Variety

Mel Robbins, Ludacris, Paris Hilton, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and More Than 70 Creators Set for UTA’s Cannes Lions Slate

UTA has enlisted a broad slate of stars, clients, brands and creators to take part in its expansive Cannes Lions activations, including the return of its UTA Beach facility in the heart of the festival and the additions of a VIP Creator Lounge and podcast studio. Notable names set to headline UTA’s main stage conversations […]

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Variety

‘The Madison’ Stars Credit Their Powerful Performances to Taylor Sheridan’s Profound Dialogue: Season 1 ‘Makes You Really Feel Something’

When Michelle Pfeiffer signed on to be a part of “The Madison,” she hadn’t read a single script — in fact, series creator Taylor Sheridan hadn’t written one yet. The actor also had no idea whether Kurt Russell, who had signed on to play her husband, would even be available to film due to a […]

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Variety

Ryan Murphy’s ‘The Shards’ Sets August Premiere Date on FX and Hulu

The Trawler will rise this summer. “The Shards,” Ryan Murphy’s adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis autofiction thriller novel, will premiere on FX and Hulu on Aug. 5 at 6 p.m. PT. Set in Los Angeles in the 1980s, the dark, coming-of-age drama series follows Bret (Igby Rigney), an aspiring writer whose high school life […]

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Variety

Donna Summer’s Music Catalog, Other Rights Acquired by Primary Wave (EXCLUSIVE)

Primary Wave Music has announced a partnership with the estate of legendary R&B singer Donna Summer, best known for such disco-era hits as “I Feel Love,” “Bad Girls,” “Hot Stuff” and many others. Summer’s estate will work alongside Primary Wave on her award-winning music catalog and recordings, as well as share in her name, image, […]

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Variety

MK2 Opens Capital to the Public for First Time in $5.8 Million Fundraising Campaign

French cinema group MK2 – the family-owned company which had five movies in competition at Cannes and won four prizes — is opening its capital to the public for the first time in its 52-year history. Led by brothers Nathanaël and Elisha Karmitz, the company runs a revered arthouse cinema chain across Paris and has […]

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Variety

If Hollywood Is So Liberal, Why Did Movies and Shows Like ‘Dirty Dancing,’ ‘Party of Five’ and ‘Sex and the City’ Portray Abortion as Dangerous and Shameful?

On Nov. 14, 1972, Maude Findlay, a 47-year-old woman living in suburban New York with her fourth husband found herself unexpectedly pregnant. It was a year before Roe vs. Wade was passed, and like many women in America, Maude wasn’t interested in having another child and found herself weighing an abortion. The dilemma played out […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Wallis Annenberg Day Set for July 15 in Honor of Late Philanthropist and Los Angeles Leader

The declaration of a day designed to honor the late philanthropist and city leader marks a collaboration between the County of Los Angeles and the cities of Los Angeles, Santa Monica and Beverly Hills.

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Variety

Amelia Dimoldenberg Expands Her Dimz Inc. Academy for Young Creatives in Its Second Year

“Chicken Shop Date” host and producer Amelia Dimoldenberg is expanding her Dimz Inc. Academy in its second year, with the goal of opening doors for the next generation of creative talent. This year, Dimz Inc. Academy is extending to a four-week free program and will offer paid work placements, industry mentoring and hands-on experience to […]

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Hollywood Reporter

‘September 5,’ ‘Resident Evil’ Producer Martin Moszkowicz Named Zurich Film Festival President

The former Constantin Film Chairman will take over from current ZFF President Doris Fiala next month.

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Variety

Xbox Chief Content Officer Matt Booty on Shifting Exclusivity Strategy, Working With Asha Sharma and Why ‘Blade’ and ‘Elder Scrolls 6’ Didn’t Make It Into Showcase

Xbox leadership shook up its strategy this week with the announcement that upcoming games “Gears of War: E-Day” and “Clockwork Revolution” would be exclusive to Xbox consoles and PCs. Following years of Xbox breaking down platform barriers for its games with competitors PlayStation and Nintendo under longtime chief Phil Spencer, the move was a radical […]

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Variety

Greece Selected as the Country of Honor for the Next Edition of the Cannes Film Market

Greece has been selected as the country of honor for the next edition of the Cannes Film Market, which takes place from May 11 to 19 during the 80th Cannes Film Festival. The Market said, “This distinction celebrates Greece’s remarkable rise as one of Europe’s leading audiovisual hubs and recognizes its growing influence on the […]

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The Guardian Culture

‘A poisoned chalice’: will Doctor Who survive Russell T Davies’s exit?

