Weekly Journal #249
Industry News
L.A. County Board of Supervisors Unanimously Votes to Streamline Local Filming Processes (Hollywood Reporter)
Class-Action Lawsuit Over Amazon Prime Video Ads Tossed by Judge (Variety)
Netflix Still Not Interested In Owning Legacy Media Networks Even As M&A Options Multiply (Deadline)
Film
Malaysian Fugitive at Center of 1MDB Corruption Scandal That Funded ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Reportedly Located in China (Variety)
Denis Villeneuve Is a ‘Fantastic’ Director, Says Barbara Broccoli After Giving Up Control of James Bond Franchise to Amazon: ‘I’m Thrilled He’s Doing It’ (Variety)
‘The Odyssey’ 70MM Imax Tickets Selling Out For Regal & AMC, But Seats Still Available (Deadline)
Television
Freida Pinto To Lead Netflix’s ‘Unaccustomed Earth’ (Deadline)
HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Studio Builds a School for Child Actors to Attend During Filming Over the Next 8 to 10 Years (Variety)
CBS Canceling Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Is an End of an Era for Television — and a Chilling Sign of What’s to Come (Variety)