document_title: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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text: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

text: Plot[edit]

text: Eighteen months after the battle between Superman and General Zod in Metropolis,[N 1] Superman has become a controversial figure. Billionaire Bruce Wayne, who has operated in Gotham City as the vigilante Batman for twenty years, sees Superman as an extraterrestrial threat to humanity. After learning of Batman's form of justice, Clark Kent (Superman's civilian identity) seeks to expose him via Daily Planet articles. Wayne learns that Russian weapon trafficker Anatoli Knyazev has been contacting LexCorp mogul Lex Luthor. Meanwhile, Luthor unsuccessfully tries to persuade Senator June Finch to allow him to import kryptonite retrieved from the Indian Ocean following Zod's terraforming attempt, claiming he wants to maintain it as a "deterrent" against future Kryptonian and metahuman threats. He instead makes alternative plans with Finch's subordinate and gains access to Zod's body and the Kryptonian scout ship.

text: Bruce attends a gala at LexCorp to steal encrypted data from the company's mainframe, but has it taken from him by an antiquities dealer named Diana Prince; she eventually returns it to Bruce when she is unable to access the information. While decrypting the drive, Bruce dreams of a post-apocalyptic world where he leads a group of rebels against an evil Superman. He is awakened from his dream by an unidentified person, appearing through a portal, who warns him of Lois Lane's crucial role in the future, and urges him to find "the others" before vanishing.[N 2] Upon fully decrypting the drive, Wayne discovers Luthor's files on several metahuman individuals across the globe. One of them is Prince herself, who is shown in a photo taken during World War I. Wayne admits to Alfred Pennyworth that he plans to steal the kryptonite to weaponize it, should it become necessary to fight Superman.

text: At a Congressional hearing, as Finch questions Superman on the validity of his actions, a bomb smuggled by Luthor goes off and kills everyone present but Superman. Believing he should have detected the bomb, and frustrated by his failure to save them, Superman goes into self-imposed exile. Batman breaks into LexCorp and steals the kryptonite. In preparation to battle Superman, he builds a powered exoskeleton, creates a kryptonite grenade launcher, and a kryptonite-tipped spear. Meanwhile, Luthor enters the Kryptonian ship and accesses a vast technology database accumulated from over 100,000 worlds.

text: To bring Superman out of exile, Luthor kidnaps Lois and Martha Kent, Clark's adoptive mother. He reveals to Superman that he manipulated Superman and Batman by fueling their distrust for each other. Luthor demands that Superman kill Batman in exchange for Martha's life. Superman tries to explain the situation to Batman, but instead Batman attacks Superman and eventually subdues him with the aid of a kryptonite gas. Before Batman can kill Superman with the spear, Superman urges Batman to "save Martha", whose name is also shared with Bruce's late mother. Wayne's father echoed a similar sentiment just before dying. Realizing the fault in his plan, and being unwilling to let an innocent die, Batman ends his attack and the fight ends. He rescues Martha, while Superman confronts Luthor on a scout ship.

text: Luthor executes his backup plan, unleashing a genetically engineered monster with DNA from both Zod's body and his own blood.[N 3] Diana Prince arrives unexpectedly; revealing her metahuman nature, she joins forces with Batman and Superman to eliminate the creature. When they are all outmatched, Superman realizes its vulnerability to kryptonite, and retrieves the spear to kill it. In the creature's last moments, it kills Superman.

text: Luthor is arrested and Batman confronts him in prison, warning Luthor that he will always be watching him. Luthor gloats that Superman's death has made the world vulnerable to powerful alien threats. A memorial is held for Superman in Metropolis. Clark is also declared dead, with various friends and family members including Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince attending his funeral in Smallville. Martha gives an envelope to Lois, which contains an engagement ring from Clark. After the funeral, Bruce expresses his regrets to Diana about how he failed Superman. He reveals to her that he plans to form a team of metahumans, starting with those from Luthor's files, to help protect the world in Superman's absence. After they leave, the dirt atop Clark's coffin levitates.

text: Cast[edit]

text: Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne / Batman:

text: Henry Cavill as Clark Kent / Superman:

text: Amy Adams as Lois Lane:

text: Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor:

text: Diane Lane as Martha Kent:

text: Laurence Fishburne as Perry White:

text: Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth:

text: Holly Hunter as June Finch:

text: Gal Gadot as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman:[48]

text: Scoot McNairy as Wallace Keefe:

text: Callan Mulvey as Anatoli Knyazev:

text: Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves:

text: Robin Atkin Downes as Doomsday:

text: Additionally, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan portray Thomas and Martha Wayne, Bruce Wayne's deceased parents,[72][73] Patrick Wilson portrays the President of the United States in a voice role, and Michael Cassidy portrays Jimmy Olsen, a CIA agent.[74] Reprising their roles from Man of Steel are Harry Lennix as Secretary Calvin Swanwick,[75] Christina Wren as Major Carrie Farris,[76] Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent,[77] Rebecca Buller as Jenny Jurwich, Chad Krowchuk as Glen Woodburn, and Carla Gugino as the Kryptonian A.I. Kelor.[78] The corpse of General Zod also appears in the film in a crucial role; however, Michael Shannon did not film any scenes for the film and the corpse was created using the physique of fitness model Greg Plitt and a head-shot of Shannon.[79] Mark Edward Taylor portrays Jack O'Dwyer, an executive of Wayne Enterprises.[80][81]

text: Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, and Ray Fisher appear as Barry Allen / Flash, Arthur Curry / Aquaman, and Victor Stone / Cyborg respectively in brief appearances, which led to their inclusion in the Justice League film.[82][83][84][85][86][87][88][89] Joe Morton appears in a role as Silas Stone, Victor's father.[90] U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy makes a cameo appearance as Senator Purrington, whilst U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow also makes a cameo as the Governor of New Jersey.[91][92] Neil deGrasse Tyson, Soledad O'Brien, Anderson Cooper, Nancy Grace and Charlie Rose appear as themselves. Jena Malone was cast as S.T.A.R. Labs scientist Jenet Klyburn, but her scenes were cut from the theatrical release, along with Man of Steel characters Coburn Goss as Father Leone and Joseph Cranford as Pete Ross; they were restored for the Ultimate Edition home media release.[93] Talk show host Jon Stewart has a cameo in the extended cut. To further establish the interconnection between the films of the shared universe, Chris Pine appears on Diana Prince's photo as Steve Trevor, which he reprised in Wonder Woman.[94][95][96]

text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text:
"... after Man of Steel finished and we started talking about what would be in the next movie, I started subtly mentioning that it would be cool if he faced Batman... You're in a story meeting talking about, like, who should [Superman] fight if he fought this giant alien threat Zod who was basically his equal physically, from his planet, fighting on our turf... You know, who to fight next?... But I'm not gonna say at all that when I took the job to do Man of Steel that I did it in a subversive way to get to Batman. I really believe that only after contemplating who could face [Superman] did Batman come into the picture."
— Snyder, on how Batman came into the film[97]

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text: In June 2013, Warner Bros. announced that director Zack Snyder and screenwriter David S. Goyer would return for a Man of Steel sequel,[98] with the studio considering the release for the film in 2015.[99] The following month, Snyder confirmed at San Diego Comic-Con International that the sequel to Man of Steel would feature Superman and Batman meeting for the first time on film. Goyer and Snyder would co-write the story, with Goyer authoring the script,[21][100] and Christopher Nolan involved in an advisory role as executive producer.[101] According to Snyder, the film would take inspiration from the comic The Dark Knight Returns.[102]

text: In November 2013, Snyder clarified his film would not be based upon the aforementioned graphic novel. "If you were going to do that, you would need a different Superman. We're bringing Batman into the universe that now this Superman lives in."[103] Batman v Superman marks the first appearance of Wonder Woman in a live-action, theatrical film,[48] which Warner Bros. had been developing as far back as 1996.[104] In December 2013, Chris Terrio was hired to rewrite the script, due to Goyer's commitments to other projects.[105] Further commenting on the influences, Terrio revealed in an article published by the Wall Street Journal that the movie would draw inspiration from Nolan's Batman trilogy, Italian semiotician Umberto Eco's 1972 essay "The Myth of Superman", and the W.H. Auden poem "Musée des Beaux Arts" which contrasts the quotidian details of normal people's lives with the epic struggles of mythological figures. According to him, "In superhero stories, Batman is Pluto, god of the underworld, and Superman is Apollo, god of the sky. That began to be really interesting to me — that their conflict is not just due to manipulation, but their very existence."[106] The Joker and the Riddler were supposed to appear in the film, but Snyder ultimately decided to cut them from the final script.[107]

text: The film's official title, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, was revealed in May 2014.[108] Snyder stated that having the "v" in the title instead of "vs." was a way "to keep it from being a straight 'versus' movie, even in the most subtle way".[109] Henry Cavill later stated, "I wouldn't call this a Superman sequel [...] This is Batman versus Superman. It's a separate entity altogether. It's introducing the Batman character and expanding upon the universe, which was kicked off by Man of Steel."[110] Forbes noted that although the film originated as a sequel to Man of Steel, it was "revamped into a backdoor pilot for Justice League and/or an eventual stand-alone Batman movie."[111] As part of a settlement with his heirs, this is the first Batman production that lists Bill Finger as a co-creator.[112]

text: Casting[edit]

text: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Harry Lennix and Christina Wren reprise their roles from Man of Steel.[75][76][113] Joining the cast are Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth,[113] Ray Fisher as Cyborg,[87] Jason Momoa as Aquaman,[85][86] and Tao Okamoto as Luthor's assistant Mercy Graves.[64] Scoot McNairy and Callan Mulvey were cast as Wallace Keefe and Anatoli Knyazev, while Jena Malone was cast as Jenet Klyburn, a character that was featured exclusively in the Ultimate Edition home media release.[42][58][94][114]

