President Donald Trump turned a 47-year-old song into a dance craze. Even NFL stars couldn’t resist doing Trump’s “YMCA” dance in their end-zone celebrations.
What a difference one White House term makes.
Trump’s first four years in office found all of Hollywood turned against him, from late-night TV to shows and movies.
Now, pop culture is veering in MAGA’s direction, a moment the Right never expected. And it’s possible thanks to the democratization of the media, from YouTube to podcasting.
It helps that the public’s trust in legacy media outlets, Trump’s entrenched enemy, has never been lower. More people are willing to give the unusual politician a look through a pop culture filter.
Right-leaning artists like Tom MacDonald can crush the iTunes charts without a major label behind him. The rapper’s “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kGpohEpuTE">Facts</a>,” featuring Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro, crashed the music charts without the press’ help (number one on the Billboard Rap chart). The same happened when MacDonald gave canceled comic Roseanne Barr <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/roseanne-barr-drops-daddys-home-rap-video-with-tom-macdonald" target="_blank" rel="noopener">her rap closeup with “Daddy’s Home”</a> a tribute to President 45/47.
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Those aren’t aberrations.
“Justice for All,” credited to Trump himself, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2023/03/21/donald-trump-lands-his-first-no-1-hit-on-a-billboard-chart/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">debuted at no. 1</a> on Billboard’s Digital Song Sales chart in 2023.
Trump has been very good to Fox News’ “Gutfeld!” The late-night showcase routinely outdraws its broadcast competitors, although it airs an hour-plus earlier in the evening. The show’s ratings hit their zenith when Trump appeared on the show’s avuncular panel.
The president’s episode gave host Greg Gutfeld <a href="https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/donald-trump-gutfeld-ratings-5-million-viewers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his highest numbers to date</a> – 4.9 million viewers. Most nights, the show’s willingness to praise Trump’s policies while mocking the Democrats’ responses have kept the show’s ratings strong.
Trump’s own reality series “The Apprentice” made a sudden return to streaming this month. Prime Video is releasing the first seven episodes of the Mark Burnett-produced show, and season one instantly hit the platform’s Top 10 chart.
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The show played a critical part in Trump’s branding principles while introducing the country to his now-grown children Ivanka, Eric and Donald Trump, Jr. Now, millions want to rewatch that evolution from the beginning. 
The legacy press told Americans that Tony Hinchcliffe’s raw routine at October’s Madison Square Garden Trump rally marked the end of his presidential hopes. We were told that Hinchcliffe’s “racist” joke about Puerto Rico’s garbage problem would ensure GOP Latino voters stayed home.
Journalists covered the story at great length, making it a key media narrative in the days before Nov. 5.
Except Latino voters, by and large, didn’t care.
And what happened to Hinchcliffe? He just snagged a major Netflix deal to bring his signature “Kill Tony” podcast <a href="https://x.com/NetflixIsAJoke/status/1899113010997661879" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to the streaming giant</a>.
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The pro-Trump label isn’t foolproof. Dinesh D’Souza’s “Vindicating Trump” earned $1.3 million at the US box office late last year, below most of his previous films. It’s still a solid amount for a documentary – most nonfiction films fail to crack the $1 million mark in theaters.
So what changed? How did pro-Trump content gain so much ground?
Independent media kept maturing after Trump’s first term, outpacing mainstream platforms in many regards. New media artists can create content and do it at a much smaller price point.
And, more importantly, a Right-leaning ecosystem of podcasts, YouTubers, and social media types can now spread the word more effectively. Credit Elon Musk’s X takeover for keeping more conservative voices on the platform.
Meanwhile, legacy outlets continue to shrink both in size and cultural clout. And the downsizing continues as <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/amy-robach-cries-tj-holmes-podcast-abc-layoffs-2042630" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more media layoffs</a> rock the industry.
Anti-Trump art is having a similarly tough time.
While far-Left late-night shows have mostly maintained their audience shares, the same isn’t true at the local movie house.
Last year’s anti-Trump drama “The Apprentice,” released at the peak of election season, seemed primed to draw the anti-MAGA faithful in record numbers. The film’s cartoonish look at an ‘80s era Trump (Sebastian Stan), under the alleged tutelage of fixer Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong), was catnip to the president’s detractors.
If only they lined up to watch it.
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The critically hailed film flopped with a $4 million haul stateside. That’s despite endless, fawning media coverage. Few films generated more free press, however, than “The Apprentice.”
More recently, another anti-Trump film is struggling to cover its exorbitant budget. Director Bong Joon-ho says his sci-fi thriller “Mickey 17” <a href="https://ew.com/bong-joon-ho-donald-trump-inspired-mark-ruffalo-mickey-17-villain-11688849" target="_blank" rel="noopener">isn’t a direct attack on Trump</a>. Many disagree, noting co-star Mark Ruffalo’s politician character has Trumpian traits and his followers wear red hats.
