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THEN A HERO COMES ALONG • How Deadpool and Wolverine finally got together

Deadpool Rises Again

Can Skydance Move the Mountain? • Team Ellison needs to articulate a clear vision for Paramount to gain Wall Street’s confidence and Hollywood’s trust

What Hollywood Wants to Know • BURNING QUESTIONS SURROUND THE PARAMOUNT GLOBAL SALE

Moment of Reckoning • Alec Baldwin faces the trial of his life over his role in the death of ‘Rust’ cinematographer Halyna Hutchins

The Way of Jon Landau • The ‘Avatar’ producer was fearless about breaking cinematic boundaries

Does Sundance Know the Way to Santa Fe? • Hopeful U.S. cities are going all out to woo Sundance as sources say the festival is unlikely to remain in Utah

You’ve Got Male • ‘The Bikeriders’ is a portrait of a biker gang that taps into our new ambivalence about the primal masculine mystique

Reading the Room • IAG has built a media rights team that stands up to its monolithic competitors

The Odd Throuple • RYAN REYNOLDS, HUGH JACKMAN and director SHAWN LEVY are hot and heavy about their very R-rated superhero movie ‘DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE’

KILLING IT • Indie scream queen Maika Monroe comes out of the shadows in Oz Perkins’ occult-tinged thriller ‘Longlegs’

EYE OF THE STORM • WITH HER CAREER EXPLODING, DAISY EDGAR-JONES IS READY TO TAKE ON MOTHER NATURE IN ‘TWISTERS’

A Grand Day Out Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park looks back on his 40-year career

Atoll Order 25 years later, SpongeBob SquarePants continues to deliver pearls

More Than Meets the Eye Par-Nick toon chief Ramsey Naito is transforming the animation landscape

Persistence of Vision Toonsmiths create bold creations by drawing from their lives

All Tuned In Glen Ballard has written and produced hit music for artists ranging from Katy Perry to George Strait

On the Record L.A. is the place for the best music recording studios in the biz

Covering the Bases Confab to address women’s sports and live event streaming

Big Payoff Wasserman’s Collective believed in female athletes before their popularity took flight

A Case of Satanic Panic • The ’90s-set serial killer thriller gets scary once Nicolas Cage embeds in your head

JUNE 18–20 CANNES • Variety hosted its second annual Executive Interview Studio in Cannes, presented by Canva, featuring conversations with top CMOs, senior marketing executives and creative talent from June 18-20. Additionally, Variety and Canva hosted an invite-only dinner on the Croissette for select participants of the studio and festival attendees.

She, Robot • Rashida Jones teams with a droid in the tale of an American housewife in Kyoto whose husband goes missing

Toxic Friends