text: Dawn of Justice is Affleck's second film as a comic book superhero; he played Daredevil in the 2003 film of the same name,[115] and was initially reluctant to accept playing Batman, citing that he "felt [he] didn't fit the traditional mold. But once Zack [Snyder] showed [him] the concept, and that it would be both different from the great movies that Chris[topher Nolan] and Christian [Bale] made, but still in keeping with tradition, [he] was excited."[116] Affleck previously stated in 2006 that Daredevil had "inoculated [him] from ever playing another superhero".[117]

text: Snyder cast an older Batman to be a layered juxtaposition against a younger Superman; while "bear[ing] the scars of a seasoned crime fighter, but retain[ing] the charm that the world sees in billionaire Bruce Wayne."[10] Nolan was involved with the casting of Affleck and he was the first actor Snyder approached for the part.[101] The director had also discussed the part with Josh Brolin.[118] Bale admitted he wanted to play Batman again after The Dark Knight Rises,[119] though he stated that his Batman does not belong in any other film and he was never approached by Warner Bros. to play the role again.[120][121]

text: On casting Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Snyder offered, "Having Jesse in the role allows us to explore that interesting dynamic, and also take the character in some new and unexpected directions".[26] Bryan Cranston was considered for the role before Eisenberg was cast.[122] Producer Charles Roven revealed that this incarnation of Wonder Woman would use the character's origins from 2011's The New 52 reboot of the DC continuity, wherein the character would be a demigoddess, and the daughter of Zeus. This deviates from the character's original origins, where she was "a clay figure brought to life by the gods".[50] Olga Kurylenko was considered for the role of Wonder Woman before Gadot was cast.[123] Dawn of Justice is Ray Fisher's feature film debut,[124] and the first live-action film to feature Cyborg,[125] whose role will become more significant in future DC Comics films.[126] It is also the live-action theatrical debut of Aquaman.[127]

text: The casting of Affleck, Gadot, and Eisenberg was criticized. Affleck's casting caused significant backlash from comic book fans, with multiple online petitions demanding his removal from the role; unlike previous Batman actors, he was not considered intimidating enough for the role by the protesters.[128] Conversely, PopMatters journalist J.C. Maçek III supported Affleck's casting as Batman, stating, "Way back when the news was new I wrote a PopMatters article defending the choice of Ben Affleck as Batman. I'll let that one speak for itself."[129][130] Via social media, fans criticized Gadot's small frame in contrast to Wonder Woman's warrior-like build in the comics.[131] Responding to this, Gadot stated that she had been participating in various training regimens to achieve a body that stays closer to the source material.[132] Fans also criticized Eisenberg's casting, feeling that the then-30-year-old was too young for the role, and not physically imposing enough.[133] Upon the film's release, both Affleck and Gadot received considerable praise for their performances, despite the overall negative reception of the film itself.[134][135]

text: Design[edit]

text: Michael Wilkinson reprised his duties as costume designer. He updated the Superman suit from Man of Steel so that it "feels fresh and right for this installment of Zack Snyder's comic-book universe".[136] The first Batsuit featured in the film is influenced by The Dark Knight Returns;[137] unlike the suits seen in previous live-action Batman films, it is made of cloth instead of armor and is a cast of the physique of fitness model Rossano Rea.[138][139] An image of the Wonder Woman costume was revealed at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con, in which the costume desaturates the red, blue, and gold colors that make up the costume of most versions of the character.[140]

text: A second Batsuit was also unveiled at Comic-Con, and unlike the first, it is armored.[141] Aquaman's look in this film shows him "tattooed in Maori-like patterns", and wearing a suit "decked out in shades of gold, black and silver armor".[142] According to the Warner Bros. Studios lot, the next generation Batmobile combined inspiration from both the sleek, streamlined design of classic Batmobiles and the high-suspension, military build from the more recent Tumbler from The Dark Knight Trilogy. Designed by production designer Patrick Tatopoulos, the Batmobile is about 20 feet long and 12 feet wide.[143] The glasses Cavill wears as Clark Kent are made by British spectacle designer Tom Davies.[144]

text: Filming[edit]

text: In September 2013, Larry Fong joined the crew as cinematographer, having previously worked with Zack Snyder on 300, Watchmen, and Sucker Punch.[145] Initial filming commenced on October 19, 2013, at East Los Angeles College, to shoot an American football game between Gotham City University and rival Metropolis State University.[146] At the end of the month, construction began on the Kent farm seen in Man of Steel for the film.[147] Principal photography involving the main cast of the film began on May 19, 2014, in Detroit, Michigan,[148] with scenes featuring Gal Gadot as Diana Prince being filmed early on May 16.[149] While filming in Michigan, the production spent a total of $199 million in the state.[3] The scene of a state funeral at the Arlington National Cemetery, a tribute by the United States Army,[150] was actually filmed in Michigan as well, using green screen.[151]

text: Additional filming began in Chicago, Illinois in November 2014.[152] Other locations included the Michigan Motion Picture Studios, the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University, Yorkville, Illinois, and New Mexico.[153][154][155] Sequences of the film, including a scene depicting the murder of Bruce Wayne's parents, were filmed using IMAX cameras.[156] The planned shoot in Morocco was shifted to New Mexico due to incidents related to the 2014 Ebola outbreak.[157] Principal photography wrapped on December 5, 2014.[158]

text: Music and soundtrack[edit]

text: Hans Zimmer composed the film score,[159] emphasizing a challenge not to reuse the themes he established with the Batman character from Christopher Nolan's trilogy.[160] Junkie XL, who provided additional music in Man of Steel, also returned for this film, helping to compose the theme for Batman.[161] Originally, Zimmer enlisted Junkie XL to compose the Batman material, with Zimmer planning to focus solely on the Superman side of the score, but the final Batman theme was written by both composers as a collaboration.[162] Zimmer noted that he had significant trouble in finding a new angle from which to tell the story and after the release of the film, Zimmer announced that he was retired from superhero films.[163] The soundtrack album of the film was released on March 18, 2016 by WaterTower Music.[164]

text: Songs featured in the film include: "Kang Ling (An Instrument Made From A Human Thigh Bone)", a traditional song performed by the monks of the Dip Tse Chok Ling Monastery, Dharamshala; "Night and Day" and "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" written by Cole Porter and performed by Richard Cheese; "Shostakovich: Waltz II (Jazz Suite No. 2)" written by Dmitri Shostakovich[165][166] performed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly; and "Amazing Grace" arranged and performed by John Allan[167] and again performed by the Canadian Scottish Regiment Pipes and Drums and the United States Third Marine Aircraft Wing Band.[168][169]

text: Marketing[edit]

text: An estimated $165 million marketing effort helped promote Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.[170] At the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International, Snyder introduced the film's first footage intended to be exclusive to the event.[171] A teaser trailer was scheduled to be screened in selected cinemas on April 20, 2015.[172] However, on April 16, the trailer leaked online,[173] and within a few hours Snyder officially released the trailer to Twitter.[174] At the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International, Snyder and the cast attended to present an initial trailer of the film. The trailer was, unlike the teaser, which received mixed response, positively received by attendees, who gave the trailer a standing ovation.[175] Mark Hughes of Forbes said the trailers "both set the stage for a story about the world's distrust and fear of Superman, Batman's rage at Superman and intention to duke it out with the Man of Steel, and Wonder Woman's participation in a big fight featuring the 'Trinity.'"[176]

text: Warner Bros. Consumer Products partnered-up with "a powerhouse slate of global licensees for a broad, multi-category licensing and merchandising program", including Mattel, Lego, Rubies, Funko, Thinkway Toys, Hot Toys, Junkfood, Bioworld, Pez, Seiko, Converse and among many other licensees to sell merchandise related to the film.[177][178] Fiat Chrysler Automobiles was also a licensee for the film, offering a special edition Jeep Renegade in exchange for a near-exclusive product placement deal; aside from Bruce Wayne's Aston Martin, all vehicles in the film were either from Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, or Iveco.[179] Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Cross Fire, an original companion novel tied to the film, telling a tie-in story set before the events of the movie, was published by Scholastic Corporation.[180]

text: A five-issue comic-book prelude exploring what happened in the weeks and months leading up to the events of the film was released as a tie-in with Dr Pepper's character-branded bottles.[181] Also, there are a series of four minicomics found in Batman v Superman-branded General Mills cereals. Additionally, those who purchased Batman v Superman-themed Doritos Family Fun Mix at Walmart received the comic book prequel Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Upstairs/Downstairs.[182] Rocksteady Studios released a downloadable content for the video game Batman: Arkham Knight that featured the Batmobile and Batsuit from the film.[183]

text: The third trailer debuted on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on December 3, 2015. It received positive responses,[184][185][186] with Scott Mendelson of Forbes calling the trailer a "Saturday morning cartoon nerd's wildest dreams."[187] Molly Driscoll of CS Monitor stated that it looks like the film "will continue the trend of adapting comic book stories as timely tales."[188] Graeme McMillan of The Hollywood Reporter noted that based on the trailer's content, the film might be the anti-Civil War, referring to Marvel's Captain America: Civil War as "Superman and Batman complete the comic book trope by overcoming their differences to fight a common foe, alongside a third hero, who saves them both — that feels the most fresh, especially in light of the Civil War trailer. While that ended with a showdown between three heroes, this trailer moves beyond that to show three heroes standing united."[189] However, it was criticized for revealing that,[190] with Rob Tornoe of NewsWorks pointing out that this trailer was targeting the "broadest audience" rather than just fans, as studios try to "maximize a film's opening day box office."[191]

text: Warner Bros. did not buy a Super Bowl 50 commercial;[192] instead, they worked with Turkish Airlines to put together a pair of Batman v Superman-themed airline commercials.[193] McMillan of The Hollywood Reporter stated that the spots "inform interested parties about the culture, geography and history of Batman and Superman's individual stomping grounds, each one filled with Easter eggs for the comic book faithful and newcomer alike."[194] Jesse Eisenberg's part as Lex Luthor in these commercials was praised, as Dirk Libbey of CinemaBlend noted that "he matches up well with Bruce Wayne by playing the welcoming billionaire business man. It's a far cry from the somewhat cartoonish villain we've seen in the clips from the film."[193]

