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The Ankler

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The Ankler

@TheAnkler

The industry, unspun. | instagram.com/theankler

Los Angeles

Joined June 2021

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Jul 31, 2025
Katey Rich talks to @ShawnHatosy about getting an Emmy nom for The Pitt after a long audition drought, and what it means to be “breaking out” yet again after more than 30 years in the business. Plus: could the Avatar and Wicked sequels win Oscars? theankler.com/p/the-pitt-sha…
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Apr 12, 2024
We’re excited to welcome @kateyrich to The Ankler as our new Awards Editor! She’ll be overseeing our Prestige Junkie newsletter and the creation of its accompanying podcast, and moderating our live events. We couldn’t be happier to have her on the team.
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May 13, 2025
Amid an industry in flux, Interview With The Vampire’s Sam Reid shares why he still believes in the arts. Read @elainelow's coverage of our Series Business Showcase event: theankler.com/p/bloody-good-… Full panel: bit.ly/3Zc0R56
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Nov 21, 2022
Email from Bob Iger to Disney staff, 7:19 p.m.
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May 29, 2025
After 10+ years on Twitch and YouTube, @Valkyrae knows the streaming game better than most. At Web Summit Vancouver, she tells @likeandsubnews' @natjarv what’s next for the industry
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Oct 9, 2025
When Timothée Chalamet said he was “in pursuit of greatness,” he might as well have been previewing Marty Supreme. In Josh Safdie’s new film, the actor channels that ambition into a volatile, mesmerizing performance that’s already shaping the Oscar race: theankler.com/p/timothee-cha…
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Sep 7, 2025
As an actor and producer on 'Steve', Cillian Murphy borrowed a lesson from Christopher Nolan: no phones on set. He found that downtime between shots turned into conversation, laughter, and focus. Full Saturday #TIFF50 recap: theankler.com/p/tiffs-saturd…
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Jul 24, 2023
Ouch. On the strikes and Hollywood: Michael Pachter of Wedbush Securities says, “The market thinks all of the corporate bosses are idiots, and generally sides with the unions.” @claireatki theankler.com/p/idiots-wall-…
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May 27, 2025
Britt Lower reflects on the final moments of Severance season two, where Helly runs shoeless with Mark through the hallways of Lumon, “like wild horses, free but trapped.” Full conversation with Lower and Severance creator Dan Erickson: theankler.com/p/palme-today-…
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Sep 13, 2023
How did the Kenya Barris/Noah Hawley WGA story spiral so out of control? Agents tried to recruit more showrunners. A WhatsApp group of 450 showrunners revolted. Robert King (Good Wife) and dozens more called their agents to tell them NOT to get involved theankler.com/p/friend-or-fo…
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Sep 11, 2025
At the @TIFF_Industry Conference, Thom Powers sat down with Mariska Hargitay to discuss her passion for producing documentaries, her first directing project 'My Mom Jayne', and her personal connection to her latest doc 'Nuns vs. The Vatican' youtu.be/tQqcEB1VOgk
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Sep 7, 2022
5 years after #MeToo, the Hollywood trades are giving Olivia Wilde the old-time female director treatment says @richardrushfield
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Nov 4, 2025
Sydney Sweeney tells Katey Rich that everyone she pitched Christy to had the same reaction she did: "How did we not already know Christy Martin’s story?" The excitement was there, but getting a female boxing indie made was still a fight theankler.com/p/sydney-sween…
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Jul 30, 2024
.@richardrushfield speaks with @ShawnLevyDirect, the director/producer who goes from hits like Stranger Things to Deadpool & Wolverine with optimism, long friendships and unusual humility. theankler.com/p/shawn-levy-c…
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