Oscar Nominations Revealed!; Netflix Nabs WWE 'Raw' Rights; New 'Jurassic World' Movie in the Works; Latest Sundance Reviews

[View on web]( [New reader? Subscribe]( January 23, 2024 What's news: The 2024 Oscar noms were revealed this morning, with bad news for Greta Gerwig, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie but great news for America Ferrera! Netflix's head of film Scott Stuber is leaving the company. Dwayne Johnson has joined the board of TKO. Condé Nast Union members are on strike for 24 hours. — [Abid Rahman]( Do you have THR's next big story? Confidentially share tips with us at [tips@thr.com](. Oscar Nominations 2024 ►🏆 Nolan's year 🏆 Oppenheimer leads the 2024 Oscar nominations, which were revealed Tuesday morning. Christopher Nolan's film nabbed a total of 13 noms, followed by Poor Things with 11, Killers of the Flower Moon with 10 and Barbie with eight. All four films will compete for the Academy Award for best picture, along with American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Maestro, Past Lives and The Zone of Interest. [The full list of nominees.]( —Long time coming. Native American characters have been depicted in the movies since the dawn of Hollywood, but in 2024 an actual Native American actor has finally been nominated for an Academy Award. Lily Gladstone (Blackfeet/Nimiipuu) has been a frontrunner all season for her performance in Killers of the Flower Moon, and on Tuesday morning, she officially became a best actress Oscar nominee. [The story.]( —Greta snubbed! Barbie director Greta Gerwig was notably snubbed in the best director category. But thankfully there was no repeat of 2023, a year when no women were nominated for best director, after Justine Triet received a nom for Anatomy of a Fall. [The story.]( —Marty's out on his own. After the directing nod for Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese has now earned more Oscar nominations for best director than any living filmmaker. Scorsese now has 10 best director nominations, surpassing Steven Spielberg, who has nine. Scorsese has won the category just once — for 2006’s The Departed. [The story.]( —Sie ist ein Superstar. Though she missed out on a nod for her performance in The Zone of Interest, Sandra Hüller scored a best actress nomination for Anatomy of a Fall. The recognition makes Hüller, long a film festival favorite, only the third German actress ever to be nominated. [The story.]( —A last hurrah? Anime icon Hayao Miyazaki earned a best animated feature nomination for what could be his last film, The Boy and the Heron. He previously won the best animated feature Oscar in 2003 for his film Spirited Away. This is the seventh category nomination for Japan’s Studio Ghibli, the animation studio Miyazaki co-founded. [The story.]( Norman Jewison 1926 - 2024 ►The most distinguished film director in Canadian history. Norman Jewison, the multifaceted filmmaker who could direct a racial drama (In the Heat of the Night), stylish thriller (The Thomas Crown Affair), musical (Fiddler on the Roof) or romantic comedy (Moonstruck) with the best of them, died Saturday at home, publicist Jeff Sanderson announced on Monday. He was 97. A seven-time Oscar nominee, Jewison received the prestigious Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences in 1999. [The obituary.]( —"Under his leadership, we’ve become the most nominated studio for three years in a row at the Academy Awards." Scott Stuber, who pushed Netflix to expand into blockbuster movie territory, is stepping down from the streaming service’s top film job to form his own media company. He will remain with the streamer until March, at which point Netflix CCO Bela Bajaria will temporarily assume his role while she searches for a replacement. Stuber’s departure has long been rumored; the exec is known to have chafed against the company’s restraints on theatrical as well the prodigious output. [The story.]( —The most electrifying man in all entertainment! Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has been appointed to the board of directors of TKO, the public company that owns the WWE and UFC. TKO announced Johnson’s appointment Tuesday morning. In addition, the company is granting Johnson full ownership of his trademarked in-ring name “The Rock,” with the actor and entrepreneur inking a services and merchandising agreement with the company. [The story.]( —✊ Strike action ✊ More than 400 Condé Nast Union members at Vanity Fair, Vogue and GQ as well as Allure, Architectural Digest, Bon Appétit, Condé Nast Traveler, Epicurious, Glamour, Self, Teen Vogue and Condé Nast Entertainment are set to strike for 24 hours on Tuesday and hold a rally in front of the company’s offices in New York. The action stems from labor negotiations that have turned sour since Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch announced the company’s intentions to cut 5 percent of its workforce on Nov. 1. [The story.]