600 hours is the biggest number in today's pack, but the headline that lands hardest is the death of Barbara Ling — the Oscar-winning production designer who made Once Upon a Time in Hollywood feel like you could smell the asphalt.
Barbara Ling, Oscar-winning production designer of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, has died at 73
Barbara Ling won an Oscar for re-creating 1969 Los Angeles for Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. A spokesperson for WME confirmed she died Thursday in Santa Barbara after a battle with cancer. Her career spanned more than four decades — from Falling Down and Joel Schumacher's two Batman films to The Doors, Fried Green Tomatoes, Hearts in Atlantis, No Reservations, The Lucky One, Fallen, A Man Called Otto, and Michael.
Gobble's Take: Hollywood has always sold the illusion. Ling spent a career making it feel true.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce tied the knot in New York
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce officially married in New York in a star-studded ceremony officiated by actor Adam Sandler. Swift wore a custom Christian Dior gown designed by French designer Jonathan Anderson, "in close collaboration with the bride and groom," according to a statement from Swift's team. Her brother Austin served as man of honour; Jason Kelce was best man.
Gobble's Take: The dress was custom, the designer was confirmed, and the guest list was apparently everyone Swift has ever met.
Source: ShowBiz.com
Mariska Hargitay will host the 78th Emmy Awards
Hargitay is set to host the 78th Emmy Awards on September 14 — and she'll be the first host in almost two decades who isn't primarily known for comedic work. You have to go back to 2008 to find the last one.
Gobble's Take: The Emmys are already full of surprises, and they haven't opened a single envelope yet.
Source: ShowBiz.com
Discovery is planning more than 600 hours of coverage
A global industry roundup reports Discovery is planning more than 600 hours of coverage. The same pack notes that Fondazione Prada's €1.5 million fund has selected 14 projects — and drops a who's-who of the streaming and broadcast world: Netflix, Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, Paramount, SkyShowtime, Viaplay, NBCUniversal, ABC, Channel 4, ITV, and France Télévis.
Gobble's Take: In streaming, the content pile doesn't shrink — it just gets a bigger number attached.
Source: Further & Better
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