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DWAYNE JOHNSON FILM POISED TO LOSE $100M-$125M |
Following the watering down of the Marvel Cinematic Universe on Disney+ during Covid CEO Bob Chapek’s era, Bob Iger during his second regime promised a curated selection of big hits and quality over quantity.
But with Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Mandalorian and Grogu and now the live-action remake of animated classic, Moana, it’s clear that the Mouse House – to use a Snow White metaphor – doesn’t know when to stop taking too many bites of the apple.
Not even a decade after the animated Moana arrived, and less than two years after Moana 2, the live-action version came in 30% below internal forecasts.>>>Analysis
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Deadline Exclusives & Originals
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Dan Brown's 'Secret' - Railroad Daddy Morgan Spector is poised to succeed America’s Dad Tom Hanks as Professor Robert Langdon. The Gilded Age star is in negotiations to headline Netflix's series adaptation of Dan Brown's latest novel, The Secret of Secrets. >>>Rebecca Hall In Talks
Paramount-WBD Deal's Legal Hurdle - From Sacramento to Albany and several state capitals in between, regional attorneys general are committed to trying to stop Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery by filing an antitrust lawsuit as soon as today, sources tell Deadline. The long-anticipated action by the AGs, spearheaded by California’s Rob Bonta, will focus on the dire result they predict the combination would have on big-budget films getting made and distributed. The legal clouds are forming amid threats that David Ellison's Paramount could leave the Golden State in retaliation against the suit. >>>Very Specific Scope
'Goodnight Moon,' The Movie - Elle Fanning and Julianne Moore are set to star in Moonsong: A Life In Seven Verses, a new film from Rebecca Miller that tells the story of famous children’s book author Margaret Wise Brown. This marks Miller’s ninth film as director; she is also penning the script. >>>Martin Scorsese To EP
Madonna's Social Mojo - Madonna‘s successful rollout of her first new album in seven years, Confessions II, has generated a new TikTok record. The tech company tells Deadline its live event on July 2, the day before the album made its top-selling debut on the Billboard 200, drew more than 2.1 million viewers worldwide on TikTok Live. That's the most ever for a stand-alone artist event on the platform. >>>Co-venture With iHeartRadio
A Banjay Exit - Louise Pedersen is leaving the merged Banijay Entertainment and All3Media production and sales giant, with Cathy Payne set to run an enlarged distribution unit. >>>On To The Next Challenge
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Exclusive
Chris Kattan has boarded the indie horror feature Trash Queen, marking his return to the genre for the first time since starring in the 1999 cult pic House on Haunted Hill.
Ciara Miller will be summering at the Hamptons once again as she confirms she is part of the Summer House Season 11 cast.
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MORE NEWS
🏈 A Vinod Khosla-led group agreed to a deal to purchase the Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks for a reported $9.612 billion, a record-breaking price tag for an NFL franchise.
🤝 Mike Larocca and Michael Schaefer's Department M has closed a transaction to acquire a significant stake in multi Oscar- and Cannes Palme d’Or-winning studio Neon.
🏎️ A driving consultant who was in the Top Gear crash with Andrew Flintoff and is suing BBC Studios for £150,000 ($200,000) gave the presenter “wrong and dangerous instructions,” according to BBC Studios.
✈️ The New York Times said that a group of its journalists received subpoenas from the Justice Department after their report on the lack of certain security features on Donald Trump's new Air Force One.
🤖 Just days after Meta introduced its Muse Image AI generator, the Mark Zuckerberg-run company has done a complete U-turn and disabled it.
🚦 Prime Video has confirmed the Season 3 renewal of House of David, its biblical drama from Wonder Project and Amazon MGM Studios.
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BY THE NUMBERS
$1B - Worldwide gross for Lionsgate's 'Michael'
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OBITUARIES
🕯️ Sam Neill, the actor best known for his role in the Jurassic Park franchise, Peaky Blinders and a number of independent films over his 50-plus-year career, has died in Australia. He was 78. 🕯️ Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina who became a key Donald Trump ally after initially opposing the president, died suddenly on Saturday night. He was 71. 🕯️ Randolph Mantooth, who starred as a Los Angeles paramedic on the NBC series Emergency! along with turns on soap operas including As the World Turns, One Life to Live and The City, has died. He was 80. 🕯️ Don Iwerks, the former Disney executive who innovated several cinematic advancements during his career, has died. He was 96. 🕯️ Barbara Ling, the production designer behind Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019) and Michael (2026), has died. She was 73. 🕯️ Josh Grisetti, the Broadway actor best known for Something Rotten! as well as a recurring role on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, died Friday, according to his co-star and friend Rob McClure. He was 44. 🕯️ Photo Gallery: Hollywood & Media Obituaries
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ON THE RADAR
Mon - Anne Hathaway on Seth Meyers
Tue - France vs. Spain in the World Cup; Matt Damon on Fallon
Wed - ESPYs; Zendaya on Fallon; Argentina vs. England
Thu - Netflix earnings
Fri - The Odyssey opens
Sun - World Cup final
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Aces In The Audience - Erana James, Jennifer Lopez, Andrew Garfield and Tom Hiddleston attend the Men's Final of the 2026 Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
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