Jessica Chastain's 'OTHER MOMMY' is on track for a $27.5 million opening on a $19 million budget. Aaron Sorkin's 'THE SOCIAL RECKONING' is headed for $6 million at No. 5 after $650K in Thursday previews, below the $8 million 'Digger' opened to last week. (Source: Deadline)
The lightsaber Darth Vader used in the "I am your father" duel in 'THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK' goes up for auction November 12, estimated at $1 million or more. Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from the film sold in July for $3.75 million, a Star Wars prop record. (Source: AP)
Danny Boyle says '28 YEARS LATER: PART III' is on hold while Alex Garland makes his own film, A24's 'Elden Ring', and he hopes it gets made if financing comes together. "It's on the back burner at the moment." (BFI London Film Festival Q&A, October 9, via Deadline)
Mandy Patinkin says 'DIGGER' is "one of the greatest pieces of film I have ever seen" and told critics to see it again. Tom Cruise's film opened to $8 million domestic, and Deadline reports it could lose around $150 million. (Source: Deadline)
Sofia Coppola says the success of 'LOST IN TRANSLATION' is what let her make the big-budget 'MARIE ANTOINETTE': "You kind of get a free pass to do whatever you want." After two documentaries, she says she's going back to writing. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
Matthew Lillard says he resented the 'SCOOBY-DOO' movies for years after his career nosedived when the 2004 sequel flopped. He and his wife sold their cars and their house, and he told Variety they had to "downsize our lives." (Source: Variety)