Showbiz Sandbox 460: Spider-Man Exits The Marvel Cinematic Universe
September 2, 2019
The big-time Hollywood divorce that has the entertainment industry buzzing this summer is the acrimonious split between Sony Pictures and Walt Disney Studios over custody of the most popular character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe; Spider-Man. The agreement that allowed Sony to loan out the character for Disney’s Avenger films was unprecedented. But after Disney asked to share in the financing and profit of future Spidey films, Sony opted out of the relationship.
The latest Spider-Man movie was one of the biggest hits of the summer, though box office for the season was actually down. One might think that’s why AMC Cinemas is planning to experiment with dynamically pricing movie tickets, but actually it’s really because they just want to charge more for popular films.
Meanwhile, streaming giants like Netflix are premiering some of their high profile movies at the biggest fall film festivals just in time to kick off awards season. They even plan to show them in cinemas before allowing them to be streamed on their platform. Now all Netflix has to do is convince cinema chains to book them.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including why Eminem is suing Spotify, the Writers Guild takes its case against talent agents to federal court and why Taylor Swift wants to record all her old albums over again.
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‘Angel Has Fallen’ Tops Labor Day Weekend Box Office as Summer Season Comes to a Close
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4542&p=.htm
‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Keeps Global Box Office Lead
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/hobbs-shaw-global-box-office-lead-1203320564/
‘Downton Abbey’ First Day Fandango Presales Bigger Than ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’
https://deadline.com/2019/08/downton-abbey-fandango-box-office-first-day-sales-1202700908/
Why Dynamic Pricing for Movie Tickets Could Be a Tough Sell
https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/dynamic-ticket-pricing-for-movie-tickets-1203308067/
Writers Guild Withdraws State Suit Against Agencies, Refiles in Federal Cour
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/writers-guild-agency-lawsuit-withdrawn-refiles-federal-court-1203306835/
Disney-Sony Standoff Ends Marvel Studios & Kevin Feige’s Involvement In ‘Spider-Man’
https://deadline.com/2019/08/kevin-feige-spider-man-franchise-exit-disney-sony-dispute-avengers-endgame-captain-america-winter-soldier-tom-rothman-bob-iger-1202672545/
‘Spider-Man’ Standoff: Why Sony Thinks It Doesn’t Need “Kevin’s Playbook” Anymore
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-standoff-why-sony-thinks-it-doesnt-need-kevins-playbook-anymore-1233644
Why Child Social Media Stars Need a Coogan Law to Protect Them From Parents
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/why-child-social-media-stars-need-a-coogan-law-protect-parents-1230968
Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart With 867,000 Units Earned in First Week in U.S.
https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8528870/taylor-swift-lover-album-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-chart
Taylor Swift Confirms Plans to Rerecord Early Songs Following Scooter Braun Deal
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/taylor-swift-record-her-masters-scooter-braun-deal-1233621
Hole Removed from Lawsuit Against Universal Music Over 2008 Fire
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hole-removed-amended-lawsuit-against-universal-music-2008-fire-873926/
Tom Bergeron Goes Public With Concerns About Sean Spicer on ‘Dancing With the Stars’
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/dancing-stars-host-tom-bergeron-criticizes-sean-spicer-casting-1233535
Sean Spicer Will Make Six Figures for ‘Dancing With the Stars’
https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/sean-spicer-dancing-with-the-stars-salary-1203309356/
Eminem Publisher Sues Spotify Claiming Massive Copyright Breach, “Unconstitutional” Law
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/eminem-publisher-sues-spotify-claiming-massive-copyright-breach-unconstitutional-law-1233362
John W. Campbell Award Is Renamed After Winner Criticizes Him
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/28/books/john-w-campbell-award-jeannette-ng.html
Astounding Renames Best New Writer Award, Dropping John Campbell
https://www.inkstonenews.com/arts/john-w-campbell-award-renamed-after-hong-kong-author-jeannette-ng-calls-out-fascist-writer/article/3024759
Leslie Jones To Host ‘Supermarket Sweep’ Reboot For Fremantle With Multiple Networks Pursuing
https://deadline.com/2019/08/leslie-jones-host-supermarket-sweep-reboot-fremantle-multiple-networks-pursuing-abc-nbc-fox-netflix-1202705704/
Apple Targets Apple TV+ Launch in November, Weighs $9.99 Price After Free Trial
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-19/apple-is-targeting-launch-of-apple-video-service-by-november
Disney Is Leading the Charge Against Netflix by Returning to Weekly Episode Releases
https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/29/20831410/disney-plus-apple-hulu-netflix-binge-episodes-full-season-drop-vs-weekly-release-streaming-model
YouTube Drops Paywall With ‘Cobra Kai’ Release, Sets ‘Impulse’ & ‘Liza on Demand’ Returns, Johnny Cash Docu
https://deadline.com/2019/08/cobra-kai-free-youtube-programming-strategy-avod-impulse-liza-on-demand-season-2-premiere-date-the-gift-johnny-cash-1202706038/
Global OTT Revenues Rise $17 Billion Through 2018
https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2019090257157/global-ott-revenues-rise-17-billion-through-2018.html
Three-Quarters of US Households Take up SVOD Service
https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2019082857122/three-quarters-of-us-households-use-svod-service.html
Nielsen: 120.6 Million US TV Homes for the 2019-2020 Season
https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2019082857115/nielsen-120-6-million-us-tv-homes-for-the-2019-2020-season.html
Valerie Harper Dies At 80
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/30/obituaries/valerie-harper-dead.html
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