious he knows one or two things which I would have grown on if I had paid the least attention to him then.
So here I am, in the Crypto world but at a time I've lost a lot of opportunities. I joined Crypto early this year and I wish I had done that some few years ago. Maybe I would have been among those that own hundreds of BCH or 1 or 2 btc when the value is super low. Another thing that I regretted again is not understanding the right thing to do at the right time. Though I have great friends who sped me up on things to know but you know Crypto, it's more of experience. Even though I've almost spent a year in the world of Crypto, it's only few months ago I knew the value of BCH. My BCH's late adoption is included among the reasons I think I was retarded and less lucky upon joining Crypto. Though I've missed a lot of opportunities like missing countless airdrops which these exchanges have done (Uniswap etc) and that's all thanks to my transactions limited only to stuffs of Tron related network (Tron,Sun, justswap etc). I've benefited more from BCH more than any token/network ever since I adopted its use since 3 months ago.
If there's anything I regretted most in my life, it is that I was more into Justin Sun's project upon my arrival into the Crypto world. I made a lot of investments on Tron and Sun which later turned out to be unfavorable. So I was always trading in all this exchanges like justswap etc that's dealing with Tron and even providing liquidity. If I was more into other exchanges like uniswap, 1inch, Pancakeswap (ETH network in one word), I would have received thousands of dollars from airdrop for providing liquidity and that would have sped my investment up because I'd use more than half of it to invest. I lost a lot, but all thanks to my BCH adoption. I was able to make more and save more ever since.
BCH, is still one of the Cryptocurrency that is underrated in this time of the Crypto world if you'd agree with me. With the rare kind of service BCH has been oferring and has to offer in the future, it should be the most adopted and most used cryptocurrency after BTC. We're talking about a first generation Crypto network that has a very easy and fast transaction experience even more than some network lately adopted. Sometimes after carrying out a transaction on the BCH network, seeing how easy and fast it is, I'd pause for a moment and wonder why BCH is still at the current position it is. Cause every time I feel this partcualar token allows for trading experience which is friendly not only to the rich but also the less privileged in the Crypto world and that I'm sure, is a good gap bridger and of course something not all the other Cryptos can offer.
Personally, judging from my prediction which I made from juggling up the amount of experience I've had both in currency and cryptocurrency which is that: any organization or financial institution that's all about rendering a very swift, easy, fast and cheap service would sure be the cornerstone of financial adoption (sooner or later), I'm sure in some few years to come, some people would be regretting not paying attention to BCH earlier. In few months to come, I hope BCH will be accepted as a means of payment from this side of the world that I stay. Having a large network of use case is one the means to improve the value of any currency, and I'm sure in no time, BCH is getting there. It's unsurprising seeing that BCH is now currently accepted in some places as a means of payment, all thanks to the movement which was created lately. I like the brain behind the idea and I think it's a very good move.
Who would have thought some months ago that I'll be more involved in BCH as I am today. Now I have different portals through which I earn BCH.
- Firstly, I'm a BCH trader (both offline and online). So I earn from trading
- I earn BCH through write and earn platforms among which read.cash is one
- I earn BCH through airdrop from some huge BCH baggers I'm following on twitter
- I earn BCH through faucet
Honestly I see BCH making some waves in some months to come. Let's help BCH grow, together we can do it. BCH to the moon✊
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Top 10 Hollywood actors with the most appearance in the movie industry
The movie industry have had a lot of actors that we can count but almost uncountable. The word "almost uncountable" is used because the movie industry has been in existence since 2 centuries ago. The movie industry originated in the early 19th century through a series of technological developments. That's a very very very long time ago if you ask me. Though the early discovery of the use of photography didn't start it all at once, the discovery of the illusion of motion by combining individual still images, and the study of human and animal locomotion bring the movie industry into live little by little. From this it is understandable that the movie industry has been in existence since a very long time ago, and we've probably have a lot of actors that we might not be able to even remember them all.
21st Century saw a lot of improvement in the movie industry. 3D film became a standard option in most movie theatres during the first decades of the 21st century. And that time we can actually say that the movie industry was more recognized worldwide. Television, video and video games are closely related technologies, but are traditionally seen as different media. Talking about actors that have the most appearances in the movie industry, we might not go way back to the time when the movie industry is originated but when the movie industry became more significant part of the economy. The movie industry has seen a significant awareness in the 21st century, and I thing that's a very good place to start.
Though the actors which are likely to be mentioned on the list might have been active in the movie industry before the 21st century, but their carrier kick-off is sure close to the 21st century.
Keep calm as we countdown to the top 10 actors with the most appearance in the movie industry.
**10) ANTHONY HOPKINS**
**Acting Credits: +125**
*Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE* (born 31 December 1937) is a Welsh actor, composer, director and film producer. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, three BAFTAs, two Emmys and the Cecil B. DeMille Award. In 1993, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts. Hopkins received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003, and in 2008 he received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
In 1968, Hopkins achieved recognition in film, playing Richard the Lionheart in The Lion in Winter. In the mid-1970s, Richard Attenborough, who would direct five Hopkins films, called him "the greatest actor of his generation." In 1991, he portrayed Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor. He reprised the role in its sequel Hannibal and the prequel Red Dragon. Other notable films include: The Elephant Man (1980), 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), Howards End (1992), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Shadowlands (1993), Legends of the Fall (1994), Meet Joe Black (1998), The Mask of Zorro (1998), as well as Thor (2011) and its 2013 and 2017 sequels. Hopkins has since been nominated for four other Academy Awards for the films The Remains of the Day (1993), Nixon (1995), Amistad (1997) and The Two Popes (2019). In 2020, Hopkins starred in The Father alongside Olivia Colman.
Anthony Hopkins has been everything from the scariest serial killer to the King of Asgard to a master swordsman in Zorro. With a career that started in television back in 1965, the actor continues to appear in numerous films – these days usually as a lead. Mr Hopkins continues to prove himself as one of the coolest actors around.
**9) ROBERT DUVALL**
**Acting Credits: +141**
*Robert Selden Duvall* (born January 5, 1931) is an American actor and filmmaker whose career spans more than six decades. He has been nominated for seven Academy Awards (winning for his performance in Tender Mercies) and seven Golden Globe Awards (winning four), and has won a BAFTA, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Emmy Award. He received the National Medal of Arts in 2005.
Duvall began appearing in theater during the late 1950s, moving into television and film roles during the early 1960s, playing Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) and appearing in Captain Newman, M.D. (1963), as Major Frank Burns in the blockbuster comedy MASH (1970) and the lead role in THX 1138 (1971), as well as Horton Foote's adaptation of William Faulkner's Tomorrow (1972), which was developed at The Actors Studio and is Duvall's personal favorite. This was followed by a series of critically lauded performances in commercially successful films.
Robert Duvall is probably most known for his roles in The Godfather, Apocalypse Now and Deep Impact, but the Oscar-winning actor has been in everything from video games to TV series. Will he ever retire?
**8) SAMUEL L. JACKSON**
**Acting Credits: +158**
*Samuel Leroy Jackson* (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. Widely regarded as one of the most popular actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him the highest-grossing actor of all time (when cameo appearances are excluded). He rose to fame with films such as Coming to America (1988), Goodfellas (1990), Patriot Games (1992), Juice (1992), Menace II Society (1993), True Romance (1993), Jurassic Park (1993), and Fresh (1994).
Jackson is a highly prolific actor, having appeared in over 150 films. His other roles include Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), Hard Eight (1996), Eve's Bayou (1997), The Red Violin (1998), The Negotiator (1998), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000) and its sequel, XXX (2002), Coach Carter (2005), Snakes on a Plane (2006), The Other Guys (2010), Kong: Skull Island (2017), and Glass (2019). Jackson also won widespead recognition as the Jedi Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005). With his permission, his likeness was used for the Ultimate version of the Marvel Comics character Nick Fury; he subsequently played Fury in 11 Marvel Cinematic Universe films, beginning with a cameo appearance in Iron Man (2008), as well as guest-starring in the television series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. He will reprise this role in a future Disney+ series.
The dude’s just everywhere you look. And with the amount of appearances Samuel L. Jackson is set to appear in, I’m sure he’ll be at the top of this list in no time. Good luck naming a film he wasn’t in.
**7) DANNY GLOVER**
**Acting Credits: +161**
*Daniel Lebern Glover* (born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. He is widely known for his lead role as Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film series. He also has leading roles in the films The Color Purple (1985), To Sleep with Anger (1990), Predator 2 (1990), Angels in the Outfield (1994) and Operation Dumbo Drop (1995). Glover has prominent supporting roles in Silverado (1985), Witness (1985), Saw (2004), Shooter (2007), 2012 (2009), Death at a Funeral (2010), Beyond the Lights (2014), Dirty Grandpa (2016), Sorry to Bother You (2018), and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). He is an active supporter of various political causes.
There is no slowing down Danny Glover. At the time of this article, the actor has 15 films in production. Glover is in demand and with a career that includes Lethal Weapon, The Color Purple, Saw and Predator 2 under his belt who can blame them.
**6) MICHEAL CAINE**
**Acting Credits: +161**
*Sir Michael Caine CBE* (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr., 14 March 1933) is an English actor. Known for his distinctive Cockney accent, he has appeared in more than 130 films during a career spanning over 60 years, and is considered a British film icon. As of February 2017, the films in which he has appeared have grossed over $7.8 billion worldwide. He is ranked at No. 20 on the list of highest-grossing box office stars.
Caine made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring roles in British films such as Zulu (1964), The Ipcress File (1965), Alfie (1966), The Italian Job (1969), and Battle of Britain (1969). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Alfie. His roles in the 1970s included Get Carter (1971), The Last Valley (1971), Sleuth (1972), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), and A Bridge Too Far (1977). He earned his second Academy Award nomination for Sleuth and went on to achieve some of his greatest critical success in the 1980s, with Brian De Palma's Dressed to Kill (1980), and Educating Rita (1983) earning him the BAFTA and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. In 1986 he received great acclaim for his performance in Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters earning him his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Christopher Nolan’s lucky charm, Michael Caine has a career spanning plus/minus seven decades. Despite all his experience and the scale of his filmography, the fans will always remember him as the beloved butler, Alfred.
**5) DONALD SUTHERLAND**
**Activity Credits: +176**
*Donald McNichol Sutherland CC* (born 17 July 1935) is a Canadian actor whose film career spans 56 years. He has been nominated for eight Golden Globe Awards, winning two for his performances in the television films Citizen X (1995) and Path to War (2002); the former also earned him a Primetime Emmy Award. An inductee of the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Canadian Walk of Fame, he also received a Canadian Academy Award for the drama film Threshold (1981). Multiple media outlets and film critics have described him as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. In 2017, he received an Academy Honorary Award for his contributions to cinema.
Sutherland rose to fame after starring in films including The Dirty Dozen (1967), M*A*S*H (1970), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Klute (1971), Don't Look Now (1973), Fellini's Casanova (1976), 1900 (1976), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), Animal House (1978), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Ordinary People (1980), and Eye of the Needle (1981). He later went on to star in many other films where he appeared either in leading or supporting roles such as A Dry White Season (1989), JFK (1991), Outbreak (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), Without Limits (1998), Big Shot's Funeral (2001), The Italian Job (2003), Cold Mountain (2003), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Aurora Borealis (2006) and The Hunger Games franchise (2012–2015).
He is the father of actors Kiefer Sutherland, Rossif Sutherland and Angus Sutherland.
**4) LOUIS GOSSETT JR.**
**Acting Credits: +177**
*Louis Cameron Gossett Jr.* (born May 27, 1936) is an American actor. He is best known for his as role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman, winning him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also won an Emmy Award for his role as Fiddler in the 1977 ABC television miniseries Roots. Gossett has also starred in numerous other film productions including A Raisin in the Sun, The Landlord, Skin Game, Travels with My Aunt, The Laughing Policeman, The Deep, Jaws 3-D, Wolfgang Petersen's Enemy Mine, the Iron Eagle series, Toy Soldiers and The Punisher, in an acting career that spans over five decades.
Who knew that Louis Gossett Jr. was still hard at work making movies? The actor has nine productions in the works for the upcoming months. While they might not be the great A-list films, Louis Gossett Jr. has proven his weight in gold with films like An Officer and a Gentleman and Iron Eagle.
**3) JAMES EARL JONES**
**Activity Credits: +188**
*James Earl Jones* (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor. His career spans more than seven decades and he has been described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors known for his performance in film, theater and television, and "one of the greatest actors in American history".
Throughout his acting career, Jones has won three Tony Awards (out of five nominations), a Grammy Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 1985, he was Inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. In 1992, Jones was presented with the National Medal of the Arts by President George H.W. Bush. In 2002, he received the Kennedy Center Honor. In 2009, Jones was invited by President Barack Obama to perform Shakespeare at the White House Evening for Poetry. That same year he also received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. On November 12, 2011, he received an Honorary Academy Award. On May 25, 2017, he received an Honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Harvard University. In 2017, Jones was honored with a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.
The ‘retired’ James Earl Jones has lent his voice to everything under the sun, including CNN, Star War‘s Darth Vader and The Lion King. Although it was certain he had retired, the actor recently appeared in an episode of Big Bang Theory and is said to return as Mufasa in the live-action version of The Lion King.
**2) BOBERT LOGGIA**
**Activity Credits: +225**
*Salvatore "Robert" Loggia* (January 3, 1930 – December 4, 2015) was an American actor and director. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Jagged Edge (1985) and won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for Big (1988).
In a career spanning over sixty years, Loggia performed in many films, including The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978), An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Scarface (1983), Prizzi's Honor (1985), Oliver & Company (1988), Innocent Blood (1992), Independence Day (1996), Lost Highway (1997), Return to Me (2000), and Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012). He also appeared on television series including the Walt Disney limited series, The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca (starring role-1958), Mancuso, FBI (in which he starred-1989–1990), Malcolm in the Middle (2001), The Sopranos (2004), Men of a Certain Age (2011), and was also the star of the groundbreaking 1966–67 NBC martial arts / action series, T.H.E. Cat.
Maybe you know his face and not his name, but the fact is you’ve seen Robert Loggia‘s work at some point or another. With an incredible 225 acting credits to his name, Robert is most memorable as a supporting actor in films like Independence Day, Scarface and Gladiator. Sadly, Robert passed away on 4 December 2015.
**1) CHRISTOPHER LEE**
**Activity Credit: +280**
*Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee*, CBE, CStJ (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor, singer and author. With a career spanning nearly seven decades, Lee was well known for portraying villains and became best known for his role as Count Dracula in a sequence of Hammer Horror films. His other film roles include Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), Count Dooku in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (2002–2005), and Saruman in both the Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and the Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014).
Prior to his acting career, Lee served in the Royal Air Force, where he was attached to the No. 260 Squadron RAF as an intelligence officer where he was a liaison officer for the Special Operations Executive, although he was unlikely to have been behind enemy lines.[6] Following his World War II service he retired from the RAF in 1946 with the rank of flight lieutenant.
It’s probably safe to say that Christopher Lee has been in nearly every big fandom movie, including Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Indiana Jones and even The LEGO Movie. Good luck having a Christopher Lee movie marathon, you might find yourself ageing at just the thought of it. Sadly, the actor passed away on 7 June 2015.
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Top 10 movies Angelina Jolie has starred in
*Angelina Jolie* formerly Jolie Pitt (born June 4, 1975) is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. The recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and three Golden Globe Awards, she has been named Hollywood's highest-paid actress multiple times. As a public figure, Jolie has been cited as one of the most influential and powerful people in the American entertainment industry. For a number of years, she was cited as the world's most beautiful woman by various media outlets.
Born *Angelina Jolie Voight* in Los Angeles, California, she is the daughter of actors *Jon Voight* and Marcheline Bertrand. She is the sister of actor James Haven and the niece of singer-songwriter Chip Taylor and geologist and volcanologist Barry Voight. Her godparents are actors Jacqueline Bisset and Maximilian Schell. On her father's side, Jolie is of German and Slovak descent, and on her mother's side, she is of primarily French Canadian, Dutch, and German ancestry. Jolie has noted that she is part Iroquois, with 17th-century Hurons in her ancestry.
Jolie has been one of the bad ass actress that have shown us that what a man can do, a woman can do better and in a more beautiful manner in the movie industry. Angelina Jolie is that kind of woman who can go all the way from a very beautiful, helpless, and gentle looking girl in one minute to a bad ass, stubborn and devilish angel in another minute in her movies. Her ability to take on any role which ranges from action, romance, tragedy etc has created a lot of awareness for her. No wonder she's either topping the list of the *highest paid actress* or she's always among the top 5 all the time. Varieties of roles this beautiful damsel and talented actress has played has made her a role model for other actress in the movie industry. In addition to her film career, Jolie is known for her humanitarian efforts, for which she has received a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and made an honorary Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (DCMG), among other honors. She promotes various causes, including conservation, education, and women's rights, and is most noted for her advocacy on behalf of refugees as a Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Below is the list of top 10 movies the actress have proven she's the queen of Nollywoood. So let's follow the countdown
**10) A MIGHTY HEART**
*A Mighty Heart* is a 2007 drama film directed by Michael Winterbottom from a screenplay by John Orloff. It is based on the 2003 memoir of the same name by Mariane Pearl. A Mighty Heart was filmed primarily in India and France, during the summer and fall of 2006. Fearing for the safety of star Angelina Jolie and the rest of the cast and crew, the vast majority of the film, set in Karachi, was filmed in Pune, India. However, before production was officially announced, Winterbottom traveled with co-star Dan Futterman and a skeleton crew to Karachi for ten days of filming at actual locations from the events.
The production also shot multiple scenes in Austin, Texas in early 2007, including a key sequence with Marianne Pearl giving an interview in a Karachi hotel.[8] Also filmed in Austin were exteriors of the Pearl family house (set in Los Angeles) and scenes set at The Wall Street Journal offices in New York, which were filmed in the offices of the Austin American-Statesman.
The film was screened out of competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, before being released in North America on June 22, 2007. A Mighty Heart was met with positive reviews from critics.
**9) GIA**
*Gia* is a 1998 American biographical drama television film about the life and times of one of the first supermodels, Gia Marie Carangi. The film stars Angelina Jolie as Gia and Faye Dunaway as Wilhelmina Cooper, with Mercedes Ruehl and Elizabeth Mitchell. It was directed by Michael Cristofer and written by Cristofer and Jay McInerney. The original music score was composed by Terence Blanchard. According to the movie, Gia Carangi is a Philadelphia native who moves to New York City to become a fashion model, and immediately catches the attention of powerful agent Wilhelmina Cooper. Gia's attitude and beauty help her rise quickly to the forefront of the modeling industry, but her persistent loneliness, especially after the death of Wilhelmina, drives her to experiment with mood-altering drugs such as cocaine and heroin.
She becomes entangled in a passionate affair with Linda, a make-up artist. Their love affair first starts when both pose nude for a photo shoot and make love afterward. Gia tries to get clean and begins taking methadone. However, Gia eventually starts using again, and Linda gives her an ultimatum. Gia chooses the drugs. Failed attempts at reconciliation with Linda and with her mother, Kathleen, drive Gia back to heroin. Although she is eventually able to break her drug habit after much effort, she has already contracted HIV from intravenous drug use, which has progressed to AIDS. She spends the remainder of her life in the hospital.
**8) CHANGELING**
*Changeling* is a 2008 American mystery crime drama film directed, produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood and written by J. Michael Straczynski, that explores child endangerment, female disempowerment, political corruption, mistreatment of mental health patients, and the repercussions of violence. The script was based on real-life events, specifically the 1928 Wineville Chicken Coop murders in Mira Loma, California. The film stars Angelina Jolie as a woman united with a boy who she realizes is not her missing son. When she tries to demonstrate this to the police and city authorities, she is vilified as delusional, labeled as an unfit mother, and confined to a psychiatric ward.
Changeling premiered to critical acclaim at the 61st Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2008. Additional festival screenings preceded a limited release in the United States on October 24, 2008, followed by a general release in North America on October 31, 2008; in the United Kingdom on November 26, 2008; and in Australia on February 5, 2009. Critical reaction was more mixed than at Cannes. While the acting and story were generally praised, the film's "conventional staging" and "lack of nuance" were criticized. Changeling earned $113 million in box-office revenue worldwide – of which $35.7 million came from the United States and Canada – and received nominations in three Oscar and eight BAFTA Award categories.
**7) BEOWULF**
*Beowulf* is a 2007 3D computer-animated fantasy action film directed and co-produced by Robert Zemeckis, written by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary and based on the Old English epic poem of the same name. Starring the voices of Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright, Brendan Gleeson, John Malkovich, Crispin Glover, Alison Lohman and Angelina Jolie, the film features human characters animated using live action motion capture animation, which was previously used in The Polar Express (2004) and Monster House (2006).
In the animated movie Angelina Jolie represented the voice of Grendel's mother. A beast (dragon) that who was defeated by Beowulf. Grendel's mother was an antagonist who is all about seeking revenge for the death of Grendel.
Produced by Zemeckis' ImageMovers and Shangri-La Entertainment, the film premiered at Westwood, Los Angeles on November 5, 2007 and was released theatrically in the United States on November 16, 2007 by Paramount Pictures, with Warner Bros. Pictures handling international distribution. The film received moderately positive reviews from critics, who complimented the visual effects, motion capture and voice acting whilst criticising aspects of the interpretation of the poem, but the film was a commercial disappointment, having earned only $196.4 million on a $150 million budget.
**6) SALT**
*Salt* is a 2010 American action thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce, written by Kurt Wimmer, and starring Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Daniel Olbrychski, August Diehl, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Jolie plays Evelyn Salt, who is accused of being a Russian sleeper agent and goes on the run to try to clear her name. Originally written with a male protagonist, with Tom Cruise initially secured for the lead, the script was ultimately rewritten by Brian Helgeland for Jolie. Filming took place on location in Washington, D.C., the New York City area, and Albany, New York, between March and June 2009, with reshoots in January 2010. Action scenes were primarily performed with practical stunts, computer-generated imagery being used mostly for creating digital environments.
