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- Emmy-Winning ‘The Young And The Restless’ Head Writer Josh Griffith Is Leaving CBS Soap
The Young and the Restless head writer Josh Griffith is leaving the CBS daytime drama, Deadline has confirmed. The cast and crew of the soap were informed yesterday of Griffith’s decision to leave the show and his position as head writer. He remains in the position but is expected to... - “Grand Theft Auto VI” Is Not Getting A Disc
Despite rumors to the contrary, Rockstar Games’ “Grand Theft Auto VI” won’t be getting a physical disc release after all. When the game’s price and pre-orders were announced this week, Rockstar Games revealed that the release would be digital only. A physical box would be sold, but... - Margaret Atwood Details Her First & Only Encounter With AI & Shares Her Assessment: “It’s Garbage In, Garbage Out” — Babell Literary Festival
“The thing about AI is that it’s garbage in, garbage out,” Margaret Atwood concluded this afternoon in her famously sardonic tone during a career Q&A at the inaugural Babell Literary and Cultural Festival in Porto, Portugal. The legendary Canadian author was in Portugal’s second city primarily to discuss her memoir,... - ‘SNL’ Alum Chloe Troast To Write & Star In ‘Pepper Slit: Live In Her Living Room’ Off Broadway
EXCLUSIVE: Chloe Troast, a cast member of the 2023-2024 season of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, will write and star in a new theatrical experience titled Pepper Slit: Live in Her Living Room, directed by Sam Blumenfeld. The four-week limited engagement – previews begin Tuesday, July 21, with an opening night... - Hollywood Production House Shadowcast Pictures Shuttering Amidst Industry Challenges
Shadowcast Pictures, a Hollywood rental company that since 2008 offered cameras, lighting and other filmmaking equipment, is closing its doors over the coming weeks, a situation owner Jay Ellison is attributing to a production drought that began with the Covid pandemic, Hollywood strikes and LA fires and has only been... - Guadagnino Not Surprised By “Artificial” Dump
Filmmaker Luca Guadagnino indicates he wasn’t surprised when Amazon MGM Studios dropped his new film “Artificial,” a biopic about Open AI founder Sam Altman. Appearing on “Otto e Mezzo” on Italy’s La7 Attualità, host Lilli Gruber asked him why the film was perceived as dangerous. He responded:... - Oliver Tree Foundation Launches To Assist Artists With “Getting Their Hands Dirty And Creating Things”
A charitable foundation set up by the estate of the late musician and viral performance artist Oliver Tree has been launched, with its website offering awards grants to “support creative art projects while remaining active for at least 50 to 100 years.” In true Tree fashion, the attention-getting name of... - K. Bhagyaraj Dies: Veteran Indian Filmmaker And A Defining Figure In Tamil Cinema Was 73
K. Bhagyaraj, the Indian filmmaker and actor who held a central place in Tamil-language cinema, died today in Chennai following a heart attack. He was 73. India’s Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan confirmed the filmmaker’s passing, writing on X that Bhagyaraj “made an extraordinary contribution to Indian cinema through his... - “Spider-Man” Trailer 2 Snags 591M Views
It’s hard to top Tom Holland, even if you are Tom Holland it seems, as the recent second trailer for “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” set viewership record numbers even as it didn’t quite beat its predecessor. Deadline reports that the second trailer for Sony Pictures’ “Spider-Man: Brand... - A24 Responds To Its AI Deal Backlash
Distributor A24 came under major fire from its fanbase in recent days following the announcement earlier this week of a $75 million research partnership with Google DeepMind to explore the use of AI for “shaping new tools and workflows”. At the time, A24 stressed that the new... - Reporter Catherine Herridge Petitions Supreme Court To Halt $800 Daily Fine For Not Revealing Source
With an $800 daily fine soon going into effect over her 2024 civil contempt ruling, Fox News alum Catherine Herridge’s legal team has petitioned for a stay after she was ordered to reveal her sources for her 2017 stories about Yanping Chen. After the US court of appeals for the... - Jonah Hill’s “Cut Off” Deemed ‘Unreleaseable’
