7 Studio Chiefs, 1 Room; HBO Max Guide; ‘GoT’ Prequel; AT&T Intrigue; New THR Cover

What's news: THR gathers the seven top film executives in one room for a freewheeling conversation, a complete guide to WarnerMedia's HBO Max reveal, Spider-Man and Quentin Tarantino boost Sony Pictures' bottom line, why $0 is the new magic number for streaming services. Plus: Remembering John Witherspoon. --Alex Weprin [The Hollywood Reporter]( [The Hollywood Reporter]( Today In Entertainment OCTOBER 30, 2019 What's news: THR gathers the seven top film executives in one room for a freewheeling conversation, a complete guide to WarnerMedia's HBO Max reveal, Spider-Man and Quentin Tarantino boost Sony Pictures' bottom line, why $0 is the new magic number for streaming services. Plus: Remembering John Witherspoon. --Alex Weprin What's news: THR gathers the seven top film executives in one room for a freewheeling conversation, a complete guide to WarnerMedia's HBO Max reveal, Spider-Man and Quentin Tarantino boost Sony Pictures' bottom line, why $0 is the new magic number for streaming services. Plus: Remembering John Witherspoon. --Alex Weprin Studio Chief Summit [On the cover](: For the first time, Warner Bros.' Toby Emmerich, Paramount's Jim Gianopulos, Disney's Alan Horn, Universal's Donna Langley, Sony's Tom Rothman, Amazon's Jennifer Salke and Netflix's Scott Stuber gather to debate streaming service ratings, movie star value, China censorship, onscreen violence and the future of a fraught business, in conversation with Hollywood Reporter editorial director Matthew Belloni. Some of the highlights... --On Disney's library-driven strategy. Alan Horn: "There is no question that we, at some point, are going to run out of the kinds of films like Aladdin or Lion King. We have taken a step past that now, so Maleficent is a step away from Sleeping Beauty, and Cruella (2021) is a step away from 101 Dalmatians. But there is no question it's a finite universe." --Is there is any movie star that is as important as strong IP? Tom Rothman: "Yeah, I think there are lots of movie stars. It's one of the great myths propagated out there that movie stars don't matter. I would say movie stars in the right role with the right property matter more than ever before." --On streaming viewership metrics: Scott Stuber: "We are definitely, as a company, moving more … and you will see more [viewership transparency]. We do it in some of our earnings reports, and we are going to be doing it more and more because that filmmaker and that actor and that actress want to know that their movie got out there globally in a big way." --On whether the new streaming services could shift theatrical windows. Donna Langley: "[W]e all know that it's a nonstarter for the companies to have the conversation with exhibition. Our agendas are not aligned at all. And ultimately, it might be the consumer, the audience that speaks. Particularly as more services come online. The business model may just shift to such a degree that it winds up becoming so obvious that something has to change." Much more, including the films that got away, Hollywood's relationship with China, and Joker, [in the cover story](. The complete guide to HBO Max +The details: HBO Max will launch in May 2020 (an ad-supported version will come later), with more than 10,000 hours of content, including 88 original series in 2021. It will be priced at $14.99 (the same as HBO), with AT&T forecasting 75-90 million global subscribers (including 50 million U.S. subscribers) by 2025. The company will spend $4 billion over the next three years to build out the library. "We're all in," WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey said Tuesday. [The story](. +Two big pickups: Amid a flurry of news from the launch presentation, two programming announcements stood out from the pack. On the originals side, HBO's Casey Bloys announced that Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon was getting a straight-to-series order (apparently at the expense of another Thrones spinoff. More below). The series, created by Thrones author George R.R. Martin and Ryan Condal, is set 300 years before the original, and is focused on House Targaryen. [The story](. The other big pickup was an acquisition: the complete South Park library. All 23 seasons of the Comedy Central show, as well as three future seasons, will stream exclusively on HBO Max in a deal said to be worth as much as $500 million. Reports of the bidding war for the show had leaked earlier this month. [The story](. +Natalie Jarvey