7/24/20: HBOMax sub #s, 2020 Fall Box Office..RIP? Hearst Prez out, Buzzfeed layoffs, more looming NBCU layoff details, Lots o ComicCon trailers + project news

Fri JULY 24, 2020 HEADLINES:

Fall movies RIP:  MULAN + Wes Anderson's FRENCH DISPATCH shelved TBD. QUIET PLACE 2 to April, BILL & TED 3 to PVOD, TOP GUN to next Summer.  

2 more Paramount movies going to streamers.

Amazon Prime news out of ComicCon - THE GUYS, UTOPIA, TRUTH SEEKERS.

Elizabeth Moss to lead... AppleTV show after signing Hulu deal.

HBO + Ta-Nehisi Coates book.

Exec news at MRC Films, Hallmark, and Issa Rae expands into management.

Troy Young out at HEARST.

Layoffs at BUZZFEED and NY Post.

HBOMax subscriber numbers explained by Variety.

Potential Layoffs/Re-Organization at NBCU and Universal Pics.

New things to watch this weekend.

 

New “Bill and Ted Face the Music” trailer.

Amazon Prime “Truth Seekers” and “Utopia” teaser trailers. 

Taylor Swift “Folklore” album on Spotify.

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