Issue 7.23.24

Good Morning. This week, we’re featuring interview opps for “Hollywood Black,” Apple TV+’s “Cowboy Cartel,” Broadway’s “MJ The Musical” among many others!

For our new subscribers, this is an interactive tool to pitch and book interviews. So please join in via the links below.

🖊️ Media: Book an Interview
💌 Publicists: Pitch us an Interview opportunity
🕰️ Deadline: Wednesdays at 5 PM PST
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The marketing campaigns firing up 🚀 

💃 DANCE MOMS: A NEW ERA (Hulu) - 8/7
🩰 DAUGHTERS (Netflix) - 8/14
🚂 A DIFFERENT MAN (A24) - Sebastian Stan - 9/20
🚗 ANORA (Neon) - Cannes Palme D’Or Winner - 10/18

The dates you need in your calendar 👀 

D23 (Anaheim) - 8/9-11
PODCAST MOVEMENT (DC) - 8/19-22
VENICE FILM FESTIVAL (Italy) - 8/28-9/7
TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL (CO) - 8/31- 9/2
CREATIVE ARTS EMMYS (LA) - 9/7-8

MARVEL’S “DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE” - Press tours have a bad rap – boring, monotonous, and haven’t changed! Well the PR and marketing team behind the “Deadpool & Wolverine” movie might be solving this problem right before our eyes. They’ve done all the traditional stuff (EW cover, red carpets, Comic-Con, fan screenings, etc.), but really dialed up the fun on tour – creating iconic and cultural moments in every city from Brazil to Seoul. From impromptu baseball games and penalty kicks to bike rides and Waterbomb festivals, Ryan and Hugh have proven it’s still possible to cut through the noise and capture our attention. So do fans want red carpet photos, or do they want to see their fave movie stars getting soaked at a waterbomb festival? The latter garnered press and delivered way more engaging content for YouTube and social media. We think they might be onto something.…

And a big shout-out to their marketing team for pulling off brilliant collabs from the Heinz ketchup & mustard and Adidas capsule collection to the customized “Bachelorette” promo. This campaign is a masterclass in marketing.

MGM+ “HOLLYWOOD BLACK” JUSTIN SIMIEN (Book Interview) - Inspired by the book by historian Donald Bogle, this four-part docuseries, directed by Justin Simien ("Dear White People"), chronicles a century of Black experiences in Hollywood. By unearthing personal stories from actors, writers, directors, and producers who fought for their places on the page, behind the camera, and on the screen, the series provides a critical reexamination of a quintessentially American story, in brilliant color. Premiering August 11, the award-winning director Justin Simien is available for virtual interviews.

TYLER PERRY’S “SISTAS” STAR BRANDEN WELLINGTON (Book Interview) - BET’s hit show "Sistas," star Branden Wellington, who plays fan-favorite Tony King, is available for virtual interviews to discuss this season. "Sistas" is executive produced, directed, and written by Tyler Perry and is now in its 7th season.  

BROADWAY’S MJ THE MUSICAL (Book Interview) - Winner of 4 Tony Awards®, MJ is the electrifying Broadway musical that takes audiences inside the creative process of one of the greatest entertainers in history. Featuring over 25 of Michael Jackson's biggest hits, MJ allows us to rediscover the man in the mirror – with an explosion of music and theatricality as unforgettable as the artist himself. The cast, including the star playing MJ, Elijah Rhea Johnson, is available for virtual interviews.

APPLE TV+ “COWBOY CARTEL” DIRECTOR & EP (Book Interview) - Debuting August 2, Apple TV+'s new true crime docuseries "Cowboy Cartel" is the incredible true story of one of Mexico’s most dangerous cartels and the agents risking everything to take them down. Directors and Executive Producers Dan Johnstone (Founder of Breaklight Pictures, known for “Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed,” “Detective Diaries,” “The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer”) and Castor Fernandez (Emmy-winning producer of “30 for 30: Brothers in Exile” and also known for “Shot in the Dark” and “Project Runway: All Stars”) are available for virtual interviews to discuss the series..

Y-OPTION, YOGI ROTH (Book Interview) - Emmy-Winning Filmmaker, College Football Analyst & best-selling Author, Yogi Roth, has relaunched his podcast Y-Option on Substack. The podcast covers college football through the lens of the west coast. Yogi is available for virtual interviews.

MY DIVO, MARIA GARCIA (Book Interview) - Award-winning journalist Maria Garcia will be available to discuss Apple’s first dual-language, chart-topping podcast in both English and Spanish, “My Divo.” Garcia was creator of the critically acclaimed podcast “Anything for Selena” for which she was named Apple Podcasts’ 2021 Newcomer of the Year. “My Divo” follows Garcia’s journey back to her roots with Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel’s legacy as her guide.

SONY MUSIC, ELLE DARLINGTON (Book Interview) - Rising pop sensation Elle Darlington will be available for interviews in support of her upcoming new single “Summer Crush.”

ATTN: PUBLICISTS - We’re featuring FYC Interviews, stunts and events happening during the next Emmy campaign phase! And working on our August issues, so if you have an upcoming opportunity, please submit.