'One Battle' Off To $22M Domestic Start; Terence Stamp's Final Act; Daniel Day-Lewis' Oscar Odds

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View on web New reader? Subscribe SUBSCRIBE. IT'S FREE. 'ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER' BOW IS PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON'S BEST BUZZY FILM HAS A LONG WAY TO GO TO RECOUP ITS $130M+ COST The ultimate financial fate of Warner Bros' One Battle After Another with a U.S./Canada opening of $22.4M, and global of $48.5M will be determined down the road off its $130M-$140M production cost. Typically, we’re judge, jury and executioner on weekend one, but there’s such an exuberant positivity for the film, and the plan is for Warners to keep Paul Thomas Anderson's best opener ever in theaters for as long as possible, heading into awards season. No word on a window to PVOD or streaming. >>>An "A" CinemaScore Deadline Exclusives & Originals Terence Stamp's Final Act - Filmmaker Stephan Elliot revealed to Deadline that Terence Stamp, the magnetic British star who died aged 87 in August, spent the final months of his life reprising his role as Bernadette, a transgender nightclub artist, for the sequel to beloved 1994 movie The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. >>>Baz Bamigboye's Column OG Netflix Execs Take Flight - Starting out, Netflix forged its own path from a DVD-by-mail rental company to a streaming giant and a top original series player. Now, two of the other five major U.S.-based streamers, Prime Video and Paramount+, will carry some of that enterprising programming strategy DNA with hires of top Netflix alums. >>>Shaped Streamer's Strategy Will Daniel Day-Lewis Make Oscar History? - Daniel Day-Lewis' towering and moving performance in Anemone, including a knock-out monologue shot in one continuous close-up, feels like the Academy may be ripe to hand him, at the very least, a seventh career lead actor nomination, and possibly a fourth Oscar. >>>Pete Hammond's Column ‘Anemone’ Review: Daniel Day-Lewis Returns In A Haunting Story Of A Man At War With His Past Tom Quinn On Powering Neon To The Top, The Secrets Behind Marketing Wins & Whether The Company Could Be Sold THE DEADLINE INTERVIEW 'When Big People Lie' Filmmaker Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz On Tackling How "Immigrants Are Contributing To This Country & Its Fabric In Ways That We Can't See" Children don’t usually have agency. However, in the case of a young Dominican American boy in Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz’s When Big People Lie , he must choose between telling the truth or lying to protect the livelihood of those he loves. Here, Deadline speaks to Fernández-Ruiz about his experience with the immigrant struggle and the importance of cross-ethnic storytelling. >>> Q&A      Quotable   "Hollywood is not dying" -   UTA’s Rena Ronson at the Zurich Summit discussing how the industry has evolved CASTING ABOUT Luke Wilson will reunite with longtime collaborator Will Ferrell in the latter’s upcoming golf comedy series from Netflix. He joins the previously announced cast of Molly Shannon, Jimmy Tatro, Fortune Feimster, Chris Parnell, Katelyn Tarver and David Hornsby. Exclusive WWE superstar Drew McIntyre has officially joined the cast of Highlander, the film from Amazon MGM Studios’ United Artists being directed by Chad Stahelski. McIntyre will star opposite Henry Cavill as his character MacLeod’s brother Angus MacLeod.              BY THE NUMBERS   $605M - Worldwide B.O. for 'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' MORE NEWS 🤖 After Deadline’s report that several talent agencies are interested in signing AI- generated “actor” Tilly Norwood, real-life actors Melissa Barrera, Kiersey Clemons and more called for boycott of those agencies. Norwood’s creator , Eline Van der Velden, later responded that AI “is not a replacement for a human being, but a creative work – a piece of art. Like many forms of art before her, she sparks conversation, and that in itself shows the power of creativity.” 👨‍💼 Comcast elevated President Mike Cavanagh to Co-CEO, a role he will share with current CEO Brian Roberts starting in January. 🎞️ President Trump reiterated promises to impose 100% tariffs on movies made outside of the U.S., attacking California Gov. Gavin Newsom as "weak." 🎮 Video game giant Electronic Arts, known for titles like Madden NFL and Battlefield, is being taken private in a $55 billion deal. The largest leveraged buyout in history is being backed by private equity firm Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners. 🏈 Bad Bunny is set to be the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime performer, NBC announced during halftime on Sunday Night Football. 👋 A 15-year partnership is coming to an end. Chris Rice will be leaving his post as co-CEO of Fifth Season. Rice opted not to renew his contract, which is up at the end of the year. His longtime partner, fellow co-CEO Graham Taylor, will become the film and TV production and distribution company’s sole CEO. ⚕️ Dolly Parton has postponed her upcoming Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum Theater at Caesars Palace due to “health challenges” for which she will need to “have a few procedures.” ON THE RADAR Tue - Stephen Colbert on Kimmel & Jimmy Kimmel on Colbert; Chad Powers series premiere Wed - Julia Roberts on Colbert; Abbott Elementary S5 premiere Thu - Jeremy Allen White & Bruce Springsteen on Kimmel Sat - Bad Bunny hosts SNL; Mr. Scorsese doc world premiere at NYFF PHOTO OF THE DAY Special Delivery - Bruce Springsteen with Matthew Anthony Pellicano Jr. and Jeremy Allen White, both of whom portray him onscreen, attend the New York Film Festival Spotlight Gala for Deliver Me From Nowhere. 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. 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