text: The final trailer was released to the public on February 11, 2016, which was described as "intense" by Kwame Opam of The Verge.[195] Mendelson of Forbes felt that Warner Bros. "probably wouldn't have even dropped this one had the prior trailer back in December been received better. So now we have this fourth and final sell, and at least they are going out on a high note."[196] Jonathon Dornbush of Entertainment Weekly said that the footage "works to establish Batman as his own independent crime fighting force, while also providing a deeper look at his existential struggle against Superman."[197]

text: In February 2016, Warner Bros. and Doritos formed a partnership, creating a website offering fans the opportunity to enter codes found on Doritos purchases branded with the film's logo, and enter to win movie tickets, tech toys, and a trip the premiere in New York City.[198][199] Warner Bros also partnered with Omaze to give fans who donated a chance to win "The Ultimate Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Experience", while benefiting three nonprofit organizations nominated by Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill and Jesse Eisenberg. "The Ultimate Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Experience" offered a fan and their friend the chance to win tickets to the premiere of the film, as well as fly on a helicopter with Cavill or ride in the Batmobile with Affleck.[200] Hendrick Motorsports drivers Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. drove cars based on Superman and Batman respectively, at Auto Club Speedway on March 20, 2016.[201] A tie-in endless runner video game to the film, entitled Batman vs Superman – Who Will Win?, debuted March 16, 2016, released by Warner Bros. International Enterprises.

text: Release[edit]

text: In November 2013, Warner Bros. announced that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice would be released on July 17, 2015. In January 2014, however, the studio announced that it was delayed from its original release date of July 17, 2015, and moved to May 6, 2016, in order to give the filmmakers "time to realize fully their vision, given the complex visual nature of the story."[202] The release date was moved once again in August 2014 from May 6, 2016, to March 25, 2016, with a Warner Bros. insider saying the studio was "not flinching" in regards to the previous opening date being on the same day as Marvel Studios' Captain America: Civil War, but instead stating that March 2016 was a "fantastic corridor" for them.[203] According to sources obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. considered the possibility of having a 70mm release for the film, which was partially shot in the 65mm IMAX format.[204]

text: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice premiered at Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City on March 19, 2016,[205] followed by a New York City premiere on March 20 at Radio City Music Hall.[206] Following the 2016 Brussels bombings, Warner Bros. originally cancelled the red carpet of the London premiere, but decided to carry on with the premiere for the fans.[207] The film was released in the United States and the United Kingdom on March 25 in 3D.[203][208] It opened simultaneously in North America, China and Japan, the world's three largest film markets, as well as additional international territories,[209] with the exception of Poland, where theaters do not open on Good Friday. The film debuted simultaneously across 30,000 screens in nearly every major foreign territory across 61 markets, including China, with domestic open across roughly 4,242 locations of which 3,500 theaters (85%) were in 3D, 390 IMAX screens, 470 PLF locations, 150 D-Box theaters and ten 70 mm prints.[210][211][212]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: The film grossed $166 million in the USA & Canada in its opening weekend,[213][214] the eighth-biggest opening of all time, ahead of The Dark Knight Rises' $160.9 million.[213] The film had a worldwide opening of $422.5 million, which stands as the second-biggest for Warner Bros. and the fifth-biggest of all time at the time of its release.[215][216] It became the fourth film to have a global opening above $400 million.[217] It also had an IMAX worldwide opening weekend total of $36 million from 945 IMAX screens, the third-biggest ever, behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($48 million) and Jurassic World ($44 million).[217] However, both inside and outside of the United States, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice experienced a notable poor Friday-to-Sunday hold and set a new record for the worst Friday-to-Sunday drop for a superhero movie release in modern box office history with a 58% decline, which was previously held by Fantastic Four.[218]

text: In its second weekend, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice experienced a "historic" box-office drop,[219][220] with an 81.2% decline on Friday that was "one of the biggest Friday-to-Friday drops any blockbuster has ever seen", and an overall 68.4% drop for the weekend despite not "facing any big competition at the box office",[221][222][223] making it the second largest decline for a marquee superhero title, behind only 2003's Hulk.[219] Brad Brevet, writing for Box Office Mojo, reported that "it appeared Batman v Superman was looking at a drop anywhere from 58–68% and it ended up settling in on the wrong side of those expectations."[223] Scott Mendelson, writing for Forbes, said "Whether or not the movie is any good, and whether or not audiences respond to the picture, is best measured by the second and third weekends...Yes, we're still talking about a $15.35 million second Friday and a $50m+ second weekend, but in terms of legs, this film sadly doesn't seem to have any."[224] Continuing this trend, in its third weekend, the film dropped by 54.3% in which Brad Brevet concluded in a follow-up for Box Office Mojo that "the legs on this one are proving quite short."[225]

text: In the weeks leading up to the film's release, advance ticket sales outpaced The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, and Furious 7.[226] Worldwide, it was estimated to gross between $300–340 million in over 35,000 screens in its opening weekend.[210][227] It passed the $50 million mark in IMAX ticket sales on its second weekend, grossing a total of $53.4 million from 571 IMAX screens.[228][229] Warner Bros. domestic distribution chief Jeff Goldstein described the film's box office performance as a "fantastic result, by any measure."[230] Box office analyst Jeff Bock said "Still, outside of Christopher Nolan's two Dark Knight movies, and Tim Burton's Batman films when you adjust for inflation, this is the highest-grossing property in DC's bullpen thus far. It tops Man of Steel by more than $200 million," and that "overall, BvS successfully relaunched DC's cinematic universe. The film needed to reach $800 million in revenue at the box office to "recoup its investment" according to financial analysts.[231][232][170] Despite surpassing this amount, it was considered "a disappointment" for failing to reach $1 billion,[231][233][234] This resulted in Warner Bros., in May 2016, creating DC Films, giving a dedicated executive team responsibility for films based on DC Comics, similar to the dedicated Marvel Comics focus of Marvel Studios within the larger Walt Disney Studios group.[235] Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice grossed $330.4 million in North America and $543.3 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $873.6 million, making it the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2016 behind Captain America: Civil War, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Finding Dory, Zootopia, The Jungle Book, and The Secret Life of Pets.[1] Deadline Hollywood calculated the net profit of the film to be $105.7 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film.[236]

text: North America[edit]

text: Following reports of pre-tickets sales in both the United States and Canada on February 29, many insiders and analysts predicted an opening weekend haul between $120–140 million for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, with projections as high as $185 million.[210][212][227][237][238][239] However, Warner Bros. insiders were more conservative in their estimates projecting in the lower range of $110 million. According to Deadline Hollywood, an undisclosed rival studio box office analyst indicated that if the film is truly pacing in tandem with The Dark Knight Rises, then Dawn of Justice could possibly be looking at a $180 million+ debut.[227] The film also became Fandango's top pre-selling superhero film ever, beating The Dark Knight Rises and Avengers: Age of Ultron, representing 90% of the site's weekend's ticket sales. A survey carried out showed that the introduction of Wonder Woman is a primary draw for moviegoers.[238][240] It pre-sold around $20–25 million worth of advance tickets.[238] Dawn of Justice made $27.7 million in Thursday previews from around 3,800 theaters which is the biggest of 2016, the biggest Easter weekend preview, the second-biggest for a superhero film (behind The Dark Knight Rises), and the seventh-biggest of all time of which $3.0 million came from IMAX showings, also a new record for Easter weekend.[241][242]

text: On its opening day, it earned $81.59 million from 4,242 theaters, including previews, marking the biggest pre-summer opening day of all time, the second-biggest superhero Friday opening and the fourth-biggest opening-day and fourth-biggest single-day gross, with $9 million coming from IMAX showings.[243] Excluding the Thursday previews, it earned $53.89 million on Friday which is the fifth-biggest ever.[243] It fell 37.8% on Saturday, which is the second-worst superhero opening Friday-to-Saturday drop, only behind the 40% drop of The Dark Knight Rises.[218] In total, it earned $166 million for its debut weekend, setting records for the biggest March and pre-summer openings,[244] the biggest Easter opening,[245] the second-biggest opening for Warner Bros.,[246] the biggest for a DC Comics property,[247] and the eighth-biggest opening of all time.[214][248][249] (Some of these records have since been broken by Beauty and the Beast.)  Conversely, the film holds the record for the worst superhero Friday-to-Sunday drop with a 58% decline, eclipsing the previous 48% decline record held by Fantastic Four in 2015.[218] IMAX comprised 11% or $18 million of the weekend's gross from 388 theaters which is the fifth-biggest of all time (a record it shares with Age of Ultron) and 3D represented 40% ($68 million) of the total ticket sales.[250] RealD 3D comprised $47 million of the opening gross.[248] Premium large formats generated $17.6 million (10%), with $3.6 million of that coming from Cinemark XD auditoriums from 475 theaters.[248]

text: Following its record breaking opening weekend, it posted the biggest March Monday with $15.05 million, a drop of 55% from its Sunday gross. This broke The Hunger Games' previous record of $10.8 million,[251][252] and also the biggest March Tuesday with $12.2 million.[253] It made $209 million in its first week full which stands at the eleventh-biggest opening week of all time[254] and surpassed the lifetime total Batman Begins.[255] Despite earning $15.35 million in its second Friday, the film dropped 81.2% and broke the record for the biggest Friday-to-Friday drop for a comic book adaptation film, not including $27.7 million worth of previews which represented an even larger decline.[256] It fell precipitously by 69.1% in its second weekend, grossing $51.3 million from 4,256 theaters (an addition of 14 cinemas) due to poor reviews and mixed word of mouth, establishing itself an infamous record for the seventh steepest drop for a superhero/comic book adapted film and the steepest decline since the -69% posted by X-Men Origins: Wolverine in 2009, despite facing little to no competition or new wide-releases and having the added benefit of 30% K–12 schools off, and 9% of colleges on break, per ComScore.[257][258] The steep drop also marks the fourth-biggest for a film that opened above $100 million (tied with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2).[229] In its third weekend it was overtaken by the comedy The Boss after falling 54% with $23.3 million.[259][260]