Subtle.
The film made $19 million domestically during its opening frame. That’s a solid number for some projects, but not one carrying a $118 million budget. Some suggest the film could cost Warner Bros. <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/wb-mickey-17-cut-tested-151954129.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$100 million</a> by the end of its theatrical run.
The most surprising moment of Trump 2.0 from a pop culture perspective? The recent Oscars telecast didn’t feature his name, and host Conan O’Brien indirectly referenced the 47th president once, and via a late-in-the-show quip.
All of the above opens up new opportunities for Right-leaning artists. Their voices are harder to ignore, and the tools at their disposal have never been greater.
Two potential red flags to consider.
If President Trump fails to fulfill his pre-election promises the country may have less appetite for MAGA-aligned content. Hollywood progressives may rise up anew, smelling blood in the political waters.
And if creators think a pro-Trump veneer will make audiences swallow sub-par content, think again.
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Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News’ Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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“The Terminal List” author Jack Carr announced that the highly-anticipated prequel to the 2022 Amazon Prime series based off his hit novel is coming to screens in 2025, with Chris Pratt and Taylor Kitsch once again on board.
In a post on Monday on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1218677063158294&amp;set=a.320900792935930">Facebook</a>, Carr recalled how four years ago, filming began on the adaptation of his first book “THE TERMINAL LIST” and how the prequel “The Terminal List: Dark Wolf” is coming out this year.
“Our guiding principle from the beginning was to capture the warrior mindset and make a show that honored the sacrifice of those who put on the uniform and went downrange,” Carr wrote “That continued to be our guiding principle filming THE TERMINAL LIST: DARK WOLF last year overseas.”
“DARK WOLF is a Ben Edwards prequel origin story starring Taylor Kitsch as Ben with Tom Hopper as Raife Hastings, Dar Salim as Mo Farooq, Luke Hemsworth as Jules Landry and Chris Pratt back as James Reece,” he added. “It takes place before the events of THE TERMINAL LIST and is coming to screens in 2025 – announcements should start dropping soon.”
“Capturing that warrior mindset as James Reece embarks on a journey of violent redemption in TRUE BELIEVER (Book Two) remains at the forefront of all we do,” Carr continued, before sharing news that the sequel to “The Terminal List” was in the works! “Filming begins shortly and I can tell you &#8211; the scripts are EPIC! Now it is time to bring those pages to life!”
A little over a year ago, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/you-aint-ready-chris-pratt-teases-next-installment-in-the-terminal-list">Pratt</a> made headlines when he dropped news that production would soon get underway for the prequel to the series, sharing the title with a poster that read, “The Terminal List: Dark Wolf.”
“From the Producers of [TheTerminalList] and NYT Bestselling author [Jackcarrusa]–introducing THE TERMINAL LIST: DARK WOLF, a prequel series featuring Ben Edwards and James Reece,” the post read. “Production begins early this year.”
<a href="https://deadline.com/2023/02/chris-pratt-the-terminal-season-2-prequel-s-taylor-kitsch-prime-video-1235246705/">Deadline</a> previously reported that it had learned that Amazon had indeed finalized a second season of the hit series and a prequel, though no other details were available.
The eight-episode first season was a huge hit for Amazon, scoring the No. 2 spot on Nielsen’s weekly Top 10 streaming ratings chart. 
It centered around former Navy SEAL officer Reece, who “investigates why his entire platoon was ambushed during a high-stakes covert mission,” a description on <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11743610/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">IMDb</a> read.
The Carr series was a massive hit with audiences, despite critics trying to slam it as “anti-woke” and more, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/critics-media-trash-chris-pratts-anti-woke-terminal-list-audiences-love-it">reported</a>.

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In a major turnaround, &#8220;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/War-Children-Robby-Starbuck/dp/B0DTSGWVCH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=4J0R2B9F5WHE&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.a5LZAH2ip82WZpW1--t2iidf2MZQOMw_TXlbJuZEplNLuXyhvYy7URzTcWqv2LQ67x5RDWNdwtHXJeWEoKk8ZcnfpJ_potUdgON9EoK5NavU2UQbjEftGFnYNYb7LEI9m4vS5rLz-wVYq8wu3ejU8y7Nloi4FKrFedUrHpLRIRR7l_a6eiU_UqlXunrhD9J7_bHzHdaqvZpLGir0-l5m2bKafjhcm_fLoBWs59P6Ky0.e2pta6rm_XMQoiqF2T8OCaXBgtudSBWu-LGskYdFqIw&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=The+War+On+Children&amp;qid=1738613878&amp;s=instant-video&amp;sprefix=the+war+on+children%2Cinstant-video%2C134&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The War on Children</a>,&#8221; a documentary exposing far-left activists&#8217; efforts to indoctrinate and sexualize children, is finally being platformed on Amazon&#8217;s Prime Video.
