Lancelot Link: Straight Outta...

Lancelot Link Monday! STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON did superhero business over the weekend, leaving everyone else in the dust. No one expected it to do this much business, and going into the weekend some were called crazy for thinking that it might make as much as $40 million. So it made over $56 million!

This has caused Universal to think about sequels, and at first the plan was to turn it into a trilogy, but taking a page from Marvel and Star Wars they are no looking at the "Compton Universe" and the idea of making dozens of sequels and spinoffs and parallel films the way Marvel has done with the Avengers characters and the way Disney is doing with STAR WARS films like ROGUE ONE and the BOBA FETT film (etc).

Universal is also taking a page from Disney and STAR WARS when it comes to theme parks... just as Disney announced they would add a STAR WARS Land to all of their theme parks, Universal is now planning a Compton Land to all of their theme parks the way they added the FAST & FURIOUS movies to theme parks earlier this year. No word on what Compton Land would feature, but there's a good chance park patrons will spend part of the adventure in handcuffs making asphalt angels on the street... While you're thinking about that, here are this week's links to some great screenwriting and film articles, plus some fun stuff that may be of interest to you. Brought to you by that suave and sophisticated secret agent...




Here are a dozen links plus this week's car chase...


1) Weekend Box Office Estimates:
1 Straight Outta.................. $56,100,000
2 M:I Rogue ...................... $17,000,000
3 Ant Man From Uncle.............. $13,535,000
4 Fantastic 4...................... $8,000,000
5 The Gift......................... $6,500,000
6 Ant Man (no uncle)............... $5,517,000
7 Vacation......................... $5,330,000
8 Minions.......................... $5,200,000
9 DC's Ricki & The Flash........... $4,570,000
10 Trainwreck........................ $3,800,000




2) F. Gary Gray Interviewed On STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON.

3) D23 News: STAR WARS Land @ Disneyland & TOMORROWLAND Director @ STAR WARS.

4) PAGE Award Semi Finalists List!

5) Writing Award Winners Announced!

6) Terry Rossio on Screenwriting.

7) Walter Hill On Directing.

8) MAD MEN Creator Matt Weiner On Breaking In.

9) Sharon Stone On Being Naked... heck, pictures of her naked... and she's my age (qualified to be an AARP member).

10) STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE vs. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION?

11) Don't Fear The Development Notes.

12) Death Of "The Bond Girl".

13) TRUMBO Trailer:

And the Car Chase Of The Week:



The movie they thought would open at #1.

Bill



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