The Optionist
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Inside 2025’s IP Market: What Sold, Stalled and What Comes Next
➕Lessons from the year’s bestselling books, and how the death of magazine journalism is rattling dealmakers
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10 Books That Decode Silicon Valley, AI and Hollywood’s Future
A holiday reading syllabus for understanding how we got here and what’s coming — fast
Latest The Optionist stories
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Katzenberg Meddling, McConaughey’s Miss: Jon Landau’s Uncensored Hollywood Tales
James Cameron’s Oscar-winning producing partner’s posthumous memoir delivers the dish — and names names
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IP Picks🔎: A Taylor Sheridan-Style Texas Oil Saga; a Fun Rock n’ Roll Heist
➕ A murderous role for Meryl Streep, a horror tale with ‘Blair Witch’ bones, remembering publishing rainmaker Robert Barnett
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IP Picks: 2 Spy Tales; a Christmas Romance; Making of a Real-Life Radical
In a special preview of The Optionist, also find out about a gritty Southern revenge thriller & a Mark Twain public domain title I love
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IP Picks: College Football Drama, ‘Goonies’ for Grownups in 6 Faves Up for Grabs
My best picks of 2025 still available, in a special preview of The Optionist
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The Optionist by Andy Lewis delivers sharp reporting on the available IP, deals and development pipeline shaping film and television.