Robby Starbuck, activist and director of the film, announced on Monday that &#8220;The War on Children&#8221; is now available on Prime Video, following a year of effective censorship by Big Tech platforms.
&#8220;Huge news and a favor to ask so we wake up more people: One year ago today, every Big Tech company banned &#8216;The War On Children,'&#8221; Starbuck posted to X. &#8220;Amazon banned it because the Left feared it. Today, exactly 1 year since the release, [Prime Video] just unbanned our film.&#8221;
&#8220;If we can get it into the top films there, think of how many normal people will be woken up to the war that the Left has waged on our kids,&#8221; Starbuck continued. &#8220;Getting into the top movie recommendations would also have the added bonus of driving the Left insane. They’re already going to lose it that Amazon is carrying the film.&#8221;
The Daily Wire has reached out to Amazon about the sudden turnaround.
Starbuck asked his followers to support &#8220;The War on Children&#8221; and promised that any profits would be rolled &#8220;right into our next film, which is going to be incredible.&#8221;
A description of the film on Prime Video reads, &#8220;Far left activists will stop at nothing to indoctrinate them, sexualize them, guilt them and punish them until they submit to their woke religion. For too long the dots haven&#8217;t been connected to expose their battle plan. This film exposes EVERYTHING.&#8221;
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Huge news and a favor to ask so we wake up more people: One year ago today, every Big Tech co banned &#8220;The War On Children&#8221;.
Amazon banned it because the left feared it.
Today, exactly 1 year since the release, <a href="https://twitter.com/PrimeVideo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrimeVideo</a> just unbanned our film. If we can get it into the top… <a href="https://t.co/zjNupYJ8wa">pic.twitter.com/zjNupYJ8wa</a>
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) <a href="https://twitter.com/robbystarbuck/status/1886449838511816816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
Notably, Big Tech CEOs, including Amazon&#8217;s Jeff Bezos, have warmed to President Donald Trump since his 2024 election win. Bezos <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-tech-ceos-meta-amazon-donate-millions-inauguration/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">donated</a> $1 million toward Trump&#8217;s inauguration and even attended the swearing-in.
A similar shift has occurred with Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, who famously <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c87x98q8y08o">dined</a> with Trump at Mar-a-Lago just days after the election. He, too, <a href="https://www.commoncause.org/articles/big-tech-is-donating-millions-to-trumps-inauguration/">donated</a> $1 million for Trump’s inauguration and attended the event. 
While Amazon is now platforming &#8220;The War on Children,&#8221; it&#8217;s also noteworthy that Zuckerberg has claimed to have turned a page on the days of censorship, insisting that he supports free speech. The Facebook founder recently said he’s replacing biased third-party fact checkers with a Community Notes-style system, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/zuckerberg-says-meta-restoring-free-speech-will-get-rid-of-fact-checkers">posted</a> a video earlier this month emphasizing this commitment to free speech. 
 “We’ve reached a point where it&#8217;s just too many mistakes and too much censorship,&#8221; Zuckerberg said in a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/zuck/reel/DEhf2uTJUs0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> posted online. &#8220;The recent elections also feel like a cultural tipping point toward once again prioritizing speech. So, we’re gonna get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies, and restoring free expression on our platforms.”

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Actor Brian Cox bounces between film and TV shows with the greatest of ease.
Now, the “Succession” alum insists the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/brian-cox-cinema-deadpool-wolverine-succession-eiff-marvel-1235977671/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">magic now happens on the small screen</a> following comments made at the Edinburgh International Film Festival Aug. 20.
“What’s happened is that television is doing what cinema used to do …  I think cinema is in a very bad way. I think it’s lost its place because of, partly, the grandiose element between Marvel, DC and all of that. And I think it’s beginning to implode, actually. You’re kind of losing the plot.”
Cox, who ironically played the heavy in 2003’s “X2: X-Men United,” called the recent smash “Deadpool &amp; Wolverine” “party time.”
Is he wrong?
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Yes, the theatrical box office made an impressive comeback this summer thanks to the aforementioned MCU smash, “Inside Out 2” and “Despicable Me 4.” 
Will any of those films stand out in five years? Ten? Can anyone remember the last few Best Picture winners? For the record, it’s “Oppenheimer,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “CODA,” “Nomadland” and “Parasite” in descending order.
TV continually churns out both binge-worthy shows and dramas that immediately leave us addicted. Think “The Bear,” “Succession,” “House of the Dragon,” “Baby Reindeer” and “Severance.”