emails from the HBO Max launch event: "WarnerMedia invited press and investors to the Warner Bros. lot on Tuesday to unveil its entry into the streaming wars, HBO Max. But before executives took the stage to outline the future of the company, they took pains to remind attendees about its past. As guests were being whisked to Studio 21 for the presentation, they were treated to mini tours of the lot. The drivers pointed out the former sets of Friends and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation — two projects that, conveniently, will both be available on HBO Max when it launches in May. The event then kicked off with a Morgan Freeman-narrated video that detailed the origins of AT&T and showed off the deep bench of media brands that it acquired when it spent $85 billion to purchase WarnerMedia in 2018." +The programming: WarnerMedia wants to insulate the HBO brand, so original shows will either be "HBO" shows, or "Max Originals." Here is all the new programming announced Tuesday: Greg Berlanti, the producer behind The CW's rapidly expanding Arrow-verse has set [two DC Comics-inspired series]( at HBO Max, including a new take on Green Lantern and anthology Strange Adventures... Elizabeth Banks, Issa Rae and Mindy Kaling are all [developing comedies]( at HBO Max... A [slate of animated shows](featuring characters from Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera will be coming to HBO Max, including a mashup series, Jellystone... Also: TBS late night host Conan O'Brien [will produce a series]( of stand-up comedy specials for the service... Rick and Morty, the popular Adult Swim animated show, [will stream on HBO Max](at launch... Raised by Wolves, directed and produced by Ridley Scott, is [moving to the streaming platform]( after it was originally picked up a year ago at TNT... On the feature film front, the service[will release]( the long-gestating Warner Bros. feature Bobbie Sue... [The complete guide to HBO Max's programming](. +About that price point: The $14.99 price is a blessing and a curse for AT&T (Jarvey emails that when the price was announced, there was no applause in the room, unlike the response at Disney's and Apple's streaming events). On the one hand, it is more expensive than its competitors, on the other hand, the company can convert HBO's 35 million subscribers into HBO Max subscribers. That being said, the company has to renegotiate deals with distributors to do so for most subscribers. About 10 million HBO subscribers will get Max at no charge at launch. "AT&T should have led with the price and then spent 3 hours proving how incredible the value would be," analyst Matthew Ball [tweeted.]( +WarnerMedia will bring HBO Max international, starting with Latin America and Europe, where the company already has a presence. It may also bring HBO Max to these countries through partnerships with local companies, forgoing a direct relationship. Case in point: this morning Canada's Bell Media is announcing a deal [for all of HBO Max's original programming](. And on a related note to HBO Max and AT&T... Studio Chief Summit [On the cover](: For the first time, Warner Bros.' Toby Emmerich, Paramount's Jim Gianopulos, Disney's Alan Horn, Universal's Donna Langley, Sony's Tom Rothman, Amazon's Jennifer Salke and Netflix's Scott Stuber gather to debate streaming service ratings, movie star value, China censorship, onscreen violence and the future of a fraught business, in conversation with Hollywood Reporter editorial director Matthew Belloni. Some of the highlights... --On Disney's library-driven strategy. Alan Horn: "There is no question that we, at some point, are going to run out of the kinds of films like Aladdin or Lion King. We have taken a step past that now, so Maleficent is a step away from Sleeping Beauty, and Cruella (2021) is a step away from 101 Dalmatians. But there is no question it's a finite universe." --Is there is any movie star that is as important as strong IP? Tom Rothman: "Yeah, I think there are lots of movie stars. It's one of the great myths propagated out there that movie stars don't matter. I would say movie stars in the right role with the right property matter more than ever before." --On streaming viewership metrics: Scott Stuber: "We are definitely, as a company, moving more … and you will see more [viewership transparency]. We do it in some of our earnings reports, and we are going to be doing it more and more because that filmmaker and that actor and that actress want to know that their movie got out there globally in a big