Icarus Films has picked up North American rights to the Oscar-qualifying documentary Myanmar Diaries, helmed by the anonymous Myanmar Film Collective. The film, which won the Berlinale Documentary Award, Bronze Panoroma Audience Award and Amnesty Film Award at the 2022 Berlin Film Festival, is comprised of short films, both narrative and documentary, that show Myanmar’s […]
EXCLUSIVE: Lily Gladstone (Certain Women) has joined Under The Bridge, rounding out the series regular cast of Hulu’s limited series based on Rebecca Godfrey’s book. Gladstone joins previously announced series star Riley Keough as well as fellow series regulars Izzy G, Chloe Guidry, Ezra Faroque Khan, Archie Panjabi, Vritika Gupta, Javon “Wanna” Walton and Aiyana […]
The King of the World won’t be at the L.A. premiere tonight for Avatar: The Way of Water after testing positive for Covid. “I am in LA, just back from Tokyo, and I managed to pick up Covid on the plane, so I’m isolated and can’t go to my own premiere tonight,” Cameron told Deadline. […]
The PGA Awards announced its nominees for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures today, a list noted for a number of snubs and surprises. Seven films were recognized with nominations, including All That Breathes, Shaunak Sen’s documentary about two brothers to Delhi, India who have dedicated their lives to rehabilitating birds of prey that have […]
Every director brings a piece of themselves to their work, but this Oscar season has seen films becoming ever more personal. And it’s up to the cinematographer to work with their director to bring those stories to life. James Gray explores his relationship with his grandfather and a pivotal childhood friendship in Armageddon Time; a young, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Rodney Barnes, exec producer of HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, is prepping a horror podcast devoted to legends and myths stemming from black folklore. The writer/producer of series such as Everybody Hates Chris and The Boondocks has teamed up with Campside Media, the company behind Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen, and […]
EXCLUSIVE: ABC News Studios is ramping up its slate of true-crime docuseries for Hulu with new projects from the likes of Colin Kaepernick and The Way Down’s Nile Cappello. The streamer will launch three new docuseries from the fledgling production division that was launched last year with plans for 100 hours of programming this year. […]
Refresh for updates…The Black List — the annual roundup of Hollywood’s best-liked unproduced screenplays — has begun unveiling the titles selected for 2022. This year’s list consists of 74 scripts by 80 writers, which were selected by 300+ film executives. Selected scripts announced thus far include Pure by Catherine Schetina, Chatter by Chris Grillot, JERRY! […]
Shaquille O’Neal is ringing in the new year with his own virtual reality special in partnership with Meta. The Shaq-tacular Spectacular is an interactive VR New Year’s Eve countdown that will feature performances by Cardi B, Ludacris, Lil Yachty, Killer Mike, WHIPPED CREAM, and DJ DIESEL (aka O’Neal), along with additional special guest appearances by Rob Gronkowski and Camille Kostek. […]
Emma Myers (Wednesday) and Brady Noon (The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers) have signed on to star alongside Jennifer Garner and Ed Helms in the body-swap comedy Family Leave, which McG is directing for Netflix. The family film based on New York Times bestseller Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s book, Bedtime for Mommy, follows Jess (Garner) and Bill […]
If they’re good, music documentaries can serve as a time machine — an immersive experience that transports the viewer back to the magic of another era, where the soundtrack envelops you, and an artist who has left this mortal coil returns for 90 minutes or so to validate their superstar status — a mic drop […]
EXCLUSIVE: VMI Releasing, the distribution arm of sales and production outfit VMI Worldwide, has hired Jonathan Barkan as their new Head of US Distribution. Barkan comes from Mutiny Pictures, which he helped negotiate the sale of to New Jersey distribution company BayView Entertainment. Barkan was Managing Editor at genre website Bloody Disgusting, which was acquired […]
EXCLUSIVE: UK outfit Make Waves (The Great Green Wall) and science-focused U.S. producer HHMI Tangled Bank Studios (All That Breathes) are teaming on feature-length documentary Blue Carbon (working title), an environmentally-focused musical piece fronted by Grammy-nominated producer and DJ Jayda G with music from Wu-Tang leader RZA and Brazilian artist Seu Jorge. Nicolas Brown (The […]
The Golden Globes TV nominations from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association on Monday morning were as surprising as they were … exclusionary. HBO Max’s House of the Dragon earned noms for Best Drama and Best Actress (Emma D’Arcy) but there was nothing for breakout stars like Paddy Considine, Matt Smith and Milly Alcock. Amazon’s Lord […]
EXCLUSIVE: Fifth Season is gearing up for its first full year with new owners and a new name. The company formerly known as Endeavor Content has new owners in Korea’s CJ ENM after a $785M deal and on the television side has moved from a business that scored a number of buzzy orders from streamers […]
Netflix has bought another run of heart-warming and emotionally-charged Japanese reality doc series Old Enough!. The Japanese-language show, from Nippon TV, will run for another 10 episodes after the 20-episode first season ran on the platform in March 2022. Old Enough! cut through culturally in English-speaking countries following its Netflix debut and Selena Gomez even spoofed it […]
Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace? will return for a second 10-week season on HBO Max and then a “best of” show that runs on CNN. The second season will feature the same format as the first: New episodes will drop on HBO Max on Fridays, and will be followed two days later with CNN compilation […]
In the battle of the Windsor and Addams families, the dysfunctional goths reign supreme when it comes to attracting an audience in the UK. Official ratings figures show that the first episode of Wednesday, Tim Burton’s riff on Charles Addams’ iconic Addams Family creation, comfortably beat the opening installments from season five of The Crown […]
EXCLUSIVE: Global Screen has unveiled a fresh round of deals for Sky Original animated feature The Amazing Maurice, featuring Hugh Laurie and Emilia Clarke in the voice cast. The announcement follows in the wake of news that the family film had been selected for the Kids-Section of the upcoming Sundance Film Festival (January 19-29, 2023). […]
The BBC has been forced onto the defensive over its coverage of the Netflix Harry & Meghan series after receiving a string of complaints stating it had been “excessive and promoting Netflix.” The BBC’s Executive Complaints Unit reported the complaints late last week, of which there would likely have been dozens although numbers aren’t revealed. […]
In Danish political drama Borgen, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen plays a fearless journalist holding power to account. In real life, she’s been calling out government plans to tax streamers and suggesting tax incentives. The actress has joined a chorus of voices from the Danish production and creative communities condemning Denmark’s proposed Cultural Contribution Act. The legislation includes […]
Following almost a year of intense negotiation, UK indie trade body Pact and broadcasting union Bectu have cleared the path for a new UK TV Drama Agreement to be struck with the union’s members finally voting in favor although narrowly. Just shy of 60% of the Bectu voters accepted the new terms and conditions, which […]
‘Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream’ Competition Set At ITV ABBA musical Mamma Mia! is seeking its next lead via an ITV entertainment show from The X Factor producer Thames and Littlestar. Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream will see contestants whittled down to two to be leads Sophie and Sky, who were played by […]
EXCLUSIVE: YouTuber Brandon B has opened a London production outfit and launched YouTube celebrity chat format This Interview Will Self Destruct with guests including Tom Holland and Jake Gyllenhaal. Studio B will focus on developing digital formats fronted by Brandon B – real name Brandon Baum – for young audiences. This Interview Will Self Destruct […]
England’s heartbreaking defeat to France on Saturday became the most-viewed UK TV broadcast of the year so far, peaking with 21.3M viewers on ITV1. Across the 6 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. runtime, the game, which ended 2-1 to France as England were knocked out following Harry Kane’s dramatic late missed penalty, was watched by a […]
