''Charlie's Angels'' is a 2019 American
action comedy film
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Film
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written and directed by
Elizabeth Banks
Elizabeth Banks (born Elizabeth Irene Mitchell; February 10, 1974) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is known for playing Effie Trinket in ''The Hunger Games'' film series (2012–2015) and Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the ''Pitch Perf ...
from a story by
Evan Spiliotopoulos
Evangelos Spiliotopoulos ( el, Ευάγγελος Σπηλιωτόπουλος; born c. 1973) is a Greek-American screenwriter, film producer, and film director.
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Spiliotopoulos was born in Greece, and graduated from high school there ...
and
David Auburn. It stars
Kristen Stewart
Kristen Jaymes Stewart (born April 9, 1990) is an American actress. The world's highest-paid actress in 2012, she has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a César Award, in addition to nominations for an Aca ...
,
Naomi Scott
Naomi Scott (born 6 May 1993) is an English actress and singer. Born in Hounslow, she rose to prominence for her performances in the television film '' Lemonade Mouth'' (2011) and the science fiction series '' Terra Nova'' (2011). In 2015, Scree ...
, and
Ella Balinska
Ella Balinska (born 4 October 1996) is an English actress. She is known for starring in the action-comedy film '' Charlie's Angels'' (2019) and the Netflix original series ''Resident Evil'' (2022).
Early life and education
Balinska was born on ...
as the new generation of Angels who are working for a private detective agency named the Townsend Agency. The film is the third installment in the
''Charlie's Angels'' film series and serves as a continuation of the story that began with the
television series of the same name by
Ivan Goff
Ivan Goff (17 April 1910 – 23 September 1999) was an Australian screenwriter, best known for his collaborations with Ben Roberts including ''White Heat'' (1949), '' Man of a Thousand Faces'' (1957), '' Legend of the Lone Ranger'' (1981), and ...
and
Ben Roberts, and the two previous theatrical films, ''
Charlie's Angels'' (2000) and ''
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'' (2003).
Development of the film began in September 2015 when
Sony Pictures opted to reboot the series following the cancellation of the
2011 television reboot and the release of 2003's ''Full Throttle''. Months later, Banks joined the project as director, producer, and writer. Casting announcements were made throughout 2018, with Banks herself also confirmed to star.
Principal photography
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Personnel
Besides the main film personnel, such as a ...
commenced in September 2018 and took place in Germany and Turkey. The lead single from the film's soundtrack, "
Don't Call Me Angel
"Don't Call Me Angel" is a song by American singers Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, and Lana Del Rey. It was released on September 13, 2019, by Republic Records as the lead single from the soundtrack to the film ''Charlie's Angels'', based on the ...
", performed by
Ariana Grande,
Miley Cyrus
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, and
Lana Del Rey
Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1985), known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. Her music is noted for its cinematic quality and exploration of tragic romance, glamour, and melancholia, with frequent r ...
, was released in September 2019, followed by the soundtrack and score album's respective releases on November 1 and 8.
''Charlie's Angels'' was theatrically released in the United States on November 15, 2019, by
Sony Pictures Releasing to mixed reviews from critics and a poor opening weekend box office performance. It was ranked by both ''
USA Today
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'' and ''
Variety
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'' as one of the biggest box-office disappointments of 2019. The film eventually grossed $73.3 million worldwide against an estimated production budget of $48–55 million and an estimated advertising budget of $50 million.
Plot
A team of Angels, led by senior operative
John Bosley, capture international embezzler Jonny Smith in
Rio de Janeiro
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and turn him over to American authorities. A year later, the European division of the Townsend Agency is informed that Elena Houghlin, an engineer and programmer employed by entrepreneur Alexander Brok, wants to expose her superiors. She knows that Brok's head of development, Peter Fleming, is covering up a discovery about how an energy conservation device that she helped invent, Calisto, has the potential to trigger fatal seizures when used. She meets with operative Edgar "Bosley" in
Hamburg
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to turn over her findings, but an assassin named Hodak ambushes the meeting and subsequently kills Edgar, leaving Elena to drown. Edgar's protégé, Jane Kano, rescues her and brings her to operative Rebekah "Bosley" with the help of her partner, Sabina Wilson. Meanwhile, John, who has since retired from the agency, discovers that Rebekah has tagged him with the agency's specialized
subdermal implant without his knowledge.
