The boxer took to Twitter this weekend to complain about Hulu producing the unauthorized show without his consent. “Hulu stole my story,” Tyson tweeted. “They’re Goliath and I’m David. Heads will roll for this.” He later added that “Hulu’s model of stealing life rights of celebrities is egregiously greedy.” This isn’t the first time that Tyson has complained about the Hulu series. In a previously-deleted Instagram post, he wrote that: “Hulu’s announcement to do an unauthorized mini-series of the Tyson story without compensation, although unfortunate, isn’t surprising....

The pandemic has no regard for politics or location, but theaters define their safety terms differently in every state; sometimes, they vary by city. In Alaska, no walk-ins are allowed. In Alabama, theater capacity is capped at 50 percent; in Arkansas, it’s 66 percent; and in Colorado it’s a maximum of 100 per auditorium. Idaho requires utilizing alternate rows, in addition to six-foot social distancing; Iowa allows 100 percent capacity within the context of six-foot distancing....

The Marvel president oversaw the casting of Brett Goldstein as Hercules for the “Thor: Love and Thunder” post-credits scene and surprised showrunners on Disney+ series “Ms. Marvel” with a Brie Larson cameo for the finale. Nia DaCosta, who is helming the “Captain Marvel” sequel (and “Ms. Marvel” tie-in) upcoming film “The Marvels,” directed the post-credits sequence for the show, which series directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah said they had no idea about....

Disney, other movie studios, and their Wall Street backers might beg to differ — but as IndieWire’s box office editor Tom Brueggemann and editor at large Anne Thompson point out in this conversation, NATO might not have done the best job in proving its point. TOM: The National Association of Theater Owners released a statement on Sunday that blamed the unusually high drop in grosses for “Black Widow” on Disney, which placed the film from the start on Disney+ (with an additional $29....

There’s a lot to like in “Neo: The World Ends With You,” from its wacky urban fantasy story that aptly infuses outlandish plot devices into contemporary Shibuya, Japan, to its intricate combat system that allows players to mix and match an impressive variety of abilities. For fans of Square Enix’s 2007 Nintendo DS hit “The World Ends With You,” the sequel is laser-focused on titillating the senses and, for the most part, accomplishes that mission with aplomb....

“Streaming is working everywhere,” Hastings said. “Everyone is pouring in. It’s definitely the end of linear TV over the next five, 10 years.” Hastings’ projection came following a question about Netflix’s better-than-expected Q2 subscriber numbers. Although originally expected to lose upwards of two million users, the streaming service reported just 970,000 cancellations over the three-month period. “We’re improving everything we do around marketing, improving the service, the merchandising, all of that slowly pays,” Hastings explained....

On July 28, over 411 female creators collaborated on a letter to top executives at Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, NBCUniversal, Apple, Paramount, Lionsgate, AMC, and more production companies urging specific protocols be in place for pregnant employees throughout the U.S. The list of “grave concerns” over the handling of employees in anti-abortion states culminated in four demands (the below is an example from the letter tailored specifically to Netflix): ● Published policies and procedures to provide an abortion travel subsidy for employees of your productions including specific information on how the employee’s medical privacy will be safeguarded....