| | | | What's news: Kanye 'Ye' West has caused a firestorm for a tweet that's been widely labeled as antisemitic. Paramount's Smile had one of the best second week holds for a horror film ever. Margot Robbie is "so happy" Lady Gaga is playing Harley Quinn. T.J. Miller won't be appearing in Deadpool 3 because Ryan Reynolds hates him. — Abid Rahman |
"Your Words Hurt and Incite Violence" ►ICYMI. Twitter took down one of Kanye “Ye” West’s tweets for violating its rules on Saturday, the same day Meta confirmed to THR that his Instagram account has been restricted for violating the platform’s policies. In a tweet on Saturday night, West wrote that he was going to go "death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE." The story.
—"You are a father. Please stop." Sarah Silverman, Jamie Lee Curtis and Michael Rapaport were among those in Hollywood and the larger entertainment and media industry responding to a recent tweet from Kanye West labeled antisemitic by the American Defamation League and others. The reaction.
—"It's weird that he hates me." T.J. Miller has revealed he won't be in the third Deadpool movie and that he has no plans to work again with Ryan Reynolds following what he described as an awkward on-set moment between them. In a new interview, Miller, who played the title character’s close friend Weasel in the first two Deadpool movies, said that Reynolds changed after the franchise's success. The story.
—"I’m a producer at heart." THR's Lesley Goldberg has the scoop on Robert Greenblatt setting up limited series Death at Penn State at Hulu via his first-look deal with Lionsgate Television. The series is based on Caitlin Flanagan’s November 2017 feature for The Atlantic. The former WarnerMedia and NBC exec talks to Lesley about the project as well as what it's like to shift from buyer to seller. The interview.
—Fighting deportation. Phony socialite and convicted swindler Anna Sorokin, whose scheme inspired a Netflix series, has been released from U.S. immigration custody to house arrest. Using the name Anna Delvey, she conned $275,000 from banks, hotels and swank New Yorkers into financing her deluxe lifestyle. Sorokin is now fighting deportation to Germany. The story.
—Awful. L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez, Councilmembers Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera have been accused of making racist comments after audio of a conversation among the four leaked online. In the audio, the group purportedly can be heard talking about Councilman Mike Bonin’s child. It’s unclear who recorded the conversation, which is said to have taken place in October 2021. The story. |
'HOTD': Paddy Considine on Viserys' Heartbreaking Episode ►"The demands of being a king take their toll." THR's James Hibberd spoke to House of the Dragon star Paddy Considine about all the goings-on in episode eight of the HBO fantasy series. The actor discusses his character's fate, his biggest mistake and the "total mayhem and madness" to come. Warning spoilers. The interview.
—"It felt like the end of a film and setting up the next piece." James also spoke to director Geeta Patel who helmed episode eight of House of the Dragon. Patel discusses the episode, "The Lord of Tides," a game-changing hour that served as a finale of sorts for the show’s first eight episodes, as well as a pilot for the rest of the series. Warning spoilers. The interview. |
'Smile' Stays Strong as 'Amsterdam' Bombs ►Smile and the world smiles with you. Paramount's Smile continued to stay atop the chart in its sophomore outing with a projected gross of $17.6m from 3,659 theaters. That’s a decline of just 22 percent, one of the best holds of all time for the horror genre. The news was just as good overseas. Smile earned $17.5m from 61 markets for a foreign tally of $40m and a global haul of $88.9m to make the $17m budgeted film a major profit generator.
Smile earned more than enough to beat Sony’s new family film Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, which opened to an estimated $11.5m domestically. Sony expects the movie to benefit from the Indigenous Peoples’ Day holiday on Monday and earn a total of $13.4m through Monday.
THR's Pamela McClintock writes that the bomb of the weekend was David O. Russell’s star-packed film Amsterdam. The mystery-comedy opened to an estimated $6.5m from 3,005 locations after getting skewered by critics. It currently has a 33 percent critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, one of the lowest of the filmmaker’s career. Audiences gave it a somewhat better ranking of a B CinemaScore. The box office report.
