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A top Disney executive went on vacation to meet the Dalai Lama, not realizing he could cause an international incident. Details ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/newsletter_c...
New pod: Cut the BS, let’s discuss who gets paid what on a massive indie hit like Obsession. With producer/professor Mynette Louie. Listen! Watch! open.spotify.com/episode/0Zha...
Interesting: After THE BRIDE bombed big time, Warner Bros. is getting back into the Maggie Gyllenhaal business with her developing an adaptation of the Rachel Kushner novel CREATION LAKE.
New pod: Should the politicization of 60 Minutes and CBS News impact antitrust review of the WarnerMount merger? No. But will it??? With @lucasshaw.bsky.social. Listen! Watch! open.spotify.com/episode/4ABE...
New pod: What young people want at the movies. With test screen guru and analyst Kevin Goetz. Listen! Watch! open.spotify.com/episode/3HkJ...
New pod: A new IP and image registry co-founded by Cate Blanchett is getting buy-in from Hollywood players. Will AI scrapers play ball? With CEO Nikki Hexum. Listen! Watch! open.spotify.com/episode/3JFj...
Two weeks after CBS gave up on late night, ABC’s Kimmel has pulled away from NBC’s Fallon. NBA Finals has helped a lot, but Kimmel is extending lead on non-NBA nights too…. Details ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/jimmy-kimmel...
New pod: I asked Kane Parsons which legacy IP he’d adapt (surprising answer), if he’ll sign with an agency, and his entrepreneurial ambitions. He also shoots down that dumb Deadline story saying he’s seeking a writer for sequel. Listen! Watch! open.spotify.com/episode/4viD...
News: Lesley Stahl has hired top agent Bryan Lourd to navigate the CBS News car crash. More on Bari Weiss’s @60minutes.bsky.social talent management problem ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/at-what-poin...
“You don’t even have to be interviewed by a real journalist anymore. If you want to be on the cover of Vogue, chances are, if you’re a big enough star, they’ll let a friend interview you or they’ll let you write an essay yourself.” - @mattbelloni.bsky.social www.cjr.org/feature/how-...