Dealmakers
-
Wasserman Deal: Final Bidders, Front-Runners Emerge
I have the list of suitors, private equity plays to UTA to Patrick Whitesell, and where they stand
-
Tax Incentive Showdown: Where the Money Is State-by-State
A domestic bidding war is underway as the fight to keep production in the U.S. floods the market with new deals
Latest Dealmakers stories
-
New Rules of Indie Film Pricing — and the Cannes Test Ahead
Agents and execs on 2026’s budget danger zone, fresh buyers and the unexpected opportunity underway
-
Wasserman’s ‘Insane’ Price Tag — and the Curious Strategy Behind It
I can reveal the eye-popping ask, the backup plan, and the new aggro era of deals and LBOs
-
Identity Is the New Piracy. Will You Get Paid For Your Likeness?
Loti AI’s Luke Arrigoni explains the next phase is royalties, not just takedowns
-
The Billion-Dollar Scramble for Wasserman
The inside chatter as private equity, rival agencies and power players size up a shaken empire — and its worth whole or in pieces
-
Warnings as SAG’s 5-Month Strike Clock Starts: ‘They’re Angry. And Feel Unheard’
Talent reps lay out four issues that weren’t fixed last time — and how it could go sideways (again)
-
-
Super Bowl Ads: A New Ruthless Game for Stars and Their Agents
Not just any A-lister will do, as reps from CAA, WME, UTA and NBCU’s Peter Lazarus reveal this year’s rules of negotiation
-
Three Buckets of Deals About to Hit the Industry: ‘Transformational Crisis’
Execs from Brillstein, Moelis and more on Hollywood’s narrowing field and how to play it
-
Three Buckets of Deals About to Hit the Industry: ‘Transformational Crisis’
Execs from Brillstein, Moelis and more on Hollywood’s narrowing field and how to play it
-
Hollywood’s Two-Tier Economy: A-List Pay, Mid-Budget Extinction & How to Fix It
Awards buzz for ‘One Battle’ can’t hide budget bloat — but dealmakers from Blumhouse to Weil Gotshal & Manges say performance-based comp is the cure
-
Need to Sell a Film or TV Show? Just Add Christmas
Reps and filmmakers explain how a Yuletide twist can turn any story into a greenlight right now — and what Netflix has to do with it
-
Indies’ New Foreign-Presale Rules: Tight Budgets, Tough Calls — and Jason Statham
I talk to top agents about an overseas market that’s slower, tougher and now in charge. Still, ‘If something is great, people will see it’
-
Film Crowdfunding 2.0: An Indie Studio Got 60,000 Fans to Invest $25 Million. How?
Players like Legion M, Bleecker Street and Eli Roth’s Horror Section are turning to ‘fan-vestors’ to finance films and activate audiences
-
Scariest Thing in Hollywood Right Now? Missing the Brand Money in Horror
I talk to Blumhouse’s Abhijay Prakash and more pros about why advertisers are finding the genre’s loyal young fans — and modest budgets — a killer deal
-
Animation Boom: What’s Driving Bigger Box Office, Better Movies, Richer Deals
UTA agent Strawn Dixon says the format is grabbing bigger share every year, and every pact he inks for clients now is ‘an improvement on the previous’
-
Feature Writer Paydays: The New Wild West Playbook, Explained
What the market didn’t see coming: Surprise specs, seven-figure deals, the power of writer-directors and the magic number for a greenlight
Dealmakers from Ashley Cullins delves into the lawyers, agents and executives behind every handshake shaping Hollywood’s careers and future.