money monster is a 2016 american thriller film directed by jodie foster and written by alan di fiore , jim kouf and jamie linden .

the film stars george clooney ( who also co-produced ) as lee gates , a tv personality who advises his audience on commerce and wall street , and who is forcefully interrogated by kyle budwell ( jack o'connell ) , a grief-stricken bankrupt viewer who lost his money after a previous tip ; the film also stars julia roberts , giancarlo esposito , dominic west and caitriona balfe .

principal photography began on february 27 , 2015 in new york city .

the film was released by sony pictures entertainment through tristar pictures on may 13 , 2016 , received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $ 93 million .

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money monster <EOT> in the money . . . george clooney in money monster . photograph : atsushi nishijima / ap

money monster features george clooney , julia roberts , and jack o’connell . according to reports , money monster will be directed by jodi foster .

this week the jodie foster - directed movie money monster began filming in nyc .

money monster - official trailer ( ft . george clooney & julia roberts ) - youtube

tough . . . julia roberts in money monster . photograph : atsushi nishijima / ap

‘money monster’ , starring george clooney , is filming in nyc financial district . . .

recent filming locations for money monster , tmnt 2 , aka jessica jones , . . .

‘money monster’ starring george clooney and julia roberts casting call for several roles in new york city .

jodie foster had to bundle up carefully in order to begin directing her upcoming movie money monster .

there is no release date set for money monster , which is expected to premiere late in 2015 .

george clooney stars in “money monster” as the host of a show on a financial cable news network .

money monster isn ' t a great film but it will keep you on the edge of your seat .

george clooney stars as a the flamboyant host of a financial tv program in jodie foster’s “money monster . ”

i ' m sorry , would love to support u cenk , but we gotta boycott money monster and clooney .

george clooney as the flamboyant host of a financial tv show in “money monster , ” directed by jodie foster .

the money monster cast were also at the festival on wednesday , posing together before sitting down for a press conference .

foster’s “money monster” pumped $ 300 , 000 into the city’s economy during filming . ( bobby bank / gc images )

the trailer for money monster might have dropped last week , but that doesn’t mean director jodie foster is done tweaking it .

@ mrmrsnever @ cenkuygur @ moneymonster how fitting that neo - liberal george clooney is starring in a move called money monster .

jack o’connell and julia roberts are in negotiations to co - star with george clooney in tristar pictures’ “ money monster . ”

clooney stars as lee gates , a bombastic financial tv personality who offers up stock advice on his hit show “money monster . ”

jodie foster , julia roberts and george clooney at the money monster cannes premiere . photograph : alberto pizzoli / afp / getty images

signs for money monster have been spotted for filming around 41 - 43rd st and 5th / 6th ave in nyc for friday , feb . 27 . if you spot money monster filming in nyc , let us know about it at olv @ onlocationvacations . com !

the film , directed by jodi foster , centers on clooney’s character being taken hostage during his live “money monster” show by a disgruntled viewer who lost all his money after following clooney’s financial advice .

“money monster” is currently available for purchase on digital outlets . it will be available on blu - ray and dvd on september 6th .

roberts is nearing a deal to play nancy fenn , the director and executive producer of “money monster” who may serve as clooney’s love interest .

one of the little people . . . jack o’connell , left , and george clooney in money monster . photograph : atsushi nishijima / ap

george clooney stars as the host of a financial tv show in " money monster , " directed by jodie foster . ( tristar pictures )

money monster is your typical hostage thriller with a predictable ending , but the surprising twists keep you guessing and at the edge of your seat .

george clooney ( l . ) and julia roberts ( c . ) star in the jodie foster - directed “money monster . ” ( atsushi nishijima )

clooney stars as lee gates , a bombastic television stock huckster , whose program ( titled “ money monster ” ) and life are taken hostage by an outraged gunman ( o’connell ) . as the world watches , gates must stay alive and uncover the truth behind a tangle of big money lies , with help from the show’s producer ( roberts ) . “money monster” unfolds in near real time .

‘captain america’ to cross $ 300m today as ‘money monster’ cashes $ 14 . 7m & ‘the darkness’ finds $ 4 . 9m – monday b . o . final

" money monster " lived up to its name for manhattan businesses , pumping $ 300 , 000 into the city ' s economy while filming in new york .

christopher denham , one of the stars of wgn’s atom bomb drama manhattan , has joined the cast of money monster , tristar’s financial thriller being directed by jodie foster .

money monster is us thriller in which a tv celebrity , who offers stock market advice on his hit financial television show , is held hostage by a disgruntled investor .

drop jim cramer into “ network ” and you have “money monster”—and yet the result never ends up being quite as thrilling or thought - provoking as that premise sounds .

caitriona balfe , the star of the starz tv show outlander , is joining the high - profile cast of money monster , tristar’s financial thriller being directed by jodie foster .

summary money monster is a us thriller in which a tv celebrity , who offers stock market advice on his financial television show , is held hostage by a disgruntled investor .

united kingdom «money monster» in the uk released in movie theaters on may 27 , 2016 . the movie released on dvd and blu - ray on october 3 , 2016 .

money launderer caught with £250 , 000 cash in bin bags in . . .

money monster is a flaccid farce masquerading as an issue film . the tepid hostage drama turns out to be a manipulative whodunit that lets the real bad guys off the hook .