( 'Expend4bles' Leads Razzie Noms ►🏆 The best of the worst 🏆 Expend4bles leads the nominees for the Golden Raspberry Awards which were unveiled Monday morning, with the action film earning seven Razzie noms. Expend4bles is one of five movies competing for “worst picture” of the year, the others are The Exorcist: Believer, Meg 2: The Trench, Shazam! Fury of the Gods and Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. Among the acting contenders are former Oscar winners Jon Voight, Russell Crowe and Helen Mirren, as well as Razzie “Repeat Offenders” Sylvester Stallone, Megan Fox and Jennifer Lopez. [The nominees.]( —Dismissed. French prosecutors have dismissed a complaint by French actress Hélène Darras claiming she was sexually assaulted by Gérard Depardieu, citing the statute of limitations for the alleged crime. Darras filed an official complaint against the 75-year-old French actor, claiming Depardieu assaulted her on the set of Fabien Onteniente’s film Disco in 2007. Darras made her allegations public in an interview on French TV in December. Thirteen women have come forward to accuse Depardieu of sexual assault involving incidents spanning two decades. [The story.]( —"We’re a company without a sharp enough focus." League of Legends and Arcane studio Riot Games set to lay off some 530 employees, representing 11 percent of its employee base. The company informed staff of the cuts Monday afternoon. The decision to cut staff "isn’t to appease shareholders or to hit a quarterly earnings number—it’s a necessity," the company said in a statement, adding that it intends to focus on fewer projects, but that have a bigger impact. [The story.]( Netflix Nabs WWE 'Raw' Rights In Whopping $5B Deal ►🤝 "This deal is transformative" 🤝 WWE's Monday Night Raw will leave USA Network for Netflix beginning in Jan. 2025. The streamer will also be the exclusive home of WWE content outside the U.S., including its live shows and premium events like Wrestlemania, as well as docs and original series. The deal, which a source pegs at 10 years and is valued at about $5b, marks a significant expansion into live events for Netflix, which will now stream Raw live every Monday night in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Latin America, 52 weeks per year, with other territories to be added over time. [The story.]( —Shot through the heart! Hulu has acquired a four-part series about Bon Jovi. Titled Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story, the project comes from Gotham Chopra’s Religion of Sports banner and will chronicle the mega-selling rock band’s 40-year run of riding steel horses and giving love a bad name. Thank You, Goodnight is also the first retrospective on Bon Jovi’s history that will feature participation from all present and past members of the band. It’s set to premiere April 26 on Hulu in the U.S. [The story.]( —Total Rickall. Due to the WGA strike, Rick all Morty will return for its eighth season sometime in 2025, ending the show’s recent streak of having new episodes annually (the show’s seventh season had its finale in December). Additionally, the show’s seventh season is now on Max, which means that all Rick and Morty episodes are now on the streamer. Also, the debut season of spin-off Rick and Morty: The Anime will premiere this year, and Adult Swim has released the first in-show footage from the project. [The story.]( —Act the fool. BET+ is developing a half-hour dramedy inspired by the life of rapper-actor Ludacris. The streamer says the untitled DJ project is inspired by Ludacris’ "experience coming up in the competitive music scene in Atlanta as DJ Chris Lova Lova." Noah Gardenswartz (Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) will write the script and exec produce the potential series, which is currently in the development stage. Ludacris is on board as an exec producer and will serve as music supervisor. [The story.]( Another 'Jurassic World' Movie in the Works ►"New Jurassic era." THR's [Borys Kit]( has the big scoop that Universal is deep into the development of an all-new Jurassic World movie and has David Koepp penning the script. Koepp was the writer of the original Jurassic Park and the sequel Jurassic Park: The Lost World. Borys writes that the project is far enough along, and the script in a well-liked shape, that the studio is whispering about a possible 2025 release date. There is no director on board, but Frank Marshall, the veteran producer who oversaw the Jurassic World trilogy, is back producing, as is Patrick Crowley. [The story.]