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IATSE Strike: Which Film and TV Projects Will Shut Down – and Which Will Keep Shooting
A few shows, like HBO’s “House of the Dragon,” will continue production…but almost everything else will come to a halt
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Why ‘No Time to Die’ Opening Is Good News for Theaters – Even if MGM Doesn’t Break Even
$56 million domestic opening with lots of over-35 moviegoers could mean good things for Oscar contenders like “House of Gucci”
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No M&A for UTA? Why the Agency May Buck Hollywood’s Consolidation Wave
“Now it’s the Big Two-and-a-Half. What does a half do to be full-sized?” one insider asks after CAA and ICM’s merger plans
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How IATSE’s Strike Threat Sets the Stage for Hollywood Guilds’ Coming Fight Over Streaming
“Our rights and our benefits have been slowly eroded and we haven’t kept up,” SAG-AFTRA L.A. local VP David Jolliffe says
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Will ‘Venom’ Sequel’s $90 Million Debut Lift Movie Theaters Back Into Profit?
Sony’s Marvel film has pushed box office numbers closer than ever to pre-pandemic levels
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Can ‘Venom 2’ Deliver a Big Start to a Busy October Box Office?
One of Sony’s biggest 2021 tentpoles will be joined by “Addams Family 2” and “The Many Saints of Newark”
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No Marvel, Big Problem: Chinese Box Office Down 27% From 2019
The Chinese box office is looking to films like “No Time to Die” and “The Battle of Lake Changjin” to end a four-month slump
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CAA’s Acquisition of ICM Is Driven by Hollywood’s Race to Consolidate | Analysis
CAA’s “double down on representation” signals a survival tactic, not just a talent-first philosophy, experts say
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Why ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Flopped With $7.5 Million Box Office Opening | Analysis
Universal film joins “In the Heights” as the latest big-screen musical to misfire
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IATSE Members Say They’re Ready to Shut Down Hollywood With a Strike – Pandemic or Not
A sense of unity surrounds the below-the-line guild as a strike authorization vote approaches
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Why Many Indie Films Are Ditching Limited Releases and Opening Nationwide
Oscar contenders usually start out with a New York-Los Angeles release. That’s not happening this year
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Universal Aims to Head Off ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Online Backlash
The musical is facing virulent early reviews, weak tracking and criticism for casting 27-year-old Ben Platt as a high school student
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Dreamscape’s Walter Parkes on New ‘Men in Black’ Interactive Experience and the Future of Virtual Reality
“The idea of using VR as a way to scale education in person and remotely is a very exciting thing,” veteran Hollywood producer says
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After Contentious WGA East Election, What’s Next for the Newsroom Organizing Debate?
The new guild council and leadership must reach an agreement on how to handle the growing numbers of digital media members
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Inside Film Talent Deals in the Streaming Era: ‘It’s the Wild, Wild West’
The pandemic has forced dealmakers to develop two-track deals to accommodate streaming releases
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