The new Jonah Hill-directed comedy “Cut Off” has been deemed “unreleasable” according to studio sources in a new report at Puck News. The project was initially slated to release in July. Then, on May 1st, Warner Bros. Pictures pulled the title from the studio’s calendar and hasn’t... - “The Odyssey” Tracking For $80-100M Debut
Christopher Nolan‘s new film adaptation of Homer’s “The Odyssey” is reportedly on track for an opening of $80-100 million when it opens in cinemas on July 17th. What the final total will be is anyone’s guess. “Oppenheimer” famously was projected for a $40-50 million start, but as... - Mira Sorvino Marks First Day Of ‘Romy & Michele’ Sequel Filming: “‘One Day’ Has Become Day One”
Mira Sorvino is giving fans a long-awaited reunion with the Romy and Michele sequel, which kicked off production this month. On Friday, the Oscar winner expressed her gratitude and shared “thoughts from our first day” of filming the Tim Federle-helmed sequel to Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion (1997), for... - Harvey Weinstein’s L.A. Appeal Fails, But New Sentence Ordered For West Coast Sex Crimes Conviction
A day after scoring a mistrial win of sorts in his latest New York rape case, Harvey Weinstein was hit with a big loss in LA as an appeals court refused to overturn the once powerful and much accused producer’s 2022 West Coast sexual assault conviction – with a twist.... - Luca Guadagnino Gives Hope For ‘Artificial’ Release, Worries AI Is “Completely Changing” The World: “More Than Just Disturbing”
As Artificial remains in distribution limbo, Luca Guadagnino appears hopeful for the film’s release, but not so much for the state of the world living with AI. Prefacing that he “can’t say much because we are right in the middle of this situation,” the Oscar nominee teased another potential route... - Academy Of Country Music Awards Sets 2027 Date
The Academy of Country Music Awards has set its 2027 date. The ACMs and Dick Clark Productions announced that the 62nd ACM Awards will return to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 16, 2027. Last month’s 61st AMC Awards show was back in Las Vegas for... - JD Vance Sticks To Bill Maher Sit-Down For Tonight’s ‘Real Time’ As US & Iran Spar Again; “Violence Will Be Met With Violence,” VP Says
EXCLUSIVE: Amidst renewed American strikes on Iranian targets today and responses from the Islamic Republic, JD Vance kept to his schedule and showed up on Real Time with Bill Maher. Set for a sit-down interview with Marl Twain Prize winner Maher, the Vice President rolled into CBS Television City at... - Mick Jagger Admits Rolling Stones Biopic Idea “Interests Me”
With The Beatles getting the biopic treatment, Mick Jagger could get some satisfaction out of bringing his own band’s musical journey to the big screen. The Rolling Stones frontman recently expressed interest in a biopic for his British rock band that formed in 1962, pointing to examples like 2024’s Bob... - “Curb In Costume”: How President Obama Persuaded Larry David To Return To TV With HBO’s ‘Life, Larry And The Pursuit Of Unhappiness’
Imagine, for a second, that Thomas Jefferson didn’t write the first draft of the Declaration of Independence. Larry David can. David, dressed in layered woolen and cravats, kicks off his new HBO comedy series Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, produced by President Barack Obama and his Higher Ground... - ‘The Bear’ Paid Tribute To Rob Reiner With Subtle Line In Series Finale
As The Bear closed its doors at FX on Hulu after five seasons, the series finale paid a subtle tribute to late star Rob Reiner. In the concluding episode, ‘The Original Beef of Chicagoland’, line cook Ebra (Edwin Lee Gibson) convinces Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) to franchise the eatery and... - ‘The Odyssey’ Eyes $80M-$100M Opening Voyage At U.S. Box Office
Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated feature take of Homer’s The Odyssey has a wild opening range between $80M-$100M when the Universal release hits North American theaters on July 17. Why such a wide swath forecast despite selling out 70MM Imax screens a year in advance, and PLFs most recently? Nobody knows... - A24 Betting On Laughs As It Rolls Out ‘The Invite’; Angelina Jolie In ‘Couture’ — Specialty Preview
