The Hollywood Reporter

The all-new Hollywood Reporter offers unprecedented access to the people, studios, networks and agencies that create the magic in Hollywood. Published weekly, the oversized format includes exceptional photography and rich features.

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Without ‘Clear Ladder’ to Advance, Support Staff Seeks New Wage Floor • Amid contract talks with studios, unionized script coordinators and writers’ support staff in Los Angeles publicly campaign to increase pay and weekly work guarantees

Theater Owners Pull Piracy Alarm Over Disney+ Reveal • Major exhibitors attributed Black Widow’s ‘stunning collapse’ in week two to the Hollywood giant’s $30 direct-to-consumer experiment as the film tops illegal download lists

The Report • Behind the Headlines

Broadway’s Reopening Fears: ‘There’s So Much We Still Don’t Know’ • As blockbuster shows like The Lion King plot a September return to the New York stage, rising delta variant cases and unclear cast-testing protocols create uncertainty

What the $200M Walking Dead Settlement Says About TV’s Future • Frank Darabont and his agency took home a nine-figure payday from AMC in what could be a final big case as the industry pivots away from lucrative backend payments

A ‘Fresh Pair of Eyes’: Netflix to Bring Casting Leadership In-House • While the streaming giant will continue to use external agencies, a new team of executives will monitor diversity and keep breakout stars busy

A CASE FOR VARIETY IN THE EMMY ACTING RACES • New performance categories for projects such as Hamilton and SNL, with neither a traditional movie or series, would open the restrictive acting races, writes THR’s chief TV critic

CNN+ UNVEILED: IS IT A SUPERFAN SERVICE OR MAIN NEWS DESTINATION?

Podcast Giant Audible Leans in to Star Deals

7 Days of DEALS • Who’s inking on the dotted line this week

200 Big Number • Estimated number of library films that Lionsgate acquired when it purchased a 20 percent stake in Spyglass Media Group on July 15.

Rights Available! • Hot new books with Hollywood appeal

Malcolm Mays • ‘He’s ice,’ says the actor-writer of his role as a drug dealer in Starz’s new Power Book III: Raising Kanan

David Lynch’s Bright Ideas to Hit Hollywood Art Fair • The filmmaker and artist’s lamps — which his gallery calls light-emitting sculptures — are set to go on display at the poolside Felix art showcase, taking place at the Hollywood Roosevelt starting July 29

ON THE MARKET: NETFLIX-ADJACENT PENTHOUSES

The L.A.-Based Gucci Exec Boosting Fashion’s Next Gen • How Antoine Phillips is working to lift up ‘creatives of color’ through the luxury label’s scholarship program and an impact fund supporting nonprofits in 12 cities across the U.S.

3 New Boutiques Show L.A.’s Retail Upswing

Yes, I Did Say That! • A look at who’s saying what in entertainment

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Rambling Reporter

Hitched, Hatched, Hired • Inside the industry’s celebrations and news

Back on the Red Carpet

David S. Goyer • The Dark Knight scribe and IP whisperer discusses taking ‘big-ass swings’ and the project that almost broke him: ‘I don’t think anyone involved in that film had a good experience’

A ‘Very Serious Wage Theft Issue’ That Hollywood Overlooks • Because of convoluted rules, legal experts and California officials say misclassifying salaried employees as exempt from overtime is common: ‘It’s probably more widespread than we think’

After the Grueling Workout: How Hollywood Recovers • New wellness destinations are opening around L.A., offering everything from breathwork ice baths to hyperbaric oxygen chambers. Plus, star trainers share their post-workout tips

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