Rebekah tasks Sabina and Jane, joined by Elena, with breaking into Brok's corporate headquarters to steal the remaining Calisto prototypes before they can be duplicated. Elena finds one but is forced to use it to escape, accidentally killing the chief of security, Ralph, in the process. After learning that Fleming took the other prototypes, Rebekah tracks him to
Istanbul
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, where Jane utilizes one of her old intelligence contacts, Fatima, to locate him. They track him to a remote rock quarry, where the supposedly imprisoned Smith is revealed to be Fleming's intermediary for selling Calisto. Hodak is also present and kills Fleming before the Angels break up the sale. Rebekah suddenly disappears, allowing Smith and Hodak to escape with the prototypes.
Returning to their safehouse, Sabina shares her growing belief that Rebekah is secretly working against the agency and manipulating them to steal Calisto for her own benefit. While the three ponder Sabina's suspicion, the safehouse is bombed. Rebekah shows up only to be shot by John, who has come to rescue Elena. Sabina and Jane manage to survive and seek medical help from Fatima. Rebekah reappears and explains that John is the real traitor and that he has spent the last few decades secretly building his own network within the agency after he was passed over to succeed the late Charlie Townsend.
John takes Elena to a party in
Chamonix
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hosted by Brok, who reveals himself as the mastermind behind the attempt to assassinate Elena and, unbeknownst to him, John's plan to weaponize Calisto. Using Elena's colleague Langston as a hostage, John forces her to program a Calisto device to kill both herself and Langston before leaving. The Angels, having deduced his plan due to the information provided by Smith, who is later revealed to have defected to their side, show up and rescue Elena and Langston, Elena having already disabled the Calisto device. Jane exacts revenge by impaling Hodak on a spike, while Rebekah catches up with John and his men. Outnumbered, she has other Angels posing as guests subdue the men, after which Sabina knocks out John with a punch. Brok is arrested for conspiracy, and Jane and Langston start a relationship. Elena is recruited as an Angel by the Townsend Agency after passing a series of rigorous training exercises.
In a
mid-credits scene
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, Elena receives an official Angels tattoo and congratulations from former Angel Kelly Garrett (
Jaclyn Smith
Jacquelyn Ellen "Jaclyn" Smith (born October 26, 1945) is an American actress and businesswoman. She is best known for her role as Kelly Garrett in the television series '' Charlie's Angels'' (1976–1981), and was the only original female lead ...
), who has become the new "Charlie".
Cast
*
Kristen Stewart
Kristen Jaymes Stewart (born April 9, 1990) is an American actress. The world's highest-paid actress in 2012, she has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a César Award, in addition to nominations for an Aca ...
as Sabina Wilson, a wild and rebellious Angel
*
Naomi Scott
Naomi Scott (born 6 May 1993) is an English actress and singer. Born in Hounslow, she rose to prominence for her performances in the television film '' Lemonade Mouth'' (2011) and the science fiction series '' Terra Nova'' (2011). In 2015, Scree ...
as Elena Houghlin, an engineer, programmer, and creator of the Calisto project, who gets recruited to become an Angel
*
Ella Balinska
Ella Balinska (born 4 October 1996) is an English actress. She is known for starring in the action-comedy film '' Charlie's Angels'' (2019) and the Netflix original series ''Resident Evil'' (2022).
Early life and education
Balinska was born on ...
as Jane Kano, a former
MI6
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agent who became an Angel
*
Elizabeth Banks
Elizabeth Banks (born Elizabeth Irene Mitchell; February 10, 1974) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is known for playing Effie Trinket in ''The Hunger Games'' film series (2012–2015) and Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the ''Pitch Perf ...
as Rebekah "Bosley", a former Angel who became one of Charlie's assistants
*
Djimon Hounsou
Djimon Gaston Hounsou (; ; born April 24, 1964) is a Beninese-American actor and model. He began his career appearing in music videos. He made his film debut in '' Without You I'm Nothing'' (1990) and earned widespread recognition for his role as ...
as Edgar "Bosley" Dessange, one of Charlie's assistants
*
Sam Claflin
Samuel George Claflin (born 27 June 1986) is an English actor. After graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2009, he began his acting career on television and had his first film role as Philip Swift in '' Pirates of th ...
as Alexander Brok, Elena's employer
*
Noah Centineo
Noah Gregory Centineo ( ; born May 9, 1996) is an American actor. He began his career performing on television and had a main role in the television series '' The Fosters'' from 2015 to 2018. He achieved wider recognition by starring in the Net ...
