Weekly Journal #202
Industry News
Number Of U.S. Scripted TV Season Orders Has Nearly Halved Since 2019; “Displacement Of Hollywood” Floated By Ampere Research (Deadline)
Peak Hollywood (No Mercy No Malice)
Why Do Deals Take So Long To Sign? (The Ankler)
As Paramount, WB Discovery and Others Weigh M&A Options, Is More Consolidation Really the Answer to Hollywood’s Profit Problem? (Variety)
Film
Will a Post-Strike Sundance See a Deal Surge? (The Los Angeles Times)
Can You Lose an Oscar with a Bad Acceptance Speech? (Vulture)
What on Earth Is Happening in J.Lo’s Movie Musical? (The Cut)
What’s Going to Pop Big at Sundance? We Have Thoughts. (The Los Angeles Times)
Television
Forest Whitaker Joins ‘Emperor of Ocean Park’ at MGM+ (Variety)
‘Rescue HI-Surf’: Arielle Kebbel, Adam Demos & Robbie Magasiva Among 7 Cast In Fox Series (Deadline)
‘Succession’ and The End of Television’s Golden Age (The Free Press)
Congrats, and Goodbye, to Peak TV (The New York Times)
David Chase Says TV’s Golden Age Is ‘Over:’ It Was a ’25-Year Blip’ (IndieWire)
‘The L Word’ Pilot Turns 20 — Amid the Worst LGBTQ Backslide in Television History (IndieWire)
In Other News
The Stanley Cup: A 40-Ounce Bully? (The Cut)
Nick Offerman Paddles a Badass Canoe He Built Down the L.A. River (Outside)