The film had a panel at the San Diego Comic-Con on July 22 and was released in North America on July 23, 2010, and in the United Kingdom on August 18, 2010. Salt grossed $294 million at the worldwide box office and received generally positive reviews, with praise for the action scenes and Jolie's performance, but drawing criticism on the writing, with reviewers finding the plot implausible and convoluted. The DVD and Blu-ray Disc were released December 21, 2010, and featured two alternate cuts providing different endings for the film.
**5) WANTED**
*Wanted* is a 2008 American action thriller film directed by Timur Bekmambetov and written by Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, and Chris Morgan, loosely based on the comic book miniseries by Mark Millar and J. G. Jones. The film stars James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Terence Stamp, Thomas Kretschmann, Common, and Angelina Jolie. Its plot revolves around Wesley Gibson (McAvoy), a frustrated account manager who discovers that he is the son of a professional assassin and decides to join the Fraternity, a secret society in which his father worked.
Universal Pictures acquired the adaptation rights from Millar in 2004, and while the eventual script drifted from the comic book supervillain mythos in the original miniseries, he was content to see most of the comic's darker content retained. Production began in April 2007, with filming in the Czech Republic, Budapest, and the story's main setting, Chicago. Bekmambetov's production company, Bazelevs Production, provided the majority of the film's visual effects. Danny Elfman scored the film, employing a guitar-based musical score.
Wanted opened on June 27, 2008 to generally favorable reviews and box office success. It grossed $341 million worldwide and reviews praised its fast pacing and stylized action scenes. A sequel was planned the same year as the film's release, but ultimately stalled in development.
**4) KUNG FU PANDA**
*Kung Fu Panda* is a media franchise by DreamWorks Animation, consisting of three films: Kung Fu Panda (2008), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) and Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016). The first two were distributed by Paramount Pictures, while the third film was distributed by 20th Century Fox. Three shorts, Secrets of the Furious Five (2008), Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special (2010) and Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011), were also released. A television series for Nickelodeon television network, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, premiered in 2011. A second series, Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny, was released on Amazon Prime in November 2018. The franchise, set in a fantasy wuxia genre version of ancient China populated by anthropomorphic animals, features the adventures of Po Ping, a giant panda, who was improbably chosen as the prophesied Dragon Warrior. Although his status is initially doubted, Po proves himself worthy as he strives to fulfill his destiny and learn about his past with his new friends.
Angelina was responsible for the voice of Tigress in Kung fun panda. Tigress is a very fierce martial arts student who always dream of being the dragon warrior. Though she's better than Po in Kung fu, Being the Dragon warrior is not her destiny.
**3) TOMB RAIDER**
*Lara Croft: Tomb Raider* is a 2001 action adventure film based on the Tomb Raider video game series featuring the character Lara Croft, portrayed by Angelina Jolie. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and Germany, it was directed by Simon West and revolves around Lara Croft trying to obtain ancient artifacts from the Illuminati. Tomb Raider went through many drafts and several writers, which resulted in production delays. In 1998, writer Brent V. Friedman, who had co-written Mortal Kombat: Annihilation the year before, penned an unproduced Tomb Raider script. Producer and screenwriter Steven E. de Souza, who wrote and directed the 1994 video game film Street Fighter, penned an early draft of the Tomb Raider script in 1999, but it was rejected by Paramount. The final draft of the script was attributed to five writers, including director Simon West.
The film was released on June 15, 2001, and received generally negative reviews from critics for its stylized action and bland plot, although Angelina Jolie was praised for her performance. Tomb Raider was the highest-grossing film on its opening weekend. A sequel, titled Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life, was released in 2003.
**2) MR AND MRS SMITH**
*Mr. & Mrs. Smith* is a 2005 American action comedy film directed by Doug Liman and written by Simon Kinberg. The film stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as a bored upper middle class married couple surprised to learn that they are assassins belonging to competing agencies, and that they have been assigned to kill each other.
Construction executive John (Brad Pitt) and tech support consultant Jane (Angelina Jolie) are answering questions during marriage counseling. The couple has been married for "five or six" years, but their marriage is suffering to the point that they cannot remember the last time they had sex. They tell the story of their first meeting in Bogotá, Colombia, where they were both secretly on the run from the Colombian authorities. Since the authorities were looking for tourists traveling alone after a recent assassination, the two claimed to be together to avoid being questioned. They quickly fell in love and married. John later states that Jane "looked like Christmas morning" to him on the day they met; she thought he looked like "the most beautiful 'mark'" she had ever seen.
**1) MALEFICENT**
*Maleficent* is a 2014 American fantasy film starring Angelina Jolie as the title character. The film is directed by Robert Stromberg from a screenplay by Linda Woolverton. It also stars Sharlto Copley, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, and Lesley Manville in supporting roles. Loosely inspired by Charles Perrault's original fairy tale and Walt Disney's 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty, the film portrays the story from the perspective of the eponymous antagonist, depicting her conflicted relationship with the princess and king of a corrupt kingdom.
Walt Disney Pictures announced the film's development in 2010, with Joe Roth as producer and Jolie, Don Hahn, and Michael Vieira as executive producers. Principal photography took place between June and October 2012. The film's special screening took place in London on May 9, 2014, at Kensington Palace.
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Celebrities you probably didn't know are into crypto
The world is definitely changing and it's so obvious that you don't need no one to tell you. As the evolvement is taking place, there are some that chooses to accept the change and what have become of it, adapt with it and go with it's flow. And on the other side, there are some who have seen the change as something unacceptable and unadoptable, unadaptable and they would rather stick with the way it once was. It's only a few people that'll embrace the constant changes around them, which actually in some ways will always be of great benefit to them than the other way round.
Cryptocurrency saw its emergence about a decade ago. Some embraced it immediately without a second thought (probably smiling by now), some have a biased mind about it and accept it partially while some of us didn't even believe in its idea at all. Categories of people who accepted bitcoin and invested in it sure saw massive gain depending on the time till their belief in it holds. For example people that bought bitcoin since 2009 and still holding up till now will sure make a lot of gain if they decide to sell than people who bought it the same year and sold some years ago (even a year ago).
We have different categories of people who saw the greater side of bitcoin and accepted it. Some are businessmen, some are politicians, actors, artistes etc but our topic of today is more focused on celebrities (and might be in any of the aforementioned categories). And today we're going to talk about celebrities who accepted and are into Crypto which you probably might not be aware of. Though some of these celebrities make it so obvious their ambition for cryptocurrency.
For example, *Akon* is one of those few celebrities that involved himself so much in it and even went on to create his own cryptocurrency known as *Akoin* around the third-fourth quarter of this year. He did his ICO then and have his coin listed on Bittrex official. Unlike others doing it on a little lowkey, He's always been that celeb that made it so obvious his plans for it and that explains why he also seized the 2020 opportunity to put it in place. So below is the list of 10 celebrities you probably didn't know are into Crypto. They are definitely more than that but we're just going to talk about 10 here.
**Note**: This is not about the celebrities with the biggest assets in Crypto world but just 10 celebrities who accepted Crypto and you probably might not be aware of. And of course, not a top 10 countdown.
**1) BILL GATES**
*William Henry Gates III* (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, software developer, and philanthropist. He is best known as the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president and chief software architect, while also being the largest individual shareholder until May 2014. He is one of the best-known entrepreneurs and pioneers of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s.
The current third richest man in the world is definitely not expected to be in this list. But the founder of Microsoft showed avid interest in Cryptocurrency when he was inteviewed by Bloomber in 2014. During his interview with Bloomberg, he said "Bitcoin is exciting because it shows how cheap it can be." "Bitcoin is better than currency in that that you don't have to be physically in the same place and, of course, for large transactions, currency can get pretty inconvenient." He is believed to be among the public figures who invested in Bitcoin.
**2) MIKE TYSON**
*Michael Gerard Tyson* (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "The Baddest Man on the Planet", Tyson is considered one of the best heavyweight boxers of all time. He reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990. Claiming his first belt at 20 years, four months, and 22 days old, Tyson holds the record as the youngest boxer to win a heavyweight title.
The Boxing Legend has found love in bitcoin when most people are still get to believe in it. Mike Tyson partnered with Bitcoin Direct to introduce Bitcoin ATM (which makes transactions “in less time than Tyson did a knock out’’) and a digital wallet for iOS and Android. When launching the ATM line, he said he was grateful to be part of the bitcoin revolution. That was in 2015, when Bitcoin was dirt cheap compared to the current price. We hope millions of Mike’s followers on social media took the hint and bought a few coins each!
**3) SNOOP DOGG**
*Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.* (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as *Snoop Dogg* (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper and media personality. His fame dates to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, "Deep Cover", and then on Dre's debut solo album, The Chronic. Snoop has since sold over 23 million albums in the United States and 35 million albums worldwide. Snoop's debut solo album, Doggystyle, produced by Dr. Dre, was released by Death Row Records in November 1993, and debuted at number one on the popular albums chart, the Billboard 200, and on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Snoop sure have the business man thing in him, and that's obvious when he showed interest in bitcoin in almost a decade ago. In 2013 when Snoop Released an album, he expressed his interest and support for Bitcoin when he accepted bitcoin as a means of payment to purchase his album. Though there's no record for the total copies sold, Snoop Dogg was selling each at 0.3 btc in 2013.
**4) FLOYD MAYWEATHER**
*Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr.* (born Floyd Joy Sinclair; February 24, 1977) is an American professional boxing promoter and former professional boxer. He competed between 1996 and 2015, and made a one-fight comeback in 2017. During his career he won fifteen major world titles including The Ring in five weight classes, the lineal championship in four weight classes (twice at welterweight), and retired with an undefeated record. As an amateur, Mayweather won a bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1996 Olympics, three U.S. Golden Gloves championships (at light flyweight, flyweight, and featherweight), and the U.S. national championship at featherweight.
One of the most popular Boxers of the 21st Century, has been taking part in the promotion of different ICOs including the known Centra in 2017, Hubii Network and Stox to mention a few. He's known as one of the few boxers who saw what Crypto has to offer after Mike Tyson
**5) JOHNY DEPP**
*John Christopher Depp II* (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer, and musician. He has been nominated for ten Golden Globe Awards, winning one for Best Actor for his performance of the title role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), and has been nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Actor, among other accolades. Depp made his film debut in the 1984 film A Nightmare on Elm Street, before rising to prominence as a teen idol on the television series 21 Jump Street (1987–1990). He had a supporting role in Oliver Stone's 1986 war film Platoon and played the title character in the 1990 romantic fantasy Edward Scissorhands.
Johny Depp, aka Captain Jack Sparrow has been an unusual spender but we can't help but recognize his move towards blockchain after Captain Jack partnered with the blockchain startup Tatatu, a platform that reward it's users with tokens for making an interaction with film contents and games.
**6) LIONEL MESSI**
*Lionel Andrés Messi* (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains both Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Often considered the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Arguably the best player in the world is widely regarded as one of the greatest player of all time.
The six times Ballon D'or winner was named brand ambassador for the Isreali Company Sirin in late 2017. Sirin is a high tech lab known for a lot of works. Sirin lab is produced the worlds first Crypto smartphone and Lionel Messi seems to be giving them a lot of back ups as he's posted it on his IG handle and have made mention of it on several occasions. Ethereum World news reported the availability of the Finney (Crypto) smart phone which has a variety of features aimed specifically at crypto users back in 2019.
**7) LUIS SUAREZ**
*Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz* (American Spanish: born 24 January 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Atlético Madrid and the Uruguay national team. Often regarded as one of the best players of his generation, Suárez has won 19 trophies in his career, which include six league titles and a UEFA Champions League title at club level, and a Copa América with Uruguay. A prolific goalscorer, Suárez has won two European Golden Shoes, an Eredivisie Golden Boot, a Premier League Golden Boot, and the Pichichi Trophy. He has scored 493 career goals for club and country.
The two fingers ✌ celebrator surprised fans in the style he made it known he's into Crypto. Well unlike others, his own way of being into Crypto might be a little different. Late 2017, the star announced and officially invited his followers to join him on Stox platform, an Ethereum-based prediction market during the 2017 US Open and it's obvious the former Barcelona striker made Roger Federer his pick in the prediciton.
**8) DJ KHALED**
*Khaled Mohamed Khaled* (born November 26, 1975), better known by his stage name *DJ Khaled*, is an American DJ, record executive, songwriter, record producer, author, and media personality. Khaled first gained prominence as a radio host in the 1990s on the radio station 99 Jamz, and translated his popularity by working with Terror Squad as a DJ for their live performances. After gaining production credits on the group's material, Khaled released his debut studio album Listennn... the Album in 2006, which earned gold certification. He followed it with the album We the Best (2007), which contained the top 20 single "I'm So Hood". His subsequent two releases — We Global (2008) and Victory (2010) — were released after he founded the record label We the Best Music Group. Both albums charted in the top ten on the US Billboard 200, with the latter containing the single "All I Do Is Win", which was eventually certified triple platinum.
Just like Floyd Mayweather, DJ Khaled was also found promoting and endorsing the Centra ICO. He also shared a photo of himself on his Instagram page holding the Centra card for all his followers to see. DJ Khaled seems to be one of those that's got their hands on more than one Crypto projects as he's seen numbers of times sharing videos talking about stuffs on cryptocurrency.
**9) NAS**
*Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones* (born September 14, 1973), better known by his stage name *Nas*, is an American rapper, songwriter, and entrepreneur. Rooted in the New York rap scene, he is regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, Nas has released twelve studio albums since 1994, with seven of them certified platinum and multi-platinum in the US. His debut album Illmatic (1994) received universal acclaim from both critics and the hip hop community and is frequently ranked as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. Nas's follow-up It Was Written debuted atop the Billboard 200, and stayed there for four consecutive weeks, and made Nas internationally known. From 2001 to 2005, Nas was involved in a highly publicized feud with Jay-Z, popularized by the diss track "Ether". Nas signed to Def Jam Recordings in 2006. In 2010, he released Distant Relatives, a collaboration album with Damian Marley, donating all royalties to charities active in Africa. His 11th studio album, Life Is Good (2012) was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.
Nas is known for his interests in technology and the rapper have had loads of investment in technology. The rapper has been in partnership with Coinbase, one of the most recognized cryptocurrecy Exchange. In 2014, he announced a contest known as TheRapTest on twitter where he promised that the top 100 contestants with points will earn bitcoin according to their points.
**10) JAMIE FOXX**
*Eric Marlon Bishop* (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as *Jamie Foxx*, is an American actor, singer-songwriter, comedian, television presenter, and record producer. Foxx became widely known for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 biographical film Ray, for which he won the Academy Award, BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. That same year, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the crime film Collateral. Since spring 2017, Foxx has served as the host and executive producer of the Fox game show Beat Shazam.
The Oscar award-winning actor showed his interest in cryptocurrency way back in 2015-17. He's among those few celebrities who joined the movement late but, at least realized the better side of it and go with it. In 2017, Jamie Foxx took to his twitter to announce his promote and endorse the ICO of Cobinhood, a cryptocurrency exchange that claimed to charge users zero fee for their transaction on it (well, that's a little unbelievable with the experience I've had of all these exchanges).
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Top 10 richest Crypto investors
If there's anything I've learned in this life recently, as far as business is concerned, whether it is about or not about Crypto, is that the early adopters or early investors of any investment takes the most advantage of it (if it becomes a success) and of course take biggest loss (if it goes the other way round). A lot of people have become an overnight millionaire/billionaire by just putting their money in the right place (investment) at the right time while we would do injustice to the reality of investment if we're to deny that some people have lost it all as well by putting money in the wrong investment. It's no news that the richest people in the world are either investors or investors (lol). People who see a project (preferably called an investment), look at it from the money-making point of view, see how it could help them turn 1 to 2 and 2 to more. This kind of people are who you would actually call risk takers (Yes! That's another name for investors).
We really have seen a lot of people who are now billionaires in dollars just by doing the right investment and of course people that saw their life turned around (for worse) by doing the same thing. There's one thing about investment, and that is, there's a good time to invest and bad times. Sometimes you can say it's more of a luck but come on!, people like ***Warren Buffet*** make it seem like it's more of calculation and the ability to see in something what others are not seeing.
The man with the nickname *"Oracle of Omaha"* popularly known by his name, *Warren Buffet* is an American investor who is known for his ("supernatural" as I'd always love to call it) investing attitude/ability which has made him the most richest investor in the world and one of the top 10 richest people in the world. It is no doubt that the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway sure have the magic in his brain as he's known for his ability to mostly know the right thing (investment) to do (invest in) at the right time. This explains that investment is definitely way pass luck as some people may decide to see it even though it (luck) is not a factor that should be unconsidered.
We have the likes of *Goldman Sachs* that predicted (probably invested) in 2005 that crude oil CLH26 would explode to $105 a barrel due to a tighter supply compared to demand. Actually in 2008, Goldman Sach's prediction seem to be working not until the discovery of crude almost all over the world made a barrel to go for $30 (That would be a big loss for Sachs along with people who believed/put money in the prediction if they did). This is just a mere explanation that investment have it's sweets and sours too.
Actually this article is not to bore you with the story of *Mr A* who has made billions from right investment and *Mr B* who's lost millions to left investment. This article is to talk about people that investment has favoured, but in **CRYPTO**. Like it's said *"Early adopters takes the biggest risk and have the highest gain"*, we've seen people who have now become billionaires today, and thats all thanks to their early Cryptocurrency adoption. When the first cryptocurrency (**Bitcoin**) was created and the blockchain idea comes out, not many people believed in it as most of them would thought it is not a right one to put money in. But those that did and invested their money in it, are now millionaires in dollars if not billionaires. There's money in the world of crypto, and this people have very heavy bags in it. Let's not waste time and take you through the list of people whose early investment and belief in Crypto have catapulted them to becoming millionaires/billionaires.
So down here is the countdown to the top 10 richest Crypto investors in the world. Their exact Crypto net worth is actually hard to predict so the net worth is put in a range.
**Note**: This list does not tell the exact net worth of these said individuals but the range at which their net worth falls or simply estimation of their worth. Also this list was made in 2018 and their probably might or might not be a change in their current net worth. So if you're willing to see if there's actually changes, DYOR.
***10) MICHEAL NOVOGRATZ***
**Crypto Net worth: $700 million - $1 billion**
*Michael Edward Novogratz* (born November 26, 1964) is an ex-hedge fund manager, formerly of the investment firm Fortress Investment Group. He is current CEO of Galaxy Investment Partners which focuses on cryptocurrency investments such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. He was ranked a billionaire by Forbes in 2007 prior to the financial crisis of 2007–2008 and then regained his fortune after investing in cryptocurrencies.
Micheal, A well-known macro hedge fund manager, Novogratz, who hit the Forbes billionaires list in 2007 before the ensuing economic meltdown, seems to have pulled off a nifty comeback. He began investing in crypto in 2013 and left Fortress Investment Group in 2015 to focus on the space. Given his background, Novagratz approached crypto as a trader.
“The guys who have done the best are the true believers who don’t have the speculative DNA,” says Novogratz, 53. “If I had literally not sold my Ethereum when it was at $15, I probably would have made–I can’t tell you how much because it would make me sick.” (Ethereum recently changed hands for more than $1,000.) “You would kill yourself if you think that way,” he adds. Novogratz hasn’t been shy about terming the current environment a bubble–his goal is to make as much money as possible before it pops.
Right now that means rolling part of his digital currency winnings into his latest play, Galaxy Digital, a merchant bank devoted to crypto that he is working to list publicly in Canada.
***9) BROCK PIERCE***
**Net worth in Crypto: $700 million - $1 billion**
*Brock Pierce* (born November 14, 1980) is an American entrepreneur and former actor known for his work in the cryptocurrency industry. As a child actor, he was in Disney films The Mighty Ducks (1992), D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994), and First Kid (1996). He was an independent candidate in the 2020 United States presidential election. Pierce retired from acting at 17 and joined as a minor partner with Marc Collins-Rector and Chad Schackley in establishing Digital Entertainment Network (DEN), which succeeded in raising $88 million in venture capital.
Pierce, 37, discovered crypto via entertainment. The former child actor cofounded a precursor to YouTube, at 17, called Digital Entertainment Network, which raised $88 million during the dot-com bubble and then went bust. In the 2000s Pierce, an avid gamer, built one of the largest virtual-asset trading companies, Internet Gaming Entertainment, which employed thousands of people in China to play videogames, like World of Warcraft, in order to win coveted virtual prizes–which he then sold to millions of videogamers globally for real money. Video game currency arbitrage led him to crypto in its earliest days.
Pierce became captivated by Bitcoin’s potential and quit to help found and fund dozens of crypto companies, including Mastercoin, Blockchain Capital, Coinbase, Ethereum, Tether, Bitfury and now Block.one.
***8) ANTHONY Di IORIO***
**Crytpo Net Worth - $750 million - 1 billion**
*Anthony Di Iorio* is a Canadian entrepreneur primarily known as a co-founder of Ethereum and an early investor in Bitcoin. Di Iorio is the founder and CEO of the blockchain company Decentral, and the associated Jaxx wallet. He also served as the first chief digital officer of the Toronto Stock Exchange. In February 2018, Forbes estimated his net worth at $750 million–$1 billion.
“I got the concept of Bitcoin right away,” says Anthony Di Iorio, 43, one of Ethereum’s cofounders. Di Iorio, who went to Ryerson University in Toronto to study marketing, spent the 2000s managing his family’s patio-door business as well as running a geothermal drilling firm. After watching the financial crisis decimate the real estate industry, Di Iorio found himself studying economics, trying to understand what had happened. “I was looking at alternative ways of thinking about economics, and I really started understanding learning about what money really is — that whole libertarian thinking about sound money.”
He’s proud to have helped build Ethereum, now worth over $100 billion. “Now I go into a bank, and they’re like, ‘Oh my God, you started Ethereum,’ whereas before they’d say, ‘We can’t give you a bank account.’ Now they come to me.”
***7) MATTHEW ROSZAK***
**Crypto Net worth: $900 million - $1 billion**
*Mathew Roszak* (born 1975) is the cofounder bloq; founder Tally capital. Roszak participated in the first initial coin offerings beginning in 2013, before the term even existed, buying such currencies as Mastercoin, Factom and Maidsafe. “I’ve been very fortunate and was very early,” says Matt Roszak, who, prior to crypto, worked as a tech entrepreneur, cofounding software companies; as a venture capitalist at firms like SilkRoad Equity (where he settled SEC charges of insider trading); and in private equity for Advent International in the United Kingdom.
