Despite the Tom Cruise press blitz, DIGGER tracking has dropped to a $19M domestic opening, per NRG. (Its screening for awards press on Friday also went horribly.) Maybe the marketing pivot will turn this around?
Lots of VERY weird things in Rob Bonta’s Paramount capitulation: “Indie” films include Sinners and Tenet, zero requirement to film in California, HQ can be anywhere, and a “recession” voids the whole thing. My breakdown with @WilliamCohan @eriqgardner ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/breaking-down-the-…
The 2026 BFI London Film Festival Industry Forum programme has been revealed, including Danny Boyle in Conversation with @MattBelloni for The Town and a deep dive into costume design with PC Williams and Akinola Davies Jr.! theb.fi/44uE1Gx
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New pod: A stunning capitulation by Rob Bonta leads to a WarnerMount settlement with little to no bite. What happened??? With @Lucas_Shaw. Listen! Watch! open.spotify.com/episode/5FS…
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Writers Guild also settling…
Big news in media land: Paramount has settled with the states.
It will be announced later today.
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It could happen and it could happen soon! We listen to industry leaders on their hope for a federal production tax break.
Plus @mattbelloni and I bring you an extra-long banter.
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New pod: Why GQ didn’t ask Cruise about Scientology. Plus: the return of the Lightning Round. With writer Zach Baron. Listen! Watch! open.spotify.com/episode/17n…
Disney's next layoffs, Brad Pitt's final cut standoff, David Ellison's Nashville threat calculus, Netflix cancellation math... and Sydney Sweeney's new publicist! It's a jam-packed all-new @PuckNews What I'm Hearing newsletter ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/newsletter_content…
News: Two new SNL castmembers this season: Grace Reiter and Saidah Belo-Osagie. (Weirdly they both have the same agent.) All others returning minus Chloe Fineman and Bowen Yang, and Ashley Padilla and Jane Wickline are upped to regular cast.
New pod: Apple’s moment, Netflix’s split identity, Disney questions, and the triumph of Widow’s Bay, a very un-Apple show. Plus: Emmys afterparty food reviews! With @Lucas_Shaw. Listen! Watch! open.spotify.com/s/9Vm1oFS
Tom Cruise’s DIGGER debuted on tracking last night at $20 million domestic, per NRG. Not good enough.
News: HBO sent a cease and desist letter to Jake Paul's betting app over that loooong commercial starring Jeremy Piven and Adrian Grenier from Entourage. Will they take it down? Details ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/newsletter_content…
Ari Emanuel, the Hollywood superagent turned UFC/WWE mogul, wrote a blistering new memoir that names names and picks fights…especially with former partner Patrick Whitesell. Here’s an exclusive first look ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/first-look-at-ari-…
New pod: How to make prestige arthouse movies at….Disney?? With Searchlight president Matthew Greenfield and @Lucas_Shaw LIVE from Toronto @TIFF_NET. Listen! Watch! open.spotify.com/episode/2k2…
News: Jimmy Kimmel has begun negotiations with Disney/ABC for another season of his late-night show. But Disney is asking for significant budget cuts. Details ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/will-kimmel-cut-hi…
