THR's Hot Venice Sales Titles
►Up for grabs. For the 79th Venice Film Festival, artistic director Alberto Barbera has put together one of the most well-curated lineups of his career. Both studios and streamers are well represented.
THR's
Scott Roxborough writes that while the fest has no official market, a handful of buzzy titles are sure to tempt global buyers.
The selection. —
Reshuffle. Tendo Nagenda is exiting his post at Netflix, where he has served as VP, original film for the past four years. Nagenda’s last day at the streamer will be Sept. 1. Nagenda’s exit comes as Netflix is looking to streamline its film operations. Under film head Scott Stuber, Kira Goldberg and Ori Marmur will now run the studio film team, which handles the streamers big-budgeted features.
The story. —
Important extension. One of the key members of HBO’s executive team has signed a long-term deal to stay with the premium cabler. Francesca Orsi, who heads up drama series and HBO Films, has extended her contract through 2026. Her extension follows that of HBO and HBO Max chief content officer Casey Bloys, who is signed through 2027.
The story. —
Big change. YouTube’s chief business officer Robert Kyncl is stepping down in October. Kyncl, a 12-year veteran at the company, will be succeeded by Mary Ellen Coe, currently the president of global customer solutions at Google, on Oct. 3.
The story. In other news... —
The Kardashians returns with S2 trailer —Daniel Radcliffe
transforms into “Weird Al” Yankovic in trailer for Roku “biopic” —
Thai Cave Rescue:
First trailer of Netflix docudrama captures local perspective —
The Handmaid’s Tale S5 trailer
shows June attempting to finish what she started —Issa Rae, Gabrielle Union to guest on
new Audible podcast Direct Deposit: What Happens When Black People Get Rich —SAG Awards:
Key dates set for lead-up to 29th ceremony —Neon to
release Oldboy in the U.S. for 20th Anniversary What else we're reading... —In light of the Hulu's new scripted series
Mike, David Smith reflects on the difficult legacy of Mike Tyson [
Guardian]
—More headaches for Ryan Kavanaugh: "Sony lawsuit claims Triller hasn’t paid in months but is still using its music catalog" [
Billboard]
—Yvonne Villarreal interviews the criminally underrated
Abbott Elementary star Sheryl Lee Ralph who is finally enjoying some well-deserved praise [
LAT]
—Oh: "Trademark filings suggest Apple may be securing ‘reality’ names for AR/VR headset" [
Bloomberg]
—Brianna Zigler writes that even 15 years later
Superbad remains an essential teen film [
Gawker]
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