Shailene Woodley Talks New Netflix Show, Aaron Rogers and Illness; Netflix Fires 3 Execs Over Slack Messages; 'Loki' and the Future of the MCU

[View on web]( [New reader? Subscribe]( July 16, 2021 What's news: A slightly different day than usual, but, it's magazine day! The forever busy Shailene Woodley graces the cover this week. Luca impressed in its debut on Disney+. Plus: Jason Sudeikis is burnishing his reputation as the nicest man in Hollywood — [Abid Rahman]( Shailene Woodley on Why She Doesn't "Live and Breathe Acting" ►On the cover. Shailene Woodley's been very busy recently. This summer, she plays a 1960s socialite whose seemingly perfect life is far more complicated than it looks in The Last Letter From Your Lover, a period romance due from Netflix on July 23. Woodley also recently finished shooting a role as a talented but troubled police officer in the independent thriller Misanthrope, starred opposite Jodie Foster as an earnest young attorney in the STX legal drama The Mauritanian and was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for her part as a member of the cast of HBO’s soapy hit Big Little Lies. The actress talks to THR's [Rebecca Keegan]( about her career, why she became closer to fiance Aaron Rodgers during the pandemic as well as her private battle against a "physically dominating" illness. [The cover story](. —Lining up an awards run. Universal’s high-profile Harvey Weinstein movie She Said, which stars Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, will open in theaters on Nov. 18, 2022, at the beginning of the lucrative Thanksgiving corridor and well into awards season. [The story](. —Kind and empathetic, IRL too. At the season two premiere of Ted Lasso in L.A., there was yet more evidence that Jason Sudeikis is a good guy just like Coach Lasso. The Emmy-nominated actor wore a black sweatshirt with the names “Jadon, Marcus & Bukayo,” a reference to Black English soccer stars Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka who have recently suffered horrific racism on social media. For more Sudeikis being nice content, check out the first "what else we're reading" link, and be prepared to get misty-eyed. [The story](. —Bellissimo! Pixar’s latest offering Luca impressed in its debut on Disney+, according to Nielsen’s latest streaming ratings. The family film easily topped the list of the top 10 most watched movies for the week of June 14-20 with a huge 1.57 billion minutes of viewing time. [The rankings](. Radical Transparency ►Never heard of Gchat? Netflix has dismissed three senior film marketing executives — about half its staff at that level — after they were discovered grousing on Slack about management, sources tell THR's [Kim Masters](. The episode is a window into Netflix’s unusual culture, which calls for radical transparency. Under the heading “Real Values” on its job website is an entry reading, "You only say things about fellow employees that you say to their face." [The story](. —Charged. Movie producer Dillon Jordan (The Kid, The Kindergarten Teacher) was arrested Thursday on a New York indictment accusing him of using a movie production company to operate an international prostitution business. [The story.]( —¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Morgan Neville, the filmmaker behind the recently released Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain, says he recreated, with permission, the late chef’s voice using A.I. for several quotes featured in the documentary. [The story.]( —"We have a spectacular, magical culture." Drag artist and singer Conchita Wurst writes that the success of formats like Ru Paul's Drag Race has led to an embrace of LGBTQ+ characters on non-scripted TV, providing role models for audiences gay and straight. [The guest column](. 'Loki' Finale Pushes Marvel Into Its Next Saga ►"We write our own destiny now." [Richard Newby]( digests the finale of Loki and considers what it means both for Tom Hiddleston's character and the wider implications for the Marvel Cinematic Universe: "In a franchise built around heroes, perhaps it’s not Iron Man, Captain America, or Thor, who are at the center of the MCU, but the lesser evil who best reflects the hard choices we’re faced to make, Loki, the God of tough choices." Warning spoilers. [The deep dive.]