Kim K's Paris Nightmare; Wanda Mogul Sets LA Visit: Moonves' Power Play

What's news: Details are still arriving about Kim Kardashian's gun nightmare in Paris. And: Does Deepwater Horizon need to be rescued? Its $20.5M debut outperformed tracking but a $110M action movie starring Mark Wahlberg might have expected more. Plus: Wanda's Wang Jianlin is planning a Hollywood visit while Pirates 5 debuts its first footage (without Johnny Depp). — Matthew Belloni and Erik Hayden. [The Hollywood Reporter - Today In Entertainment] October 03, 2016 What's news: Details are still arriving about Kim Kardashian's gun nightmare in Paris. And: Does Deepwater Horizon need to be rescued? Its $20.5M debut outperformed tracking but a $110M action movie starring Mark Wahlberg might have expected more. Plus: Wanda's Wang Jianlin is planning a Hollywood visit while Pirates 5 debuts its first footage (without Johnny Depp). — Matthew Belloni and Erik Hayden. ^The scene at Kim Kardashian's Paris apartment. France correspondent Rhonda Richford [writes in:] Paris police reported that the incident took place early morning local time at a private home in Paris’ swanky 8th district, close to famed Rue St. Honore shopping street and the Elysee Palace. Five men dressed as police officers attacked the star, tying her up in her bathroom and stealing jewelry worth up to €10M. Local authorities reported that a box containing €6M worth of jewelry and a €4M ring were among the items taken. Police are now guarding the residence. Rep statement: "Kim Kardashian West was held up at gunpoint...this evening by two armed masked men dressed as police officers. She is badly shaken but physically unharmed." When husband Kanye West got the news at his concert in New York, he canceled the show. [Full story.] Can 'Deepwater Horizon' Be Rescued? Mark Wahlberg's true-life oil rig drama nabbed $20.5M in its U.S. debut. Will it have legs? Pamela McClintock takes [a closer look:] The movie cost Lionsgate, Participant Media and a Chinese partner $110M-$120M to make after tax incentives and rebates brought the budget down from a hefty $156M. (As one example, the production costs included building a model that was almost as big as the oil rig itself surrounded by a custom-built water tank.) So far, Deepwater Horizon is playing like an adult drama — 67 percent of ticket buyers on opening weekend were over the age of 35 — versus a large-scale epic. And most adult offerings cost far less to make in order to protect themselves financially. [What insiders are saying:] Privately, some stakeholders in Deepwater Horizon argue Wahlberg's character should have been highlighted more in the marketing campaign. They also suggest not enough was spent on overall advertising. Sources close to Lionsgate counter Wahlberg was front-and-center from the beginning, and that the studio spent more than it usually does on marketing — roughly more than $40M. ↱ [Box office wrap:] Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine's nabbed $28.5M, beating prerelease tracking. Denzel Washington's The Magnificent Seven remake declined 54 percent to $15.7M in its second week. Meanwhile, Bridget Jones's Baby, which bombed in the U.S., has hit $100M overseas, including a massive $41.1M in the U.K. [Full weekend chart] I [Video.] ↲ Elsewhere in film... ► Milestone: Sully crosses $100M in U.S. The movie is [on its way] to becoming director Clint Eastwood's third top-grossing title in North America behind American Sniper and Gran Torino, and also is one of Tom Hanks' highest-grossing films in recent times. ► Disney unveils Pirates of the Caribbean 5 footage. The first teaser trailer for the 2017 summer tentpole debuted during Sunday's Fear the Walking Dead — and it showcases Javier Bardem's ghostly villain, Captain Salazar. [Watch.] ► Warner Bros.' Justice League wraps London shoot. Star Jason Momoa (Aquaman) shared [a photo] relaying that the cast and crew will be celebrating the end of filming in the city. The cast is heading to what's being described as a more remote mystery location soon. ↱ [Nate Parker on 60 Minutes:] Interviewed by Anderson Cooper about the resurfaced rape trial scandal days before Birth of a Nation hits theaters, the filmmaker said: "I was vindicated. I was proven innocent, and I feel terrible that this woman isn't here. Her family had to deal with that, but as I sit here, an apology is — no." [Full transcript.] ↲ ► Wanda mogul Wang Jianlin plans Hollywood visit. In an event that is expected to bring out a who’s who of L.A. A-listers, China’s richest man is expected to discuss his Qingdao Movie Metropolis, currently under construction in eastern China, at LACMA’s Bing Theater [on Oct. 17.] ► Trent Reznor to compose score for Patriots Day. The Nine Inch Nails frontman and Atticus Ross are [working on] the score for the Boston Marathon bombing film starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by Peter Berg, which hits theaters in December. ► !!! The movie column lead of the day: "My one and only encounter with Brad Pitt came shortly after a decapitated head was found near his and Angelina Jolie’s Hollywood Hills home," Stephen Galloway [writes]. ► In theaters this weekend: After Sundance triumph and summer controversy, Fox Searchlight unveils Nate Parker's [The Birth of a Nation], Universal aims for Gone Girl-style box office results with Emily Blunt in thriller [Girl on the Train] and Lionsgate debuts PG comedy [Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life]. Academy welcomes Asian members. In an effort to repair the relationship between the Academy and its members of Asian descent after a