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Ethan Shanfeld HBO is bringing back its most beloved ultra-rich adult children fighting for the family business. I’m talking, of course, about the Gemstones. Danny McBride’s absurdist megachurch comedy returns for Season 3 on June 18, as “The Righteous Gemstones” unveiled the first trailer for its next installment. The high-octane teaser clip features monster trucks, high-speed racing and none other than Steve Zahn, who appears to play a well-dressed rival to Jesse, Judy and Kelvin Gemstone (played respectively by McBride, Edi Patterson and Adam DeVine). John Goodman also stars as the Gemstone family patriarch, alongside series regulars Cassidy Freeman, Tim Baltz, Tony Cavalero and Walton Goggins. The official Season 3 logline from HBO reads, “When the spoiled Gemstone children finally get their wish to take control of the Church, they discover leadership is harder than they imagined and that their extravagant lifestyle comes with a heavy price.”

Producer Jason Blum and filmmaker David Gordon Green delivered the first footage from their new Exorcist sequel to CinemaCon this afternoon, titled Exorcist: Believer.

The Late Show to promote new vampire movie Renfield.Responding almost immediately, Cage said: “I’m gonna start with Pig — that’s my favourite movie I’ve ever made.”He went on: “I love Mandy, that Panos Cosmatos directed. I love Bringing Out the Dead, that Martin Scorsese directed.

“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Thursday, the Academy Award winner took a trip down memory lane with the host while promoting his new film, “Renfield.”While Cage, whose real name is Nicolas Coppola, has some impressive blockbusters under his belt — including “National Treasure,” “Moonstruck,” and “The Rock” — the 59-year-old’s top five is comprised of his lesser-known work.“I’m going to start with ‘Pig’ that is my favorite movie I have ever made,” Cage told Colbert. “I love ‘Mandy,’ the movie that Panos [Cosmatos] directed. I love ‘Bringing Out The Dead’ that Martin Scorsese directed.

Danny McBride “for sure” felt pressure to deliver on the latest Halloween trilogy and was ultimately proud of what he, Scott Teems and director David Gordon Green created.

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran producer Stephanie Allain has joined David Gordon Green’s The Exorcist, as executive producer. In addition, the first film in the trilogy from Blumhouse and Morgan Creek for Universal and Peacock has recently wrapped principal photography. The pic hits theaters on Oct. 13.

Blumhouse had their hand in another horror hit last month with “M3GAN.” But in between that and their next premier release, David Gordon Green‘s “The Exorcist” remake, check out “Unseen,” part of Blumhouse Television‘s deal with MGM+. In “Unseen,” a gas station clerk gets an unexpected call at work from a drugged, nearly blind young woman trying to escape from her ex-boyfriend, who’s out to kill her.

Mafia Mamma and Knives Out star Toni Collette and Odessa Young (The Staircase, Mothering Sunday, Shirley) have signed to co-star in writer and director Nathan Silver’s twisted revenge thriller The Prima Donna.

Editors note: Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series debuts and celebrates the scripts of films that will factor in this year’s movie awards races. 

Studio figured out long ago that remaking John Carpenter‘s filmography is a lot easier than coming up with original ideas. Take David Gordon Green‘s latest take on the “Halloween” franchise, for example.

EXCLUSIVE: Actresses Michaela McManus (The Orville) and Andi Matichak (Halloween franchise) have signed with Silver Lining Entertaining for management.

J. Kim Murphy SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points from “Halloween Ends,” which is now playing in theaters and available to stream on Peacock. Billed as the finale to a landmark horror franchise, “Halloween Ends” was marketed with little more than the promise of a final match-up between remorseless serial killer Michael Myers and his lifelong victim Laurie Strode, played again by Jamie Lee Curtis. But many viewers were shocked to discover much more than a marquee showdown when director David Gordon Green’s horror film released last weekend. There’s also young love, a bunch of laughs and a fresh threat facing the town of Haddonfield — all courtesy of Corey Cunningham, a new character played by Rohan Campbell.

Halloween Ends gave its box office competition an early scare this weekend, after it raked in a promising total of $5.4million during its Thursday previews alone. According to Deadline, the Jamie Lee Curtis-lead slasher film's intake was 11% higher than that of its predecessor, Halloween Kills, which earned $4.85 million from previews.It was also reported that the David Gordon Green-directed movie is expected to earn an impressive $55 million during its first weekend of release. Making a killing: Halloween Ends raked in a promising total of $5.4 million during Thursday previews However, the first Halloween in the current rebooted series took in $7.7 million during Thursday previews.The first of the three new slasher movies also took in a whopping $76.2 million during its opening weekend.The original Halloween movie, which was directed by horror genre mainstay John Carpenter, was released in 1978.The movie has since become iconic for its introduction of characters Michael Myers and Laurie Strode to the public.