way." --On whether the new streaming services could shift theatrical windows. Donna Langley: "[W]e all know that it's a nonstarter for the companies to have the conversation with exhibition. Our agendas are not aligned at all. And ultimately, it might be the consumer, the audience that speaks. Particularly as more services come online. The business model may just shift to such a degree that it winds up becoming so obvious that something has to change." Much more, including the films that got away, Hollywood's relationship with China, and Joker, [in the cover story](. The complete guide to HBO Max +The details: HBO Max will launch in May 2020 (an ad-supported version will come later), with more than 10,000 hours of content, including 88 original series in 2021. It will be priced at $14.99 (the same as HBO), with AT&T forecasting 75-90 million global subscribers (including 50 million U.S. subscribers) by 2025. The company will spend $4 billion over the next three years to build out the library. "We're all in," WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey said Tuesday. [The story](. +Two big pickups: Amid a flurry of news from the launch presentation, two programming announcements stood out from the pack. On the originals side, HBO's Casey Bloys announced that Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon was getting a straight-to-series order (apparently at the expense of another Thrones spinoff. More below). The series, created by Thrones author George R.R. Martin and Ryan Condal, is set 300 years before the original, and is focused on House Targaryen. [The story](. The other big pickup was an acquisition: the complete South Park library. All 23 seasons of the Comedy Central show, as well as three future seasons, will stream exclusively on HBO Max in a deal said to be worth as much as $500 million. Reports of the bidding war for the show had leaked earlier this month. [The story](. +Natalie Jarvey emails from the HBO Max launch event: "WarnerMedia invited press and investors to the Warner Bros. lot on Tuesday to unveil its entry into the streaming wars, HBO Max. But before executives took the stage to outline the future of the company, they took pains to remind attendees about its past. As guests were being whisked to Studio 21 for the presentation, they were treated to mini tours of the lot. The drivers pointed out the former sets of Friends and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation — two projects that, conveniently, will both be available on HBO Max when it launches in May. The event then kicked off with a Morgan Freeman-narrated video that detailed the origins of AT&T and showed off the deep bench of media brands that it acquired when it spent $85 billion to purchase WarnerMedia in 2018." +The programming: WarnerMedia wants to insulate the HBO brand, so original shows will either be "HBO" shows, or "Max Originals." Here is all the new programming announced Tuesday: Greg Berlanti, the producer behind The CW's rapidly expanding Arrow-verse has set [two DC Comics-inspired series]( at HBO Max, including a new take on Green Lantern and anthology Strange Adventures... Elizabeth Banks, Issa Rae and Mindy Kaling are all [developing comedies]( at HBO Max... A [slate of animated shows](featuring characters from Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera will be coming to HBO Max, including a mashup series, Jellystone... Also: TBS late night host Conan O'Brien [will produce a series]( of stand-up comedy specials for the service... Rick and Morty, the popular Adult Swim animated show, [will stream on HBO Max](at launch... Raised by Wolves, directed and produced by Ridley Scott, is [moving to the streaming platform]( after it was originally picked up a year ago at TNT... On the feature film front, the service[will release]( the long-gestating Warner Bros. feature Bobbie Sue... [The complete guide to HBO Max's programming](. +About that price point: The $14.99 price is a blessing and a curse for AT&T (Jarvey emails that when the price was announced, there was no applause in the room, unlike the response at Disney's and Apple's streaming events). On the one hand, it is more expensive than its competitors, on the other hand, the company can convert HBO's 35 million subscribers into HBO Max subscribers. That being said, the company has to renegotiate deals with distributors to do so for most subscribers. About 10 million HBO subscribers will get Max at no charge at launch. "AT&T should have led with the price and then spent 3 hours proving how incredible the value would be," analyst Matthew Ball [tweeted.]