Computing The Cost of Tom Cruise's DIY Stunts, ‘The Voice’ Dominates Reality-Packed Fall and WaxWord: Hollywood Treads Lightly in Denouncing Hamas Violence

Entertainment leader denounce 'brutal attacks' by Hamas, actors return to picket line and New Regency President Michael Schaefer exits [Insuring Tom Cruise: Computing Cost of DIY Stunts Is a Hollywood Mission Impossible]( By Diane Haithman In a surprise to basically no one, Tom Cruise rides a motorbike off a cliff in the summer blockbuster “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One,” which was released in theaters this summer after three years of stop-and-start production and is now beginning its life on home video. The action superstar insists on doing his own stunt work, and has been talking about it since 1996, the year the first “Mission: Impossible” movie came out. In each successive movie, the stunts have gotten more intense: hanging off the tallest building in the world, attaching himself to the outside of an airplane while it takes off and flying his own helicopter through a treacherous mountain range. But trying to quantify the cost to insure the action star can be a Hollywood Mission Impossible. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Voice - Season 24]( ['The Voice' Dominates Reality-Packed Fall TV Lineup | Charts]( By Cole Strain October is the time for creepy TV programming, whether that’s slightly spooky family fare or outright horror. But it’s “The Voice” that’s dominating the charts in this week’s edition of the most-watched TV shows and movies, courtesy of Samba TV. Disney+ won in the spooky department this week, as “Haunted Mansion” entered the streaming chart on the Samba TV Weekly Wrap Report for the week of Oct. 2 to Oct. 8. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ['The Silence Is Deafening': Hollywood Companies Tread Lightly in Denouncing Hamas Violence]( By Sharon Waxman The CEO of a leading Hollywood conglomerate denounced as “unthinkable evil” the attacks on Israelis by Hamas that left 1,200 dead. But most entertainment companies have remained muted in their public statements this week in the face of a highly volatile and emotional issue — Israeli-Palestinian politics. Late Wednesday, Paramount issued a statement saying: “We stand with the people of Israel and the global Jewish community,” the clearest and most public statement yet. In an internal memo provided to TheWrap earlier in the day, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said: “The terrorist attacks by Hamas on innocent men, women, children and babies have been unimaginable, abhorrent and inexcusable. Many have lost their lives and others have been taken hostage and remain unaccounted for.” [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The aftermath of an attack in Israel with smoke billowing.]( [Entertainment Leaders Gary Barber, Ynon Kreiz, Jeffrey Katzenberg and More Jointly Denounce 'Brutal Attacks by Hamas' | Exclusive]( [Disney Flip Off]( [Actors Return to Picket Line Fired Up After Studios Cut Off SAG-AFTRA Talks: 'We Are Not Caving']( [Academy Museum Cancels Red Carpet at Saturday's Annual Fundraising Gala in Light of 'Devastating Conflict in Israel']( [michael-schaefer]( [New Regency President Michael Schaefer Exits After 7 Years]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Wrap Pro logo] Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( TheWrap | 2034 Armacost Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo](