YouTube-related content is batting a thousand at the box office. The most recent example was last weekend’s “The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act.” More than 2,200 theaters throughout the country showed the eighth episode and never-before-seen series finale of the zany online series from Australian animation studio Glitch Productions. The show follows a group … Read more
At the AI on the Lot media conference last week in Culver City, speakers laid out a view of artificial intelligence that was very much complementary to human workers. Artificial intelligence is a tool that must be wielded by humans, several said. The idea was to help skilled artists and production specialists do their jobs … Read more
It’s been a big year for Seth Rogen’s Point Grey Pictures. The 15-year-old production company founded by Rogen, his childhood friend and longtime collaborator Evan Goldberg and producer James Weaver is coming off a huge awards season for its comedy, “The Studio.” The Apple TV series, which simultaneously pokes fun at the institutions of Hollywood … Read more
Last week, news organizations and Disney bloggers learned that the Mouse House had filed building permits with the city of Anaheim related to a parking structure at Disneyland Resort. That immediately sparked rumors about a third park — a long-held dream of Walt Disney Co. fans who want to see more rides, themed areas and … Read more
Last year, studios and Hollywood labor unions lobbied hard to ensure animated movies and shows could compete for California’s expanded film and television tax credit program. The payoff came last week, when three animated movies were among the nearly 40 film projects that received a production incentive in the latest round of awards, the California … Read more
In a true blast from the past, NBC has ordered eight pilots, up from three each last year and the year before. It’s quite the turnaround from past years, as we’ve seen an industrywide downturn in orders of pilots — that first episode of a prospective TV show that allows networks to evaluate its merits … Read more
Last week, Josh D’Amaro faced investors for the first time as Walt Disney Co.’s chief executive during the company’s fiscal second-quarter earnings call. The call gave D’Amaro a chance to lay out his long-term plan for the Mouse House — one that focuses heavily on building an ecosystem around the Burbank media and entertainment giant’s … Read more