( +WarnerMedia will bring HBO Max international, starting with Latin America and Europe, where the company already has a presence. It may also bring HBO Max to these countries through partnerships with local companies, forgoing a direct relationship. Case in point: this morning Canada's Bell Media is announcing a deal [for all of HBO Max's original programming](. And on a related note to HBO Max and AT&T... [Activist Investor Backs Off On AT&T] Activist Investor Backs Off On AT&T ►AT&T's HBO Max reveal adds intrigue to activist investor war. With AT&T at least signaling that it's in sync with activist investor Elliott Management following tensions between the conglomerate and the hedge fund, John Stankey would appear to be safe from further critiques about mismanagement of media assets including DirecTV, which sparked the most condemnation from Elliott. Tatiana Siegel reports that Elliott was appeased by AT&T's intention to find a new WarnerMedia CEO and allow Stankey to focus on his larger role in the top echelon of the parent company. "It's a win because John Stankey will have a yearlong job interview for AT&T CEO in which he'll have to perform," a source tells her. Meanwhile, AT&T has begun a search for a new WarnerMedia leader and is said to be considering internal candidates. [The story.]( ►Spider-Man, Quentin Tarantino boost Sony's bottom line. Sony Pictures posted a 67 percent jump in profit to $366 million for the July to September quarter, Sony Corp. announced in Tokyo on Wednesday. The film unit was boosted by the release during the quarter of Spider-Man: Far From Home, which took more than $1.1 billion globally, and Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which logged nearly $360 million. [The story](. ►Bombshell to open a week early. Looking to build word of mouth, Lionsgate has decided to release Jay Roach's Bombshell a week early in select theaters. The high-profile Fox News sexual harassment drama — starring Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie — will begin its limited run on Dec. 13 before opening nationwide on Dec. 20 as previously planned. [More](. Elsewhere in film... --Disney Animation Studios' tentpole sequel Frozen II [has locked down]( its release date in China, Nov. 22. --Netflix is getting into the holiday spirit, [greenlighting a sequel]( to the Vanessa Hudgens-starrer The Princess Switch, called The Princess Switch: Switched Again. --Edward Norton [debuts Motherless Brooklyn in L.A.](, asks audience to "suspend disbelief." --Star Wars, inclusion and a[future beyond]( the Game of Thrones duo. In other streaming news... ^Why $0 is a magic number for Disney+, Apple TV+ and HBO Max. For new entrants to the streaming wars, a clear plan has emerged in the fight to take on Netflix and its 158 million subscribers worldwide. The strategy? Go free. Hence, Verizon's deal to give Disney+ away for free to unlimited subscribers, AT&T's decision to offer HBO Max at no extra charge to millions of HBO subscribers, and Apple giving away a year of Apple TV+. [The story.]( +Sony shutters PlayStation Vue. Vue was Sony's live video bundle, competing with services like YouTube TV, Hulu with live TV, and Sling TV. The company announced the move in a blog post in which it acknowledged, "unfortunately, the highly competitive pay TV industry, with expensive content and network deals, has been slower to change than we expected." [The story](. +When will Netflix finally end its cash burn? Analysts surveyed by THR's Georg Szalai forecast the firm will close its cash gap between 2021 and 2024. Analysts also see Netflix turning profitable in more international markets as it grows subscribers there, further reducing its cash burn. [The story](. +Peak streaming TV: The upsides and challenges for the four new services. [More](. +Also: Here's Jackie Strause's report from Apple's The Morning Show premiere in New York City. Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston on how #MeToo empowered Apple's Morning Show: "The entire system changed." [The report](. And: What the critics are saying Apple's Jason Mamoa-led drama See. [The review roundup](. ►HBO's other Game of Thrones prequel has its own "Red Wedding." The untitled prequel from Jane Goldman is not moving forward at the channel. The concept was said to focus on the "Age of Heroes" and the first ever battle between man and White Walker. Goldman e-mailed the cast to share the news Tuesday, before WarnerMedia announced the other Thrones prequel House of the Dragon was getting picked up to series. [The story](. Elsewhere in TV... --Sony is taking a food-centric spinoff of The Dr. Oz Show, called The Good Dish, [to the syndication market](. --CNN's newest pro-Trump contributor [has already]( landed himself in hot water. --Netflix [has confirmed]( it will be leasing additional space in Amsterdam for a new, bigger HQ for its Europe, Middle East and Africa operations. --Katee Sackhoff's Another Life [has been renewed]( for Season two on Netflix. Meanwhile: AMC has shut the doors of Lodge 49, [canceling the series]( after two seasons. Activist Investor Backs Off On AT&T ►AT&T's HBO Max reveal adds intrigue to activist investor war. With AT&T at least signaling that it's in sync with activist investor Elliott Management following tensions between the conglomerate and the hedge fund, John Stankey would appear to be safe from further critiques about mismanagement of media assets including DirecTV, which sparked the most condemnation from Elliott. Tatiana Siegel reports that Elliott was appeased by AT&T's intention to find a new WarnerMedia CEO and allow Stankey to focus on his larger role in the top echelon of the parent company. "It's a win because John Stankey will have a yearlong job interview for AT&T CEO in which he'll have to perform," a source tells her. Meanwhile, AT&T has begun a search for a new WarnerMedia leader and is said to be considering internal candidates. [The story.]( ►Spider-Man, Quentin Tarantino boost Sony's bottom line. Sony Pictures posted a 67 percent jump in profit to $366 million for the July to September quarter, Sony Corp. announced in Tokyo on Wednesday. The film unit was boosted by the release during the quarter of Spider-Man: Far From Home, which took more than $1.1 billion globally, and Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which logged nearly $360 million. [The story](. ►Bombshell to open a week early. Looking to build word of mouth, Lionsgate has decided to release Jay Roach's Bombshell a week early in select theaters. The high-profile Fox News sexual harassment drama — starring Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie — will begin its limited run on Dec. 13 before opening nationwide on Dec. 20 as previously planned. [More](. Elsewhere in film... --Disney Animation Studios' tentpole sequel Frozen II [has locked down]( its release date in China, Nov. 22. --Netflix is getting into the holiday spirit, [greenlighting a sequel]( to the Vanessa Hudgens-starrer The Princess Switch, called The Princess Switch: Switched Again. --Edward Norton [debuts Motherless Brooklyn in L.A.](, asks audience to "suspend disbelief." --Star Wars, inclusion and a[future beyond]( the Game of Thrones duo. In other streaming news... ^Why $0 is a magic number for Disney+, Apple TV+ and HBO Max. For new entrants to the streaming wars, a clear plan has emerged in the fight to take on Netflix and its 158 million subscribers worldwide. The strategy? Go free. Hence, Verizon's deal to give Disney+ away for free to unlimited subscribers, AT&T's decision to offer HBO Max at no extra charge to millions of HBO subscribers, and Apple giving away a year of Apple TV+. [The story.]( +Sony shutters PlayStation Vue. Vue was Sony's live video bundle, competing with services like YouTube TV, Hulu with live TV, and Sling TV. The company announced the move in a blog post in which it acknowledged, "unfortunately, the highly competitive pay TV industry, with expensive content and network deals, has been slower to change than we expected." [The story](. +When will Netflix finally end its cash burn? Analysts surveyed by THR's Georg Szalai forecast the firm will close its cash gap between 2021 and 2024. Analysts also see Netflix turning profitable in more international markets as it grows subscribers there, further reducing its cash burn. [The story](. +Peak streaming TV: The upsides and challenges for the four new services. [More](. +Also: Here's Jackie Strause's report from Apple's The Morning Show premiere in New York City. Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston on how #MeToo empowered Apple's Morning Show: "The entire system changed." [The report](. And: What the critics are saying Apple's Jason Mamoa-led drama See. [The review roundup](. ►HBO's other Game of Thrones prequel has its own "Red Wedding." The untitled prequel from Jane Goldman is not moving forward at the channel. The concept was said to focus on the "Age of Heroes" and the first ever battle between man and White Walker. Goldman e-mailed the cast to share the news Tuesday, before WarnerMedia announced the other Thrones prequel House of the Dragon was getting picked up to series. [The story](. Elsewhere in TV... --Sony is taking a food-centric spinoff of The Dr. Oz Show, called The Good Dish, [to the syndication market](. --CNN's newest pro-Trump contributor [has already]( landed himself in hot water. --Netflix [has confirmed]( it will be leasing additional space in Amsterdam for a new, bigger HQ for its Europe, Middle East and Africa operations. --Katee Sackhoff's Another Life [has been renewed]( for Season two on Netflix. Meanwhile: AMC has shut the doors of Lodge 49, [canceling the series]( after two seasons. [John Witherspoon, 1949-2019] John Witherspoon, 1949-2019 ►John Witherspoon, the prolific comic actor who starred in the cult Friday franchise as well as his long stint on The Wayan Bros. and The Tracy Morgan Show, has died. He was 77. "It is with deep sadness we have to tweet this, but our husband & father John Witherspoon has passed away," a statement from the family said. "He was a Legend in the entertainment industry, and a father figure to all who watched him over the years. We love you 'POPS' always & forever." [The obituary](. In other news... --Prince's book agent Esther  Newberg [reveals an unconventional path]( to Beautiful Ones. --Responding to anonymous whistleblower allegations that Mattel made historical accounting errors, the Hot Wheels and Barbie toymaker on Tuesday said CFO Joseph Euteneuer is [leaving the company]( after a transition period of up to six months. --Electronic Arts [has partnered]( with Valve to bring its subscription service, EA Access, to Steam, an online storefront for video games. Also: FIFA, Madden in-game purchasing [fueled a revenue boost]( for EA in its latest quarter. --The Getty Fire burning in Los Angeles [increased in size]( to 658 acres overnight, Mayor Eric Garcetti said Tuesday morning. ►NBCUniversal says women are not silenced by NDAs, but payout terms stay secret. Marisa Guthrie speaks to legal experts about the company's statement last week, and how laws have changed in the wake of the #MeToo movement. “#MeToo has really changed the playing field,” notes Ann Fromholz, whose California-based firm specializes in employment law. “Before the #MeToo movement and the backlash against these settlement agreements, it was almost universal that confidentiality agreements covered the terms of the agreement but also the facts of the complaint.” [The story](. Bombshell star Charlize Theron is [set to receive]( the career achievement award at the Hollywood Film Awards next month... Pink [will receive]( the People's Champion Award at the 2019 People's Choice Awards.... Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite, Sameh Zoabi's Tel Aviv on Fire and Niclas Bendixen's Ditte & Louise [are the three candidates]( for best European comedy at this year's European Film Awards... The Art Directors Guild revealed Tuesday that production designer Stephen Myles Berger [will be honored]( with a Lifetime Achievement award from the Set Designers and Model Makers Council... Armando Iannucci's fresh retelling of the Charles Dickens classic The Personal History of David Copperfield [leads the pack of nominees]( for this year's British Independent Film Awards... Tokyo Film Festival: Tokyo Festival chief Takeo Hisamatsu [talks new animation section](, Netflix and "quality issue" of Japanese films... Casting roundup: Paul Schrader[has tapped]( Oscar Isaac for his next feature, revenge thriller The Card Counter... Kelly Marie Tran [is joining]( the voice cast of DreamWorks' The Croods 2, the follow-up to the 2013 animated film about a caveman family... Amy Poehler's sophomore feature for Netflix [has added]( two more to its cast, with Patrick Schwarzenegger set and Ike Barinholtz in final talks to join Moxie... Nicolas Cage [will star]( in a twisted theme park thriller called Wally's Wonderland... Awards Chatter podcast: In this episode Scott Feinberg sits down with Shia LaBeouf, the star of Alma Har'el's Honey Boy. [Listen](. What else we're reading... --"Who is Disney’s next CEO? It may be streaming head Kevin Mayer" [[Bloomberg](] --"NCAA clears way for athletes to profit from names, images and likenesses" [[ESPN](] --"What kind of TV network does Apple want to be?" [[LA Times](] --"Hostilities rise inside G/O Media over autoplay video ads and politics" [[WSJ](] From the archives... On Oct. 30, 1963, Paramount held the premiere of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward's A New Kind of Love in New York. The film went on to be nominated for two Oscars — costume design and music — at the 36th Academy Awards. [The Hollywood Reporter's original review](. Today's birthdays: Ashley Graham, 32, Ben Bailey, 49, Henry Winkler, 74, Ivanka Trump, 38, Joe Berlinger, 58, Kevin Pollak, 62, Larry Wilmore, 58. John Witherspoon, 1949-2019 ►John Witherspoon, the prolific comic actor who starred in the cult Friday franchise as well as his long stint on The Wayan Bros. and The Tracy Morgan Show, has died. He was 77. "It is with deep sadness we have to tweet this, but our husband & father John Witherspoon has passed away," a statement from the family said. "He was a Legend in the entertainment industry, and a father figure to all who watched him over the years. We love you 'POPS' always & forever." [The obituary](. In other news... --Prince's book agent Esther  Newberg [reveals an unconventional path]( to Beautiful Ones. --Responding to anonymous whistleblower allegations that Mattel made historical accounting errors, the Hot Wheels and Barbie toymaker on Tuesday said CFO Joseph Euteneuer is [leaving the company]( after a transition period of up to six months. --Electronic Arts [has partnered]( with Valve to bring its subscription service, EA Access, to Steam, an online storefront for video games. Also: FIFA, Madden in-game purchasing [fueled a revenue boost]( for EA in its latest quarter. --The Getty Fire burning in Los Angeles [increased in size]( to 658 acres overnight, Mayor Eric Garcetti said Tuesday morning. ►NBCUniversal says women are not silenced by NDAs, but payout terms stay secret. Marisa Guthrie speaks to legal experts about the company's statement last week, and how laws have changed in the wake of the #MeToo movement. “#MeToo has really changed the playing field,” notes Ann Fromholz, whose California-based firm specializes in employment law. “Before the #MeToo movement and the backlash against these settlement agreements, it was almost universal that confidentiality agreements covered the terms of the agreement but also the facts of the complaint.” [The story](. Bombshell star Charlize Theron is [set to receive]( the career achievement award at the Hollywood Film Awards next month... Pink [will receive]( the People's Champion Award at the 2019 People's Choice Awards.... Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite, Sameh Zoabi's Tel Aviv on Fire and Niclas Bendixen's Ditte & Louise [are the three candidates]( for best European comedy at this year's European Film Awards... The Art Directors Guild revealed Tuesday that production designer Stephen Myles Berger [will be honored]( with a Lifetime Achievement award from the Set Designers and Model Makers Council... Armando Iannucci's fresh retelling of the Charles Dickens classic The Personal History of David Copperfield [leads the pack of nominees]( for this year's British Independent Film Awards... Tokyo Film Festival: Tokyo Festival chief Takeo Hisamatsu [talks new animation section](, Netflix and "quality issue" of Japanese films... Casting roundup: Paul Schrader[has tapped]( Oscar Isaac for his next feature, revenge thriller The Card Counter... Kelly Marie Tran [is joining]( the voice cast of DreamWorks' The Croods 2, the follow-up to the 2013 animated film about a caveman family... Amy Poehler's sophomore feature for Netflix [has added]( two more to its cast, with Patrick Schwarzenegger set and Ike Barinholtz in final talks to join Moxie... Nicolas Cage [will star]( in a twisted theme park thriller called Wally's Wonderland... Awards Chatter podcast: In this episode Scott Feinberg sits down with Shia LaBeouf, the star of Alma Har'el's Honey Boy. [Listen](. What else we're reading... --"Who is Disney’s next CEO? It may be streaming head Kevin Mayer" [[Bloomberg](] --"NCAA clears way for athletes to profit from names, images and likenesses" [[ESPN](] --"What kind of TV network does Apple want to be?" [[LA Times](] --"Hostilities rise inside G/O Media over autoplay video ads and politics" [[WSJ](] From the archives... On Oct. 30, 1963, Paramount held the premiere of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward's A New Kind of Love in New York. The film went on to be nominated for two Oscars — costume design and music — at the 36th Academy Awards. [The Hollywood Reporter's original review](. Today's birthdays: Ashley Graham, 32, Ben Bailey, 49, Henry Winkler, 74, Ivanka Trump, 38, Joe Berlinger, 58, Kevin Pollak, 62, Larry Wilmore, 58. 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