A true believer, he went on in 2013 to become a limited partner in San Francisco-based Blockchain Capital’s first fund. Tally Capital, which consists of his own capital, has invested in 20 startups, including some of the most successful exchanges in the space, like Coinbase, Kraken and BTCC.
He’s always looking for new converts: Roszak, 45, says he gave Richard Branson and Bill Clinton their first Bitcoins.
***6) BRIAN ARMSTRONG***
**Crypto Net worth: $900 million to $1 billion**
*Brian Armstrong* is the chief executive of **Coinbase**, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. Armstrong co-founded Coinbase, which is based in San Francisco, in 2012. Coinbase raised $300 million in October 2018 in a financing round led by Tiger Global that valued the company at $8 billion.
In August 2017, Coinbase raised $100 million at a valuation of $1.6 billion from six firms, including the prestigious Greylock Partners. The company offered a share buyback, and almost no employees took it–a nearly unprecedented situation in Silicon Valley. Smart move: A month later, Coinbase told its investors that it was on track to generating $600 million in annual revenue at its current pace. As Bitcoin mania continued, Coinbase became the most downloaded iPhone app in the U.S., and its monthly unique users grew to 4.3 million, according to Verto Analytics. Coinbase generated $1 billion of revenue in 2017.
What’s even more remarkable are its pretax margins, which exceed 70%, according to industry insiders, compared to 40% for Schwab. According to one person privy to the transaction, shares of Coinbase recently traded on the secondary market for a valuation of about $4.5 billion. It’s not hard to make the case the company is worth much more.
**5) MATTHEW MELLON**
**Crypto Net worth: $900 - $1 billion**
Born in 1966, *Matthew Mellon*, heir to one of America’s great banking fortunes, and a former chair of the New York Republican Party’s finance committee, has struggled with drug addiction. So when he began dabbling heavily in cryptocurrencies years ago, his friends and family tried to dissuade him, figuring it was another erratic obsession. And, indeed, he abandoned some early investments and sold his Bitcoin a few years ago.
But then Mellon got turned on to XRP, spending some $2 million to acquire coins, which he liked because it’s one of the few cryptocurrencies that are working within the banking system. “Crypto is scary and dark. It’s anti-America,” says Mellon, 54. “I am pro-America, pro-business and pro-bank. That’s why I went with Ripple.”
Mellon’s XRP is worth around $1 billion. Recently divorced, he parties in a posh Los Angeles house he rents for $150,000 month. “It’s $1 billion virtually for free. I actually have earned it because I was the only person who was willing to raise his hand,” says Mellon. “My family thought I was insane, when I knew it was a home run.”
***4) CAMERON & TYLER WINKLEVOSS***
**Crypto Net worth: $900 million to $1 billion**
The twin brothers, *Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss* (born August 21, 1981) have waged, for now, one of the great comeback stories in American business. For years they were a punch line, the privileged jocks that Mark Zuckerberg left in the dust to build Facebook. Famously, the Winklevoss twins, 36, accused Zuckerberg of stealing their idea for a social network, suing Facebook and settling for $65 million in Facebook stock and cash. They drew down on that war chest when they began investing in Bitcoin in a big way in 2012 — a move that drew yet more derision as Facebook shares continued exploding. But the former Olympic rowers held on to their Bitcoin through the digital currency’s violent ups and downs, including an 80% drop from 2013 to 2015, and sunk more money into other crypto-assets like Ether.
They also built a lucrative New York-based cryptocurrency exchange, Gemini, where investors can buy and sell digital currencies. Before opening the trading platform in 2015, the “Winklevii” worked closely with New York regulators. “Our philosophy is to ask for permission, not forgiveness,” Cameron Winklevoss has said. Today Gemini sits alongside Coinbase as one of the few places where U.S residents can easily sell crypto for U.S. dollars. It recently handled $300 million of transactions daily and might have more long-term value than the twins’ currency holdings. When it gained approval to operate as a financial services firm two years ago, it cleared a high barrier to entry, says Stan Miroshnik, CEO of the Element, an investment bank for cryptocurrency token sales. “That’s a years-long and capital-intensive legal process.”
***3) CHANGPENG ZHAO***
**Crypto Net worth: $1.1 billion - $2 billion**
*Changpeng Zhao* is a Chinese-Canadian business executive, who is the founder and *CEO of Binance*, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, as of April 2018. Zhao was previously a member of the team that developed Blockchain.info and also served as chief technology officer of OKCoin. Beginning in 2013, he worked for various cryptocurrency projects including Blockchain.info and also served as chief technology officer of OKCoin.
In 2017, Zhao left OKCoin to start a cryptocurrency exchange called Binance. He launched the company in July 2017, following a $15 million funding raised during an initial coin offering. In less than eight months, Zhao grew Binance into the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, as of April 2018. In February 2018, Forbes Magazine placed him third on their list of "The Richest People In Cryptocurrency". As of September 2018, his net worth is estimated at $1.1 billion.
***2) JOSEPH LUBIN***
**Crypto Net Worth: $1 billion - $5 billion**
*Joseph Lubin* is a Canadian-American entrepreneur. He has founded and co-founded several companies including the Swiss-based EthSuisse, contributing heavily to Ethereum, the decentralized cryptocurrency platform. Lubin is founder of ConsenSys, a Brooklyn-based software-production studio.
After reading the Satoshi Nakamoto Bitcoin white paper, he felt blockchain technology, and its possibility for creating shared infrastructure, could serve as “an organizing principle for Earth, the world, the planet,” says Lubin, 53. A Toronto native, like his Ethereum cofounders Anthony Di Iorio and Vitalik Buterin, Lubin heard of Buterin’s November 2013 Ethereum white paper, and after he spoke with them on New Year’s Day 2014, he committed to support the project.
***1) CHRIS LARSEN***
**Crypto Net Worth: $7.5 - $8 billion**
*Chris Larsen* (born 1960), Co-founder of Ripple, is a business executive and angel investor best known for co-founding several Silicon Valley technology startups, including one based on peer to peer lending. In 1996, he co-founded the online mortgage lender E-Loan, and during his tenure as CEO E-Loan became the first company to freely provide consumers' FICO credit scores. By 2000, E-Loan's market value was estimated at $1 billion In 2005, Larsen left the company when it was sold to Banco Popular. In 2006, he co-founded Prosper Marketplace and he served as CEO until 2012. Later in 2012, he co-founded the company Ripple Labs, Inc., which developed Ripple, software that enables the instant and direct transfer of money between two parties.
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Best movies of 2020 (Top 10)
Alright alright we know 2020 is not actually one of those years that allows us movies that we can actually point out as a groundbreaker or blockbuster and all that. In fact it was almost like no movie was released in this year so full of pandemic. The first quarter, first half and half+quarter of this year will get you thinking about a lot of things but probably not movies. So we understand why we didn't see all the actions we always have or expect in the theaters as far as movies is concerned this year. 2020 has done us a very strong thing and it seems like we have no option but to accept it just like that. I pray 2021 is better, cause I can't imagine us going through all the shits we went through in 2020 (lol that's gonna be like a disaster).
All this while we've been all about 2021. Talking about the best movies to expect, best actions movies, top 10 movies, top 10 animated movies to expect, top 10 this, top 20 that and all of 2021 and we've never for once considered 2020. We did all that and forget about 2020 ( like, has 2020 really done that bad that I have to write more articles about 2021 movies and I have not even for once talked about the movies of 2020? Lol😂). Ok so I just thought about it and I feel like 2020 deserves a great one too.
But honestly we can't say 2020 is all that bad. At least we have one or two good movies that was released this year. Even though the Cinemas are not allowed to show it and folks can't go out there to hold the view, we still have some few interesting movies we enjoyed at the comfort of our home this 2020. Well maybe the expectation/demand is more than the supply and all, but we still have something. We always have something and that's all thanks to the movie industry that seized the best medium they could to make sure people have something to watch and put a smile on their face even when things are not calling for a smile.
Now relax and check out the top 10 movies of 2020. The list rather consists of Love and Drama than Action. Don't expect much so as not to be disappointed. Few of the movies are actually 2019 but close to 2020.
10) SHIRLEY
Shirley is a 2020 American biographical drama film, directed by Josephine Decker, from a screenplay by Sarah Gubbins, based upon the novel of the same name by Susan Scarf Merrell, which formed a "largely fictional story" around novelist Shirley Jackson's real life during the time period she was writing Hangsaman. On May 16, 2018, it was announced that Josephine Decker was set to direct an adaptation of Susan Scarf Merrell's novel Shirley, based on a screenplay by Sarah Gubbins. Producers were set to include Jeffrey Soros, Simon Horsman, Christine Vachon, David Hinojosa, Elisabeth Moss, Sue Naegle, and Gubbins. Production companies involved with the film were slated to consist of Los Angeles Media Fund and Killer Films. Martin Scorsese serves as an executive producer.
Alongside the initial production announcement, it was confirmed that Elisabeth Moss and Michael Stuhlbarg had been cast as Shirley Jackson and Stanley Hyman, respectively. On September 6, 2018, it was announced that Odessa Young and Logan Lerman had joined the cast of the film. Principal photography for the film began in late July 2018 in Jefferson Heights, New York. Scenes were also filmed at Vassar College, which stood in for Bennington College.
9) DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD
Dick Johnson Is Dead is a 2020 American documentary film directed by Kirsten Johnson and co-written by Johnson and Nels Bangerter. The story focuses on Johnson's father Richard, who suffers from dementia, portraying different ways—some of them violent "accidents"—in which he could ultimately die. In each scenario, the elderly Johnson plays along with his daughter's black humor and imaginative fantasies. The film premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Award for Innovation in Non-fiction Storytelling. It was released on Netflix on October 2, 2020.
8) SHE DIES TOMORROW
She Dies Tomorrow is a 2020 American psychological thriller film written, directed, and produced by Amy Seimetz. It stars Kate Lyn Sheil, Jane Adams, Kentucker Audley, Katie Aselton, Chris Messina, Tunde Adebimpe, Jennifer Kim, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Michelle Rodriguez, Josh Lucas and Adam Wingard. Seimetz financed the film by using her salary from Pet Sematary. She came up with the idea for the script after noticing how people reacted to her sharing her stories of anxiety attacks.
The film was originally set to have its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 14, 2020. However, the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Neon acquired distribution rights to the film in March 2020. She Dies Tomorrow was released in drive-in theaters on July 31, 2020, followed by video on demand on August 7, 2020.
7) TENET
Tenet is a 2020 science fiction action-thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who produced it with Emma Thomas. A co-production between the United Kingdom and United States, it stars John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, and Kenneth Branagh. The plot follows a secret agent (Washington) as he manipulates the flow of time to prevent World War III.
Nolan took more than five years to write the screenplay after deliberating about Tenet's central ideas for over a decade. Pre-production began in late 2018, casting in March 2019, and principal photography lasted three months in Denmark, Estonia, India, Italy, Norway, the United Kingdom, and United States, from May to November. Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema shot on 70 mm and IMAX. Scenes of time manipulation were filmed both backwards and forwards. Upwards of one hundred vessels and thousands of extras were used.
Delayed three times because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tenet was released in the United Kingdom on August 26, 2020, and United States on September 3, 2020, in IMAX, 35 mm, and 70 mm. It was the first Hollywood tent-pole to open in theaters after the pandemic shutdown, and has grossed $361 million worldwide, making it the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2020. However, it failed to break even due to its costly production and marketing budget, losing distributor Warner Bros. Pictures as much as $100 million. Tenet received generally positive reviews from critics, especially for its visuals and production.
6) BLOODY NOSE, EMPTY POCKETS
Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets is an American Documentary that comes from the stable of the Filmmaking brothers, Bill Ross and Donald Ross. The film explores the nightlife of bartenders who holds the view of what goes around on the night of Las Vegas at the comfort of their bar getting drunk, cracking jokes, laughing out loud to mention a few. The film almost served as a direct portrait for a Film Festival where it was described as a portrait of the closing night at a long-running dive bar in Las Vegas.
Well the night get more interesting as the group of bands can't help but help turn the liqour traveling down the throats the night crawlers into magic with their bands. Really a nice work form the Ross's brothers. The film was released in July, 2020.
5) Da 5 BLOODS
Da 5 Bloods is a 2020 American war drama film directed, produced, and co-written by Spike Lee. It stars Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters, Johnny Trí Nguyễn, Norm Lewis, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Mélanie Thierry, Paul Walter Hauser, Jasper Pääkkönen, Jean Reno, and Chadwick Boseman. The film's plot follows a group of four aging Vietnam War veterans who return to the country in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader, as well as the treasure they buried while serving there.
Originally written by Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo in 2013, the script was re-worked by Lee and Kevin Willmott following the pair's successful collaboration in BlacKkKlansman (2018). The cast joined in February 2019 and filming began a month later, lasting through June and taking place in Southeast Asia. With a production budget of $35–45 million, it is among Lee's most expensive films.
The film was released by Netflix on June 12, 2020. It received acclaim from critics, who praised the direction, themes, and Lindo's performance.
4) NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS
Never Rarely Sometimes Always is a 2020 drama film written and directed by Eliza Hittman. It stars Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder, Théodore Pellerin, Ryan Eggold and Sharon Van Etten. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020. It was also selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize. In April 2019, it was announced Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder, Théodore Pellerin, Ryan Eggold and Sharon Van Etten had joined the cast of the film, with Eliza Hittman directing from a screenplay she wrote. Adele Romanski and Sara Murphy will produce the film under their Pastel Productions banner, while Rose Garnett, Tim Headington, Elika Portnoy and Alex Orlovsky will executive produce the film under their BBC Films and Tango Entertainment banners respectively. Focus Features will distribute.
Principal photography began in February 2019. The film was released in the United States on March 13, 2020, by Focus Features. It received positive reviews from critics.
3) TIME
Time is a 2020 American documentary film produced and directed by Garrett Bradley. It follows Sibil Fox Richardson, fighting for the release of her husband, Rob, who is serving a 60-year prison sentence. Bradley met Rich in 2016 while working on her short film Alone, a New York Times Op-Doc. She intended to make a short documentary about Rich, but when shooting wrapped, Rich gave Bradley a bag of mini-DV tapes containing some 100 hours of home videos she had recorded over the previous 18 years. At that point, Bradley transisioned the short into a feature.
Time was shot on a Sony FS7 camera and finished in black and white. It was selected for the 2019 Sundance Documentary Edit & Story Lab. The score features original compositions by Jamieson Shaw and Edwin Montgomery, as well as music by Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou that was recorded in the 1960s. The film was produced by Lauren Domino, Kellen Quinn, and Bradley. Laurene Powell Jobs, Davis Guggenheim, Nicole Stott, Rahdi Taylor, and Kathleen Lingo are executive producers, Jonathan Silberberg and Shannon Dill are co-executive producers, and Dan Janvey is co-producer.
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2020, where it won the U.S. Documentary Directing Award. It was released theatrically on October 9, 2020, and digitally on Prime Video on October 16, 2020 by Amazon Studios.
2) BACURAU
Bacurau (Portuguese for 'nightjar') is a 2019/20 Weird Western film directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles. It stars Sônia Braga, Udo Kier, Bárbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira and Karine Teles. The film, a co-production between Brazil and France, revolves around Bacurau, a fictional small town in the Brazilian sertão, which is beset by strange happenings following the death of its matriarch at the age of 94. Bacurau was filmed in the village of Barra in the municipality of Parelhas and in the rural area of the municipality of Acari, at the Sertão do Seridó region, in Rio Grande do Norte.
1) FIRST COW
First Cow is a 2019/20 American drama film directed by Kelly Reichardt, from a screenplay by Reichardt and Jonathan Raymond based on Raymond's novel The Half Life. It stars John Magaro, Orion Lee, Toby Jones, Ewen Bremner, Scott Shepherd, Gary Farmer and Lily Gladstone. It also features René Auberjonois in one of his final film roles. In October 2018, it was announced that Kelly Reichardt would direct the film, from a screenplay she wrote alongside Jonathan Raymond. Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani, Scott Rudin and Eli Bush would produce the film under their FilmScience and Scott Rudin Productions banners, respectively, while A24 would distribute. In November 2018, René Auberjonois was cast in the film.[9] In March 2019, it was announced that John Magaro had joined the cast of the film.
Principal photography began in November 2018, taking place in Oregon like several of Reichardt's previous films. The film was shot in a 4:3 ratio, instead of letterbox. The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on August 30, 2019, and was also selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival. It was theatrically released in the United States on March 6, 2020 by A24 and subsequently released on VOD platforms on July 10, 2020, to acclaim from critics. It won Best Film at the 2020 New York Film Critics Circle Awards.
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Top 20 movies with lowest budgets but great performance at the Box Office
It's no news that the budgets of films have seen a little improvement in numbers recently. Now producing movies with high budgets has become something normal in the movie industry. We've seen a lot of movies with very high budget did very well at the box office and we've also seen movies with high budgets doing very bad. We've seen movies with low budget not doing great in most cases but we've also seen some movies with this same budgets doing very very great, in fact more than those having a very big budget.
Frozen 2 is a very good example of one of the movies with a very low budget compared to what it grossed at box office. Frozen 2 which was released in 2019 as a sequel to the first Frozen with a budget of $150 million raked in $1.450 billion at the Box Office. That, if you ask me is a project that made almost multiplied by 10 of its budget. That's not something you come by often. Though there's been a lot of other movies that did great that year and also made the 1 billion milestone at the Box Office such as Marvel's Avengers: End game with a budget worth $356 million dollar which grossed $2.798 billion at the box office, most of them when compared have a budget higher than that of Frozen 2 and a lower box office success. Even Avengers: End game which came close has a budget that's more than the multiplied by 2 that of Frozen 2 and raked in less than the multiplied by 2 what Frozen made at the box office. In a more mathematical term:
FROZEN 2 Budget = $150 million
Box Office = $1.450 billion
AVENGERS: Endgame Budget = $356 million
Box Office = $2.798 billion
AVENGERS: Endgame Budgets and Box Office divided by 2
Budget/2 = $356 m./2 = $178 m.
Box Office/2= $2.798 b/2 = $1.399 b.
Comparing the figures to Frozen's $150 million budget and $1.450 billion Box Office, I think Frozen is a very big success in 2019. Because unlike Frozen, Avengers Endgame did not make up to x9.66 of the Budget.
JOKER of course has the highest and craziest success margin in 2019, and in fact one of the craziest in history. A film with just a Budget of $55 million grossed over $1.06 billion at the Box Office (isn't that crazy?). That's almost multiplied by 20 of its budget. DC comics sure smiled to the bank with the success of Joker. Though Avengers: Endgame overall highest grossing film to be produced in 2019, it still have to line at the back when Budget-Box Office success margin is to be taken into consideration.
Also we have the likes of John Carter, an American science fiction action movie which was released back in 2012. John Carter is a movie with a budget of $263.7 - 306.6 million but only made almost or less than it's budget at the Box Office. This results in hundreds of millions deficit for Disney and every other plan which was on ground for a sequel was canceled by Disney due to the failure of the first film. This explains but only one thing, and that is, there are more to the success of a movie than the budgets. Though sometimes depending on the production of a movie, bringing it to life might determine it's budget being high. But we can only learn one thing from the aforementioned movies, and that is it's not all about budget. An interesting story with great characters, actors, locations, moments (cinematography as a whole) to mention a few can determine the success of a movie. And all these going the other way can as well make a budget become a deficit. Imagine a situation where the budget of a film is entirely gotten from loan packs and at the end of the day the movie did bad at the Box Office, that's going to be like a disaster (double trouble lol).
So here I'm going to be doing a top 10 countdown to the movies with low budgets but great Box Office success. Some of these movies you have probably seen and some probably not seen before based on their popularity which is low. But as far as the Budget-Box Office Success margin is concerned, these movies did extremely well compared to those you're familiar with. So we're going to rate these movies by comparing their budget to their World wide gross at the Box Office. This time around, the countdown is no more top 10 but top 20.
Let the countdown begin ( it's a long list this time around)
**20) MOONLIGHT**
Budget = $4 million
Box Office = $65.3 million
Box Office = Budget x 16.3
*Moonlight* is a 2016 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Barry Jenkins, based on Tarell Alvin McCraney's unpublished semi-autobiographical play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue. It stars Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome, Naomie Harris, and Mahershala Ali.
The film presents three stages in the life of the main character: his childhood, adolescence, and early adult life. It explores the difficulties he faces with his sexuality and identity, including the physical and emotional abuse he endures growing up. Filmed in Miami, Florida, beginning in 2015, Moonlight premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2016. It was released in the United States on October 21, 2016 by A24, receiving universal acclaim and grossing over $65 million worldwide.
Moonlight has been cited as one of the best films of the 21st century. The film won several accolades, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama and the Academy Award for Best Picture, along with Best Supporting Actor for Ali and Best Adapted Screenplay for Jenkins and McCraney from a total of eight nominations. It became the first film with an all-black cast, the first LGBTQ-related film, and the second-lowest-grossing film domestically (behind The Hurt Locker) to win the Oscar for Best Picture. Joi McMillon became the first black woman to be nominated for an editing Oscar, and Ali became the first Muslim to win an acting Oscar.
**19) BLUE VALENTINE**
Budget - $1 million
Box Office - $16.6 million
Box Office = Budget x 16.6
*Blue Valentine* is a 2010 American romantic drama film written and directed by Derek Cianfrance. Cianfrance, Cami Delavigne, and Joey Curtis wrote the film, and Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling played the lead roles as well as serving as co-executive producers for the film. The band Grizzly Bear scored the film. The film depicts a married couple, Dean Pereira (Gosling) and Cynthia "Cindy" Heller (Williams), shifting back and forth in time between their courtship and the dissolution of their marriage several years later.
The film received critical acclaim and Williams was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, while Gosling received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama.
**18) JOKER**
Budget = $55 million
Box Office = $1.074 billion
Box Office = Budget x 19.5
*Joker* is a 2019 American psychological thriller film directed and produced by Todd Phillips, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Silver. The film, based on DC Comics characters, stars Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker and provides an alternative origin story for the character. Set in 1981, it follows Arthur Fleck, a failed clown and stand-up comedian whose descent into insanity and nihilism inspires a violent counter-cultural revolution against the wealthy in a decaying Gotham City. Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Glenn Fleshler, Bill Camp, Shea Whigham, and Marc Maron appear in supporting roles. Joker was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Films, and Joint Effort, in association with Bron Creative and Village Roadshow Pictures, and distributed by Warner Bros.
