Cordkillers 370 - Vampire on a Plane (w/ Chris Mancini)
Jungle Cruise does well! Pay no attention to the lawsuit from Scarlet Johannson. Plus, a date for Hawkeye, a date for Amazon's LOTR series, and Will Smith's new Netflix action film. All that and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Chris Mancini ( http://whitecatentertainment.com ).
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CordKillers: 370 - Vampire on a Plane
Recorded: August 2 2021
Guest: Chris Mancini
Intro Video
Only Murders in the Building
Primary Target
‘Jungle Cruise’ & ‘Suicide Squad’ Opening Box Office
Jungle Cruise earned a third of its opening revenues from Disney Plus
Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney Over 'Black Widow' Release
Black Widow' Lawsuit: CAA Hits Disney on Scarlett Johansson Statement
- The good news for Disney,
- Jungle Cruise took in $61.8 million worldwide and more than $30 million from Disney+. The was above expectations domestically but short internationally. But that put it 31% ahead of Cruella though well behind Black Widow. The Verge notes though, that Black Widow made about 27 percent of its opening weekend on Disney Plus while Jungle Cruise had about 33 percent coming from streaming. Also notable this was the last movie that Disney had said would one to theaters and streaming on the same day. We'll see what they do now.
- That was the good news.
- Now the bad news.
- Scarlet Johansson's attorneys filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging Disney breached her contract when hey put Black Widow on streaming the same day as theatrical. The suit alleges the move depressed ticket sales and that most of Johansson's compensation was based on theatrical revenue not streaming. The Wall Street Journal's sources say Johansson believes Disney's day and date decision resulted in $50 million in lost bonuses. Disney said in a statement that Johansson earned $20 million to appear in Black Widow.
- Disney also said “The lawsuit is especially sad and distressing in its callous disregard for the horrific and prolonged global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
- Friday CAA, the talent agency that manages Johansson accused Disney of including her salary in its press statement in “an attempt to weaponize her success as an artist and businesswoman.” And added “They have shamelessly and falsely accused Ms. Johansson of being insensitive to the global COVID pandemic, in an attempt to make her appear to be someone they and I know she isn’t.”
- As Black Widow once said to Captain America "Are We Still Friends?"
How to Watch
Peacock Reaches 54 Million Sign-Ups, Set to Begin International Rollout on Sky Platform
Peacock Reaches 54M Signups, 20M Monthly Active Accounts; Launch On Sky In UK & Europe Confirmed
- Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said Peacock has signed up 54 million accounts since launching in April 2020, and has 20 million monthly active users. A fraction of those are paying though Comcast did not announce that number. Peacock will begin its international rollout this year as a free addition on Sky’s satellite TV platform in Europe. After its Sky debut, the company plans to roll it out globally via third-party distributors.
What to Watch
'Hawkeye' debuts on Disney+ on November 24th
- Marvel's next Disney+ series is What If, coming August 10, but the next live action series will be Hawkeye which just got a premiere date of Wednesday November 24th. Jeremy Renner stars as Hawkeye alongside Hailee Steinfeld as his protege Kate Bishop.
‘Waterworld’ Follow-Up TV Series In The Works With Dan Trachtenberg To Direct
- A TV series followup to 1995's Waterworld is in development at Universal Content Productions with Deadline saying that friend of the show, Dan Trachtenberg is attached to direct? The series would pick up 20 years after the events of the movie. It hasn't been sold to a platform but Peacock is in the same building so seems like the most likely. Waterworld is best known as being the most expensive film ever made at the time of its release and a disappointment at the box office. It's less well known as premiering the same week Tom visited LA for the first time and the same week a sinkhole opened in the construction fo the red line subway.
Amazon's Lord of the Rings series arrives on September 2, 2022
- Amazon announced that it's Lord of the Rings prequel series will arrive on Amazon Prime Friday, September 2, 2022. So a little more than a year from now. Filming wrapped this week so the rest of the time is for post-production. Still no title, but Amazon did release a still photo of someone in white looking off towards a city with two white trees. Many assume they are the Gold Tree Laurelin and the Silver Tree Telperion aka the Trees of Light. Which would be odd since those are from Tolkien's first age and the story is supposed to take place in the second age.
Netflix Acquires Hot Package ‘Fast & Loose’ From STXfilms With Will Smith Starring And David Leitch Directing
- Netflix is pushing star-studded movies more and more and just acquired worldwide rights to another. Action thriller "Fast & Loose" will star Will Smith and be directed by David Leitch (Hobbes and Shaw, Deadpool II, John Wick etc.) Smith will play a man who wakes up in Tijuana with no memories only to discover he's been leading a double life as a crime kingpin and undercover CIA agent.
