Why Blumhouse loves PG-13 horror
Horror films have long been among the most reliable profit centers for Hollywood studios, even as other categories of film — like rom-coms, raunchy comedies…
Mark Dodson death: ‘Star Wars’ voice actor was 64
Mark Dodson, a veteran Hollywood voice actor known for his contributions to the “Star Wars” and “Gremlins” movies, has died. He was 64. Dodson’s talent…
OpenAI’s Sora and Hollywood’s artificial intelligence ‘matrix’
The threat of artificial intelligence to Hollywood’s status quo entered a new phase of reality earlier this month when OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, introduced…
Opinion: Elon Musk rides to the rescue of Gina Carano, fired by Disney for ‘abhorrent’ posts
Social media is awash with stupidity, cruelty and wrongheaded political opinions passed off as deep thoughts and intellectual acuity. Three years ago, the actor Gina…
Gina Carano sues Disney for ‘Mandalorian’ firing, with Elon Musk’s help
Gina Carano wants a jury to get her “Star Wars” job back. The former “The Mandalorian” actor filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Walt Disney Co.,…
‘Anyone But You’ shows that the big-screen romcom never died
As the success of Sony Pictures’ “Anyone But You” has shown, Hollywood might have been too quick to give up on the romantic comedy as…
HoloTile Floor, the latest invention by Disney’s Lanny Smoot
Many of Lanny Smoot’s best-known inventions are, at least to nonengineers, more like magic tricks. Floating disembodied heads, a lightsaber that actually expands, retracts and…
How Hollywood markets musicals says a lot about the way movies are sold
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Sundance 2024: Sue Bird on money in WNBA, her showbiz future
PARK CITY, Utah — Welcome to a special Sundance Daily edition of the Wide Shot, a newsletter about the business of entertainment. Sign up here to…