Some of the most popular actors now regularly appear on the small screen. Nicole Kidman. Jeff Bridges. Hugh Grant. Tom Hardy. Cillian Murphy. Meryl Streep. Harrison Ford. Chris Pratt. Mahershala Ali.
A small sub-section of superstars resist TV, like Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Denzel Washington. The rest? They can’t wait for HBO, Netflix or another streaming platform to ring up their agent.
You can blame iconic shows like “The Shield,” “The Wire,” “The Sopranos” and “Breaking Bad’ for changing the TV landscape for the better.
So much better.
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Those shows featured film-quality production, exquisite storylines and performances that matured from season to season. They changed both TV and the way we consider small-screen originals.
Other industry changes helped shift TV into the cultural driver’s seat.
TV originals no longer demand 20-plus episodes from an actor’s work schedule. A series may wrap in anywhere from six to 12 installments, freeing up superstars to tackle film and TV projects.
Plus, Kevin Spacey, currently blacklisted for sexual abuse allegations, helped change this dynamic for actors everywhere. The two-time Oscar winner agreed to star in one of Netflix’s first major originals, the 2013 series “House of Cards.”
He rolled the professional dice and won. Now, most stars are happy to follow the path he blazed.
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Another reason TV often laps film? Hollywood’s chronic fear factor. Studios know the pandemic helped sever the bond between consumer and movie theater. They saw how many Americans stayed home to watch original fare on streaming platforms, a pattern still in place despite the pandemic’s end.
They’re desperate to keep the theatrical experience alive and profitable. Risk-averse executives crave the sugar rush of sequels, prequels and reboots. The bigger and louder, the better. And the bigger box office receipts, more than likely.
The top 10 box office winners in 2024 are all sequels, prequels, reboots and re-imaginings.
Plus, film budgets have grown so large that any attempt at nuance, creativity or eclectic storytelling is pushed aside. It’s lowest common denominator storytelling, and it must drive Cox crazy.
He’s not alone.
Modern TV also offers advantages that movies can’t replicate. No matter how good an actor or film may be, there’s a three-hour window at best to tell the story. Now, think of how Bryan Cranston approaches his iconic Walter White character in later “Breaking Bad” seasons.
He’s literally had years to grow into the role, to find new shadings to bring to his antihero.
Movie sequels could offer something similar, but they often defer to bigger! Louder! Faster! model.
The irony behind Cox’s statement? When he broke into the business with films like 1986’s “Manhunter,” actors longed to leave TV for film. Permanently.
<div id="attachment_785883" style="width: 885px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-785883" class="size-large wp-image-785883" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/GettyImages-138291387-875x576.jpg" alt="Mel Gibson (right) directs actor Brian Cox in the film 'Braveheart', 1995. (Photo by Richard Blanshard/Getty Images)" width="875" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/GettyImages-138291387-875x576.jpg 875w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/GettyImages-138291387-300x197.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/GettyImages-138291387-768x506.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/GettyImages-138291387.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px" />Mel Gibson (right) directs actor Brian Cox in the film &#8216;Braveheart&#8217;, 1995. (Photo by Richard Blanshard/Getty Images)</div>
That’s how Bruce Willis treated his breakout 1980s series, “Moonlighting.” The affable star couldn’t wait to leave the small screen behind once “Die Hard” hit it big.
Bye, bye, TV.
Willis, who retired for health reasons two years ago, never looked back. Nor did other former TV stars like Clint Eastwood, Will Smith and George Clooney. TV was where young actors worked before getting called up to the big leagues.
Hollywood movies.
Now, actors understand they won’t necessarily be challenged by film projects. When “Top Gun: Maverick” alum Glen Powell’s star began to rise guess what happened next? Hollywood gave him roles in a remake “Backdraft” and “Twisters,” a reboot of the 1990s hit.
He’ll probably be itching to hear a TV pitch or two before long.
Hugh Grant’s recent career revival allowed him to play an orange-faced little person in 2023’s “Wonka.” On the small screen, his devastating turn in Max’s “The Undoing,” playing a philandering doctor accused of murder, likely gave him far more professional satisfaction.
Cox is an actor’s actor, a veteran who understands both the business and a hunger to create something memorable on screen.
Now, he understands that’s more likely to happen on a TV show.
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Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News’ Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@HollywoodInToto</a>.
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Following the assassination attempt of former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>, the Amazon Prime TV series “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Boys</a>” added a content warning to the season 4 finale, which premiered on Thursday.
“This episode contains scenes of fictional political violence,” the update at the start of the episode says. “Any similarities to recent events are completely coincidental and unintentional. Prime Video, Amazon MGM Studios, Sony Pictures Television and the producers of The Boys oppose, in the strongest terms, real-world violence of any kind.”