Chris Rock joke at the Oscars, president Cheryl Boone Isaacs and CEO Dawn Hudson spoke at a reception welcoming 80 new Asians into the organization. [Details.] {NAME}'s Trump: The Reactions Alec {NAME} as the new SNL Trump ... worked. Daniel Fienberg writes: While probably [not the note-perfect] impressionists' take on Trump that Darrell Hammond has provided in the past, {NAME}'s Trump echoed the real presidential candidate in gesture, cadence and "Wrong!" interruptions and the writing stuck mostly to moments from the debate and not the familiar superficial chestnuts that SNL ran into the ground last year. And the SNL ratings: [Good!] Michael O'Connell writes: SNL averaged a very strong 5.8 overnight rating among Nielsen Media's metered market households, a solid 29 percent jump from the 2015 opener. Incidentally, SNL's last season premiere to approach that high was ahead of the 2008 presidential election with Tina Fey-Sarah Palin. And the critics... "He has essentially turned Trump into a gargoyle." — Bloomberg columnist [Will Leitch]. "It was a v good impression--{NAME}'s great w impressions. Didn't think it was written with any distinctive take on the character." — New York Times TV critic [James Poniewozik], on Twitter. "{NAME} killed it (and trump) in open." — Veteran TV reporter/CNN analyst [Bill Carter], on Twitter. "{NAME} is a good actor, but in no way did he come close, in delivering SNL’s scripted insults, to conveying the bottomless malice behind Real-Trump’s interruptions..." — Veteran critic [Ken Tucker], writing at Yahoo TV. Elsewhere in TV... ↱ HBO (finally) unveils Westworld. Some notes about last night's premiere, from Lesley Goldberg: [Insiders say] the overall budget for the first season of the 10-episode project is in the $100 million range. Sources peg the budget for the 90-minute Westworld pilot alone in the $25 million range, including reshoots. The ambitious series was the subject of swirling rumors about its messy production process for months. The show ultimately was shut down from Dec. 1, 2015 to Feb. 1, 2016, to allow its creators time to catch up on scripts, with the show rumored at one point to be pushed to 2017. The debut comes as HBO is facing a turning point in its history as the network, with its deep pockets, also facing steep competition as its 15-year streak atop the Emmy leaderboard is in jeopardy from the likes of FX and Netflix. [TV Review] I [Creators talk premiere: "It's basically a living hell."] I [Evan Rachel Wood: "Wait for the context."] ↲ ► Netflix (briefly) goes down as Luke Cage premieres. On Saturday, the streamer reported "issues" as fans of the Marvel series started watching the series. The show's official Twitter posted an image of a "[swear jar]" in response: "heroes at #Netflix fixing things. They're all over it." ► Benedict Cumberbatch hints at end of Sherlock. Speaking to British GQ, the actor – whose portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle's Baker Street-dwelling detective helped catapult him into the A-list – had some clues about the future of the BBC show: "[It might be the end of an era.]" ► A&E plans docuseries Live PD. The project offers viewers live access inside the six of the country’s busiest police forces and the communities they patrol. It will run for eight, two-hour episodes and premiere [Oct. 28.] ► How ABC's Conviction convinced its star to sign. Showrunner Liz Friedman's personal note to Hayley Atwell is a great example of the lengths in which networks will go to in order to sign top talent in the Peak TV era. [The full letter.] ► NBC cancels David Duchovny's Aquarius. The network experimented with the drama's season-two premiere, giving it a rare ad-free debut for its two-hour bow. It collected 2.7 million total viewers and [a weak 0.4 rating] among adults 18-49. ↱[Les is more at Viacom.] If there's a big winner in the unfolding corporate drama at Viacom, it's clearly CBS Corp chairman Leslie Moonves. The one-time also-ran in the Redstone media empire is now seen as the only viable solution for the troubled Viacom. Columnist Michael Wolff today offers his [deeply-sourced take] on Moonves' behind-the-scenes machinations and, perhaps most important, what he might do with the Redstone assets if he's put in charge of a re-merged Viacom-CBS, as expected. [Plus, listen]: Matt and Kim Masters analyze Viacom's next moves and Moonves' role in it all on her radio show. ↲ Today in 1941: 'Maltese Falcon' Premieres A Monday morning dip into the archives: On October 3, 1941, Humphrey Bogart's noir classic The Maltese Falcon premiered. An excerpt from THR's tersely-worded [original review:] "Another prize package from Warners, The Maltese Falcon is going to be one of the most profitable and talked about pictures of the year. On a number of accounts it is distinguished celluloid entertainment, but it is of great interest to the trade because it reveals, in startling terms, the unheralded talent of topflight scenarist, John Huston, who, in the dual capacity of writer and director of this picture, is now entitled to take his place among the most important creative artists in the industry. [...] Humphrey Bogart is extremely well cast as Samuel Spade, private investigator who finds himself involved in a search for a golden falcon, encrusted with rare and precious jewels. In one of the longest roles on record, Bogart accomplishes the feat of sustaining continuous interest in his characterization, which is so cleverly drawn that until the finish one is not sure of his real intentions." // Like this Hollywood history note? 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