'Dragon' Fires Up B.O.; McConaughey's 'True Detective' Reunion; Gary Oldman Talks Knighthood

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View on web New reader? Subscribe SUBSCRIBE. IT'S FREE. 'HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON' FIRES UP FRANCHISE-BEST DEBUT the live-action remake comes in above forecasts Father's Day weekend proved to be a healthy one. All movies delivered about $155M in ticket sales, led by How to Train Your Dragon at $82.5 million. While the total haul was down from last year’s massive $213M (keyed by Pixar’s Inside Out 2), it still came in 14% ahead of the pre-Covid 2019 frame. One thing can be said: Give Universal big, shiny IP, and they do know how to bring moviegoers in by using their NBCUniversal Symphony machine. For Dragon's bow was the best opening ever in the franchise, which kicked off in 2010. >>>Big Exhibs Hoped For $100M Deadline Exclusives & Originals Hammer Time -  After collaborating on one of the great TV characters of the 21st century, Matthew McConaughey and True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto have set their sights on another classic character. Sources tell Deadline that McConaughey is in talks to star in Skydance’s feature film based on the iconic Mike Hammer from a script by Pizzolatto. >>>James Bond Inspiration Time-Tested Duo - Tommy and Tuppence, Agatha Christie‘s crime-fighting couple, are returning to the screen. BritBox has greenlit a six-part series that will reimagine the pair in the modern world, more than a century after they first appeared together in Christie’s The Secret Adversary. The series will be made by Lookout Point, the UK producer behind Happy Valley. >>>Casting TBD 'Breakthrough' Part - Darren Aronofsky is in early conversations to direct the A24 pic Breakthrough that has Dwayne Johnson on board. Sources stress it is still very early, but if a deal closes this would mark his return to A24 after helming The Whale, which won Brendan Fraser an Oscar. >>>Plays Motivational Guru The Trump Connection - The weekend's birthday parade for Donald Trump and the U.S. Army provided a much-needed injection of cash this past month to Hollywood prop houses. Specifically, parade organizers made rented vintage guns, rifles, period helmets and other hardware. >>>Flood Of Orders 50 Cent Crosses The Pond - Just six months after the 50 Cent Action Channel debuted as a FAST channel in partnership with Lionsgate in the U.S., it has launched as a subscription service in the UK via Prime Video Channels. >>>Older Fanbase Inside The Mind Of Ed Gein - American serial killer Ed Gein is the subject of Netflix’s latest season of Monster, and he’s now at the center of a two-part docuseries for Hearst Networks EMEA. Using reconstructed transcripts of Gein’s original confessions from November 1957, Ed Gein: Original Psycho will use generative AI to portray him. >>>'Texas Chainsaw'              The Deadline Interview Arise, Sir Gary Oldman! Exclusive Interview With ‘Slow Horses’ Star About His Knighthood Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman was awarded a knighthood Friday in King Charles’ Birthday Honours. In an exclusive chat conducted ahead of the official announcement, the star told Deadline: ”It’s actually sort of mind-boggling. I’m gobsmacked.” >>>Read The Interview Casting About exclusive Succession alum and Stereophonic Tony nominee Juliana Canfield has landed the female lead opposite Brandon Sklenar in F.A.S.T., the action thriller from Warner Bros. Nick Cannon is expanding his relationship with Fox as he takes on a new hosting gig. Cannon, host of Fox’s hit singing competition series The Masked Singer, has joined Lego Masters as host for the upcoming sixth season. Quotable   "It's not sexy" - Dakota Johnson on shooting sex scenes Development   Exclusive Paramount Animation & Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort Making ‘I Eat Poop: A Dung Beetle Story’ Exclusive ‘Off Fairfax’ Comedy From Rell Battle, Yassir & Isaiah Lester & Stephen Curry In Works At Amazon by the numbers   $506M -  Global gross for 'Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning' thusfar More News   📺 In a milestone agreement, Amazon Ads and Roku are teaming on a new advertising initiative that will give media buyers access to more than 80% of U.S. connected-TV households. 👨‍💼 Former longtime NBCUniversal exec Adam Stotsky has been installed as CEO of Vice Media. The appointment is the latest move by Vice since it changed ownership after a bankruptcy in 2023. As Stotsky arrives, former CEO Bruce Dixon is departing the company. 👋 Barbara Zaneri, Chief Program Acquisitions Officer at Paramount, is leaving the company after 25 years. ⚖️ Kate Beckinsale is suing the producers of Canary Black for imposing “unsafe conditions” on her during her work on the 2024 action thriller. 🚪 John McVay, the boss of UK producer trade body Pact, is stepping down after 25 years of holding one of the most important jobs in British TV. ✂️ Warner Bros. Discovery is shutting down cable networks HBO Family, ThrillerMax, MovieMax and OuterMax. On the Radar Mon - Arnold Schwarzenegger on Seth Meyers Tue - Hearing on Trump troop deployment in L.A. Wed - Snow White premieres on Disney+ Thu - Juneteenth Sat - FIFA Club World Cup kicks off Photo of the Day A "Profound" Meeting - Actor Al Pacino met the newly elected pontiff, Leo XIV, at the Vatican on Monday. Pacino was accompanied by Andrea Iervolino, the Italian producer behind Maserati: The Brothers, a biopic on Italy’s Maserati family that stars Pacino, Anthony Hopkins, and Andy Garcia. Iervolino described the meeting as a moment of “profound spiritual and cultural inspiration." This email was sent to punjabsvera@gmail.com by Deadline. Please add email@email.deadline.com to your address book to ensure delivery to your inbox. Visit the Preferences Center to update your profile and customize what email alerts and newsletters you receive. Deadline is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2025 Deadline Hollywood, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 11355 W Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA, 90064 View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Your Privacy Rights | Ad Choices | Terms of Use | Unsubscribe