**17) MAD MAX (1979)**
Budget = $350,000
Box Office = $8.7 million
Box Office = Budget x 24.9
*Mad Max* is an Australian post-apocalyptic action media franchise created by George Miller and Byron Kennedy. It began in 1979 with Mad Max, and was followed by three films: Mad Max 2 (1981, released in the United States as The Road Warrior), Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). Mel Gibson starred in the first three films and Tom Hardy took over as Max in the fourth film.
The series follows the adventures of Max Rockatansky, a police officer in a future Australia which is experiencing societal collapse due to war and critical resource shortages. When his wife and child are murdered by a vicious biker gang, Max kills them in revenge and becomes a drifting loner in the Wasteland. As Australia devolves further into barbarity, this skilled warrior of the road finds himself helping pockets of civilisation, initially for his own self-interest, but his motives always drift into more altruistic ones.
The series has been well-received by critics, with each film marked "Certified Fresh" on the film review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes; Mad Max 2 and Fury Road in particular have been ranked among the best action films ever made. Furthermore, the series has also had a significant influence on popular culture, most notably apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and encompasses works in additional media, including video games and comic books. In 2016, Fury Road became the first film of the Mad Max franchise to receive Academy Award recognition, including being nominated for Best Picture and Best Director for Miller, and winning six of its ten nominations.
**16) SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT**
Budget = $175,000
Box Office = $7.1 million
Box Office = Budget x 40.6
*She's Gotta Have It* is a 1986 American black-and-white comedy-drama film written, produced, edited and directed by Spike Lee. Filmed on a small budget and Lee's first feature-length film, it earned positive reviews and launched Lee's career. The film stars Tracy Camilla Johns, Tommy Redmond Hicks, John Canada Terrell and Lee himself in a supporting role. Also appearing are cinematographer Ernest Dickerson as a Queens, New York, resident and, in an early appearance, S. Epatha Merkerson as a doctor. The plot concerns a young woman (Johns) who is seeing three men, and the feelings this arrangement provokes.
In 2017, Lee adapted the film into a Netflix series.
**15) Pi**
Budget = $60,000
Box Office = $3.2 million
Box Office = Budget x 53.3
*Pi* (stylized as π) is a 1998 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Darren Aronofsky in his feature directorial debut. Pi was filmed on high-contrast black-and-white reversal film and earned Aronofsky the Directing Award at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and the Gotham Open Palm Award. The title refers to the mathematical constant pi. The film explores themes of religion, mysticism, and the relationship of the universe to mathematics.
The story, about a mathematician with an obsession to find underlying complete order in the real world, contrasts two seemingly irreconcilable entities: the imperfect, irrational humanity and the rigor and regularity of mathematics, specifically number theory.
**14) GET OUT**
Budget = $4.5 million
Box Office = $255.4 million
Box Office = Budget x 56.8
*Get Out* is a 2017 American horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele in his directorial debut. It stars Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Lil Rel Howery, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Stephen Root, Catherine Keener, and Lakeith Stanfield. Get Out follows Chris Washington (Kaluuya), a young African-American man who uncovers a disturbing secret when he meets the family of his white girlfriend, Rose Armitage (Williams).
**Principal** photography began in February 2016 in Fairhope, Alabama, then moved to Barton Academy and the Ashland Place Historic District in Mobile, Alabama. The entire film was shot in 23 days.
Get Out premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States on February 24, 2017, by Universal Pictures. It received acclaim from critics, with praise for the screenplay, direction, and social themes. It was also a massive commercial success, grossing $255 million worldwide on a $4.5 million budget, with a net profit of $124.8 million, making it the tenth-most profitable film of 2017.
**13) STAR WARS: EPISODE IV**
Budget = $11 million
Box Office = $775.5 million
Box Office = Budget x 70.5
*Star Wars* (retroactively titled *Star Wars: Episode IV* – A New Hope) is a 1977 American epic space-opera film written and directed by George Lucas, produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker and Peter Mayhew. It is the first installment of the original Star Wars trilogy, the first of the franchise to be produced, and the fourth episode of the "Skywalker saga".
The film received ten Oscar nominations (including Best Picture), winning seven. In 1989, it became one of the first 25 films that was selected by the U.S. Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". At the time, it was the most recent film in the registry and the only one chosen from the 1970s. In 2004, its soundtrack was added to the U.S. National Recording Registry, and was additionally listed by the American Film Institute as the best movie score of all time a year later. Today, it is regarded as one of the most important films in the history of motion pictures.
**12) FRIDAY THE 13th (1980)**
Budget = $550,000
Box Office = $39.7 million
Box Office = Budget x 72.2
*Friday the 13th* is an American horror franchise that comprises twelve slasher films, a television series, novels, comic books, video games, and tie‑in merchandise. The franchise mainly focuses on the fictional character Jason Voorhees, who drowned as a boy at Camp Crystal Lake due to the negligence of the camp staff. Decades later, the lake is rumored to be "cursed" and is the setting for a series of mass murders. Jason is featured in all of the films, as either the killer or the motivation for the killings. The original film, created to cash in on the success of Halloween (1978), was written by Victor Miller and was produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham. The films have grossed over $468 million at the box-office worldwide. It was the highest-grossing horror franchise in the world until the release of Halloween (2018), putting the Halloween franchise in the top spot.
Frank Mancuso, Jr., a producer of the films, also developed the television show Friday the 13th: The Series after Paramount released Jason Lives. The television series was not connected to the franchise by any character or setting, but was created based on the idea of "bad luck and curses", which the film series symbolized. While the franchise was owned by Paramount, four films were adapted into novels, with Friday the 13th Part III adapted by two separate authors. When the franchise was sold to New Line Cinema, Cunningham returned as a producer to oversee two additional films, in addition to a crossover film with character Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street film series. Under New Line Cinema, thirteen novellas and various comic book series featuring Jason were published.
**11) MY BIG FAT WEDDING**
Budget = $5 million
Box Office = $368.7 million
Box Office = Budget x 73.7
*My Big Fat Greek Wedding* is a 2002 independent romantic comedy film directed by Joel Zwick and written by Nia Vardalos, who also stars in the film as Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos, a Greek American woman who falls in love with non-Greek Ian Miller. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and, at the 75th Academy Awards, it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
A sleeper hit, the film became the highest-grossing romantic comedy of all time, and grossed $241.4 million in North America, despite never reaching number one at the box office during its release. It was the highest-grossing film to accomplish this feat for 14 years until the animated film Sing grossed $268 million in 2016.[4]
The film spawned a franchise, which inspired the short-lived 2003 TV series My Big Fat Greek Life and a film sequel titled My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, was released on March 25, 2016.
**10) SAW**
Budget = $1.2 million
Box Office = $103.9
Box Office = Budget x 86.6
*Saw* is an American horror franchise created by James Wan and Leigh Whannell. It consists of nine feature films and additional media. The franchise primarily revolves around John Kramer, also called the "Jigsaw Killer" or simply "Jigsaw". He was introduced briefly in Saw and developed in more detail in Saw II and the subsequent films. Rather than killing his victims outright, Kramer traps them in situations that he calls "tests" or "games" to test their will to live through physical or psychological torture and believes that if they survive, they will be "rehabilitated". Despite the fact that Kramer was murdered in Saw III, the films continue to focus on the posthumous influence of the Jigsaw Killer and his apprentices by exploring his character via flashbacks.
In 2003, Wan and Whannell made a short film to help pitch a potential feature film concept. Their pitch was ultimately successful, and, in 2004, the first installment debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. The film was released theatrically that October, by Lionsgate. The first of many sequels was immediately green-lit after the film's immensely successful opening weekend. Five directors have worked on the series: Wan, Darren Lynn Bousman, David Hackl, Kevin Greutert and The Spierig Brothers, while Whannell, Bousman, Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan, Josh Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger penned the scripts for separate films in the series. Each film was released subsequently every October, on the Friday before Halloween, between 2004 and 2010. Both of the creators remained with the franchise as executive producers.
**9) OPEN WATER**
Budget = $500,000
Box Office = $55.5 million
Box Office = Budget x 111
*Open Water* is a 2003 American survival horror thriller film. The story concerns an American couple who go scuba diving while on vacation, only to find themselves stranded miles from shore in shark-infested waters when the crew of their boat accidentally leaves them behind. The film is loosely based on the true story of Tom and Eileen Lonergan, who in 1998 went out with a scuba diving group, Outer Edge Dive Company, on the Great Barrier Reef, and were accidentally left behind because the dive-boat crew failed to take an accurate headcount.
The film was financed by the husband and wife team of writer/director Chris Kentis and producer Laura Lau, both avid scuba divers. It cost $120,000 to $500,000 make and was bought by Lions Gate Entertainment for $2.5 million after its screening at the Sundance Film Festival. Lions Gate spent a further $8 million on distribution and marketing. The film ultimately grossed $55.5 million worldwide (including $30 million from the North American box office alone).
**8) NAPOLEON DYNAMITE**
Budget = $400,000
Box Office = $46.1 million
Box Office = Budget x 115.3
*Napoleon Dynamite* is a 2004 American comedy film produced by Jeremy Coon, Chris Wyatt, Sean Covel and Jory Weitz, written by Jared and Jerusha Hess and directed by Jared Hess. The film stars Jon Heder in the role of the title character who befriends a new student who emigrated from Mexico and assists him with his class presidential campaign, but Napoleon's uncle, with whom he does not get along, has temporarily moved in to look after him while his grandmother recovers from an injury in the hospital.
Heder was paid $1,000 for starring in the film, but successfully negotiated to receive more after the film became a runaway success. The film was Hess' first full-length feature and is partially adapted from his earlier short film, Peluca. Napoleon Dynamite was acquired at the Sundance Film Festival by Fox Searchlight Pictures, who partnered up with MTV Films and Paramount Pictures for the release. It was filmed in and near Franklin County, Idaho, in the summer of 2003. It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2004. Most of the situations in the movie are loosely based on the life of Jared Hess. The film's total worldwide gross revenue was $46,122,713. The film has since developed a cult following and was voted at number 14 on Bravo's 100 funniest movies.
**7) HALLOWEEN (1978)**
Budget = $325,000
Box Office = $47 million
Box Office = Budget x 144.6
*Halloween* is an American slasher franchise that consists of eleven films, as well as novels, comic books, merchandise, and a video game. The films primarily focus on Michael Myers who was committed to a sanitarium as a child for the murder of his sister, Judith Myers. Fifteen years later, he escapes to stalk and kill the people of the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois. Michael's killings occur on the holiday of Halloween, on which all of the films primarily take place. The original Halloween, released in 1978, was written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill, and directed by Carpenter. The film is known to have inspired a long line of slasher films.
Eight sequels have since followed. Michael Myers is the antagonist in all of the films except Halloween III: Season of the Witch, the story of which has no direct connection to any other film in the series. In 2007, writer-director Rob Zombie made a remake of the 1978 film. A sequel to the 2007 remake was released two years later. A direct sequel to the original film that ignores all previous sequels was released in 2018. In July 2019, it was announced that two sequels would follow the 2018 film, titled Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, and are scheduled for release in 2021 and 2022 respectively.
**6) ONCE**
Budget = $150,000
Box Office = $23.3 million
Box Office = Budget x 155.5
*Once* is a 2007 Irish romantic musical drama film written and directed by John Carney. The film stars Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová as two struggling musicians in Dublin, Ireland. Hansard and Irglová had previously performed music as the Swell Season, and composed and performed the film's original songs.
Once spent years in development with the Irish Film Board and was made for a budget of €112,000. It was a commercial success, earning substantial per-screen box office averages in the United States, and received acclaim from critics. It received awards including the 2007 Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film. Hansard and Irglová's song "Falling Slowly" won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song, and the soundtrack received a Grammy Award nomination.
**5) AMERICAN GRAFITTI**
Budget = $777,000
Box Office = $140 million
Box Office = Budget x 180.2
*American Graffiti* is a 1973 American coming-of-age comedy film directed and co-written by George Lucas starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Harrison Ford, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Bo Hopkins, and Wolfman Jack. Suzanne Somers, Kathleen Quinlan, Debralee Scott, and Joe Spano also appear in the film.
Set in Modesto, California, in 1962, the film is a study of the cruising and early rock 'n' roll cultures popular among Lucas's age group at the time. Through a series of vignettes, the film tells the story of a group of teenagers and their adventures over the course of a single night.
The genesis of American Graffiti was in Lucas' own teenaged years in early 1960s Modesto. He was unsuccessful in pitching the concept to financiers and distributors, but found favor at Universal Pictures after every other major film studio turned him down. Filming was initially set to take place in San Rafael, California, but the production crew was denied permission to shoot beyond a second day. As a result, production was moved to Petaluma.
**4) ROCKY**
Budget = $960,000
Box Office = $225 million
Box Office = Budget x 234.4
*Rocky* is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen, written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated, kind-hearted working class Italian-American boxer, working as a debt collector for a loan shark in the slums of Philadelphia. Rocky, a small-time club fighter, gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship. The film also stars Talia Shire as Adrian, Burt Young as Adrian's brother Paulie, Burgess Meredith as Rocky's trainer Mickey Goldmill, and Carl Weathers as the reigning champion, Apollo Creed.
The film, made on a budget of just over $1 million, was a sleeper hit; it earned $225 million in global box office receipts, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1976. The film was critically acclaimed and solidified Stallone's career as well as commenced his rise to prominence as a major movie star of that era. Among other accolades, it went on to receive ten Academy Award nominations, winning three, including Best Picture. In 2006, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". Rocky is considered to be one of the greatest sports films ever made and was ranked as the second-best in the genre, after Raging Bull, by the American Film Institute in 2008.
**3) SUPER SIZE ME**
Budget = $65,000
Box Office = $22.2 million
Box Office = Budget x 341.5
*Super Size Me* is a 2004 American documentary film directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent filmmaker. Spurlock's film follows a 30-day period from February 1 to March 2, 2003, during which he ate only McDonald's food. The film documents this lifestyle's drastic effect on Spurlock's physical and psychological well-being and explores the fast food industry's corporate influence, including how it encourages poor nutrition for its own profit.
Spurlock ate at McDonald's restaurants three times per day, eating every item on the chain's menu at least once. Spurlock consumed an average of 20.9 megajoules or 5,000 kcal (the equivalent of 9.26 Big Macs) per day during the experiment. An intake of around 2,500 kcal within a healthy balanced diet is more generally recommended for a man to maintain his weight. As a result, the then-32-year-old Spurlock gained 11.1 kilograms (24 lb), a 13% body mass increase, increased his cholesterol to 230 mg/dL (6.0 mmol/L), and experienced mood swings, sexual dysfunction, and fat accumulation in his liver. It took Spurlock fourteen months to lose all the weight gained from his experiment using a vegan diet supervised by his then-girlfriend, a chef who specializes in gourmet vegan dishes.
**2) THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT**
Budget = $60,000 (Post Production $500,000)
Box Office = $248.6 million
Box Office = Budget x 4143.3 (P.P Budget x 497.2)
*The Blair Witch Project* is a 1999 American supernatural horror film written, directed and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. It is based on the purportedly true story of three student filmmakers—Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, and Joshua Leonard—who hike into the Black Hills near Burkittsville, Maryland in 1994 to film a documentary about a local legend known as the Blair Witch. The three disappear, but their equipment and footage are discovered a year later. The purportedly "recovered footage" is the film the viewer sees. Myrick and Sánchez conceived of a fictional legend of the Blair Witch in 1993. They developed a 35-page screenplay with the dialogue to be improvised. A casting call advertisement in Backstage magazine was prepared by the directors; Donahue, Williams and Leonard were cast. The film entered production in October 1997, with the principal photography taking place in Maryland for eight days. About 20 hours of footage was shot, which was edited down to 82 minutes. Shot on an original budget of $35,000–60,000, the film had a final cost of $200,000–750,000 after post-production edits.
**1) PARANORMAL ACTIVITY**
Budget = $15,000 (Post production = $200,000)
Box Office = $193 million
Box Office = Budget x 12,893.3 (P.P Budget x 965)
*Paranormal Activity* is a 2007 American supernatural horror film produced, written, directed, photographed and edited by Oren Peli. It centers on a young couple (Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat) who are haunted by a supernatural presence in their home. They then set up a camera to document what is haunting them. The film utilizes found-footage conventions that were mirrored in the later films of the series.
Originally developed as an independent feature and given film festival screenings in 2007, the film was shot for $15,000. It was then acquired by Paramount Pictures and modified, particularly with a new ending that cost an additional total of $200,000. It was given a limited U.S. release on September 25, 2009, and then a nationwide release on October 16, 2009. The film earned nearly $108 million at the U.S. box office and a further $85 million internationally for a worldwide total of $193 million. Paramount/DreamWorks acquired the U.S. rights for $350,000. It is the most profitable film ever made, based on return on investment,although such figures are difficult to verify independently as this is likely to exclude marketing costs.
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Top 10 animated movies to expect in 2021
If you're a lover of animated movies just like I am, then 2021 is a year that's going to give us a lot of what we like that 2020 has denied us. Yeah! 2020 has really denied us a lot of fun, especially those beautiful movies that we were promised in 2019 to be in cinemas by 2020 but the pandemic stole all away from us all the fun.
I mean who would even think about watching a movie in a cinema with popcorns and sodas and all this and all that when you're busing trying to survive. When the topmost priority is to make sure that you are safe from the virus that's responsible for the death of thousands of people in the year 2020.
Well, it's not yet over as a wave 2 of this pandemic is said to be coming and out in some countries. But I believe the approach and the preparation on ground to tackle it will allow us to have access to some things in the coming year that we're denied in the previous year, and one of them is catching our favorite movies at the theaters. Most of the movies that have their production paused will surely resume and be in the theaters in 2021.
2019 saw us enjoy a lot that the animated movie industry offered us. We sure have them hitting the cinemas back to back and we just couldn't get enough of them. *Frozen 2* is one of the animated movies that will make many not to forget 2019. It is a direct sequel to the *Frozen* which was released back in 2013 which talks about the adventure of two young and beautiful girls (Elsa and Anna) one of which is gifted with a power she inherited from her mother. *Frozen 2* is one of the animated movies that brought into cinemas in 2019 what the fans would regard to as unexpected and that explains why it did so well at the box office after raking in $1.450 billion with just a budget of $150 million. Though the musics featured in Frozen 2 might not achieved what "Let it go" by Idina Menzel achieved in its prequel, the movie sure burst the block when it was released. We also have the likes of *Toys Story 4, How To Train Your Dragon, Angry Birds* to mention a few making the whole o 2019 more interesting.
2021 will sure see the release of a lot of movies either animated or not but our main focus here is about the animated movies that's been creating waves since the past year and we can't wait to have at the theaters. Well, in 2021 a lot of our favorite animated movies will be coming out. So relax as I take you through the countdown of the top 10 animated movies you should be expecting in 2021. Some of these animated movies to expect in 2021 are movies we're familiar with as they're sequels of the one we've seen, And of course there are some we've never seen before and will sure make an interesting one.
So let's start with
**10) SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY**
Release date: **July 16, 2021**
*Space Jam: A New Legacy* (also known as *Space Jam 2*) is an upcoming American live-action/animated sports comedy film directed by Malcolm D. Lee. The film is a sequel to 1996's Space Jam and stars basketball player LeBron James, as well as Don Cheadle, Sonequa Martin-Green and Cedric Joe. The film also features the Looney Tunes characters such as Bugs Bunny (who, like with Michael Jordan in the original film, is credited alongside James), Daffy Duck, Tweety, Pepé Le Pew, Marvin the Martian, and many more with Kath Soucie reprising her role as Lola Bunny. James also acts as a producer alongside Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote the script with Sev Ohanian.
*Space Jam: A New Legacy* is scheduled to be released theatrically and on HBO Max in the United States on July 16, 2021, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It will mark the first theatrically-released film to feature the Looney Tunes characters since 2003's Looney Tunes: Back in Action, and like the previous hybrid films, it will be a combination of live-action and traditional hand drawn 2D animation with some CGI effects.
**9) TOM AND JERRY**
Release date: **February 26, 2021**
*Tom & Jerry* (released internationally in some markets as *Tom & Jerry: The Movie*) is an upcoming American live-action/computer-animated slapstick comedy film produced by Warner Animation Group and based on the characters of the same name created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. The film is directed by Tim Story and written by Kevin Costello. It stars the famous cat and mouse duo of the film, Tom and Jerry, both of whom will be voiced by Hanna, the pair's long-time voice actor, as well as three other voice actors of theirs; Mel Blanc and June Foray via archival recordings, and Frank Welker reprising his role as a vocal effects artist from the 1990s TV series Tom and Jerry Kids Show and the 2002 film Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring. It will also star Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Rob Delaney, Colin Jost, and Ken Jeong.
*Tom & Jerry* is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on February 26, 2021, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film will also get a month-long simultaneous release on HBO Max, in time for the 81st anniversary of the original Tom and Jerry cartoon in 1940. Upon release, it will be the first theatrically released form of media to feature the Tom and Jerry characters in 16 years, after The Karate Guard in 2005. The film marks the third time where the animated characters Tom and Jerry make an appearance with real life humans, after 1945's Anchors Aweigh and 1953's Dangerous When Wet, but is the first film where they are the focus rather than making a cameo appearance in a brief sequence. This movie is set in Manhattan as an homage to the 1945 Tom and Jerry cartoon, Mouse in Manhattan
**8) VIVO**
Release date: **June 4,2021**
*Vivo* is an upcoming American computer-animated musical film produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation. The film is directed by Kirk DeMicco and co-directed by Brandon Jeffords, from a screenplay by Quiara Alegría Hudes and DeMicco, and a story that was based on the original idea by Peter Barsocchini, with songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The film marks Sony Pictures Animation's first musical film.
Originally pitched to DreamWorks Animation in 2010 by Miranda, the film was cancelled due to a restructuring at the company in 2015; however, it was later revived and fast-tracked by Sony Pictures Animation on December 14, 2016.
