Mornin! This is Sean McNulty (connect with me on LinkedIn here if ya like), and here’s the Hollywood + Media news to know on TUESDAY January 10, 2023.
Where… well hey at least we had a lot of good NFL games this weekend right? Those College Football championship ratings on ESPN should be uh… something #65to7.
As an AUBURN fan, I can’t legally congratulate GEORGIA so this’ll have to do.
AND: If you have any DISNEY ‘cast members’ in your life, hope you got ‘em some nice new business casual attire for the holidays… it’s back to the office for DISNEY employees at least 4 days a week starting March 1. The day Janice institutes a dress code around here I’m gonna be in real trouble 😳.
OH: And LIONSGATE ‘cogs in the machine’ (could use some work on that branding) – you’re also due back 4 days a week starting on… Tuesday. Enjoy your 3-day weekend everyone!
(Anyone else just experience some bad flashbacks of the continual barrage of 2021 “return to office” news too??)
AND: Kate Hudson will be dropping an album, she signed with Kacey Musgraves’ manager Jake Owen for representation.
PLUS: Harry (of “Harry & Meghan” docuseries fame) bumped up the ratings a bit on Sunday for “60 Minutes” in prelim numbers, to 10.5 Million (+17% over the average). Nice, but not a huge winner with the post-NFL game crowd (does not incl any PAR+ numbers).
Then again – doing a “tell-all” interview just 3 weeks after your 6-part “tell-all” docu-series dropped was probably also not great for the “demand” factor.
#Funfact – the ghostwriter of Harry’s new book is J.R. Moehringer, the central character in the Ben Affleck AMAZON pic “The Tender Bar”, directed by George Clooney.
Wakeup Experts POLL:
Ok it’s GOLDEN GLOBES day. What say you? First time it’s on a Tuesday.
2020: 18.3 Million
2021: 6.9 Million
2022: Ahem
Previous 10-year low was 14.9 Million in 2014. OSCARS had 16.6 Million last year on ABC.
IN TODAY’S EDITION:
TIKTOK has killer e-comm year in APAC
“Avatar 2” gets surprise CHINA theatrical extension
Paul Mescal likely now has 2 new leading film roles in 4 days
IMAGINE Entertainment needs a new Prez
What the Berlanti WBTV deal signals about how WBD may be approaching big ticket talent deals
NBCU layoffs begin… but sounds like much smaller than previously rumored
NETFLIX gets series based on hit YA book
Some follow up thoughts on PEACOCK Europe thanks to some reader feedback, the new “Ant-Man” trailer, new Ari Aster pic trailer, and more.
PLUS: As this was going around the internets a bit last night… thinking you’ve likely already seen this video of Kate Winslet just being a real person showing some kindness (definitely in the Winslet wheelhouse), taking the time to reassure a nervous young woman doing her first junket interview ever.
So – just sharing the vibes to restore and remind everyone of a sense of humanity in HOLLYWOOD if you need it today.
📽 THE SILVER SCREEN
Paul Mescal replaces Blake Jenner in Linklater’s next 2 decade opus from BLUMHOUSE
Well Paul’s agent definitely gets The Wakeup “Dealmaker of the Week” award, and it’s only Tuesday (it’s a gold trophy of this 🤝. Made of chocolate).
This pic is based….
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