The Dealmaker Hollywood Needs, Behind the Diversity Dysfunction and Tough Competition for 'MI:7'

Where's today's version of Lew Wasserman? [Lew Wasserman Hollywood strike]( [WaxWord: Hollywood on Double Strike – Where’s Our Lew Wasserman When We Need One?]( By Sharon Waxman With the entire entertainment industry on shutdown, many in Hollywood are looking around and asking: Where is our Lew Wasserman? The legendary Hollywood mogul — president of talent agency MCA Inc. and later Universal Pictures — had the respect of labor and management during disputes in 1960 and 1981 when he helped to make deals that put people back to work. Right now, it’s what the industry desperately needs. Two guilds on strike and no relief in sight poses an existential threat to the entire entertainment business. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [DEI EXEC STORY Photo credit: Christopher Smith]( [Hollywood's Diversity Exec Exodus Exposes Industry-Wide Dysfunction – What Is the Path Forward? | Exclusive]( By Raquel "Rocky" Harris and Sharon Knolle After the sudden exits of top diversity and inclusion executives at Warner Bros. Discovery, Disney, Netflix and the Motion Picture Academy in the past month — all of them Black women — alarm bells have been raised for many who care about Hollywood’s commitment to gender and racial equity. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [mission-impossible-dead-reckoning]( [Can 'Mission: Impossible 7' Last at the Box Office Against the Power of 'Barbenheimer'?]( By Jeremy Fuster After its franchise record $235 million global opening, Paramount/Skydance’s “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” still has a long way to go to turn a profit at the box office against its COVID-inflated $290 million budget, but the overwhelming praise that it has earned from critics and audiences has put it in position to accomplish that mission. That is, assuming that it can still maintain moviegoers’ attention after what is set up to be the most competitive weekend the box office has seen in years. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Many people plan to see both "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" the day the movies premiere.]( [What’s Behind ‘Barbenheimer’ Fever?]( [sag-aftra picket]( [Picketers Slam Studio Exec’s Strike Threat]( [Kevin Costner, Yellowstone (Paramount+)]( [‘Yellowstone’ Broadcast Premiere Leads CBS Fall Schedule Changes]( [Anjali Sud (Photo Credit: Getty Collection)]( [Tubi Taps Former Vimeo Chief Anjali Sud as New CEO]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Wrap Pro logo] Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( TheWrap | 2034 Armacost Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](