Amazon's Michael B. Jordan Deal; Did China's Wanda Cash In On AMC?; Super Bowl Roundup

[The Hollywood Reporter]( Today In Entertainment FEBRUARY 08, 2021 What's news: Where did all the Super Bowl movie trailers and streaming service commercials go? A Super Bowl roundup with everything that you may have missed yesterday, Michael B. Jordan's Outlier Society and Amazon strike a deal, The Little Things once again tops the box office, Trump barred from re-joining SAG-AFTRA, did China's Wanda cash in during AMC's stock surge? Plus: News from the Euro film fests, and what you may have missed on Saturday Night Live. --Alex Weprin [Super Bowl Roundup] Super Bowl Roundup The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, led by Tom Brady, handily beat the Kansas City Chiefs, led by Patrick Mahomes, in the Super Bowl yesterday 31-9. But you probably knew that already... +The trailers: 2021 is still makes with uncertainty as it relates to the theatrical film business, and that as reflected in the Super Bowl with far fewer trailers than normal. M. Night Shyamalan and Universal surprised with the [debut trailer for Old](, which will bow in theaters this summer... Universal also presented a trailer for F9: The Fast Saga, though notably it didn't specify a release date in the trailer, instead saying "In theaters soon"... Disney had a trailer [for Raya and the Last Dragon]( as well as one for [Falcon and the Winter Soldier](... +Fewer streamers too: In hindsight, last year's Super Bowl may have marked peak streaming service, at least when it comes to Super Bowl ads (remember Quibi's spot? Neither do I, but they had one). This year it was pretty much the Paramount+ and Disney+ show. Yes, YouTube sponsored the pre-game, but during the game itself, the only other ads for streaming services came from Disney, or ViacomCBS itself. --ViacomCBS used the game to turbocharge its forthcoming launch of Paramount+, airing a number of shot spots throughout the game, highlighting all of the characters and talent from its brands, as well as the fact that it will have live news and sports. The ad tracker MediaRadar says that ads for Paramount+ accounted for a third of all of ViacomCBS' house ads. Disney, meanwhile, teased a few upcoming projects (see above) and ran an ad for th "Disney Bundle" of Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu. +The halftime show: The Weeknd took the sole spotlight during the halftime show at the 2021 Super Bowl on Sunday. The performer (real name Abel Tesfaye) stayed true to his promise of his "solo act," and was not joined by any surprise celebrity performers during the show — if one doesn't count the several look-alike dancers with bandaged faces. [Here's what happened](. +The commercials: There were a bunch of commercials with well-known actors personalities. Daveed Diggs and the Sesame Street muppets (controversially!) starred in an [ad for DoorDash](... Jason Alexander (or, his face on a hoodie) starred in an [ad for Tide](... Winona Ryder and Timothe Chalamet starred in an Edward Scissorhands-themed [ad for Cadillac](... There was the Wayne's World [ad for Uber Eats]( and the "Flat Matthew [McConaughey]" [ad for Doritos](... Dan Levy, Will Ferrell, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, Nick Jonas, Bruce Springsteen and Amy Schumer also appears in ads. [CNBC has a complete list](... Also, Reddit bought a 5-second regional ad [making light]( of the stock market madness... +Critic's notebook: Daniel Fienberg writes that the evening was "boringly normal" despite, well, you know. "What was supposed to be a Super Bowl unlike any other ended up the exact same way as seven of the past 19 Super Bowls — namely with Tom Brady holding the trophy and everybody else complaining about Tom Brady." [Read more about Dan's thoughts on the halftime show, commercials and more, here](. +Meanwhile, it may be a good thing that CBS All Access isn't long for this world: The app crashed for many users ahead of the kickoff. The app, run by Super Bowl broadcaster CBS, was not working ahead of the start of the game for users trying to join the live stream. Many receive an error message that read: "Uh oh. An error has occurred, but we're working on fixing it. We'll be up and running again shortly!" Those already streaming the broadcast did not appear to be affected. Live streaming resumed a few minutes into the start of the game. A representative for CBS All Access confirmed that the issue had been resolved. [The story](. +Amanda Gorman's poem: Gorman read an original poem Sunday during the pregame festivities in Tampa, Florida. The poem was a tribute to three people for their contributions during the pandemic: educator Trimaine Davis, nurse manager Suzie Dorner and Marine veteran James Martin. [More](. +Related: Here's what else happened during the pre-game ceremonies. [More](. +Also: Tiffany Haddish hosted a virtual post-game concert for Verizon, and it kind of went off the rails, Chris Gardner reports. [More](. [Amazon and Michael B. Jordan Strike a Deal] Amazon and