What to know
Marvel planted fake leaks and spoilers to protect Deadpool & Wolverine cameos… Marvel takes spoilers pretty seriously and exec producer Wendy Jacobson basically just confirmed that the studio itself put out fake leaks online — and may have even had some fake stuff (and people) on set to throw leakers off the scent. That’s hardcore and all the more reason to not read about any leaks, spoilers, etc and just go see the movie. Meanwhile the first reactions to Deadpool & Wolverine are mostly positive, though there are some critics who absolutely hated it. The full reviews will be out tonight. 😮
Camila Mendes to star in new I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel… Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. are in talks to return as well. And now is a good time to remind everyone that the author of the original Last Summer book hated that her suspense story was turned into a slasher film because her own teenager daughter was murdered. 🔪
Peacock lost about a million subscribers this Spring… But the Olympics are coming, so that should help. Also Homicide is now finally streaming on Peacock — I don’t think that’s going to goose numbers, but it’s nice to have. The countdown remains for when Peacock will merge with another streamer. 🦚
Twisters sweeps up big $80.5 million opening weekend… That far surpassed the $55 million estimates. It seems some of the box office tracking this summer has been underestimating big hits. Anyway, Twisters deserves this success, it was quite good. 🤔
Brendan Fraser to play Dwight Eisenhower in D-Day movie… And the side-by-side images of Fraser and Eisenhower are kind of uncanny. Like they could have been related. 🇺🇸
Glen Powell says he has a start date for Top Gun 3… I did not expect the Maverick sequel to go into production so soon! So this is pretty exciting. ✈️
Steven Soderbergh spy thriller Black Bag to hit theaters in March… Nice to have a new Soderbergh movie on the big screen. 👍
A Knight’s Tale getting stage musical adaptation in the UK… I’m very interested to see how they do jousting on stage. 🎭
Sharon Stone joins Bob Odenkirk in Nobody 2… They’re somebodies. 🎬
What’s new
Time Bandits — July 24 | Apple sci fi comedy series | Ⓜ️
The Decameron — July 25 | Netflix historical comedy series | Ⓜ️
Olympics opening ceremonies — July 26 | NBC & Peacock sports event
Deadpool & Wolverine — July 26 | Marvel movie in theaters | Ⓜ️