Weekly Journal #233
Industry News
John Malone Calls David Zaslav “Most Energetic CEO” & Warner Bros. Discovery’s Balance Sheet “Bulletproof” (Deadline)
Francis Ford Coppola Re-enters a Changed Hollywood. It Could Be Rough. (New York Times)
Variety’s Entertainment and Technology Summit Highlights Industry Shifts: Podcasting, AI and the Future of Storytelling (Variety)
Writers Strike One Year Later: WGA Leadership Reflects On Strength Of Contract, But Members Still Struggle (Deadline)
Film
Robert De Niro’s Billion-Dollar Gamble (Hollywood Reporter)
For Studios and Indies, Original Movies Often Aren’t an Inside Job (IndieWire)
Batman Villains Bane, Deathstroke Getting Movie Treatment at DC Studios (Hollywood Reporter)
Television
“Mischief Managed!”: Warner Bros Discovery Zapped By Comcast-Owned Sky UK Over ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series & More (Deadline)
‘The Last of Us’ S2 Trailer, ‘How to Die Alone,’ and Brian Jordan Alvarez on the Making of ‘English Teacher’ (The Ringer)
Warner Bros Discovery, Prime Video & Major Asian Players Talk Need For Streaming Collaboration, Anime & Why Global Models Won’t Work (Deadline)