as Langston, Elena's assistant
*
Nat Faxon
Nathaniel Faxon (born October 11, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. A frequent presence on comedic films and TV series, he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing '' The Descendants'' (2011) ...
as Peter Fleming, Elena's superior
*
Patrick Stewart
Sir Patrick Stewart (born 13 July 1940) is an English actor who has a career spanning seven decades in various stage productions, television, film and video games. He has been nominated for Olivier, Tony, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Screen Actors ...
as
John Bosley, Charlie's first and original assistant. Stewart replaces
Bill Murray
William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his deadpan delivery. He rose to fame on ''The National Lampoon Radio Hour'' (1973–1974) before becoming a national presence on '' Saturday Nig ...
, who portrayed the character in the first installment.
*
Chris Pang
Christopher Pang (born 29 December 1984) is an Australian actor and producer. He is best known for his role as Colin Khoo in ''Crazy Rich Asians'' (2018) and Lee Takkam in '' Tomorrow, When the War Began'' (2010).
Early life
Pang was born in ...
as Jonny Smith, an international smuggler
*
Jonathan Tucker
Jonathan Moss Tucker (born May 31, 1982) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films ''The Virgin Suicides'' (1999), '' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' (2003), ''Hostage'' (2005), '' In the Valley of Elah'' (2007), '' The Ruins'' ( ...
as Hodak, an assassin
*
Luis Gerardo Méndez
Luis Gerardo Hernández Méndez (born 12 March 1982) is a Mexican actor and producer born in Aguascalientes City. Having previously mostly appeared in smaller films and on television, Méndez shot to fame with his starring role in the 2013 comed ...
as the Saint, a Townsend Agency employee specializing in weapons and technology
*
David Schütter
David Schütter (born David Schütter-Wieske in 1991) is a German actor who has appeared in numerous films, television series and theatres. He is known for his portrayal of Pepe in ', Adrian Schimmel in '' Never Look Away'', Ralph in '' Charlie's ...
as Ralph, the chief of security at Brok's corporate
*
Hannah Hoekstra
Hannah Hoekstra (born August 2, 1987) is a Dutch actress.
Career
In 2010, Hoekstra graduated from the Amsterdam Theatre Academy, where she studied from 2006. During training she participated in the play ''Underground'' by director Johan Simons. ...
as Ingrid, an Angel who works as a secretary at Brok's corporate
* Marie-Lou Sellem as Fatima Ahmed, Jane's contact in Istanbul
*
Robert Clotworthy
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as the voice of Charles "Charlie" Townsend, the owner of the Townsend Agency. Clotworthy replaces
John Forsythe
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, who voiced the character in the television series and previous film installments, following Forsythe's death in 2010.
Making
cameo appearances
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in the film are
Hailee Steinfeld,
Lili Reinhart
Lili Pauline Reinhart (born September 13, 1996) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Betty Cooper on The CW teen drama series'' Riverdale'' (2017–present) and Annabelle in Lorene Scafaria's black comedy crime drama film '' Hust ...
,
Aly Raisman
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,
Huda Kattan
Huda Kattan (born October 2, 1983) is an American makeup artist, beauty blogger, and entrepreneur. She is the founder of the cosmetics line Huda Beauty.
Early life
Huda Kattan was born on October 2, 1983, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as one of ...
, and
Chloe Kim as newly recruited Angels;
Ronda Rousey
Ronda Jean Rousey (; born February 1, 1987) is an American professional wrestler, actress, former judoka and mixed martial artist. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand and is the current SmackDown Womenâ ...
,
Danica Patrick, and
Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox (born May 29, 1972) is an American actress and LGBT advocate. She rose to prominence with her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black'', becoming the first transgender person to be nominated for a Pr ...
as the Angels' instructors; and
Michael Strahan
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as the Townsend Agency's New York branch "Bosley".
Jaclyn Smith
Jacquelyn Ellen "Jaclyn" Smith (born October 26, 1945) is an American actress and businesswoman. She is best known for her role as Kelly Garrett in the television series '' Charlie's Angels'' (1976–1981), and was the only original female lead ...
also makes a cameo appearance as
Kelly Garrett, reprising her character from
the television series for her second appearance in the film series, after cameoing in
the second theatrical film. Still photographs of
Kate Jackson
Lucy Kate Jackson (born October 29, 1948) is an American actress and television producer, known for her television roles as Sabrina Duncan in the series ''Charlie's Angels'' (1976–1979) and Amanda King in the series ''Scarecrow and Mrs. King ...