text: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice proved to be front-loaded, failing to generate significant revenue after its opening weekend/week release. It earned just 1.99 times ($330 million) its opening weekend numbers ($166 million), which is lower than Man of Steel's 2.28 multiplier.[261] Like other DC films, such as Watchmen, Green Lantern and Man of Steel, it opened to record breaking numbers but then dropped the following weekend onward due largely to bad critical reception and mixed word of mouth from audiences.[262] It earned just 1.99 times its opening weekend, the worst [multiplier] for a film opening above $100 million.[263] A similar result was followed by DC's third superhero film, Suicide Squad released in August 2016,[264] although Suicide Squad became less front loaded than Dawn of Justice.[265]

text: Outside North America[edit]

text: Internationally, it was projected to open between $180–200 million; however, Deadline.com pointed out that these figures were only early predictions pegged to the performance of similar films in their respective territories.[227] It opened in ten countries on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, earning $7 million and debuting at No. 1 in all markets on approximately 5,900 screens.[266][267] The following day, the film was released in 38 additional countries, earning $33.1 million on 19,700 screens for a two-day total of $44 million.[266] On March 25, it opened in the remaining 17 countries delivering $67.2 million in revenue, for a three-day total of $115.3 million in 62 countries on more than 30,000 screens.[266] Through Sunday, March 27, it earned an opening-weekend total of $256.5 million from 66 countries on over 40,000 screens, making it the biggest superhero opening weekend of all time, the biggest overall March opening, the second-biggest opening ever for Warner Bros., and the fifth-biggest international opening on record.[217][268] The film's accomplishements also included the second-biggest IMAX opening record of $18 million, behind only Jurassic World which tallied $23.5 million.[217] 3D accounted 59% or $149.86 million of the weekend gross led by China (98%), Germany (88%), Brazil (81%), Russia (55%), and France (51%).[217] As with North America, the film witnessed a steep decline in its second Friday internationally, falling 72% to $19.2 million, with the biggest decline in the U.K. (77%) and China (87%).[269][270] Its second weekend earnings fell 66% overall to $85.25 million.[228] Despite the decline, the film topped the box office for three consecutive weekends.[271]

text: In Mexico, it had the biggest opening day for Warner Bros. and the second-biggest of all time with $5.8 million, including record-breaking midnight showings.[266] It also scored the biggest opening day of all time in Brazil ($3.5 million) and the biggest opening day for a superhero film in Germany ($2.8 million).[272] Elsewhere, it opened in the United Kingdom and Ireland ($9 million), Australia ($2.5 million), India ($2.54 million), Russia ($1.9 million), South Korea ($1.7 million), Japan ($1.2 million), the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong ($1.1 million respectively).[266][272] In China, it earned $21.22 million on its opening day, including around $1.34 million worth of previews, which is the biggest for Warner Bros. and the sixth-biggest Hollywood opening day of all time.[266][273] However, other Chinese sources have the film open to around $20 million.[274][275] In terms of opening weekends, the biggest openings were recorded in China ($57.2 million), the United Kingdom and Ireland ($20.7 million), Mexico ($18.2 million), Brazil ($12 million), South Korea ($10.2 million), Australia ($9.9 million), France ($8.6 million), Germany ($8.1 million), Russia ($7.7 million), India ($6.6 million), Spain ($6.1 million) and Japan ($4.5 million).[217][276] It broke all-time opening record in Brazil and Warner Bros. opening records in Mexico, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Puerto Rico and Venezuela.[217] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it benefited from the long Easter weekend holiday and despite a distinctly mixed bag of reviews in the U.K. press, it posted an opening £14.62 million or $20.7 million from 612 theaters, a record for 2016 so far and for a superhero title on straight Friday to Sunday, but fell short of The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron, when accounting for previews.[277][278]

text: In Japan, it opened in third place, behind two local films, Assassination Classroom: Graduation and Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016.[279] In South Korea, it scored the biggest March opening after opening on a Tuesday and dominating 68.3% of the market share with $10.2 million.[280] In China, after scoring the biggest Hollywood opening Friday (behind Transformers: Age of Extinction),[281] it earned an estimated $57.2 million from approximately 16,000 screens in its opening weekend, besting all other DC Comics adaption film just by its weekend haul except for Man of Steel and gave Warner Bros. its biggest three day opening there with $7 million coming from 557 IMAX screens.[217][282] However, the opening figure fell below analysts projections of $70–80 million.[283] It held the top spot for its first seven days only, after which it faced stiff competitions from local productions,[270] and fell dramatically from then onwards in accruing revenue.[284] As a result, it fell to third place in its second weekend after falling enormously by 78% to $12.7 million, a record for a superhero film.[228][285]

text: It became the Warner Bros.' highest-grossing film of all time in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam.[286] It also crossed $100 million Latin American markets, making it Warner Bros.' second highest-grossing film there.[286] In total earnings, its biggest markets outside of North America are China ($95 million),followed by the UK ($52.1 million), Mexico ($36 million) and Brazil ($35.5 million).[287]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice received generally unfavorable reviews from film critics.[288][289][290][291] On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 27% based on 384 reviews, with an average rating of 4.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice smothers a potentially powerful story – and some of America's most iconic superheroes – in a grim whirlwind of effects-driven action."[292] Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average to critics' reviews, gave the film an average score of 44 out of 100, based on 51 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[293] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.[294] It earned "B–" from men, "B" from women, a "B" from those under 25 and a "B–" from those over 25.[250] According to comScore, 73% of audiences graded the film "very good" or "excellent", with a 60% definite recommend.[295] BBC News reported that, "the film had been widely praised by fans after its first screening in New York".[296]

text: Critics generally reacted more harshly to the film. Lindy West in The Guardian described it as "153 minutes of a grown man whacking two dolls together", asking "(h)as the definition of 'movie' changed from 'motion picture story that a human wrote on purpose' to '700 only tangentially related 12-second grey and red vignettes'?"[297] A. O. Scott of The New York Times wrote: "The point of Batman v Superman isn't fun, and it isn't thinking, either. It's obedience. The theology is invoked ... to buttress a spectacle of power. And in that way the film serves as a metaphor for its own aspirations. The corporations that produce movies like this one, and the ambitious hacks who sign up to make them, have no evident motive beyond their own aggrandizement."[298] Writing in The Telegraph, Robbie Collin called the film "humourless" and "the most incoherent blockbuster in years".[299] Cynthia Fuchs of PopMatters said, "As you're watching this movie, you might also contemplate your own part, in being swayed into consuming so much of what you've consumed before." Adding, "Wonder Woman's remains Batman v Superman's most compelling story, precisely because it's untold."[300] Matt Patches of Thrillist wrote "what Batman v Superman can do, it does, at the cost of coherency and thrills. The movie is bat-shit crazy. A dour, disdainful demeanor, plus a gluttony of complex plot twists, dissipates most of the contact high."[301] Michael Philips of Chicago Tribune wrote, "A near-total drag, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice plays like a loose, unofficial quarter-billion-dollar remake of The Odd Couple, in which Oscar and Felix are literally trying to kill each other."[302] On his podcast Hollywood Babble-On, film director Kevin Smith, a long-time friend and collaborator of Affleck, praised Affleck's performance but panned the film, commenting that it "didn't really have a heart" and was "humorless", arguing that "there seems to be a fundamental lack of understanding of what those characters are about. It's almost like Zack Snyder didn't read a bunch of comics, he read one comic once, and it was Dark Knight Returns, and his favorite part was the last part where Batman and Superman fight."[303] On a second viewing, however, Smith via his Instagram lightened his stance.[304] Jeremy Irons expressed displeasure with the film, feeling it was "deservedly" savaged by critics and calling the feature "very muddled" while expressing hope that the forthcoming Justice League (2017) would be better due to its story being "...a lot smaller, it's more linear".[305]

text: Taking a softer tone, David Betancourt of The Washington Post and Scott Mendelson of Forbes praised the film's visual spectacle and performances from Affleck and Gadot, though Mendelson also called the film "an utter mess of thinly sketched characters, haphazard plotting, surprisingly jumbled action".[306][307] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone called the film "better than Man of Steel but below the high bar set by Nolan's Dark Knight," adding that "Dawn of Justice is still a colossus, the stuff that DC Comics dreams are made of for that kid in all of us who yearns to see Batman and Superman suit up and go in for the kill."[308] Jake Coyle of Associated Press wrote, "it hurtles not with the kinetic momentum of Mad Max: Fury Road nor the comparatively spry skip of a Marvel movie, but with an operatic grandeur it sometimes earns and often doesn't."[309] Mark Hughes of Forbes called it "the follow-up to The Dark Knight that many viewers and fans wanted or hoped for", adding that it's "visually stunning, with powerful emotional storytelling and awe-inspiring action spectacle."[310] Andrew Barker of Variety said "as a pure visual spectacle... Batman V Superman ably blows the hinges off the multiplex doors."[311] Charles Koplinski of the Illinois Times called it "a brooding, but most importantly intelligent take on the seminal figures of our 20th century pop culture mythology, a movie that at once pays tribute to these characters' roots while offering up modern incarnations of them that ring true for our times."[312] Nicolas Barber of the BBC called the film "a four-star epic" praising Affleck's performance as Batman and the visual grandeur of Fong's cinematography.[313] Jordan Hoffman of The Guardian gave an ambivalent review; he especially criticized the "very bad writing", but conceded "there are a lot of moments... that work" and praised Affleck and Gadot's performances, calling Gadot as Wonder Woman the best thing in the film.[314]

text: Multiple commentators criticized Eisenberg on the grounds that his interpretation of Lex Luthor hewed too close to character traits associated with another DC Comics villain, the Joker.[315] Even before the film was released, Affleck compared Eisenberg's performance to that of Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight.[316] Once the film came out, critics lambasted Eisenberg's take on Luthor. Sonny Bunch of The Washington Post lamented that "As the film progresses, Lex degenerates into a gibbering mad man, some strange mix of the Riddler and the Joker with a little bit of Mark Zuckerberg added for flair."[317] Charlie Jane Anders of Gizmodo wrote that "Someone clearly told Jesse Eisenberg that this movie is the Dark Knight to Man of Steel's Batman Begins, and he's doing his damndest to give a Heath Ledger-esque performance... Watching the trailers, I had thought Eisenberg's loopy acting might be this movie's saving grace – but a concentrated dose of his faux mania actually turns out to be the worst thing." Andy Scott of Grunge, in an article titled "How Jesse Eisenberg Ruined Batman v Superman," wrote that "Eisenberg's speech patterns and mannerisms felt almost entirely lifted from Ledger's iconic performance, to the point where he walked the dangerous grey line between respectful homage and downright thievery."[318] Eisenberg responded to the critiques by saying he attempted to "make these people real and relatable and interesting and engaging, not just, you know, a surface bad person."[319]

text: Accolades[edit]

text:
List of awards and nominations

Award

Category

Recipient(s)

