Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party is returning to NBC, and this time Miley Cyrus be joined by country icon Dolly Parton to ring in the holiday. Parton replaces Pete Davidson, who co-hosted the special last year. The event is executive produced by Lorne Michaels and will feature a star-studded lineup of performances and special guests, […]
When the SAG Awards announced in May that it would not longer air on TNT and TBS, a spokesperson insisted that finding a new home for the ceremony “is not unusual and has occurred several times over the history of the SAG Awards. This is no different.” Actually, it is. With ratings down and costs […]
EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films has announced its promotion of Miles Fineburg to VP, Acquisitions and Sales. In his new role, Fineburg will oversee the company’s transactional and subscription VOD footprint and liaise with key home video partners, also continuing to run film acquisitions and theatrical sales. Fineburg has worked at Samuel Goldwyn Films for six […]
EXCLUSIVE: Jaeden Martell (It), Maxwell Jenkins (Lost in Space) and Sadie Soverall (Fate: The Winx Saga) have signed on to star alongside Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage in the survival action-thriller Sand and Stones from Highland Film Group, which will enter production in Dublin, Ireland next week. The film directed by Ben Brewer (The Trust) […]
EXCLUSIVE: Eddie Cibrian (Country Comfort) and Daniella Pineda (Jurassic World: Dominion) have joined the Season 3 cast of ABC’s Home Economics in recurring guest star roles. The comedy series currently airs Wednesday nights at 9:30 p.m. Cibrian will portray the character of Santiago, an extremely good-looking contractor who starts working with Marina (Karla Souza). Pineda […]
Tubi has picked up exclusive U.S. streaming rights to the supernatural thriller Bed Rest from STXfilms and Project X Entertainment. The film starring Melissa Barrera (In the Heights, Scream) will debut on the platform on December 7. The first feature helmed by Final Destination 6 scribe Lori Evans Taylor, Bed Rest follows Julie Rivers (Barrera), […]
EXCLUSIVE: Sugar23 is set to open a Toronto office and has set Max Tremblay to oversee the new location. The expansion of Sugar23 into Canada is a continuation of the company’s growth, especially with Tremblay at the forefront. The combination of Tremblay’s expertise in podcast IP and literary representation with Sugar23’s already-impressive roster of film […]
EXCLUSIVE: Deniese Davis and her Reform Media Group banner have entered into a development deal with Tyler Perry Studios. The pact covers TV, unscripted, and first-look feature film projects with the aim of bringing more diverse storytelling across both television and film. In addition to the deal announcement, Reform also announced Monday that it has […]
Hemlock Grove is coming back to streaming. The Eli Roth-exec produced horror drama series was removed last month from Netflix but now, thanks to a deal between producer/distributor Gaumont and FilmRise, the show will return to air. The deal will see Hemlock Grove, as well as Gaumont’s Hannibal, air across FilmRise branded OTT channels. The […]
EXCLUSIVE: Veteran manager Aleksey Ageyev — who while repping a roster of top global filmmakers, has produced more than 30 scripted series and features — has joined David Unger’s global management company Artist International Group as Partner. Ageyev brings to AIG clients including 2021 Tribeca prize-winning filmmaker Levan Koguashvili (Brighton 4th); screenwriter Elena Kiseleva, who […]
EXCLUSIVE: Teresa Palmer is set to join Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt in the cast of Universal’s The Fall Guy, which has a March 1, 2024 release date. Production for the film is currently under way in Australia. Winston Duke and Aaron Taylor-Johnson are also on board. The feature film from Universal, 87North and Entertainment 360, is inspired […]
HLN is planning a Thanksgiving weekend marathon of The West Wing, marking the first scripted series for the CNN Worldwide channel. All 90 episodes from the first four seasons of the series will be shown starting on Thanksgiving Day and running through Sunday. The marathon is an example of synergy with parent Warner Bros. Discovery, […]
Disney shares busted out of the starting gate, rising 8% in early trading on a wave of optimistic sentiment about Bob Iger’s return engagement as CEO. The stock pushed near the $100 mark after rising in pre-market trading. It had slumped more than 40% in 2022 to date as financial results have weakened on the […]
UK and Canada-based VFX firm Cinesite has made its first foray into Asia, acquiring a majority stake in rising CGI animation and VFX studio Assemblage, based in Mumbai, India. Under the terms of the deal, Assemblage will continue to service its global clientele independently under the management of founder AK Madhavan and CEO Arjun Madhavan. […]
French streaming platform Salto – a joint venture between TF1, M6 and France Télévisions – could be sold off or shut down in the coming months, according to local media reports. Broadcasting rivals TF1, M6 and France Télévisions launched the streamer in October 2020 with ambitions to create a French-style Netflix, but the platform has […]
Joe Lycett, the British broadcaster and comedian, has revealed the £10,000 ($11,800) he shredded in protest of David Beckham’s £150M ambassador role at the Qatari World Cup was not real cash. In a video posted in the last hour, Lycett confirmed what plenty of people had suspected — that he had already donated the money […]
UPDATE (5 a.m. PST): Iran’s players have poignantly refused to sing their national anthem as the nation’s World Cup opener against England kicks off. Some in the crowd appeared to be jeering during the anthem, which came to the backdrop of protests over the death of Iranian Mahsa Amini in custody in September and on […]
Panorama Studios’ Drishyam 2, starring Ajay Devgn, has just had a strong opening at the Indian box office, taking around $9m on its opening weekend and holding up strongly today (Monday, November 21). The crime drama sequel, directed by Abhishek Pathak and also starring Tabu and Akshaye Khanna, is receiving a red carpet gala screening […]
Cavea Plus, a streaming service based in the country of Georgia, has joined the anti-piracy coalition Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. Formed in 2017 with a a focus on copyright protection and enforcement, the coalition now has 42 members, with a governing board that includes Motion Picture Association members Disney, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount, Sony Pictures, […]
Irish academic Susan Liddy has been elected as the new president of Women in Film and Television International (WIFTI), replacing Swedish producer Helene Granqvist who has been in the role since 2018. Founded in 1997, WIFTI has led the way in advocating for better representation and conditions for women working in the screen industries. The […]
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival has announced that renowned Indian actor and producer Shah Rukh Khan will receive an honorary award at its upcoming second edition running December 1-10. The prize recognizing Khan’s contribution to the film industry will be presented at the opening ceremony. Unfolding against the backdrop of the Red Sea […]
After being overshadowed by the BBC’s focus on the human rights issues that have been surrounding the World Cup 2022, yesterday’s opener between hosts Qatar and Ecuador kicked off with a hefty peak of 8M viewers. The game, which ended 2-0 to Ecuador, was watched by an average of 6.2M across its 195-minute run time […]
Disney+ has unveiled its debut Nordic original, an adaptation of Swedish author Mikael Niemi’s To Cook a Bear. Anagram Sweden’s six-parter takes place in the mid-nineteenth century in the village of Kengis, northern Sweden, centering on a runaway Sami boy who develops a deep relationship while investigating an unexpected murder mystery. While a Pastor has […]
Iran has arrested two prominent actresses who removed their headscarves in public, showing support for the ongoing protest movement calling for freedom for woman that was sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in custody last September. According to multiple reports citing state media, Hengameh Ghaziani and Katayoun Riahi were detained after being summoned […]
DreamWorks has launched its debut channel in France. The DreamWorks 24-hour kids and family entertainment channel has kicked off on SFR linear and on-demand in the nation and is now available in 43 countries, having recently rolled out to Mexico, Chile and Brazil. NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-to-Consumer, which oversees the channel, said it is […]
