Mornin! This is Sean McNulty and here’s the Hollywood + Media news to know on THURSDAY August 18, 2022.
Where PAR+ will live-stream the big FOO FIGHTERS Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in London on Sat Sept 3 🥁.
Or you can just livestream it on MTV’s YOUTUBE channel 📱.
Or CBS will air a 1 hour highlights show at 10p that night 📺. Who said the consumer isn’t winning in the Streaming era? Until next year.
PLUS: TIFF released their docus lineup for anyone inclined, including the Hilary & Chelsea Clinton exec produced NETFLIX docu “In Her Hands” about the youngest woman to be mayor of an Afghan city at 26 years-old.
IN THIS EDITION:
The Fall gloom in the movie theater biz got a head start yesterday at the owner of about 7000 US screens.
AMAZON talking to execs to find a new Film leader for the MGM era at AMAZON PRIME.
Jonah Hill is taking an indefinite step away from the spotlight.
Sports streaming is about to enter a transformative year likely to be as great as the Hollywood Streaming biz.
Sports gambling is too… but for a different reason, as that business is starting to sound a lot like the Hollywood Streaming biz #SpendingCutbacks, and more.
📝 IN OTHER WORDS…
“…you won’t see me out there promoting this film, or any of my upcoming films, while I take this important step to protect myself.
If I made myself sicker by going out there and promoting it, I wouldn’t be acting true to myself or to the film.”
– JONAH HILL in a public letter to Deadline, announcing that he:
A) Has a new documentary called “Stutz” that he directed on mental health, featuring his journey with his therapist through dealing with anxiety, that will premiere at some point on the Fall Festival circuit
B) Won’t be doing promotional appearances for it, or any upcoming projects for a while as he deals with years of such activities triggering anxiety attacks.
📽 THE SILVER SCREEN
JUST 3 THINGS
AMAZON is looking for a new Film head (coulda sworn we had a team of 2 around here just recently…🤔), and apparently has ‘held conversations’ with folks including Scott Stuber and Emma Watts according to the WSJ.
WB sets “Palm Springs” director Max Barbikow to direct “Disaster Wedding” pic. Script currently in a rewrite, “Spider-Man” director Jon Watts is producing, plot details… well, see title. /Deadline
SONY adds Hannah Waddingham, Nicholas Hoult, Ving Rhames & Cecily Strong to new “Garfield” animated pic starring Chris Pratt & Sam Jackson. Hitting theaters in 2024. /Deadline
💻 THE MEDIA BIZ
CINEWORLD stock collapses as they note “Yeah… not a lotta movies coming up” and then some
This is the UK-based owner of #2 US theater chain REGAL CINEMAS… whose stock is perennially in the basement as a penny stock, and here are details on its huge dive further into that territory yesterday triggered by an acknowledgement that yeah, it’s looking dark until November really…
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