Result

Ref(s)

Critics' Choice Awards

Best Actress in an Action Movie

Gal Gadot

Nominated

[320]

Golden Raspberry Awards

Worst Picture

Charles Roven and Deborah Snyder

Nominated

[321][322]

Worst Director

Zack Snyder

Nominated

Worst Screenplay

Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer

Won

Worst Actor

Ben Affleck

Nominated

Henry Cavill

Nominated

Worst Supporting Actor

Jesse Eisenberg

Won

Worst Screen Combo

Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill

Won

Worst Prequel, Remake, Ripoff or Sequel

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Won

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

Favorite Movie

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Nominated

[323]

Favorite Movie Actress

Amy Adams

Nominated

Favorite Movie Actor

Ben Affleck

Nominated

Henry Cavill

Nominated

Favorite Butt-Kicker

Ben Affleck

Nominated

Henry Cavill

Nominated

Favorite Frenemies

Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill

Nominated

People's Choice Awards

Favorite Action Movie

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Nominated

[324]

Saturn Awards

Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Nominated

[325]

Teen Choice Awards

Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie - Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Nominated

[326]

Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Henry Cavill

Nominated

Ben Affleck

Nominated

Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Amy Adams

Nominated

Choice Movie: Scene Stealer

Gal Gadot

Nominated

Choice Movie: Villain

Jesse Eisenberg

Nominated

Choice Movie: Liplock

Henry Cavill and Amy Adams

Nominated

Jupiter Awards

Best International film

Zack Snyder

Nominated

Golden Trailer Awards

Most Original Poster

Warner Bros. Pictures

Won

text: Home media[edit]

text: An extended cut of the film dubbed the Ultimate Edition was released on home media platforms, alongside the theatrical cut. This version received an R rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, for more violence than the PG-13 rated theatrical cut,[95][327] and is longer by 31 minutes.[328] With the release of the Ultimate Edition, which was the director's original version of the film before additional editing, critics noted that the film would have likely been better received with the additional footage.[329][330] Ben Kendrick of ScreenRant stated that while it was more "intelligible", character portrayal was not "fundamentally changed" and "for viewers who didn't like Man of Steel or Batman v Superman for larger reasons, such as tone, approach, and the darker characterization of DC's most iconic heroes, the Ultimate Edition is only a longer... version of a film that... is likely to remain divisive, even if the final product is a better film."[331] Phil Owens of TheWrap called it an improvement upon the original cut, writing, "Lo and behold somehow Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has become something that approaches a functional movie. In the process, it only makes the original cut even more inexplicable and terrible."[332]

text: The film debuted in first place on the home video sales chart for the week ending July 24, 2016.[333] As of  November 25, 2017[update], it has made $21.2 million in DVD sales and $54.8 million in Blu-ray sales, totaling nearly $76 million.[334]

text: Notes[edit]

text:
Jump up ^ As depicted in 2013 film Man of Steel.

Jump up ^ Even though the film never explicitly identifies the mysterious man who warns Bruce nor where he comes from, producer Deborah Snyder has confirmed that he is The Flash, played by Ezra Miller, who is traveling back in time. He is also credited as The Flash in the Ultimate Edition.[7]

Jump up ^ While never identified onscreen or in the credits, beyond Luthor telling Superman the creature is "your doomsday,"[8] actor Robin Atkin Downes has identified the character as Doomsday.[9]


document_title: Sasha Farber

question_text: where is sasha on dancing with the stars

root

text: Sasha Farber

text: Personal life[edit]

text: Farber was born in Moscow, Russia, but moved to Australia in 1986. His family is Jewish.[2] He began dancing at the age of 13. When he was 17, Farber won the Australian Youth Latin Championships twice and represented Australia at the World Latin Championships. He was also featured in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games closing ceremony and featured in the second season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars. He was also an original cast member of Broadway production of Burn the Floor.[3] He dated fellow Dancing with the Stars member Emma Slater from 2011 to 2014. In December 2015, Farber made a post on his Instagram account confirming that he and Slater were back together. On October 4, 2016, Farber proposed to Slater during a broadcast of Dancing with the Stars after performing a dance together. The two are now engaged.[4]

tag: p

text: Professional career[edit]

text: Dancing with the Stars[edit]

text: Farber began appearing in season fourteen as a troupe member. However he was promoted to professional dancer in season 17 when he was paired with Jersey Shore cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi.[5] The pair were eliminated in week 7 despite good scores and praise from the judges. He was placed back in the troupe for the next four seasons. On March 8, 2016, Farber was again announced as a pro for season 22 and paired with actress Kim Fields.[6] The couple was eliminated on May 2, 2016, along with Von Miller and Witney Carson, tying for 7th place. Farber returned for season 23 and was partnered with Little Women: LA star Terra Jolé. Jolé and Farber were eliminated on week 10 of the competition, finishing in 5th place despite tying for the top of the leaderboard, marking Farber's first time in the Semifinals. He returned for season 24 and was partnered with Olympic artistic gymnast Simone Biles. The couple was shockingly eliminated one week before the finals on May 15, 2017 after receiving two perfect scores and praise from the judges. For season 25, he will return as a member of the troupe.

text:
Season
Partner
Place
Average score

17
Snooki
8th
25.0

22
Kim Fields
7th
22.9

23
Terra Jolé
5th
33.9

24
Simone Biles
4th
35.6

tag: table

text: With Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi[edit]

text: Placed: 8th; (average: 25.0)

tag: ul

text:
Week #
Dance/Song
Judges' score
Result

Inaba
Goodman
Tonioli

1
Cha-cha-cha / "Wild Ones"
8
8
7
No Elimination

2
Rumba / "Just Give Me a Reason"
6
7
7
Safe

3
Quickstep / "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"
9
8
8
Safe

4
Jive / "Mickey"
8
81
8
Safe

5
Jazz / "Work Bitch"
9
9
9
Safe

6
Foxtrot / "Build Me Up Buttercup"
Switch-Up Challenge / Various
9
Awarded
9
3
9
Points
No Elimination

7
Samba / "Hey Mama"
Team Freestyle / "Bom Bom"
9
9
9
9
9
9
Eliminated

text: 1 Score given by guest judge Julianne Hough.

text: With Kim Fields[edit]

text: Placed: 8th; (average: 22.9)

text:
Week #
Dance/Song
Judges' score
Result

Inaba
Goodman
Tonioli

1
Cha-cha-cha / "Sax"
7
6
7
No Elimination

2
Salsa / "Conga"
7
6
6
Safe

3
Foxtrot / "The Facts of Life Theme"
8
7
7
Safe

4
Quickstep / "I Wan'na Be Like You"
8
8/81
8
Safe

52
Viennese Waltz / "These Arms of Mine"
8
6/63
8
No Elimination

6
Jive / "You Can't Stop the Beat"
8
8
8
Safe

7
Samba / "ABC"
Team Freestyle / "End of Time", "If I Were a Boy" & "Crazy in Love"
9
8
9
8
9
9
Eliminated

text:
1 Score given by guest judge Zendaya.
2 For this week only, as part of "America's Switch Up", Fields performed with Keo Motsepe instead of Farber. Farber performed with Paige VanZant.
3 Score given by guest judge Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

text: With Terra Jolé[edit]

text: Placed: 5th; (average: 33.9)

text:
Week #
Dance/Song
Judges' score
Result

Inaba
Goodman
Hough
Tonioli

1
Jive / "Stuff Like That There"
7
6
6
6
No Elimination

2
Quickstep / "Bewitched Theme"
8
7
8
8
Safe

3
Viennese Waltz / "Iris"
8
7
8
7
Safe

4
Samba / "Simcha"
9
—
8
8
Safe

5
Contemporary / "Stand By Me"
9
—
9
9
No Elimination

6
Paso Doble / "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
7
81
8
7
Safe

7
Foxtrot / "Cheek to Cheek"
Team Freestyle / "Embrace"
9
8
8
9
9
9
8
9
Safe

8
Cha-cha-cha / "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"
Salsa Dance Off / "Magic"
8
No
—
Extra
8
Points
8
Awarded
Last to be called safe

9
Charleston / "If My Friends Could See Me Now"
Team-Up Dance (Jazz) / "Big Noise from Winnetka"
10
9
102
92
9
9
9
9
Safe

