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Wow, thank you so much for this incredible review of #WeddingSeason @GissaneSophia! It means a lot to know that not only did people watch it, but they really got what we were trying to do ❤️ movieweb.com/wedding-season…

Would a studio culture reliant on Saudi-backed capital — including $24 billion from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds for Paramount’s Warner Bros. deal — be as willing to fund films about ex-revolutionaries or Black Southern history and spirituality? "It didn’t happen all at once," Stellar writes. "Hollywood didn’t abandon its instincts as much as it outsourced them. It happened in stages – baby steps of dilution that re-shaped the industry from the inside out." Read the full story: thewrap.com/industry-news/… Photo: Getty Images

First teaser for ‘COYOTE VS ACME’ Trailer releases next week.

Steven Spielberg tells Hollywood to keep making original movies as he debuts new "Disclosure Day" footage at #CinemaCon. “If all we make is known branded IP, we’re going to run out of gas. There is nothing more important than giving the audience visual stories, and they can be in any form, but we need to tell more original stories.” variety.com/2026/film/news…

Hopecore Is the Vibe Shift Hollywood Needs hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-f…

HBO Max is launching in India for the first time. The Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)-owned global streaming service is debuting in the Asian country with Disney-backed JioHotstar as its exclusive distribution partner. A HBO Max-branded hub launches today on JioHotstar and includes 'Euphoria' Season 3 and the upcoming 'House Of The Dragon' Season 3 and 'HarryPotter and the Philosopher’s Stone' TV series, along with Max originals, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios content More details here: deadline.com/2026/04/hbo-ma… (Photo: HBO)

Disney has laid off nearly the entire visual development team at Marvel Studios. Only a skeleton crew remains in place to coordinate hiring on a per-project basis. (Source: forbes.com/sites/robsalko…)

Ted Sarandos might be changing his tune when it comes to theatrical exhibition. The Netflix co-CEO came to Las Vegas on Sunday night and met with several heads of exhibition, including AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron, Regal CEO Eduardo Acuna and Cinemark CEO Sean Gamble, talking over the possibility of putting more Netflix films into theaters. More details: mrf.lu/vZRv Photo: Getty Images

Netflix has cut back its output of original movies by more than 50% from four years ago. (It still releases the most original movies of any company.)

Indian singer Asha Bhosle, whose voice was heard in hundreds of Bollywood films and whose impact extended into the West, has died at the age of 92 rollingstone.com/music/music-ne…

Breaking News: More than 1,000 actors, writers and directors, including many Hollywood heavyweights, signed a letter opposing Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. nyti.ms/48xL8C3

“You, Me & Tuscany” earned $3.1 million domestically on opening day. The rom-com's North American total is expected to reach $8.3 million by Sunday. bit.ly/4dHtqzs

Asha Bhosle: The sound of Bollywood dies aged 92 bbc.in/41sVRKg

Starting in December, all men aged 18-to-25 will be automatically registered for the military draft. They’ll be added to the Selective Service System, an independent government agency that keeps a list of all eligible Americans. For decades, the majority of men would register themselves, or face a felony. Congress tucked the rule change into a bipartisan defense bill that President Donald Trump signed into law in late 2025. It comes as enrollment has slipped in recent years, even as worries about conflicts with nations like China and Russia have grown. There has not been a military draft since the Vietnam War.

“You, Me & Tuscany” producer Will Packer is responding to a viral X conversation sparked by filmmaker Nina Lee (@NinaSerafina) about what the film’s box office could signal for the future of original, Black-led rom-coms: “It matters for the Nina Lee’s of the world and for audiences that want to see films like this get made,” Packer tells Variety. “Hollywood watches and then they react. Hollywood will react to the audiences more so than audiences realize; they have the power to dictate what’s made in Hollywood. You vote with your dollars.” Universal’s “You, Me & Tuscany,” one of the few Black-led rom-coms from a major studio to hit theaters in recent years, releases this weekend. “If the dollars make sense, then you’ll see more of it and Hollywood will change and adjust,” Packer explains. “So, I am trying to do my part to be successful in a language that Hollywood understands — which is not really the language of social justice, it’s really the language of economics.” Read the full story: variety.com/2026/film/news…

Melina Matsoukas to Direct 'Parable of the Sower' for Warner Bros. (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2026/film/news…

So let’s make more movies for and about them!!

“The Housemaid” author Freida McFadden has unveiled her true identity. She said her real name is Sara Cohen, and she works as a brain doctor when not writing books: “I’m at a point in my career when I’m tired of this being a secret. I’m tired of people debating if I’m a real person or if I’m three men. I am a real person and I have a real identity and I don’t have anything to hide.” variety.com/2026/film/news…

Gen Z is now the most active cinemagoing demographic. “What’s especially notable is how strongly they value the shared, communal aspect of the experience, reinforcing that theaters continue to play an important role as a social destination for younger audiences.” (variety.com/2026/film/box-…)

EXCLUSIVE: What’s in the new WGA Deal: • $321M added to health fund • Higher health premiums and deductibles • Higher viewership bonus in streaming • AI meetings, but no deal on pay for AI training • Measures to discourage producers from asking for free work variety.com/2026/film/news…

Hollywood is hemorrhaging TV jobs, and not because of AI — here's how corporate greed is pushing the industry to the brink. rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-m…