Weekly Journal #209
Industry News
Hollywood Contraction: How Fewer Jobs & The Threat Of Another Strike Is Pushing BTL Workers To The Brink (Deadline)
“The Industry Is Not Back”: Bad News From Hollywood Crews (Hollywood Reporter)
Hollywood crew members take center stage as IATSE negotiations kick off (LA Times)
‘Godzilla Minus One’ Could Win an Oscar, So Why Can’t Anyone See It? (IndieWire)
Film
Denzel Washington And Jake Gyllenhaal Heading To Broadway In Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ (Deadline)
How To Watch This Year’s Oscars Online And On TV: Don’t Forget About That Early Start (Deadline)
The Eight Biggest Story Lines Heading Into the 2024 Oscars (The Ringer)
“Dune” and the Delicate Art of Making Fictional Languages (The New Yorker)
Paul Giamatti Would Rather Talk About Bigfoot and UFOs Than Pretty Much Anything Else (Hollywood Reporter)
Television
‘Shogun’ Bosses Detail “Painstaking Process” to Re-Create Feudal Japan and Likelihood of Season 2 (Hollywood Reporter)
Casting Directors React To Complaints About Fewer Roles: “All My Friends Are Actors And They’re Panicked” (Deadline)
Universal Television Comedy Execs Say Their World Feels “Oddly Normal” Post Strikes: “People Love The Comfort Of Comedy” (Deadline)
Why Netflix Is Getting Into the Ring With Mike Tyson and Jake Paul (Hollywood Reporter)