The business of Hollywood was in trouble long before the earth-rattling news that Netflix had inked a $72 billion takeover of Warner Bros. And while the deal is widely seen as a coup by Netflix, once a scrappy startup that had to fight to be taken seriously,

At the dawn of this century, Al Pacino starred in "S1m0ne," a satire about a down-on-his-luck director who creates a computer-generated "star" that conquers Hollywood. Fast forward nearly 25 years, and it appears that real life has caught up with the movies, with the introduction of an AI-generated actress named Tilly Norwood.

After another wild year for the industry, the women making the biggest impact across film and television reveal their predictions for Hollywood 2026, discuss the perks and pains of AI and even pitch their dream storylines for The Studio.

These days, attracting a microconstituency of dedicated viewers can be enough to make a hit, as proven by the horror-video-game adaptation.

To my knowledge, Tarantino hasn’t randomly attacked many beloved actors in precisely this way before. But Dano isn’t even the only actor Tarantino disparages in this particular interview. Tarantino also tells Ellis that he doesn’t “care for” the work of Owen Wilson and Matthew Lillard.

The future of Hollywood depends in part on a battle between two Davids: Zaslav, who has agreed to sell Warner Bros. and HBO to Netflix; and Ellison, who has opposed the sale and launched a hostile takeover bid.

A number of studios had passed on the film. The reviews made them think they might be missing an opportunity, Alissa said, and created a “trickle-down effect.” Over the next few years, studios produced “Soul,” the latest “Knives Out” and the Oscar-winning “Conclave.”

The Hollywood Reporter won 13 first-place prizes at the 18th annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards, including Angie Han being named TV critic of the year. The awards, overseen by the Los Angeles Press Club, were handed out at an awards gala held Sunday night at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.

Famed Hollywood liberals including Aaron Sorkin, Will Ferrell, Jeff Bridges and Danny DeVito have lined up to bankroll Sherrod Brown, undercutting his working-class brand in 2026.

A dusty town in the parched northeast has become the nation’s show business destination. But climate change and technology are posing new challenges there.