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Anna Faris says the sixth "Scary Movie" has pushed the franchise to a new high, debuting at $55 million, and credits the Wayans family and Marlon Wayans for helping bring the sequel together. She also describes intense anxiety during her career, including paranoid fears that she could be framed for murder, and how she learned to manage it.
10:00 AMVarietySteven Spielberg’s sci-fi thriller "Disclosure Day" opened at No. 1 with $19 million on Friday from 3,824 theaters and is tracking to about $44 million for the weekend. The film carries a reported $115 million production budget for Universal.
11:54 AMVarietyTyra Banks filed a lawsuit against Netflix and multiple production entities and directors, alleging her interview for a recent “America’s Next Top Model” docuseries was edited in a way that defamed her. She claims false light, defamation by implication, breach of contract, and false endorsement tied to how her testimony was presented.
1:58 PMVarietySummary
Anna Faris says the sixth "Scary Movie" has pushed the franchise to a new high, debuting at $55 million, and credits the Wayans family and Marlon Wayans for helping bring the sequel together. She also describes intense anxiety during her career, including paranoid fears that she could be framed for murder, and how she learned to manage it.
Why it matters
A strong "Scary Movie" opening could reset studio assumptions about theatrical comedy and expand what gets greenlit beyond action-heavy franchise formulas.
Summary
Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi thriller "Disclosure Day" opened at No. 1 with $19 million on Friday from 3,824 theaters and is tracking to about $44 million for the weekend. The film carries a reported $115 million production budget for Universal.
Why it matters
The opening sets the floor for whether another expensive, filmmaker-driven original can be a durable theatrical event.
Summary
Tyra Banks filed a lawsuit against Netflix and multiple production entities and directors, alleging her interview for a recent “America’s Next Top Model” docuseries was edited in a way that defamed her. She claims false light, defamation by implication, breach of contract, and false endorsement tied to how her testimony was presented.
Why it matters
A win for Banks would raise legal and production costs for docuseries built on recontextualizing past TV, and could chill aggressive editing that drives streaming true story hits.
A curated list of other prominent stories from this day.
Seth Rogen says he has not spoken with James Franco in a long time and has no plans to work with him again. He declined to fully litigate the relationship publicly while acknowledging the question stems from Franco’s past sexual misconduct allegations.
7:59 PMVarietyCanada’s screen industry is repositioning itself from a service hub for U.S. productions to a creator of distinct domestic hits. The Canadian Screen Awards are being used as a platform to celebrate and market Canadian stories as primary, not secondary, cultural output.
1:16 PMNew York Times ArtsCaptain Sandy Yawn remains the operational center of "Below Deck Mediterranean," steering rotating crews and luxury charters while sustaining the franchise’s reality-TV engine. The series continues to rely on her leadership persona to structure conflict, competence, and episodic momentum.
9:18 AMNew York Times ArtsKristin Scott Thomas says her on-screen partnership with Gary Oldman in "Slow Horses" works because the characters are sharply written and the actors have established chemistry. Speaking at the Monte Carlo TV Festival, she frames Diana Taverner as deliberately frosty but suggests interest in revealing a more human side to the character.
6:15 AMVarietyThe week’s cultural lineup is led by Disclosure Day, a new Steven Spielberg sci-fi drama about UFOs, whistleblowing, conspiracies, and corporate secrecy starring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, and Colman Domingo. The guide also flags major releases and events across music, theatre, and comedy drama, including Olivia Rodrigo and Peter Mullan in a new series about a local historian.
1:01 AMThe Guardian Art and DesignSummary
Seth Rogen says he has not spoken with James Franco in a long time and has no plans to work with him again. He declined to fully litigate the relationship publicly while acknowledging the question stems from Franco’s past sexual misconduct allegations.
Why it matters
A-list collaborators can effectively determine whether accused talent gets a credible route back to major projects.
Summary
Canada’s screen industry is repositioning itself from a service hub for U.S. productions to a creator of distinct domestic hits. The Canadian Screen Awards are being used as a platform to celebrate and market Canadian stories as primary, not secondary, cultural output.
Why it matters
Owning recognizable local IP is the difference between being a cheap backlot and being a durable media market with exportable franchises.
Summary
Captain Sandy Yawn remains the operational center of "Below Deck Mediterranean," steering rotating crews and luxury charters while sustaining the franchise’s reality-TV engine. The series continues to rely on her leadership persona to structure conflict, competence, and episodic momentum.
Why it matters
Long-running reality franchises survive by industrializing character roles, and Captain Sandy functions as the reliability layer that keeps the product consistent.
Summary
Kristin Scott Thomas says her on-screen partnership with Gary Oldman in "Slow Horses" works because the characters are sharply written and the actors have established chemistry. Speaking at the Monte Carlo TV Festival, she frames Diana Taverner as deliberately frosty but suggests interest in revealing a more human side to the character.
Why it matters
Prestige TV franchises increasingly depend on actor-driven character equity, and "Slow Horses" is signaling it can keep compounding that asset.
Summary
The week’s cultural lineup is led by Disclosure Day, a new Steven Spielberg sci-fi drama about UFOs, whistleblowing, conspiracies, and corporate secrecy starring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, and Colman Domingo. The guide also flags major releases and events across music, theatre, and comedy drama, including Olivia Rodrigo and Peter Mullan in a new series about a local historian.
Why it matters
A high-wattage Spielberg release can set the week’s cultural agenda and reshape how entertainment packages contemporary anxieties into mass-market spectacle.
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