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The Future. According to THR, one out of five moviegoers has “vanished” since COVID… but that may not mean moviegoing is on the decline. It’s just evolving. The next era of Hollywood may be one where originality, big swings, and hybrid releases help movies rise above the cultural white noise. Marquee mysteries2023 was the year […]
The Future. Over the next couple of months, Wonka, Mean Girls, and The Color Purple are all slated for release… but only the The Color Purple has really shown that it’s actually a full-fledged musical. The current Hollywood perception is that the actual music in musicals limits a movie’s appeal, but audiences finding out that […]
The Future. TikTok is all the rage, so it’s no surprise that Hollywood wants to harness its influence… and its young user base. While turning to the platform to distribute premium titles may prove difficult (or, simply, a money-loser), TikTok’s rise as a marketing hub has already proven invaluable. And maybe that’s the only thing […]
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. 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 […]
The Future. Yesterday, SAG-AFTRA finally resumed negotiations with the AMPTP, breaking a months-long silence. Given the WGA’s recent agreement, there’s hope for a deal… but if the AMPTP doesn’t budge on some of SAG’s key requests, the silver screen may be dark for a long time. In the spotlightDuring the meeting, some of Hollywood’s biggest […]
WGA agrees to a tentative deal with the studios
Indie productions get the green light
Hollywood studios court AI experts
The creator economy gets reshuffled