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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Hollywood’s Recall Resistance: Newsom Taps Moguls to Help • As Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to fend off an ouster in California’s Sept. 14 election, his advisers have quietly called on industry leaders to contribute big money and their voices to mobilize Democrats

Gavin Newsom Returns to Hollywood ATM • Top contributions to the effort to stop the California governor’s recall

How YouTube Is Fighting TikTok: ‘Insane’ Sub Growth for Creators • Influencers say the video giant’s Shorts division, which mimics the popular app’s features, has given them more opportunity to rapidly build a following, with more monetization options planned from the Google-adjacent platform

How to (Successfully) Market a Movie That Keeps Getting Delayed • Disney and 20th’s Free Guy leaned on Ryan Reynolds to shoot dozens of pieces of marketing content to set a variety of tones that could be used for any cultural mood

Wall Street’s Red Hot Real Estate Play: Film and TV Soundstages • The studio lot industry is riding high on private equity money as investors bet that the busy facilities boosted by streaming projects will offer better returns than office towers or shopping malls: ‘It’s almost a guarantee the building will be filled’

Ad Revenue Booms … Back to 2019 Levels • Earnings jumps for Hollywood giants obscure that, for many, major growth was expected after 2020’s shutdown year

REVISITING CLASSIC IP? HERE ARE THE RULES TO FOLLOW • Emmy-nominated Cobra Kai builds upon fans’ affection for 1984’s The Karate Kid, but the Netflix comedy series, as one of its creators writes, doesn’t just trade on nostalgia — it finds many contemporary relevances as it explores the subject of bullying

VIACOMCBS, COMCAST TEAM IN EUROPE TO CATCH UP WITH STREAMING GIANTS

Beverly Hills Cop 4 Among Films Nabbing Tax Credits

Rights Available! • Hot new books with Hollywood appeal

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

$130M Big Number • The price Nexstar paid to acquire The Hill, which will be joining cable channel NewsNation as part of the local TV giant’s expansion plans.

Anxiety (and Relief) for Industry Parents as School Restarts • As the delta variant spreads, districts open with mask and vaccine mandates: ‘My biggest concern is that there will be a positive case’

A New Record for Condo Sales in Los Angeles • Pendry Residences West Hollywood — where a unit just sold for a sky-high $13M (or $4,848 a square foot) — offers a luxury-to-the-max take on Southern California indoor-outdoor living

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

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

‘The Global Majority Can’t Be Niche’ • M88, the partnership of former WME agent Phillip Sun and MACRO’s Charles King, aims to create a new road map for Hollywood management companies and elevate the ‘next generation of power reps’ along the way

Underrepped Reps: More POC-Led Ventures That Are Changing the Game

Black Widow Battle Could Change Long-Standing Industry Customs • In the past, a little ambiguity in Hollywood contracts wasn’t necessarily a bad thing, but Disney’s reaction to Scarlett Johansson has dealmakers less willing to leave things between the lines

South Los Angeles Has ‘Gotten Very White’ • Tiffany Haddish, Issa Rae and Kemp Powers talk about the rapidly changing, historically...