The show’s official account shared a similar message on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C9jhBWftGVS/?igsh=MWF0Y2pmbGRhaTN0OA%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a>, clarifying that it “is a fictitious series that was filmed in 2023, and any scene or plotline similarities to these real-world events are coincidental and unintentional.”
The episode’s title was originally “Assassination Run,” but it was later changed to “Season Four Finale,” per <a href="https://tvline.com/news/the-boys-season-4-finale-content-warning-trump-assassination-1235282807/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TV Line</a>.
Season 4 of the series included an ongoing storyline about the planned assassination of President-Elect of the United States Robert Singer. 
The finale’s episode description <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-boys-finale-assassination-episode-trump-filmed-2023-1235952029/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a>: “It’s January 6th as Congress certifies the election results to officially make Bob Singer President and Victoria Neuman his VP. Meanwhile, The Boys try to protect Singer from assassination, not realizing that the assassin is closer than they think.”
At Trump&#8217;s campaign rally in western Pennsylvania on Saturday, a shooter, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, managed to get onto a nearby rooftop and begin shooting roughly 150 yards away from the stage with <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/07/15/thomas-crooks-trump-assassination-investigation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an AR-style rifle</a> before the Secret Service could stop him. A bullet ripped through Trump’s right ear, causing blood to pour down his face. The shooter also killed one rally-goer and injured two others. A Secret Service sniper <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sniper-picture-trump-rally-shooter-rangefinder-assassination-attempt/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> shot and killed Crooks from another building while other personnel rushed to protect Trump and escort him off the stage.
“The Boys” is a satirical superhero TV series developed by Eric Kripke for Amazon Prime Video and based on the comic book of the same name. It follows an eponymous team of vigilantes as they combat individuals with superpowers – called “Supes” –  who use their powers for personal gain. The villains work for a large company that ensures the world sees them as heroes.
The series was nominated for eight Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series in 2021. “The Boys” also won six Astra TV Awards and seven Critics&#8217; Choice Super Awards.
Daniel Chaitin contributed to this report.
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The studio behind Oscar-winning movies like “Green Book,” “Spotlight” and “An Inconvenient Truth” has gone the way of the fax machine and pager.
Netflix is also getting out of the auteur business. 
 
Harper’s Magazine declared it’s not a matter of if, <a href="https://harpers.org/archive/2024/05/the-life-and-death-of-hollywood-daniel-bessner/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">but when Hollywood ceases to exist</a>, at least in its current form.
Yes, Tinsel Town is in panic mode, and understandably so. And that doesn’t include the fallout from last year’s dueling strikes, the rise of AI and audiences rejecting some of the industry’s once-bulletproof franchises (“Indiana Jones,” “The Matrix,” “The Marvels”)
Let’s start with Participant, formed in 2004 by progressive eBay co-founder Jeff Skoll to create socially aware films. That mandate seemed like a recipe for failure, but the studio walked the line between message and merriment.
It earned plenty of critical love, too, but when a scare documentary on climate change grosses a gaudy $24 million stateside you’re doing something right.
Until now, apparently.
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Previous Participant projects like “Truth,” “RGB,” and “When They See Us” certainly had a liberal-leaning approach, and some genuinely impacted the culture. That Skoll opted to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/business/media/participant-jeff-skoll.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shutter the company</a> now says something.
Progressive stories will still be made, of course, but they lost a powerful ally in Participant.
Prestige filmmakers have struggled to get their visions made in the 21st century. Even a highly regarded filmmaker like John Sayles (“Matewan,” “Eight Men Out”) <a href="https://variety.com/2024/film/global/lone-star-john-sayles-trump-wall-urination-matthew-mcconaughey-1235923660/">can no longer be guaranteed studio space</a> for future projects.
That allowed Netflix to gain a toehold in the cinematic space. The streaming giant gifted gargantuan budgets to filmmakers like Martin Scorsese (“The Irishman”) to make their movies, their way while Hollywood studios flinched.
The studio previously produced movies with the Coen brothers, Scorsese, Jane Campion, and more.
Not anymore.
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Netflix announced it will focus more on populist original films and skip the auteur-driven projects of yore. Moving forward, the platform will focus on films that <a href="https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2024/4/15/aurora">gain more eyeballs</a>, like the “Knives Out” franchise.
That means celebrated filmmakers like David Lynch and Katherine Bigelow can’t crack the Netflix code.
Apple paid handsomely to fund Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” epic. Will they follow suit? &#8220;Napoleon&#8221; earned just $217 million worldwide compared to its reported $200 million budget. (Studios split revenue with movie theaters and must fork over additional costs for marketing, etc.)
