The Headlines

Updates from the film & entertainment industry

🎥 Films, TV & Streaming

Huge win for SAG-AFTRA and unions everywhere. After 118 days, THE STRIKE IS OVER. Key details:

• The contract is valued at over 1 BILLION dollars.

• Minimum compensation increase.

• AI rights protection (this was key)

• Streaming service participation bonus (huge)

• Pension & health benefits raise

• Increase in wage for background performers & protection for diverse communities

Because of this deal, the small actors who have devoted their life to entertainment will now be able to do so under protection with a livable wage. Congratulations to the union, to those who were at the picket lines and to those who made countless sacrifices to fight for the better. The entertainment industry is BACK. This is where the fun begins.

Read more details here.

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• The Stranger Things writers are teasing Season 5 - releasing the script for the first scene. I know I’m a nerd, but this gave me chills.

• The Bear has been renewed for S3…duh.

• Shrek 5 is now rumored to release in 2025 due to an NBCUniversal employee listing the film for 2025 on her LinkedIn before editing it out. Tough look.

• A new study from USC found that Hispanic/Latino representation both in front and behind the camera has not improved in 16 years.

📽️ Must Watch

• Mean Girls | Official Trailer… this reboot from Tina Fey has a fun cast, with a musical twist?

The Franchise Report

Comicbook content, big franchises and our favorite IPs

🦸‍♂️ Cape Shit & Franchises

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• New poster for the live action Avatar: The Last Airbender series on Netflix. The trailer is releasing today, so we’ll cover it this time next week.

• The Marvels is tracking as low as $60M for opening weekend…yikes.

• The trailer for Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire will be released this Sunday…and I will have watched it 100 times before next week’s edition.

• More fun Rebel Moon worldbuilding, featuring an upcoming animated series, a comic book and a narrative podcast - all set in the years before the film. 800 years of in-world mythology. This is my shit.

📽️ Must Watch

• Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | Teaser… I write a newsletter about movies and had no idea we were getting another Ghostbusters movie but I AM IN.

• Echo | Official Trailer… Is Marvel back??? Rated TV-MA series and a gritty street-level crime. More, please.

The Gaming Industry

Updates from the world of gaming & esports

In a tweet that now has over 136 MILLION impressions, Rockstar has announced that they will release the first trailer for the next Grand Theft Auto game in early December. This will no doubt be the most anticipated game of our lifetime.

It’s been 10 years since GTAV was released. I have vivid memories of living with my roommates in college, buying a couple of 30s and pulling multiple TVs into the same room so we could all play the game together. Stoked for this journey. Will cover this as more comes out.

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• A live-action Legend of Zelda film is being produced by Sony with Wes Ball to direct.

• Star Wars has released a DLC game for Minecraft called Path of the Jedi, where you adventure as a Padawan during the Clone Wars.

The Quick Hits

⚡ What To Watch

Akira | Anime & Sci-Fi | Hulu

Clandestine army activities threaten the war-torn city of Neo-Tokyo when a mysterious child with powerful psychic abilities escapes his prison and inadvertently draws a violent motorcycle gang into a heinous web of experimentation.

Worldbuilding turned up to a ten. Absurd animation. 90s style anime cyberpunk action. I’m not sure what else I need to say here for you to check it out…just do it and thank me later.

“The future is not a straight line. It is filled with many crossroads. There must be a future that we can choose for ourselves.”

📺 My Watchlist

Loki S2 E5 - This is the best piece of content the MCU has produced…maybe ever? Genuinely interesting, creative and exciting. Watch if you haven’t.

Gen V S1 Finale - The finale felt a tad off compared to the rest of the show, but it still stuck the landing and I can’t wait to see what comes next.

Invincible S2 Premiere - I just really missed this show. It looks like the production value skyrocketed and the storylines they’re setting up have me intrigued.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 - Made it to the third act - thoroughly enjoying my time with this. I’m unsure if the story is as good as the first, but the gameplay here is incredible.

Fortnite OG - Nostalgia at its finest. Feels great to play a simplified Fortnite again on this fantastic map. Jump in.

💣 The Timeline

• Extremely sad fact about sharks…I wish there was something we could do.

• ‘Babe, put on that dress I like.’

• Now that Disney bought Hulu…PUT IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN KINGDOM HEARTS YOU COWARDS.

• Intense moment from a Dungeons & Dragons campaign…this makes me want to play.

• If my wife is reading this…please buy me this winking Spidey Mask for Christmas.

• Actors that Hollywood tried to make happen, but failed. Good list.

🐦 Tweet of the Week
Ben without Dunkin feels dystopian…we have to fix this.

👀 Keep An Eye Out

• Nov 09 | Loki S2 Finale

• Nov 10 | Invincible S2 E2

• Nov 10 | The Marvels

• Nov 10 | The Holdovers