The lowest ever viewing figures, an identity crisis for the show and a confusing Billie Piper-based cliffhanger – whoever takes on the BBC fantasy drama has quite the job on their hands …The announcement that the BBC has abandoned the planned Doctor Who Christmas special, and is ending its partnership with showrunner Russell T Davies and Bad Wolf production company, will not have come as much of a surprise to many fans. It has been rumoured for some time. Aside from the gossip, the fact that no

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Variety

David Harbour Is Ready to Talk About His Mental Health, Lily Allen’s ‘West End Girl’ and the End of ‘Stranger Things’

Preparing to play a suburban schlub in HBO’s “DTF St. Louis,” David Harbour decided he needed to transform — slightly.  “I guess it’s just part of my process,” he recalls, “because when I looked at it, it wasn’t that much bigger than myself.” He’s referring to the prosthetic belly the production designed so that Harbour, […]

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Variety

Alamo Drafthouse Dedicates San Francisco Theater to Christopher Nolan (EXCLUSIVE)

Alamo Drafthouse is renaming its flagship San Francisco venue to honor Christopher Nolan. The Oscar-winning filmmaker, a passionate advocate for the big screen, will be feted later this year with a 70mm screening event. The announcement of the rechristened venue — San Francisco New Mission will be rechristened as the Christopher Nolan Cinema — comes […]

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Variety

Radial Entertainment Hires Former Paramount Global Exec Brendon Thomas as Chief Revenue Officer

Former Paramount Global exec Brendon Thomas has joined Radial Entertainment as the company’s new chief revenue officer. At Radial he’ll handle revenue generation through the company’s library and acquisitions via distribution, licensing, advertising, business development and new market expansion. Thomas will report to Radial CEO Jeff Shultz, who announced the hire on Wednesday. Shultz joined […]

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Hollywood Reporter

‘Property Brother’ Jonathan Scott Is Getting a Daytime Talk Show

CBS Media Ventures will film a pilot later this month.

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Variety

Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri on How a Passion for Art Fuels the Studio, and Why the Animators Are the True Reason Behind Its Success

It’s all about Hollywood magic for Illumination’s CEO Chris Meledandri. Fresh from graduating from Dartmouth College, the born-and-raised New Yorker landed a job as an assistant to executive producer Daniel Melnick on “Footloose.” It was his first time in California. “There were a few things for me that really symbolized the magic of what I […]

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Variety

Underscore Talent Management Company Adds 20 New Hires (EXCLUSIVE)

Talent management firm Underscore Talent has announced more than 20 new hires across its comedy; sports and outdoor lifestyle; entertainment; beauty, lifestyle and fashion; and newly launched experts divisions. The company’s expansion comes amid an evolving media landscape, where creators, entertainers, athletes, comedians and experts are building businesses across content, brand partnerships, live experiences, intellectual […]

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Variety

Studiocanal’s Sixth Dimension Boards Horror Thriller ‘Home Safety Hotline’ From Spooky Pictures, Image Nation and Longevity Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)

Los Angeles-based genre label Spooky Pictures, Abu Dhabi-based studio Image Nation and L.A. and UAE-based production company Longevity Pictures have secured a financing deal with prominent European production/distribution banner Studiocanal — through its in-house genre label Sixth Dimension — for their upcoming horror thriller “Home Safety Hotline.” “Home Safety Hotline,” which is set to start production […]

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Variety

‘Property Brothers’ Host Jonathan Scott Developing Daytime Talk Show With CBS Media Ventures

Can a “Property Brother” spruce up daytime television? CBS Media Ventures is hoping to find out by developing a new talk show hosted by Jonathan Scott. A pilot episode of the series will be filmed later in June in New York and will be considered for CBS Media Venture’s fall 2027 syndication slate. The show […]

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