Halloween Ends fell short in its opening weekend, earning more than $10 million less than it was projected.  The Jamie Lee Curtis-led film's opening weekend tally was just $41.2 million, although it was expected to hit the $55 million mark, according to Deadline.On Saturday, the spinoff brought in $13 million, falling 36% from $20.4 million on Friday.   Unexpected: Halloween Ends fell short in its opening weekend, earning more than $10 million less than it was projectedHalloween Ends, however, is reportedly the 'most watched film or series ever' in a two-day period on Peacock, the publication noted.Specific numbers weren't shared, but Deadline noted that last year's Halloween Kills had a viewership of 2.8 million over a month-long period. And the latest installment from the Halloween franchise trailed behind its predecessor - pulling in $8.2 million less than its $49.4 million. Despite its low box office debut, the slasher cost $30 million to make, so it's made a $10 million + profit.

The Halloween Ends numbers are coming in, and the studio might not be so pleased.

Halloween Ends gave its box office competition an early scare this weekend, after it raked in a promising total of $5.4million during its Thursday previews alone. According to Deadline, the Jamie Lee Curtis-lead slasher film's intake was 11% higher than that of its predecessor, Halloween Kills, which earned $4.85 million from previews.It was also reported that the David Gordon Green-directed movie is expected to earn an impressive $55 million during its first weekend of release. Making a killing: Halloween Ends raked in a promising total of $5.4 million during Thursday previews However, the first Halloween in the current rebooted series took in $7.7 million during Thursday previews.The first of the three new slasher movies also took in a whopping $76.2 million during its opening weekend.The original Halloween movie, which was directed by horror genre mainstay John Carpenter, was released in 1978.The movie has since become iconic for its introduction of characters Michael Myers and Laurie Strode to the public.

We said we wouldn’t do it. When we sat down and watched the entire “Halloween” franchise (12 films!) in a week to rank them before “Halloween Ends,” we said we didn’t need to discuss the finale because it was probably going to be just fine and exactly what we expected would happen.

Halloween Ends gave its box office competition an early scare this weekend, after it raked in a promising total of $5.4million during its Thursday previews alone. According to Deadline, the Jamie Lee Curtis-lead slasher film's intake was 11% higher than that of its predecessor, Halloween Kills, which earned $4.85 million from previews.It was also reported that the David Gordon Green-directed movie is expected to earn an impressive $55 million during its first weekend of release. Making a killing: Halloween Ends raked in a promising total of $5.4 million during Thursday previews However, the first Halloween in the current rebooted series took in $7.7 million during Thursday previews.The first of the three new slasher movies also took in a whopping $76.2 million during its opening weekend.The original Halloween movie, which was directed by horror genre mainstay John Carpenter, was released in 1978.The movie has since become iconic for its introduction of characters Michael Myers and Laurie Strode to the public.

Jordan Moreau “Halloween Ends” is just beginning — the final installment in the long-lived horror franchise picked up $5.4 million at the box office in Thursday night previews. The film should hack and slash its way to $50 million to $55 million in its opening weekend, according to projections, even with a same-day release on Peacock. Last year’s “Halloween Kills” opened to $49 million at the box office and had the same Peacock release strategy, so an even bigger launch would be bloody good for the Universal film. Jamie Lee Curtis’ PTSD-riddled survivor Laurie Strode faces off against psycho killer Michael Myers once again for the 13th entry in the franchise, and “Halloween Ends” promises to be the very last showdown between the two foes — at least, until another reboot comes knocking at the door. The “Halloween” timeline is as full of holes as one of Michael’s victims, but the latest movie caps off a trilogy of modern-day sequels that began with 2018’s “Halloween” and its 2021 sequel “Halloween Kills.” The three movies follow the events of John Carpenter’s original 1978 horror, which introduced audiences to Curtis in her film debut and the soon-to-be slasher icon Michael Myers. There have been a handful of other “Halloween” sequels and two rebooted films directed by Rob Zombie, but the new trilogy retcons those and catches up with Laurie and her family 40 years later.

Halloween Ends is finally here.

Peacock Friday, you’ll consider taking Wite-Out to the title and changing it to “Halloween Keeps Going, Please.” Director David Gordon Green was deservedly lauded in 2018 for his superb first ‘ween film, which restored the Michael Myers vs. Laurie Strode death match to its 1970s gritty glory after a string of bombs in the 1990s and aughts.