How Much Is Too Much Marvel and ‘Star Wars’? Disney Rethinks Franchise Output
Aaron Couch and Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter
As Disney chief Bob Iger pledges to be “better at curating” releases, fiscal discipline may impact an expansive Disney+ originals slate.
Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia, condition worsens
The Associated Press
Nearly a year after Bruce Willis’ family announced that he would step away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, his family says his “condition has progressed.”
Danny Masterson Retrial Delayed
Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter
The prosecution is looking for an additional witness who can corroborate testimony.
How Les Moonves and His CBS Loyalists Worked to Discredit Accuser: “It Was Sort of a Mafia Culture”
Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter
A recent investigation reveals the lengths to which the ex-CBS chief’s cadre of C-suite insiders — some of whom remain with the company — went to quash allegations of sexual misconduct in order to protect their boss.
Lionsgate Names Briana McElroy Head Of Motion Picture Worldwide Digital Marketing
Anthony D’Alessandro, Deadline
Twitter and Warner Bros. marketing exec Briana McElroy has been hired as Head of Worldwide Digital Marketing for the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group.
Actors’ Equity Association Considers a Name Change
Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter
The union may change its name to be more inclusive of stage mangers, which it represents, as well as other performers.
800 WGA West Members Attend Second Membership Meeting About Upcoming Contract Talks
David Robb, Deadline
Some 800 writers gathered last night at the Hollywood Palladium to go over the WGA’s agenda for its upcoming negotiations for a new film and TV contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers.
Alamo Drafthouse’s New Arkansas Theater Is Its First Permanent Drive-in Location
Rebecca Rubin, Variety
Alamo Drafthouse is opening a new theater in Arkansas, which will house the company’s first permanent drive-in location.
Universal Studios Hollywood is opening the first Nintendo-themed park outside of Japan
Diego Lasarte, Quartz
Super Nintendo World, the first US-based theme park celebrating the Japanese video game company, is due to open in Los Angeles today.
As Hollywood invades Culver City, some residents push back against gentrification
Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times
Long known as “the heart of screenland” because of its role in Hollywood history, Culver City has lately taken on a different nickname thanks to an influx of digital video giants — “the heart of streamland.”
Actress Raquel Welch dead at 82
Ciera Crawford et al., NPR News
Raquel Welch, who rose to fame as a sex symbol in the 1960s, has died. She was 82.