The aforementioned Harper’s Magazine piece is littered with doom and gloom, along with the receipts to back it up:
<blockquote>The industry as a whole is now facing a broad contraction. Between August 2022 and the end of last year, employment fell by 26 percent—more than one job gone in every four. Layoffs hit Warner Bros. Discovery, Netflix, Paramount Global, Roku, and others in 2022. In 2023, firings swept through the representation giants United Talent Agency and Creative Artists Agency; Netflix, Paramount Global, and Roku again; plus Hulu, NBCUniversal, and Lionsgate. In early 2024, it was announced that Amazon was cutting hundreds of jobs from its Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios divisions. In February, Paramount Global laid off roughly eight hundred people. It’s unclear which streamers will survive. </blockquote>
Hollywood is still deathly afraid of how AI technology will impact its workforce. We’ve already seen stars lose out on voiceover work thanks to AI.
That could be the tip of a digital iceberg the likes of which Hollywood has never seen before.
Panic. And it’s understandable.
That explains reviving stone-cold dead franchises like “<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/blair-witch-project-original-team-reacts-reboot-movie-1235874500/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Blair Witch Project</a>” and the <a href="https://people.com/new-scary-movie-sequel-in-the-works-cinemacon-2024-8630189" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Scary Movie” series</a>. We’ll also see another live-action “<a href="https://screenrant.com/popeye-the-sailor-man-movie-live-action-development/#:~:text=A%20new%20live%2Daction%20Popeye,Robin%20Williams%20version%20in%201980." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Popeye</a>” film as well as a movie based on the board game “Monopoly.”
Can Hollywood be saved? Perhaps, but it won’t be by any of the above film projects.
It begins with innovation, acknowledging audience expectations, and producing less ideological content.
The assembled stars should be less dismissive of their dwindling fan bases, too. Liberal actor Nick Offerman of “Parks and Recreation” fame set that tone by telling the press his new movie “Civil War” would <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/civil-war-president-not-donald-trump/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lose audiences members if it chose a political side</a>.
That’s smart. What’s less than smart?
Actor Alan Ritchson teeing off on <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2024/04/15/reacher-star-alan-ritchson-faces-backlash-after-trump-comments/?sh=49e04e1c50c3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">President Donald Trump</a>, the <a href="https://bleedingcool.com/tv/reacher-alan-ritchson-calls-out-police-union-pushes-back-on-insults/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">police</a>, and Christians while “promoting” his latest project, “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.”
It might take real risk-taking, which is anathema to an industry known for playing it safe. Consider what Kevin Costner has in store for us later this year as the ultimate risk.
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His “Horizon” film saga is an old-fashioned western, at least on paper, that could span as many as four feature films. The first two installments will be released on June 28 and August 16, respectively.
The film legend broke the old Hollywood saw about <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/entertainment/yellowstone-star-kevin-costner-gambles-next-monster-hit-with-his-own-money" target="_blank" rel="noopener">using your own money</a> to invest in the series.
Will it pay off?
Costner <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/entertainment/kevin-costners-12-hour-horizon-binge-plan-pt-barnum-like-showmanship-big-winner-expert" target="_blank" rel="noopener">summed up</a> the all-American saga during his appearance at this month’s CinemaCon gathering:
<blockquote>When I think about the promise of America, there was a promise out here, if you could go. If you were tough enough, if you were mean enough, if you were resourceful enough, if you were lucky enough, you could take what you wanted in America.</blockquote>
 The same could be true of Hollywood moving forward. Or else.
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Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News’ Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@HollywoodInToto</a>.
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Amazon and MGM Studios <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C50sCLSLR87/?igsh=MTBlZjE4YzMxOA%3D%3D">announced</a> on Tuesday that the documentary about the 56-year-old Canadian singer’s legendary career and her battle with the rare neurological disease will hit the streaming site globally on June 25.
“Directed by Academy Award nominee Irene Taylor, I AM: CELINE DION gives us a raw and honest behind-the-scenes look at the iconic superstar’s struggle with a life-altering illness,” the post shared on Instagram by Amazon, Dion, and the studio read.
“Serving as a love letter to her fans, this inspirational documentary highlights the music that has guided her life while also showcasing the resilience of the human spirit,” the post added.
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Dion previously released a statement about the upcoming documentary, calling it an opportunity to “document this part of my life, to try to raise awareness of this little-known condition, to help others who share this diagnosis,” <a href="https://people.com/celine-dion-documentary-premiere-date-announced-first-look-image-8634160">People magazine</a> noted.
&#8220;This last couple of years has been such a challenge for me, the journey from discovering my condition to learning how to live with and manage it, but not to let it define me,” the singer said.
&#8220;As the road to resuming my performing career continues, I have realized how much I have missed it, of being able to see my fans,” she added.
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In 2022, the “All By Myself” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/celine-dion-reveals-heartbreaking-news-about-her-health">singer</a> and mother of three revealed her diagnosis after canceling several of her concerts.