Michael B. Jordan Strike a Deal ►Amazon and Michael B. Jordan’s production banner, Outlier Society, have magnified their partnership, signing the actor and his company into a first-look film deal and an overall television deal. As the first order of business, Amazon has given a debut date for Jordan’s starring vehicle, Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse. The action thriller will launch globally on Amazon Prime Video on April 30, 2021. --Outlier is coming off a film deal with Warner Bros. Pictures, where it was housed since the beginning of January 2019, and set a first-look deal with Amazon a month later. The new deal now puts both divisions under one roof, and gives Amazon its newest double-barreled content supplier. [The story](. ►Box office: The Los Angeles-neo nor crime-drama The Little Things stayed atop the chart in is second weekend with $2.1 million for an estimated 10-day total of $7.8 million in North America and $13 million globally. It is the first 2021 film from Warner Bros. to open simultaneously on HBO Max and in cinemas amid the ongoing pandemic, a controversial decision that has irked some in Hollywood. HBO Max has not revealed viewership numbers for The Little Things, just as it hasn't for Wonder Woman 1984. [The story](. ►Donald Trump has been barred from future re-admission to SAG-AFTRA. The SAG-AFTRA National Board announced Sunday that they passed a resolution denying any potential re-admission applications by Trump. --"Preventing Donald Trump from ever rejoining SAG-AFTRA is more than a symbolic step," said SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris. "It is a resounding statement that threatening or inciting harm against fellow members will not be tolerated. An attack against one is an attack against all." [The story](. [What's Up With Wanda and AMC?] What's Up With Wanda and AMC? ►Did China's Wanda cash in during AMC Theatres' stock surge? A regulatory filing reveals that the Beijing-based company, which owns a controlling stake in AMC, recently executed a share conversion "to permit sales of its common stock" in the U.S. theater giant. By converting its stock, Wanda sacrificed a significant amount of voting power, suggesting that it may be giving up control of the movie theater giant. [The story](. ►Awards roundup: The Toronto Film Critics Association named Chloe Zhao's Nomadland as its best picture of 2020 as the American road movie continued its run as an early award season contender. [The full list of winners](. +Göteborg Film Festival: Tigers, a Swedish sports drama based on the true story of teenage soccer talent Martin Bengtsson, has won the top prize, the Dragon Award, for Best Nordic Film at the 2021 Göteborg Film Festival, Scandinavia's top cinema event. [The full list of winners](. +Rotterdam Film Festival: Pebbles, an Indian drama from director Vinothraj P.S., has won the top prize, the Tiger Award for best film, at the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). [The winners list](. +Meanwhile in Berlin: The Berlin Film Festival has announced the first group of films for its 71st edition, unveiling the official lineups for its Retrospective and Generation sections on Monday. [More](. ►On Saturday Night Live: Super Bowl banter and the flood of commercials that come with the big game took the spotlight for Saturday Night Live's Feb. 6 cold open... Schitt’s Creek creator and star Dan Levy served as this week's host and was joined by musical guest Phoebe Bridgers. [The sketches](... In other news... --Dana Walden talks COVID-19 protocols, embracing failure and promoting diversity [during Harvard fireside chat](. --Robert C. Jones, the esteemed film editor who shaped such classics as Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Love Story, The Last Detail and Bound for Glory and shared a screenplay Oscar for Coming Home, [has died](. He was 84. --One America News [will pay $250,000]( to cover Rachel Maddow's legal fees after losing its case. --China's multiplexes [were mostly silent]( over the weekend as the country—and its film industry—continued to gear up for the lucrative Lunar New Year holiday. Total ticket sales were just $22.9 million, the lowest of any weekend so far in 2021. --Two cheerleaders who appeared in the Netflix docuseries Cheer were [arrested this week]( in separate criminal cases relating to alleged sexual misconduct involving minors. What else we're reading... --"The return of the female action star often left out Black women. Enter Queen Latifah" [[LA Times](] --"I spent 11 hours inside the MAGA bubble" [[Politico](] --"Magnite scquires SpotX for an eye-watering $1.17 billion" [[AdExchanger](] --"Now that Trump’s gone, media companies will have to figure out how news fits into streaming future" [[CNBC](] Today's birthdays: Cecily Strong, 37, Mark McCormack, 52, Seth Green, 47, Mary Steenburgen, 68, Klay Thompson, 31. [Image] [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( Is this e-mail not displaying correctly? 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