Weekly Journal #162
Industry News
California Politics: Will Lawmakers Give Hollywood a Big New Perk? (The Los Angeles Times)
Content Spending 2023: WBD, NBCU Projected to Reduce Expenses (Variety VIP+)
AB InBev Launches Entertainment Studio With Producer Michael Sugar (Business Insider)
Netflix Vows to Decarbonize its Global Productions: ‘That’s Our Main Goal in the Next Couple of Years’ (Variety)
Film
‘Eternal Sunshine’ Producer Reveals ‘Chaotic’ Filming Led Original Editor to Have a ‘Nervous Breakdown’ (IndieWire)
‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Hitting Record Opening Day For Franchise At $30M+, On Way To $70M+ Weekend – Friday Midday Box Office Update (Deadline)
Apple Could Be Making Its Own Billion-Dollar Push Into Theatrical Movies (IndieWire)
Television
“Daisy Jones & the Six” and the Commodification of Free-Spirited Women (The New Yorker)
Inside TV Writers’ Fight to Keep Their Shows From Disappearing (Rolling Stone)
In Other News
The Age of AI Has Begun (Gates Notes)
Cool People Accidentally Saved America’s Feet (The Atlantic)
Jay-Z Is Now a $2.5 Billion Business, Man (Variety)
Ireland Asks: What if Artists Could Ditch Their Day Jobs? (The New York Times)