Illumination/Universal’s Despicable Me 4 won the weekend with $44.6M, but Neon's Nicolas Cage-Maika Monroe starrer Longlegs stole the headlines, delivering the best original horror opening year-to-date and the best-ever start for the Tom Quinn-run seven-year old distribution company with $22.6M.
We told you earlier this summer that Longlegs could surprise, with Neon executing a deft marketing campaign with clever clips; overall, a campaign that hid Cage. The amazing coup here with Neon is how it racked up a ton of money off a very high single-digit P&A spend — all digital, sans TV. In addition, Dave Caplan’s C2 financed Longlegs for under $10M. >>>'Blair Witch' Comparison |
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Parmount Makes A Deal - In a highly competitive situation involving six parties, Paramount Pictures has snapped up rights to Over Asking, a sexual revenge thriller spec from Caroline Dries. >>>North Of 7-Figures
'Daily Show' Tweaks RNC Plans - Following the Saturday assassination attempt against the Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump and its aftermath, The Daily Show is making adjustments to its Indecision 2024 coverage. There will be no telecasts from Milwaukee. >>>Dark On Monday
Witness To History - Shannon Bream, the host of Fox News Sunday and legal correspondent, had been anchoring in the lead up to Donald Trump's rally and was still in the chair as she watched on a monitor what was unfolding, when producers told her in her earpiece, "We've got to take this live.” >>>Interview
Halyna Hutchins’ Family Speaks - Almost two years after Alec Baldwin and the producers of Rust reached a settlement with Hutchins' estate and her grieving husband to end a wrongful death suit, the lawyer for her widower Matthew Hutchins made it very clear that circumstances have changed. >>>"Holding Mr. Baldwin Accountable "
Hollywood Needs A Political Reboot - It is deeply embarrassing that people as sophisticated as George Clooney, Rob Reiner, and Damon Lindelof were publicly endorsing and raising money for Joe Biden only days before his performance at the June 27 debate. >>>Michael Cieply's Column
Fox Summer Ratings Success - Viewing across Fox entertainment and sports programming is up 57% from last year to 18.5B minutes across platforms. A majority of that viewing is coming from sports, which have seen 66% growth to put up a whopping 12.4B minutes. >>>Deluge Of Soccer Coverage
London Calling - Ambitious plans have been unveiled to build new film and TV studios in the heart of London as part of a development called the Camden Film Quarter. Soundstages, a National Film and TV School campus, and homes and workplaces are being plotted. >>>Yoo Capital Leading Charge |
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The epic dance of the dragons in House of the Dragon episode four led many viewers to believe that King Aegon, played by Tom Glynn-Carney, wasn’t long for this world after he and Sunfyre plunged to the ground — no thanks to the evil Aemond (Ewan Mitchell). But Glynn-Carney is here to tell everyone that his volatile character is very much alive… for now. Here, the UK actor talks about that aerial battle, what it’s like to play such an annoying bloke, and whether his character truly reviles his younger brother Aemond. >>>Read The Interview |
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“There is no place in America for this kind of violence, for any kind of violence, ever, period” - Joe Biden in a rare Oval Office address following the attempted assassination of his rival, Donald Trump |
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Exclusive
Academy Award winner Regina King has signed on to star alongside Austin Butler and Zoë Kravitz in Caught Stealing, Darren Aronofsky’s crime thriller for Sony Pictures.
Netflix has revealed three more cast additions for the upcoming fifth and final season of Stranger Things: Nell Fisher (Bookworm, Choose Love), Jake Connelly and Alex Breaux (Joe Pickett, Waco: The Aftermath).
NCIS: Tony & Ziva, which has officially begun production in Budapest, has added new cast members including Bridgerton's Julian Ovenden and James D’Arcy (Agent Carter).
With an eye toward Broadway, Tony-winner Jonathan Groff is set to star in a staged reading next month of a new musical about Bobby Darin, the 1950s-’60s-era singer who scored hits with “Mack the Knife,” “Dream Lover” and “Beyond The Sea.”
Brilliant Minds has added several guest stars to its Season 1 lineup. Steve Howey, Mandy Patinkin and André De Shields will all appear in the upcoming 13-episode inaugural season, which debuts on September 23 on NBC.
British actress Jodie Turner-Smith has become the latest to join Showtime's The Agency series. The Queen & Slim star will play Sami Zahir, a professor who has history with Martian, played by Michael Fassbender. |
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More News 🐘 Tucker Carlson is among the celebrity names slated to speak at this week’s Republican National Convention, reportedly in a plum spot on Thursday night before Donald Trump himself accepts the party nomination.
🤹 Fox is searching for people to surprise audiences with hidden talents in its latest non-scripted project. The network is developing The Talent Test, which will “take a select group of people through a life-changing test to reveal their hidden potential."
📆 CBS has revealed its fall schedule, which features the final episodes of Blue Bloods' 14th and final season, comedy Ghosts, the three FBI and two NCIS dramas, Survivor, the new Matlock reboot starring Kathy Bates.
🎬 Academy Award winner Emerald Fennell looks to have found her next feature project on the heels of Saltburn, as she’s taken to X to tease that she’ll be helming an adaptation of Wuthering Heights, the classic Gothic romance by Emily Brontë. 🍏 Another successful limited series is becoming an ongoing drama series — Apple TV+ has ordered a second season of legal thriller Presumed Innocent, with David E. Kelley, J.J. Abrams and Season 1 star Jake Gyllenhaal returning as executive producers and author Scott Turow as co-executive producer.
🩺 Netflix has turned to the co-producer of Squid Game: The Challenge to secure access to elite UK emergency medics in doc series Critical (working title). The Garden is in production on a six-part series for 2025. |
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On the Radar
Mon - GOP convention begins; Biden NBC interview; Copa America Final
Wed - Emmy nominations; IATSE contract ratification voting ends
Thu - Netflix earnings; Donald Trump speaks at GOP convention
Fri - Twisters opens
Sun - Snowpiercer S4 premiere |
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Obituaries
🕯️ Shannen Doherty, who starred as the angst-filled teenager Brenda Walsh on Beverly Hills 90210 and later the good witch Prue on Charmed, has died. She was 53. 🕯️ James B. Sikking, the actor known for his roles on shows like Hill Street Blues and Doogie Howser, M.D., has died. He was 90. 🕯️ Dr. Ruth Westheimer, whose grandmotherly approach as a sex therapist made her a pop icon in the 1980s, died Friday in New York City at home at age 96. 🕯️ Fitness instructor Richard Simmons died just a day after his 76th birthday. 🕯️ Larry Vallon , who had a 50-years-plus career in concert production, died at home over the weekend. 🕯️ Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2024: Photo Gallery & Obituaries |
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Kate Steps Out - Kate Middleton was in the Royal Box on Centre Court at Wimbledon on Sunday to watch defending champion Carlos Alcaraz clinch a second men’s singles title over Novak Djokovic. The princess, who has been out of the public eye for the first half of the year undertaking chemotherapy, was given a standing ovation as she appeared in front of the crowd and presented the trophies to the winner and runner up. |
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