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Free tiers are Hollywood's next big idea in the streaming wars
That is the question for paid streamers like Netflix, as free services, and YouTube in particular, attract TV viewers. Hollywood giants Disney and Paramount Skydance are exploring adding free tiers to their subscription services to build audiences…
The box office just rejected Hollywood's AI bet | Opinion
Every few years, someone confidently asserts that cinema is dead. First, it was television. Then home video. Then streaming. Most recently, it has been generative AI. We were promised a dystopian future where anyone could become a filmmaker with a…
Hollywood Sets Its Sights On an 'Action Man' Movie
With Barbie seeing if it can theatrically return and a Matchbox movie months away, another toy line's stepped up for adaptation. Our latest candidate is Action Man, a line of toys famous over in the UK. Per the Hollywood Reporter, Hasbro and studio…
Stephen Baldwin on leaving Hollywood to focus on faith: 'Jesus fascinated me'
US actor Stephen Baldwin said he “left Hollywood” at the height of his fame to focus on his faith as a born-again Christian, adding: “ Jesus and the holy spirit fascinated me.” Baldwin, 60, is the youngest member of the…
Hollywood's Hottest Fall Drama Is the Warnermount Merger
On July 31, the legal battle over Paramount Skydance's planned $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. inched forward. Several state attorneys general who sued to stop this merger asked a California judge to schedule a trial for April. The request…
Spider-Man: Brand New Day' pioneers 'Shot for SCREENX' in Hollywood
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is the first Hollywood film to use CJ 4DPLEX's “Shot for SCREENX” production model, which was developed to incorporate the SCREENX viewing experience from the filming stage. Released…
Hollywood quietly incorporating AI, despite public protest
More than 10% of Hollywood job adverts are AI-related, The Los Angeles Times reported, suggesting the US movie industry is increasingly incorporating the technology despite public protests. AI use was a driver of the 2023 writers' and actors'…
The Hollywood Reporter and Sportico Launch 'THR's Game Recognize Game' Video Series
The Hollywood Reporter and Sportico are bringing star power and athletic excellence together in a new video franchise: THR's Game Recognize Game. Launching Aug. 26 in tandem with THR and Sportico's “The Sports Issue,” the…
How Top Hollywood Companies Toasted Next Generation on National Intern Day (Sans Alcohol)
When they say “it's all about who you know in Hollywood,” that usually refers to a contact list filled with people in positions of power who can help you move up the ladder. But on Thursday, Fifth Season took over the picturesque…
EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Spacey Reaching Out to Powerful Pals to Help With a Hollywood Comeback
Kevin Spacey is craving a Hollywood comeback following his career-wrecking sexual misconduct scandal, so the two-time Oscar winner is begging famous friends for favors after years of legal battles left him low on dough and without a permanent home…
Spider-Man box office lifts Hollywood in China
BEIJING – Spider-Man: Brand New Day got off to a smashing start in China, delivering one of the strongest debuts in the country for a Hollywood film in 2026 and providing a boost to the world's second-largest film market. Distributor Sony…
The real reason Hailey Bieber's famous father quit Hollywood after 15 years in the spotlight
Actor Stephen Baldwin appeared destined for Hollywood stardom following his acclaimed performance in the 1995 thriller The Usual Suspects. However, he walked away from the limelight in 2001, choosing to trade his burgeoning acting career for a life…
Down and Dirty': Age-Proofing Your Career in Hollywood's Hiring Hell - The Ankler
I host Ankler Agenda, spoke to California AG Rob Bonta about the fight to stop the Paramount merger and wrote about brands funding scripted series, veterans' layoff-survival tips, and the shows Apple TV to Netflix are buying. This article is the…
Meet the next-gen nepo babies taking over Hollywood in 2026: Kaia Gerber, Homer Gere & more
Now there's a new crop of young stars to take note of. These well-connected proteges are often referred to as 'nepo babies', the children of famous parents who initially gain success through their family name. The supermodel Cindy Crawford and the…
Bitter Hollywood trade journo feud reignites over 'stolen' scoop about AI book scandal
This is truly a case of in-Sneid baseball. An old Hollywood media beef is boiling over — again — after former TheWrap and Variety scribe Jeff Sneider, (now of the newsletter “The InSneider”), reignited his once-epic feud…
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