A24 hopes to hit a sweet spot in an underserved genre as it serves up comedy The Invite directed by and starring Olivia Wilde with Seth Rogen, Ed Norton and Penélope Cruz. Angelina Jolie is back on the big screen, and in Paris, in Couture. Cannes premieres from Romeria to... - A24 Defends Google AI Partnership, Studio Doesn’t “Necessarily Love” GenAI Content But “We’d Rather Have A Seat At The Table”
As A24 embarks on its new partnership with Google AI’s DeepMind, many cinephiles have taken issue with the collaboration. Sophia Shin, an A24 spokesperson, explained that the production and distribution banner doesn’t “necessarily love” any of the generative AI projects that have been released, noting that DeepMind’s $75 million investment... - In Microdrama Retreat, Cineverse Shifts Joint Venture Role With Lloyd Braun To Passive Minority Stake
Less than a year after launching a microdrama studio and platform in partnership with ex-ABC exec Lloyd Braun’s venture firm Banyan, Cineverse has pulled back from the business. During the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter earnings call Friday, CFO Sean McCabe said Cineverse had shifted from 50-50 joint venture partner to passive... - Prime Video Sets Premiere For Novak Djokovic Doc ‘The Wolf In Winter,’ From ‘The Last Dance’ Director Jason Hehir
It’s a big summer for professional tennis, with Wimbledon starting Monday and the French Open recently concluded. It’s also a big summer for tennis documentaries. Prime Video announced today it will premiere Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter on August 20, a film about the 24-time Grand Slam champion considered... - ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Sets HBO Max Release Date
Horror fans take note. Lee Cronin’s The Mummy will begin streaming on HBO Max on Friday, July 3 and will premiere on HBO linear on Saturday, July 4. Released on April 17 by New Line Cinema, and directed and written by Cronin, the film stars Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May... - Doug Goldstein Dies: Longtime Guns N’ Roses Manager Who Saw The Band Through Success And Chaos Was 65
Doug Goldstein, the former longtime manager of Guns N’ Roses, who saw the hard rock group through the heights of commercial success and chaotic periods of rock ‘n’ roll excess, has died. He was 65. His death was announced by Brandon Weissler, host of the Guns N’ Roses-focused podcast Appetite... - Everything We Know About Netflix’s New ‘Pride & Prejudice’ Series So Far
The misty moors will be back on the screen — the small screen this time — in a new version of Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen. Headed to Netflix this fall, the series stars a cast of some familiar and some young up and comers, with some well known... - Imani Lewis & Tanya Wright Set For Horror-Drama ‘Killa’ From Laci Dent
EXCLUSIVE: Imani Lewis (First Kill) and Tanya Wright (Orange Is the New Black) have signed on to star in Killa, a horror-drama that will mark the feature filmmaking debut of writer-director Laci Dent. Shooting in August, the film follows Asa Jones, a girl from Louisiana who wants to conquer the world of... - Quick News: Consoles, Freddy’s, Spider-Man, Dory
Consoles Circana’s latest video games sales report indicates console sales are slumping hard. They say PS5 unit sales declined by 58% compared to last May, while Xbox Series hardware units fell by 12% – the reasoning put down to the large price spikes. The result is that... - Studio Mandates 2026 — Sony, Universal, Focus, and Lionsgate: PG-13 Horror, Epic Romance, Directorial Palate Cleansers, and 'Familiar Surprises'
Sony plans to continue leveraging its in-house IP, specifically the 'Spider-Man' universe and popular PlayStation video games, while Lionsgate wants a specific kind of comedy. - ‘Every Year After’: Amazon TV Chief Peter Friedlander Teases Season 2 Renewal At Obsessed Fest Kickoff Event