—"The monsters have come to Marvel." THR's Richard Newby writes that Marvel’s Disney+ one-off Werewolf by Night is setting the stage for a horror-style Avengers crossover. Richard believes the studio is looking to extend its longevity by delving into a new corner of its universe and cater to fans who may be tired of square jawed heroes. The analysis. |
'Hocus Pocus 2' Team on "Wish Fulfillment" Behind "Exciting" Reveal ►"You’re constantly thinking what would fans love to see." THR's Hilary Lewis spoke to the creative team behind Hocus Pocus 2 on recapturing the magic that made the original so beloved but also trying to avoid repetition. Stars Bette Midler and Whitney Peak, director Anne Fletcher, writer Jen D'Angelo and producers talk about how they sought to give the fans what they want and more in the long-awaited sequel now streaming on Disney+. The story.
—"It makes me so happy." Margot Robbie is fully onboard with Lady Gaga potentially playing Harley Quinn in Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux. In a new interview, Robbie, who plays Harley Quinn in the DCEU movies, said she always hoped the character would be played by different actors in the same way Batman has been. The story.
—ICYMI. Saturday Night Live didn’t waste any time before touching on some of the week’s biggest news — Kanye “Ye” West, Herschel Walker and The Super Mario Bros. movie. The cold open featured a game show called So You Think You Won’t Snap, where host Bowen Yang recited the news individually to four castmembers to see how long it would take them to "snap." The recap.
—"Happy concussion season football fans!" John Oliver took a jab at the NFL on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, going as far as saying the sport shouldn’t exist. The HBO show’s host focused his main segment on crime reporting, noting how local TV news spends a disproportionate amount of time on crime stories, and took the opportunity to criticize the NFL during the segment. The recap.
—"A fantastic spokesperson for women." Alyssa Milano is set to deliver the keynote address at MIPCOM Cannes’ annual Women in Global Entertainment Power Lunch, co-hosted by A+E Networks in partnership with THR. The Women in Global Entertainment Power Lunch will take place at the Majestic Hotel on Oct. 17. The story. |
Nikki Finke 1953 - 2022 ►"Never afraid to tell the hard truths." Nikki Finke, the polarizing entertainment journalist who founded the website Deadline and wielded immense power by focusing an acerbic and unrelenting lens on Hollywood, has died. She was 68. Finke died Sunday in Boca Raton, Florida, following a prolonged illness, a family spokesperson told THR. The obituary. In other news... —Selena Gomez opens up about mental health in first trailer for My Mind & Me Apple doc — Star Trek: The Next Generation crew is hunted by new villain in Picard trailer — Wednesday trailer unveils Fred Armisen and Christina Ricci roles in Netflix series —Ben Russo steps down as CEO of EMC Brands, Dianne Quirante promoted as replacement —Inside Frasier co-creator David Lee’s modernist Palm Springs home renovation —Hotel chains try to break L.A. real estate records with $50m-and-up condos —Where Hollywood is shopping for chic home design finds around Los Angeles —Where to work out — and meditate with butterflies — in L.A. right now What else we're reading... —As Boogie Nights turns 25, Rachel Pronger looks at how Hollywood and the porn industry shaped each other [ BBC] —Whizy Kim writes that Elon Musk buying Twitter will help the errant billionaire to avoid scrutiny [ Vox] —Ryan Mac, Sheera Frenkel and Kevin Roose dig deep into Mark Zuckerberg's attempts to make the metaverse a thing [ NYT] —Ellen E. Jones interviews Viola Davis about her success, stereotypes of Black women and playing a warrior in Woman King [ Guardian] —Natalie Jarvey has a great interview with the always charming Saoirse-Monica Jackson. The Derry Girls star talks about the final season of the comedy and also working on The Flash [ VF] Today... Today's birthdays: Sarah Lancashire (58), Dan Stevens (40), Mario Lopez (49), Emer Kenny (33), Rose McIver (34), Michael Giacchino (55), Bradley Whitford (63), Aimee Teegarden (33), Charles Dance (76), Wendi McLendon-Covey (53), Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (44), Kyle Allen (28), Manu Bennett (53), Peter Coyote (81), Joelle Carter (50), Jodi Benson (61), Marc Menchaca (47), Chiaki Kuriyama (38), Jessica Harper (73), Tim Miller (58), S.S. Rajamouli (49), Rebecca Pidgeon (57), Tanya Tucker (64), Mya (43) |
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