Summary: Hollywood history is littered with tales of filmmakers being replaced on projects in the middle of production. But when LucasFilm fired directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller from the stand-alone Han Solo project with just a few weeks before principal photography was completed, it raised a host of questions that needs to be addressed by the industry at large.<br> For instance, who will receive directing credit now that Ron Howard has signed on to complete the movie? And how will residuals and profit participation be handled? In an age when blockbusters are being manufactured by media conglomerates with oversight committees, the frequency with which these questions need to be answered is likely to increase.<br> Meanwhile, in China the government may have its own questions about where Wanda is finding all the money to acquire cinema chains such as AMC, Odeon and Hoyts, not to mention production companies such as Legendary. There are rumors that the country’s banking regulators are looking into whether all that debt financing is on the up-and-up.<br> Of course, we also cover the week’s top entertainment news including Time Warner’s plans to start making shows for Snapchat, “NCIS” continues to win awards for being the most watched television series in the world and three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis announces his retirement from acting.<br> <br> <br> comScore Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of June 25, 2017<br><br> <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/comscore-announces-official-worldwide-box-office-results-for-weekend-of-june-25-2017-300479324.html" target="_blank">http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/comscore-announces-official-worldwide-box-office-results-for-weekend-of-june-25-2017-300479324.html</a><br> China Box Office: ‘Alien’ Flatlines Ahead of ‘Transformers’ Bonanza<br><br> <a href="http://chinafilminsider.com/alien-flatlnes/" target="_blank">http://chinafilminsider.com/alien-flatlnes/</a><br> ‘Baby Driver’ Passes Chinese Censorship<br><br> <a href="http://chinafilminsider.com/baby-driver-passes-chinese-censors/" target="_blank">http://chinafilminsider.com/baby-driver-passes-chinese-censors/</a><br> Disney Unveils First Chinese-Language Rom-Com<br><br> <a href="http://chinafilminsider.com/disney-unveils-first-chinese-language-rom-com/" target="_blank">http://chinafilminsider.com/disney-unveils-first-chinese-language-rom-com/</a><br> Shanghai: Chinese Theater Giant Dadi Takes Stake in Tom Cruise’s ‘American Made’<br><br> <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/shanghai-chinese-theater-giant-dadi-takes-stake-tom-cruises-american-made-1015503" target="_blank">http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/shanghai-chinese-theater-giant-dadi-takes-stake-tom-cruises-american-made-1015503</a><br> China Probes Finances of Wanda, Fosun (Reports)<br><br> <a href="http://variety.com/2017/film/asia/china-probe-finance-wanda-fosun-reports-1202476785/" target="_blank">http://variety.com/2017/film/asia/china-probe-finance-wanda-fosun-reports-1202476785/</a><br> Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory<br><br> <a href="http://bookfilter.com/2016/10/24/spoonbenders/" target="_blank">http://bookfilter.com/2016/10/24/spoonbenders/</a><br> My Glory Was I Had Such Friends by Amy Silverstein<br><br> <a href="http://bookfilter.com/2016/10/05/my-glory-was-i-had-such-friends-2/" target="_blank">http://bookfilter.com/2016/10/05/my-glory-was-i-had-such-friends-2/</a><br> B&N Reports Falling Sales in Fiscal 2017 Report<br><br> <a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/74050-b-n-sales-fell-in-challenging-fiscal-2017.html" target="_blank">http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/74050-b-n-sales-fell-in-challenging-fiscal-2017.html</a><br> Cannes Lions: Fox Adopting YouTube’s Six-Second Ad Format<br><br> <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter."></a>