“money monster” is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) . swearing on live television . is nothing sacred ? running time : 1 hour 38 minutes .

in the real - time , high stakes thriller money monster , george clooney and julia roberts star as financial tv host lee gates and his producer patty , who . . .

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3 ) . money monster ( sony ) , 3 , 104 theaters / 3 - day cume : $ 14 . 7m / per screen : $ 4 , 764 / wk 1

wall street malfeasance has indeed devastated many families’ finances , but money monster ’s implausible character development , unpersuasive acting , and heavy - handed symbolism make a farce out of a misfortune .

george clooney ’s latest movie , “money monster” — in which he plays a cnbc - like tv personality who spouts stock tips — will be shooting in the financial district starting april 8 .

jack o’connell and julia roberts are in negotiations to co - star with george clooney in tristar pictures’ “money monster . ” jodie foster is directing , with tom rothman’s tristar financing the pic . clooney stars as lee gates , a bombastic television stock huckster , whose program ( titled “money monster” ) and life are taken hostage by an outraged gunman ( o’connell ) . as [ … ]

sony’s “money monster” was able to provide viable counter - programming aimed at adults , finishing well above recent forecasts . directed by jodie foster , “monster” generated solid buzz from its world premiere on thursday night at the cannes film festival and saw a 22 % gain in business from friday to saturday .

" money monster " is preposterous - - yet entertaining in an unsophisticated way . it ' s hard to view the film as much more than a sop to the occupy wall street crowd .

there are many comps for money monster , but one of the closest ones is bridge of spies which garnered $ 500k in previews and ended up with a three - day weekend of $ 15 . 8m . money monster is tracking now at around $ 12m + , up from earlier - in - the - week estimates of $ 10m to $ 12m . bridge of spies took in $ 5 . 3m on friday but opened in october of last year . with a budget of about $ 30m , money monster is a tristar pictures , lstar capital , smokehouse / allegiance theater production .

" what we like to do here is opm : other people ' s money . "

his next acting project money monster is sure to be a hit as julia roberts , jack o ' connell and dominic west are all co - starring in the upcoming jodie foster - directed drama .

“money monster” is an acceptable time - waster for a slow day in a movie theater or a slow night on cable . but it never makes you mad as hell , so what’s the point ?

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“unbroken” star jack o’connell and oscar winner julia roberts are in talks to join george clooney in director jodie foster ‘s financial thriller “money monster , ” multiple individuals familiar with the tristar project have told thewrap .

money monster is getting decent reviews , though it should rope in general audiences longing to see clooney and roberts in the type of good old fashioned throwback thriller we haven’t seen them do in a while .

george clooney was spotted in new york on saturday doing re - shoots for film money maker .

this lays the groundwork for the main theme of internet marketing : " make money fast . "

money monster ( drama ) is about lee gates , a tv personality whose insider trading tips have made him the money guru of wall street . when kyle , a viewer who lost all of his family’s money on a bad tip from lee , holds lee hostage on air , ratings soar as the entire country tunes in to this media frenzy to find out just how much a man’s life is worth .

los angeles , october 11 : jodie foster has attached to direct money monster for film financing and sales company im global and daniel dubiecki’s the allegiance theater , it was announced today by im global ceo stuart ford .

money monster marks the fourth time jodie has directed a feature film , with her previous efforts being little man tate ( 1991 ) , home for the holidays ( 1995 ) , and the beaver ( 2011 ) .

" money monster , " which is currently in theaters , centers on a financial tv show host who is taken hostage while on the air . it was one of 336 films shot in the city last year .

this weekend will see two other notable openers : money monster and the darkness . ten years ago , money monster would probably have had moviegoers lining up . it stars george clooney and julia roberts in what is a suspenseful drama from director jodie foster . but , this one — which also stars jack o’connell as a gunman who takes over a tv news studio — may end up around $ 10m - $ 12m this weekend stateside .

“money monster” is only jodie foster’s fourth film as a director , although she’s been in the entertainment business for 50 years . she’s very selective about the projects she takes on and with this film she masters the craft .

after losing all of his money , one investor ( played by jack o ' connell ) storms the tv studio and threatens to kill clooney ' s character if he does not make his money back .

3 ) . money monster ( sony ) , 3 , 104 theaters / $ 4 . 9m fri . ( includes $ 600k previews ) / 3 - day cume : $ 14m to $ 14 . 4m / wk 1

“money monster” is set up at tom rothman’s tristar productions , which expects to start production early next year . daniel dubiecki and lara alameddine will produce for the allegiance theater along with clooney and his smokehouse pictures partner grant heslov .

exclusive : dominic west , between seasons of showtime’s first - year hit drama the affair , has signed on to star opposite george clooney , julia roberts and jack o’connell in the jodie foster - directed money monster at tristar pictures .

