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Hollywood races into microdramas as phone-first storytelling goes mainstream

Major studios, streamers and creator-led companies are moving into short vertical dramas, a format once treated as a social-video sideshow but now drawing serious investment.

Sophie Bennett 6 min read
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Entertainment

Vertical video is becoming Hollywood's newest talent pipeline

Phone-native creators are being watched more closely by agents, studios and producers as vertical storytelling starts to influence mainstream development.

Sophie Bennett 5 min read
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Entertainment

A24's Google AI partnership exposes Hollywood's taste-versus-tech dilemma

A reported research partnership between A24 and Google DeepMind has stirred fan backlash and sharpened questions about how prestige studios should handle AI tools.

Sophie Bennett 6 min read
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Entertainment

Sanitised biopics are becoming Hollywood's safest event-cinema bet

Music and celebrity biopics may frustrate critics, but estate-approved versions of famous lives are proving increasingly useful to studios hunting reliable box office.

Sophie Bennett 6 min read