It's a pre-Halloween rush of showbiz news, and we round it up here.

Venom: The Last Dance (see "’Venom 3’ Trailer") opened below expectations at $51 million domestic, much lower than the $80 million take of the first in the series in 2018, and $90 million for the second in 2021, according to Variety.  It was also well below expectations of $65 million.  The international box office was better at $124 million, for a total of $175 million for the weekend worldwide.

The deliberations are over and the decision is to make the third and final season of Prime Video’s Good Omens as a single feature-length episode, according to The hollywood Reporter.  Work on the third season was paused last month in response to a series of sexual assault allegations against Neil Gaiman (which he denies), who co-wrote the novel on which the show is based with Terry Pratchett.  Gaiman had offered to step back to allow the series to continue without him (see "Gaiman Projects Paused"), and will not be involved in production of the final episode.

Marvel Studios has taken Blade, starring Mahershala Ali (see "Writer for ‘Blade’"), off the schedule for 2025; release had been planned for November 7.  Disney replaced Blade on that date with Predator: Badlands.  The move allows Marvel to keep its 2025 film release count down to three (see "Movie Calendar 2025"): Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

Cartoon Network has released a trailer (below) for its upcoming Iyanu series with Lion Forge Animation, based on the Dark Horse Comics/YouNeek Studios graphic novel series Iyanu: Child of Wonder (see "’Iyanu’ Series from Lion Forge").  The series will hit Cartoon Network in Spring 2025.

Prime Video has renewed The Legend of Vox Machina (see "’Critical Role’ Animated Series") for Season 4, the streamer announced.  The renewal comes as Season 3 is currently running.

Meanwhile, Critical Role has announced a live tour for 2025, including a show on April 10 in Chicago, timed to tie in to the cast’s participation in C2E2; a show in Indianapolis on August 2, during Gen Con weekend; and one on October 7 in New York, a couple of days before New York Comic Con kicks off.  Two other shows are set for Sydney on June 19 and Melbourne on June 25.

Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica) has signed on as writer, showrunner, and executive producer on God of War, a live action series for Prime Video based on the Sony video games, according to Variety.  Moore, who has an overall deal with Sony Pictures Television, is taking over in the wake of the departure of The Expanse creators Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, who recently exited the project after Sony and Amazon MGM decided to go in a different direction, according to Deadline.  The property has spawned both tabletop game and comic spin-offs.