Sony/Marvel’s Venom: The Last Dance saw the franchise’s lowest domestic opening with $51M amid the first World Series match up in 43 years between the LA Dodgers and New York Yankees. But baseball can only take a bit of the blame when it comes to the lackluster grosses as the threequel was fully rejected by Stateside fanboys. Overseas was a different matter, as 64 international box office markets tallied up $124M (the third biggest opening of the year for a Hollywood title on a like-for-like basis), bringing the global launch to a better-than-expected $175M.
China, which gobbled up the first film in the trilogy but did not see a release for the second movie, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, led all markets on Last Dance with a weighty $46M over five days. >>>Offshore Surprises |
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Newsom To The Rescue - A decade after the last major overhaul of California’s film and TV tax credits program, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday unveiled a massive increase in the incentives to jump start work and production in the home of Hollywood. >>>$400M+ Hike
No Deal Yet - SAG-AFTRA will remain on strike against the major video game companies, as talks over a new deal are extended once again. Negotiations on a new Interactive Media Agreement resumed on Wednesday, marking the first official bargaining dates between the two parties since the union called a strike in July. >>>AI Remains Sticking Point
'Illusionist' Unveiling - Andrew Lloyd Webber offered Deadline's Baz Bamigboye an exclusive preview of his new West End and Broadway musical: a magical romance called The Illusionist, directed by Sunset Boulevard’s Jamie Lloyd. During a private audience at his penthouse office adjacent to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, one of six theatres controlled through his LW Theatres group, the legendary composer of Phantom of the Opera and Evita previewed three of the numbers he has so far scored. >>>Other Attachments
Condé Nast Looks To The Screen - Over the past year, Condé Nast has laid off 5% of its staff – citing the impact of TikTok and other digital competition – reached a settlement with union members and dealt with a decidedly choppy ad market. Despite running that gauntlet, the media industry mainstay has not curtailed ambitions to make a mark in film and TV. >>> Project Roster Hits 37 Titles
What Would Selznick Do? - David O. Selznick was a demanding producer who often interrupted pitches and then bullied filmmakers once their movies started shooting. How would he and impresarios of his era have coped with the unruly YouTubers, TikTokers, Instagramers or superstar influencers crowding today’s marketplace. Or what about the esteemed filmmakers who are re-inventing and re-structuring their craft to fit the ecocentrics of Streamerville? >>> Peter Bart’s Column
‘Here’ Review Is Here - Robert Zemeckis clearly has a thing for time — past, present and Back to the Future. The filmmaker loves mixing the newest technologies with relatable stories that play with our perceptions of life as time goes by. He really dives into this theme in a big way in his ambitious adaptation of Richard McGuire’s 2014 graphic novel Here. >>>Pete Hammond’s Take
In Brief - Cloud Nine names Amanda Tudesco as President... Happy Gilmore 2 adds Scott Mescudi |
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Vincent Cassel has built a reputation over his 30-year career for playing bad and good guys with a menacing, violent edge, from Vinz in La Haine, to ruthless gangster Jacques Mesrine, or a tough-talking mercenary in the Apple TV+ series Liaison. It is a surprise then to discover the French star in the role of the Greek mythology figure of Charon, the ferryman of the underworld, reimagined as a gentlemanly taxi driver with charmingly accented but grammatically perfect English in The Opera!, which world premieres at the Rome Film Festival on Friday evening. Here, Cassel says he took inspiration from Jim Jarmusch’s Night on Earth, while he discusses Romain Gavras’ thriller Sacrifice, which he is currently shooting. Thirty years on from La Haine, he notes that the types of roles he is taking on are changing. >>>Read The Interview |
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“Shall we go again?” - Colin Farrell after completing the Irish Life Dublin Marathon |
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1.8B - Number of minutes of views for Inside Out 2 on Disney+ in its first week |
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🎭 George Clooney‘s Broadway debut in Good Night, and Good Luck will begin performances March 12, 2025, at the Winter Garden Theatre. The previously announced production is expected to open in early April.
🤬 Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday was marked by an opening lineup of speakers who joked about Puerto Rico being a “floating pile of garbage,” ranted about “f—ing illegals” and declared that Kamala Harris was the “antichrist.”
⚾ The Dodgers-Yankees World Series matchup is already proving it’ll be a 2024 highlight for Fox. Los Angeles topped New York in dramatic fashion in Game 1, attracting 15.2M viewers. That Friday night, extra-innings duel wound up the most-watched World Series Game 1 since 2017. Saturday night’s matchup then netted the best Game 2 viewership since 2018. Game 3 in New York is set for tonight. 🚓 Gérard Depardieu will not attend his trial on charges of sexual assault, related to events on the set of the film The Green Shutters in 2021. His lawyer said he has been advised against attending the hearings in person for health reasons.
🏆 Kiss the Future, the documentary produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, is going to get a shot at Oscar recognition after all. The Academy on Friday reversed its earlier decision declaring the film ineligible on the basis of not meeting qualification criteria. Directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain, it now appears in the Academy Screening Room, allowing documentary branch members to consider it for Best Documentary Feature.
📺 Lara Croft will be back for another go-round. Netflix has renewed Tomb Raider: The Legend Of Lara Croft for a second season, the streamer announced Friday. The renewal comes on the heels of the October 10 release of Season 1 of the anime series. |
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Obituaries
🕯️ Phil Lesh, the bassist and founding member of the ultimate San Francisco jam band The Grateful Dead, died on Friday. He was 84. 🕯️ Michael Malone, who covered the TV business for nearly two decades at Broadcasting & Cable and also wrote books and contributed to the The New York Times, died October 19 after a long illness. He was 55. 🕯️ DJ Clark Kent, a hip-hop superproducer who worked with the likes of Jay-Z, Mariah Carey and The Notorious B.I.G., has died at 58, his family announced on social media. 🕯️ Jeri Taylor, the Emmy-nominated scribe, producer, director and showrunner behind Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager (which she co-created), has died. She was 86. 🕯️ David Harris, the actor known for playing Cochise in the Walter Hill-helmed 1979 cult classic The Warriors, has died. He was 75. The actor died Friday at his New York City home after he was diagnosed with cancer, his daughter told The New York Times. 🕯️ Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2024, A Photo Gallery |
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On the Radar
Tue - Deadline's For the Love of Docs: ‘Frida’; Alphabet earnings
Thu - Halloween; Comcast, Apple and Amazon earnings |
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Clint's Cast - Zoey Deutch, Leslie Bibb and Toni Collette attend the closing night gala premiere of Clint Eastwood's Juror #2 during the 2024 AFI Fest at TCL Chinese Theatre on Sunday. |
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