Weekly Journal #218

Industry News

In Streaming Milestone, Disney And Warner Bros. Discovery Team On Bundle Featuring Disney+, Hulu And Max (Deadline)

WBD Chief David Zaslav On Streaming Bundle With Disney: “It Does Feel Like This Is A Moment” (Deadline)

Warner Bros. Discovery Is Knocking on the Door of 100 Million Direct-to-Consumer Subscribers (IndieWire)

Film

Kevin Spacey Doc Director on Why the Men Came Forward and Actor’s Response: “He Could Do a Bit More Soul-Searching” (Hollywood Reporter)

An A-List Animal Trainer Prepares a Great Dane for His Film Début (The New Yorker)

Blunt, stunts and Gosling: how did The Fall Guy flop – and what does that mean for cinema? (The Guardian)

Filmmakers Back Cannes Workers in Strike Action (Hollywood Reporter)

Television

Independent TV Pilots Are Having A Moment (Deadline)

Peak TV Is Over, Welcome to Peak IP (Hollywood Reporter)

‘Baby Reindeer’s Real-Life Martha Claims She Will Sue Netflix Over “Obscene Work Of Fiction” (Deadline)

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John Wells