Dealmakers
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Box Office Is Back. Now Comes the War Over Who Gets the Upside
I talk to lawyers and reps about the five ways to get paid — and who is getting what
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‘Embarrassing’: Hollywood’s Dumb-Money Creator Gold Rush — and 7 Names Worth the Bet
As ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ send execs chasing YouTubers, insiders reveal what to look for — and not get burned
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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’
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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
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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
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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’
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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
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Neon to North Road: Mid-Market M&A Frenzy Is About to Ignite
Dealmakers name companies ripe to be bought or buy (even as the ghost of Candle looms): ‘There is such an appetite to scale’
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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ & the Reverse Window Wake-Up Call
Gen Z demand for IRL and millennial nostalgia reshape the box office as Disney’s ‘Hamilton’ takes the next swing
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WME’s Indie Chief on the New Business Models: ‘Get Every Dollar Out There’
Deborah McIntosh is scoring profit participation (for some) and talks a fresh market where every window is shattered and ‘plug-and-play’ deals are over
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Management Firm M&A, Old Media Urgency, Brand Plays: Q2 Deals Report
Why rep firms are hot, what Hailey Bieber’s $1B Rhode sale signals, and dealmakers’ predictions on the next moves
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Brad Pitt’s ‘F1’ Jacket Scored a $40M Brand Haul. Want In? Here’s the New Playbook
Hollywood’s top deal whisperers share how integrations are helping finance production and marketing as the stakes (and spend) keep rising
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How to Win the $10B Name, Image & Likeness AI Rights Fight
As deepfakes surge, Vermillio’s Dan Neely helps reps and studios achieve control, compensation and IP value in a new Wild West
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AI is Stealing Your Client’s Name, Image & Likeness. You Can Win
As deepfakes surge, Vermillio’s Dan Neely helps reps and studios achieve control, compensation and IP value in a new Wild West
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Inside ‘New Paramount’: Likely Org Chart, Spin-Offs & Deal Flow Chaos
‘People working inside a mausoleum,’ says one rep of the Redstone crew awaiting their fate as David buys Goliath
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Indie Studio Revenge: TV’s Big Hits (and Deals) are Now Off the Lot
Agents, attorneys, execs reveal how A24, Media Res, Fifth Season & more are blowing up terms and backend through a ‘human lens’
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Showveralls & Mini-First-Looks: How to Win TV’s Post-Quote Deal Era
Take it or leave it? Not always, as lawyers and agents share how they’re adapting, fighting for client value & even feeling optimistic
Dealmakers from Ashley Cullins delves into the lawyers, agents and executives behind every handshake shaping Hollywood’s careers and future.