Following a nearly week-long competitive bidding war that saw five offers from various theatrical distributors and streamers, comedy package The Fifth Wheel with Kim Kardashian attached to star has sold to Netflix.
In recent days, the number of active bids decreased from five to three, with Netflix finally putting together a proposal after Thanksgiving that won over Kardashian and co-writers Paula Pell and Janine Brito.
Pell will produce with Kardashian. Sources tell Deadline Kardashian has been very hands-on in the process to sell the female-driven comedy, appearing at each meeting to deliver the pitch. >>>Kardashian To Play Titular "Fifth Wheel"
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Catchy 'Songbirds' - Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes won Black Friday and Saturday at the box office, respectively with $11.4M and $11.2M, soaring above an animated Disney movie, Wish – the likes of which are typically the champs of Thanksgiving weekend – and Apple’s $200M war epic, Napoleon. The final estimates for Songbirds in the No. 1 spot were $28.8M for the 3-day weekend and 42M over five days. >>> Outlook Writers Pay Model Shuffle - Doctor Who, the long-running BBC sci-fi series, has shifted away from a residual model for its writers since Disney+ came on board as a partner, Deadline has learned. The series, which is currently celebrating its 60th anniversary with a trio of specials from returning showrunner Russell T. Davies, has shifted to a buyout model for writers, Deadline has been told. Sources said that episodic writers are now being paid a large fee up front rather than a smaller fee plus residuals. The residual model has seen previous scribes earn additional compensation when Doctor Who airs repeats. >>>Strike Backdrop
'Scream' Queen No More - Jenna Ortega, who was a key element in Scream VI posting the horror franchise’s best opening grosses ever at $44.4M Stateside, $67M global, isn’t expected to return for Scream VII. >>>Reason
The Doctor Is In - Nearly four decades after playing Dr. Frasier Crane in the third season of Cheers and 30 years since the character got his own show, Kelsey Grammer talks to Deadline about the Frasier revival, currently streaming on Paramount+. >>>Read The Q&A
“Dramatic License Gone Bonkers” - The Crown has been criticized by Dick Arbiter, the Queen’s former press secretary, for lacking sensitivity in its portrayal of the events surrounding Princess Diana‘s death. >>>Specific Allegations |
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May December, the title of Todd Haynes’s latest drama, reflects the director’s dance card for the year: having opened in Cannes, the Netflix title has been a festival favorite ever since, and will likely hang in there until Oscar voting closes after Christmas. Its two stars, Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore, have been getting curious audiences through the doors, but what keeps the film playing in everyone’s minds is the moral maze of questions it poses.
Here, Haynes talks about the film's genesis, its influences and how it fits into his oeuvre. >>>Read The Interview |
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💃 Taylor Swift's blockbuster Eras Tour concert documentary will be available to stream starting December 13, with three extra songs not seen in the theatrical cut.
📽️ Imax has set a significant expansion of its partnership with Pathé Cinemas in Europe, pacting for five new Imax with Laser systems locations, four of them in France. The agreement also spans distribution, with Imax and Pathé Live set to release three upcoming Pathé Live films across the Imax network.
❄️ Jennifer Lee, the Chief Creative Officer of Disney Animation, teased Frozen 3 and a potential fourth installment, saying, "it’s so epic it may not fit into just one film."
😬 A Disneyland park guest was arrested and escorted off the property by authorities after stripping off their clothes during the It’s A Small World attraction.
🏈 Viewers watching the NFL RedZone broadcaston Sunday were confused when alarms started going off during the live transmission of the football game. Scott Hanson was on the air when they were told to evacuate the studio as the live broadcast went on and they broke into the feed.
📺 Univision anchor Jorge Ramos objects to the way his network handled an interview with former President Donald Trump, citing "our moral obligation to confront him."
📽️ Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival has unveiled the juries and honorees of its third edition which kicks off on Thursday. Baz Luhrmann, who was previously announced as the president of the main feature jury, will be joined by Joel Kinnaman, Freida Pinto, Amina Khalil and Paz Vega. |
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 “I would probably do Hangover 4 in an instant,” Bradley Cooper said on The New Yorker Radio Hour, “just because I love Todd, I love Zach, I love Ed so much, I probably would.”
🔻 “I think we put everything into this one. We didn’t build it to be a trilogy or something,” Margot Robbie told the Associated Press of a potential Barbie sequel. “Greta put everything into this movie, so I can’t imagine what would be next.” |
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Obituaries
🕯️ Marty Krofft, producer of shows like H.R. Pufnstuf, The Brady Bunch Hour, The Banana Splits and Land of the Lost, has died. He was 86. Krofft, who produced many classic shows for children alongside his older brother Sid. 🕯️ The family of Emmy winning filmmaker Ross McDonnell has confirmed his death after remains were discovered on a beach in New York City. He was 44. 🕯️ Film editor and former American Cinema Editors board member Doug Ibold, died Wednesday, Nov. 8 at the Motion Picture & Television Fund Mary Pickford House in Woodland Hills, California. He was 83 and died of cancer, according to report. 🕯️ Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2023: Photo Gallery & Obituaries |
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On the Radar
Mon - Gotham Awards
Wed - New York Times DealBook Summit; CNN's King Charles debuts
Thu - Newsom-DeSantis debate; Red Sea Film Fest kicks off
Fri - Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny hits Disney+; L.A. Comic Con begins
Sun - Kennedy Center Honors |
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Silver & Black - Tina Knowles and Tyler Perry kept with the color theme as they attended the splashy premiere of Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. |
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