,
Farrah Fawcett,
Cheryl Ladd,
Cameron Diaz
Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress. With a variety of works in film, she is widely recognised for her work in romantic comedies and animation. Diaz has received various accolades, including nominations for ...
,
Drew Barrymore
Drew Blythe Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress, director, producer, talk show host and author. A member of the Barrymore family of actors, she is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a ...
, and
Lucy Liu
Lucy Alexis Liu is an American actress. Her accolades include winning a Critics' Choice Television Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Seoul International Drama Award, in addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award.
Liu has sta ...
as their respective characters from the television series and previous installments also appear on a screen in the Townsend Agency's Los Angeles office.
Production
In September 2015,
Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that it was rebooting the
''Charlie's Angels'' franchise, with
Elizabeth Banks
Elizabeth Banks (born Elizabeth Irene Mitchell; February 10, 1974) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is known for playing Effie Trinket in ''The Hunger Games'' film series (2012–2015) and Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the ''Pitch Perf ...
in talks to direct the film,
as well as produce, with her
Brownstone Productions
Brownstone Productions is an American film and television production company founded by actress, director and producer Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman. It is known for producing the ''Pitch Perfect'' franchise; ''Pitch Perfect'' (2012), ''Pitch ...
partner
Max Handelman
Max Handelman (born May 3, 1973) is an American sportswriter, producer, and blogger. He co-wrote the book ''Why Fantasy Football Matters: (And Our Lives Do Not)'' with Erik Barmack. Handelman is married to actress Elizabeth Banks. Handelman co-fo ...
.
Evan Spiliotopoulos
Evangelos Spiliotopoulos ( el, Ευάγγελος Σπηλιωτόπουλος; born c. 1973) is a Greek-American screenwriter, film producer, and film director.
Early life
Spiliotopoulos was born in Greece, and graduated from high school there ...
was hired to write the script for the reboot film.
Banks was officially confirmed as the film's director the following year in April, and rewrote the screenplay, which had previously been rewritten by Jay Basu, along with earlier touch-ups by
Craig Mazin
Craig Mazin (born April 8, 1971) is an American screenwriter and film director. He is best known for creating the five-part HBO miniseries ''Chernobyl'', based on the nuclear disaster of the same name in 1986. His work earned him two Primetime Em ...
and
Semi Chellas.
[ Banks received sole screenplay credit, with "story by" billing for Spiliotopoulos and David Auburn.
In July 2018, it was announced that ]Kristen Stewart
Kristen Jaymes Stewart (born April 9, 1990) is an American actress. The world's highest-paid actress in 2012, she has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a César Award, in addition to nominations for an Aca ...
, Naomi Scott
Naomi Scott (born 6 May 1993) is an English actress and singer. Born in Hounslow, she rose to prominence for her performances in the television film '' Lemonade Mouth'' (2011) and the science fiction series '' Terra Nova'' (2011). In 2015, Scree ...
and Ella Balinska
Ella Balinska (born 4 October 1996) is an English actress. She is known for starring in the action-comedy film '' Charlie's Angels'' (2019) and the Netflix original series ''Resident Evil'' (2022).
Early life and education
Balinska was born on ...
would play the leading trio of the fighting team and that Banks would also appear as a Bosley, with the film featuring multiple characters by that name. Doug Belgrad
Doug Belgrad is an American film and television producer. He was previously an executive at Sony for nearly 27 years before founding 2.0 Entertainment, a film and television production and co-financing company based at Sony. He is known for supe ...
also co-produced the film through his 2.0 Entertainment, along with Elizabeth Cantillon, Banks, and Handelman. Patrick Stewart
Sir Patrick Stewart (born 13 July 1940) is an English actor who has a career spanning seven decades in various stage productions, television, film and video games. He has been nominated for Olivier, Tony, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Screen Actors ...
was cast as a second Bosley in September. That same month, Luis Gerardo Méndez
Luis Gerardo Hernández Méndez (born 12 March 1982) is a Mexican actor and producer born in Aguascalientes City. Having previously mostly appeared in smaller films and on television, Méndez shot to fame with his starring role in the 2013 comed ...
and Jonathan Tucker
Jonathan Moss Tucker (born May 31, 1982) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films ''The Virgin Suicides'' (1999), '' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' (2003), ''Hostage'' (2005), '' In the Valley of Elah'' (2007), '' The Ruins'' ( ...