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disney ' s " captain america : civil war " is ruling the box office in its second full weekend of release , but the jodie foster - directed " money monster " looks to put up solid numbers in its debut .

“money monster” is already being shopped to high - end financiers , none of whom would discuss the potentially potent package on the record with thewrap . should clooney prove unavailable , the project is expected to attract other a - list actors .

around the world «money monster» scheduled worldwide dvd release dates : october 3 , 2016 ( uk ) , october 3 , 2016 ( south africa ) , september 14 , 2016 ( nz ) , september 1 , 2016 ( australia ) .

money monster centers around lee gates , a tv personality whose insider tips have made him the money guru of wall street . when kyle loses all of his family’s money on a bad tip , he holds lee and his entire show hostage on air threatening to kill lee if he does not get the stock up 24 and a half points before the bell . ratings soar as the entire country tunes in to this media frenzy to find out just how much a man’s life is worth . meanwhile , the hostage situation sheds light on a possible scandal involving the company in question . with elements of dog day afternoon and network , money monster is a very timely piece in these economic times .

money monster wants to be a film straight out of the ’70s , a snarling satire of media mores and capitalist villains , shot through with the profane fury of a paddy chayefsky script . at best , it’s a star vehicle from the late ’90s , a creakier , simpler tale of a hostage crisis at a facsimile of cnbc’s mad money , tied to the backs of two marquee idols—george clooney and julia roberts . as its tense studio antics unfold , though , the sad truth becomes apparent : money monster is a movie - star vehicle that isn’t giving its movie stars anything to do .

the film’s rage is unmistakable . and yet , despite its present - day setting , it feels rather retro—as if “money monster” just narrowly missed the window for maximum relevance where movies like “ the big short ” and “ 99 homes ” thrived .

" nine out of ten millionaires are self - made . so if it takes money to make money , where do they get their money from , where do they start their business ? they have to borrow . there ' s four ways you can obtain money . you can earn it , inherit it , steal it , or borrow it . we basically want to borrow from the bank , we want to beat the bank at their own game… "

" i ' m trying to get a gauge . how long have you been trying to make money online ? "

“even though it doesn’t have ‘avengers’ in the title , ‘captain america’ has become a juggernaut simply because it’s so well liked , ” he added . “and it puts ‘ money monster ’ and ‘ the darkness ’ in the category of counter - programming . ”

international marketing influenced sony’s “money monster” date , which parallels the film’s world premiere as a special screening at the cannes film festival . with some key european markets opening thursday ( including france ) and others shortly thereafter , it’s an unparallelled moment for media attention .

clooney is playing lee gates , a bombastic television stock huckster , whose program — money monster — and life are taken hostage by an outraged gunman ( o’connell ) . as much of the world watches live , gates must keep himself alive and , with help from the woman who produces the show ( roberts ) , uncover the truth behind a tangle of big - money lies .

george clooney may be off - limits now that he’s engaged but he’s still being sought after by women , as director jodie foster is courting the oscar winner to star in her financial drama “money monster , ” multiple individuals familiar with the project have told thewrap .

" affiliate marketing , " austin repeats , " is actually the number one way to make money online right now . "

the superhero epic captain america : civil war retained the top spot at the us box office this weekend with a soaring $ 72 . 5m second - week haul , but cannes debutant money monster also boosted its coffers following a strong $ 15m bow in third place .

disney ' s " the jungle book " collected $ 4 . 2 million on friday , but many expect it to finish in second place ahead of " money monster . " wherever it falls , the film is on track to top $ 300 million this weekend .

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clooney is set to star as lee gates , a bombastic television stock huckster , whose program — money monster — and life are taken hostage by an outraged gunman ( o’connell ) . as much of the world watches live , gates must keep himself alive and , with help from the woman who produces the show ( roberts ) , uncover the truth behind a tangle of big - money lies .

money monster will be the fourth collaboration between clooney and roberts . they previously co - starred in ocean ' s eleven , ocean ' s twelve and confessions of a dangerous mind . he produced august : osage county in which she starred and received an academy award nomination .

george clooney was joined by his wife amal clooney ( who had a minor wardrobe malfunction ) , as well as his money monster costar julia roberts and director jodie foster , at the film’s cannes premiere in the french resort town , posing ahead of the anticipated thriller’s screening .

clooney , who recently starred in “the monuments men” and “gravity , ” just wrapped brad bird’s “tomorrowland , ” which disney will release in may 2015 . that was a big studio movie with a long shoot , and an indie film like “money monster” would represent a shorter commitment for clooney , who is extremely busy on the producing side . with his smokehouse partner grant heslov , clooney has been developing “our brand is crisis , ” “the yankee comandante , ” “coronado high” and another “monster” movie , “the monster of florence . ” he’s repped by caa and attorney michael adler .

