Theimplosion of talks between David Ellisons Skydance and Shari Redstonehas cast a pall on the town.

How about some creative courage and doubling down on ambitious projects?

Evans wasnt kidding when he said the studio wasnt a passive participant in publication of those books.

Tom Cruise in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’; Paramount Studios

Bart told me that he readErich SegalsLove Storyscript and suggested he first turn it into a novel.

Bart said he understood, and then offered Segal $35,000.

The academic reconsidered, and accepted on the spot.

The rest is history.