Obsession is in session at Prime Video this summer — and so are the renewals. Following the early renewal for Off Campus, which kicked off the streamer’s summer lineup of YA series and movies, the second entry in the lineup, Every Year After, will likely follow suit soon. During an... - ‘Culpables’ Creator Mercedes Ron Signs First-Look Deal With Amazon MGM Studios
Mercedes Ron’s pen is responsible for the books behind Prime Video’s Culpables and My Fault movies and it has signed a first-look deal with Amazon MGM Studios. Bestselling author Ron has formalized her partnership with Amazon after building the ‘House of Ron’ with the streamer through the Spanish-language Culpables young... - Nexstar COO Mike Biard On The Controversial Call To Declare Tegna Deal Closed, State Of Pay-TV & Outlook For The CW
EXCLUSIVE: Nexstar Media Group COO Mike Biard did not hesitate when asked if he had any second thoughts about the company’s decision to declare its $6.2 billion merger with Tegna closed mere minutes after the FCC approved the deal. “Not at all,” he told Deadline in an interview. In addition... - Anirudh Pisharody & Tongayi Chirisa To Topline Thriller ‘Chronos’ From Gianinni Semedo Moreira
EXCLUSIVE: Anirudh Pisharody, an actor known for work on Netflix’s Never Have I Ever and procedural 9-1-1, has wrapped a lead role opposite Tongayi Chirisa (Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches) in Chronos, a new indie thriller from director Gianinni Semedo Moreira. Shot in Greece, the film follows a father who, when his family disappears on a... - SS Rajamouli & Ishan Shukla Talk Spinoff ‘Baahubali: The Eternal War’; Challenge Of Animating Prabhas – Annecy
Blockbuster Indian director SS Rajamouli took to the stage at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on Thursday to introduce a work-in-progress presentation of animated movie Baahubali: The Eternal War, on which he is a producer. Directed by Ishan Shukla, the picture is a CGI spinoff of the Telugu-language Baahubali franchise which... - Donald Trump Threatens 100% Tariff On European Countries That Implement Digital Services Tax
Donald Trump threatened a 100% tariff on European countries that impose a digital services tax, as the president once again came to the defense of American tech giants that have opposed the levies. It wasn’t immediately clear under what authority Trump would impose the tariff, given the Supreme Court decision... - ‘Paper Daughter’ Director Cami Kwan On Turning An Angel Island Family History Into A Handcrafted Stop-Motion Film — Annecy
For writer, director and animator Cami Kwan, Paper Daughter began with a story that had lived in her family for generations. Inspired by her great-grandmother Joy Dep Chan, who immigrated from China through Angel Island in 1926 by assuming another girl’s identity, the stop-motion animated short explores the sacrifices Chinese... - Liza Colón-Zayas On Tina’s Promotion & The Tenacity That Keeps ‘The Bear’ Team “Fighting To Stay Together” In Final Season
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the final season of FX’s The Bear. The Bear has concluded its five season run, but by all accounts the eponymous Chicago eatery will stay alive after the series finale reveals that Carmy (Jeremy Allen White), Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) and the rest of... - ‘Voicemails For Isabelle’ Writer-Director Leah McKendrick Breaks Down Big Script Changes, Hidden Rom-Com References And Pitches To Taylor Swift & Robyn
Leah McKendrick’s romantic comedy, Voicemails for Isabelle, follows a formula as most romantic comedies do, but many key ingredients had to come together over eight years to reach the final recipe/product on Netflix today. The film stars Zoey Deutch as Jill, who aspires to be a big-time baker in San... - “Stranger Things” Duo Brown & Harbour Reunite
“Stranger Things” actors Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour are set to re-team for a new spy drama series at A24 and Netflix. Emmy-winning “Adolescence” and “Lord of the Flies” writer Jack Thorne will write and executive produce the project, which is currently untitled, while Brown and... - Tim Robbins and Sissy Spacek Join Emma Stone In Rom-Com ‘The Catch’ At Universal
