Sony this weekend has its Marvel title Venom: The Last Dance, which is bound to see its lowest opening in the trilogy (Stateside, that is). The previous installment, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, opened to a franchise high of $90 million in October 2021, fueled by fanboys’ yearning to return to cinemas after Covid.
The original Venom once owned the October opening record in 2018 at $80.2M before 2019’s The Joker unseated it with $96.2M.
U.S.-Canada presales and tracking indicate an opening for Venom 3 that’s just under that of 2022’s Black Adam ($67M) at $65M. Overseas is looking at $85M — possibly higher — for an all-in global weekend of $150M. The threequel cost $120M before P&A. >>>Leading Presales In China |
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Domingo's Directorial Debut - Colman Domingo will make his directorial debut in Scandalous, a fast-tracked Miramax drama about the clandestine love affair between film star Kim Novak and singer/dancer and film star Sammy Davis Jr. in 1957. Sydney Sweeney will play Novak, and David Jonsson will play Davis. >>>Sweeney To Produce
Gretchen Carlson & Julie Roginsky Guest Column - Almost a decade after helping to bring down Roger Ailes, former Fox News hosts Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky remain silenced to varying degrees by non-disclosure agreements with the Rupert Murdoch-owned outlet. Here, they advocate for new #MeToo Movement momentum and stopping predators from keeping the survivors of their crimes out of the public eye. >>> Urge "A Permanent Reckoning"
'God Of War's New Boss - Prolific creator/showrunner Ronald D. Moore is taking on high-profile IP for Sony Pictures TV Studios. He has been tapped as writer, executive producer and showrunner of Sony TV and Amazon MGM Studios’ Prime Video series God of War, based on PlayStation‘s hugely popular ancient mythology-themed video game. Moore’s involvement follows the recent exit of the project’s original creative team. >>> Shift In Creative Direction
UA & Scott Stuber Dive Into 'Lake' Thriller - Amazon MGM Studios and Scott Stuber have acquired The Girl in the Lake, a proposal for an adult mystery thriller novel by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver. Oliver will write the script for a film that will be developed for United Artists. >>>Scarlett Johansson Circling
Doc Talk-ElectionLine Podcast - The hosts of Deadline’s Doc Talk and ElectionLine podcasts got together for an unprecedented crossover episode. Doc Talk’s John Ridley and Matt Carey and the ticket of ElectionLine’s Dominic Patten and Ted Johnson debate the greatest political documentary of all time. >>>Listen
In Brief - Robert Pattinson, Lance Oppenheim developing Primetime For A24... Joe Penna to direct Arctic 30 eco-thriller... Tucker Tooley producing docuseries on basketball league Big3... Henry Eikenberry signs with Gersh... Voltage acquires Olga Kurylenko horror O.T.H.E.R |
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Speaking of one contestant's recent NSFW trip up on air, Wheel of Fortune EP Bellamie Blackstone could sympathize, but she also couldn’t help but feel invigorated by the continuing power of the brand.
"In the zeitgeist, there’s a normalcy to it," said Blackstone, who’s just kicked off her third season as showrunner. “When they see a clip like that, people go, ‘Oh, that’s funny’ because you don’t have to explain what’s happening. It’s Wheel of Fortune. All they have to do is cut to someone saying it and then cut back to the puzzle. The joke and set-up is done for you.” >>>Read The Interview |
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Prison Break and Fargo actor Peter Stormare is among cast to have joined action-thriller Off the Grid. Also joining Josh Duhamel, Greg Kinnear and María Elisa Camargo are Talia Asseraf (Kill ‘Em All 2) and Ricky Russert (I, Tonya).
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Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, the upcoming Broadway revue of the great composer’s classics will feature the previously-announced Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga as well as new names Jasmine Forsberg, Kate Jennings Grant, David Harris, Bonnie Langford, Beth Leavel, Gavin Lee, Ryan McCartan, Jason Pennycooke, Joanna Riding, Jeremy Secomb, Maria Wirries and Daniel Yearwood.
Former Great British Bake Off presenter Mel Giedroyc will front a British version of Pictionary, a TV series adapted from the Mattel game. |
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More News 🧛 Marvel Studios’ Blade reboot won’t be coming out on Nov. 7, 2025. Instead, Disney is opening 20th Century Studios’ Predator: Badlands on that date.
🏯 Fresh off of Shogun‘s phenomenal sweep at the Emmys, co-creator Justin Marks has signed a new overall deal with FX Productions. Under the agreement, Marks will develop new content for FX as well as a potential two additional seasons of Shogun with fellow co-creator Rachel Kondo.
👾 Despite continued optimism among top management about the potential of video games, Netflix is shuttering its AAA game studio in Southern California. |
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 Wheel of Fortune with new host Ryan Seacrest averaged its best premiere month audience in three years, making it the No. 1 series on TV.
🔻 Bad news for Golden Bachelorette fans: Martha Stewart has nixed the idea of taking up the titular mantle. |
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Obituaries
🕯️ Lynda Obst, one of the most prolific female producers in Hollywood, died Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to her brother, WME partner Rick Rosen. She was 74. 🕯️ Fernando Valenzuela, the legendary left-handed Dodgers pitcher who took Los Angeles by storm in the 1980s, has died at 63. 🕯️ Mimi Hines , who along with her comedy and musical partner (and husband) Phil Ford was a staple of late-night talk shows and variety shows of the 1960s before making a name for herself on Broadway as the replacement for Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl, died at her home in Las Vegas. She was 91. 🕯️ Michael Newman, known for his role as lifeguard Mike “Newmie” Newman in NBC’s Baywatch, has died 18 years after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. He was 68. 🕯️ Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2024, A Photo Gallery |
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On the Radar
Wed - AFI Fest starts; Engineering, Science & Technology Emmys
Thu - WIF Honors; Sacha Baron Cohen on Fallon
Fri - World Series begins
Tue - Deadline's For the Love of Docs: ‘Frida’; Alphabet earnings |
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Dems In Detroit - Eminem made brief remarks at a Kamala Harris rally in Detroit on Tuesday evening, talking about the fear of retribution people have for expressing their opinion, and his belief that Harris would protect freedom of speech as President.
Following the rap superstar was an admittedly nervous Barack Obama, who proceeded to surprise everyone by performing the opening verse of Eminem's "Lose Yourself." |
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