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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
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.
Welcome to IP Surveillance #16, your weekly scan of the books, articles, podcasts, games, and alternative IP that Hollywood should be watching — before everyone else does. From federal agents who can't be investigated to Russian intelligence recruiting arsonists on Telegram, the IP emerging right now is built on
Apple just made the biggest fantasy IP deal since Game of Thrones. This week: Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere lands at Apple TV+, Markiplier's Iron Lung hits theaters, and the webtoon pipeline goes mainstream.
This week: Sinners breaks Oscar record with 16 nominations, Wicked gets zero, and the Academy goes global.
Fresh IP, deals, and adaptation opportunities from this week in Hollywood.
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