“Hello, everyone,” Dion said. “I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to reach out to you. I miss you all so much and can’t wait to be on stage talking to you in person. As you know I’ve always been an open book and I wasn’t ready to say anything before but I’m ready now.”
“I’ve been dealing with problems with my health for a long time and it’s been really difficult for me to face my challenges and to talk about everything that I’ve been going through,” she added.
“Recently I’ve been diagnosed with a very rare neurological disorder called the stiff-person syndrome which affects one in a million people.”
SPS has been described as a progressive disease that leaves its victims as “human statues” who cannot walk or talk, the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11516313/Celine-Dion-diagnosed-incurable-neurological-disease-Stiff-Person-Syndrome.html">Daily Mail</a> noted.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-not-giving-up-celine-dion-cancels-entire-world-tour-amid-disorder-battle">&#8216;I&#8217;m Not Giving Up&#8217;: Celine Dion Cancels Entire World Tour Amid Disorder Battle</a>

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Celine Dion Documentary Will Give Fans A Look At Singer’s Life-Altering Illness

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&#8220;Reacher&#8221; star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alan Ritchson</a> said he was sexually assaulted as a model, and after the alleged attack occurred, he quit the business for good and &#8220;acting&#8221; found him.
In a lengthy <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/alan-ritchson-interview-reacher-faith-stardom-mental-health-1235864260/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> for The Hollywood Reporter, the 41-year-old actor talked about the early days of his career as a model, comparing the industry to nothing but &#8220;legalized sex trafficking.&#8221;
&#8220;The industry is not regulated, and it&#8217;s a widely known secret that if you&#8217;re hired on a job, you&#8217;re basically being passed off to a photographer to be trafficked,&#8221; Ritchson said.
&#8220;The number of times and situations where I was put in horrific environments where sexual abuse was the goal and the paycheck that you were desperate for in order to survive was the carrot, I can&#8217;t count on two hands,&#8221; he added. &#8220;It was quite often.&#8221;
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The &#8220;Fast X&#8221; star said his final modeling gig was after he agreed to do a nude shoot with a &#8220;very famous photographer&#8221; for a &#8220;lucrative campaign.”
&#8220;I was sent into a hotel room to do nudes with the promise that if I did the shoot, he would offer me a very lucrative campaign for a magazine and a clothing line,&#8221; the actor said. &#8220;I was sexually assaulted by this guy.&#8221;
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&#8220;I left and drove straight to the agency that I was at in L.A,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I stormed in and said, &#8216;F*** you for sending me there. You knew what was going to happen, and you did it anyway.'&#8221;
&#8220;I told them to never call me again,” the actor continued. &#8220;I quit the industry and it was the last photo shoot I&#8217;ve ever had. Those pictures were never seen or published. That was it. I swore it off and thank God acting found me at the exact same time so I was able to make a switch to a new career, but it left some scars.&#8221;
After the abuse he said he endured and the demise of a business partnership, he experienced &#8220;an existential crisis&#8221; that he said lead to a suicide attempt in 2019.
&#8220;I hung myself. It all happened so fast, and I was dangling there,&#8221; Ritchson said, adding that it was the vision of his three children as grown adults that saved him. &#8220;They calmly asked me not to do it, and told me that they wanted me to be here, alive and part of their lives.&#8221;
The Amazon Prime star said he then pulled himself up off the rafters before he blacked out. &#8220;I was diagnosed as bipolar right after,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Deep down, I was comforted to know, &#8216;OK, there’s a name for this.'&#8221;
&#8220;I came out of that whole thing asking myself, &#8216;OK, if I am going to choose to be alive here &#8212; a decision we all make, some to a greater degree than others &#8212; what am I doing?” Ritchson continued. “Why am I here?&#8217; What I kept falling back on was the meaning and purpose of life as someone who believes that there is a creator and we are created beings, our purpose in life is, without qualification, to make the world a better place and serve others. That is what life is all about.&#8221;

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NFL star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/travis-kelce">Travis Kelce</a> is in talks to host a reboot of the popular television <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television">game show</a>, “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?” according to a report from <a href="https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/travis-kelce-are-you-smarter-than-a-fifth-grader-reboot-1235945977/">Variety</a>.
The new “Fifth Grader” would debut on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/amazon-prime">Amazon Prime</a>.
The 34-year-old Kansas City Chiefs tight end has been involved in entertainment projects throughout his career, but this potential hosting gig would represent the biggest commitment so far. Sources told Variety that Kelce is still committed to playing professional football and would have a tight schedule, which could result in negotiations falling apart.
Kelce has already made his entertainment debut. He has hosted an episode of “Saturday Night Live” and appeared in the reality series “Catching Kelce.” He also co-hosts a podcast alongside his brother, Jason Kelce, who recently announced his retirement from the Philadelphia Eagles.