, the ego - crazed , silver - fox presenter of a tv show called money monster , giving stock picks and spurious shock - jock - type commentary on the market , celebrating unfettered capitalism by breaking into embarrassingly geriatric hip - hop moves with backing dancers . ( he reportedly bears a certain resemblance to a real - life pundit : jim cramer , presenter of a programme called mad money , on cnbc . )

sea monster’s super animals augmented reality app , developed for supermarket chain pick n pay , has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2016 urltoken innovation awards .

the target audience for “money monster” likes to read revies , so the mixed critical response has dampened domestic expectations . budgeted at $ 27 million , it’s unlikely to earn more than $ 10 million this weekend , which could see it swiftly forgotten among the recent mass - appeal recent releases .

money monster doubles as the name of the obnoxious stock - tip show hosted by lee gates ( clooney ) , a smiling can of hairspray who repeats wall street talking points under the guise of financial expertise . despite foster’s claims to the contrary , lee comes off as an obvious parody of mad money host jim cramer , whose costume - and - sound - effect - heavy show suffered criticism after the 2008 financial crisis . to be sure , money monster ’s script ( credited to three writers ) isn’t looking for subtlety : the financial industry is the villain , and lee is a mass - media enabler , as well as an oblivious pawn in some larger fraudulent shell game orchestrated by a callous ceo ( dominic west ) .

united states distributed by columbia pictures «money monster» in the united states theaters released on may 13 , 2016 and has grossed over $ 93 million worldwide ; dvd and blu - ray release date was set for september 6 , 2016 . available for rent from netflix and redbox from september 6 , 2016 .

starring george clooney and julia roberts , " money monster " is eyeing an opening between $ 14 million and $ 15 million after bringing in $ 5 million on friday , according to studio estimates . the tristar pictures film launched in 3 , 104 theaters and had a budget of $ 27 million .

dan the automator ( feat . del the funky homosapien ) " what makes the world go ' round ( money ! ) " music video

" in order to really dominate a market and make lots of money fast , i ' m advising you to form a syndicate . "

the pieces would seem to be in place , but . . . " money monster " is a stodgy , moribund plodder loaded with stock characters that wouldn ' t have felt edgy in 1983 and has about the same contemporary urgency as your average late - night rerun of " csi : ny . "

sony is releasing “money monster” through its tristar pictures label on friday , a day after its world premiere at the cannes film festival . the movie , which carries a $ 27 million production budget , marks julia roberts’ first time with a film at cannes and jodie foster’s second film there as a director .

short of bequeathing them so much money ( $ 150 million each should do it ) that they never have to worry about their finances , there are few gifts you can give your kids that could be more valuable than the skills and attitudes they need to be great money managers .

george is set to play lee gates , a bombastic television personality whose show money monster and life are taken hostage by a spiteful hostage kyle budwell ( o ' connell ) . gates must keep himself with the help of one of the show ' s producers nancy fenn ( roberts ) while the world watches live .

jodie foster’s wall street thriller , “money monster” ( sony ) , will seek older viewers intrigued by stars george clooney and julia roberts , while “the darkness” ( focus ) , jason blum’s first horror film of 2016 , will fill the spooky - movie void ; the last one was “10 cloverfield lane” two months ago .

wall street , money in politics , wealth going to the top one - tenth of the 1 % – these are all pressing concerns for a lot of people right now , especially in the sweaty , week - old jockstrap that is our 2016 campaign season . with her finger on the pulse of many americans’ frustrations , director jodie foster comes to us with her fourth feature money monster , a hostage thriller long on big , preachy messages and short on plausibility .

both neighbors 2 ( under the overseas title bad neighbours 2 ) and angry birds opened ahead of its u . s . bow , grossing a total internationally of $ 20m and $ 43m , respectively . the nice guys is in previews overseas and money monster was in previews in france , but no grosses were reported .

money monster , which debuted at cannes this past week with hollywood royalty in attendance when director jodie foster and stars george clooney and julia roberts graced the red carpet , ended its three - day run with $ 14 . 6m . distributor sony is banking that the film will have some staying power as it is the only real adult - demo drama in the marketplace for the coming weeks . with around $ 55m to $ 60m all in , the film needs to play and also needs a strong showing overseas . the projected end run of money monster domestically is around $ 55m , of which 50 % will go back to the studio .

george clooney - julia roberts thriller “ money monster ” opened respectably with $ 15 million . bh tilt’s low - budget horror - thriller “ the darkness , ” starring kevin bacon and radha mitchell , scared up $ 5 . 2 million at 1 , 754 sites in a friday the 13th launch aimed at horror fans .

“money monster” is “network” and “dog day afternoon” and cnbc’s “mad money” all wrapped up into a tight little ball of preposterousness . it’s well made , juicily acted , a fun watch , but for all its financial - vigilante noise , the movie’s a slick hollywood response to the depredations of wall street . it claims to be on the side of the little guy , but you can tell that no one here has struggled to make the rent for a very long time .

written by alan difiore ( “grimm” ) and jim kouf ( “national treasure” ) as well as jamie linden ( “we are marshall” ) , the story follows a tv personality whose insider trading tips have made him the money guru of wall street . when a viewer who lost all of his family’s money on a bad tip from the money expert decides to hold him hostage on air , ratings soar as the entire country tunes in to this media frenzy .

