Weekly Journal #139
Industry News
The Demographic Divide: A Special Report (Variety VIP+)
2022’s Last Hopes: Box Office Projections for ‘Avatar 2,’ ‘Black Adam,’ ‘Black Panther 2’ (Variety VIP+)
Actor Bruce Willis Becomes First Celebrity to Sell Rights to Deepfake Firm (Collider)
The Creator Economy: A Power Law (Mosaic Ventures)
The Academy Museum Is Making Money and Luring a Younger-Than-Expected Audience (The Hollywood Reporter)
The 20 Most Powerful Women in Global Entertainment (The Hollywood Reporter)
Film
At Long Last, Specialized Cinema Is Poised for Its Comeback. Right? (Indiewire)
‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ To Hit Theaters At Thanksgiving Via AMC, Regal & Cinemark In Rare Deal With Netflix (Deadline)
Television
‘Dahmer’ Becomes One Of Netflix’s Biggest Ever Hits With 300M Hours Racked Up In Second Week (Deadline)
David Nevins Leaving Paramount Global After 12 Years At The Helm Of Showtime (Deadline)
‘The Rings of Power’ Showrunners Break Silence on Backlash, Sauron and Season 2 (The Hollywood Reporter)
Hollywood’s 50 Most Powerful TV Showrunners of 2022 (The Hollywood Reporter)
How Netflix’s “Mo” Evades the Usual Representation Traps (The New Yorker)
In Other News
The Unexpected Power of Seeing Yourself as a Villain (The Atlantic)
Dead Man Living (The Atlantic)