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.

The Hollywood Reporter

The Report • Behind the Headlines

David Zaslav Doesn’t Need a CNN Problem: What Was Jason Kilar Thinking? • Eliminating Jeff Zucker as the head of CNN was likely part of the Discovery chief’s long-term plan—but not now, in such a spectacularly messy way, just as the WarnerMedia merger is about to close

Taylor Sheridan’s Growing TV Homestead Empire • With Paramount Network’s ranch drama Yellowstone going from sleeper hit to unquestionable blockbuster over the past year (its January season finale drew nearly 15 million viewers), it’s no surprise Paramount+ unveiled a flurry of development on its Feb. 15 investor day from the show’s prolific writer-producer, who has a nine-figure deal set with the streamer’s corporate parent

Disney Dives as Sony Soars, Paramount Rises • THR’s annual analysis shows it was a rebound year for the box office and profits after the big 2020 COVID hit. But higher spending weighed down some majors as they ramped up production and marketing

How Unions Wield ‘Do Not Work’ Orders Against Employers • SAG-AFTRA, the Writers Guild and Actors’ Equity use boycott notices to try to keep projects they find problematic in line over financing and labor issues — a tactic that may be more effective in today’s environment

Oscar Nominees Hit and Miss During Crucial Window • THR’s expert on the landscape as voting wraps for the PGA Awards and nears its end for SAG and DGA awards

PARAMOUNT’S STAR TREK SEQUEL REVEAL SURPRISES ITS OWN STARS

Rights Available! • Hot new books with Hollywood appeal

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

Encanto’s Post-Holiday Boom • DISNEY+ 1.51B minutes watched 102 minute run time

$3.1B Big Number • 2021 revenue for AMC Networks, owner of IFC, AMC+, Shudder and Acorn TV, up 9 percent year-overyear, a company record.

Sam Corlett • How a vegan lover of poetry approached playing Leif Eriksson in Netflix’s new Vikings: Valhalla

Bringing Disabled Voices Into Writers Rooms • Established just last year, the Inevitable Foundation is working to increase representation in Hollywood from the ground up: ‘Until now, there haven’t been pathways for disabled writers’

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

Rambling Reporter

Red Carpet

Power Dining

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

Quinta Brunson • The Abbott Elementary creator and star talks about charting her own course in Hollywood: ‘I veered toward digital because I just didn’t like the idea of auditioning’

The Oscars Embrace a Twitter’s Choice Award • As the noms continue to overlook populist fare, an effort to get more viewers to tune in to the ceremony has prompted mixed feelings within the Academy

‘Every Song Had Its Own Level of Complexity’ • West Side Story rerecording mixer Andy Nelson on scoring his 22nd Oscar nom and working with Spielberg

The Art of Onscreen Ink • Productions grapple with the ubiquity (and copyright issues) of tattoos, with actors sitting through hours-long fake applications and other talent removing body art because of the difficulty of hiding it for tatted stars like Harry Styles: ‘We always had to cover that tattoo’

Hollywood’s In-Demand Tattoo Artists • These top ink designers have loyal star followings:

Costume Designers Look to Indie Labels for ‘Unique Style’ • The TV wardrobe creators of Euphoria, Dollface, And Just Like That and Emily in Paris seek out...