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‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Fires Up $8.6M In Thursday Previews, $11M+ In Overall Previews; ‘Materialists’ At $1.5M – Friday AM Update
Universal is reporting $8.6M for previews from last night, and $11.1M for overall previews. Materialists is at $1.5M. EXCLUSIVE: Universal’s live action take of DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train...
‘Miss You Already’ Producer Christopher Simon Boards ‘YAMAS!’, Chaotic British Satire About Boozy Family Holiday Gone Wrong
EXCLUSIVE: Miss You Already producer Christopher Simon has boarded low-budget Brit pic YAMAS!. The film, which is being produced for under £500,000 ($675,000), is the debut title of Harry...
Taylor Tomlinson Says Goodbye To ‘After Midnight’, Wishes CBS Had Replaced Her
Taylor Tomlinson waved goodbye to After Midnight with an emotional monologue, praising the team that makes the CBS late-night show and saying she was “very grateful” for the opportunity....
International Insider: Animated In Annecy; Warner Split; Sarandos In Spain
Good afternoon Insiders, welcome to another newsletter after a busy old week during which many of us have been on the road. Do scroll down. And sign up here....
Marisa Clifford & Davud Karbassioun Officially Unveil Magna Studios With Backing From Thomas Benski’s Lumina
Marisa Clifford and Davud Karbassioun have officially unveiled their next-gen production house Magna Studios. They’re billing it as a “a new kind of studio built to lead in a...
DC Anime ‘Batman Ninja Vs. Yakuza League’ Unveils Release Date On Max
Warner Bros. Discovery has unveiled July 3 as the release date for DC anime sequel Batman Ninja Vs. Yakuza League on Max. Reimagining DC’s Dark Knight through the lens of...
‘Miss Austen’ Sequel ‘Miss Austen Returns’ In The Works For Masterpiece: Producer Christine Langan On The New Series & Bonnie Productions’ Next Chapter
EXCLUSIVE: Keeley Hawes and key cast are on board Miss Austen Returns, a follow-up to Masterpiece period drama Miss Austen, and which is in the works from Bonnie Productions....
Laika’s ‘ParaNorman’ Set For Halloween 2025 Re-Release Alongside New Short Voiced By Finn Wolfhard & Anna Kendrick
Award-winning stop motion studio Laika has announced a Halloween 2025 re-release for its 2012 classic ParaNorman in newly remastered RealD 3D and 2D formats, with a one-week theatrical engagement....
Dakota Johnson Delivers Damning Diagnosis On Hollywood’s Risk-Aversion: “It’s All A Bit Of A Mess”
Dakota Johnson appeared on Hot Ones this week — and offered up a spicy take on risk-aversion in Hollywood. The 50 Shades of Gray star, who is currently promoting...
Luna Sofía Miranda, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, Brendan George & Emily Adams Have ‘Youthful Pleasures’
EXCLUSIVE: Luna Sofía Miranda, who most recently starred in multi Oscar winner Anora, has boarded the coming-of-age sex comedy Youthful Pleasures along with Ignacio Diaz-Silverio (Primo, New Years Rev),...
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Delivers Fiery Reprimand Of Kristi Noem’s Description Of City After Brief Visit: “A Lie”
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass — accused of being out of touch and slow to action during the recent fires — took the gloves off Thursday in response to...
Arnold Schwarzenegger Condemns Media Depicting L.A. As “War Zone” Amid ICE Protests: “Isn’t Really The Case”
With protests in resistance to ICE raids pop up around Los Angeles, Arnold Schwarzenegger is pushing back against media disinformation. The former governor of California recently commented on the...