‘Halftime’ Selected as Tribeca Opening Night Film

Jenny from the block will return to her old stomping grounds. The 2022 edition of the Tribeca Festival will kick off on Wednesday, June 8, with the world premiere of “Halftime,” a new Netflix documentary that promises to inject some serious star wattage into the annual celebration of movies and media. The movie follows Jennifer Lopez as she reflects on her career as a global recording star and movie icon. Tribeca will host the film’s premiere at the United Palace in Washington Heights in upper Manhattan, which it notes is just a few subway stops from Lopez’s beloved Bronx, the borough where she came of age. The film debuts on Netflix on June 14.


The documentary is directed by Amanda Micheli and will offer an intimate peek behind the curtain following Lopez as she readies herself for her Super Bowl Halftime show, as well as her performance at the recent presidential inauguration.


“It’s an honor to be selected for the opening night of Tribeca, and so fitting to be celebrating this critical milestone in Jennifer’s life and career just miles from where she grew up! To have the opportunity to share this film on the big screen with a New York audience is a dream come true,” said Micheli.


Tribeca has moved far beyond its lower Manhattan hub. This year’s iteration will unfold at the Beacon Theater, the United Palace, Pier 57, Spring Studios, BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, SVA Theatre, Village East by Angelika, Cinépolis Chelsea, Waterfront Plaza at Brookfield Place and Battery Park City.


“The Tribeca Festival has always been an activist festival — a celebration of entertainment and innovation in the midst of remarkable challenges. We’re thrilled to open with ‘Halftime’ an inspirational documentary that spotlights Jennifer Lopez’s activism through her iconic Super Bowl halftime show,” said Tribeca Festival Co-Founder and Tribeca Enterprises CEO Jane Rosenthal. “Tribeca is proud to feature a wide selection of diverse programming that reflects our commitment to equity and inclusion, and we’re eager to premiere this beautiful exploration of JLo’s Latina culture and heritage at the United Palace, just blocks away from the Bronx.”


Rosenthal’s co-founder Robert De Niro was also effusive.


“Powerful storytelling — whether in music, film, or games — encourages us to fight for universal values that bind humanity together. ‘Halftime,’ featuring Jennifer Lopez, reminds us of that,” said De Niro. “The Tribeca Festival is eager to bring audiences from all over the world together to honor the importance of purpose-driven creative expression.”


‘The Adam Project’ Now Fourth Most-Viewed Netflix Film Of All Time


The Adam Project, starring Ryan Reynolds, is now Netflix’s fourth most-watched English-language film of all time, the streamer announced today, having garnered 233,150,000 views in its first 28 days on the platform.


Reynolds also currently has the globe-trotting action-comedy Red Notice and action-thriller 6 Underground on the list, at #1 and #9, respectively. The former title generated 364,020,000 in its first 28 days, with the latter drawing 205,470,000. Skydance was behind The Adam Project, as well as 6 Underground.


Other titles on the list as of today include Don’t Look Up (#2), Bird Box (#3), Extraction (#5), The Unforgivable (#6), The Irishman (#7), The Kissing Booth 2 (#8) and Spenser Confidential (#10).


Released on Netflix on March 11, The Adam Project is an action-adventure pic centered on time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed (Reynolds), who after accidentally crash-landing in 2022, teams up with his 12-year-old self (Walker Cobell) for a mission to save the future. Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldaña and Catherine Keener also star.


The film was scripted by Jonathan Tropper and T.S. Nowlin & Jennifer Flackett & Mark Levin. Reynolds, Levy, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger produced, with Mary McLaglen, Josh McLaglen, Dan Levine, Dan Cohen, George Dewey, Patrick Gooing, Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin exec producing.


Netflix started releasing streaming numbers for around 100 countries last year, using the same metric of total streaming that Nielsen does in the U.S.


Reynolds and Levy’s partnership on The Adam Project followed their collaboration on 20th Century Studios’ Free Guy. The pair will next work together on Deadpool 3, with Levy as director, as previously announced.

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