*Vivo* is currently scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on June 4, 2021, by Sony Pictures Releasing.
**7) PETER RABBIT**
Release date: **March/April 2021**
*Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway* (shortened as *Peter Rabbit 2* in other territories) is an upcoming American live action/computer animated comedy film directed by Will Gluck and written by Patrick Burleigh and Gluck. The film is a sequel to 2018's Peter Rabbit and is based on the stories of Peter Rabbit created by Beatrix Potter. The film stars the voice of James Corden as the title character, alongside Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, and David Oyelowo in live-action roles, and the voices of Elizabeth Debicki and Margot Robbie.
In May 2018, it was announced that Sony Pictures had started the development of the sequel to *Peter Rabbit*. In February 2019, it was announced David Oyelowo had joined the cast of the film, with Rose Byrne and Domnhall Gleeson reprising their roles from the first. Elizabeth Debicki and Margot Robbie were confirmed to reprise their respective roles in October 2019. Unlike the first film, the sequel will be released under the label Columbia Pictures, instead of Sony Pictures Animation.
After facing numerous delays from its original February 2020 release date due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film is currently scheduled to be released in Australia on March 18, 2021, in the United Kingdom on March 26, and in the United States on April 2, by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Columbia Pictures label.
**6) BOSS BABY: FAMILY BUSINESS**
Release date: **March 26, 2021**
*The Boss Baby: Family Business* (known in other territories as *The Boss Baby 2*) is an upcoming American 3D computer-animated family comedy film loosely based on the 2010 picture book of the same name by Marla Frazee, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. The second installment in the The Boss Baby franchise, and serving as a sequel to the 2017 film, the film will be directed by Tom McGrath, from a screenplay by Michael McCullers, and star the voice of Alec Baldwin as the title character, alongside James Marsden, Amy Sedaris, Ariana Greenblatt, Eva Longoria, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow and Jeff Goldblum.
On May 25, 2017, Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation announced that a sequel was set to be released on March 26, 2021, with Alec Baldwin reprising his role. On May 17, 2019, it was announced that Tom McGrath will return as director and Jeff Hermann, whose credits include Bilby, Bird Karma, and Marooned, will replace the first film's producer Ramsey Ann Naito as producer. On September 17, 2020, Jeff Goldblum, Ariana Greenblatt, Eva Longoria, James Marsden (replacing Tobey Maguire) and Amy Sedaris joined the cast, alongside returning actors Jimmy Kimmel and Lisa Kudrow. The film is scheduled to be theatrically released on March 26, 2021, by Universal Pictures.
**5) SING 2**
Release date: **December 22, 2021**
*Sing 2* is an upcoming American computer-animated musical comedy film produced by Illumination. A sequel to the 2016 film Sing, the film will be written and directed by Garth Jennings and will star Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, Nick Kroll, Taron Egerton and Tori Kelly, who will be reprising their roles from the first film.
On January 25, 2017, Universal Pictures and Illumination announced a sequel to its 2016 animated film Sing.[2] Writer/director Garth Jennings and producers Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy return along with voiceover stars Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Nick Kroll, and Tori Kelly. The film is scheduled to be released on December 22, 2021, by Universal Pictures.
**4) THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2**
Release date: **October 8, 2021**
*The Addams Family 2* is an upcoming American 3D computer-animated supernatural black comedy family film. It is a direct sequel to *The Addams Family* which was released in 2019. The first film stars the voices of Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard, Nick Kroll, Snoop Dogg, Bette Midler, and Allison Janney and we're not sure if the same voice will take over in the sequel which is expected to be released in 2021.
However, the 2019 The Addams Family received mixed reviews from critics for its narrative and screenplay, though the performances and animation were praised, and grossed $203 million on a $24 million budget. The Addams Family 2 which is scheduled to be theatrically released on October 22, 2021 is expected to do better. With Conard Vernon and Greg Tiernan returning to direct, however, the film's release date was moved up to October 8, 2021.
**3) RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON**
Release date: **March 5, 2021**
*Raya and the Last Dragon* is an upcoming American computer-animated adventure fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Animation Studios for distribution by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The 59th film produced by the studio, it is directed by Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada, co-directed by Paul Briggs and John Ripa, produced by Osnat Shurer and Peter Del Vecho, written by Qui Nguyen and Adele Lim, and music score composed by James Newton Howard. The film features the voices of Kelly Marie Tran as the titular Raya and Awkwafina as Sisu, the last dragon.
On May 24, 2018, That Hashtag Show reported that Walt Disney Animation Studios was developing an animated film titled Dragon Empire, which would be the directorial debut of story artists Paul Briggs and Dean Wellins, written by Kiel Murray. In October of the same year, Deadline reported that Adele Lim was hired to retouch the script, and that Osnat Shurer had been hired to produce the movie. On August 24, 2019, Disney officially announced the film during their D23 Expo Walt Disney Animation Studios' presentation panel. In August 2020, it was announced that Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada, the latter who had joined Disney Animation in 2019, were now taking over the reins as directors, with Briggs remaining as co-director and John Ripa joining him. In addition, Qui Nguyen joined Lim as co-writer and Peter Del Vecho joined Shurer as producer.
*Raya and the Last Dragon* is scheduled to be released theatrically and on Disney+, with Premier Access, in the United States on March 5, 2021.
**2) HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 4**
Release date: **August 6, 2021**
*Hotel Transylvania 4* is an American media franchise created by comedy writer Todd Durham. It consists of three theatrical computer-animated films, three graphic novels and two short films produced by Sony Pictures Animation, as well as a traditionally-animated TV series broadcast on Disney Channel and several video games. The series consists of an ensemble cast, usually led by the voices of Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, and Selena Gomez.
The first film, *Hotel Transylvania*, was released in September 2012, with two sequels, Hotel Transylvania 2 and Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, were released in September 2015 and July 2018, respectively. The films have received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide against a combined production budget of $245 million. A fourth installment tentatively titled Hotel Transylvania 4 was announced in February 2019 to be in development, and is set to be released on August 6, 2021.
The series focuses on the adventures surrounding monsters who reside in the titular Hotel Transylvania, a plaza hotel where monsters can relax and get away from humans due to fear of persecution. Many of the primary characters are loosley based on or are parodies of the Universal Movie Monsters.
**1) MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU**
Release date: *July 2, 2021*
*Minions: The Rise of Gru* (also known as *Minions 2*) is an upcoming American computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination. It is the sequel to the spin-off prequel Minions (2015) and the fifth installment overall in the Despicable Me franchise. Directed by Kyle Balda, with Brad Ableson and Jonathan del Val as co-directors, and written by Brian Lynch, the film stars the voices of Pierre Coffin, Steve Carell, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, RZA, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lucy Lawless, Dolph Lundgren, Danny Trejo, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, and Alan Arkin.
On January 25, 2017, Universal Pictures and Illumination announced a sequel to their animated film, Minions. It began production on July 19, 2017, with Good Vibes and Legends of Chamberlain Heights creator Brad Ableson added as co-director. On May 21, 2019, the film's title was revealed as Minions: The Rise of Gru. Minions: The Rise of Gru is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on July 2, 2021 by Universal Pictures. Its release was delayed from an initial July 2020 date due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Top 10 movie sequels to expect in 2021
We all have that one or two or more movies which we really love and enjoyed and we just can't have enough of. Sometimes after watching these movies, we just hope it never ends and have a continuation. It seems these reactions towards these movies and demands from fans has shown how accepted the ideology behind these movies are. And that explains why the new found habit of making sequels has been rampant in the movie industry lately than it's ever been. The production team are now finding a way to extend the story such that the demand of the lovers will be met. And from there, a new one serving as a continuation to the previously enjoyed one comes out.
Sometimes in these movies sequels, we have the same set of faces and characters that appeared in the previous one. But in most cases as it's proven to be a good means of surprising and attracting fans, new faces and characters are introduced. Take for example *Fast and Furious*, If you've been following this series from the beginning and you've really followed it up then you'll realize by now that in most cases of new chapters that's released, new faces are introduced. I can remember that *Dwayne Johnson* didn't start the show with them but was introduced along the line. Same goes for *Jason Statham*, *Eidris Elba* (who was introduced in *Hobbs and Shaw*), and of course the WWE superstar, *John Cena* (whose face is appearing in *Fast and Furious 9*) to mention a few.
One good thing about sequels is, it feeds on the glory of the previous ones. So it's much more like a good investment for the writers and producers or should I say anybody/organization that's responsible for the project/movie. And it's now normal that a movie has more sequels so far the sequels are not dissapointing and there seems to be higher demand for it.
A lot of movie sequels are expected at the theatres in the year 2020 but the pandemic has proven to be a very big hindrance factor for the production and the release of a lot of movies and this explains why most of them are postponed to the year 2021. The pandemic dealt with every sector of the global economy and the movie industry is not left out. Here we're not going to be talking about the amount of movies to be expected by movie lovers in the year 2021 and we're also not going to be talking about the amount of movie sequels to expect, but the top 10 of the sequels to expect in the year 2020 based on the success of their prequels.
So below is the countdown to the top 10 movie sequels to expect in the year 2021 (some planned for 2021, some postponed to 2021 due to the pandemic)
**10) SING 2**
*Sing 2* is an upcoming American computer-animated musical comedy film produced by Illumination. A sequel to the 2016 film Sing, the film will be written and directed by Garth Jennings and will star Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, Nick Kroll, Taron Egerton and Tori Kelly, who will be reprising their roles from the first film.
Talking of Sing, Sing is a 2016 American computer-animated musical comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment and released by Universal Pictures. The film is about a group of anthropomorphic animals that enter a singing competition, hosted by a koala who is trying to save his theater. The film includes more than 60 songs from famous artists and also has an original song by Stevie Wonder and Ariana Grande called "Faith," which was nominated for a Golden Globe. It screened on the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2016, premiered at Microsoft Theater on December 3, 2016 and was released in the United States on December 21. The film received generally positive reviews and grossed $634 million worldwide.
If you've watched Sing, then I'm sure you know what to expect in the sequel. The film is scheduled to be released on **December 22, 2021,** by Universal Pictures.
**9) SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY**
*Space Jam: A New Legacy* (also known as *Space Jam 2*) is an upcoming American live-action/animated sports comedy film directed by Malcolm D. Lee. The film is a sequel to 1996's Space Jam and stars basketball player LeBron James, as well as Don Cheadle, Sonequa Martin-Green and Cedric Joe. The film also features the Looney Tunes characters such as Bugs Bunny (who, like with Michael Jordan in the original film, is credited alongside James), Daffy Duck, Tweety, Pepé Le Pew, Marvin the Martian, and many more with Kath Soucie reprising her role as Lola Bunny. James also acts as a producer alongside Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote the script with Sev Ohanian.
*Space Jam: A New Legacy* is scheduled to be released theatrically and on HBO Max in the United States on July 16, 2021, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It will mark the first theatrically-released film to feature the Looney Tunes characters since 2003's Looney Tunes: Back in Action, and like the previous hybrid films, it will be a combination of live-action and traditional hand drawn 2D animation with some CGI effects.
So the film is expected to be in theaters on the **16th of July, 2021.**
**8) MINIONS: RISE OF GRU**
*Minions: The Rise of Gru* (also known as *Minions 2*) is an upcoming American computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination. It is the sequel to the spin-off prequel Minions (2015) and the fifth installment overall in the Despicable Me franchise. The film was first foreshadowed in the end credits of Despicable Me 2 (2013), where Kevin, Stuart, and Bob, three of the Minions and the film's main characters, are seen auditioning for the film. The first Minions had its world premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on June 11, 2015, and was released in the United States on July 10, 2015.
*Minions: The Rise of Gru* is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on **July 2, 2021** by Universal Pictures. Its release was delayed from an initial July 2020
**7) MATRIX 4**
*The Matrix 4* is an upcoming American science fiction action film and the fourth installment in *The Matrix franchise*. The first Matrix is an example of the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction. The Wachowskis' (directors, writers) approach to action scenes was influenced by Japanese animation and martial arts films, and the film's use of fight choreographers and wire fu techniques from Hong Kong action cinema influenced subsequent Hollywood action film productions. The film popularized a visual effect known as "bullet time", in which the heightened perception of certain characters is represented by allowing the action within a shot to progress in slow-motion while the camera appears to move through the scene at normal speed, allowing the sped-up movements of certain characters to be perceived normally. While some critics have praised the film for its handling of difficult subjects, others have said the deeper themes are largely overshadowed by its action scenes.
We sure should be expecting something either similar but improved from the forthcoming series. The film will be a joint production by Village Roadshow Pictures, Wachowskis Productions and Silver Pictures and is scheduled to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures theatrically on **December 22, 2021**; it will also stream digitally on HBO Max in the United States for a month beginning on that same date.
**6) TOP GUN: MAVERICK**
*Top Gun: Maverick* is an upcoming American action drama film directed by Joseph Kosinski from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, and Christopher McQuarrie and a story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks. It is the sequel to *1986's Top Gun*. The film stars Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer. Cruise and Kilmer reprise their roles from the first film.
*Top Gun: Maverick* is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on **July 2, 2021**, by Paramount Pictures. It was originally scheduled for release on July 12, 2019 but was postponed to "allow the production to work out all the complex flight sequences", it was then delayed further due to the COVID-19 pandemic and scheduling conflicts.
**5) 007: NO TIME TO DIE**
*No Time to Die* is a forthcoming spy film and the twenty-fifth instalment in the *James Bond* film series produced by Eon Productions. The film features Daniel Craig in his fifth and final outing as the fictional British MI6 agent James Bond. Development began in 2016. No Time to Die will be the first Bond film distributed by Universal Pictures, which acquired the international distribution rights following the expiration of Sony Pictures' contract after the release of Spectre in 2015. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer subsidiary United Artists Releasing holds the rights for North America, including worldwide digital and television rights. Universal also have rights to release the film on physical home media worldwide.
Danny Boyle was originally attached to direct and co-write the screenplay with John Hodge. Both left due to creative differences in August 2018; Fukunaga was announced as Boyle's replacement a month later. The majority of the cast had signed on by April 2019. Principal photography lasted from April to October 2019 under the working title Bond 25. The final title was announced in August 2019. With an estimated budget of $250 million, it is one of the most expensive films ever made.
*No Time to Die* is scheduled to be released on **2 April 2021**. Its release was delayed twice from an initial April 2020 date due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
**4) VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE**
*Venom: Let There Be Carnage* is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Venom, produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel and Tencent Pictures. Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is intended to be the third film in the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters and the sequel to Venom (2018). Plans for a sequel to Venom began during production on that film, with Harrelson cast to make a brief appearance as Cletus Kasady at the end of Venom with the intention of him becoming the villain Carnage in the sequel. Work began in January 2019, with Hardy and Harrelson confirmed to return along with Marcel as writer. Serkis was hired that August. Filming took place at Leavesden Studios in England from November 2019 to February 2020, with additional filming in San Francisco in February. The title was announced in April 2020.
*Venom: Let There Be Carnage* is scheduled to be released in the United States on **June 25, 2021**, delayed from an initial October 2020 date due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
**3) UNTITLED SPIDERMAN (expected to be SPIDERMAN 3)**
The *untitled Spider-Man: Far From Home* sequel is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It is intended to be the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), and the 27th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
A third MCU Spider-Man film was intended as early as 2017, during production on Homecoming. By August 2019, negotiations between Sony and Marvel Studios to alter their deal—in which they produce the Spider-Man films together—ended with Marvel Studios leaving the project. However, a negative fan reaction led to a new deal between the two companies a month later. Watts, McKenna, Sommers, and Holland were set to return at that time. Filming began in October 2020 in New York City, before moving to Atlanta later that month. During filming, Foxx and Molina were revealed to be appearing in the film, all reprising characters from past Spider-Man films. Shooting will also occur in Los Angeles and Iceland, and will conclude in **March 2021.**
The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on **December 17, 2021,** as part of Phase Four of the MCU. A fourth Spider-Man film is also in development.
**2) MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 7**
*Mission: Impossible 7* is an upcoming American action spy film written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, and starring Tom Cruise, who reprises his role as Ethan Hunt. It is the seventh installment of the Mission Impossible film series and the third film in the series to be directed by McQuarrie, following Rogue Nation and Fallout. The cast includes Cruise, Ving Rhames, Henry Czerny, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby and Angela Bassett, all of whom reprise their roles from the previous films, along with Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, Shea Whigham, and Esai Morales, who will join the franchise.
*Mission: Impossible 7* is scheduled to be released on **November 19, 2021**, by Paramount Pictures. A direct sequel, also directed by McQuarrie, will be released on November 4, 2022.
**1) FAST AND FURIOUS 9**
*F9* (alternatively known as *Fast & Furious 9*) is an upcoming American action film directed by Justin Lin from a screenplay by Daniel Casey and Lin. It is the sequel to The Fate of the Furious (2017), the ninth main installment, and the tenth full-length film released overall in the Fast & Furious franchise. The first film in the series since Fast & Furious 6 (2013) to be directed by Lin, and the first since 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) not to be written by Chris Morgan. The film will star Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, John Cena, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang, Helen Mirren, and Charlize Theron.
*F9* is scheduled to be released in the United States on **May 28, 2021**. Its release was delayed twice from an initial May 2020 date due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UCL round 16 draw dropped: The best contender for the League Title? Check this out
A week ago the UEFA Champions league group stage was concluded. The teams that qualified were known, the ones that dropped to the Europa League went on their journey and the one that didn't qualify for nothing went back to their league. Among the clubs that relegated to the Europa League is ***Manchester United***, who bid the UEFA Champions League farewell after they careless throw away the opportunity they had to the pit. Of all the teams that relegated to the Europa League, Manchester United's story is likened to a ridiculous one as the Red Devils have a very big control of their future in the next round of the Champions League in the earlier stage of the Group Stage. Manchester United were able to gather 9 points just from their first 4 matches in the Europa group stage shorting of one point to seal their place in the next round. They could have gathered the needed points in their first 4 matches in the Group Stage if they had make at least a single point against the Turkish side, Istabul Basaksehir during their first visit to Old Trafford. But their carelessness led them to seeing the whole three points stolen away from them in the front of their eyes and from there persists in their carelessness and finally led themselves to the third place.
We have the likes of Ajax as well that seemed to play with a lot of energy right from day one of the UCL group stage but luck seems not to be on their side this time around as the Netherland team saw themselves forced out of UCL to Europa after Atalanta claimed the Second place on the table to qualify themselves for the next round of the UEFA Champions League with Liverpool sittting in the topmost position.
Real Madrid's Group, Group B is considered by fans as the hardest group in the UEFA Champions League group stage. A group that saw the team (Real Madrid) at the first position qualifying with just 10 points proved to be a tough one in fact. Borrusia Monchengladbach finished in the second place with the same point (8) as Shakhtar Donetsk but claimed from the Ukrainian side the second place after beating them to it with goal difference. Inter Milan finished in the fourth place with 6 points and if you ask me, I would say that's so much point for someone that's sitting at the bottom of a table in the UCL group stage. That's to show you that everything in the group was so tight.
Juventus on the other hand to mention a few saw a beautiful and unexpected come back by beating Messi's Barcelona 3 goals to nil after Koeman's side defeated the Italian giants at home during their first visit. Though Cristiano Ronaldo was out during their first visit and fans claimed it to be the reason why Juventus lost to the Catalans, Barcelona saw a painful defeat after Juventus Ronaldo proved to fans that they're right with their initial thought. The former Manchester United player scored a brace which almost turned an hat-trick for his team helping his team defeat Barcelona 3 goals to nil and of course, sealing for them the first position in Group G.
Before we talk about the team which we think might be the best contender for this seasons UCL title, let's take a look at the teams to talk about (that qualified to the round of 16) and of course, do a little analysis.
Below is the list of the 16 teams that qualified for the UEFA Champions League round of 16
So we have:
**Atalanta Bergamo** facing **Real Madrid**
**Monchengladbach** meeting **Man. City**
**Lazio Roma** versus **Bayern Munich**
**Leipzig** battling **Liverpool**
**Barcelona** facing **Paris Saint Germain**
**Sevilla** taking on **Borrusia Dortmund**
**Porto** meet **Juventus** &
**Atletico Madrid** taking on **Chelsea**
Though it's still too early to predict the team that's likely to come out as the winner when the round of 16 is not even concluded yet, but the earlier the harder, and the harder the more interesting the prediction will be. We're not actually talking about a single team here, but the top 4 teams that are likely to be the best contender for the title.
Here is how we're going to judge.
Checking from the list above, we have 3 Italian clubs, 4 Spanish teams, 3 England temas and 3 German clubs. So we're going to judge with the current form of the team, the UCL history and the versatility of the team as far as UCL is concerned.
- From Italy we have **Juventus**, **Lazio** and **Atalanta**
Our pick: **Juventus**
*Juventus* Football Club colloquially known as Juve is a professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top flight of Italian football. Founded in 1897 by a group of Torinese students, the club has worn a black and white striped home kit since 1903 and has played home matches in different grounds around its city, the latest being the 41,507-capacity Juventus Stadium. Nicknamed Vecchia Signora ("the Old Lady"), the club has won 36 official league titles, 13 Coppa Italia titles and eight Supercoppa Italiana titles, being the record holder for all these competitions; two Intercontinental Cups, two European Cups / UEFA Champions Leagues, one European Cup Winners' Cup, a joint national record of three UEFA Cups, two UEFA Super Cups and a joint national record of one UEFA Intertoto Cup. Consequently, the side leads the historical Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC) ranking[a] whilst on the international stage occupies the sixth position in Europe and the twelfth in the world for most confederation titles won with eleven trophies,[7] having led the UEFA ranking during seven seasons since its inception in 1979, the most for an Italian team and joint second overall.
Juventus have always been the Seria A winners countless of numbers of times and it has turned to something very easy for them as there hardly seem to be a good competitor or a better contender for their local league title. However they've been cursed with the inability to win the Champions league ever since it's renamed from European Cup to Champions League. The farthest they came recently was when they clash against Ronaldo's Real Madrid in 2017/18 season quater finals and they are sent back home after Ronaldo help defeat the Italian side in the UCL quarter finals with a penalty shootout to put his team on the favoured side. From the three shortlisted teams in Italy, they stand out to be a good contender when they have the man (CR7) that took their chance away back then in 2018 in their team. And of course, they are in a good form and have what it takes to win it.
