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CHRISTOPHER NOLAN'S HOMER ADAPTATION IS EXPECTED TO DEBUT WITH ABOUT $200M WORLDWIDE |
A year after selling out 70MM Imax showtimes, Universal's second Christopher Nolan movie – after his Oscar-winning Oppenheimer – finally arrives. Here comes The Odyssey.
While we had a puffy projection last week for Disney’s Moana of $130M in worldwide box office, few sources see the feature take of Homer’s epic poem getting sidelined by sirens, or moviegoers held captive on a deserted island. The big question is: How much does The Odyssey over-index?
An opening frame of $85M - $100M domestic is expected, with another $110M overseas in 73 territories and 22,700 screens for a global start that’s bound to be $200M+. We’re told this is the same set of markets in which Uni launched Oppenheimer. >>>No Major Week 2 Competition
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Deadline Exclusives & Originals
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Par-WBD Legal Outlook - An early indication of the strength of a dozen states’ effort to stop Paramount's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery will come soon, with a hearing set for Friday. >>>Experts Weigh In
Letterboxd White Knight - Shockwaves ripped through film circles after reports that Letterboxd could be snapped up by a corporate buyer. But a conventional plug-and-play M&A move could trigger backlash. That could open up an opportunity public benefit corporation Intrinsic's crowdfunded bid. >>>Corporate Interest
'Big Brother' Back With A Bang - Season 28 of Big Brother debuted 3.88 million live + same-day viewers, according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel. This made it the series’ most-watched premiere episode in five years >>>Up 22%
Lifetime Likes 'Barstow' - Lifetime has set up two Buried in Barstow sequel films, Buried in Barstow: Blood for Blood (w.t.) and Buried in Barstow: The Reckoning (w.t.), with Angie Harmon returning to executive produce and star as former assassin Hazel King. >>>Angie Harmon Returning
Bringing Down The Tech Giants - ITV, Jeff Pope and Simon Cowell's partner Lauren Cowell are teaming on a drama about social media's "devastating" impact on kids, coming as the UK goverment proposes a social media curfew for older teens. >>>Ellen Roome Campaign
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Exclusive
Rosario Dawson, Lamorne Morris (Fargo), Joshua Jackson, Stephen Root and Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones) are joining Meghann Fahy and Glenn Howerton in movie The Girlfriend.
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Maggie Grace has joined the series regular cast of AMC's Thunder Road, the NASCAR drama series from John Fusco. Grace joins the previously-announced cast led by Dennis Quaid, Chase Stokes, Michael Rooker and Matt Barr.
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Keith Carradine is set to join Brie Larson in the Sony Pictures thriller Skeletons. JT Mollner is directing the pic. Kyle Gallner, Willa Fitzgerald, Ione Skye, John Goodman and Daithí Ó Haragáin are aboard.
Oscar winner and Tony nominee Sam Rockwell will headline a new production of Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge at the Ellen Stewart Theatre at La MaMa for a 13-week engagement, with previews beginning Nov. 27 and opening night on Sunday, Dec. 13.
Xolo Maridueña will be suiting up as the Blue Beetle again as part of the cast of the Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow. This is the first time he will play the DC Comics character since the 2023 film.
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MORE NEWS
🦇 J.J. Abrams’ sci-fi fantasy movie The Great Beyond starring Glen Powell and Jenna Ortega won’t be opening on Nov. 13, rather it’s moving to Oct. 1, 2027, setting off a chain reaction for Warner Bros. and sending Matt Reeves’ highly anticipated The Batman Part II, which was on that date, to Feb. 18, 2028.
🏆 The nominations for the 2026 Daytime Emmys are out and The Young and the Restless leads all nominees with 18, followed by Behind the Gates with 15 noms and General Hospital with 13. CBS is the leader among networks and platforms, lapping its closest competition from PBS and ABC.
✍️ Chris Ferguson and his studio Oddfellows have signed a first-look pact with the Warner Bros. Picture Group. Ferguson’s Oddfellows were behind the Neon Oz Perkins’ horror hits Longlegs and The Monkey.
📣 Tubi has named Shannon Olivas Head of Communications and Publicity. In her new role, Olivas will lead the global communications strategyt across consumer, advertiser, product, entertainment publicity, and corporate communications for the Fox Corp. ad-supported streaming service.
⚽ Tom Cruise, Laura Pausini, Nicole Scherzinger, Robbie Williams, and internet streamer IShowSpeed are among the names taking part in the World Cup closing ceremony.
📺 The nationally syndicated word game show Scrambled Up has been renewed for a second season. Shooting is underway in Atlanta on 160 new half-hour episodes
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OBITUARIES
🕯️ Sam Masaru Sekoff, a literary manager at Entertainment 360, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, his 33rd birthday. 🕯️ Scott Bryce, who starred as Craig Montgomery on As the World Turns in the 1980s and later returned to the CBS soap, has died. He was 68. Bryce was a regular on The WB dramedy Popular and guested on dozens of shows during a 35-year career. 🕯️ Photo Gallery: Hollywood & Media Obituaries
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ON THE RADAR
Wed - ESPYs; Zendaya on Fallon; Argentina-England World Cup semi-final
Thu - Netflix earnings; Trump's Oval Office address
Fri - The Odyssey opens; Hearing on AGs v. Paramount
Sun - World Cup final
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Winged Goddess - Zendaya, who plays Athena in The Odyssey, at the film's New York premiere.
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