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The Future. Five Nights at Freddy’s is a major success story at the box office and on streaming, buoyed by the rabid fanbase of the game’s franchise. While the strategy won’t work (and hasn’t worked) for every movie, FNAF may prove to be the blueprint for how to eventize a movie with a simultaneous release… […]
The Future. 118 days later… the actors strike is now officially over. That’s a major sigh of relief for Hollywood and the rest of California, which suffered a $6 billion blow to the economy from this year’s contract disputes. With many analysts already pointing to how the SAG-AFTRA and WGA contracts are two of the […]
The Future. While the WGA fought hard to codify a success-based streaming residual payment, new data shows most Netflix Original titles probably don’t come close to that threshold. In other words, a minority of programs drive the majority of viewership. But it’s possible that could specifically be an Originals phenomenon and licensed titles could drive […]
The Future. Bobbi Althoff, the deadpan interviewer whose The Really Good Podcast went viral over the summer, has provoked some passionate opinions from entertainment professionals, veteran journalists, and the Black community (most of her interviewers are with Black rappers). But for all the serious takes, Althoff’s comedic routine may be nothing more than that for […]
The Future. Taylor Tomlinson, fresh off two hit Netflix comedy specials and in the midst of a popular tour, is getting a late-night talk show on CBS. Although late-night has been dropping in ratings for years now (losing ground to clip-happy platforms like YouTube and TikTok), Tomlinson’s unique perspective and popular online persona may give […]
The Future. AMC Networks’ horror-focused streaming service, Shudder, has cracked the code on programming a platform for niche audiences because of how much of a human touch it has in its programming. By focusing on a more “boutique” approach (according to programming VP Sam Zimmerman), Shudder may provide a blueprint for how to craft a […]
The Future. The team at Genvid Entertainment wants to turn the popular Silent Hill game franchise into the next streaming hit. Silent Hill: Ascension makes multiplayer gaming an appointment-viewing-and-playing experience. If the somewhat complicated title is successful, it may pioneer a new form of gameplay that everyone from cloud-based gaming titans (Microsoft, Sony) to streaming […]
The Future. While Christopher Nolan isn’t the first modern filmmaker to make 70mm exhibition a major selling point of their movie, he may be responsible for sparking a newfound cultural fascination for the premium format, thanks to his outsized critical and commercial influence. While studios may try to eventize auteur-driven projects by supporting their use […]
The Future. “Funflation” is hitting American wallets, forcing people to pull back on the amount they spend on live experiences. For all but the biggest stars who can command nearly any price, that may signal some alarm. If prices don’t level out, there may be a shift to people saving for a handful of tentpole […]
The Future. Buzzy books, articles, comics, and podcasts were hot commodities all summer, with film and TV rights (especially TV) being the only dealmaking that could happen while writers and actors were (and still are on, as far as actors go) strike. Some believe all the dealmaking is a strike bubble that could pop as […]