Weekly Journal #201
Industry News
Content Spending 2024 Projections: Top Media & Tech Companies (Variety VIP+)
The Fall of Will and Jada’s Media Empire (Semafor)
What Tom Cruise’s New Deal Really Means (The Hollywood Reporter)
Hollywood Spurs Long-Awaited Bill Looking to Protect Performers From Deep Fakes and Voice Clones (The Hollywood Reporter)
The Safdies Are Splitting Up on Their Next Projects. An Old DGA Bylaw Could Complicate a Reunion (IndieWire)
Film
The Partnership: From The Boards To The Soundstage, Fantasia Barrino And Danielle Brooks Have Formed A Bond In ‘The Color Purple’ (Deadline)
Scene 2 Seen Podcast: Ava DuVernay And Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Do A Deep Dive Into ‘Origin’ And Discuss The Journey Of Adapting From Book To Screen (Deadline)
A Brief History of Movies Based on Musicals Based on Movies (That Are Sometimes Based on Books) (Vulture)
Television
The Cable Company That Wants to Take the Pain Out of Streaming (The Wall Street Journal)
The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time (Variety)
Our Most Anticipated Shows of 2024 (The Watch via Apple Podcasts)
In Other News
A 9-Month Cruise Is TikTok’s Favorite New ‘Reality Show’ (The New York Times)
Invisible Ink: At the CIA’s Creative Writing Group (The Paris Review)