10[7]
Semifinals
Rumba / "Scars to Your Beautiful"
Trio Tango / "Hideway"
10
10
—
—
10
10
10
10
Eliminated

text:
1Score given by guest judge Pitbull
2Score given by guest judge Idina Menzel

text: With Simone Biles[edit]

text: Placed: 4th; (average: 35.6)

text:
Week #
Dance/Song
Judges' score
Result

Inaba
Goodman
Hough
Tonioli

1
Tango / "Untouchable"
8
8
8
8
No Elimination

2
Cha-cha-cha / "Burnin' Up"
7
7
7
8
Safe

3
Quickstep / "Viva Las Vegas"
7
8
9
8
Safe

4
Viennese Waltz / "Good Good Father"
9
9
9
9
Safe

5
Contemporary / "How Far I'll Go"
9
9
10
10
Safe

6
Samba / "Survivor"
Team Freestyle / "My Boyfriend's Back", "No Scrubs" & "BO$$"
9
8
9
8
81
91
9
9
Safe

7
Charleston / "Charleston"
Cha-cha-cha Dance-Off / "Crave"
10
Awarded
9
2
92
Extra
9
Points
Safe

8[8]
Foxtrot / "What Makes You Beautiful"
Trio Paso Doble / "Don't Let Me Down"
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Safe

9
Jive / "Faith"
Rumba / "Skyscraper"
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Eliminated

text:
1 Score given by guest judge Nick Carter.
2 Score given by guest judge Mandy Moore.


document_title: Oliver Twist (character)

question_text: who is oliver twist apprenticed to when he leaves the workhouse

text: Oliver Twist (character)

text: Background[edit]

text: Based in the 1820s, the orphan, young Oliver is born in a parish workhouse in an unnamed town.[2] His unmarried mother dies during labour.[3] Old Sally, who was present at the birth, takes from the dying woman a locket and ring. Mr Bumble, the Beadle, names the boy Oliver Twist. Oliver is sent to an orphanage, run by Mrs. Mann, until he is nine years old, when he is returned to the workhouse .

text: The orphans at the workhouse are starving because of their cruel treatment. They cast lots to decide who will ask for more gruel for them all, and Oliver is chosen. At evening supper, once the gruel is dished out and eaten, Oliver goes to the master and makes his famous request, "Please Sir. I want some more". He is then branded a troublemaker and offered as an apprentice to anyone willing to take him, and he is eventually apprenticed to Sowerberry, the undertaker. Oliver fights with Noah Claypole, an older boy at the undertakers, because Noah mocked Oliver's dead mother. Oliver is then beaten for the offence, but he manages to escape and runs away to London.

text: In London, Oliver meets Jack Dawkins, the Artful Dodger, who offers him a place to stay, where he meets up with Fagin and his band of young thieves. Oliver innocently goes "to work" with Dawkins and Charley Bates, but sees the real nature of their "work" when Dawkins picks the pocket of a gentleman. When the gentleman, Mr. Brownlow, realises he is being robbed, Oliver is mistaken for the pickpocket. And he is then chased, captured, and taken to the police. Oliver, who was injured in the chase, is cleared by a witness to the crime and is taken in by Brownlow to his home where he is well treated. After recovering from his injuries, Oliver is sent on an errand by Brownlow to pay a local merchant £5 and to return some books. However, Oliver is caught by Nancy and Bill Sikes, who pretend to be his siblings, and is returned to Fagin's den. However, Nancy later betrays Fagin and Sikes, as well as herself, for doing so since they've stolen Oliver's chance to have a better life.

text: Mr. Brownlow, who mistakenly thinks that Oliver has run away with the money, assumes that Oliver was a thief all along. This belief is further strengthened when Bumble, in response to Brownlow's newspaper advertisement for information about Oliver, gives a disparaging opinion of the boy. Despite this, Brownlow still holds onto a little bit of hope that this might not be true.

text: Meanwhile, Oliver is forced by Fagin to join Sikes in an attempted robbery at a rural house, as they need a small boy to enter a window and open the front door for Sikes to get in. However, the robbery fails and, in the ensuing chase, Oliver is shot. He is then nursed back to health at the home of the Maylies, the house Sikes was attempting to burgle. Oliver gives his story to the Maylies (more exactly, the widow Mrs. Maylie, her son Harry and her adoptive daughter Rose) and Doctor Losberne. He also helps out when Rose falls ill, casually meeting a mysterious man along the way.

text: The mysterious man is Mr. Monks, who is revealed to be Oliver's half brother (his true name being Edward Leeford). He joins Fagin in an attempt to recapture Oliver and lead him into a life of crime, so that Oliver's rightful inheritance, of which Oliver knows nothing, would then go to Monks. Nancy, who still feels compassion for Oliver, overhears Fagin's and Monk's plans and tells Rose Maylie, hoping to thwart them. Rose then contacts Brownlow (clearing Oliver's name in the process, much to Brownlow's relief), Dr. Losberne and other people, to help her protect Oliver.

text: Meanwhile, Bumble has married the matron of the workhouse, Mrs. Corney. The former Mrs. Corney had been in attendance at Old Sally's death, and purloined the locket and ring Old Sally had taken from Oliver's mother Agnes on her deathbed. Monks buys these items from the Bumbles and throws them into the river Thames, hoping that, by destroying them, Oliver's true identity will remain hidden.

text: Brownlow and Rose Maylie meet Nancy on London Bridge and she tells them how to find Monks. However, Fagin has had Nancy followed and, believing Nancy has revealed his secrets, Fagin tells Sikes that Nancy has betrayed them. Sikes brutally murders Nancy, then flees London to the country. However, their neighbors and some of Fagin's own band members soon find out about Nancy's death and, enraged, they tell the police; Sikes falls to his death when he's about to be captured and taken away.

text: Oliver is revealed to be the illegitimate son of a rich man named Edwin Leeford and his young mistress, a girl named Agnes Fleming. Leeford had also fathered another son, Edward ("Monks"), through a failed former marriage. After seducing Agnes, Leeford died, leaving a will which stated that the unborn child would inherit his estate if "in his minority he should never have stained his name with any public act of dishonour, meanness, cowardice, or wrong" in the event of which all would go to Monks. Monks is given half of Oliver's inheritance by Brownlow - who had been Edwin Leeford's best friend and the keeper of his secrets - in the hope that he would start a new life. Monks flees to the United States, where he quickly squanders the money and dies in prison.

text: Rose Maylie is revealed to be Agnes Fleming's younger sister, who was adopted by the Maylies after her parents died. Therefore, Rose is Oliver's aunt and is able to marry Harry Maylie. Oliver collects his inheritance and is adopted by Brownlow, for the conventional happy ending to the novel.

text: In other media[edit]

text: Disney adaptations[edit]

text:
In Disney's 1988 animated film Oliver & Company, Oliver is portrayed as a ginger orange Tabby kitten who wants a home and is set in New York City instead of London. He joins Fagin's gang of dogs before being taken in and adopted by Jenny. He is voiced by Joey Lawrence.
Disney's live-action television film, Oliver Twist was released in 1997. Oliver was played by Alex Trench.
In October 2016 it was announced that the studio would be making a feature-length live-action musical film adaptation of the story. Ice Cube is set to star as Fagin, and will also served as co-writer with Jeff Kwatinetz. The two will serve as co-producers, with Marc Platt of Wicked fame, as well. Thomas Kail, Director of Tony Award-winning musical Hamilton was announced as the film's director.[4]

text: Dickensian[edit]

text: In the 2015 TV series, Dickensian, we meet Oliver in three instances of his circumstantial life. He's a minor character in the last two episodes, first appearing in episode 19, asking Mr. Bumble "Please, sir, may I have more," during a meal staged for the overseers of the work house, a ploy of Mr. & Mrs. Bumble for promotion. Considered impolite and an embarrassment, he's put out onto the streets of London. In the last episode, we see him forlorn and destitute on the street, until he meets up with the Artful Dodger and taken in to Fagin's den of thieves. It is the last scene of the last episode.


document_title: Palm (PDA)

question_text: when did the first palm pilot come out

question_tokens: when did the first palm pilot come out

text: Palm (PDA)

text: History[edit]

text: Initial development[edit]

text: Pilot was the name of the first generation of personal digital assistants manufactured by Palm Computing in 1996 (by then a division of U.S. Robotics).

text: The inventors of the Pilot were Jeff Hawkins, Donna Dubinsky, and Ed Colligan, who founded Palm Computing in 1992. The original purpose of this company was to create handwriting recognition software, named PalmPrint, and personal information management (PIM) software, named PalmOrganizer for the PEN/GEOS based Zoomer devices.[2][3][4] Their research convinced them, however, they could create better hardware as well. Before starting development of the Pilot, Hawkins said he carried a block of wood, the size of the potential Pilot, in his pocket for a week.[5] Palm was widely perceived to have benefited from the notable if ill-fated earlier attempts to create a popular handheld computing platform by Go Corporation, Tandy, and Apple Computer (Newton).

text: The prototype for the first Palm Connected Organizer was called "Palm Taxi".  The first two generations of PDAs from Palm were referred to as Palm-Pilots. After the out-of-court settlement in 1998 of a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by the Pilot Pen Corporation, the company no longer used that name,[6] instead referring to its handheld devices as Palm Connected Organizers or more commonly as "Palms".

text: The first Palms, the Pilot 1000 and Pilot 5000, had no infrared port, backlight, or flash memory, but did have a serial communications port.  Their RAM size was 128 kB and 512 kB respectively, and they used version 1 of Palm OS. Later, it became possible to upgrade the Pilot 1000 or 5000's internals to up to 1 MB of internal RAM.  This was done with the purchase of an upgrade module sold by Palm, and the replacement of some internal hardware components.  Originally, it was conceived that all Palm PDAs were to be hardware-upgradable to an extent, but ultimately, this capability gave way to external memory slots and firmware-upgradable flash memory after the Palm III series.

text: Subsequent generations[edit]

text: The next couple of Palms, the PalmPilot Personal and PalmPilot Professional, had backlit screens, but no infrared port or flash memory.  Their RAM size was 512 kB and 1024 kB respectively. They used version 2 of the Palm OS.

