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| Happy Monday! Netflix hosted its annual "Tudum" livestream promotional event in São Paolo, Brazil, this weekend, so be sure to check out our roundup of all the biggest news and announcements from there. (I'm particularly looking forward to a new entry in Chris Hemsworth's "Extraction" franchise. Part 2 is on Netflix now and, if you're into relentless, epic-scale action... it's pretty great!) Variety also chatted with Pixar's Pete Docter about how Disney+ streaming has impacted the studio's fate at the box office. Did getting to see "Soul," "Luca," and "Turning Red" at home convince families to skip the theater on "Elemental"? Docter thinks so. I was reminded as well of something "Spy Kids" vet Robert Rodriguez said. Kids don't just love to watch things, they want to rewatch them 100 times. So streaming platforms are the logical home for family films. Food for thought as we consider whether or not Disney will need to shift their strategy. Enjoy today's issue! Lon
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| 1 | | Netflix hosted its annual "Tudum" livestream promotional event over the weekend, providing sneak peeks, first looks, trailers, and announcements about over 50 upcoming shows and films. The streamer announced a third entry in the "Extraction" action movie franchise; previewed new seasons of "The Witcher," "Bridgerton," "Lupin," "Elite," and "Emily in Paris"; teased the "Money Heist" spinoff "Berlin;" and more. More: - Teasers gave audiences their first-ever look at Netflix's live-action "Avatar: The Last Airbender" and "One Piece" series.
- The Arnold Schwarzenegger action series "Fubar" will return for a second season.
- Linda Hamilton joined the cast of "Stranger Things" ahead of its fifth and final season.
- The first installment of director Zack Snyder's two-part sci-fi epic "Rebel Moon" arrives in December; the Tudum event included a new behind-the-scenes featurette.
- Season 1 "Squid Game" stars Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo will all return for Season 2; Netflix also released a teaser for the upcoming reality competition series based on the blockbuster Korean series.
- Netflix's highly-anticipated series adaptation of the Liu Cixin sci-fi novel "3 Body Problem" also arrives in January; it was created by "Game of Thrones" vets David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.
- A mysterious new member of the Addams Family will join the cast of "Wednesday" for its second season.
- Gal Gadot's action-thriller "Heart of Stone" -- arriving in August -- got a new trailer.
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| 2 | | Pixar's chief creative officer, Pete Docter, spoke with Variety about Disney's decision to premiere the company's recent output on Disney+. The company's most recent feature, "Elemental," just opened to just $29.5 million at the box office, the worst performance from any Pixar film during its opening weekend. More: - Docter referred to Disney's decision to release the studio's films "Soul," "Luca," and "Turning Red" directly on Disney+ as a "mixed blessing."
- On the one hand, he said Pixar artists are "thankful" for the streamer, which allowed people to view their work during the pandemic, rather than having it "sit on a shelf for a year and a half."
- However, Docter fears that Disney trained audiences to expect new Pixar content on Disney+, leading them to skip the theater entirely.
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| 3 | | DAILY CALENDAR MONDAY, JUNE 19 TAKE CARE OF MAYA: Documentary feature examining the case of 10-year-old Maya Kowalski, who was admitted to a children's hospital in 2016 after complaining about mysterious pain. When doctors suspected Maya's parents of child abuse and put her into state custody, it triggered a tragic series of events that raise questions about the American healthcare system. [Netflix] NOT QUITE NARWHAL: Debut animated Netflix Jr. series for young kids from DreamWorks, based on the book by Jessie Sima. It's about young Kelp, who assumes he's a narwhal like the rest of his family until the day he discovers he's actually a unicorn. [Netflix] YOU ARE HERE: Four-part autobiographical travel series featuring actor Colman Domingo revisiting key locations in his life, that impacted his development as both an artist and a person. The series includes stops in Savannah, Philadelphia, New York City, and Chicago. [AMC+] STREET OUTLAWS: MEGA CASH DAYS: The Discovery Channel reality competition series finds top street racers competing in a series of challenges for a shot at a $100,000 cash prize. It's back this week for a second season. Chris Hamilton hosts. [Max] GUNS N' ROSES: AMERICA'S MOST DANGEROUS BAND: Documentary special produced by the Reelz cable, charting the rise and fall of the seminal '80s and '90s LA rock band. [Peacock] | | | |
| 4 | | The Daily Mail quoted Sarah Jessica Parker discussing the return of Kim Cattrall to the "Sex and the City" franchise. Cattrall appears briefly as Samantha Jones in the new season of Max's "SATC" spinoff, "And Just Like That..." More: - Parker reportedly said "it's been a joy" to have Cattrall back on the show as well as "really fun and exciting and certainly nostalgic."
- The Daily Mail piece also quotes co-star Kristin Davis, suggesting that Cattrall's return is just a cameo and not an indication that she'll return to the franchise more fully.
- "I think maybe hopes have been lifted, possibly higher than that," Davis added, "and that was not our intention."
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| 5 | | Hulu will stream this weekend's Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival live from Manchester, Tennessee. This marks the third year that Hulu will stream the annual summer concert series; Bonnaroo previously streamed on YouTube. More: - This year's Bonnaroo headliners include Kendrick Lamar, Odesza, and Foo Fighters.
- Other performers include Three 6 Mafia, Jenny Lewis, Sheryl Crow, My Morning Jacket, Paramore, and Pixies.
- Individual sets will not available on-demand after the live event; the only way to watch them is on the livestream.
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| 6 | | Creator Justin Spitzer posted his plans for what would have been the third season of NBC's "American Auto." The network recently canceled the workplace comedy -- set at the offices of Detroit's fictional Payne Motors -- after two seasons. More: - According to Spitzer, Season 3 would have featured Katherine Hastings -- Ana Gasteyer's character -- finally having some success leading Payne Motors.
- He said he's disappointed that there won't be a third season but feels "immensely proud of the 23 episodes of the show we did put out there."
- Spitzer -- who previously created and produced "Superstore" -- will return to NBC with a new season, "St. Denis Medical," in the fall.
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| 7 | | Neal Kirby -- the son of legendary Marvel Comics writer, artist, and editor Jack Kirby -- posted a pointed response to Disney+'s new documentary about Stan Lee. Kirby accuses Lee of taking sole credit for the collaborative work that he did along with numerous other artists and writers and Marvel Comics, and suggests that Disney and Marvel Studios have contributed to this misattribution. More: - In addition to his father's contributions, Kirby also points out the work done by Steve Ditko in developing the character of Spider-Man.
- Kirby also points out the distinction between conceiving of a character and then doing the difficult, creative work of bringing them to life; Lee may have had the idea for Spider-Man, Kirby argues, but it was Steve Ditko's "genius... vision [and] creativity" that made the character an icon.
- Lee made cameo appearances in dozens of Marvel Studios films and is often referred to as "the creator of all things Marvel."
- Kirby posted the message via his daughter Jillian's Twitter account.
- "Stan Lee" is now streaming on Disney+.
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