The bidding war for Warner Bros. enters its final stretch. Plus: Presidents Day box office, SAG-AFTRA talks, Spirit Awards, and why micro-dramas are a billion-dollar problem.
Five debut thrillers with adaptation DNA, a grown-up Nancy Drew, podcasts built for the screen, and a Guardian long read about a novelist who may have stolen a woman's life.
Welcome to IP Surveillance #17, your weekly scan of the books, articles, podcasts, games, and alternative IP that Hollywood should be watching — before everyone else does. A24 just paid seven figures for a spec erotic thriller with Nicole Kidman circling. Mike Flanagan is back with Stephen King. Amy Sherman-Palladino landed
SAG-AFTRA returns to the bargaining table. Paramount launches a hostile bid to block Netflix's Warner Bros. acquisition. Britney sells her catalog. And the Super Bowl box office takes its annual hit.
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