‘Pets’ Slimes ‘Ghostbusters’ While ‘Finding Dory’ Swims To All-Time Domestic Record
For a fifth straight weekend in a row an animated film has taken the #1 spot at the box office as Illumination and Universal’s The Secret Life of Pets followed up its record-breaking opening with a chart-topping sophomore session, pushing the launch of Sony’s Ghostbusters reboot to second. (BOM)
Was ‘Ghostbusters’ Too Expensive To Launch A New Franchise?
The film’s $46 million debut isn’t exactly a blockbuster result. Indeed, the paranormal comedy’s launch exists in a nebulous region between hit and disappointment. (VAR)
Arnold Schwarzenegger Muscles Into TV With ‘Pump;’ Inspired By His Venice Beach Gym Days
Pump, an 8-episode hourlong drama, will be produced by Schwarzenegger, Emmett/Furla/Oasis CEOs Randall Emmett and George Furla, and The Tannenbaum Company CEO Eric Tannenbaum for CBS Television Studios. (DH)
Paramount Confirms ‘Star Trek 4′ With Chris Hemsworth Returning
Netflix Scores Exclusive International Rights to CBS All Access ‘Star Trek’ Series
Each episode of the new series will be available in 188 countries, minus the U.S. and Canada, within 24 hours of its premiere. (THR)
T.J. Miller To Star In Sony Animation’s EmojiMovie: ”Express Yourself’
Sony Animation released a new video revealing that Silicon Valley and Deadpool star, T.J. Miller, will star in their upcoming feature, EmojiMovie: Express Yourself. (CB)
‘Hamilton’ Star Daveed Diggs Lands A Role In Stephen Chbosky’s ‘Wonder’
Diggs has signed on to his first official film role in Wonder, directed by The Perks of Being a Wallflower’s Stephen Chbosky and adapted from R. J. Palacio’s novel. (VF)
The Inevitable And Obligatory Emmy Roundup That’s Actually Different From All The Others
A couple of shows that TV writers are begging people to watch — The Americans and Mr. Robot — got some serious love, and a bunch of new shows got the attention they deserved. There were also some questionable omissions, as well as some continued love to shows that whose best days are certainly behind them. (TB)
Screenwriters: Taking Control Of Your Screenwriting Life
Rich Whiteside explains how goal setting can help your screenwriting. (SM)