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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 2d

@theankler.com is doing really excellent coverage of AI

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‘Run It Through GPT-5’: The Phrase Changing Hollywood Overnight

Showrunners, writers, producers & marketing jumped on OpenAI’s update. Industry jobs will never recover

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 1d

. @joyceeng61.bsky.social joins Prestige Junkie After Party, where @chrisjrosen.bsky.social , @kateyrich.bsky.social and even Taylor Swift are all in on Benicio del Toro for Best Supporting Actor. Full conversation: prestigejunkieafterparty.substack.com/p/leo-timmy-...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 2d

When Timothée Chalamet said he was “in pursuit of greatness,” he might as well have been previewing Marty Supreme. In Josh Safdie’s new film, the actor channels that ambition into a volatile, mesmerizing performance that’s already shaping the Oscar race: theankler.com/p/timothee-c...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 2d

Sora 2 let anyone generate performances with real actors’ faces unless they opted out. WME said enough and OpenAI blinked. @erikbarmack.bsky.social lays out the next steps in Hollywood's fight: theankler.com/p/sora-2-and...

The Ankler @theankler.com · 2d

. @richardrushfield.bsky.social asks: has Hollywood developed a death wish? The town shrugs as Paramount and Warners edge toward merging, potentially gutting the business and hand even more control to power players tied to the White House. The silence may prove fatal: theankler.com/p/hollywoods...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 3d

Creators have already conquered YouTube. Now they’re eyeing the living room. @natjarv.bsky.social reports how MrBeast, Dhar Mann, and others are launching FAST (free ad-supported TV) channels to grow their brands and what dealmakers say about the real money behind it theankler.com/p/fast-times...

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Tyler Coates @tylercoates.bsky.social · 3d

I am so behind on documentaries as you can see at the link, but I've been updating my Oscar predictions for @theankler.com's Prestige Junkie Pundits as I watch all of the movies: anklerpundits.com/pundit/tyler...

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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 3d

This week for @theankler.com: Who are the showrunners on top right now, the ones who are churning out hits and defining the marketplace? The influencers right now? I polled *a lot* of industry insiders to get their honest take.

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10 Showrunners Who Define TV Now

They don’t just make hits — they set trends, move markets and tell Hollywood what audiences actually want

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 3d

Who’s setting the tone for TV now? @snoodit.bsky.social polled agents, execs and insiders to find the 10 showrunners defining TV’s business and culture theankler.com/p/10-showrun...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 4d

The “GPT-5 pass” has gone from curiosity to mandate. Scripts, trailers, pitch decks are all being filtered through an AI model that remembers every draft and forgets what originality looks like. @erikbarmack.bsky.social on Hollywood’s uneasy reset:
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The Ankler @theankler.com · 4d

Mary Bronstein joins @kateyrich.bsky.social to talk about If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, the challenges of writing a woman who doesn’t behave the way audiences expect, and how A24 let her craft the exact film she set out to make theankler.com/p/if-i-had-l...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 4d

For a decade, Hollywood has run itself like a business. That’s exactly what’s driven it into crisis. Richard Rushfield sees the industry’s obsession with efficiency, profit, and consolidation as stripping away the creative balance that once sustained it: theankler.com/p/they-dont-...

The Ankler @theankler.com · 5d

From fewer network buyers to Netflix’s shift toward global “shiny floor” formats, the unscripted business is transforming fast. @elainelow.bsky.social speaks with a top unscripted TV agent about where the opportunities and landmines are now theankler.com/p/confession...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 8d

Daniel Day-Lewis just returned to the screen with 'Anemone': a family affair directed by his son Ronan. @kateyrich.bsky.social and @chrisjrosen.bsky.social discuss the film and the legendary actor's unrivaled career prestigejunkieafterparty.substack.com/p/evaluating...

The Ankler @theankler.com · 9d

NIL has created a $1.7B market where college athletes can build media empires. @natjarv.bsky.social talks with CAA’s Mike Levine, Texas Tech’s Sam Hurley and more about the new class of athlete-creators theankler.com/p/athletes-a...

The Ankler @theankler.com · 9d

With "The Release Party of a Showgirl" set to rake in millions in movie theaters, @seanmcnulty.bsky.social has another idea for Taylor Swift to save the box office: livestream her wedding to theaters. Full podcast episode: theankler.com/p/hollywoods...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 10d

Substack’s top voices are going live with can’t-miss Taylor Swift takes. Thursday: @natjarv.bsky.social and Ochuko Akpovbovbo will chat about Swift’s digital strategy. Friday: @kateyrich.bsky.social @chrisjrosen.bsky.social and @hunterh.bsky.social will discuss Swift's film ambitions bit.ly/4n43AXD

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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 10d

This week for @theankler.com: A Day 1 cheat sheet for Netflix-turned-Amazon TV chief Peter Friedlander. Will he kill Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power? If so, it'll cost him $20M per season.

Read on for much more: theankler.com/p/amazon-tvs...

Amazon TV’s Brutal Keeper Test Begins: Palladino Exit, ‘LOTR’ Nightmare, Execs

Peter Friedlander steps in to a ‘battered’ team, a star showrunner departure and an insanely high kill fee to the Tolkien estate

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 10d

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 10d

Jane Fonda is bringing back the Committee for the First Amendment, first formed in the 1940s to confront emerging McCarthyism. This time, 550+ artists have signed on to confront threats to free speech. Fonda joins Richard Rushfield
at 1 PM P.T. to discuss the relaunch theankler.com/p/jane-fonda...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 11d

Warner Bros. just pulled off something no studio has done in years: a slate stacked with originals that actually worked.
@richardrushfield.bsky.social on why a year of hits and a few misses adds up to a win for film's future
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The Ankler @theankler.com · 12d

“Why would anyone want that job?” Amazon insiders call the studio “miserable.” But with Peter Friedlander now leading TV, Hollywood is watching to see if the Netflix veteran can overhaul its bureaucracy and win back talent.
@elainelow.bsky.social reports: theankler.com/p/how-og-net...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 14d

Chris Rosen's hot take: 'One Battle After Another' is both overrated and the best movie of the year. He and @kateyrich.bsky.social discuss what's working about the enormously hyped film, from dazzling chases to Paul Thomas Anderson's direction prestigejunkieafterparty.substack.com/p/pta-leo-an...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 15d

To honor Robert Redford's legacy @chrisjrosen.bsky.social and @kateyrich.bsky.social hosted a watchalong of 'Quiz Show', which unfortunately didn't stand a chance against 'Forrest Gump' and 'Pulp Fiction' in the '95 Oscars. Full conversation: prestigejunkieafterparty.substack.com/p/robert-red...

The Ankler @theankler.com · 15d

Paramount circling WBD is an existential threat to Hollywood. In an emergency town hall @richardrushfield.bsky.social, @linamkhan.bsky.social, @bedoyausa.bsky.social and @matthewstoller.bsky.social lay out why this merger is challengeable and what action looks like theankler.com/p/lina-khan-...

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