Peter Bart: Great Dealmakers Don’t Usually Make Great Movies, But They Could Learn From Hollywood’s Past

Caruso had spent more than $40 million of his estimated $4.3 billion on his campaign through the primary — far exceeding the $10.2 million LA Mayor Eric Garcetti spent on his 2013 campaign. Caruso’s expenditure includes a $37.5 million loan that the billionaire made to himself.

Jeff Bezos & Lauren Sanchez are enjoying their time in London. The couple was photographed smiling and having fun as they walked the city together following a lunch date.Lauren Sánchez donates $1 million to ‘This Is About Humanity’ to benefit migrant children at the US-Mexico borderTom Cruise, Jeff Bezos, and Lauren Sanchez enjoy an exclusive dinner in LondonSanchez was wearing a white dress that she matched with white sneakers. Tying the whole outfit together was a red purse and an elegant necklace.Bezos wore a brown shirt and white pants and shoes, matching his outfit with Sanchez’s.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are enjoying a fun night out together.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorBurt Metcalfe, the revered TV producer who worked on all 11 seasons of “MASH,” died July 27 in Los Angeles. He was 87.Metcalfe was an actor turned director-producer who was recruited to work on “MASH” by director Gene Reynolds, who launched the series adaptation of Robert Altman’s 1970 black comedy released by 20th Century Fox. Metcalfe started out as an associate producer and rose to showrunner for the show’s final six seasons.

Sheffield and, according to Rebekah, chased her for months before she finally agreed to go out with him. Read more: Inside the Duchess of Kent’s life from Yorkshire link to working in Hull and royal controversy They tied the knot two years later at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire and at that point Rebekah had already become a member of the WAG elite. Her closest friends included Coleen Rooney, Dawn Ward as well as model and reality star Nicola McLean.

Leonardo DiCaprio is attached to star in an adaptation of David Grann’s book The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder from director Martin Scorsese that has been set up at Apple, Deadline can confirm. The project follows the pair’s collaboration on Apple’s Killers of the Flower Moon, which is likewise based on a non-fiction book by Grann.

Shakira is having fun in the Mexican sun. The Colombian-born singer was snapped arriving in Los Cabos, Mexico, on June 24th, with her and Gerard Pique’s sons Milan, 9, and Sasha, 7, and the next day she was spotted makeup-free on the beach in a beautiful lavender swimsuit.The mother of 2 looked happy to have some time alone with her kids.

Tom Cruise, Jeff Bezos, and Lauren Sanchez were photographed heading to dinner at the exclusive private members hotel and restautant, The Twenty Two. Cruise proved that he is one of the best aging actors in Hollywood in a casual polo with denim jeans.

Shakira is making sure her and Gerard Pique’s children is enjoying the rest of summer away from the spotlight. The Colombian-born singer was snapped arriving in the beautiful Los Cabos, Mexico, June 24th, with Milan, 9, and Sasha, 7.

Broadway box office held steady last week, with most productions keeping pace, for better or worse, with their recent trends. In all, the 25 shows took in a total $29,531,601 for the week ending July 24, up about 2% from the previous week.

Editor’s note: This will start a regular column for Deadline journos to plant their flag in deals, hires and firings and industry developments before they’re fully baked. 

Hollywood is spending a lot of time and money in its effort to steer around the culture wars, but some contend it’s a hopeless mission: A growing sector of society is so polarized that “left” and “right” have melted into a blur. Hence a same-sex kiss between Lightyear power rangers stirs angst in Florida and bans in the Middle East, while Elon Musk goes viral when he confusingly announces he’s no longer “a liberal” (he’s still the world’s richest man).

Lauren Sánchez donated $1 million to This Is About Humanity, a community raising awareness about family separation at the border. The Emmy-winning journalist, founder of Black Ops Aviation, Vice Chair of Bezos Earth Fund, and philanthropist, in partnership with the International Community Foundation, helped to build additional education spaces for migrant children and will support different projects focused on mental health, food insecurity, and more essential, enriching services. Sánchez, a longtime supporter of the organization, also visited Tijuana to learn more about the original seven educational spaces made possible by her past gifts.

Tom Cruise has topped a list of the highest paid actors in Hollywood, which features no women in the top 10.As reported by Variety, Cruise is expected to earn $100million or more from Top Gun: Maverick, in combined profits from ticket sales, his salary and his eventual cut of home entertainment rentals and streaming revenue.Top Gun: Maverick, which released on May 27, has become Paramount’s highest grossing movie after taking £1.2billion at the worldwide box office.Second on the list is Will Smith for upcoming thriller Emancipation, directed by Antoine Fuqua, which is reportedly set to earn the actor $35million. This is followed by Leonardo DiCaprio at $30million for Martin Scorsese’s next film, Killers Of The Flower Moon.Others inside the top ten include Dwayne Johnson for Black Adam ($22.5million), Will Ferrell for Spirited ($20million), and Joaquin Phoenix for the sequel to Joker ($20million).According to the list, Margot Robbie is the highest paid woman in Hollywood.

Russell Crowe and Johnny Depp are partly responsible for director Peter Weir’s 12-year absence from Hollywood.READ MORE: The Black Phone review: Ethan Hawke smashes it as a masked bogeymanIn a recent interview with IndieWire, Hawke was asked why the Dead Poet’s Society director, who’s set to receive an honorary Oscar, hasn’t made a film since 2010’s The Way Back.“I think he lost interest in movies,” said Hawke. “He really enjoyed that work when he didn’t have actors giving him a hard time.

Faith No More frontman Mike Patton has opened up about his mental health struggles following the band’s axed tour dates.Last year, Mike Patton announced that all their shows had been cancelled citing mental health reasons.“I have issues that were exacerbated by the pandemic that are challenging me right now. I don’t feel I can give what I should at this point and I am not going to give anything less than 100 percent. I am sorry to our fans and hope to make it up to you soon,” he said at the time.Now, he has spoken at length about his mental health struggles.“It’s still going on but it’s better,” he told Rolling Stone.

Netflix plans to launch its advertising tier in early 2023 but not all of the shows that are currently streaming on the service will make the cut.

Box office for most Broadway shows – Funny Girl and Mr. Saturday Night included – was up a bit last week, as the hits – Into The Woods and MJ included – stayed strong and even some struggling shows saw a slight uptick in attendance.

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Halsey's son, Ender! The «Bad at Love» singer is celebrating unconditional love as her son, Ender Ridley, turned one this week. Both Halsey and boyfriend Alev Aydin took to Instagram to gush over their baby boy and share a handful of personal snapshots from Ender's first year. «My little tiny baby is a big one year old today!» she wrote on Thursday.