text: Palm III, and all the following Palms, did not have the word "Pilot" in their name due to the previously mentioned trademark dispute. The Palm III had an IR port, backlight, and flash memory.  The latter allowed the user to upgrade Palm OS, or, with some external applications, to store programs or data in flash memory.  It ran on two standard AAA batteries. It was able to retain enough energy for 10–15 minutes to prevent data loss during battery replacement.  It had 2 megabytes of memory, large at the time, and used Palm OS 3. (Palm also produced an upgrade card for the Pilot series, which made them functionally equivalent to a Palm III.)

text: Meanwhile, with Palm Computing now a subsidiary of 3Com, the founders felt they had insufficient control over the development of the Palm product. As a result, they left 3Com and founded Handspring in June 1998. When they left Palm, Hawkins secured a license for the Palm OS for Handspring, and the company became the first Palm OS licensee. Handspring went on to produce the Handspring Visor, a clone of the Palm handhelds that included a hardware expansion slot (early Palm devices also had a hardware expansion slot, however this was for device upgrade purposes, not peripherals) and used slightly modified software.

text: The next versions of Palm used Palm OS 3.1.  These included Palm IIIx with 4 Megabytes of memory, Palm IIIe without flash memory or hardware expansion slot (and available for lower price), Palm V with 2 Megabytes of memory, and, Palm Vx with 8 Megabytes of memory.

text: Palm VII had wireless connection to some Internet services, but this connection worked only within the United States.  It used Palm OS 3.2.

text: Palm IIIc was the first Palm handheld with a color screen.  It used Palm OS 3.5 which provided extensive tools for writing color applications.

text: Some of these newer handhelds, for example Palm V, used internal rechargeable batteries.  Later this feature became standard for all Palms.

text: Palm handhelds up to 2002 contained Motorola DragonBall processors, part of the Motorola 68000 family. Starting with the Palm Tungsten, the platform transitioned to the ARM architecture with Texas Instruments, Samsung, and Intel as suppliers. As ARM had previously been used in the Apple Newton series, the platform had significant investment in mobile and low-power applications.

text: Later history[edit]

text: Palm Computing was spun off into its own company (called Palm Incorporated) in 2000. Handspring later merged with Palm to form palmOne in 2003 when Palm Inc. split into companies based upon selling hardware (palmOne) and the software (PalmSource). In 2005, palmOne acquired the full rights to the Palm name by purchasing the shared rights PalmSource owned and changed names back to Palm again.  PalmSource was acquired by ACCESS Systems in 2005, which subsequently sold the Palm OS source code back to Palm, Inc. in December 2006.

text: Palm handhelds continued to advance, including the ability to access computer hard drives via USB cables, and began to merge with smartphones. The "Treo 700w" was one of the later offerings that combined a Palm handheld with mobile phone, e-mail, MMS, and instant messaging (SMS) technology. It was also the first Palm-branded device to use Windows Mobile instead of Palm OS. It became widely expected that Palm handhelds as a PDA-only device would disappear as multifunction handhelds like the Treo 650 declined in price. Multifunction handhelds generally include a wider range of abilities traditionally found in separate devices, for example: an MP3 player, mobile phone, camera, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The Treo 650+ was a series of smartphones that included a camera, mp3 player, Bluetooth, and a mobile phone. The Zire 71 and 72 series also had these additional features. In 2007, Palm released the Palm Centro, a smartphone running Palm OS. Different in overall appearance from the Treo, it was most notably thinner. The Centro was a somewhat successful smartphone, combining many features with a decreased price. Palm later released the Palm Treo 500v, a device similar to the Centro which ran Windows Mobile 6.0.

text: Palm's focus following the Zire and Tungsten PDA lines shifted exclusively to smartphones, where the Palm OS operating system as used on the Treos was becoming dated with both the Palm OS and the Window Mobile versions making minor impact in market share when compared to those of RIM (Blackberry) and Apple (iPhone).  In order to try to change this trend Palm had been working on a new web-based operating system (webOS) which was an embedded Linux operating system that hosts a custom user interface built on standard web browser technology and offered genuine multi-tasking capabilities through a card based concept where each application ran as a card and the use of gestures to navigate between cards and perform actions.  This platform won much respect from its peers (including praise from Steve Jobs the noted entrepreneur and founder of Apple) but was compromised by some of the shortcuts taken in the hardware for the initial webOS, and indeed Palm's final device offerings, the Palm Pre, and Palm Pixi.[7]

text: Palm released improved versions of both the Pre and Pixi as the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus which contained improved memory capacity or processor updates but did not significantly address some of the limitations of the hardware (e.g. the screen, and CPU) in comparison to other smartphones on the market at the time.

text: With the acquisition of Palm by HP, the next device to market was the Pre2, which did address the screen and processor issues. This was followed in 2011 by the HP Veer and the HP Pre3, the former being a compact design (the world's smallest smartphone not much bigger than a credit card on release) and the latter showing the hardware potential to compete in the demanding smartphone market, that had expanded to include Google's Android, before Leo Apotheker, then HP CEO, abruptly pulled the plug on webOS in August 2011, which caused a dip in HP share value. Apotheker was ousted from Hewlett-Packard later in the year, due in part to criticisms behind his handling of webOS. His successor, Meg Whitman, reaffirmed HP's decision to discontinue the sale and production of webOS hardware devices; Palm's legacy was later maintained by Whitman's decision to support webOS on the software side by taking steps toward open-sourcing webOS and opening it to hardware partners.[8]

text: In January 2015, TCL Corporation announced that it had acquired the rights to the Palm, but not Palm OS.[9]  The company has plans to market a new Palm smartphone on the Verizon network in the second half of 2018.[10]

text: List of PDA models[edit]

text: Handhelds[edit]

text:
Palm Taxi aka Palm-Pilot
Handspring Visor
PalmPilot Personal and PalmPilot Professional
Z22
Zire 72
Tungsten E2
TX

text: Palm T/X ML handheld bundle pack

text: Trēo smartphones[edit]

text:
Trēo Pro
Trēo 800w
Trēo 755p
Trēo 750v
Trēo 750
Trēo 700p
Trēo 700w
Trēo 700wx
Trēo 680
Trēo 650
Trēo 500
Trēo 500v

text: Centro smartphones[edit]

text: Palm Centro

text: webOS smartphones[edit]

text:
Palm Pre
Palm Pixi
Palm Pre Plus
Palm Pixi Plus
Palm Pre 2
HP Veer
HP Pre3

text: Discontinued models[edit]

text:
Discontinued Model
Replacement model

Pilot 1000
PalmPilot Personal

Pilot 5000
PalmPilot Professional

PalmPilot Personal
Palm III

PalmPilot Professional
Palm IIIx

Palm III
m100

Palm IIIe
m100

Palm IIIx
m105

Palm IIIxe
m125

Palm IIIc
m130

Handspring Visor
Zire 31

Palm V
Palm m500

Palm Vx
m500

Palm VII
VIIx

Palm VIIx
i705

Palm m100
m105

Palm m105
Zire

Palm m125
Zire 31

Palm m130
Zire 71

Palm m500
Tungsten E2

Palm m505
m515

Palm m515
Tungsten E2

Palm i705
Treo 650

Tungsten E
Tungsten E2

Tungsten E2
none

Tungsten T
Tungsten T2

Tungsten T2
Tungsten T3

Tungsten T3
Tungsten T5

Tungsten T5
TX

Tungsten W
Treo 600

Tungsten C
TX

TX
none

Zire
Zire 21

Zire 21
Z22

Z-22
none

Zire 31
none

Zire 71
Zire 72

Zire 72
none

Handspring Treo 90
none, last Handspring PDA

Handspring Treo 180
Treo 270

Handspring Treo 180g
Treo 270

Handspring Treo 270
Treo 600

Handspring Treo 300
Treo 600

Treo 600
Treo 650

Treo 650
Treo 680, Treo 700p, Treo 755p

Treo 700w
Treo 700wx

Treo 680
Centro

LifeDrive
none


document_title: Famous in Love

question_text: when does season 2 episode 5 of famous in love come out

text: Famous in Love

text: Plot[edit]

text: Paige Townsen, an ordinary college student, gets her big break after auditioning for the starring role in a Hollywood blockbuster and must now navigate her new star-studded life and undeniable chemistry with her co-lead and her best friend.

text: Cast and characters[edit]

text: Main[edit]

text:
Bella Thorne as Paige Townsen, a young college student who gets cast in the movie adaptation of a blockbuster book series called Locked, which causes her life to change overnight
Charlie DePew as Jake Salt, a down-to-earth guy from the Midwest with an edge who aspires to be a screenwriter and an indie filmmaker. He is Paige's best friend and one of her love interests. Charlie DePew replaced Jesse Henderson in the role from the original pilot.
Georgie Flores as Cassandra "Cassie" Perkins, Paige's roommate and close friend
Carter Jenkins as Rainer Devon, the son of famous producer Nina Devon, and, as later revealed, Alan Mills. He is labeled the "sexiest man alive", and is a famous actor. He has a complicated friendship with Jordan Wilder and soon develops a romantic interest in Paige Townsen.
Niki Koss as Alexis Glenn, Rainer's old friend who competes for the same role as Paige. She is secretly bisexual.
Keith Powers as Jordan Wilder, a troubled star who lands the role of the other point in the movie's famous love triangle. He and Rainer have a complicated history which is further heightened by the fact that both share a past with Tangey.
Pepi Sonuga as Tangey Turner, a pop star with a controlling mother. She was sleeping with Jordan Wilder while dating Rainer Devon, which creates tension between the two men.
Perrey Reeves as Nina Devon, Rainer's smart and cunning mother. Confident and manipulative, she will do whatever it takes to make sure things go her way.

