Will Ferrell's Invitation

Good morning: In today's edition of The Industry, we look at:

Ferrell vs. Witherspoon, Apple takes Everest, from Fleabag to Tomb Raider, Spider-Cage, Neon's quintuple, and a buoy.

Let’s go!

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WILL FERRELL'S INVITATION

You're Cordially Invited. Amazon Prime.

Amazon and Disney Upfronts. Both gave presentations laying out their upcoming programming to advertisers.

This was Amazon’s first upfront, as they just launched ads for Prime Video at the end of January.

Alan Moss, VP of Global Advertising Sales Amazon Ads, stated:

“We’ve created the largest ad-supported premium streaming service in the world. We’ve connected the dots across our universe.”

Here’s a breakdown of Amazon’s upcoming projects:

• ​You’re Cordially Invited​

  • Synopsis: Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon star in a rom-com centering on a double-booked wedding.

  • Features the typically blissful Ferrell debauchery + a hilariously tough Witherspoon as his foil

  • ​Trailer​

  • Release date: Jan 30, 2025

• ​Elle​

  • Legally Blonde prequel series

  • Synopsis: Elle Woods in high school as we learn about the life experiences that shaped her into the iconic young woman we came to know and love in the first Legally Blonde film

  • Production Company: Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine

• Spiderman Noir

  • Starring Nicolas Cage

  • (Details in Actor’s Spotlight)

• Tomb Raider series

  • (Details in Actor’s Spotlight)

• Sequels/Renewals

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith Season 2

  • The Boys Season 5

  • ​Roadhouse 2​

  • Ring of Power Season 2

    • Doubling down on the most expensive series ever made

    • ​Trailer​

Disney Upfront.