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For Hollywood, Video Games Are the New Comic Books
Forget Marvel and DC: “Super Mario Bros.” is the latest evidence that there are rich, mostly untapped veins of IP just waiting for Hollywood to turn into franchises
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What’s at Stake as Warner Bros. Discovery Is Set to Reveal Its New Streaming Plan | Analysis
The entertainment giant will finally unveil its plans for a combined HBO Max/Discovery+ offering — and perhaps more — on Wednesday
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‘Super Mario Bros.’ Proves That Universal Has a Box Office Gold Mine With Nintendo
Multiple generations showed up to see Mario and Bowser on the big screen, showing the power that video games now have at the box office
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‘The Ten Commandments’ Commands the No. 1 Spot on This Week’s Most-Watched List | Charts
ABC ranked No. 1 and 2 on this week’s linear TV rankings with a classic throwback and “American Idol”
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Chatbots Flip the Script: For Screenwriters, AI’s Evolution Brings New Tools and New Fears
TV showrunners and film scribes may be keeping an open mind about growing tech like ChatGPT, but concerns about job loss and credit are already generating heated talk
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‘They Looked at Models as Meat’: Weinstein Survivor Reacts to New Rape Lawsuit Against Harvey’s Fixer | Exclusive
WaxWord: Years after he was accused of procuring women for the convicted Miramax co-founder, Fabrizio Lombardo is facing a rape accusation as well
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‘Super Mario Bros.’ Passes ‘Frozen II’ for Highest Animated Global Box Office Opening With $377 Million
Universal and Illumination take the box office star with a $204.6 million five-day domestic launch
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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s ‘Air’ Shares Amazon’s Streaming Wealth | Analysis
A movie about spreading profits beyond the usual recipients offers a key lesson on the new economics of streaming and box office
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Oscars for Stunts? Filmmakers and Insiders Say It’s Overdue
“John Wick 4,” “Fast X” and other action-packed movies coming out this year make a compelling case, but it may come down to what makes for good Oscars TV
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How Hello Sunshine’s Lauren Neustadter Chooses Where Projects Land: They Must ‘Love It Like We Love It’
Office With a View: The film and TV president at Reese Witherspoon’s production company reads material constantly and says “evaluating material is like a muscle” that “strengthens over time”
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Adam Sandler’s ‘Murder Mystery 2’ Sleuths Its Way to Top of Most-Streamed Movies List | Chart
The Sandman and Jennifer Aniston reunite for a Netflix romp in Paris, while “Tetris” scores for Apple TV+
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The Bot Stays in the Picture: How AI Could Transform Acting
New technology is opening up possibilities like a virtual 007 or a “Casablanca” prequel, but old fights around mimicking actors’ likenesses could heat up again
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Sorry, Disney: ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Could Cement Universal as the New King of Animation Box Office
The film from Nintendo and Illumination is set to break records on Easter weekend while “Air” and “Dungeons & Dragons” fight for second place
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Roll of the Dice: ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Could Soar or Sink at the Post-Pandemic Box Office
After its $71.5 million global opening, Paramount’s big-budget film illustrates the challenges of the theatrical business’s new normal
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Rival Executives Weigh In on Netflix’s Movie Strategy: ‘They’re Suffering in the World They Created’ | Analysis
After two respected film executives, Lisa Nishimura and Ian Bricke, exit the streamer, the industry is left with questions
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