Innholdsfortegnelse for May 25, 2022 i The Hollywood Reporter

Kendrick Lamar The artist’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers hits No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 343 million streams of the album’s 18 songs, per Luminate data. Elon Musk As the Tesla mogul slow-walks his Twitter takeover, the automaker’s stock price dives 37 percent over the past month, imperiling his financing to buy the social platform. Stephen Lighthill The incumbent president of the American Society of Cinematographers gets a vote of confidence from members and is reelected for a third consecutive one-year term. Sean Spicer The former Trump White House press rep turned Newsmax host loses his nightly show as the cabler hires Greta Van Susteren for the time slot. Showbiz Stocks $133.77 (+5.4%) ELECTRONIC ARTS (EA) Reports that EA has been exploring options after the sale…

You may have heard that Netflix is getting into the advertising business. In the unlikely event you didn’t, the TV upfront presentations made absolutely sure the industry was up to speed. And ad sales executives were happy to gloat. “Some companies just haven’t been able to keep up with your needs,” quipped Linda Yaccarino, chair of global advertising and partnerships for NBCUniversal, which kicked off upfront week May 16 at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. “At those companies, advertising could seem like an afterthought, or even worse, a new idea for a revenue stream.” Yaccarino’s barbs were just the beginning, with a number of networks touting their long support for advertising. “Recently there have been headlines saying ‘Advertising is Back.’ I didn’t know it had left,” Fox Entertainment chief…

After a decade of building out his podcast and digital media business, Conan O’Brien is cashing in with a sale of the banner Team Coco to satellite radio giant SiriusXM, led by CEO Jennifer Witz. The deal, unveiled May 23 at a valuation of $150 million (as The Wall Street Journal first reported), will see O’Brien’s interview podcast Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, as well as Team Coco’s 10 other podcasts (which include a behind-the-scenes look at his late night shows called Inside Conan and a Parks and Recreation series hosted by Rob Lowe and Alan Yang called Parks and Recollection), join the SiriusXM podcast network. As with other podcast deals, the shows will be distributed on other popular podcasting platforms. O’Brien, who also signed a five-year talent deal with…

FILM Jason Momoa (WME) will star in Universal action-comedy Shots! Shots! Shots!, from writers-executive producers Matt Mider and Kevin Burrows. Margot Robbie (CAA) will star in and produce a new Ocean’s movie for Warner Bros., set in Europe in the 1960s, which will be helmed by Jay Roach. Scott Eastwood (UTA) will reprise his role as Little Nobody in Universal’s Fast X, which is shooting in London with director Louis Leterrier. Emily Blunt (CAA) will star in Pain Hustlers, a feature from director David Yates that Netflix closed a $50 million-plus deal for at the Cannes Film Market. Nicholas Sparks (UTA) signed a first-look production deal with Universal that will see the Notebook author and Anonymous Content partner produce three features for the studio. Anthony Hopkins (CAA) will star as Sigmund…

The process of creating art, much like the Black experience in America, relies on an innate ability to see beyond the limits of circumstance and a belief that something beautiful will come through faith and commitment. When art and book collectors Bernard and Shirley Kinsey — founders of the Kinsey African American Art & History Collection — first met a then-emerging artist by the name of Samuel Dunson in 1999, they commissioned an oil painting from him, simply because they delighted in his style. What would emerge the following year is a piece called The Cultivators, depicting a family confidently navigating a field of books. “We use it as our lead image, or logo, because this young brother saw that in us, that we were about sharing and cultivating knowledge,”…

Weddings Michelle Maron, publicity director at Disney Branded Television, married Aaron Jimenez, chief information officer at Advancing Eco Agriculture, on April 9 at Hartley Botanica in Somis, California. The couple’s dog, Paddington, was the ring bearer. Births Katherine Connors, agent and founder of Made Worldwide Agency, and husband Christian Connors welcomed Kayden Connors on April 22. Deanna Harris, vp development at Milo Ventimiglia’s DiVide Pictures, and husband Justin Letter, a manager at Rise Management, welcomed Abraham Bryant Letter on Jan. 22. Congrats Jeff Deutchman was promoted to president of acquisitions and production at Neon on May 18. Zach Katz was named president and COO of gaming and lifestyle organization FaZe Clan on May 19. First camera assistant Baird B. Steptoe Sr. was elected national president of the International Cinematographers Guild…

The students thunderously applaud — an ovation of rapture, beaming smiles on eager faces. At last their acting teacher has arrived. For years, Gloria Gifford, 75, has been relied on to keep the faithful waiting at her conservatory. How long? Maybe 30 minutes. Perhaps an hour, even two. Pre-pandemic, she choreographed each day’s grand entrance to the rented venue. Over the years, Gifford has cycled through theaters in Hollywood, West Hollywood and North Hollywood. An entourage of a half-dozen male students escorted her from her car to her throne-like chair, ornately carved in dark wood, cushioned in red velvet and positioned near the front row. Her chauffeur, too, has been a student. Driving Gifford has been one of many tasks assumed by members of The Gloria Gifford Conservatory for the…

Amazon Music is getting into wellness. Working with Salt, the audio firm behind Dave Chappelle’s Midnight Miracle and led by CEO Nick Panama, the series, Become, will also include Alexa integrations. Reply All, once the jewel of Gimlet Media, is coming to an end June 23 as co-hosts Alex Goldman and Emmanuel Dzotsi exit — leaving the show without a clear path forward to continue. Spotify is facing tough competition for U.S. listeners as YouTube Music makes gains. Both services have roughly 36 percent of U.S. adults tuning in regularly, a rise for YouTube, per an Attest survey.…