( —Snapped up! Netflix has acquired the horror thriller It’s What’s Inside, three days after the project debuted at Sundance as part of the fest’s horror-centric Midnight Section. The feature hails from writer director Greg Jardin, and centers on a pre-wedding party that becomes a nightmare when an estranged friend shows up with a mysterious suitcase. Netflix reportedly paid $17m for the film, which would make it the highest sale of the festival so far this year. [The story.]( —Back for Christmas. Lindsay Lohan is set to star in the Netflix holiday film Our Little Secret, which is directed by Stephen Herek and also stars Kristin Chenoweth, Ian Harding, Jon Rudnitsky and Chris Parnell. The feature is part of Lohan’s two-picture deal with the streamer. Hailey DeDominis penned the film about two resentful exes forced to spend Christmas under the same roof after discovering that their current partners are siblings. [The story.]( How Malia Spent Sundance ►Work and play. THR's nicest man [Chris Gardner]( reports on Malia Obama's time at the Sundance Film Festival, where the former first daughter and first-time filmmaker debuted her short film The Heart. Obama could be seen at filmmaker Q&As and talking to schoolchildren, but was also spotted at the Neon party, caught a performance of rapper Too Short at Tao Park City, stopped by the Macro Lodge and hung out with stars of The White Lotus. [The story.]( —"There is a negotiation coming up." During an appearance on Matt Belloni's podcast The Town, Sundance Institute CEO Joanna Vicente addressed the possibility of moving the festival out of Park City, where it has taken place since the early ’80s. There have long been rumblings about Sundance moving. Locals complain about the stress it brings to the small town, with a massive influx of people crushing the city’s local business and public transport every January. For the past several years, Sundance has been holding more screenings and events outside of Park City. [The story.]( Film Review: 'My Old Ass' ►"Gen Z gets disarmingly intergenerational." THR's chief film critic [David Rooney]( reviews Megan Park's My Old Ass. Exciting discovery Maisy Stella stars in the writer-director's second feature, a poignant coming-of-age tale in which an 18-year-old meets herself, two decades her senior, also starring Aubrey Plaza. [The review.]( —"Terrific idea, patchy execution." David reviews Jon Bell's The Moogai. The writer-director's debut feature uses a predatory monster as an allegory for the Stolen Generations, Aboriginal children taken from their parents in white assimilation programs. [The review.]( —"An amusing and thought-provoking face-off." THR's Jordan Mintzer reviews Aaron Schimberg's A Different Man. Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World) and Adam Pearson (Under the Skin) co-star in the writer-director's dark twisted New York-set fable. [The review.]( —"Real talk." Jordan reviews J.M. Harper's Sundance U.S. documentary competition entry As We Speak. The debut documentary by editor Harper (Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy) focuses on the U.S criminal justice system's reliance on hip-hop songs to provide evidence against defendants. [The review.]( —"Shortsighted." THR's Frank Scheck reviews Lana Wilson's Look Into My Eyes. In this doc, the Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields filmmaker trains her eye on a group of New York City psychics and their sessions with clients. [The review.]( Film Review: 'The American Society of Magical Negroes' ►"Anything but magical." For THR, Jourdain Searles reviews Kobi Libii's The American Society of Magical Negroes. The first feature from writer-director Libii revolves around a young artist recruited to be part of a group whose mission is to ease white people's discomfort, starring Justice Smith, David Alan Grier and An-Li Bogan. [The review.]( —"An astonishing exploration of adolescent angst." Jourdain reviews Jane Schoenbrun's I Saw the TV Glow. Justice Smith plays an alienated adolescent who finds comfort in his friendship with a cool older girl and the television show they both love. [The review.]( —"A sweet and surprising romance." Jourdain reviews Nathan Silver's Sundance U.S. dramatic competition entry Between the Temples. Jason Schwartzman plays a cantor in crisis and Carol Kane the adult bat mitzvah pupil he grows smitten with in a film co-starring Dolly De Leon and Caroline Aaron. [The review.]( —"Intriguing but scattered." THR's [Dan Fienberg]( reviews Peter Sillen's Sundance U.S. documentary competition entry Love Machina. The provocative documentary follows Martine and Bina Rothblatt in their efforts to transfer Bina's consciousness into a creepy robot. [The review.]( —"More nuanced than a simple David vs. Goliath story." Dan reviews Stephen Maing and Brett Story's Sundance U.S. documentary competition entry Union. The doc follow Chris Smalls and the fledgling Amazon Labor Union in the quest to organize workers at Amazon warehouses in Staten Island. [The review.]