3 ) . money monster ( sony ) , 3 , 104 theaters / $ 4 . 9m fri . ( includes $ 600k previews ) / $ 6m sat . ( + 22 % ) / $ 3 . 6m sun . ( - 40 % ) / 3 - day cume : $ 14 . 6m / wk 1

moviegoers have rated the film positively , as it ' s currently tracking a b - plus grade from the audience polling firm cinemascore . critics have been lukewarm . " money monster " has a tepid 57 % rating on the review aggregate site rotten tomatoes , and the times ' kenneth turan was particularly harsh in his critique .

this may , follow the money with george clooney & julia roberts . urltoken urltoken urltoken subscribe for exclusives : urltoken synopsis : in the taut and tense thriller money monster , lee gates ( george clooney ) is a bombastic tv personality whose popular financial network show has made him the money wiz of wall street . but after he hawks a high tech stock that mysteriously crashes , an irate investor ( jack o’connell ) takes gates , his crew , and his ace producer patty fenn ( julia roberts ) hostage live on air . unfolding in real time , gates and fenn must find a way to keep themselves alive while simultaneously uncovering the truth behind a tangle of big money lies . cast : george clooney julia roberts jack o ' connell dominic west giancarlo esposito caitronia balfe directed by jodie foster

money monster is the first project . it’s financed by im global and will be produced by dubiecki and stuart ford , the script’s by national treasure scribe jim kouf and alan difiore , kouf’s partner on grimm . in the drama , lee gates is a tv personality whose insider trading tips have made him the money guru of wall street . when kyle , a viewer who lost all of his family’s money on a bad tip from lee , holds lee hostage on air , ratings soar as the entire country tunes in to this media frenzy to find out just how much a man’s life is worth . the film will shoot this summer .

the issue isn ' t the moral one : " money is the root of all evil . " it ' s actually a very practical one : there ' s much more to your career choice than money , and what seems like a high - paying career path now may not turn out that way .

good - bye , money . and hello to lots of wasted time and effort spent on your too - short career or too - long job search .

" well , to tell you the honest truth , i cannot do $ 5 , 000 . i don ' t have any money laying around . "

gwci is seeking nonunion background for exterior work in manhattan on feature film money monster on saturday 4 . 18 . 15 . if weather is not good , we will be switching this work to sunday 4 . 19 . 15 . seeking bg who have not worked on this film at all & currently have availability for both days . please email

there’s plenty of hand - wringing about the death of the movie star in hollywood , as comic - book franchises and cgi spectacles that any young actor can be plugged into become the norm for big studios . it’s an overblown concern , but money monster is exactly the kind of film to inspire that worry : if a sub - par script like this can attract names like clooney , roberts , and foster , maybe audiences really are doomed . just a few more script drafts , some visual verve , and a tighter focus on the film’s satirical elements could have turned money monster into the 1970s throwback it wants to be . as it is , it’s destined for the drugstore bargain bin .

money monster has received mixed reviews from critics . on rotten tomatoes , the film has a rating of 55 % based on 135 reviews , with an average rating of 5 . 8 / 10 . the site ' s critical consensus reads , " money monster ' s strong cast and solidly written story ride a timely wave of socioeconomic anger that ' s powerful enough to overcome an occasionally muddled approach to its worthy themes . " on metacritic , the film has a score of 54 out of 100 , based on 39 critics , indicating " mixed or average reviews " . audiences polled by cinemascore gave the film an average grade of " b + " on an a + to f scale .

there are two newcomers for moviegoers this weekend — the jodie foster - directed money monster starring george clooney and julia roberts and the horror film the darkness . money monster started off with $ 600k in previews last night and had a strong showing friday morning but started to wane throughout the day ( as did its rotten tomatoes score which was 64 % fresh in the am and fell to 57 % last night ) . this was a project that tom rothman brought into the studio two years ago when he made the deal to finance and release the $ 30m picture as one of his big purchases for tristar . the film was packaged independently and then sold ; smokehouse’s clooney and grant heslov also produced .

because money monster ’s stars are decidedly non - social , it poses a challenge to the marketing of the film in this day and age . while the movie secured a nice promotion with social media conscious pub ew , george clooney , julia roberts and director jodie foster don’t really dabble on social media . even young newcomer jack o’connell , who plays the disgruntled kidnapper in the film , is non - social . other co - stars , like dominic west , have very small followings or are not activated . as a result , giancarlo esposito , who is well known for playing gus on breaking bad , is the only social ‘star’ of money monster , albeit with a small , 236k fans and followers .

whether or not he meant to , keuilian hit upon a basic truth about how scamworld operates . it ' s by accessing the inner circle , and by working with them on your product launches , that you make money . the unconnected masses making up most of the im community , those outsiders who create the social proof enabling the big players to rake in the profits — they don ' t make a ton of money . and they definitely don ' t make money through buying internet marketing materials .

