This week’s IP Surveillance spans diaspora family sagas, eerie psychological thrillers, PFAS coverups in Sweden, a tech philosopher’s quiet coup, and jaw-dropping true crime. All fresh, unoptioned, and primed for screen.
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Pixar stumbles, streamers bet on 30-min thrillers, and Netflix, Apple, Paramount shuffle key execs. TikTok fuels new aesthetics and chart-topping audio. Plus: July’s must-know events, from M3GAN 2.0 to Paramount’s merger vote. No noise—just the signal.
Dragon holds strong, F1: The Movie revs up with a $30M+ debut, and M3GAN 2.0 targets Gen-Z horror fans. With $3.85B YTD, theaters are surging—while cheaper gas may fuel even more foot traffic this summer.
June 2025 releases spanning multiple genres: literary mysteries (Flashlight), magical realism (The Phoenix Pencil Company), true-crime biographies (Harlem's Stephanie St. Clair), investigative articles about a CrossFit death and teen murders solved via Google searches, an avalanche survivor memoir.
While Hollywood battles post-strike fatigue, the UK has quietly become the world's hottest production market with £5.6B in spending and new tax credits offering 40% cash back on indie films. We decode why savvy U.S. producers are racing to Britain – and why this window won't last forever.
UK production hit £5.6B in 2024 (+31%), led by global spend. Domestic commissioning fell, creating a feast-or-famine market. Tax breaks, Netflix investment, and studio demand shape the landscape. We map key risks, financing shifts, and near-term plays across scripted and unscripted.
Intro Good morning and welcome to the Monday Jumpstart edition of Hollywood Signal, our quick-hit industry intelligence drop crafted for filmmakers, producers, writers, execs and development teams. No gossip, all actionable insight – just the stats, buyer cues and market moves you need now. As always, we’re here to cut
Hollywood’s IP radar is lighting up with a dozen freshly-launched stories across books, long-form articles, podcasts, and international projects. In the past ~45 days, new novels are breaking out via TikTok and book clubs, deep-dive articles are prompting adaptation buzz.
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