Inside the Economics of the Modern Indie Studio: Forget Home Runs, Aim for Singles and Doubles
“They’re operating in a completely different universe from their major blockbuster studio counterparts,” Comscore’s Paul Dergarabedian says
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CAA Says WGA Doesn’t Have Standing to Sue Top 4 Agencies in New Court Filing
Agency argues each of the guild’s roughly 15,000 members would need to prove agents breached fiduciary duty
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UTA Adds Former Riot Games Manager Travis Mynard as Esports Agent
UTA acquired esports companies Press X and Everyday Influencers last year
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Adam Driver Political Thriller ‘The Report’ Gets September Theatrical Release Date
Amazon bought the film, starring Annette Bening and Jon Hamm, for $14 million at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival
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‘Coco’ Writer Matthew Aldrich to Oversee ‘Chronicles of Narnia’ Films, Shows for Netflix
The “Narnia” books have sold more than 100 million copies
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UTA Appoints Arthur Lewis as Creative Director of Fine Arts Division, UTA Artist Space
Lewis will follow the late Joshua Roth in the position
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Robert Kirkman’s ‘Oblivion Song’ Comic Book to Become Sci-Fi Movie From Universal, Skybound
One man risks his life to rescue those living in an apocalyptic hellscape a decade after 300,000 citizens of Philadelphia were suddenly lost in Oblivion
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Imax Hires Former BuzzFeed Exec Mark Jafar to Head Global Corporate Communications
Jafar held several communications leadership roles at Viacom from 2006 to 2017
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Central Park 5 Prosecutor Didn’t Want ‘When They See Us’ Producers to Talk to Exonerated Men
Former prosecutor Linda Fairstein has been bombarded with criticism and calls to boycott her books
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Ryan Kavanaugh on Past Mistakes and Comeback Plans – Including That Stock Exchange for Movies (Video)
The founder of Relativity Media and Proxima Media lays out his plans, including his idea for a new stock exchange for movies
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Ryan Kavanaugh, Former Business Partner Resolve Legal Drama Over Entertainment Stock Exchange (Exclusive)
“Ryan Kavanaugh, along with his company ESX, and Elon Spar and his team have satisfactorily resolved all of their issues,” they said in a joint statement Friday
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Marc Anthony Joins Cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘In the Heights’ Film Adaptation
“Crazy Rich Asians” filmmaker Jon M. Chu is directing the adaptation of Miranda’s Tony-winning musical
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Ryan Kavanaugh Wants to Create a Stock Exchange for Movies — Let Him Explain
TheGrill 2019: “Our numbers say probably two to three million people will participate in each IPO. They’re not going to be financial investors; these will be fans, moviegoers,” he said
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Tech Execs on the State of Silicon Beach and the Challenge of Doing Business While Doing Good (Video)
TheGrill 2019: “If you believe that Facebook and Instagram and Google and others are contributing to the problems in our democracy, is it ethical to continue to be on those platforms?” Magnet Companies co-founder Jeff Berman asks
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Tech Execs on How to Balance What’s Good for Society and Shareholder Obligations
TheGrill 2019: “If you believe that Facebook and Instagram and Google and others are contributing to the problems in our democracy, is it ethical to continue to be on those platforms?” Magnet Companies co-founder Jeff Berman said
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Ryan Kavanaugh Wants to Move on From Relativity: ‘That Guy Was Kind of an A–hole’
TheGrill 2019: “I made a ton of mistakes and there’s a lot I’d go back and fix,” Kavanaugh says
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Innovators List 2019: 12 Hollywood Disrupters, From Jordan Peele to CBS News Boss Susan Zirinsky
TheGrill 2019: We honor some of the industry’s most revolutionary new figures
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‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ Didn’t Roar at the Domestic Box Office but Legendary Isn’t Sweating
Sequel took in only $49 million its opening weekend, roughly half of what 2014’s “Godzilla” grossed
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Netflix Hires Former Fox Exec Spencer Klein to Bolster Theatrical Film Division
The streamer has made recent moves showing a willingness to relax its approach to theatrical releases
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Peter Chernin Plans to Raise $15 Million to Challenge Anti-Abortion Laws
Several states have passed strict legislation in recent weeks
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Barry Jenkins to Direct Alvin Ailey Biopic for Fox Searchlight
“When They See Us” writer Julian Breece will pen the script for the untitled film
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Endeavor’s Board of Directors Is All Male – and That Needs to Change if the Company Goes Public
New California law requires publicly traded companies to have at least one woman on the board by the end of 2019
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4 of the Most Tax-Friendly States for Hollywood Production Have Passed Anti-Abortion Laws
And Hollywood is pushing back
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Jesse Williams to Make Broadway Debut in NSFW ‘Take Me Out’ Revival
The “Grey’s Anatomy” actor will play Darren Lemming in the Tony Award-winning play
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‘John Wick: Chapter 3’ Wins Best in Show at 2019 Golden Trailer Awards
Netflix finished the night with the most awards
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WGA, ATA Expected to Resume Negotiations on June 7
The two sides were expected to resume negotiations on Wednesday
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Iggy Azalea Topless Photos Leak Prompts Rapper to Delete Social Media Accounts
“I feel blind sided, embarrassed, violated, angry, sad, and million other things,” says the rapper, who intends to press charges
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‘Killing Eve': Sandra Oh Explains What the Shocking Finale Means for Season 3
“It was worth the risk” saying “no” to Villanelle, Oh tells Entertainment Weekly
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How WGA’s Agency Dispute and Lawsuit Could Impact Endeavor’s IPO, Business — According to Endeavor
Endeavor said in its SEC filing that the majority of its writer clients have sent the agency termination letters
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Lionsgate Fourth Quarter Revenue Falls Below Wall Street Expectations
Shares dropped 4% in after-hours trading on Thursday
