The Wakeup Universal’s Dog Man finally brings ’25 box office to life
How-To H’wood: Climbing the Greasy Pole to Success Richard Rushfield kicks off a week of advice. First, NEVER talk about work-life balance, who rises and why, and understanding that your boss, every single one, is scared
A ‘Desperate’ Campaign to Bring L.A. Production Back: ‘People Can’t Live Where There is No Work’ As staggering job losses mount, #StayinLA is pressuring studios, government, Iger and Zaslav, with support from Keanu Reeves, Julie Plec & more, reports Elaine Low
‘Fewer, Bigger, Better’: How the Producers of ‘Traitors’ & ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ Make Reality Hits Studio Lambert’s Stephen Lambert and Tim Harcourt tell Manori Ravindran what buyers want, their advice for succeeding in unscripted, and why ‘medium’ swings no longer work
Sundance: Get it Together, Indie A-Holes and Indie A-Holes Part II What part of ‘extinction event’ do you not understand? Richard asks and then follows up with fixes for indie film production, distribution and marketing
Bums vs. Billionaires: Malibu’s Silicon Valley Takeover is Almost Complete ‘Seething resentment’: Big Tech is colonizing Hollywood’s hideaway, trampling on what locals hold dear, reports Peter Kiefer. And the fires only make things worse
🎧 Sean Evans, Rhett & Link on Building Creator Businesses (and Each Other) The top YouTubers tell Like & Subscribe’s Natalie Jarvey about their partnership, staying fresh (‘therapy’!) and why they want an Emmy: ‘Brands are still way behind in the conversation’
David S. Goyer’s New AI-Powered Sci-Fi Fantasy World: The Reel AI Interview The prolific creator tells Erik Barmack about Incention, a dizzyingly ambitious platform to upend IP that anyone is invited to join: ‘I’m not a proselytizer, I’m not a doomsayer’
Mudslinging Comes Back in Style Dirty tricks and trolling campaigns return, reports Katey Rich, this time with ‘stans’ often driving the narrative
🎧 Nope, The Brutalist Auteur Won’t Make a Franchise
🎧 A Dire Sundance, Indie Peril & the Creator Incursion It was definitely a mood at the festival; plus: Peacock thwacked
🎧 The New Showbiz: Hollywood, Creators & Brands The ‘win-win’ as talent and brands reset the terms of engagement for the next phase of entertainment with UTA’s Julian Jacobs, creator Jordan Howlett and more
🎧 ‘You Guys Are All the Same’ Rob Long on not letting success — or faking it — mess with your head
