Weekly Journal #120

Industry News

Bad Robot’s Overall Deal Faces Scrutiny By Warner Bros. Discovery (Deadline)

Melanie Lynskey, Hollywood Misfit (Vulture)

Kevin Spacey, James Franco, and More Are Trying to Make Comebacks at Cannes (Rolling Stones)

Film

Roeg Sutherland & Benjamin Kramer Taking Cannes Market By Storm (Deadline)

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Review: Will This Stuff Still Fly? (New York Times)

Television

Seth Green Gets Scammed Out of His Show’s Main Character (Vulture)

Nielsen Stumbles, Upstarts Gain in New Measurement Multiverse (Hollywood Reporter)

Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Moses Ingram Talks Representation in Star Wars (EW)

Digital

Netflix Has Squandered Its Early Lead in the Streaming World (The Star)

How the Market Crash Is Forcing Hollywood Giants to Reassess Digital Strategies (Variety)

In Other News

A Culture That Kills Its Children Has No Future (Atlantic)

Matthew McConaughey Issues Call to Action After School Shooting in His Hometown Uvalde (Variety)

He Did Not Act Alone (Mother Jones)

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John Wells