the money monster trailer gives away far too much of the plot . this is a film about surprise and discovery , and people planning on seeing it shouldn’t watch the ads beforehand . but the trailer doesn’t reveal one thing audiences really might want to know going in : jodie foster’s latest directorial project isn’t a conventional thriller . it’s a pitch - black comedy . that isn’t remotely obvious from the tv spot , which limits the footage almost exclusively to grave life - on - the - line drama , and sets the action to the mournful strumming of bruce springsteen’s “devils & dust . ” like foster’s previous directorial project , 2011’s ultra - weird little dramedy the beaver , money monster is more complicated and appealing than it looks . but where the beaver ’s basic hook — mel gibson as a character who talks through a beaver puppet — was offbeat and absurdist to a distracting extreme , money monster announces itself with a deceptively conventional exterior that may keep away the audiences who would enjoy it most . what unfolds , beyond the hectoring about american greed , is a bleakly intelligent satire looking for bleakly intelligent viewers .

" an attempt at combining a real - time thriller with a shot across the bow to a deceptive financial system , ' money monster ' never achieves plausibility , settling instead for cliched situations and uninteresting characters masquerading as contemporary relevance , " turan wrote of the film , which stars clooney as an entertainer - financial tv host who is taken hostage by an irate investor .

it’s an understatement to say it’s been well worth the wait ; foster’s fourth film as director , “ money monster , ” hits theaters may 13 after a premiere at the cannes film festival and is poised to be her biggest success behind the camera yet . the film stars george clooney as lee gates , the host of the financial program “ money monster , ” who is held hostage on the air by a disgruntled viewer named kyle budwell ( jack o’connell ) . julia roberts plays the show’s director and producer , who tries to help secure her star’s freedom , while also making sure she gets the best tv possible . it’s a fast - paced , clever film that will also surprise audiences with the amount of humor that comes from the situation .

“money monster” zips by while it stays in the studio . when it ventures out into the streets of lower manhattan in the third act , though , it loses its way . ironically , the film gets loose and meanders just as it should be reaching a tight , tense climax . a hostage situation turns into a circus ; what was once dramatic is now just plain silly .

besides “money monster , ” rothman’s tristar continues to line up a healthy slate that includes “the walk , ” directed by robert zemeckis and starring joseph gordon levitt ; “ricki and the flash , ” which stars meryl streep with jonathan demme directing ; an untitled comedy by kristen wiig and annie mumolo ; and an adaptation of alan bennett’s “the lady in the van ” with maggie smith .

for the second consecutive weekend , there’s no real contest at the u . s . box office as disney - marvel’s “captain america : civil war” will take at least $ 70 million in its sophomore session . sony’s george clooney thriller “money monster , ” directed by jodie foster , targets a more adult demo with its story of tv financial guru taken hostage . testing [ … ]

that ' s great but no way am i giving that asshole clooney any of my money . i ' ll give my $ 14 . 50 to # bernie instead # feelthebern

in terms of social media reach , money monster’s big stars are not that social . the film , according to relishmix , has a moderate reach of 37 . 6m , which consists of 23 . 5m facebook fans , only 7 . 3m twitter followers , only 200k instagram followers and more than 6 . 6m youtube views . it doesn’t help that clooney is notoriously non - social .

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money monster , from director jodie foster , benefited from a high - profile bow on the croisette last week . the thriller stars george clooney as a television personality dealing with financial conspiracies who finds himself at the centre of the story when a desperate bankrupt viewer ( britain’s jack o’connell ) turns up at the studio with a gun . julia roberts , dominic west and catriona balfe play supporting roles .

there were only two new offerings for moviegoers this weekend . the first was the jodie foster - directed money monster , starring george clooney , jack o’connell and julia roberts , which enjoyed a 25 % increase tonight to cash in with $ 6 . 1m . that puts raises the three - day estimate for this adult - demo drama to $ 14 . 6m - $ 14 . 9m for sony .

here’s how civil war ‘s weekend - to - weekend path will go down prior to memorial day . in its second frame , it is set to hold no . 1 with an industry - projected $ 72m , - 60 % , which is close to ultron’s sophomore decline . the only studio wide entry is sony’s adult - skewing money monster , which is currently tracking at $ 12 . 5m .

last year , the big short was a progressive’s dream , offering a concise , intricate , and realistic portrayal of the ways america’s uncaring , narcissistic financial system contributes greatly to the country’s staggering wealth inequality with little to no accountability . it’s clear money monster is after the same plaudits ; the film wears its liberal bonafides proudly enough that the young turks patriarch cenk uygur makes not one , but two cameos throughout the film .

though they ruled the box office throughout the 1990s through the early 2000s , george clooney and julia roberts have seen their bankability with worldwide audiences slip slightly in recent years , but sony’s robust marketing campaign ( including a high profile cannes debut thursday ) for their new film , money monster , has drummed up enough interest to warrant a likely no . 3 debut at the weekend box office from around 3 , 000 screens .

money monster also bows overseas this weekend in select markets ( italy , india , hong kong to name a few and is in previews in france ) and debuts after a warm welcome at cannes where the movie screened to a standing ovation for foster , clooney and roberts . foster had not been at cannes since she was 12 years old and it was roberts first time there . the picture needs that overseas box office gross .