- We have four teams from Spain: **Barcelona**, **Atl. Madrid**, **Sevilla**, **Real Madrid**
Our pick: **Real Madrid**
*Real Madrid Club de Fútbol*, commonly referred to as *Real Madrid*, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded on 6 March 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally worn a white home kit since inception. The word real is Spanish for "royal" and was bestowed to the club by King Alfonso XIII in 1920 together with the royal crown in the emblem. The team has played its home matches in the 81,044-capacity Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in downtown Madrid since 1947. Unlike most European sporting entities, Real Madrid's members (socios) have owned and operated the club throughout its history.
The club was estimated to be worth €3.8 billion ($4.2 billion) in 2019, and it was the second highest-earning football club in the world, with an annual revenue of €757.3 million in 2019.[7][8] The club is one of the most widely supported teams in the world.[9] Real Madrid is one of three founding members of La Liga that have never been relegated from the top division since its inception in 1929, along with Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona. The club holds many long-standing rivalries, most notably El Clásico with Barcelona and El Derbi with Atlético Madrid.
The Los Blancos have always been the fans choice and favorite for the Champions League. They've always proven themselves to be to best choice for the UCL and it was something when they claimed the title three times consecutively. The UCL giants however have not been up to task ever since the last UCL title they claimed in 2017/18 season or should we say, ever since the exit of Cristiano Ronaldo. Well, some claimed what affected them is the exit of their golden boy, some said it was not their time to shine but what we know is, ever since the goal machine exit Real Madrid, the beat the Blaugranas have her done in the UCL is qualify to the round of sixteen as they almost even saw themselves relegating to the Europa League in the just concluded UCL group stage. Judging with their last two record in the UEFA Champions League it will be unwise to place the Spanish club on the list of the best contender for the UCL but compared to the others on the Spanish team list they still stand to be the best. Judging about their current form, their UCL history and how versatile this club is as far as UCL is concerned, they're a better pick over their rivals Barcelona, Atl. Madrid and Sevilla.
- We have 3 teams in England on the list: **Liverpool**, **Man. City**, **Chelsea**
Our pick: **Liverpool**
*Liverpool Football Club* is a professional football club in Liverpool, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Domestically, the club has won nineteen League titles, seven FA Cups, a record eight League Cups and fifteen FA Community Shields. In international competitions, the club has won six European Cups, more than any other English club, three UEFA Cups, four UEFA Super Cups (also English records) and one FIFA Club World Cup. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has played at Anfield since its formation. Liverpool established itself as a major force in English and European football in the 1970s and 1980s, when Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish led the club to a combined eleven League titles and four European Cups. Liverpool won two further European Cups in 2005 and 2019 under the management of Rafael Benítez and Jürgen Klopp, respectively, the latter of whom led Liverpool to a nineteenth League title in 2020, the club's first during the Premier League era.
Liverpool under the leadership of Jurgeon Klopp won the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League title for Liverpool for the first time since a very long time. It was a great achievement for the reds after Liverpool's long UCL drought. Though Liverpool was the/one of the favorites for the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League title, Jurgeon Klopp's side lost to the Spanish Giant, Real Madrid in the finals. Klopp is the only manager to win the title for Liverpool since the last decade after the club won the 2004/2005 UCL title under their former manager, Rafa Benitez. Jurgeon Klopp also won for his side what Rafa Benitez couldn't win for Liverpool, the English Premier League Title in 2019. Liverpool UCL history in the last decade has improved a lot more than the remaining two England teams and the improvement saw Klopp's side rewarded with the title last year. Also judging with their current form, Liverpool has proved to be better as they are above both in the EPL table despite experiencing a lot of setbacks due to injuries hitting their first eleven. So from England, we choose Liverpool.
- We have 3 German clubs on the list: **Bayern Munich**, **B.Dortmund**, **B.Monchengladbach**
Our pick: **Bayern Munich**
**Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.** commonly known as **FC Bayern München** (German pronunciation) **FCB**, **Bayern Munich**, or **FC Bayern**, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system, and is the most successful club in German football history, having won a record 30 national titles, including eight consecutively since 2013, and 20 national cups, along with numerous European honours.
FC Bayern Munich was founded in 1900 by 11 football players, led by Franz John. Although Bayern won its first national championship in 1932, the club was not selected for the Bundesliga at its inception in 1963. The club had its period of greatest success in the middle of the 1970s when, under the captaincy of Franz Beckenbauer, it won the European Cup three consecutive times (1974–1976). Overall, Bayern has reached eleven European Cup/UEFA Champions League finals, most recently winning their sixth title in 2020 as part of a continental treble. By winning their sixth Champions League trophy on 23 August 2020, Bayern became only the second European club in history to achieve the continental treble twice.[9] Bayern has also won one UEFA Cup, one European Cup Winners' Cup, two UEFA Super Cups, one FIFA Club World Cup and two Intercontinental Cups, making it one of the most successful European clubs internationally and the only German club to have won both international titles
*Bayern Munich* is no doubt the best/one of the best contender for this season's Champions League. The UEFA Champions League defending Champions showed a lot of versatility during the last season's Champions League as they won the title with an unbeaten record and they are still showing that they have what it takes to be the winner this time around as the German side won almost all their matches in the group stage. They're no doubt a team to fear for all the teams in the UEFA Champions League due to their angry attacking force which is fierce enough to break the defence wall of any team in Europe. The only German side to have 2 UCL titles to their gallery in a decade is arguably the best contender for this seasons Champions League and that's why they're chosen from the the list.
So we have a total of four teams from which this seasons UEFA Champion's League title winner is apparently expected to come from and they Are: **REAL MADRID, JUVENTUS, LIVERPOOL** and **BAYERN MUNICH.**
So what do you think?
I would appreciate if you can air your opinion.
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Top 10 movies with all time highest budgets
Ok don't tell me you don't know that a fortune is spent on that 1-2-3 hours movie that you always enjoy at the comfort of your home. There's a good reason why you have to pay that much at the cinema just to catch that movie you have been expecting so much. And apart from that, there is also reason why a strict law binds pirating the movies we watch at the cinema and that's because a whole lot of money ( talking of hundreds of millions) is spent before the movie we watch and enjoy is made enjoyable for us and piracy have proven to be the number 1 enemy to the movie industry as a whole as piracy can make hundreds of million spent on a movie turn to loss. Anybody that invests money surely wants to see the gain/profits on the money invested. Piracy can make all the gain be lost and of course still put the investor in debts.
For example, *The expendables* , a movie that experienced the threat of piracy during its time of production. According to *Forbes Magazine*, the movie that have a lot of movie stars in it including Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Statham and a whole lot of stars was said to have been leaked to the "Pirates" more than 3 weeks before it was in the cinemas. This led to 70 million illegal viewings and as a result led to $100 million lost in revenues (that's a huge amount if you ask me). That's surely a big loss to whoever is responsible for the production of the movie. Though the movie had a budget of $270 million and made $804 million at the box office. Though there's a huge gain if the figures are to be compared, there would have been more gains if the $100 million is not lost to the "pirates".
Without swaying away from the particular topic we're talking about, we have a lot of movies that have seen a lot spent on them but here we're going to be talking about the top 10 movies that have the highest budget. Budget as we mentioned is the total estimated amount spent on a movie during it's production before it's finally released to the cinema as something watchable. These budgets are usually around millions of dollars. Though we've heard about a movie with a budget of less than a hundred thousand and did well at the box office, that's not usual as most movies we watch actually have millions spent on them. So below is the countdown of the top 10 movies with the highest budget.
Note: The budget is not based on adjusted amount for inflation. And the list of course, is based on the already released movie but not movies under production as at the time of publishing this article.
**10) BATMAN VS SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE**
*Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* is a 2016 American superhero film based on the DC Comics characters Batman and Superman. It is a follow-up to Man of Steel (2013) and the second installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* is the first live-action film to feature Batman and Superman together, as well as the first live-action cinematic portrayal of Wonder Woman. In the film, criminal mastermind Lex Luthor manipulates Batman into a preemptive battle with Superman, whom Luthor is obsessed with. The film was announced at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con after the release of *Man of Steel*. Snyder stated that the film would take inspiration from the *Batman* comic book series *The Dark Knight Returns* by Frank Miller but clarified that it would follow an original premise. The incarnation of Batman in the film is different from the character's previous portrayal in *The Dark Knight Trilogy*, serving as a cinematic reboot of the character. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Comic-Con_International https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_Returns https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Miller_(comics) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_in_film#The_Dark_Knight_Trilogy_(2005%E2%80%932012) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reboot_(fiction)
**BUDGET - $250 - 300 million**
BOX OFFICE - $873.6 million
**9) JOHN CARTER**
*John Carter* is a 2012 American science fiction action film directed by Andrew Stanton, written by Stanton, Mark Andrews, and Michael Chabon, and based on A Princess of Mars (1912), the first book in the Barsoom series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The film was produced by Jim Morris, Colin Wilson, and Lindsey Collins. John Carter stars Taylor Kitsch in the title role, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciarán Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy and Willem Dafoe. The film chronicles the first interplanetary adventure of John Carter and his attempts to mediate civil unrest amongst the warring kingdoms of Barsoom.
The film flopped at the North American box office, but set an opening-day record in Russia. It grossed $284 million at the worldwide box office, resulting in a $200 million writedown for Disney. With a total cost of $350 million, including an estimated production budget of $263 million, it is one of the most expensive films ever made. Due to the film's poor box office performance, Disney cancelled plans for a sequel (titled Gods of Mars) and the trilogy Stanton had planned.
**BUDGET - $263.7 - 306.6 million**
BOX OFFICE - $284.1 million
*(It's one of the the films with highest budgets bud failed to perform well at the box office. No wonder Disney canceled its sequels)*
**8) STAR WARS: RISE OF SKYWALKER**
*Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (also known as *Star Wars: Episode IX* – The Rise of Skywalker) is a 2019 American epic space opera film produced, co-written, and directed by J. J. Abrams. It is the third installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, following The Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017), and the final episode of the nine-part "Skywalker saga".[a] It was produced by Lucasfilm and Abrams' production company Bad Robot Productions and was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film's ensemble cast includes Carrie Fisher,[b] Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong'o, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran, Ian McDiarmid, and Billy Dee Williams.
**BUDGET - $275 million**
BOX OFFICE - $1.074 billion
**7) SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY**
*Solo: A Star Wars Story* (or simply Solo) is a 2018 American space Western film centering on the Star Wars character Han Solo, also featuring his original trilogy co-protagonists Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian. Directed by Ron Howard, produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the second Star Wars anthology film, following Rogue One (2016). Alden Ehrenreich stars in the title role, with Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Joonas Suotamo and Paul Bettany co-starring. The film explores the early adventures of Han Solo and Chewbacca, who join a heist within the criminal underworld 10 years prior to the events of Star Wars.
Star Wars creator George Lucas began developing a Han Solo prequel in 2012, and commissioned Lawrence Kasdan to write the screenplay. After Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012, Kasdan was hired to write Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), leaving his son Jonathan to complete the Solo script. Principal photography began in January 2017 at Pinewood Studios, under the direction of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Both were fired in June 2017 following "creative differences" with Lucasfilm, and Howard was hired as their replacement. With an estimated production budget of at least $275 million, it is one of the most expensive films ever made.
**BUDGET - $275 - $300 million**
BOX OFFICE - $393.2 million
**6) JUSTICE LEAGUE**
*Justice League* is a 2017 American superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name. It is the fifth installment in the DC Extended Universe and a follow-up to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and was directed by Zack Snyder and written by Chris Terrio and Joss Whedon who served as co-director, based on a story by Terrio and Snyder. It features an ensemble cast that includes Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, J. K. Simmons, and Ciarán Hinds. In the film, Batman and Wonder Woman recruit The Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg after Superman's death to save the world from the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and his army of Parademons.
**BUDGET - $300 million**
BOX OFFICE - $657.9 million
**5) PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END**
*Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End* is a 2007 American epic fantasy swashbuckler film directed by Gore Verbinski, the third installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series and the sequel to Dead Man's Chest (2006). It follows Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, Hector Barbossa, and the crew of the Black Pearl as they seek to rescue Captain Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' Locker. They then prepare to fight the East India Trading Company, led by Cutler Beckett, who controls Davy Jones and plans to extinguish piracy forever.
Two sequels to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl were conceived in 2004, with Elliott and Rossio developing a story arc that would span both films. The film was shot in two shoots during 2005 and 2006, the former which was released as Dead Man's Chest. This also marks the final film of the series to be directed by Verbinski. With a production budget of nearly US$ 300 million, it was, at time of production, the most expensive film ever made.
**BUDGET - $300 million**
BOX OFFICE - $961 million
**4) AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR**
*Avengers: Infinity War* is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the *Avengers*, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), and the 19th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was announced in October 2014 as Avengers: Infinity War – Part 1. The Russo brothers came on board to direct in April 2015, and a month later Markus and McFeely had signed on to write the script for the film, which draws inspiration from Jim Starlin's 1991 comic book The Infinity Gauntlet and Jonathan Hickman's 2013 comic book Infinity. In 2016, Marvel shortened the title to Avengers: Infinity War.
Filming began in January 2017 at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia, with a large cast consisting mostly of actors reprising their roles from previous MCU films, including Brolin as Thanos. The production lasted until July 2017, shooting back-to-back with a direct sequel, Avengers: Endgame (2019). Additional filming took place in Scotland, the Downtown Atlanta area, and New York City. With an estimated budget of $316–400 million, it is one of the most expensive films ever made.
**BUDGET - $316 - $400 million**
BOX OFFICE - $2.048 billion
**3) AVENGERS: ENDGAME**
*Avengers: Endgame* is a 2019 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the direct sequel to Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and the 22nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was announced in October 2014 as Avengers: Infinity War – Part 2, but Marvel later removed this title. The Russo brothers joined as directors in April 2015, with Markus and McFeely signing on to write the script a month later. The film serves as a conclusion to the story of the MCU up to that point, ending the story arcs for several main characters. The plot revisits several moments from earlier films, bringing back actors and settings from throughout the franchise, as well as music from previous films. Filming began in August 2017 at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia, shooting back-to-back with Infinity War, and ended in January 2018. Additional filming took place in the Metro and Downtown Atlanta areas, New York state, Scotland, and England. The official title was revealed in December 2018. With an estimated budget of $356 million, it is one of the most expensive films ever made.
**BUDGET - $356 million**
BOX OFFICE - $2.798 billion (That's wowing huge)
**2) AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON**
*Avengers: Age of Ultron* is a 2015 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to The Avengers (2012) and the 11th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
The sequel was announced in May 2012 after the successful release of The Avengers, with Whedon set to return as writer and director in August. Whedon updated Ultron's origin for the film to involve the MCU's Avengers team, and introduced the characters Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch to whom Marvel shared the rights with 20th Century Fox. Casting began in June 2013 with the re-signing of Downey. Second unit filming began in February 2014 in South Africa with principal photography taking place between March and August, primarily at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England. Additional footage was filmed in Italy, South Korea, Bangladesh, New York state, and around England. With an estimated net production budget of $365 million, it is the second most expensive film ever made.
**BUDGET - $365.5 million**
BOX OFFICE - $1.403 billion
**1) PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGERS TIDES**
*Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides* is a 2011 American fantasy swashbuckler film, the fourth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series and a standalone sequel to At World's End (2007). It is the first film in the series not to be directed by Gore Verbinski, replaced by Rob Marshall. Jerry Bruckheimer again served as producer. In the film, which draws its plot loosely from the 1987 novel On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers, Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is joined by Angelica (Penélope Cruz) in his search for the Fountain of Youth, confronting the infamous pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane). The film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It was the first film in the series to be released in the Disney Digital 3-D and IMAX 3D formats.
Following inflated production costs which ballooned the net budget to $379 million, the film currently ranks as the most expensive film ever made. On Stranger Tides was released in the United States on May 20, 2011. The film broke many box office records and was the third highest-grossing film of 2011. A fifth film, titled Dead Men Tell No Tales, was released in May 2017, and a sixth film is in development.
**BUDGET - $378.5 million**
BOX OFFICE - $1.046 billion
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Yet, some people are still missing out on the benefits of BCH because of ignorance
Some few days ago I had an encounter with a friend who is looking to buy a $12 worth of either BTC, ETH, XRP or BCH token that he wants to use to purchase waves on an exchange market for a particular transaction. I try to convince him after he told me that he shouldn't bother himself and just go for BCH but I saw some doubts in him so I just left him to do his wish. So I believe after going around and understanding that the amount of transaction fee charged by those he wanted to buy the $12 worth of BTC or ETH from is very high (I believe, probably high that he needs to come back to me), then he said "maybe I'll just go with your BCH". So he asked me " how much will I need to pay to purchase a $12 worth of BCH from you?" And then I replied him with " well, I'll just sell it for you at the exact equivalent of $12 you want to buy, no charge".
What I was expecting from this young and naive friend of mine whom I've preached countless of times about the unlimited benefits of BCH to in this current world of crypto where high gas fees is busy dealing with transactors with a face filled with anger, is completely different, from what my friend replied with. I believe after listening to my reply as well up there, you'd be expecting he would welcome my gesture right? Well guess what, No!. After telling him to just pay me $12 and I would send him $12 worth of BCH without charging him a penny, he replied "Come on bro, lemme pay you $11, is it not BCH?", and I had to pause after hearing that while countless number of questions was causing a congestion in my mind like;
What does he mean by that particular statement?,
Is he not realizing I'm trying to help?,
Did he have to say that because he's inexperienced about the Crypto world?(No no, he's been in the crypto world for as long as I've been so No, he understand what he said),
Is he trying to tease me or something?
All these non stopping questions gaining motion inside my mind forced me to ask him why he would say that and he replied "Well, you know it's BCH bro". Upon hearing that short statement, it echoes in my heart and I had to stop for some seconds to fully understand what he meant with those words. That was after I replied "so what happened if it's BCH" and he could not give a very reasonable reason to make me reason with him why he have to ask for more discount after I've already approached him with a price no other Crypto network as known in the game as BCH would offer you.
You know what I think and concluded on after pondering about that our little encounter is that, the reason why some people will never accept change is not only because they're not aware of it, but will continue to suffer under the grasp of what they believe in if at all they've not tried to see or understand what other change that's happening around them.
I've once lived a life of Crypto where I know about BCH and I would not even go near it not knowing the amount of benefits it hold and countless of times it would have saved me from the stress the likes of BTC and ETH made me go through (Though there are some transaction you'll still need those two to do but 70% of the transactions I carried out before understanding BCH would have been carried out by me using BCH and I would have saved myself more time and money).
I understood BCH because I'm always ready to give change a try. I was told about it, I researched on it, I tried it, I realized its benefits, and I sticked with it, Simple!. Laziness and inability to do research is why some people will continue to be suffering in the world of Crypto because one pure truth about Crypto is that, it'll be of high benefit to you if you don't stop researching about anything you're told or come across. Doing your own research can help open your eyes to the benefits of some stuffs which you never expect they have and also, doing your own research can go a long way in helping you to avoid the high risk attached to accepting some stuffs that are full of risks. So always DYOR (Do Your Own Research)
And oh, I forgot to tell you that I rejected the offer and told him I wish him good luck. He came back to me after few hours and told me he would go for it but guess what I said, "Ok no problem but this time I'll be charging $13 for the $12 worth of the BCH". (Yeah that's it) That's the penalty for not seizing an opportunity quickly when it's stupidly made available for you. He's greedy, so that's why I had to give him the $1 charge. I mean in the end when he tries to purchase the same worth of BCH or ETH from exchange, he's probably ending up paying the same fee or more. I'm still wondering why some people are still blind to see what BCH has to offer. But I believe it's only a matter of time before the world see it. BCH to the moon!!✊
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Top 10 highest-paid actresses of 2020
As you all know, there's no way the prominent actors will be talked about in the movie industry that a need to talk about the beautiful, attractive but yet professional actresses will not rise. Not talking about them is like doing injustice to the movie industry as a whole as they play a very irrefutable and irresistible part that their role in the movie industry can never be denied. Though it's common and (should I say) natural that the male are commonly topping as far as most proffesion is concerned (talk away from movie industries) but come on, some of these female actors known as actresses have actually made a name for themselves in the movie industry that some actors can only dream of.
How will you ever want to talk about the best actors and actresses in the movie industry and you'll not make mention of the likes of Meryl Streep, Viola Davis, Angelina Jolie (my fav!), Sofia Vergara, Scarlet Johanson, Emma Watson, Jennifer Lawrence to mention a few even before mentioning some known actors which the ladies are definitely doing better than in the movie industry. These professional actresses have in one way or the other caught the attention of their fans through their acting and are always rated till date. For example, Angelina Jolie stands to be one of the most rated actresses in the movie industry because of the very unique style of acting and the ability to switch as much as she wants. She's good at romance and she can be a bad ass as well such as the style she displayed in the famous Tomb Raider, talk about Mr and Mrs Smith and co. She's such an actress that always stand to try what most men does in most of her movies and I believe this style has paved way for some other actresses after her.
Another example is Milla Jovovich who's known for her rated and very long role as Alice in the Resident Evil series which has been alive since the year 2002 till the last chapter was released in 2016. The list can go on and on and on to show us that these beauties have more than just their amazing face to offer in the movie industry as their expertise cannot be unnoticed. In fact, they serve as one of the reasons the movie industry is still very interesting. And that explain why some of them are being paid beautifully well than some other actors and will definitely cost you a fortune to invite and get them display their professional acting ability in your movie.
Remember we talked about the top 10 highest paid actors recently, here is to see how their female counterparts are paid as well and we're going to be following the same top 10 tradition in a countdown style. So below we're going to be talking about the Top 10 highest-paid actresses but of the year 2020. Don't be disappointed if your favorite actress didn't make the list or is not in the position you expected them to be. Things change every year and they might be where you expect them to be in the following year. So let's begin the countdown!
10) VIOLA DAVIS - **$15.5 million**
Viola Davis (born August 11, 1965) is an American actress and producer. Having won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award (Primetime), and two Tony Awards, she is the first African-American actress to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting". Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2017. In 2020, The New York Times ranked Davis ninth on its list of "The 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century".