EXCLUSIVE: Tim Robbins and Sissy Spacek are set to join to join the Universal pic The Catch starring Emma Stone and Chris Pine. Ashley Padilla and Druski also recently joined the cast. Dave McCary will direct the film, which is set to bow on May 21, 2027. Jen Statsky and Travis Helwig wrote the most recent draft of the script. Patrick Kang... - Documentary ‘We Can’t Stay Here’ To Explore Gender Refugees, Driven To “Fight, Flee Or Go Underground” In Anti-Trans America
EXCLUSIVE: Newly established independent studio Wrong Turn Productions is backing the film We Can’t Stay Here, an upcoming documentary that follows “families under siege raising transgender children and the extraordinary lengths they will go through to protect them.” Emmy and Peabody winner Gene Gallerano is directing the feature, which is... - Michael Medico Takes Over As Director Of Bill Burr Comedy ‘Bender’
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Medico (Good Trouble) has taken over as director of Bender, a coming-of-age comedy starring Bill Burr, Chris O’Dowd and Ruth Bradley that we scooped last fall. Medico takes the reins from Pluribus helmer Adam Bernstein, who has exited the project for reasons not disclosed. Also new to the project is Irish actress... - ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Second Trailer Launch Is The Second Biggest Of All-Time With Over Half Billion Views
EXCLUSIVE: Following the record-breaking launch of its first trailer, Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: Brand New Day has scored another milestone as the film’s second trailer became the No. 2 biggest trailer launch of all time with 590.8M views in its first week. This is according to WaveMetrix. The first trailer for the Tom... - Andy Cohen Pays Tribute To ‘Watch What Happens Live’ Producer Kyra Samson With Emotional Message
Andy Cohen got emotional on Watch What Happens Live as he paid tribute to a late-night show producer who died earlier in the week. Kyra Samson was a production manager on the Bravo late-night talk show who died on Tuesday, June 23, following a brain cancer diagnosis at the age... - Evoke Entertainment Signs Tribeca-Honored Filmmaker Elisee Junior St. Preux
EXCLUSIVE: Evoke Entertainment has signed Haitian American filmmaker Elisee Junior St. Preux, whose debut feature The Tropic Sun and His Eyes world premiered in Tribeca’s Viewpoints section and earned a Special Jury Mention for Best New Narrative Director. Shot entirely in Haiti’s northern Cap-Haïtien region, The Tropic Sun and His Eyes follows a young man... - Mexican Animator Luis De La Rosa Dies In Annecy Accident
Rising Mexican animator Luis de la Rosa, who took credits on works such as Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and My Little Pony: The Movie, has died in an accident while attending the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France Local newspaper Le Dauphine Libéré reported on Friday that a young... - Hulu Orders ‘Young Americans’ High-School Drama Pilot From Chris Hutton, Eddie O’Keefe & Bruce Miller
Romeo and Juliet set against the backdrop of DC politics — that in a nutshell is one of the main plotlines in Young Americans, a drama pilot ordered by Hulu, with The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments creator Bruce Miller executive producing. In Young Americans, written and executive produced by... - Millie Bobby Brown & David Harbour Set ‘Stranger Things’ Reunion As Stars Of Spy Series Ordered By Netflix From ‘Adolescence’s Jack Thorne & A24
Stranger Things‘ signature father-daughter duo is back! Netflix has given a straight-to-series order to a father-daughter espionage thriller starring Stranger Things‘ Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour from Adolescence co-creator Jack Thorne, A24 and studio-based producer Joe Hipps. With the high-profile project featuring key auspices of two of Netflix’s biggest... - ‘Scary Movie’ Franchise Scares Up $1 Billion At Global Box Office
Twenty-six years after launching, the Wayans Brothers’ Scary Movie franchise has finally crossed $1 billion at the global box office. The latest Paramount-Miramax reboot, Scary Movie, recently hit the $100M mark at the domestic box office with $100.5M stateside, and $108M abroad for a current global running total of $208.5M... - Netflix’s Liam Payne Show ‘Building The Band’ Canceled After One Season
