[Hollywood Reporter] WWE SmackDown Leaving Fox for USA Network in 2024 (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
The article also mentions that Raw is still on the market (so USA might get Smackdown but lose Raw) and that there will be four annual specials on NBC
Marvel Visual Effects Workers Unanimously Vote “Yes” to Unionize (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
IATSE aims to form a national VFX Local by year's end....
Imax CEO Talks Hollywood Strikes Shaking Up Theatrical Release Schedule: “We’ll Fill Things In” (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Richard Gelfond said the large format screen player has alternatives for its studio tentpole release calendar with new titles like the Taylor Swift concert tour film, and local language film titles.
Why Three Shows Always Dominate the Streaming Charts, Even Amid Peak TV (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Big libraries and lots of repeat viewing have kept 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'NCIS' and 'Cocomelon' on Nielsen's top performers' list more than any other projects.
Arleen Sorkin, Original Voice of Harley Quinn and ‘Days of Our Lives’ Actress, Dies at 67 (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Arleen Sorkin, who portrayed Calliope Jones on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives and served as the original voice of the DC Comics character Harley Quinn, had died. She was 67....
‘Heart of Stone’ Review: Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan Tangle in Familiar but Diverting Netflix Spy Thriller (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Sophie Okonedo, Matthias Schweighöfer and Alia Bhatt also star in this race to save the crucial asset of a secret global peacekeeping agency.
Cineplex CEO Warns Hollywood Strikes Will Impact Film Slate (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
But the Canadian cinema chain boss says a settlement of the labor strife stateside will minimize disruption to the flow of studio tentpoles reaching his theaters.
‘Only Murders in the Building’ Review: Meryl Streep Joins a Third Season That’s Heavy on Melancholy, Light on Laughs (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Martin Short, Steve Martin, and Selena Gomez reprise their roles in a Hulu series that keeps finding murders in and around a Manhattan building.
The CW Is Adding Jesus and Sports. But Its Top Programmer Says It’s Still the Same Network (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Brad Schwartz joins the ‘TV’s Top 5’ podcast to discuss why big studio shows like ‘Riverdale’ won’t work as the network shifts its focus to becoming broader (and older).
Writers Guild to Meet With Studios, Streamers on August 4 (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
A meeting, requested to take place this coming Friday, would mark the first time the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have come together since the WGA called a strike on May 1.
Streaming Services Beware: A Crackdown Is Coming on “Cancellation Trickery” (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
‘Daredevil’ Hits Reset Button as Marvel Overhauls Its TV Business (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Disney is apparently (re)discovering that they need to treat TV shows like…TV shows....
In Wake of Russell Brand Allegations, U.K. to Introduce Independent Body to Address Bullying and Harassment in Creative Industries (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
British culture minister Lucy Frazer, together with talents from the U.K. film, TV, music and theater sectors, announced the new body, which will be ready to take cases next year.
‘Poolman’ Review: Chris Pine’s Noir-Drenched L.A. Comedy Is a Shrill Misfire (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Pine directs and stars in this misguided 'Chinatown' spoof with Annette Bening, Danny DeVito and Jennifer Jason Leigh in thankless supporting roles....
Dune Part Two Release Date Delayed to March 15th, 2024 (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Roku, NBCUniversal Expand FAST Channel Offerings (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Channels devoted to 'Murder, She Wrote,' 'Saved by the Bell' and other shows from the NBCU library launch Tuesday.
HBO Orders Marvel-DC Parody Series ‘The Franchise’ From ‘Succession,’ ‘Veep’ Writers (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
The half-hour comedy starring Himesh Patel and Aya Cash will spoof the behind-the-scenes world of a struggling superhero movie.
‘Gran Turismo’ Review: Orlando Bloom and David Harbour in Neill Blomkamp’s Dynamic Race Car Movie (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Archie Madekwe co-stars alongside Djimon Hounsou and Geri Halliwell Horner in this feature sourced from the archives of Sony’s long-running PlayStation video game franchise.
Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘How Do You Live?’ Will Be First Ghibli Film to Get a Simultaneous Imax Release (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Bill Maher Holds Off on ‘Real Time’ Return as Writers Guild Talks Set to Resume (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
The comedian says he'll delay the HBO show's return "for now" as negotiations between striking writers and media companies are set to begin again....
Drew Barrymore Defends Talk Show Return Amid WGA Strike After Growing Criticism: “There Are Other People’s Jobs on the Line” (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
"I thought if we could go on during a global pandemic, and everything that the world experienced through 2020, why would this sideline us?" she said in a new video statement posted to her Instagram Friday....
Fox Execs on Strike-Impacted, Unscripted-Heavy Fall Launch: “We’re Bullish” (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
The network's top programmers, Michael Thorn and Allison Wallach, discuss adapting the schedule amid labor actions by writers and actors....
David Zaslav Says Content Companies Are Talking About Building New Bundles (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
The Warner Bros. Discovery CEO also addressed the ongoing writers and actors strikes, and the Disney-Charter dispute: "It feels like this is a moment."
‘Terminator’ Producer Says James Cameron Cut Scene After Financiers Forced Him to Cast Their Friends (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Producer Gale Anne Hurd said having to use "financier friends, not actors" in the scene "ruined it for us."
‘Suits’ Continues Record Run in Streaming Ratings (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
The legal drama sets a new viewing time mark for acquired series for the fourth week in a row....
