Weekly Journal #169
Industry News
Strike Talk Podcast With Billy Ray And Todd Garner Week 2: Guest John Wells On Differing Objectives Of Legacy And Tech Companies (Deadline)
How Will Force Majeure Impact Writers Strike? It’s Complicated (Variety VIP+)
What Writers and Studios Must Iron Out to Settle on AI (Variety VIP+)
Rushfield: The Very Bad Choices That Led Us Here (The Ankler.)
European Writers Stage Solidarity Protest Outside Motion Picture Association’s Brussels HQ (Variety)
Striking Writers Find Their Villain: Netflix (The New York Times)
Film
Every Movie Protagonist Is a Corporate Executive Now (Vulture)
3 Ways the Cannes Film Festival Will Shake Up the Industry Next Week (IndieWire)
Television
Why 2023 Upfronts Mean More for Disney+ Than Netflix (Variety VIP+)
Daily Digest: Plight of the Modern Showrunner (Strikegeist)
NBC Sets (Mostly) Strike-Proof Schedule for Fall 2023 (The Hollywood Reporter)
What Is The CW’s Brand? Because It’s Not Homegrown Originals Anymore (The Hollywood Reporter)
From ‘Queen Charlotte’ Breakouts to ‘Shrinking’ Young Faces, Meet the New Emmy Contenders (Variety)
Inside the Negotiations as CBS and Sony Battled Over ‘SWAT’ (The Hollywood Reporter)
In Other News
Ben Affleck Is Sick And Tired (The Cut)
Howard University Men’s Golf Team Wins Second PGA Championship (Vibe)
Generation Connie (The New York Times)