Davis makes the list for the first time thanks to seven-figure checks from her roles as Annalise Keating on How to Get Away with Murder and Ma Rainey in Netflix’s film adaption of the August Wilson play Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
9) ELISABETH MOSS - **$16 million**
Elisabeth Singleton Moss (born July 24, 1982) is an American actor and producer. She has received numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Her extensive television work led Vulture to name her the "Queen of Peak TV. Moss began acting in the early 1990s and first gained recognition for playing Zoey Bartlet, the youngest daughter of President Josiah Bartlet, in the NBC political drama series The West Wing (1999–2006). Wider recognition came for playing Peggy Olson, a secretary-turned-copywriter, in the AMC period drama series Mad Men (2007–2015). She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film for portraying Detective Robin Griffin in the BBC miniseries Top of the Lake (2013), and she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series for producing and starring as June Osborne in the Hulu dystopian drama series The Handmaid's Tale (2017–present).
Hulu paid her $1 million per episode to star in the dystopian The Handmaid’s Tale. She shared in the profits of Invisible Man, a surprise hit that cost just $7 million and grossed $134.3 million.
8) ELLEN POMPEO - **$19 million**
Ellen Kathleen Pompeo (born November 10, 1969) is an American actress and producer. One of the world's highest paid actors since 2017, she has made multiple appearances on the Forbes’ year-end lists. Pompeo is also the recipient of such accolades as a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Special Achievement in Entertaining by the National Italian American Foundation, and a nomination for a Golden Globe Award.
After a contract renegotiation in 2017, Pompeo is earning about $550,000 per episode for her starring role on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy. She reportedly adds about $6 million a year from her share of syndication profits.
7) NICOLE KIDMAN - **$22 million**
Nicole Mary Kidman (born 20 June 1967) is an Australian-American actress, singer, and producer. She has received an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards. She was ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses in 2006, 2018 and 2019. Time magazine twice named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world, in 2004 and 2018. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her fifth on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century.
Kidman will join Streep in Ryan Murphy’s The Prom on Netflix, which will pay her an eight-figure upfront salary. She will earn about $1 million per episode for her upcoming miniseries on HBO, The Undoing.
6) EMILY BLUNT - **$22.5 million**
Emily Olivia Leah Blunt (born 23 February 1983) is a British actress. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for two British Academy Film Awards. Educated at Hurtwood House in Dorking, Blunt made her acting debut in a 2001 stage production of The Royal Family. She went on to appear in the television film Boudica (2003) and portrayed Queen Catherine Howard in the miniseries Henry VIII (2003). She made her feature film debut in the drama My Summer of Love (2004). Blunt's breakthrough came in 2006 with her starring roles in the television film Gideon's Daughter and the comedy-drama film The Devil Wears Prada. The former won her a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and the latter earned her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
The first A Quiet Place grossed $341 million on a $17 million budget, and Blunt negotiated an eight-figure upfront salary on the sequel, due out next year. Her role in Jungle Cruise will earn her a check in the high seven figures.
5) MERYL STREEP - **$24 million**
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Often described as the "best actress of her generation", Streep is particularly known for her versatility and accents. She has received a number of accolades, including being nominated for a record 21 Academy Awards, of which she has won three, and receiving a record 33 Golden Globe nominations, winning nine.
The screen legend joined director Steven Soderbergh for the comedy Let Them All Talk, which was sold to HBO Max for $33 million. Streep’s cut of the action: at least $5 million. The rest came from The Prom and last year’s Little Women.
4) MELISSA McCARTHY - **$25 million**
Melissa Ann McCarthy (born August 26, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and fashion designer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. McCarthy was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016, and she has been featured multiple times in annual rankings of the highest-paid actresses in the world. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her #22 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.
The comedic actress stars in two streaming films directed by husband Ben Falcone—one on HBO Max and one on Netflix—and hosts NBC’s Little Big Shots. Next year: her role as Ursula in the live-action version of The Little Mermaid.
3) GAL GADOT - **$31.5 million**
Gal Gadot (born 30 April 1985) is an Israeli actress, producer, and model. At age 18, she was crowned Miss Israel 2004. She then served two years in the Israel Defense Forces as a fitness/combat readiness instructor, after which she began studying law and international relations at IDC Herzliya college while building her modelling and acting careers. Gadot's first international film role came as Gisele Yashar in Fast & Furious (2009), a role she reprised in subsequent installments of the film franchise. She went on to gain worldwide recognition for portraying Diana Prince / Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe, beginning with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), followed by the solo film Wonder Woman and the ensemble Justice League (both 2017). In 2018, Time magazine named Gadot one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and she was ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses.
With Wonder Woman 1984 on ice, Gadot turned to Netflix, collecting $20 million for her role in Red Notice. It’s a steep price, insiders say, but a tiny part of the streamer’s $17 billion content budget.
2) ANGELINA JOLIE - **$35.5 million**
Angelina Jolie (formerly Jolie Pitt, born June 4, 1975) is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. The recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and three Golden Globe Awards, she has been named Hollywood's highest-paid actress multiple times. Jolie made her screen debut as a child alongside her father, Jon Voight, in Lookin' to Get Out (1982), and her film career began in earnest a decade later with the low-budget production Cyborg 2 (1993), followed by her first leading role in a major film, Hackers (1995). She starred in the critically acclaimed biographical cable films George Wallace (1997) and Gia (1998), and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1999 drama Girl, Interrupted. Her starring role as the video game heroine Lara Croft in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) established her as a leading Hollywood actress.
One of the few actresses on the list to pocket nearly all of her money from traditional films, Jolie’s biggest paycheck comes from her starring role in The Eternals, the upcoming Marvel movie that has a $200 million budget.
1) SOFIA VERGARA - **$43 million**
Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara (born July 10, 1972) is a Colombian-American actress, television producer, comedian, presenter and model. She has been the highest paid actress in American television for 7 consecutive years, from 2013-2019. Vergara rose to prominence while co-hosting two television shows for Spanish-language television network Univisión in the late 1990s. Her first notable acting job in English was in the film Chasing Papi (2003). She subsequently appeared in Four Brothers (2005) and the comedies Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (2008) and Madea Goes to Jail (2009), receiving an ALMA Award nomination for the latter. In 2009, she began playing Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in the ABC comedy series Modern Family, for which she was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Vergara concluded her run on ABC’s Modern Family and began her tenure as a judge on America’s Got Talent. She pads those earnings with endorsement and licensing deals, including a line of jeans at Walmart and furniture at Rooms To Go.
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Top 10 highest-paid actors of 2020
We all know that having a well known cast in a movie is one of the best way to attract audience to your movie and talk more of having multiple star cast, it's going to be a like a blow. It has proved to be a very good way of attracting and will always be a good way of attracting fans. When trying to select a movie to watch, I'd consider the movie with an actor whose movie I've watched and enjoyed before or whom I'm familiar with than other ones with no star actor/actress even though this might not completely mean that the one I'm choosing is more interesting than the one with no star act.
The situation tends to be like that because we believe in them (known actors/actress) giving us professional acting we've known them to give. And this explains why I would immediately try to hold a movie *Dwayne Johnson* or *Tom Cruise* appears in or *Angelina Jolie* or *Jackie Chan* smiles in whether it's possibly interesting or not. For example, after enjoying *Iron Man* and *The Avengers* as a whole, I was going through the list of some movies to watch and I came across a movie titled *"Doctor Do Little"*. Upon setting my eyes on *Robert Downey Junior*, I'm convinced to watch the movie. Do not get me wrong, I'm not saying the only interesting movies out there are those that only star actors/actresses are present in, but knowing one of our favorites are present in a movie can go a long way in convincing us to go for it.
However, considering the high amount of money it takes to get these actors/actress working with you on your project is one of the reasons you can't always see most of them in a movie. Though there are some other reasons too that might serve as a barrier to landing an actor of your choice, like an actor you wish to have to play a role in your movie is busy with another project and etc. But in most cases if not some production company like Disney, Marvel etc that have the strength to, amount charged for their service can actually have you looking for an alternative. That's why it's not always common that you see all these star actors/actresses in a single movie. But are the people always willing to work with these actors stupid for going for people that'll cost them more money? No!!, why?, because the star faces make them more money too and of course, there's a good reason why they're are rated.
So here we're going to be talking about the Top 10 highest paid actors (actresses excluded) in the year 2020. Let's begin the countdown
10) JACKIE CHAN - $40 million
Chan Kong-sang (Chinese: born 7 April 1954), known professionally as Jackie Chan, is a Hong Kong martial artist, actor, stuntman, filmmaker, action choreographer, and singer. He is known in the cinematic world for his slapstick acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself. He has trained in Wushu or Kung Fu and Hapkido, and has been acting since the 1960s, appearing in over 150 films.
Six decades into his career, the martial arts star is as active as ever, making five movies in the past year. He pads his film income with millions from endorsement and licensing deals.
9) ADAM SANDLER - $41 million
Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1995, before going on to star in many Hollywood films, which have combined to earn more than $2 billion at the box office.
The comedian has found his home at Netflix. In January, he signed another deal to create four more movies for the platform after his film Murder Mystery became one of the streamer’s most-popular films of all time.
8) WILL SMITH - $44.5 million
Willard Carroll Smith Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, producer and rapper. In April 2007, Newsweek called him "the most powerful actor in Hollywood". Smith has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards and two Academy Awards, and has won four Grammy Awards.
The Fresh Prince can still earn big checks for lead parts, such as his upcoming role in King Richard, in which he portrays Richard Williams, father of tennis greats Serena and Venus. He fills the earnings gaps with mobile phone hits, including a Snapchat series and his popular Instagram account.
7) LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA - $45.5 million
Lin-Manuel Miranda (born January 16, 1980)[1] is an American actor, singer, rapper, composer, producer, and playwright. He created and starred in the Broadway musicals In the Heights and Hamilton. His awards include a Pulitzer Prize, three Tony Awards, three Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, a MacArthur Fellowship, and a Kennedy Center Honor in 2018.
Disney acquired worldwide movie rights to the original Broadway production of Hamilton for $75 million this year, putting Miranda on the list for the first time. Even with Broadway closed for the remainder of 2020, he can expect another big payday next year when the film version of In the Heights comes out.
6) AKSHAY KUMAR - $48.5 million
Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia (born 9 September 1967), known professionally as Akshay Kumar, is an India-born naturalised Canadian actor, producer, martial artist and television personality who works in Bollywood, the commercial Hindi language film industry based chiefly in Mumbai, India. Over 29 years, Kumar has appeared in over 100 films and has won several awards, including a National Film Award and two Filmfare Awards. Kumar is one of the most successful actors of Hindi cinema. Having starred in 113 films, 52 of which were commercially successful, he was the first Bollywood actor whose films' domestic net lifetime collections crossed ₹20 billion (US$280 million) by 2013, and ₹30 billion (US$420 million) by 2016.
The only Bollywood star on the list, Kumar is working on his first television series The End for Amazon Prime. Most of his money, though, comes from endorsement deals; he shills for everything from multivitamins to toilet cleaners.
5) VIN DIESEL (Mark Sinclair) - $54 million
Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for playing Dominic Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise, and is one of the highest-grossing actors of all time.
The F9 star missed out on the chance to collect a massive back-end payday this year after the film’s release was pushed to April 2021. He kept the franchise embers burning by acting as producer on the animated Netflix series Fast & Furious Spy Racers.
4) BEN AFFLECK - $55 million
Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter and philanthropist. His accolades include two Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. He began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS educational series The Voyage of the Mimi (1984, 1988). Affleck gained wider recognition when he and childhood friend Matt Damon won the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing Good Will Hunting (1997), which they also starred in. He's also known for his role as Batman in Justice League and Batman vs Superman
After a brief hiatus, Affleck returned to the big screen this year, starring in The Way Back and Netflix’s The Last Thing He Wanted.
3) MARK WAHLBERG - $58 million
Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971)[1] is an American actor, producer, restaurateur and former rapper. He is also known by his former stage name Marky Mark from his career with the group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, with whom he released the albums Music for the People (1991) and You Gotta Believe (1992).
Wahlberg’s action comedy Spenser Confidential became Netflix’s third-most-watched original film after it debuted in March. He’s also made millions producing docuseries McMillions and Wahl Street.
2) RYAN REYNOLDS - $71.5 million
Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, film producer, and entrepreneur. He began his career starring in the Canadian teen soap opera Hillside (1991–1993), and had minor roles before landing the lead role on the sitcom Two Guys and a Girl between 1998 and 2001. Reynolds then starred in a range of films, including comedies such as National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002), Waiting... (2005), and The Proposal (2009). He also performed in dramatic roles in Buried (2010), Woman in Gold (2015), and Life (2017), starred in action films such as Blade: Trinity (2004), Deadpool (2016), and 6 Underground (2019) and provided voice acting in the animated features The Croods (2013), Turbo (2013) and Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019).
Netflix’s current golden boy, Reynolds made more than $20 million a piece on Six Underground and Red Notice. In July, the streamer announced it was shelling out for a third Reynolds film, which will undoubtedly mean another eight-figure payday
1) DWAYNE JOHNSON - $87.5 million
Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name the Rock, is an American-Canadian actor, producer, businessman, retired professional wrestler, and former American football and Canadian football player. He wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later WWE) for eight years prior to pursuing an acting career. His films have grossed over $3.5 billion in North America and over $10.5 billion worldwide, making him one of the world's highest-grossing actors.
The Rock tops the list for the second year in a row, thanks to a $23.5 million check from Netflix for upcoming film Red Notice and his successful Under Armour line, Project Rock.
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The best rivals in football history (Messi and Ronaldo) meeting again since a long time
It doesn't matter if you're a soccer fan or not, the waves of their rivalry in the soccer world is denitely undeniable for everyone. Irrespective of your gender, either you like soccer or not, either you're a fan or not, you've definitely heard both names mentioned once if not more than once before. Or it's either you've probably seen them on TV, on Newspapers, heard two people/parties arguing about them and stuffs. This is because they are the two best players that ever coexisted in the world of football and the best rivals as far as football world is concerned.
So talking a little about the former, Lionel Andrés Messi (born 24th June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains both Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Often considered the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won a record six Ballon d'Or awards, and recorded six European Golden Shoes. He has spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he has won a club-record 34 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, four UEFA Champions League titles and six Copas del Rey. A prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most goals in La Liga (448), a La Liga and European league season (50), most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and the UEFA Champions League (8), and most assists in La Liga (183), a La Liga and European league season (21) and the Copa América (12). He has scored over 700 senior career goals for club and country.
And the latter, Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (born 5th February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and captains the Portugal national team. Often considered the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo has won five Ballon d'Or awards and four European Golden Shoes, both of which are records for a European player. He has won 30 major trophies in his career, including seven league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, one UEFA European Championship, and one UEFA Nations League title. Ronaldo holds the records for the most goals (132) and assists (41) in the history of the UEFA Champions League. He is one of the few recorded players to have made over 1,000 professional career appearances and has scored over 750 senior career goals for club and country. He is also the second player to score 100 international goals, and the first European to achieve the feat.
Messi and Ronaldo Rivalry was born when the Diego Maradona play-alike had his first Ballon d'Or in Barcelona. He has definitely did some amazing things which has made him known to all as a wonder boy such as his great performance against Getafe where he scored a goal that's exactly similar to Diego Maradona's. This partuclar event catapulted Lionel Andrés Messi to spotlight. Unlike Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo has made a name for himself before he was signed to Real Madrid. He won his first Ballon d'Or when he was still playing for Manchester United in 2008.
Basically, the rivalry started between them when Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Real Madrid in 2009. At that moment, Messi had no Ballon d'Or to his record but was already known as a very prominent young player in Spain. And Voila, his (Messi) first Ballon d'Or was won at the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo in Spain. So Cristiano Ronaldo won his first Ballon d'Or in England just to come to Spain and see the second one taken away from him by some dwarf (as he would thought that time lol).
It would have been a more interesting one for the Portuguese if they had shared the Ballon d'Or one by one year by year but Lionel Andrés Messi added salt to his (Ronaldo's) injury by winning the next one (2010) and the next one after that (2011) and the next one after that (2012) before Cristiano Ronaldo was able to have a taste of what Ballon d'Or is like again. Lionel Messi set a record by winning the FIFA Ballon d'Or four times consecutively which no player in FIFA history has ever done before. Ronaldo also did won it two times consecutively (2013 and 2014) before Messi won his fifth one in 2015 after which he (Ronaldo) later levelled things up by winning 2016 and 2017. Then Lionel Messi topped his Ballon d'Or gallery up with one more in 2019 to make it 6 (and one more than Cristiano Ronaldo's) after Luka Modric won that of 2018.
The rivalry was not only limited to the players, as both clubs coach are also rivals on the pitch. Ever since the arrival of mourinho in 2010, he's never been in good terms with then Barcelona coach (Pep Guardiola). This also extends to both players Sportwears sponsor (Adidas and Nike) as Adidas that have been a longtime rival of Nike sponsors Messi's wears while counterpart, Nike sponsors Ronaldo's. La Liga was the favourite league of most football fans as at the time their rivalry was still hot and El Classico made more fans went crazy as it's more than just a match for most. But all that, was before Cristiano left Spain in 2018.
Ever since Cristiano Ronaldo's departure from Real Madrid to Juventus, the rivalry between himself and Messi has died down since the both players are no more in the same league and not clashing on the same pitch anymore. Since then their only chance to meet is if the UEFA Champions League brings them to see each other. In a nutshell, Ronaldo and Messi have not played against each other on the pitch like they used to do then ever since their last clash on May 6, 2018 before the Portuguese left Real Madrid In a match which ended as draw (2-2).
Tonight, another history will be made as the best rivals in the history of FIFA will have the chance to meet each other again for the first time since 2 years ago. Both of their teams are in the same group in this years UCL. Both players were supposed to meet during the previous Juventus Vs Barcelona match in the UCL group stage where Ronaldo's side was defeated 2-0 by Lionel Messi's but Ronaldo was out due to some rumour that he was exposed to coronavirus. But tonight, the best rivals in soccer history will face each other again.
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Mourinho vs the team he hates the most in England or the team that hates him the most
Mourinho is known for his profound hatred for Arsene Wenger ever since his debut in England. However, his hatred does not end for Arsene Wenger only but for the Club he manages then, Arsenal. Mourinho is mostly always found exchanging words in almost all his game with Arsene Wenger whenever they meet in England. And this explains why arsenal fans grew a strong hatred for Jose Mourinho.
In the year 2014, Mourinho's rivalry with Arsene Wenger took a step further when they got physical during their clash while Mourinho was still a manager at Old Trafford. Everything happened or got worse when Mourinho called Wenger "a specialist in failure". We all know Wenger as a coach that signs player with little fees and brings the best out of them, this made mourinho to allegedly claimed Wenger will never beat him with players he signs with penny.
Actually, It took Arsene Wenger and Arsenal more than/up to 13 attempts to finally beat the special one and it was actually rumoured to be a great achievement for Wenger, not because his record against his rival is great but breaking Mourinho's word that he (Wenger) will never beat him (Mourinho) with his coaching mentality.
Asked why there's a bad relationship between him and Wenger, he replied that he just hates his idea of coaching which is more of the reason Jose Mourinho said claimed that Arsene Wenger will never beat him with his half baked players he's always purchasing with pennies. Well in their 19 times of clash before Wenger said bye bye to the football world, he was able to defeat the special one twice. Maybe Mourinho was not so wrong after all.
Yesterday Mourinho did it again after receiving and beating Arsenal 2-0 at Spurs stadium making it the second time the Portuguese will defeat Arsenal after taking over as Spurs manager.
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How movies become a success and things that make them to
Have you ever sat down and take a little stroll on the internet? Go around and feed yourself on how much movie industries can actually make on a single movie. Like how much it takes to create a single movie and how much the movie can potentially make if it become a success. Well, that's something I did some months ago which got me feeding my urge with informations on how things really work in the movie industry.
Well, not that I know much because there's actually a lot to learn about how the movie industry works and since I'm not planning to be a part of those stuffs, I just try to get what's enough to answer my questions. If there's anything I've come out with actually about it, it is that every standard building must have a very solid foundation. A good story/script I realized, can go a long way in making a movie a success even before it is. But is it just about the story? Na! Na!!, there's a whole lot of other stuffs that makes a movie a big success. If you'll agree with me, a good story is like a good way to convince investors to put money in your project. When you have a story and strategy that catches the eyes of producers, you're one step closer to seeing your movie turn to a great success
Normally, having a good script handled by good producers with professional casts in a project, and of course a good production company to help handle the rest, the project should at least earn 2-3x of its budget some years ago when the movie industry was given less attention. But nowadays, a great movie can actually make x7-8 or more of it's budget.
A perfect script can actually go a long way in helping a project get funded (cause more than expected percentage of the movies you watch are not funded by the owner and that's due to the humongous amount of money that's required to finish this kind of projects).
Take for example Matrix, a movie that was released about 2 decades ago. We all know Matrix as a movie that rock the ground when it was first released back then in 1999, but a lot has gone underground before the movie became a success one of which is convincing the producers with the script.
In 1994, the Wachowskis presented the script for the film Assassins to Warner Bros. Pictures. After Lorenzo di Bonaventura, the president of production of the company at the time, read the script, he decided to buy rights to it. Assasins is a film that feature Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas which later became a success after being written and directed by the Wachowskis.
The trust gained from the success of this made MATRIX script (also written by the Wachowskis and later directed by them) accepted by di Bonaventura, the president of Warner Bros as at that time and of course other believers of the project and this convinced Warner Bros to invest as much as $60 million on the project as at the time of production (1996-1999). Of course a whole lot of stuffs and sacrifices were made to see the movie through (you can read about it on wikipedia as I'm not going to be talking a lot about that side) after taking more than 2 years to produce.
Normally, this goes for most of the movies we see. Having an interesting script is one, being able to convince the production company to invest in your project is another but of all, a good script is always a good foundation. The Matrix, a movie with an estimated budget of $63 million after becoming a huge success raked in $465.3 million at the Box Office back then. And if you asked me, I'd say that's more than x7 of the budget.
To mention a few, a good script, great directors, professional casts, nice locations, good editors, a nice production company is more of what can lead a movie to success. Talking of great casts, not just about the ones that are stars or already known in the film industry but actors and actresses that can do exactly what you wanted of them.
