Monday’s box office leads our briefing, followed by Susan Hill’s library deal, the Beatles film release plan, and Banijay’s U.S. ambitions. Plus ten more casting, project and distribution headlines—all in one place.

In this briefing

• Weekend box office
• Susan Hill and John Gore Studios
• Sam Mendes’ four Beatles films
• Banijay’s U.S. scripted plans
• Also in the Trades: casting, animation, theater and distribution

Reporting cutoff: October 12, 16:50 UTC.

Original reporting

• ‘The Social Reckoning’ Bombs With $5.5 Million Opening, Horror ‘Other Mommy’ Rules Weekend’ – Box Office Update
• Hammer Films Owner John Gore Studios Acquires Rights to ‘The Woman in Black’ Author Susan Hill’s Complete Works (EXCLUSIVE)
• ‘Beatles’ Producer Pippa Harris Shares Update On Sam Mendes Film Series & Explains Staggered Release Strategy — LFF
• Banijay Plots U.S. Expansion As Marco Bassetti Says ‘Peaky Blinders’ Maker Is Not “Jealous” Of Hollywood Studios
• Antonio Banderas To Star As Spanish Conquistador Hernán Cortés In Feature From Paul Mignot & Nicholas Kazan
• Anime Series ‘Sentinel 6’ in Development With NBA and NFL Pros Michael Carter-Williams and Jamaal Williams as EPs
• Miami Vice 85 First Look
• ‘Sense and Sensibility’ and ‘Hamnet’ Breakout Bodhi Rae Breathnach Signs With UTA (EXCLUSIVE)
• Guy Branum Signs With Gersh
• Sacha Baron Cohen to Star in Quentin Tarantino’s First Play
• ‘Artemis Fowl’ Animated Series Greenlit At Disney Channel, Disney+ With Author Eoin Colfer As EP — NYCC
• Prime Video Swoops For Princess Diana Series With Unheard Audio: Streamer Will Launch As ‘Diana: Her Secret Confessions’
• Fremantle Takes Singapore Dating Format ‘Wingman’ Global in Mediacorp Deal
• Cineflix Rights Sells Nordic Blue Crime Hit ‘Hildur’ to Canal+ in France, Australia’s SBS in Multi-Territory Deal (EXCLUSIVE)

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