joined the cast of the film, with Djimon Hounsou
Djimon Gaston Hounsou (; ; born April 24, 1964) is a Beninese-American actor and model. He began his career appearing in music videos. He made his film debut in '' Without You I'm Nothing'' (1990) and earned widespread recognition for his role as ...
added as a third Bosley, while Bill Pope
Bill Pope, A.S.C. (born June 19, 1952) is an American cinematographer and filmmaker known for his collaborations with directors Sam Raimi, The Wachowskis and Edgar Wright. He has also photographed and directed numerous music videos for artists like ...
was announced as the film's cinematographer. Sam Claflin
Samuel George Claflin (born 27 June 1986) is an English actor. After graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2009, he began his acting career on television and had his first film role as Philip Swift in '' Pirates of th ...
, Noah Centineo
Noah Gregory Centineo ( ; born May 9, 1996) is an American actor. He began his career performing on television and had a main role in the television series '' The Fosters'' from 2015 to 2018. He achieved wider recognition by starring in the Net ...
, Chris Pang
Christopher Pang (born 29 December 1984) is an Australian actor and producer. He is best known for his role as Colin Khoo in ''Crazy Rich Asians'' (2018) and Lee Takkam in '' Tomorrow, When the War Began'' (2010).
Early life
Pang was born in ...
and Nat Faxon
Nathaniel Faxon (born October 11, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. A frequent presence on comedic films and TV series, he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing '' The Descendants'' (2011) ...
later joined the cast in October 2018.
Principal photography
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Personnel
Besides the main film personnel, such as a ...
on the film began on September 24, 2018. Filming took place at the Elbphilharmonie
The Elbphilharmonie (; "Elbe Philharmonic Hall"), popularly nicknamed Elphi, is a concert hall in the HafenCity quarter of Hamburg, Germany, on the Grasbrook peninsula of the Elbe River. It is among the largest in the world.
The new glassy con ...
in Hamburg, Germany from October 2–7. Further filming took place at the Spice Bazaar
The Spice Bazaar ( tr, Mısır Çarşısı, meaning "Egyptian Bazaar") in Istanbul, Turkey is one of the largest bazaars in the city. Located in the Eminönü quarter of the Fatih district, it is the most famous covered shopping complex after th ...
, Veliefendi Race Course
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It is the country's oldest and biggest race course founded on a former grassland that was hi ...
, and Sultanahmet, all in Istanbul, Turkey in early December. Filming completed on December 9.
Initially developed as a reboot of the franchise, the film instead serves as a continuation of the events of the original TV series and the McG
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
-directed films. Drew Barrymore, who had produced and starred in the previous film installments, executive produced the film. Producer of the original series and first two films Leonard Goldberg
Leonard J. Goldberg (January 24, 1934 – December 4, 2019) was an American film and television producer. He had his own production company, Panda Productions (formerly Mandy Films, and earlier Daydream Productions when he was working with Jer ...
came on board as an executive producer as well.
Music
Musician Brian Tyler
Brian Theodore Tyler (born May 8, 1972) is an American composer, conductor, arranger, and record producer, best known for his film, television, and video game scores. In his 24-year career, Tyler has scored '' Transformers: Prime'', ''Eagle ...
composed the film's score, while singer Ariana Grande co-executive produced the soundtrack along with music producer Savan Kotecha
Savan Harish Kotecha is an American songwriter and record producer from Austin, Texas. Kotecha is of Indian (Gujarati) descent. He was also the executive music producer of the 2020 film '' Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'', for ...
and record executive Scooter Braun
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. Grande collaborated with fellow singers Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus ( ; born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her distinctive raspy voice, her music spans across varied styles and genres, including pop, country, rock, hip ho ...
and Lana Del Rey
Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1985), known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. Her music is noted for its cinematic quality and exploration of tragic romance, glamour, and melancholia, with frequent r ...
on a song titled "Don't Call Me Angel
"Don't Call Me Angel" is a song by American singers Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, and Lana Del Rey. It was released on September 13, 2019, by Republic Records as the lead single from the soundtrack to the film ''Charlie's Angels'', based on the ...
", which was released as the lead single from the soundtrack on September 13, 2019. A promotional single, " How It's Done", by Kash Doll
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, Kim Petras
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, Alma
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Arts and entertainment
* ''Alma'' (film), a 2009 Spanish short animated film
* ''Alma'' (Oswald de Andrade novel), 1922
* ''Alma'' (Le Clézio novel), 2017
* ''Alma'' (play), a 1996 drama by Joshua Sobol about Alma ...
