The Hollywood Reporter - 31 07 2020 PDF
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July 31, 2020 WHY HOLLYWOOD NEEDS Everyone in town wants a piece of gaming’s No. 1 live streamer TYLER BLEVINS, who has a direct line to tens of millions of rabid fans and is negotiating a massive new deal: ‘Movies, voice acting, cartoons — I’m looking at everything’ EMMY NOMS! News, analysis and stars’ virtual awards-show plans COMIC BOOK INDUSTRY’S #METOO RECKONING TV PRODUCER OF THE YEAR LENA WAITHE THE MOVIE THAT ‘CREATED A MONSTER’ Bryan Singer’s troubled legacy taints X-Men’s 20th anniversary WATCHMEN OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE - JEREMY IRONS OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE - REGINA KING OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE - YAHYA ABDUL-MATEEN II OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE - JOVAN ADEPO OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE - LOUIS GOSSETT JR. 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EMMY ® NOMINEES 107 EUPHORIA OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES - ZENDAYA OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC) OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE) OUTSTANDING MUSIC SUPERVISION OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS BIG LITTLE LIES OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES - LAURA DERN OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES - MERYL STREEP OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC) OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE CONTEMPORARY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE) MCMILLION$ OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM - JAMES LEE HERNANDEZ, BRIAN LAZARTE OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A DOCUMENTARY SERIES OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE) OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA) CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A SERIES A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW OUTSTANDING VARIETY SKETCH SERIES OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES - ANGELA BASSETT OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES - DIME DAVIS BAD EDUCATION OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE - HUGH JACKMAN THE OUTSIDER OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES - JASON BATEMAN THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE - MARK RUFFALO THE APOLLO OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SPECIAL WE’RE HERE OUTSTANDING UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM WE ARE THE DREAM: THE KIDS OF THE OAKLAND MLK ORATORICAL FEST OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S PROGRAM MOONLIGHT SONATA: DEAFNESS IN THREE MOVEMENTS EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING CATHERINE THE GREAT OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL SILICON VALLEY OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION BALLERS OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR A COMEDY SERIES OR VARIETY PROGRAM Issue No. 19, July 31, 2020 FEATURES 58 Ninja’s Next Move With his live streams drawing millions of rabid fans who hang on his every word, gamer turned mini-mogul Travis “Ninja” Blevins is shopping a massive new deal and getting plenty of industry love: “Movies, voice acting, cartoons. I’m looking at everything Hollywood.” 64 ‘It Created a Monster’ Bryan Singer’s auteur take on the 2000 blockbuster X-Men changed Hollywood’s approach to superhero movies forever, but the director’s behind-the-scenes troubles — includ- ing on-set tantrums and a cast mutiny — coupled with later allegations of sexual abuse, have left a tarnished legacy as the franchise turns 20. 68 The Lucidity and Legacy of Lena Waithe While the Twenties creator won a 2017 writing Emmy at the relatively young age of 33, the Hillman Grad Productions founder has a lifelong mission in mind: to make “work that people can look at and say, ‘That broke a barrier.’ ” “I have always been afraid of becoming a sellout,” says Tyler Blevins, photographed July 23 in Illinois. Photographed here and for the cover by Nolis Anderson 58 SUNDAYS 9/8c ALL NEW DANIEL BRÜHL DAKOTA FANNING LUKE EVANS TM & © 2020 Turner Entertainment Networks, Inc. A WarnerMedia Company. All Rights Reserved. 2 EMMY NOMINATIONS OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES Tony McNamara OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES Matt Shakman 10 EMMY NOMINATIONS OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Bradley Whitford OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES Samira Wiley OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES Alexis Bledel OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY HAIRSTYLING OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC) OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE CONTEMPORARY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE) OUTSTANDING FANTASY/ SCI-FI COSTUMES OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES IS PROUD TO CONGRA EMMY ® AW EMMY NOMINATION OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY/ NONFICTION SERIES 5 EMMY NOMINATIONS OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE Kerry Washington OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL Lynn Shelton OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE) 4 EMMY NOMINATIONS OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE Paul Mescal OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL Lenny Abrahamson OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL Sally Rooney, Alice Birch OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL 3 EMMY NOMINATIONS OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Ramy Youssef OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Mahershala Ali OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES Ramy Youssef EMMY NOMINATION OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC TULATE OUR WARD NOMINEES J U L Y 3 1 , 2 0 2 0 T H E H O L L Y W O O D R E P O R T E R 6 Issue No. 19, July 31, 2020 WAITHE: SHAYAN ASGHARNIA. SARHANGI: MICHAEL SIMON/STARTRAKSPHOTO.COM/COURTESY OF 1 HOTEL. Fagbenle photographed by Sam Vox of more inclusive movies is poised to put the genre back in the game. STYLE 50 Glam Gets Back to Work While many stars, including Tracee Ellis Ross, continue to do their own hair and makeup, some makeup artists are giving FaceTime tutorials and using protective protocols to beautify talent: “I invested in a $650 sterilization device.” 52 Wellness in Place: How Los Angeles Soothes Lockdown Stress Age-old practices of meditation, breath- work and sound baths have gone digital as Hollywood learns to “sit in these uncom- fortable moments.” REVIEWS 73 Beyond Jaws: 10 Under-the-Radar Summer Favorites Space creatures, superheroes and explosions usually coax moviegoers from the heat into the multiplex, but this year’s dog days offer up an opportunity to (re)discover less obvious gems from summers past. THE REPORT 19 ‘I Don’t Want This to Happen to Anyone Else’ As Marvel, DC and Dark Horse cut ties with creators over abuse claims, calls grow for new protections within the comics industry. 24 How Much Should Disney Worry About Reopening? The company faces criticism over “arrogance” as it balances union talks on theme park safety protocols with wariness from the public about visiting any time soon. 28 7 Days of Deals ABOUT TOWN 33 Person of Interest: O-T Fagbenle The London native and Handmaid’s Tale actor created and stars in Hulu’s comedy series Maxxx as a former boy band singer. Up this fall: Black Widow. 34 L.A.’s Surprise Art Mini-Boom Local gallerists and art advisers are seeing signs of life in the market as stay- at-home clients, sick of looking at the same old paintings on their walls, open wallets: “People spend when they’re depressed.” 36 Yes, I Did Say That! 40 Hitched, Hatched, Hired THE BUSINESS 44 Creative Space: Tendo Nagenda Netflix’s vp original film on whether moviegoers will return to theaters post- COVID, the next stage of the streamer’s evolution and why diversity in Hollywood needs to begin “in the rooms where the decisions are made.” 46 Calendar Chaos: ‘Next Year Is Becoming a Cage Match’ Setting theatrical schedules has never been simple, but as the pandemic pushes releases into 2021 and beyond, distribu- tors say “it’s like playing four-dimensional chess on acid.” 48 Put Them In, Coach: Sports Dramas Set for a Revival Stories of real-life athletes faded from box office glory as franchises domi- nated studio schedules — but a slate 33 O-T Fagbenle was photographed July 21 in Bagamoyo, Tanzania, where his mother lives. “When Armageddon happens, you might as well be with your mom, right?” he says. 68 “There were times I felt powerless. 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