(Updated with more details) The Robert Downey Jr. produced and starring The Sympathizer came and went last year with a lot less fanfare than many expected due to the talent involved and the fact the miniseries was based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name. However…

During the 2023 Hollywood strikes, the Los Angeles region's share of national Film and TV employment fell to 27%, compared to 35% just the year before. The stat is from a new study, “Die Another Day”, Part 2 of Otis College Report on the Creative Economy. It also examines the evolution of the…

Four New York film production veterans, spanning the perspectives of unions, vendors and city government, agreed that the looming IATSE strike threat will restrict shoots this year before a rebound in 2025. Tommy O’Donnell, President of Theatrical Teamsters Local 817, which represents workers in…

Oscar host Jimmy Kimmel drew a standing ovation at the Dolby Theatre by capping off his show-opening monologue with a salute to below-the-line union workers. “We were able to make a deal because of the people who rallied beside us,” Kimmel said, alluding to those who picketed in support of WGA…

Hasbro fell short of Wall Street analysts’ consensus estimate for fourth-quarter earnings, blaming a 31% drop in 2023 entertainment revenue on the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The toymaker also disappointed the Street with its 2024 outlook, particularly an expected 7% to 12% drop in consumer…

Lionsgate Television Chairman Kevin Beggs says a transformed marketplace has taken shape in the wake of last year’s dual strikes and waves of cost-cutting affecting many TV players. “They’re ordering fewer shows, and there’s a lot of focus on the budget levels of those shows and a little more…

Lionsgate posted better-than-expected earnings in its fiscal third quarter, even as the dual strikes of 2023 took a bite out of its television business. The company, which is poised to split into two separate publicly traded entities in the coming months, reported adjusted earnings per share of…

After a 2023 upfront season marred by the WGA strike, Warner Bros. Discovery is first out of the gate to declare a return engagement this spring at New York’s Theater at Madison Square Garden. The media giant confirmed it will host its annual event on Wednesday, May 15, at 10 a.m. Last year…

FilmLA said Tuesday that on-location production in the city and county of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions was down more than 32% in 2023, and Q4 even more, as the Hollywood industry continues to recover from two industry labor strikes and a persistent post-Covid production decline in the…

B. Riley analyst Eric Wold, who has stayed generally bullish on the movie theater business despite its recent trials, is now warning investors that the arrival of a “down box office year” has made him “increasingly cautious.” In a note to clients about his 2024 outlook, Wold wrote that he…

The Los Angeles City Council is so over the Hollywood strikes. Its members have voted unanimously to expedite entertainment projects in L.A. Council President Paul Krekorian and several of his colleagues introduced the motion last month, and it was approved on a 14-0 vote, with Councilman…

"Dave McLean became not only a friend, but family to me during our eight seasons together on Arrow," Stephen Amell says of The CW superhero series crew member who took his own life on October 9. "It hurts to lose such a vibrant spirit to struggles with mental health." Vancouver-based genny…