The summer after 'Barbenheimer' and the strikes, Hollywood charts a new course


by Japan Today

Japan Today— “Barbenheimer ” is a hard act to follow. The summer of 2023 brought a new enthusiasm for moviegoing, with the fortuitous counterprogramming of “Barbie” and “ Oppenheimer,” and surprise hits like “ Sound of Freedom,” helping the season’s box office crack $4 billion for the first time since 2019. But

Fast Company—Post-strikes and 'Barbenheimer': What's in store for Hollywood this summer movie season?. “Barbenheimer” is a hard act to follow. But as Hollywood enters another summer movie season, armed with fewer superheroes and a landscape vastly altered by the strikes, it’s worth remembering the classic William Goldman quote about what works: “Nobody knows anything.” Four decades later, that still may be true. Yet one thing Hollywood has learned in releasing films through the pandemic and the strikes is how to pivot quickly. The summer of 2023 brought a new enthusiasm for moviegoing, with...

Daily Mail—George Clooney's new TV project is revealed as Hollywood legend prepares to start shooting with Michael Fassbender this summer. The Hollywood alum has been juggling directing and acting duties, and is now set to direct his new thriller series for Paramount+, starring Michael Fassbender.

The Points Guy—New entertainment, new rides and more: Universal Orlando's 'blockbuster' summer. As if Universal Orlando doesn’t have enough excitement on the horizon with an entirely new theme park opening in 2025, it is planning a blockbuster summer of entertainment. On Monday, Universal announced a new parade, a nighttime lagoon show, a projection show in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and more. The first of these …