Rep Sheet Jonathan Rhys Meyers found new reps at APA. Emma Mackey, an actress on Netflix’s Sex Education, signed with CAA. Iliana Sosa, director-producer of What We Leave Behind, inked at WME. Valdimar Jóhannsson, director of Cannes title Lamb, signed with CAA. Danielle Pinnock, who stars on CBS’ Ghosts, signed with ICM. THR, Esq. CASE Netflix whittles down a tech lawsuit. WHY IT MATTERS The streamer, led by Reed Hastings, made progress in an IP fight with Broadcom in a suit accusing Netflix of diverting customers away from the cable TV market, undercutting Broadcom’s cable box business. But the Patent Trial and Appeal Board found most claims in the suit are unpatentable, slashing any award Broadcom would get if it prevails at trial against Netflix.…

“I’m not going to lie, I waited a long time for this.”MICHELLE YEOH The actress, to Vanity Fair, on finally feeling seen and heard for her most recent role in the critically acclaimed Everything Everywhere All at Once. “If they win six Emmys, and I hope they do, I hope we win seven.” GEORGE R.R.MARTIN The Game of Thrones author, to The Independent, on his wish that upcoming HBO prequel series House of the Dragon “succeeds more” than Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, while still wanting “both shows [to] succeed.” “He doesn’t have a voice like mine or move onstage like me.”MICK JAGGER The Rolling Stones frontman, to the Sunday Times, on the comparison between his younger self and rock star Harry Styles. Jagger says…

It may be a midterm election year, but it’s looking like 2020 all over again — at least when it comes to political campaign cash. And local TV stations, some national cable channels and streaming firms with exposure to local advertising are the big beneficiaries. Midterm elections have always been good for the advertising business, particularly for local TV, where stations can fill nearly every hour with ads from multiple campaigns and PACs. This year, however, things don’t look good for business. They look great. Hotly contested races in states like Pennsylvania (where Lt. Gov. John Fetterman prevailed in the Democratic Senate race), Ohio (where Trump-endorsed Hillbilly Elegy author J.D. Vance won in the GOP Senate primary) and North Carolina (which saw the state’s chief justice, Cheri Beasley, win in…

You Have a Friend in 10A (KNOPF, MAY 17) BY Maggie Shipstead AGENCY CAA The author’s last novel, Great Circle, used the making of a film as a plotline, and her short story collection is rife with absorbing IP: There’s a love triangle on a dude ranch, a disastrous honeymoon in Romania and a story about a child actress escaping a cult. The Long Corner (EUROPA, MAY 17) BY Alexander Maksik AGENCY WME The grandson of a Holocaust survivor quits his job in advertising and takes off for a respite at an island artists colony. Things turn surreal when the group’s patron morphs into a Trumplike figure, causing the protagonist to question his worldview and his sanity.…

In Los Angeles, Ellen Pompeo made a dessert run at Magnolia Bakery. … Rob Lowe sat down for a meal at Katsuya in Studio City. … Adam Sandler and Dylan McDermott made separate stops at Santa Monica’s Farmshop. … Dylan O’Brien and Camila Cabello were spotted doing karaoke at Tower 12 in Hermosa Beach. … In New York, longtime friends John Mayer and Andy Cohen dined at Raoul’s. … Tessa Thompson and Zoë Kravitz made a late-night stop at Stromboli Pizza. … Queer Eye’s Tan France brunched at Jack’s Wife Freda, where Sebastian Stan also made an appearance that week. Da Buena Planta The Quick Pitch Tucked away on Sunset, Da Buena Planta, expanding from its original location in Venice, is an oasis marked by palm trees, cozy firepits and…

Bullet Train BY KOTARO ISAKA The English-language adaptation of the Japanese page-turner Maria Bitoru is a high-octane action movie starring Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock and Zazie Beetz, out Aug. 5. Conversations With Friends BY SALLY ROONEY Following in the footsteps of her Emmy-nominated Normal People, the TV version of the best-selling author’s intimate debut novel hit Hulu on May 15. Killers of the Flower Moon BY DAVID GRANN Imperative Entertainment optioned the rights to this nonfiction thriller in 2016, and the Martin Scorsese-directed film is set to hit Apple TV+ this year. Leave the World Behind BY RUMAAN ALAM Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali are currently filming the Netflix adaptation of Alam’s haunting novel of strangers stuck in a rental house during a potential apocalypse. Persuasion BY JANE AUSTEN Another…

“She’s so beautiful even when she cries,” said Emmy Rossum. The Angelyne star was seated next to Squid Game breakout Jung Ho-yeon, whose face was lined with tears as she reflected on her meteoric and anxiety-ridden rise at The Hollywood Reporter’s Drama Actress Emmy Roundtable in late April. The model turned actress said she’d been fairly certain her first performance had been something of a disaster, so much so that she apologized to its director upon screening what would later become the most watched series in the world. Over the course of an hour, Jung’s peers — Rossum, Pam & Tommy’s Lily James, Yellowjackets’ Christina Ricci, Killing Eve’s Sandra Oh and DMZ and Dopesick’s Rosario Dawson — gave her a crash course on navigating Hollywood and her own insecurities. It…

Absent from last year’s Emmy slate were some shows that had captured the attention of the Television Academy, many of which were forced into a hiatus because of COVID-19. AMC’s Better Call Saul, nominated for best drama every year between 2015 and 2020, was MIA, as were HBO’s Euphoria and Succession, which both took home trophies in 2020. Also out of competition were FX’s Atlanta, HBO’s Barry, Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Netflix’s Ozark and Russian Doll — all titles whose production schedules were affected by the pandemic. This year, in a field crowded with hundreds of scripted contenders, plenty of shows are returning from a long break after COVID-19 safety protocols got them back up and running. Among the many series back after the hiatus are Atlanta (it…