Mornin! This is Sean McNulty (connect with me on LinkedIn here if ya like), and here’s the Hollywood + Media news to know on THURSDAY December 21, 2023.
Where a happy darkest day of the year to you all! No I’m not talking about the PARAMOUNT thing (although thanks for ruining the easy slide into the holidays 🙄, Iger -style #Thanksgiving2022) – it’s the first day of Winter! 🥶
Can’t wait to turn on all the lights in my apartment to do Zooms at LA lunchtime.
KUDOS: To the newly city hall-married couple of Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig.
AND: To Adam Driver & Joanne Tucker, who welcomed a baby girl… apparently about six months ago.
DIDJAKNOW?: West Hollywood has the highest minimum wage in all of the U.S. ($19.08 an hour)? It may also have fewer restaurants in the years ahead according to the NY Times.
WAKEUP BOX OFFICE POLL
Uh oh… we’ve lost Deadline again 😬:
Aquaman 2 tracking down to around the low $40 Millions four-day. It’s the giving season… so let’s give you plenty of options!
Where does AQUAMAN arrive on shore in the 4-day?
ALSO: Migration is at around $15 Mil for the four-day, Anyone But You at $7 Mil, and The Iron Claw at $6 Mil.
FINALLY: Janice Min made the same list as Elon Musk, as one of CNN’s 11 Most Consequential people in Media & Tech. Congrats Janice! Always nice when career goals come to fruition – be sure to wear the t-shirt proudly to the next staff meeting.
HOLIDAY HOUSEKEEPING
Depending how the news cycle goes today… and assuming The Ankler is not revealed tonight to also be in talks to buy PARAMOUNT, this may be it for me this week.
During the holidays, I’ll be checking in twice a week, mainly because I don’t have a wife or kids so… I’ll have a little time on my hands.
SO: I’ll see you on Sundays (aka the “eve”s) for a Box Office update, and Wednesdays for an update on what movies folks are watching on NETFLIX, and let you know if any other Studios were sold.
I’ll also let you know how much Richard loved the sweater I knit him this year (anyone know how I add in a “P” to “WBD Rulez”?).
I hope everyone gets a chance to relax, put phones down for an extended period of time, and spend time talking to family & friends.
And a sincere thanks for reading! 🤝 As always, you can get in touch with me here on LINKED-IN, or email seanmcnultynyc@gmail.com.
IN THIS EDITION
Some (hopefully) final TV & Movie deal news to round out the busy pre-CHRISTMAS season…
But yeah – it’s all about PARAMOUNT.
A look at the new offers on the table for BET
Abreakdown of a theoretical WBD combo, including:
Where the most overlap is #layoffs
Where there are actually a lot of complimentary aspects…
Plus big picture here – what would this really be doing, and is it really worth doing?
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