Wetin dey happen for Hollywood dis days? Big moves dey happen, and Disney just show say dem still get power for hand. Dem don buy one fresh comedy script wey dem call “In Real Life.” Na Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith write am. Dis two people no be new for dis game o. Dem write dat popular film wey everybody dey watch, “13 Going on 30,” and dat one wey Mel Gibson act for am, “What Women Want.” Dem sabi wetin make people laugh.
Now, dis new script dey come with big backing. Na Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald go produce am. You know dem? Na dem create dat Cobra Kai series wey dey for Netflix. Dat series blow well well, collect Emmy nomination reach eleven times. So you fit trust say dem go handle dis one well.
Wetin dey inside dis “In Real Life” script? Na secret dem dey keep am tight tight. But people wey know about am talk say e dey between modern love story and gist about two women wey be friends. E fit be like rom-com, e fit be like buddy comedy. Disney no wan talk much about am yet, but di deal don close.
For di production side, Dina Hillier go dey as executive producer under Counterbalance, di company wey Hurwitz, Schlossberg, and Heald dey run. Julia Virtue go co-produce. Di writers, Yuspa and Goldsmith, dem just finish work for “13 Going on 30: The Musical” for UK, and dem dey plan to carry am go West End. Dem don showrun for Disney+ Mighty Ducks series and dat King of Queens show for CBS. Dem get experience.
Di producers demsef get plenty work for hand. Dem dey work on one Kevin Hart comedy for Netflix wey dem call “72 Hours.” Tim Story go direct am. Dem dey plan new Harold & Kumar film for New Line, and dem dey write and produce new Knight Rider film for Universal. Dem no dey sleep at all.
Dis deal show say Disney still dey find original stories, even as dem dey rely on big franchises. Di writers get track record, di producers get hit-making power. E dey look like combination wey fit work. But as e dey always be for Hollywood, na di audience go decide wetin go happen when di film finally come out.
Meanwhile, for other news, Netflix dey prepare new things for April 2026. Dem go bring back “Beef,” add some Mission: Impossible films, and drop new Stranger Things story wey dem call “Tales From '85.” Competition dey fierce.
For Mario side, di sequel to dat Super Mario Bros. Movie don come out. Dem call am “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.” Di review from Houston Chronicle talk say e follow di first film style too much—big spectacle, plenty color, but story no too deep. Chris Pratt and Charlie Day still dey voice Mario and Luigi. Jack Black return as Bowser. New characters like Rosalina (Brie Larson) and Yoshi (Donald Glover) join, but di reviewer talk say di film no try to do anything new. E just dey safe.
So Hollywood dey move. New scripts dey sell, old franchises dey continue. Some dey try new tins, some dey stick to wetin work before. Na di same cycle, but di players dey change small small.
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