Building the Band is hanging up its microphone. Netflix’s music competition series, which was best known for filming with Liam Payne shortly before his untimely death, has been canceled after just one season. Netflix declined to comment, but a source confirmed the cancellation, which was first reported by The Sun... - Arthur Langlie, Riley Dandy, Oliver Stark & Madeline Weinstein Set For Psychological Thriller ‘Cut Your Teeth’ From Samuel Goodwin; ‘Daredevil: Born Again’s Aaron Moorhead Among Producers
EXCLUSIVE: Arthur Langlie (A Complete Unknown), Riley Dandy (Things Will Be Different), Oliver Stark (9-1-1) and Madeline Weinstein (Mary Page Marlowe) have signed on to star in Cut Your Teeth, an indie psychological thriller marking the feature directorial debut of Samuel Goodwin, which counts Daredevil: Born Again‘s Aaron Moorhead among its producers. Cut... - “Shrek” Donkey Spin-Off Set For 2028
Universal Pictures has officially set a June 30th 2028 release date for a “Shrek” spin-off movie, one centering on Eddie Murphy’s Donkey. A while back Murphy revealed plans for Donkey to get his own movie, which he described as a “little story with his dragon wife and... - Valve Deletes 4K60 Claim For Steam Machine
Before it launched, Valve promised its Steam Machine would bring 4K/60 fps PC gaming to living rooms – though it would need FSR to do it. That claim has now been deleted from the device’s hardware page. TechSpot reports that the page has been updated quietly to... - John Bolton, Trump’s Former National Security Adviser, Pleads Guilty In Classified Information Case
John Bolton, a frequent media commentator and critic of Donald Trump who once served as his national security adviser, plead guilty on Friday to one count of retaining national defense information. Bolton entered the plea in federal court in Maryland. The plea agreement calls for Bolton to pay a $2.25... - Freddy Carter, Lulu Wilson & Mark McKenna Leading Sci-Fi Horror ‘Do Not Open’
EXCLUSIVE: Five Nights at Freddy’s and Shadow & Bone star Freddy Carter has been set to star with Lulu Wilson (Annabelle franchise), Mark McKenna (The Tourist), Stelio Savante (Sarah’s Oil) and Jeremy Gauna (1923) in sci-fi horror film Do Not Open. Jada Jay, Diletta Guglielmi and singer-songwriter John Ford Coley... - Chinese Breakout Hit ‘Dear You’ To Close New York Asian Film Festival; Well Go USA To Release In North America
EXCLUSIVE: This year’s New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) will close with the North American premiere of Chinese breakout smash hit Dear You, directed by Lan Hongchun. Well Go USA will co-present the film after acquiring North America rights and scheduling a wide theatrical release in September. Lan and cast... - MS NOW To Move To Taped Podcast And Other Content On Weekend Nights, Alex Witt To Depart
MS NOW will move to taped podcast and other content in the post-6 p.m. ET hours on weekend nights, as the network points to success with a content agreement with Crooked Media. The network said that The Weekend: Primetime will end on Saturday, with co-anchor Antonia Hylton moving to the... - Netflix Sets Another Chapter In ‘The Monster Of Florence’ Miniseries
There’s another installment of The Monster of Florence on the way at Netflix. Production has begun on a three-part miniseries that follows the initial four-part series of the Italian crime mystery drama from Fremantle’s Wildside and AlterEgo. Stefano Sollima will once again direct the series he created alongside Leonardo Fasoli.... - ‘Supergirl’ Takes Off With $13M First Day At Global Box Office
DC Studios’ second production under the James Gunn and Peter Safran administration, Supergirl, made $13M in its first day at the global box office, a number not far from the first day of Universal/Amblin’s $115M Steven Spielberg movie, Disclosure Day which did $12M. Broken down, domestic previews were $7.8M, that’s... - TIFF: The Market: Goodfellas, CAA, FilmNation & UTA Among 150+ Companies Set For Inaugural Edition
The inaugural edition of TIFF: The Market, the Toronto Film Festival’s official industry market, has confirmed the participation of over 150 international sales, promotion, and distribution companies. Goodfellas, AGC Studios, CAA, XYZ Films, WME, FilmNation, and UTA are all confirmed for the market. They will join international companies such as... - “Dark Shadows” Now An Adult Animated Series
Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) has announced that it’s bringing back the 1960s cult Gothic soap opera TV series “Dark Shadows” – in a whole new way. THR reports that the series, which follows the tormented vampire Barnabas Collins and his supernaturally dysfunctional family, is being reimagined as... - Teaser: “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother”
Amazon MGM Studios has premiered the official teaser trailer for the Mahershala-led action feature “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother”. Following the death of his wife, a devoutly religious hitman named Latif (Ali) embarks on a desperate journey across Houston to protect his children. Along the way,... - Nantucket Film Festival Names Producer & Amazon Alum Marc Restighini, LuckyChap Partner Milan Popelka To Top Board Posts
EXCLUSIVE: Marc Resteghini, an executive producer of Young Sherlock and a former Amazon Studios executive, has been named board chair of the Nantucket Film Festival. The fest, which focuses on screenwriting and storytelling, wrapped its 31st annual edition earlier this week on the island off the Massachusetts coast. Resteghini succeeds... - GK Barry Set To Turn “Part-Investigative Sleuth, Part-Accidental Detective” In BBC Doc About Online Gossip Forum Tattle Life
EXCLUSIVE: Social media star and presenter Grace Keeling ‘GK’ Barry will officially front a soon-to-launch BBC documentary about controversial online forum Tattle Life. GK Barry: Toxic Gossip will see the podcast host exploring the forum, which allows users to post about social media stars, creators and influencers. The BBC plans... - Daniel Goldhaber’s ‘Faces Of Death’ To Close Edinburgh’s Midnight Madness Strand; Signature Entertainment Acquires Title For UK & Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Goldhaber’s latest feature, Faces Of Death, starring Barbie Ferreira (Euphoria) and Charli xcx, has been picked up for the UK and Ireland by Signature Entertainment and will receive its UK premiere at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF). Faces Of Death will be the closing title of... - BFI Adds Six Members To Board Of Governors
The British Film Institute has added six new members to its board of governors, expanding the executive group to 14. The new members are Tanya Cordrey, Mark Herbert, Ganan Kanagathurai, Hakan Kousetta, Ryan Prince, and Jane Tranter (Wales Governor). Extended biographies of the new members can be found below. Each... - ‘Ultra Strong’ Director Catherine LePage Brings Empowerment To The Pitfalls Of Love — Annecy
Fresh off an Academy Award win earlier this year for the stop-motion short The Girl Who Cried Pearls, the National Film Board of Canada returned to the Annecy International Animation Film Festival with another distinctly personal animated story. This time, however, the celebrated Canadian studio traded the aesthetics of fairy... - International Insider: Animated In Annecy; Cannes Lions; End For Edinburgh
Hello again, Insiders. The heat was on literally and figuratively this week as the Annecy International Animation Festival and Cannes Lions took place under a scorching sun in Europe. Jesse Whittock here to guide you through the best of it. Sign up to the newsletter here. Animated In Annecy Studios... - Pixar Announces New Theatrical Short ‘Loving Dory’; Shows Finished ‘Gatto’ Scenes – Annecy
As Pixar basks in the success of Toy Story 5, it has announced new theatrical short Loving Dory, directed Lou Hamou-Lhadj (Borrowed Time). The short work – tapping into the Dory and Nemo waterverse – sees Dory enjoy an unexpected dalliance with a plastic bag floating through the sea. The... - Scott Adkins Action Pic ‘Irish Dog’ Pre-Sells Ahead Of Fall Shoot
EXCLUSIVE: Scott Adkins (The Rip) action-thriller Irish Dog has pre-sold ahead of its projected fall shoot. The film has been acquired for German-speaking Europe by Tiberius Film, Eastern Europe by MediaSquad, MENA territories by Front Row Filmed Entertainment, Italy by Plaion Pictures, and India and SAARC territories by Dimension Pictures.... - Genndy Tartakovksy’s ‘Heist Brothers’ Taken To Series At Adult Swim
