The Hollywood Reporter Magazine - May 15, 2017

In this issue

SNL’s Wild and Crazy Year Alec Baldwin, Melissa McCarthy and more reveal the inside story of a Trump-fueled season for the ages.

Welcome to ‘Tyler Town’ Tyler Perry, THR’s TV Producer of the Year, opens up about race, money, Cosby, creative freedom and his blueprint for the future of entertainment.

Executive Suite: Robert Mills ABC’s reality chief on American Idol, his Richard Simmons dream and the first black Bachelorette.

Idol, Agony and Zach Braff: Inside The Annual Cash Grab

Early trends signal a cooling ad market after the $9 billion spend in 2016, as networks make their biggest-ever play for series ownership and buyers appear more concerned with buzz than ratings.

5 mins

New Sony Chief's To-Do List: Fix Film, Find A Buyer?

Tony Vinciquerra’s appointment as CEO adds to industry speculation that the studio’s Japanese owner is eyeing a sale of its movie and TV operations.

3 mins

Indian Summer At The Spring Box Office

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion breaks records in the U.S. powered by social media and a burgeoning population

2 mins

How To Reinvent Yourself On Broadway

Tony-nominated stars share secrets of the stage: ‘I was really excited by the idea of scaring myself’.

3 mins

Rambling Reporter

Emmerich may be taking a hammer to the Warner Bros.

3 mins

Robert Mills

ABC’s reality chief says American Idol will launch after the Oscars as he lets loose on the best picture debacle, his Richard Simmons dream and the first black Bachelorette.

5 mins

Curing TV's ‘Spec Script Fatigue'

The Stranger Things phenomenon sparks a deluge of material and backlash from execs and agents expected to read all weekend long.

4 mins

How Michael Lynton Made The Internet Forget A Gawker Post

The Sony chairman did what more and more executives are hiring lawyers to do: make embarrassing stories quietly disappear from archives and search engines.

4 mins

‘This Place Really Misses The Hookers'

A reporter searches in vain for the ‘Slutton’ — the legendary actor party scene at the luxurious Sutton Place Hotel in Vancouver: ‘The thing now is networking’

5 mins

SNL's Bigly Season

Thr Gets Backstage Access to a Historic Year, Lorne Michaels’ Post-election Speech, How Melissa Mccarthy Became Spicer (With Help From Kristen Stewart), Alec Baldwin’s Future as Trump and the Show’s Biggest Ratings in Decades: ‘you Almost Feel Like a War Profiteer’

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The all-new Hollywood Reporter offers unprecedented access to the people, studios, networks and agencies that create the magic in Hollywood. Published weekly, the oversized format includes exceptional photography and rich features.