Will Smith was supposed to play the role of Neo in the Matrix but dropped the role after claiming that he did not quite understand the concept and he turned down the role to instead film Wild Wild West. Then Keanu Reeves took over the role, did months of training close to a year and he was ready. And if you ask me, I wouldn't have think of a better actor for the role (Keanu Reeves aka John Wick).
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Manchester United's loss against PSG, Who's to be blamed?
Manchester United have had an unbelievable start in the UEFA Champions League having their first surprising win in their match against the French side, Pasris Saint Germain. It was unexpected that United will come home with a win but they did it anyway and defeat the Champions of France 2 goals to 1 at home.
The sky was still blue for United as they mercilessly defeat Leipzig. The German side suffered a 5-0 loss in the hands of the Red devils in their first meeting in the UEFA champions league. Manchester United met their first defeat in the hands of Instanbul Basaksehir due to their carelessness when it could have been a match that would seal their 9 points.
However, The Turkish side paid a visit to Old Trafford where they saw the real United they didn't experience during their last meeting (due to the Red Devils carelessness) and went home defeated with a scoreline 4-1 in favour of United.
At the beginning, Manchester United's place in the next round appeared sealed after they've gathered 9 points in 4 matches with just a single point stamping their way to the next round. But United threw the golden chance away during their second clash with PSG at Old Trafford due to an unprofessional act from Fred, and lack of the needed managerial skill from their manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
It was obvious that the move from Manchester United marker, Fred is an irrelevant one which always attract a red card penalty. But the referee pardoned United by issuing out a yellow card to him instead. Fred is one of United most active midfielder currently and he's known for his marking ability which seems to be the reason why he's sealed for himself a place in United's midfield. However, it's obvious that players with a marking attitude like him after receiving a warning in the earlier half of a match might receive another booking another, talkless of a one who deserves red but was issued yellow.
After luckily finishing the first half without no other booking which might lead to a red card, everybody including the non fan of Man U expected that Fred will not resume the pitch the second half since there are better replacements on the bench for him (Van De Beek, Pogba etc) to further avoid what was luckily avoided in the first half of the match. But it was a shock to see that Ole Gunnar risked letting him resume the second half and which later led to the player sent off the pitch after he was booked the second half.
It's to be understood that every player could fall a victim of what happened to Fred in the world of football as Anthony Martial also received a red card for such act against Tottenham and even the current Real Madrid manager receiving a red card after hitting his head into the chest of his opponent during his time as a player. But in Fred's case, such situation could have been avoided if the coach had shown a little bit of professionalism.
Who do you think is to be blamed for Fred's red card?
It's obvious the player owns a lot of blame for displaying such a disgraceful act and putting his team in danger during an important match but personally, I would blame the coach more for not doing the needful as a coach. Now what's supposed to be an easy task has turned out to be a very heavy task for the Red Devils as they are currently sitting on the table with the same points as PSG and Leipzig.
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Why animation movies are costier + The Top 10 animation movies with the highest budgets
It's a little bit funny to discover after you dug dip into the world of entertainment or grow to later come to understand that some of these animations you watch have more budget than some movies you watch where cars and stuffs are destroyed. Like how is that even possible?
Just like every other kids, when I was a kid I love cartoon movies/series very much such as Tom and Jerry, Scooby, Sponge Bob etc and growing up I discover I still retain my passion for some stuffs like that but better animations with movie-like story. I was still young when I got to discover that some of this animations have a lot spent on them to bring them to live than most of the movies we know that are not animated. And the amount spent on them is unbelievable. In fact in most cases compared to the non animated movies we know, their budget is always high.
Animated movies are always expensive to bring to live due to the numbers of animators that need to be hired (and paid with good amount of money, salaries), to the numbers of animation departments that need to be employed when making an animation movie and of course, numbers of (star) casts whose voice are used to represent the voice of the characters in the animation movie (Imagine using the voice of Robert Downey Jr., Jackie Chan, Angelina Jolie, Johny Depp etc in a single movie, that's some money my friend).
We've heard about a lot of movies that raked in millions in box office but was produced with a very low budget. A great example is *The Blair Witch Project* which was produced with a very low budget of $60,000 and did well by making $246.8 million world wide at the box office and also made $140.5 million at domestic. But this in the world of animation, is (almost) impossible. In fact the cheapest animated movie (from Disney) that raked in $267.4 million at the box office has the lowest budget of $858,000.
So below is the countdown list of animated movies with the highest budgets. Some have the same amount because the amount is estimated.
**10)** **WALL E**
*WALL-E* (stylized with an interpunct as *WALL·E*) is a 2008 American computer-animated science-fiction, romance film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. *WALL-E* follows a solitary robot on a future, uninhabitable, deserted Earth, left to clean up garbage. However, he is visited by a probe sent by the starship Axiom, a robot called EVE, with whom he falls in love and pursues across the galaxy.
*BUDGET - $180 million*
*BOX OFFICE - $533.3 million*
**9) BRAVE**
*Brave* is a 2012 American computer-animated fantasy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Set in the Scottish Highlands, the film tells the story of a princess named Merida who defies an age-old custom, causing chaos in the kingdom by expressing the desire not to be betrothed. When her mother falls victim to a beastly curse turning into a bear, Merida must look within herself and find the key to saving the kingdom. Merida is the first Disney Princess created by Pixar. The film is also dedicated to Steve Jobs, who died before the film's release.
*BUDGET - $185 million*
*BOX OFFICE - $540.4 million*
**8) TOY STORY 4**
*Toy Story 4* is a 2019 American computer-animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the fourth installment in Pixar's *Toy Story* series and the sequel to *Toy Story 3* (2010). The film directly follows *Toy Story 3*, as Sheriff Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and their other toy friends have found new appreciation living with Bonnie. They are joined by Forky, a spork that Bonnie has made into a toy, and embark on a road trip adventure. The film is dedicated to Rickles and animator Adam Burke, who died on April 6, 2017 and October 8, 2018, respectively.
*BUDGET - $200 million*
*BOX OFFICE - $1.073 billion*
**Few of movies actually fall in this budget category**
**7) INCREDIBLES 2**
*Incredibles 2* is a 2018 American computer-animated superhero film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The story follows the Parr family as they try to restore the public's trust in superheroes while balancing their family life, only to combat a new foe who seeks to turn the populace against all superheroes.
*BUDGET - $200 million*
*BOX OFFICE - $1.243 billion*
**6) FINDING DORY**
*Finding Dory* is a 2016 American computer-animated adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on June 8, 2016, and was released in the United States on June 17, 2016.[11] Upon release, the film was well-received by critics and grossed over $1 billion worldwide, becoming the second Pixar film to gross $1 billion after Toy Story 3 (2010) and the third highest-grossing film of 2016.
*BUDGET - $170-200 million*
*BOX OFFICE - $1.029 billion*
**5) MONSTERS UNIVERSITY**
*Monsters University* is a 2013 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a prequel to Monsters, Inc. (2001), making it the first, and currently, only time Pixar has made a prequel film. *Monsters University* tells the story of the main characters of Monsters, Inc., Mike and Sulley, and their time at college, where they start off as rivals, but slowly become best friends.
*BUDGET - $200 million*
*BOX OFFICE - $743.6 million*
**4) CARS 2**
*Cars 2* is a 2011 American 3D computer-animated spy[3] action-adventure comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is a sequel to 2006's *Cars* and the second film in the *Cars* franchise. In the film, race car Lightning McQueen and tow truck Mater head to Japan and Europe to compete in the World Grand Prix, but Mater accidentally becomes sidetracked with international espionage.
*BUDGET - $200 million*
*BOX OFFICE - $562.1 million*
**3) TOY STORY 3**
*Toy Story 3* is a 2010 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the third installment in Pixar's *Toy Story* series and the sequel to 1999's *Toy Story 2*. The plot focuses on Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and Andy's other remaining toys accidentally being donated to a day care center, while Andy, now 17 years old, is preparing to leave for college, and their ensuing race to get home before Andy leaves.
*BUDGET - $200 million*
*BOX OFFICE - 1.067 billion*
**2) THE LION KING**
*The Lion King* is a 2019 American musical drama film directed and produced by Jon Favreau, written by Jeff Nathanson, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a photorealistic computer-animated remake of Disney's traditionally animated 1994 film of the same name. The plot follows Simba, a young lion who must embrace his role as the rightful king of his native land following the murder of his father, Mufasa, at the hands of his uncle, Scar.
*BUDGET - $250-260 million*
*BOX OFFICE - $1.657 billion*
**1) TANGLED**
*Tangled* is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated musical adventure film[2] produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Loosely based on the German fairy tale "Rapunzel" in the collection of folk tales published by the Brothers Grimm. The film tells the story of a lost, young princess with magical long blonde hair who yearns to leave her secluded tower. Against her mother's wishes, she accepts the aid of an intruder to take her out into the world which she has never seen.
*BUDGET - $260 million*
*BOX OFFICE - $592.4 billion*
*Ehm!* Did you notice anything?, Most of this list has an animation produced either by Disney studios or by Pixar studio for Disney. In one word "Disney rules the animation movie world".
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For the Bettors: Few markets you can bet on in the UCL and Europa League matches this week
As far as I'm concerned, Sports betting no longer needs introduction not only in the outside world of Crypto, but also in the world of Crypto. It's certain that some of us that have found ourselves in the world crypto have in a way or the other been into betting stuffs either before we're into crypto or after we found ourselves in it. Like myself, I'm a Crypto lover and also a bettor. But I do Crypto more than bet.
So without wasting time as we all know that the UEFA Champions League and the Europa League is continuing today, I just took a deep look at some great markets I can bet on and I decided to share it here in case there's any bettor on read.cash that might be interested in betting on it too. So here I'll just list and analyze some of the few games you can bet on this week in the UCL and Europe League.
1) Market: Shahktar Donetsk vs Real Madrid
Pick : Madrid win ✔
(Madrid, losing their first match against Donetsk at home are second on the table with 3 points to be certain of next round. This is enough reason to expect a win from them tonight).
2)Market: Manchester United vs PSG
Pick: Over 1.5/ Over 2.5 ✔
Both teams to score ✔
(MU defeated PSG during their visit France and it's believed it won't be easy this time around as PSG are in completion with Leipzig for the second place. So it's advisable to goals to be safer)
3) Market: Atlanta Vs Midtjylland
Pick: Atalanta win ✔
Over 1.5 ✔
Over 2.5 ✔
(After beating Liverpool 2-0 in their last match, atalanta is sitting on the table with the same points as Ajax. So beating Midtjylland tonight would serve as an opportunity that should not be missed as Ajax is facing a tougher opponent)
4) Market: Basaksehir vs Leipzig
Pick: Leipzing win ✔
Over 1.5 ✔
( Winning over Basaksehir appears as an opportunity for Leipzig as they're in competition with PSG for the second spot on the UCL table. PSG are facing a more challenging opponent, so it's sure an opportunity for German side)
5) Market: Juventus Vs Dynamo Kyiv
Pick: Juventus win ✔
(Juventus are definitely going to crash the Ukrainian side so the pick is good)
6) Market: AC Milan Vs Celtic
Pick: AC Milan win ✔
(AC are sitting behind Lille on the table and winning Celtic to increase their chance to get to the top shouldn't be a problem as they beat Celtic 3-1 when they last met in Scotland
7) Market: Benfica Vs Lech Poznan
Pick: Benfica Win✔
(Benfica have done it before when they paid a visit to Lech Poznan, it's obvious they can do it again)
8) Market: Lask Linz Vs Tottenham
Pick: Tottenham win✔
(Tottenham will definitely crash Linz as Mourinho would prefer to end this round at the topmost position).
You can bet the games in single or in accumulator if you're the type that likes to accumulate more odds before betting
Note: This is based on personal list and it's not betting advise any kind as there is no certainty in betting.
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Manchester United with an unbelievable come back
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Manchester United displayed what can be referred to as an unbelievable comeback yesterday during their clash with Southampton at Saint Mary's Stadium.
Needless to say, Manchester United's style of play ever since their last lost match to Basaksehir in the UEFA Champions League has been improving and most fans are convinced that the Red Devils have really got hold of it. But yesterday, almost gave people a different thought.
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There's always something with team selection. If there's a single wrong selection in a team's line ups, it might jeopardize the work of the whole team. Yesterday's match against Southampton was apparently a very important match to Man United, gambling with such a team line ups is another unbelievable one coming from Ole Gunnar just when we thought he's changed.
The early minutes of the first half of the game saw United taking over the field with a lot of beautiful chances but all ended up as a wasted effort (all thanks to United's Greenwood failing to turn it all into a goal). The truth is that Greenwood is a very talented young player who has got eyes for goals but his style of play is yet immature and unfit, especially in such a situation where experience is more needed and United really need a winning.
Well, just as a fan said in one of my few previous articles "I hate it when you sign a player just to bench him". It's all been speculations before, but now it's obvious that Ole Gunnar is a very good coach in terms of tactics but is actually a novice in selecting the right players to do the needful for United.
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The second half of the match saw the introduction of Edison Cavani to the pitch after he was substituted for Mason Greenwood and of course after that, everything changed. Cavani was everywhere on the pitch yesterday as he's noticed going from the front to the back, defending, tackling, passing and doing so much more we sure know Marcus Rashford will never do (So much for someone called an old player). Everything seemed better for United as they took over the field yesterday. Taking over the midfield and closing in on the opponents defence every now and then till Bruno Fernades found a way to shoot his ball to the bottom left corner of Southampton's net and turn United's zero to one.
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Just when we thought we've seen it all, Bruno sent in another outside 18 shot which was controlled into the net by Cavani's header (what a beautiful comeback!). The concluding minutes of the game saw Rashford sent in a shot in form of cross which was beautifully controlled to the back of Soton's net with another header by Cavani giving United an unbelievable comeback and lead. It was such an Unbelievable moment for United at Saint Mary's stadium as the most beautiful comeback in EPL this season.
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Personally, I think including Square-play into the playing style of your team can really help your team survive more in England as what saved United yesterday isn't their normal style of play, but square play. Having a steady good crossing can go a long way, but having the right man to send it in either by foot or by head is the best. And for United, I think Cavani is the right man.
A post I made curled from here https://scorum.com/en-us/football/@motomyy/manchester-united-with-an-unbelievable-come-back
Stay away from intimidation : Stay away from anything that poses threat to your peace of mind
In this life, you learn a lot of things as you grow older and older everyday. Some things and some people are actually not what and who they appear to be to us so sometimes, we need to be very careful.
One of the most wicked and dangerous things you can do to yourself is keep people or stay around people or in an environment where you feel intimidated. Being intimidated in a simpler form means being subjected to fear, being timid, afraid of something/someone or an environment that you feel like poses danger toward you and/or affect your peace of mind etc.
So many things can be responsible for such a situation or feeling. As much as you would think such situations comes from people that hate you, people you hate or things that you hate, you would be surprised to learn that you can actually be intimidated constantly even by people that you love and loves you.
The truth is, intimidation can come in more than a single way or form. There are some situations (unavoidable ones) that occur and you ended up being intimidated while the reason for such be it someone or something is actually not to be blamed.
For example an old friend of yours who's being in the city since a very long time comes visiting and you discover he's looking good and cool and all, probably with a cool ride but looking at yourself, you're the complete opposite. You feel **financially intimidated** right? But who's to be blamed for such feeling? You or him?. So in that case, you made yourself feel intimidated (and that's natural).
On the other hand, there are some intimidations that come in a very obvious manner and you know this is not just you, this is them. And it's so obvious every action, every talk, every movement is targeted towards you. At this point, you really need to keep your distance.
If ;
It's a place, leave it!
If it's a friend, keep your distance!
It something you see, avoid it!
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Did you know?, that the time you're sleeping, someone somewhere is ultimately trying to build their future.
Ok don't feel sad about that!
There are definitely some times you're also awake too while the whole world is sleeping.
But the question is : at that time you're awake, what exactly are you doing?
Something to help your future? Or the otherwise.
THINK ABOUT IT!!
Top 10 movies to watch out for in 2021
2020 is a year that will never be forgotten by everyone that lived through it. It's been a year that's taken a lot of things away from us which we don't want to start talking about to save us from swerving away from what the article is all about.
2020 deprived us of a lot of fun, and one of them is our favorite movies.
There are a lot of movies that are expected to be in Cinemas in 2020 but due to the pandemic, was forced to be postponed to 2021. So without much addo, listed below is 10 of the most expected and interesting movies to watch out for in 2021. Some of them are continuation of those interesting movies we've watched while some are something entirely new.
**Note :** This is a personal list
Below is the countdown of the top 10 movies you wouldn't want to miss next year.
**10) FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM**
Fantastic beasts and where to find them 3 is an adventure movie which is the sequel to *Fantastic beasts : The crimes of Grindelwald* released in 2018. It is the third instalment in the Fantastic Beasts film series and the eleventh overall in the Wizarding World franchise.
*Fantastic Beasts and where to find them* is an interesting movie especially for people like myself that love watching sorcerer movies. The last series featured Johny Depp (Pirates of the Carribean's Captain Jack Sparrow) as Grindelwald and his role was one of the reason I love the movie. Though it's disappointing to learn that Jonhny Depp will be out as another actor will take on his role, it's still a movie I can't wait to watch and would recommend for anyone anytime.
**9) GODZILLA vs KING KONG**
*Godzilla, King Kong, King Kong vs Godzilla* are the movies I would say I've been following ever since I was little (I mean who doesn't know about King Kong and Godzilla). Both movies have had a lot of series on their own and their versus is actually going to be interesting. Though the first *Kong Versus Godzilla* movie was released a very long time ago (6 decades) way before the very popular *Godzilla* which was released in 1998 and the ground breaking *King Kong* released in 2005. It's sure that the one to be released in 2021 will bring into Cinemas, an improvement of what we've once seen.
**8) MINIONS: The rise of Gru**
*Minions: The Rise of Gru* (also known as Minions 2) is an upcoming American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination. It is the sequel to the spin-off prequel *Minions* (2015) and the fifth installment overall in the *Despicable Me* franchise. *Minions* is first introduced in the very interesting and popular 3D animation movie known as *Despicable Me* back in 2010. A different movie was then made in 2015 which was named *Minions* (the name of the yellow beans-like creatures) without the appearance of their master, Gru. If you're a lover of the *Minions*, then you should watch out for their next movie.
**7) THE BOSS BABY : Family Business**
*The Boss Baby: Family Business* (known in other territories as The Boss Baby 2) is an upcoming American 3D computer-animated family comedy film loosely based on the 2010 picture book of the same name by Marla Frazee, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. The second installment in the *The Boss Baby* franchise, and serving as a sequel to the 2017 film. I watched the *Boss Baby* back then in 2017 and if you ask me, I'd say I'd go for the sequel immediately it arrive. I can see that our baby have got a partner (in crime), can't wait to see them causing troubles together with their high IQ s that's higher than that of some old people (lol).
**6) BLACK ADAM**
*Black Adam* (Teth/Theo-Adam) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Otto Binder and C. C. Beck, the character is one of the archenemies of the superhero Captain Marvel and the nemesis of the Marvel Family. Black Adam first appeared as a one-time villain for the first issue of Fawcett Comics' The Marvel Family comic book (December 1945).
However, *Black Adam* was revived as a recurring character after DC Comics first licensed and then acquired the Fawcett characters and began publishing Shazam/Formerly Captain Marvel Family stories under the title Shazam! in the 1970s.
*Black Adam* is a movie that will feature Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) himself playing the role of the Black Adam. This is unlike every other story (Superman, Batman, Catwoman, WonderWoman etc) that we're familiar with before. But it sure will be another epic and action packed Superhero movie.
**5) THE MATRIX 4**
*The Matrix 4* is an upcoming American science fiction action film and the fourth installment in *The Matrix* franchise. The film is produced, co-written and directed by Lana Wachowski, who co-directed and co-wrote three of the previous films with her sister Lilly. Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lambert Wilson and Daniel Bernhardt reprise their roles from previous films in the series.
*The Matrix* is one of the few films I grow up watching and watching all over again ever since I was a kid. It's that kind of science fiction action packed movie you just can't get enough of. We have The Matrix, Matrix Revolutions and Matrix Reloaded. Matrix 4 is coming in 2021, you should grab it when it land!.
**4) MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 7**
Okay I'm not going to be talking much from here as the next few movies are so popular and rated that you don't need no one to tell you before you catch it. So in case you don't know, our favorite Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible 7 is what we should be expecting next year. It's one of the series that we hope never ends.
**3) VENOM : Let there be Carnage**
Sequel to *Venom* movie which was released in 2018, *Venom (2) : Let there be carnage* is one of the most expected movies of 2021. Venom is a character in the famous *Spider Man 3* that was released more than a decade ago. When the *Venom* movie was announced, people weren't expecting more from it as it's just another character borrowed from the *Spiderman 3* comic movie. But *Venom* surprised a lot of us as the story was not just different but also not the boring film people expected it to be. So here comes another one; *Let there be Carnage.*
**2) BLACK WIDOW**
If you've been following the *Avengers* stories/movies right from the beggining, then I don't think *Black Widow* need an introduction to you. Her character was one of the most loved in the *Avengers* collections and this got her on the list of those characters fans requested from Marvel to make their personal story/movie come to the Cinema. Well, I think Marvel said YES to that as Black Widow is coming live in 2021.
**1) fast and furious 9**
This is just the continuation of the famous and never ending *Fast and Furious* series that have got us asking for more since 2001. A new version and continuation of the film that have the likes of Vin Diesel as a constant character (Dominic Toretto) since 2 decades ago is yet going to come to Cinema in 2021. Sometimes I used to ask myself if the series will ever end (lol). One thing that is certain and will make you rush any *F&F* is, it is always delivering!!. I mean new faces, Characters, Car stunts (not like anything you come across in other movies), and beautiful endings, It's got it all.
*Fast and Furious : Hobbs and Shaw* was released in 2019 with a off-the-grid storyline featuring only 2 of the *F&F* known Characters (Jason Statham and Dwayne Johnson) and of course a new face, Eidris Elba.
Another new face is introduced in F&F 9 and guess who it is, JOHN CENA!!.
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