Millie Gibson (Coronation Street) has joined the cast of Doctor Who as Ruby Sunday, the new doctor’s (Ncuti Gatwa) companion. She will make her debut alongside the 15th Doctor over the festive season in 2023, according to the BBC. “Whilst still being in total disbelief, I am beyond honored to be cast as the Doctor’s […]
Even though we were right in the heart of Beverly Hills for last night’s American Cinematheque Awards tribute to Ryan Reynolds, you would be forgiven if you thought somehow you had been transported from the Beverly Hilton Hotel International Ballroom and landed in Canada. Judging from these proceedings Reynolds just may be the hottest import […]
More than two weeks after the final police report on the fatal shooting of Rust DP Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin last October was handed over to the local D.A., the document has been made public. Amidst a dense listing of events and inventory from local police, the FBI and others, the 551-page report reveals […]
UPDATED with Jack Smith statement: Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Jack Smith as special counsel to oversee investigations into former President Donald Trump. Citing Trump’s recently announced presidential bid and Joe Biden’s intention to run for re-election, Garland said, “I have concluded that it is in the public interest to appoint a special counsel.” “Such […]
EXCLUSIVE: Stampede Ventures has promoted Cara Fano to Vice President of Content and Operations, Grant Torre to Vice President of Film Development and Production, and Amelia Mysko to Director of Development in International. Both Fano and Torre have been with the global media company since its inception. Mysko, meanwhile, rapidly worked her way up at […]
EXCLUSIVE: Labid Aziz’s People of Culture Studios has entered into a joint venture with Adel Nur’s management and production company Atomik Content to co-manage talent and develop, produce and distribute features, TV series and hybrid projects with a focus on elevated action films. The first talent signed through the JV is Professional Fighters League Founder […]
Lebanese actress and director Nadine Labaki enjoyed breakout success with Oscar-nominated and Cannes Jury Prize-winning third feature Capernaum in 2018 and there is now anticipation over what will be her next directorial feature project However, the star, who is currently at the Marrakech International Film Festival as a member of its jury, told Deadline this […]
Live Nation Entertainment, the parent company of Ticketmaster, is the focus of an antitrust investigation that predates the Taylor Swift ticket snafu this week, according to a report. The investigation, according to The New York Times, is focusing on whether the company has abused its market power in the live events business. Lawmakers on Capitol […]
EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of its 20th anniversary, Thruline Entertainment has announced two key promotions. Sam Sazant has been elevated to Los Angeles-based manager with an emphasis on talent, and Rebecca Mazouz has been named as a literary coordinator at the management-production company. Since joining the company in early 2021, Mazouz has worked under managers […]
EXCLUSIVE: Maggie Q, Zoe Colletti, Van Crosby and Ciaran Hinds have rounded out the cast of Apple Original Films and Skydance Media’s action comedy The Family Plan starring Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Monaghan. Simon Cellan Jones, who recently collaborated with Wahlberg on Arthur the King, will direct. Written by David Coggeshall, The Family Plan tells the story of a suburban dad […]
EXCLUSIVE: Searchlight’s absurdist genre horror comedy The Menu got off to a promising start with $1M+ in Thursday night previews, we hear. That number is up there with recent comps such as Barbarian, which did $850K on its Thursday night before a $10.5M opening, and The Northman, another Anya Taylor-Joy movie, which posted $1.35M before […]
EXCLUSIVE: Darren Criss, Lena Hall, Ramin Karimloo and Solea Pfeiffer will perform a one-night-only benefit concert of the 1986 Benny Andersson-Björn Ulvaeus-Tim Rice musical Chess next month at a Broadway theater to benefit The Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund). The concert, which will be held at the the Broadhurst Theatre on on Monday, […]
Guy Davidi’s film Innocence is haunted by the words of Israeli soldiers who did not survive their mandatory military service. “Humans have an urge for destruction,” one of the soldiers notes, an indication of his deep skepticism about being forced to serve in the Israel Defense Forces. Another says, “The killing repulses me.” Whether they […]
The Television Academy today announced its newly-elected Board of Governors, who will serve two-year terms. The new members will begin serving their terms on January 1, 2023, running through December 31, 2024. According to the Academy, more than half of those elected are new to the boardroom and represent diverse talent and professions across the […]
The UK government has launched a consultation period asking industry leaders for comments on plans to reform and merge film, animation, high-end TV, and children’s TV tax relief measures into a single tax credit. The consultation period is set to run until February 9, 2023, with the reforms to be implemented in spring 2024. The […]
Jerzy Skolimowski’s EO Wins Arab Critics’ Awards For European Films Veteran Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski’s EO, exploring the world through the eyes of a donkey, has won the fourth edition of the Arab Critics’ Awards For European Films, in which 76 critics hailing from 15 Arab-language territories voted on their favorite film out of Europe […]
Sarah Polley, whose latest feature Women Talking hits theaters in December, has been named Director of the Year by the Palm Springs Film Festival. The honor will be bestowed January 5 at PSIFF’s annual awards gala to kick off the festival’s 2023 edition. The past two recipients of the Palm Springs director award — Jane […]
After more than a year and a half of development, eOne recently started shopping its high-profile Dungeons & Dragons live-action TV series. Shepherded by Red Notice filmmaker Rawson Marshall Thurber, it is based on Hasbro’s wildly popular fantasy role-playing game franchise. The series was conceived as eOne’s priciest, largest-scope TV project ever, a series that […]
A fight for control at the top of Canada’s Thunderbird Entertainment Group has entered its latest phase. Thunderbird’s management is under attack by a key shareholder, Texas-based hedge fund Voss Capital, which wants to replace the board with others who can “unlock the value” of the Kim’s Convenience and Highway Thru Hell maker. A second shareholder, Railroad Ranch Capital, […]
Insiders: it’s Friday, you’re hungry for a recap of big international film and TV news and I’ve got a pot of stories boiling on the hob. Jesse Whittock here dishing up the scoops of the week. Amazon Freevee Rescues ‘Neighbours’ “With a little understanding/You can find the perfect blend…”: So goes the Neighbours theme that has been […]
Mélita Toscan du Plantier has spent the best part of two decades running Morocco’s Marrakech International Film Festival. This work carries on the legacy of her late husband, influential French producer Daniel Toscan du Plantier, who was the driving force behind the festival’s launch in 2001, overseeing two editions before his death in 2003 at […]
Qatari officials have banned the sale of alcoholic beer at World Cup stadiums in an abrupt U-turn on alcohol policy just days before the tournament begins. The U-turn is the latest change in the evolving plan on alcohol sales at the tournament, which has steadily increased tensions between Fifa, world football’s global governing body, and […]
The crisis at Twitter has amplified as the social media giant told staff they are locked out of its offices until Monday (November 21). A message seen by various news outlets noted Twitter’s offices were closed, effective immediately. No reason behind the move was given and the office will reopen next week. The message instructed […]
Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-Eda looks set for a return to the international festival circuit in 2023 following the announcement that he has been quietly working on a new film titled Monster, which is now in post-production. The director’s long-time distributor Gaga Corporation announced the film on Friday, saying it would be co-distributing the work with […]
Scottish filmmaker Charlotte Wells’s debut feature Aftersun has bagged three awards in the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) craft categories, the year’s most wins. Aftersun’s wins include Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Music Supervision. The latter is a new category introduced this year. The Cannes breakout also leads overall nominations for this year’s British […]
