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
Thanks to Matt Brennan for taking the lead on our Wide Shot daily editions from the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Now, back…
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…
Pauly Shore has Oscar hopes for unauthorized Richard Simmons movie
Welcome to a special Sundance Daily edition of the Wide Shot, a newsletter about the business of entertainment. Sign up here to get it in…
Sundance CEO explains why film festivals need to ‘evolve’
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…
Devery Jacobs defends Marvel’s Native American heroes
Native American actor Devery Jacobs spoke out this week against a critic who questioned whether two Indigenous characters should exist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe…
2024 box office: Strike delays lower expectations by $1 billion
Bad news first: Thanks to the wreckage inflicted on Hollywood’s production apparatus during the six months of combined actors’ and writers’ strikes, the film industry…
Star Wars production company Lucasfilm sues Chilean car wash company Star Wash, accusing it of plagiarising
Walt Disney production company Lucasfilm is suing themed Chilean car wash Star Wash, accusing it of plagiarising the galactic film saga Star Wars. Key points:The car…
Five big themes for Hollywood in 2024
The new year in Hollywood always brings certain traditions: resolutions, predictions, last-minute deals squeezed in before quarter-end. Naturally, media reporters reflect on everything that went…