text: Recurring[edit]

text:
Jason Antoon as Wyatt, the original director of the movie adaptation of Locked, who leaves the production on the film during its two-month hiatus (season 1)
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as Barrett, an entertainment and gossip reporter whose beat is Hollywood (season 1)
Shawn Christian as Alan Mills, the head of the film studio producing the movie
Vanessa Williams as Ida, Tangey's mother and manager
Tom Maden as Adam, a production assistant on the movie and Cassie's boyfriend
Danielle Campbell as Harper, a former child star whom Rainer meets in rehab and with whom he quickly becomes involved (season 2)

text: Production[edit]

text: Freeform, then known as ABC Family, had picked up the pilot for fast-track development on March 19, 2015.[2] The pilot was shot in November 2015; Freeform greenlit the pilot on April 7, 2016,[3] and shooting began on July 13, 2016, and wrapped up on October 19, 2016.[4] On November 18, 2016, Freeform announced that the series would premiere on April 18, 2017. Freeform also released the entire season for viewing online on April 18, 2017. The series is based on the novel of the same name, written by Rebecca Serle. Serle worked with I. Marlene King to develop the novel into a television series.[5][6] Freeform renewed the series for a second season on August 3, 2017.[7] The table read for the second season started on October 30, 2017.[8] The second season premiered on Freeform on April 4, 2018.

text: Casting[edit]

text: Romeo Miller was cast as Pablo $$ in a recurring role for the second season, with his first appearance set for the second season premiere.[9] Sofia Carson is set to appear in multiple episodes of the second season as Sloane, the daughter of a movie mogul.[10]

text: Episodes[edit]

text: Series overview[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
10
April 18, 2017 (2017-04-18)
June 13, 2017 (2017-06-13)

2
10[11]
April 4, 2018 (2018-04-04)
May 30, 2018 (2018-05-30)[11]

text: Season 1 (2017)[edit]

text: The entire first season was released on digital platforms, such as OnDemand, the Freeform App and website, and Hulu, on April 18, 2017.[12]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [11][13]
Directed by
Written by
Original air date [11][13]
U.S. viewers
(millions)

1
1
"Pilot"

Miguel Arteta
Tawnia McKiernan

Story by : Rebecca Serle
Teleplay by : I. Marlene King and Rebecca Serle
April 18, 2017 (2017-04-18)
0.65[14]

The ordinary college student Paige as she gets her big break after auditioning for the starring role in a Hollywood blockbuster. She must now navigate her new star-studded life and the highs and lows that come with being the new It-Girl in town, as well as balancing her college workload. As her public profile continues to rise and the undeniable chemistry with her new co-star and Hollywood heartthrob Rainer Devon grows, the more her friendships are strained with her two best friends – particularly Jake, who may be more than just her friend.

2
2
"A Star Is Torn"
Norman Buckley
I. Marlene King & Christopher Fife
April 25, 2017 (2017-04-25)
0.39[15]

On the eve of the big “Locked” cast announcement party, Paige is more nervous about telling her parents the truth about snagging her dream role than the actual event. With her parents set on her education taking priority, she tries to find a way to convince them – and herself – that she can do both. Meanwhile, the gossip is still swirling about Rainer and Jordan’s fight over Tangey, and Nina is determined to shut it down so it won’t hurt the film.

3
3
"Not So Easy A"
Michael Goi
Tawnya Bhattacharya & Ali Laventhol
May 2, 2017 (2017-05-02)
0.30[16]

Having promised her parents that she would be able to balance school and the film’s schedule, Paige quickly learns that it is easier said than done. While trying to work on a crucial school paper, she keeps getting sidetracked with wardrobe fittings, photo shoots and screen tests. Leaning on Jake and Cassie for help, Paige quickly learns she may be in over her head. Meanwhile, Nina must make cuts to the movie budget, and Jake meets with an agent about his script.

4
4
"Prelude to a Diss"
Mary Lou Belli
Rebecca Serle
May 9, 2017 (2017-05-09)
0.28[17]

Paige is determined to prove to everyone she can succeed, especially Alexis; but when everything seems to go awry on her first day on set, her confidence is shaken. And to make matters even stickier, Rainer asks Paige out on a date making her question if she wants to become the Hollywood cliché of dating her co-star or not. Meanwhile, Cassie resorts to desperate measures to pay her tuition bill, and Tangey clashes with her mother over Tangey’s career.

5
5
"Some Like It Not"
Tanya Hamilton
William H. Brown
May 16, 2017 (2017-05-16)
0.21[18]

Paige's 21st birthday and all she wants to do is celebrate with her two best friends, but her friendship with Jake is still on the rocks after his getaway with Alexis. Rainer surprises everyone when he throws Paige a surprise birthday party, but things don't turn out as expected when Jake arrives late. Meanwhile, Jordan and Tangey renew their relationship in secret; Tangey is tired of controlled by her momager and fires back.

6
6
"Found in Translation"
Ron Lagomarsino
Kateland Brown
May 23, 2017 (2017-05-23)
0.26[19]

Nina and Rainer take a last-minute trip to China to rescue Locked from a new setback, which derails Rainer's weekend plans with Paige. But when Alan and Rainer bond over their mutual tastes, Nina feels uncomfortable. Cassie's financial problems continue, so she feels forced to take more shifts as a topless maid. Meanwhile, Jordan deals with issues involving his mother.

7
7
"Secrets & Pies"
Roger Kumble
Miguel Ian Raya
May 30, 2017 (2017-05-30)
0.29[20]

Thinking it would help Cassie's financial problems, Paige offers her a job as her assistant. When Cassie declines, issues in their friendship are revealed. Plus, Jake starts to learn the realities of what it means to sell a script in Hollywood, and Alexis embraces her role as Producer on the project. Meanwhile, Jordan's problems continue to mount as he learns Brandy needs more money, and Barrett Hopper reveals to him that he knows the truth about his and Brandy's past.

8
8
"Crazy Scripted Love"
Geary McLeod
Tawnya Bhattacharya & Ali Laventhol
June 6, 2017 (2017-06-06)
0.33[21]

Paige and Cassie's fight is impacting Paige's performance, and when Jake is too busy to help, Rainer offers his own advice. Later, Jake's career takes an unexpected turn. Meanwhile, when Alan and Rainer spend some time together, Nina grows concerned. On top of her worries, she's facing a possible lawsuit, and she agrees to help Jordan with his mother's issues. Rainer surprises Nina with a helpful solution, but her happiness is short-lived when her worst fears about Alan and Rainer are confirmed.

9
9
"Fifty Shades of Red"
Susanna Fogel
Christopher Fife & William H. Brown
June 13, 2017 (2017-06-13)
0.36[22]

Paige deals with Jake's impending move to Austin, and a revelation about Cassie fractures their friendship. Meanwhile, Rainer starts searching for his real father, but he's thrown into a tailspin after he puts the pieces together. Later, Jordan tries to mend his relationship with Tangey, who feels betrayed by his secret. But when he shares information about his past, she considers forgiving him.

10
10
"Leaving Los Angeles"
Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
Melissa Carter
June 13, 2017 (2017-06-13)
0.23[22]

Rainer's downward spiral continues, and Paige searches for him after he disappears. Plus, Alexis receives bad news, and she takes revenge on Rachel. Jake briefly returns to Los Angeles, and Paige tries to confess her feelings. Meanwhile, Jordan attempts to handle the Barrett Hopper problem with an exclusive, but a shocking event stops the plan. Later, Nina stages a press conference to address Rainer's public meltdown, but things are disrupted by an unexpected appearance.

text: Season 2 (2018)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [11][13]
Directed by
Written by
Original air date [11][13]
U.S. viewers
(millions)

11
1
"The Players"
Roger Kumble
I. Marlene King
April 4, 2018 (2018-04-04)
0.29[23]

12
2
"La La Locked"
Roger Kumble
Melissa Carter
April 4, 2018 (2018-04-04)
0.19[23]

13
3
"Totes on a Scandal"
Ron Lagomarsino
Tawnya Bhattacharya & Ali Laventhol
April 11, 2018 (2018-04-11)
0.26[24]

14
4
"The Kids Aren't All Right"
Geary McLeod
Bryan M. Holdman
April 18, 2018 (2018-04-18)
0.21[25]

15
5
"Reality Bites Back"
Paula Hunziker
John Webb & Garth Mueller
April 25, 2018 (2018-04-25)
0.26[26]

16
6
"The Goodbye Boy"
Melanie Mayron
Kateland Brown
May 2, 2018 (2018-05-02)
0.25[27]

17
7
"Guess Who's (Not) Coming to Sundance?"
Troian Bellisario
Bryan M. Holdman
May 9, 2018 (2018-05-09)
0.32[28]

Paige and Jake continue to feel further apart as Jake and Billy head to a film festival, while Paige stays in LA for a big interview and cover photo shoot. Meanwhile, Jordan has to deal with the fallout from his recent revelation and Nina takes part in a bidding war for a highly-wanted film script.

18
8
"Look Who's Stalking"
TBA
TBA
May 16, 2018 (2018-05-16)
TBD

19
9
"Full Mental Jacket"
TBA
TBA
May 23, 2018 (2018-05-23)
TBD

20
10
"The Good, the Bad and the Crazy"
TBA
TBA
May 30, 2018 (2018-05-30)
TBD

text: Broadcast[edit]

text: The second season returned with a two-hour premiere on Freeform on April 4, 2018.[29] It aired in Canada on E! on April 8, 2018, with new episodes set to air every Sunday. [30]

text: In the United Kingdom, it airs exclusively on Amazon Prime Video with new episodes every Thursday.[31]

text: In Spain, it airs exclusively on HBO Spain with new episodes every Thursday.[32]

text: Ratings[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
Avg. viewers
(millions)

Date
Viewers
(millions)
Date
Viewers
(millions)

1
10
April 18, 2017 (2017-04-18)
0.65[14]
June 13, 2017 (2017-06-13)
0.23[22]
0.33

2
TBA
April 4, 2018 (2018-04-04)
0.29[23]
TBA
TBD
TBD

text: Nominations[edit]

text:
Year
Award
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref.

2017
Teen Choice Awards
Choice Breakout TV Show
Famous in Love
Nominated
[33][34]

Choice Drama TV Actress
Bella Thorne
Nominated
[33][34]

Choice Drama TV Show
Famous in Love
Nominated
[33][34]