EXCLUSIVE: In 2024, Dexter’s Laboratory creator Genndy Tartakovsky pitched the President of Adult Swim an idea for a show live on stage at Annecy. Last year, we revealed that the show, Heist Safari, was in development, and today we can tell you it has been greenlit, now titled Heist Brothers.... - Secuoya Studios & William Levy Ready Action Series & Romcom Through Renewed Development Deal
Cuban-American star William Levy is staying in business with Spain’s Secuoya Studios. The Montecristo and Camino a Arcadia actor and producer struck with the Spanish-language production giant, and is immediately in development with a scripted series and a feature film that Levy will both star in and executive produce. William... - BBC Buys ‘Ghosts Australia’ To Sit Alongside Original British Sitcom
The BBC has acquired Ghosts Australia, which will sit alongside the British and American versions at the UK pubcaster. The eight-part series from BBC Studios Australia Productions stars Tamala (Cleverman, Nowhere Boys) and Rowan Witt (Totally Completely Fine, Book Of Mormon) as the couple who inherit a dilapidated country manor... - Disney Unveils Fresh ‘Hexed’ Footage & Surprise Theatrical Short ‘Lilo & Scratch’ With Chris Sanders
Disney showed fresh footage for Hexed at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on Friday and premiered a surprise theatrical short reprising the beloved 2002 character Stitch in animated form. Entitled Lilo & Scratch, it brings back Stitch and Lilo alongside a new cat character intent on eating the former’s... - Kids Agents Call For “Non-AI” Clauses In Acting Contracts After ‘Peppa Pig’ Backlash
EXCLUSIVE: Child acting agents have called on studios and producers to insert “non-AI” clauses into contracts following a backlash against artificial intelligence terms on Peppa Pig. The UK’s Agents of Young Performers Association (AYPA) wants clauses in acting contracts that explicitly prevent studios from using AI to capture, clone, train,... - Norma Percy On ‘Brexit: A Very British Civil War’: Interviewing Boris Johnson And The Politicians Who Lived It
As the UK once again awaits a new Prime Minister, attention is fixed on the latest Westminster upheaval, but few political shocks in recent British history match Brexit. A decade ago this week, the UK voted to leave the European Union. Veteran documentary filmmaker Norma Percy’s Brexit: A Very British... - Labor Peace Reigns: Studios Praise “Trust” With Guilds As DGA “Overwhelmingly” Ratifies New Deal
In a far far cry from the severe strikes of three years ago, the studios and streamers tonight heaped nothing but praise and good will on the Hollywood guilds as the DGA became the final of the Big Three to approve a new four-year contract “The AMPTP congratulates the DGA... - ‘Hannah Montana’s Mitchel Musso On Why He Missed 20th Anniversary: “It Wasn’t The Right Thing”
After Miley Cyrus reunited with her alter ego for the Hannah Montana 20th anniversary special in March, one of her co-stars is explaining his absence. Mitchel Musso, who played Hannah’s friend Oliver Oken on the Disney Channel show, noted he had a scheduling conflict, but he would have made time... - Full Trailer: Alan Ritchson In “Motor City”
IFC Releasing has unveiled the full-length trailer for the 1970s Detroit-set “Motor City” starring “Reacher” breakout Alan Ritchson. The story follows a working-class romantic named John Miller who is framed by a ruthless gangster after falling for his girlfriend. After years in prison, he returns with only... - Don’t Expect A “Ratatouille” Sequel
Pixar is no stranger to delivering sequels to its past successes, with around half of its films over the past decade tied to earlier ones in some way. That said, there are several that haven’t gotten follow-ups – notably “A Bug’s Life,” “Up,” “Wall-E,” “Brave” and “Ratatouille”.... - Trailer: Hawke, Crowe In “The Weight”
Vertical has premiered the trailer for the Depression-era historical drama “The Weight” starring Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe. Set in Oregon in 1933, the story follows Samuel Murphy (Hawke), a father torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal work camp. His only apparent way out... - “The Odyssey” To Skip Influencer Screenings
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