and roberts ( who ' s become polarizing , like every successful actress ) has come into her own in roles that require a grave , frustrated intensity . patty is laser - focused and effortlessly competent at her job , and she comes across like a character foster might have played herself — the solemn adult voice in the middle of a reckless circus of misbehaving kids . balfe plays diane as more vulnerable and fearful , but equally determined . without making an overt point about the dynamic , foster turns money monster into a showcase for clear - headed , professional female characters defined by their work and their morals , rather than their gender . these aren ' t just satisfying roles , they ' re enviable and aspirational . the men of money monster play the emotional , irrational roles that incite the action . the women get to shape how the story unfolds .

sony’s george clooney thriller “ money monster , ” directed by jodie foster , targets a more adult demo with its story of tv financial guru taken hostage . testing whether george clooney still has the goods to open a movie wide , it’s heading for about $ 10 million at more than 3 , 000 locations . meanwhile bh tilt’s horror - thriller “ the darkness ” should gross about $ 4 million at 1 , 754 sites .

the hostage situation quickly turns into a race against time to investigate the shady dealings of those involved in the deal that caused kyle to lose all his money and could cost lee everything as well .

before we know what’s happening , we’re hearing about “algos” ( trading algorithms ) and dropping in on coke - snorting coders in seoul and bong - huffing hackers in iceland . by the time lee and kyle take a forced march down the crowded avenues of manhattan for a televised wall street finale , “money monster” has fully jumped the tracks and you’re still watching only to see how they wind it up . ( absurdly , in short . )

money monster is a 2016 american crime thriller drama film directed by jodie foster and written by alan di fiore , jim kouf and jamie linden . the film stars george clooney , julia roberts , jack o ' connell , dominic west , caitriona balfe and giancarlo esposito . in august 2015 , sony pictures entertainment set the film for an april 8 , 2016 release . the film was later released on may 13 , 2016 by tristar pictures .

efforts to humanize the blue - collar attacker feel like too little , too late ( and the inconsistent new york accent from o’connell , the british star of “ unbroken , ” doesn’t help his cause ) . ultimately , the film registers less as an indictment of widespread financial corruption than as a shallow exploration of one man’s greed . but briefly , when it’s at its peak value somewhere in the middle , “money monster” is a solid bet .

" the name stuck , and then jason jones , the salty droid , got a hold of it , and thought it was this massive conspiracy of price fixing and illegal offshore money laundering , " jenkins laughs . " then , that was sort of ' beware of the boogie man , the syndicate . they ' re out there going to strip clubs and taking your money’ and that kind of thing . "

instead of being a conduit for help , the internet was just one more part of a complicated trap — a trap which perverts intimacy and turns it into money . the disembodied voice that identified itself as ron martino was able to single out joseph , fabricate a bond , and then exploit that trust for financial gain . and after he had joseph’s money , martino simply vanished . almost like he never really existed .

george clooney wears a smirk , an expensive suit and a complete lack of sincerity as the showboating host of a financial tv show titled money monster . lee gates is a one - man bull market , dispensing profligate financial advice to an audience conditioned to think that their slice of the pie is there for the taking . when one of his tips turns bad , losing $ 800m in a single day , lee chuckles that some of his viewers got their “asses smacked” .

and who are those " new money masters ? " you guessed it . the syndicate , essentially — guys like frank kern , eben pagan , and jeff walker , the man who first devised the im launch process .

and something else needs to be said in this film’s defence . despite its obvious conservatism , and its outrageous silliness , it is actually more clear - sighted and certainly less pompous than the hugely overrated oscar - winner and liberal dinner - party favourite , the big short . money monster does insist that , for all the money guys’ smoke - and - mirror waffle about how trading algorithms go well beyond the control and understanding of the nay - sayers , wrongdoing is a simple matter of flesh - and - blood people committing fraud , lying and breaking the law in a way that everyone can understand and do something about . this is no masterpiece , but it’s amiable slice of popcorn entertainment .

lee gates is a bombastic tv personality whose popular financial network show has made him the money wiz of wall street . but after he hawks a high tech stock that mysteriously crashes , an irate investor takes gates , his crew , and his ace producer patty fenn hostage live on air . unfolding in real time , gates and fenn must find a way to keep themselves alive while simultaneously uncovering the truth behind a tangle of big money lies .

disney - marvel’s “captain america : civil war” remains dominant at u . s . theaters with $ 72 . 6 million at 4 , 426 u . s . locations — the eighth - largest second weekend of all time . george clooney - julia roberts thriller “money monster” opened respectably with $ 15 million . bh tilt’s low - budget horror - thriller “the darkness , ” starring kevin bacon and radha mitchell , scared up $ 5 . 2 million at 1 , 754 sites [ … ]

“the darkness” is blum in his wheelhouse – low - budget , cut - above horror movies released through his overall deal with universal . focus , universal’s specialized division , handled this one under its high top genre label . ( eli roth’s “the green monster” went this route last year , to a tepid $ 3 . 5 million . ) universal provided the marketing money and blum’s people oversaw the overall campaign , which heavily relied on social media to reduce costs and hit the target market .