Kelce also guest starred in the short-lived 2020 Showtime comedy, &#8220;Moonbase 8,&#8221; featuring Fred Armisen.
The original “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?,” produced by British “Survivor” creator Mark Burnett, premiered on Fox in 2007. Comedian Jeff Foxworthy hosted the first iteration of the popular quiz game show. After four seasons on Fox, it was moved to syndication, then rebooted and aired on Nickelodeon with John Cena as host beginning in 2019.
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The new Amazon Prime reboot will differ from the original in that it will feature celebrity guests competing against children rather than non-famous contestants. 
Kelce has become even more famous thanks to his romantic relationship with pop star Taylor Swift. The NFL saw a massive boost in viewership as her fans started tuning in for games last season.
Other athletes have hosted game shows in the past, including Michael Strahan, who took on the reboot of “The $100,000 Pyramid” on ABC, and Peyton Manning, who hosted “College Bowl” for NBC and Peacock.

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Travis Kelce In Talks To Host ‘Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?’ Reboot: Report

Travis Kelce In Talks To Host 'Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?' Reboot: Report

A new cartoon from Amazon Prime called &#8220;Hazbin Hotel&#8221; contains an episode that shows a character being &#8220;gang raped&#8221; and other characters wearing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/balenciaga-apologizes-for-advertisement-showcasing-minors-holding-bdsm-teddy-bear-purses" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BDSM</a> attire.
Started as a pilot on YouTube in 2019, the new rated 18+ animated musical series launched on Friday on the streaming site. Following the pilot&#8217;s massive success, Independent studio A24 produced an 8-part series, four episodes of which hit the streaming site on Friday,  <a href="https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/elise-ehrhard/2024/01/22/lucifer-loving-cartoon-hazbin-hotel-shocks-porn-star-scene">Newsbusters.org</a> reported.
The series is set in hell, with Heaven described as heartless and cruel. Satan is not evil but is just a &#8220;rebellious dreamer&#8221; but &#8220;troublemaker&#8221; who&#8217;s been &#8220;cast out of&#8221; Heaven because he just wanted &#8220;to give human beings free will,&#8221; the outlet noted.
The introduction to the show included an explanation that in order for Hell, growing in numbers, to never create an army to defeat and take over Heaven, once a year, Heaven sends an army to keep Hell&#8217;s number&#8217;s down.
The NSFW <a href="https://twitter.com/HazbinHotel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">clip</a> promoting the series can be viewed via X.
<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/hazbin-hotel-review-vivid-stylish-130000437.html">Yahoo.com</a> broke down Season 1, laying out the characters like Lucifer and Lilith&#8217;s daughter Charlie who opens a hotel &#8220;as a sort of moral rehab for sinners to cleanse their souls and escape Heaven&#8217;s wrath.&#8221;
The LGBTQ series features Charlie and her girlfriend named &#8220;vaggie&#8221; along with other characters like gay porn stars, a sadistic maid, and more. The show is laced with NSFW cuss words like &#8220;c**t,&#8221; &#8220;f**k,&#8221;  Newsbusters noted.  
In the fourth episode, titled &#8220;Masquerade,&#8221; porn star Angel Dust&#8217;s BDSM relationship is front and center along with a musical number titled &#8220;Poison,&#8221; Newsbusters noted. In the show, Angel looks up in fear as he is about to be &#8220;gang raped&#8221; by multiple creatures and is also shown going down a stripper pole, being &#8220;chained and choked.&#8221;
While the show is rated for adults, the <a href="https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=600539231&amp;q=hazbin+hotel+merchandise&amp;tbm=isch&amp;source=lnms&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwir54WdhfKDAxXqkmoFHSRsDzQQ0pQJegQICxAB&amp;cshid=1705962444973880&amp;biw=1440&amp;bih=653&amp;dpr=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">merchandise</a> from the show is geared towards teens and a younger audience, like &#8220;South Park,&#8221; a show which inspired the series creator Vivienne Medrano.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve always been really, really influenced by adult comedy,&#8221; Medrano told <a href="https://gizmodo.com/vivienne-medrano-hazbin-hotel-interview-prime-video-1851171109">Gizmodo</a>. I saw &#8216;South Park&#8217; at very young age and I was like, &#8216;Oh my gosh, swearing is so fun.&#8217; It really just changed the entire trajectory of my career.&#8221;
&#8220;So making an adult animated comedy was always kind of in the cards for me, but I&#8217;m also a huge musical theater fan,&#8221; she added. &#8220;So to combine that into this raunchy musical that&#8217;s animated and looks so fluid and appealing was all the things I love, and that really resonated with people.&#8221;
A second season has already been ordered, the outlet noted.

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