2016 Art Directors Guild Awards Nominations: ‘Arrival,’ ‘La La Land’ Keep Oscar Momentum Alive
The Art Directors Guild has announced the nominees for this year’s ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards, with Jackie, La La Land and more among the contenders. (IW)
‘Star Wars 9′ Director Meeting With Lucasfilm To Discuss Leia’s Future
Star Wars 9 director Colin Trevorrow is due in Los Angeles the week of January 10 to go over the options and find a suitable solution with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy. (SR)
‘Girl Meets World’ Cancelled: Read Rowan Blanchard’s Letter To Fans
Girl Meets World will not return for a fourth season on Disney Channel, the show tweeted. (TVL)
China & Hollywood: What Lies Beneath & Ahead In 2017
With a very vocal Donald Trump ready to become President of the United States, Republicans and Democrats alike are questioning China’s moves in the U.S. and the political climate between China and the U.S is tense. (DH)
BAFTAS 2017: Tom Holland, Ruth Negga, And Anya Taylor-Joy Amongst Nominees For Rising Star Award
Ahead of the 2017 ceremony, this year’s nominees have been announced, with Spider-Man: Homecoming actor Tom Holland leading the pack. Also nominated is Ruth Negga, The Witch’s Anya Taylor-Joy, Spanish actress Laia Costa, and Manchester by the Sea’s Lucas Hedges. (IP)
Studios’ 2017 Forecast: Big Bets, Franchise Fears And Executive Intrigue
A Sony shake-up? It could happen this year as Warners braces for AT&T’s $85 billion Time Warner takeover, Universal hopes Tom Cruise’s The Mummy hits and Disney downplays outsized expectations. (THR)
Netflix Sets ‘Love Alarm’ As Its First Original Korean Drama
Global streaming giant Netflix has commissioned contemporary drama, Love Alarm. The show will be its first original drama series from South Korean, one of Asia’s creative hotspots. (VAR)
‘Cars 3′ First Look: Meet Pixar’s New Millennials
It’s mobile millennials vs. mid-size cars with midlife crises in Disney-Pixar’s next movie, Cars 3, the second sequel in the billion-dollar franchise, skidding into theaters this June. (EW)
500 Scripted Shows?! How Netflix, Amazon Are Sending Originals To All-Time Highs
Thank the streamers for another record year (455 original series aired in 2016) as Netflix leads the growth amid broadcast and cable cutbacks. (THR)