‘Ouija’ Scares Up a Box Office Win, ICM Interns Lawsuit Gets Mediation Date, ‘LEGO’ Sequel to Get Lord and Miller Script

‘Ouija’ Scares Up a Winning Formula at the Box Office

Universal’s horror film earns $20 million to take the top spot over Summit’s surprising John Wick, which earned a bit over $14 million. (SSN)

ICM Partners’ Interns Lawsuit Gets Mediation Date in December

A couple days after NBCUniversal settled its own intern issue and avoided a class action suit, the agency has moved one step closer to possibly resolving its own labor issue. (DH)

Good News, ‘LEGO’ Fans! Lord and Miller Are Returning to Write the Sequel

Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who wrote and directed February’s smash hit film, are not yet attached to direct, but are on board for scripting duties for the flick, due in 2018 or 2019. (THR)

Chiwetel Ejiofor Becomes the Latest Big Name to Join Matt Damon in ‘The Martian’

Adaptation of Andy Weir’s book, written by Drew Goddard and to be directed by Ridley Scott, starts filming next month. (EMP)

It Appears That Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor Will Not Just Appear in the Batman Vs. Superman Movie

Oscar-nominated actor is talking to Warner Bros. about bringing the character to the studio’s Suicide Squad film, to be directed by David Ayer and slated for a 2016 release. (CB)

A Bit Later Than Usual, But We Finally Have Our First Cancelled TV Show of the Year

ABC decides it has had enough of Manhattan Love Story, which has been pulled from the schedule after four low-rated and poorly reviewed episodes. (TVG)

Paul Greengrass Is Heading Off to the Cold War

Director of the Bourne series and Captain Phillps signs for The Tunnels, a might-be-true story of an escape from East Berlin in the late ‘80s. (SF)

Todd Solondz is Bringing Back Dawn Wiener a Decade After He Basically Killed Her Off

Director’s next film is a sequel to Welcome to the Dollhouse, 20 years after the first film was released, and with Greta Gerwig playing the poor woman this time around. (FSR)

The Producers Guild Is Developing a “Toolkit” to Debunk Myths of Female-Driven Films

Veteran producer Lydia Pilcher is undertaking the project to combat the idea that femme-led projects don’t do much box office, particularly overseas. (VAR)

Screenwriters: Behind the Lines With DR — Shallow Thinking

“There’s an assumption that the moment one chooses to pull up stakes and leave an area that’s considered more central to the pulse of commerce, it must be because work is not going so well.” (SM)