Mornin! This is Sean McNulty (connect with me on LinkedIn here if ya like), and here’s the Hollywood + Media news to know on WEDNESDAY December 14, 2022.
Where thankfully IMDB is finally letting people remove their age from their profile, and just in time… I was getting very concerned that you would find out I’m actually a 17 year-old from NEBRASKA doing a very ambitious Senior year thesis project. 😳 I’ve said too much. Also can I borrow $80k to go to NYU next year?
PLUS: Here are your FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT Award uh TV nominees. (plus a refresher on the Film nominees if of use).
ALSO: The TONYS will be uptown this year at the UNITED PALACE Theater in Washington Heights, on Sunday, June 11. Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss are EP’ing with Weiss directing. CBS & PAR+ will once again split the televising / streaming.
THEN: TWITTER hasn’t paid any of their office rent in weeks, and according to 2 sources is discussing consequences if they punk out on severance payments to many of the folks they laid off.
AND: Once again lest you have any doubts about NETFLIX and their vision for a Gaming future… they produced, what at HBO we used to call a “Yearender” image spot just for Gaming, looking back at their ‘year in games’ and what’s ahead in 2023. #NinjaTurtles!
📽 THE SILVER SCREEN
WB gets Momoa / Cena action comedy “Killer Vacation”
No plot details but… see title. Mark and Brian Gunn did the script, and yes, of “those Gunns” (their brother is new DC co-head James Gunn). They also wrote The Rock’s 2012 sequel “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island”.
James Gunn’s producing partner & DC leadership partner Peter Safran is also a producer on this (script/idea was sold before the DC thing – just the talent addition is new here now). /Variety
ALSO IN MOVIES
PARAMOUNT sets first look deal with Damien Chazelle. /THR
Spielberg’s daughter Destry Allyn Spielberg will direct her first feature for production outfit THUNDER ROAD, called “Four Assassins (and a Funeral)” based on a Black List script. /Deadline
AHEAD IN TODAY’S EDITION:
A look at the “Bullet Train” success on NETFLIX despite it only being available in the US and a handful of SE Asian countries. But “Troll” is still ruling NETFLIX FILMS around the world.
What the “Avatar 2” numbers are looking like, as Covid in CHINA remains a big question mark for the weeks ahead.
Patty Jenkins issues statement on the DC & STAR WARS matters.
Thursday Night Football dips back to near lows for the season, as SNL hits a season high – a look at the latest numbers.
NETFLIX & VERIZON set new promo deal
META sets next ‘homage’ feature from another social media platform
US Soccer gets a new TV home, APPLE said to be planning for big App policy changes (and likely Revenue hit) due to EU regulations and more.
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