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HOLLYWOOD

Frank Darabont arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of AMC's 'The Walking Dead' at ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome

The $200 Million Zombies: Inside One of Hollywood’s Craziest Suits

Frank Darabont might be an erratic person, but he wasn’t wrong to feel screwed over what went down with 'The Walking Dead.'
Matthew Belloni • July 18, 2021
Matthew Belloni • July 15, 2021
The Uncomfortable Truth Behind Those ‘Black Widow’ Numbers
Scarlett Johansson, David Harbor, and Florence Pugh in a scene from Black Widow
Disney is hyping the Marvel movie as the first modern, Covid-era blockbuster. So why are so many people around town so skeptical?
Matthew Belloni • July 15, 2021
Disney’s Next “Director of Revenge”
Senior Vice President Global Communications Paul Roeder, Walt Disney Studios EVP of Theatrical Distribution Dave Hollis and President of Marketing at The Walt Disney Studios Ricky Strauss attend The Walt Disney Studios invites you to a Special Screening of “Inside Out” at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon 2015
Groomed in cutthroat New York politics, Zenia Mucha meticulously protected Iger’s reputation for almost 20 years. Can anyone replace her?
Bob Iger Rings Opening Bell At NY Stock Exchange
Matthew Belloni • July 8, 2021
Disney’s New “Socialism”
The streaming model has effectively eaten the entire television business, allowing the studios to realign who makes what—sometimes to the detriment of top talent.
Bill Cosby arrives at the Montgomery County Courthouse
Matthew Belloni • July 1, 2021
The Many Villains of the Cosby Case
Bruce Castor’s big whiff, according to criminal lawyers I’ve talked to, was not getting the non-prosecution deal in writing.
Ron Meyer at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival
Matthew Belloni • June 27, 2021
Ron Meyer’s Secret NBCUniversal War
Meyer has been quiet since the Charlotte Kirk scandal, so I was intrigued by a rumor going around last week that he had found a new job.
Ryan Murphy and Ted Sarandos at "The Politician" Season One Premiere
Matthew Belloni • June 24, 2021
Netflix’s Next Act: Becoming CBS
In a world where Netflix is motivated more by ruthless efficiency than by pricey name-brand talent, who needs Ryan Murphy or Shonda Rhimes?
Shari Redstone at the Allen & Co conference in Sun Valley
Matthew Belloni • June 20, 2021
Shari’s Latest Shakespearean Drama
ViacomCBS in a peculiar place: Still too small to meaningfully compete with the streaming giants, yet just big enough to think they can leverage their assets to survive.
A scene from the film In the Heights
Matthew Belloni • June 17, 2021
How ‘In the Heights’ Is Like the Democratic Party
'In the Heights' felt big, especially among the mostly white executives who expected another 'Crazy Rich Asians' style hit. So why did it falter?
Brenda and Aaron Gilbert at the Bron @TIFF party
Matthew Belloni • June 13, 2021
How to Survive a Pandemic Cash Crunch
A candid conversation with Aaron Gilbert, the prolific producer-financier, on how his company, Bron Studios is navigating the Covid shutdown.
Emma Stone as Cruella in Cruella
Matthew Belloni • June 10, 2021
Disney’s Summer of Discontent
When the pandemic hit, Disney set about remaking itself to serve streaming (and shareholders). The talent compensation system hasn’t caught up.
Casey Wasserman at the Sun Valley conference
Matthew Belloni • June 6, 2021
Q&A: Casey Wasserman on Buying Paradigm Music & The Olympics Dilemma
The Hollywood mogul and sports agent executive discusses what's next for the entertainment industry in the COVID era.
Ava DuVernay addresses the Hollywood Foreign Press in 2017
Matthew Belloni • June 3, 2021
The “Blood Sacrifice” at the Globes
Publicists aren’t often considered power players. But given the decline of traditional media, their dark arts have increasing currency.
Jeff Bezos attends the Amazon Prime Video's Golden Globe Awards After Party at The Beverly Hilton Hotel
Matthew Belloni • May 27, 2021
On Bezos, Burnett & MGM
Amazon may think money can solve its Bond problem, but nothing in Hollywood is ever so simple.
Jason Kilar in 2011
Matthew Belloni • May 20, 2021
About the AT&T Mess
With Jason Kilar likely out, the question now is whether John Stankey will be held accountable for this Texas-sized disaster.