Weekly Journal #208
Industry News
How Bad Can It Get For Hollywood? (New York Times)
Peter Bart: Hollywood Is Partying And Awards Are Flowing, But A Dicey Jobs Outlook Cues Actor Angst (Deadline)
Deadline Discourse: Roundtable On Diversity And Inclusion’s Slow March In Hollywood Kicks Off Panel Series (Deadline)
Will AI Video Replace Hollywood (Spotify Podcasts)
Paramount Global Says It Will Take $1B Charge Related To Layoffs And Content Strategy Shifts (Deadline)
Film
‘Nimona’ Filmmakers On How Animated Pic “Went From Being A Write-Down And Put On A Shelf” To Oscar Nominated Movie (Deadline)
HOW AI WILL AUGMENT HUMAN CREATIVITY IN FILM PRODUCTION (Variety)
Denis Villeneuve Talks About His Long Road to ‘Dune 2’ and Why ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Still Keeps Him Up at Night (Hollywood Reporter)
All of AMC’s revenue growth came from Taylor Swift and Beyoncé films, theater chain says (NBC)
A Hopeful Sign for Mid-Sized Movies (Hollywood Reporter)
Check Out The Real Situation (Pricepoint)
Television
‘Shōgun’: How a Decade of False Starts, Endless Translation Debates and One Star-Turned-Producer Made a Classic Story Relevant to a 21st Century Audience (Variety)
What Nielsen Numbers Really Say About What People Want from Streamers (Vulture)
These are the biggest challenges in the TV and film market, according to top agents (LA Times)