If I weren’t a lawyer, I’d be … “Living by a stream with a fly rod in my hand.” I hate to say it, but I’m a believer in the possibilities to the metaverse and Web 3.0.”

The metaverse, Mark Zuckerberg notwithstanding, is an opportunity for content creators and merchandizers. Hollywood’s next change is … “I think we’re at the beginning of yet another tech revolution. “The theatrical business is still contracting, and it’s about superhero movies and scary movies,” Fox notes. Allison Miller ( Angelyne) renewed her overall deal with UCP, and showrunners Tony Phelan and Joan Rater built a slate that includes buzzy shows Cal Fire and A Small Light.

Lauren Schmidt Hissrich inked a multiyear overall deal with Netflix to expand the Witcher universe as well as write and produce other series. Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Mobasser Younger & Lightįox has a strong roster of empire builders - James Wan, Dan Lin, Christopher McQuarrie, Michael Sugar - but lately finds himself doing more work in TV. If not, it’s a never ending game of whack-a-mole.”

The talent is running after the company - look at the day-and-date fights - but the answer is for the top talent to become participants, to root for the company to do better, instead of continuing to fight the company’s efforts. Hollywood’s next change is … “Top talent needs to figure out a way to work with parent companies. If I weren’t a lawyer, I’d be … “A city planner or urban planner.” Elsewhere, Barry Jenkins signed a TV producing deal with HBO and HBO Max. “It’s a cat-and-mouse game.” Longtime client Juno Temple came into her own with renegotiations for Ted Lasso, and despite saying he was retiring, Steven Soderbergh made two film deals, including a return to the Magic Mike franchise. “Everything flows from that and to that,” he says. Lichter Grossman Nichols Adler Feldman & Clarkĭescribing the past year as a boom for the industry, Feldman notes that consolidation and how companies put content on streaming platforms are the big issues he and his clients deal with.

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