( —Loki a pointer towards Fantastic Four? [Graeme McMillan]( digs into the season finale of Disney+'s Loki and finds a couple of possible references to "Marvel’s First Family." Warning massive, like huge, spoilers. [The analysis](. —98-seconds of class. Don Cheadle’s 98-second cameo on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier earned him an Emmy nomination for best guest actor in a drama series earlier this week, and he stopped by the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday to offer a possible explanation. [The story](. Thank Pod It's Friday ►All the latest content from THR's podcast studio. —TV's Top 5. [Lesley Goldberg]( and [Daniel Fienberg]( break down the latest TV news. This week the guys discuss the Emmys nominations, and the bragging rights debate between HBO and Netflix. They talk the Olympics with special guest Molly Solomon, president of NBC Olympics Production. Never Have I Ever's Lang Fisher is the showrunner under the spotlight. And Dan offers reviews of Never Have I Ever, Dr. Death, Schmigadoon and more. [Listen here](. —Awards Chatter. Awards analyst [Scott Feinberg]( talks to the great and the good of Hollywood. In the latest episode, Scott speaks to Joel Edgerton. The Australian multi-hyphenate reflects on the filmmaking collective that he helped to establish 25 years ago, leveraging an early role in Star Wars and the varied credits that have followed, from Warrior to Loving to, most recently, Barry Jenkins' acclaimed limited series The Underground Railroad. [Listen here](. —Behind the Screen. Tech editor [Carolyn Giardina]( podcast focused on the filmmaking crafts. In this episode, Carolyn speaks to a trio of Emmy nominees from The Queen’s Gambit — editor Michelle Tesoro, sound designer Wylie Stateman and composer Carlos Rafael Rivera. [Listen here](. In other news... —NBC sets compact [fall premiere slate](. —Rebel: [IMDb TV circling season 2]( of canceled ABC drama. —[James Caan improvised]( classic Godfather moment. —Cannes: Sean Baker’s [Red Rocket]( off into awards race.]( —Antonio Banderas joins Harrison Ford in [Indiana Jones 5](. —Ronny Chieng sets [martial arts comedy at Sony](. —Way Too Early anchor [Kasie Hunt leaving NBC News](. —TV review: Apple TV+’s [Schmigadoon!]( —TV review: Netflix’s [Naomi Osaka](. —Film review: Netflix’s [Fear Street Part 3: 1666](. —Cannes film review: Nabil Ayouch's [Casablanca Beats](. —Cannes film review: Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s [Memoria](. —[Rick Rubin inks overall TV and film deal]( with Endeavor Content. —iCarly revival earns [second season on Paramount+](. —Cannes: [A Chiara]( Directors’ Fortnight award](. —[Zac Efron signs with WME]( leaving CAA. What else we're reading... —"Yeah, Jason Sudeikis Is Actually Kind Of Like Ted Lasso In Real Life" [[Uproxx]( —"The Movies Are Back. But What Are Movies Now?" [[New York Times]( —"'More Gary Coleman Than Arnold Schwarzenegger': Caitlyn Jenner’s Historic Run Struggles" [[Los Angeles Times]( —"The O.G. Gossip Girl’s Wildest, Weirdest, and Most Problematic Story Lines" [[Vanity Fair]( —"100 Bewildering Hours at Cannes" [[Vulture]( Today... ... in 1993, Warner Bros. unveiled the drama Free Willy in theaters, where it would go on to gross $154 million globally and pave the way for two theatrical sequels. [The original review](. Today's birthdays: [Will Ferrell]( (54), Rosa Salazar (36), Corey Feldman (50), Katrina Kaif (38), Phoebe Cates (58), Laura Carmichael (35), Kate Berlant (34), Daryl Mitchell (55), Rubén Blades (73), Scott Derrickson (55), Apichatpong Weerasethakul (51), Michael Flatley (63) Joyce MacKenzie, who portrayed Jane opposite Lex Barker in the 1953 film Tarzan and the She-Devil, has died. She was 95. [The obituary.]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} by Penske Media Corporation. 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