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May 26, 2022
The Tom Cruise Back End Anomaly
Hollywood old timers hope that Top Gun’s retro appeal will resuscitate the box office, and if so, Cruise and producer David Ellison have set themselves up for huge windfalls.
HOLLYWOOD
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May 22, 2022
Johnny Depp’s Fake News
The dark arts of media manipulation for political gain, once the realm of D.C., have come to Hollywood in the sordid trial of Depp vs Amber Heard, and there’s no going back now.
HOLLYWOOD
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May 19, 2022
TV in 2022: Why Weren’t The Upfronts an Email?
It’s all about “the portfolio” now, or “our unified approach,” or “company-wide capabilities.” Everyone is all-in on the kitchen-sink approach, which quickly becomes about the brands and platforms, not the actual content.
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HOLLYWOOD
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May 15, 2022
Can Alan Horn Come Home Again?
The biggest rumor swirling around town is that Alan Horn is returning to Warner Bros. under the new Zaz era. Rather than partake in the rumormongering, I picked up the phone and asked Horn myself.
HOLLYWOOD
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May 12, 2022
Bob Chapek’s Hail Mary
Disney’s subscriber growth is holding up, but the playbook has changed and Chapek lags in the metric Wall Street now wants—actual revenue. With the goalposts of success moved and added pressure on Marvel and the rest, the embattled C.E.O. is making bold promises and writing checks his company may not be able to cash.
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May 8, 2022
The Netflix Crisis Is Bad, But Not That Bad
Yes, layoffs are coming. Chatting with people around Hollywood, you’d think Netflix is going out of business. But those 220 million subscribers don’t have much to worry about—for now.