, and Stefflon Don, was released on October 11. A second promotional single, "Pantera", by Brazilian singer Anitta Anitta may refer to:
* Anitta (king), Hittite king
*Anitta (singer)
Larissa de Macedo Machado (born March 30, 1993), known professionally as Anitta, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and television host. She is regarded as one of biggest Brazi ...
, was released on October 23. The soundtrack and score albums were released on November 1 and 8, respectively.
Release
Theatrical
''Charlie's Angels'' was released on November 15, 2019, by Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the mu ...
. Prior to this, Sony Pictures Releasing announced that the film would also be released in IMAX format in select theaters. The film was originally set for November 1 date, but was pushed back to avoid competition with '' Terminator: Dark Fate''.
The first theatrical trailer for the film was released on June 27, followed by the second trailer on October 11. While Sony had originally intended to spend $100 million to promote the film, the company reduced the overall promotional cost to approximately $50 million in light of the film's underperformance during its opening weekend.
Home media
''Charlie's Angels'' was released digitally on February 18, 2020, and on Blu-ray and DVD on March 10.
Reception
Box office
''Charlie's Angels'' grossed $17.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $55.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $73.3 million.
In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside ''Ford v Ferrari
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'' and '' The Good Liar'', and was projected to gross $10–12 million from 3,452 theaters in its opening weekend. However, after making $3.1 million on its first day (including $900,000 from Thursday night previews), it went on to debut to just $8.4 million, finishing in third place. Following the film's poor opening weekend, ''Deadline Hollywood
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'' cited the film's mixed critical response and a lack of public interest in the franchise as reasons for the underperformance. ''The Hollywood Reporter
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'' also observed that the film specifically "failed to attract moviegoers over the age of 35", as well as "younger females—its target audience—in enough numbers". In response to the film's opening weekend underperformance, Banks stated that she was proud of the film regardless. The film fell 61% to $3.2 million in its second weekend, finishing in eighth. ''USA Today
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'' and ''Variety
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'' ranked the film as one of the biggest box office failures of 2019.
Critical response
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, the film has an approval rating of with an average score of , based on reviews. The website's critics consensus reads: "Earnest and energetic, if a bit uneven, Elizabeth Banks's pulpy ''Charlie's Angels'' adds new flair to the franchise with fun performances from its three leads". On Metacritic
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, the film has a weighted average score of 52 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, while those surveyed by PostTrak
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gave it an overall positive score of 69% (including an average 3 out of 5 stars), with 46% saying they would definitely recommend it.
Beandrea July of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' commended how the film "honors its precursors while elevating itself beyond them", while Sandra Hall of ''The Sydney Morning Herald
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'' opined that the film exudes a "jaunty feel" as well as incorporates "a few well-placed plot twists, lots of good-humored banter and the usual fun to be had from the Angels' fondness for disguise." Owen Gleiberman of ''Variety
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'' praised Elizabeth Banks' direction as a source of the film's strength, stating that she "proves herself to be a filmmaker who can stage fireworks with extreme flair." Writing for ''The Boston Globe
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'', Tom Russo favorably regarded Kristen Stewart's performance as "a completely unexpected, who-knew mash-up of sexy and offbeat". Likewise, Mark Lieberman of ''The Washington Post
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'' wrote that Stewart "upstages everyone, from the opening close-up on her gleeful grin to her array of colorful costumes, riotous non sequiturs and unconventional posture choices".
In a mixed review, Peter Travers
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'' was critical of the film's pacing and comedic dialogue, but highlighted Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska as "the angels you need when a movie needs rescuing." Similarly, Michael Phillips of the ''Chicago Tribune
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'' commented that the film's characters "have their fun, and we have a reasonable percentage of theirs," while the ''New York Post
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''s Johnny Oleksinski noted conversely that the three actresses "click as a unit, but lack much of the exuberance and distinctiveness of their predecessors." Stephanie Zacharek
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'' negatively regarded the film as "a shaggy, listless action movie that's too messy to be fun," the ''Los Angeles Times
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'' Kenneth Turan
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deemed the plot "overly complicated", ''The Detroit News
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''s Adam Graham criticized the film as "out-of-style," and in an even more scathing review, BBC Online
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columnist Nicholas Barber called it "grimly unimaginative" and "tediously formulaic."
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