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after this , all brent austin needs is for leigh to print out a form , sign it , and fax it to him . then she will be well on her way to earning big money as an internet guru .

money monster plays out as a hostage drama , with an agenda familiar from the big short . in the early going , foster ' s film has a similarly jazzy , playful directorial vibe , and a similarly exasperated attitude toward financial malfeasance and lack of wall street oversight or regulation . but it has less real - world detail , and more broad , speedy narrative development . patty and her crew — especially hapless comic - relief producer ron ( christopher denham ) and pa bree ( condola rashad ) — look for a journalistic solution to the problem . while trying to track canby down , they grill his company ' s chief communications officer , diane lester ( caitriona balfe ) . diane , meanwhile , is capable and principled , but has conflicting agendas . the investigation , both with diane and without her , is where money monster most cuts corners , reaching for brief comedic touches and quick plot developments over veracity . ( once again , cinema treats hackers as essentially magic . )

that leaves money monster fairly toothless as an indictment of wall street , america , or capitalism as a whole . but foster isn ' t trying to send people away angry and ready for action . the characters ' most obvious agendas aren ' t necessarily hers , and she doesn ' t take every manifesto to heart . she and the screenwriters only reveal their hand in the funny , bitterly cynical ending , which touches on the way the public reacts to big media events and ugly human drama .

austin asks leigh to grab a pen and paper so he can give her a little lesson about affiliate marketing , which he calls " the best , first way , and actually the best way , to make money online . "

premiering tonight at the grand palais in cannes , money monster follows lee gates , a wealthy financial talk show host ( george clooney ) , who is held hostage on his live tv show by a man ( jack o’connell ) who lost his entire life’s savings after falling victim to a corporate financial scheme that clooney promoted on his show . 36 year - old caitriona balfe plays diane , the financial company’s communications director who has a moral awakening halfway through the film , when she realizes the extent of her boss’s deceit and her role as a cog in the american money wheel . here , the leggy starlet talks about being dressed by louis vuitton , and what it’s like to work with the stars in the jodie foster - directed film .


julietta is a french comedy romance film from 1953 , directed by marc allégret , written by françoise giroud , starring dany robin and jean marais .

in united kingdom the film was known under the title " julieta " ( mexico ) , " biljett till paris " ( sweden ) , " il peccato di giulietta " ( italy ) , " strengarita " ( romania ) .

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julietta ( 1953 film ) <EOT> julietta is a french comedy comedy romance film from 1953 , directed by marc allégret , written by françoise giroud , starring dany robin and jean marais . film was based on a novel of louise de vilmorin .

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hilst holidaying in limoges , madame valender tries to marry her daughter julietta to hector d ' alpon , a wealthy prince , to make an impression on everyone . however , julietta has no interest in money and fame so she is reluctant to participate in her mother ' s game . when they are travelling back to paris by train , julietta finds a cigarette holder belonging to a man who has just left the train . as she runs after him to return the cigarette holder , the train leaves the station without her . the man , a lawyer named maître landrecourt , asks her to stay at his house until the morning , after which she must leave . the next day , landrecourt has an appointment with his fiancée , the snobbish rosie . what landrecourt doesn ' t know is that julietta has decided to run away from everything and is there to stay . unfortunately for julietta , landrecourt intends returning to the house with rosie , who just happens to be a good friend of hector d ' alpon . rosie has even taken the liberty of inviting the prince to landrecourt ' s house for the weekend . . .

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julietta valendor is a romantic and dreamy girl who accepts with difficulty the fifth - year - old fiancé chosen by her mother : the very worldly prince of alpen . one day she is given the opportunity to meet the man of her dreams in the person of lawyer andré landrecourt .

ne of marc allegrét ' s slickest and most inspired comedies is this hectic ménage à trois farce , a film which effectively combines the elements of social satire , rom - com and vaudeville into one heady gag - packed concoction . those who believe that jean marais is suited only for straight dramatic roles will be in for a surprise when they watch this film . as the increasingly desperate lover who tries to keep his prudish fiancée away from another woman ( a young slip of a thing that has somehow inveigled her way into his attic , presumably making him a kind of inverted mr rochester ) marais is hilarious , far funnier that he would be in the subsequent

almost a decade later ) , but she is a delight in this film , perfectly suited to play the part of the fastidious snob rosie . assisted by allegrét ' s light - as - gossamer directorial touch and a script that abounds in amusing comic situations , moreau , marais and robin form an unbeatable combination , transforming what might have been a humdrum and rather silly comedy into an entertaining minor classic of french cinema .

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the eye - catching dany robin is given star billing alongside marais , although it is the young jeanne moreau who makes the bigger impression , deftly snatching the rug from underneath robin ' s feet at every opportunity . early in her career , moreau had yet to gravitate to the kind of roles that suited her persona and acting style ( that would not come until she played catherine in françois truffaut ' s

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