Weekly Journal #124

Industry News

Las Vegas Sports Betting Giants Roll the Dice on Hollywood Talent (Hollywood Reporter)

HBO Max Is Doing Well — So Of Course Changes Are Coming (Vulture)

NBCU’s Jeff Shell Keeps Cards Close To Chest On Rumoured Netflix Ad Deal (Deadline)

Netflix Cuts 300 Employees in New Round of Layoffs (Hollywood Reporter)

Film

Zaslav’s First Movie Crisis: What To Do With Ezra Miller (Deadline)

‘The Flash’: 3 Ways Warner Bros. Can Handle Its Ezra Miller Problem (Forbes)

‘Coming 2 America’ Proves “You Can’t Reach Diverse Audiences Without Diversity” (Deadline)

Television

Hollywood Execs Brace for Advertising “Storm Clouds” Ahead (Hollywood Reporter)

‘Loot’ Review: Maya Rudolph Among the .001 Percent (New York Times)

In Other News

Major Hollywood Companies Vow To Cover Travel For Employees Seeking Abortions (Deadline)

Things Are Bad. They Will Get Worse. But Despair Has Never Been an Option. (The Cut)

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John Wells