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SAG-AFTRA reached a tentative four-year successor contract with the AMPTP that extends the typical three-year term by one year; deal locks in labor peace ahead of DGA talks and revisits AI and streaming residuals protections secured in 2023, with membership ratification and board review imminent.
Paramount expects Scream 8 to be camera-ready fast and is eyeing a fall 2026 shoot with writers Nora and Lila Zuckerman attached; no director or confirmed cast yet, though Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox remain vocal about returning.
Netflix delays Greta Gerwig’s Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew from Thanksgiving 2026 to a global theatrical/IMAX launch Feb. 12, 2027 with a streaming debut April 2, 2027; the shift signals Netflix leaning into theatrical-first event windows for tentpole fantasy projects.
Character actor Beau Starr, who played Sheriff Ben Meeker in Halloween 4 and 5 and had credits including Goodfellas and Speed, died at 81 in Vancouver of natural causes; his passing is a notable loss for horror franchise lineage and character-actor pedigrees.
Damian McCarthy's folk-horror Hokum, starring Adam Scott with Will O'Connell in a dual role as bellhop Alby and the monstrous Jack the Jackass, opened in theaters May 1 after SXSW play and earned solid notices for its blend of grounded emotion and escalating supernatural menace.
Karyn Kusama confirms a Jennifer's Body sequel is in development timed with the film's Netflix release; confirmation signals legacy-horror IP being reactivated for streaming-era follow-ups.
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