Weekly Journal #82
Industry News
Forget ScarJo vs. Disney. Hollywood’s Streaming Fight is Just Beginning (LA Times)
What Do Fiction Writers Owe Their IRL Inspiration? (Vulture)
Film
Compelling Pictures Books Marina Studios for Whitney Houston Biopic (Hollywood Reporter)
‘Birds of Prey’ Spinoff In the Works With Misha Green, Jurnee Smollett (Hollywood Reporter)
Television
Foundation Trailer (Watch Here)
“A Smile With Sharp Teeth”: Mike Richards’s Rise to ‘Jeopardy!’ Host (Ringer)
Digital
OnlyFans’ Pivot Leaves Adult Content Creators with Fewer Options (Hollywood Reporter)
YouTube Poses Rising Competition—for Publishers on YouTube (Information)
Vine’s creator is now working on NFT blockchain video games (The Verge)
In Other News
Op-Ed: As a doctor in a COVID unit, I’m running out of compassion for the unvaccinated. (LA Times)
As Venues Reopen, Will Streamed Theater Still Have a Place? (New York Times)
California Health Officer Issue Emergency Orders To Prepare Hospitals & ICUs (Deadline)
The Truth About Bama Rush Is Hiding in Plain Sight (The Cut)
America’s Royal Baby Is Born (Vulture)
Unvaccinated Laura Osnes Out At ‘Disney Princess – The Concert Tour’ (Deadline)