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LOS ANGELES, June 4 (Reuters) - Audiences swung into theaters for “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," giving the animated film a hefty $120.5 million in its domestic box office debut, the second-biggest opening weekend of the year. Behind only “The Super Mario Bros” film that garnered $146 million, the movie’s box office performance surpassed Sony Pictures Animation's and the BoxOffice Pro’s estimates of $75 million to $115.5 million over its first three days of release in the U.S. and Canada from Pro. The sequel, “Across the Spider-Verse," which premiered in theaters on June 2, brought in three times the revenue in its opening weekend. Producer Amy Pascal announced during the film's Los Angeles premiere that there are more Spider-Verse projects on the way. Reporting by Danielle Broadway in Los Angeles; Editing by Aurora EllisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Mario Bros, Oscar, Amy Pascal, “, ”, Morales, Mario, Danielle Broadway, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Sony Pictures, Pro, Rotten, Universal Pictures, Thomson Locations: ANGELES, U.S, Canada, Angeles, Los Angeles

☆ Korean-American superhero 'Silk' comes to small screen
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 17 (Reuters) - Silk, a Korean-American superhero, will be coming to MGM+ and Amazon Prime Video in a live-action television series based on Sony Pictures' universe of Marvel characters, Amazon said Thursday. Deal terms were not disclosed for this first installment in a multi-series agreement Amazon struck with Sony. It will be distributed globally on Prime Video in more than 240 countries. Angela Kang, a Korean-American television writer and producer who is showrunning "The Walking Dead," will serve as showrunner. She developed the series with "Into the Spider-Verse" producers Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal, who will serve as executive producers.

☆ I got my big break as a Lionsgate screenwriter after I moved 2,000 miles from Hollywood. Here's how I made connections and worked my way up from security guard to my dream career.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Ken Miyamoto | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Ken Miyamoto was a security guard at Sony, and worked his way up to story analyst for the studio. In 1996, I took one University of Wisconsin screenwriting class, and that was the extent of my screenwriting education. I moved to California from Wisconsin with my wife in late 1999 to pursue a career in screenwriting. The apartment was way overpriced and much smaller than others we looked at, but we signed the lease that day. Lastly, don't write for free.

☆ "Regina escrocheriilor de la Hollywood", arestată în Anglia. Cum a reușit să fure sute de mii de dolari
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-04 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

"Regina escrocheriilor de la Hollywood" era în realitate un bărbat indonezian de 41 de ani, Hargobind Tahilramani, un virtuoz al imitării vocilor feminine şi al accentelor limbii engleze. Autorităţile americane vor contacta justiţia britanică pentru a solicita extrădarea suspectului, a precizat un purtător de cuvânt al biroului FBI din San Diego. Potrivit publicaţiei americane The Hollywood Reporter, escrocul prezumtiv a fost arestat săptămâna trecută în Manchester, oraş din nord-vestul Angliei, cu ajutorul companiei de investigaţii private K2 Integrity. Identitatea "reginei escrocheriei" a rămas timp îndelungat învăluită în mister, până când compania K2 Integrity a anunţat anul trecut că în realitate era vorba despre un bărbat. Editura HarperCollins a cumpărat deja drepturile de publicare a unei cărţi despre această poveste rocambolescă, scrisă de Scott Johnson, fost jurnalist la The Hollywood.

Persons: Kathleen Kennedy, Amy Pascal, Paramount, Rupert Murdoch, Escrocheria, HarperCollins, Scott Johnson Organizations: FBI, Hollywood, Sony, K2, K2 Integrity Locations: Statele Unite, Hollywood, indonezian, California, San Diego, Lansing, Indonezia, Manchester, Angliei

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