( —"Intimate and effective." Dan reviews Silje Evensmo Jacobsen's Sundance world documentary competition entry A New Kind of Wilderness. The doc spends time with a Norwegian family after the death of their blogging matriarch, when they leave their life of rural isolation but try to hold on to her ideals. [The review.]( Film Review: 'Luther: Never Too Much' ►"An overdue portrait of one of music's best." THR's [Lovia Gyarkye]( reviews Dawn Porter's Luther: Never Too Much. The director's latest documentary, which counts Jamie Foxx and Colin Firth as producers, explores Luther Vandross' career and personal struggles. [The review.]( —"Evokes genuine emotions despite a traditional framework." Lovia reviews Chiwetel Ejiofor's Rob Peace. The Brit actor helms and stars alongside Mary J. Blige, Jay Will and Camila Cabello in an adaptation of Jeff Hobbs' book The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace about a gifted young man reconciling his past and his future. [The review.]( —"Ultimately thwarted by its quirky tone." Lovia reviews Susanna Fogel's Winner. The Cat Person helmer directs a coming-of-age film tracing how a former NSA translator became an unlikely American hero, starring Emilia Jones, Connie Britton and Zach Galifianakis. [The review.]( —"Sensitively approaches a painful history." Lovia reviews Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie's Sundance U.S. documentary competition entry Sugarcane. The doc investigates the abusive legacy and devastating impact of Catholic-run Native American missionary schools in Canada. [The review.]( —"A harmonious match of actor and director." Lovia reviews Titus Kaphar's Sundance U.S. dramatic competition entry Exhibiting Forgiveness. André Holland stars alongside Andra Day and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in this sensitive drama about a father's attempt to reconcile with his son. [The review.]( —"An enveloping ode to fractious parent-child relationships." Lovia reviews Alessandra Lacorazza's Sundance U.S. dramatic competition entry In the Summers. Lacorazza's first feature chronicles the relationship between a father and his two kids over four summers. [The review](. In other news... —Star Wars: The Bad Batch [S3 trailer reveals final season]( —Apple’s [Constellation trailer teases Noomi Rapace, Jonathan Banks in sci-fi thriller]( —Peacock’s [Annette Bening drama Apples Never Fall debuts trailer]( —Netflix’s [Hit Man teaser trailer stars a rather charming Glen Powell]( —Anatomy of a Fall [wins best film, actress at France’s Lumiere Awards]( —Valentino [recognized for advancing gender equality]( —Fox Corp. ad sales shake-up: [Jeff Collins to lead, Marianne Gambelli to retire]( —Inside [Pharrell Williams’ blowout Western themed show for Louis Vuitton]( ​​​What else we're reading... —After selling over 5m copies in three days, Ash Parrish explains the whole Palworld video game phenomenon [[Verge]( —Yvonne Villarreal's profile of Sofía Vergara covers the actress taking on her grittiest role in Netflix's cartel drama Griselda [[LAT]( —With Elon Musk embarrassing himself in begging MrBeast to post his videos on X, Jacob Kastrenakes looks at why the erratic billionaire is so desperate to lure the YouTube star [[Verge]( —In nine steps, Bilge Ebiri breaks down the climactic and shocking crash scene in Michael Mann’s Ferrari [[Vulture]( —Brian Stelter reflects on Ron DeSantis' final flub: Thinking he was quoting Churchill in his campaign suspension speech, but actually quoting a Budweiser ad [[Atlantic]( Today... ...in 1977, ABC aired the television adaptation of Alex Haley’s landmark novel Roots. The drama went on to be nominated for 37 honors and claimed nine wins at the 29th Primetime Emmys. [The original review.]( Today's birthdays: Mariska Hargitay (60), [Tiffani Thiessen]( (50), Richard Dean Anderson (74), Ewen Bremner (52), S. Craig Zahler (51), Derek Cianfrance (50), Mark Boal (51), Norah O'Donnell (50), David Arnold (62), Julia Jones (43), Lindsey Kraft (41), Richard Roxburgh (62), Sonita Henry (47), Jack Reynor (32), Chanel Cresswell (34), Mekenna Melvin (39), Boris McGiver (62), Ariadna Gil (55), April Pearson (35), Patrick Kerr (68), Adam Kane (56) David Emge, who played the helicopter pilot turned zombie Stephen in George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead, has died. He was 77. [The obituary.]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} by The Hollywood Reporter. Please add email@email.hollywoodreporter.com to your address book to ensure delivery to your inbox. Visit the [Preferences Center]( to update your profile and customize what email alerts and newsletters you receive. 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