‘The Crown’: Netflix Releases First Image Of Imelda Staunton As Queen Elizabeth II
- Netflix released the first still of Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth in The Crown. Staunton takes over from Olivia Coleman in Season 5 to portray the latter years of the Queen. The resemblance to Dolores Umbridge is definitely there.
Netflix released a trailer for the final season La Casa de Pavel, aka Money Heist, which returns September 3rd.
‘Doctor Who’: Jodie Whittaker & Showrunner Chris Chibnall Are Leaving Iconic Sci-Fi Series, BBC Confirms
- Doctor Who will release its 13th season since the return in the 21st century this autumn, and follow with three feature-length specials in 2022 and then showrunner Chris Chibnall and actor Jodie Whitaker will depart the series. And so begins the slow drumbeat of speculation as to who will take over as the next Doctor Who.
Eyes On
Chris: Blood Red Skies
Brian: revisited Memento with Josie
Tom: The Olympics
On the Lookout: Schmigadoon
Front Lines
AT&T Completes Spinoff of DirecTV In Deal With TPG
- AT&T has completed the spinoff of its DirecTV unit which will be 70% owned by AT&T but 30% owned by a private equity firm called TPG and called simply DirecTV. Later this month AT&T TV streaming offerings will become DirecTV Stream. As of June 30 DirecTV, AT&T TV and AT&T U-Verse had 15.4 million customers combined. Customers are assured they will not need to do anything to continue their services.
Dish Finally Offers HBO Max, Re-Adds HBO to Lineup After Resolving WarnerMedia Standoff
- Three years ago Dish and Warner got in a spat over HBO and HBO hasn't been available on Dish or Sling TV since. Well, they finally worked it out. Partly.
- Dish TV customers will be able to get HBO and Cinemax now, though they'll have to sign up for HBO Max to get HBO.
- However the deal does not cover Sling TV yet.
The creator of streaming 'Star Trek' shows will stay with CBS through 2026
- CBS seems pleased with Alex Kurtzman's stewardship of the Star Trek franchise. CBS Studios signed a deal with Kurtzman to continue to oversee Star Trek efforts for the next six years. Kurtzman oversees all the Star Trek Shows on Paramount+ and elsewhere as well as The Man Who Fell to Earth remake for Showtime and a Stephen King short story adaptation.
Hulu Plus Live TV adds NFL Network ahead of 2021 season
- If you're ready for some football but you have Hulu Live TV, do not despair. The NFL network is coming to Hulu Live TV for the 2021 season as part of the base $65 a month plan. Hulu is also going to offer a sports add-on plan for $10 a month that will include NFL Red Zone along with a few other sporting channels.
Google TV update brings Discovery+ and more live TV to the Android app
- The Google TV app on Android in the US (formerly called Play Movies and TV) got a new design and added programming from Discovery+ and Viki. In other words you can access the shows from those services in a single watch list alongside other integrated services. The new design features widescreen thumbnails with Rotten Tomatoes scores below.
Amazon's Fire TV Cube works with Zoom, if you have a webcam
- The second-generation Fire TV Cube now supports two-way Zoom calls with a connected webcam. Users will need a Micro USB-to-USB adapter to add a camera, and calls can be joined through the Fire TV voice assistant.
Dispatches from the Front
Hey fellas,
I wanted to get this in before the Olympics were over. I've been watching plenty of coverage, and it's all pretty good, but actually my favorite coverage that I've been watching is a show called Tokyo Gold. It's hosted by Rich Eisen, who should be familiar to many people, and I believe it is exclusively available on Peacock. While you do not get the full tape of any event, what you do get is Rich reviewing the winning moments from a multitude of competitions, along with some interview moments, reaction shots from family and friends around the world, and of course good graphics, in my opinion. I am a little biased, because I'm already a fan of Rich Eisen's banter style, but I would encourage everyone to give this one a shot, if you have access to Peacock. If you manage to catch a moment of Rich's ridiculously high energy for archery, then you'll know it's been worth it.
Love the show.
- Chris
Hi Tom, Brian and Bryce,
My husband is a rabid Red Sox fan. We live in upstate New York. There are quite a lot of Red Sox fans living here, but the powers that be consider us to be in Yankees country. That means the stores sell Yankees merch and sometimes Yankee games are blocked out even on the MLB app. We were forced, earlier this week, to upgrade our cable to a plan that included the YES network so we could see the Yankees-Red Sox games, even though we're paying $25/month for the MLB app. My husband says if we lived in Massachusetts, the games would be on local TV if they were blocked out on MLB. I think this blacking out is evil and should be outlawed.
Thanks for a great show!
Your boss,
- Beelissa
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