While many film companies have been battered in this year of the coronavirus, the opposite is true for the New Zealand-based outfit that builds and manages online video platforms. Business is “through the roof”, with new U.S. and international clients including major festivals and exhibitors and with interest growing among indie distributors.
EXCLUSIVE: After taking its time figuring out where its wants the next Tron installment to go, Disney’s sci-fi franchise looks to have new life as we are hearing Garth Davis has been tapped to direct the pic starring Jared Leto.
Davis has been better know for his smaller, art house films over the years like 2018’s Mary…
Two of the documentaries to earn the most Emmy nominations this year come from Netflix and Higher Ground Productions, the production company established by former President Barack Obama and Mrs. Obama.
The Oscar-winning American Factory claimed three nominations; Becoming did one better, claiming four, including…
EXCLUSIVE: HBO is teaming with Knocked Up creator Judd Apatow to make a two-part documentary on legendary U.S. comedian George Carlin, with UK outfit Rise Films producing alongside Apatow Productions.
HBO Documentary Films has commissioned Apatow and his longtime collaborator Michael Bonfiglio to direct the films…
Laal Singh Chaddha, the Hindi-languageForrest Gump remake starring Indian megastar Aamir Khan, is moving production to Turkey after a delay due to the pandemic.
Ajit Andhare, COO at producer Viacom18 Studios, took to Twitter to confirm that the pic would still be releasing for Christmas… but 2021 rather than the…
CBS’ CSI event series has been quietly moving forward, I have learned. William Petersen and Jorja Fox are in negotiations to star inCSI: Vegas, which serves as a sequel to the mothership CSI series, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Casting is under way for four new characters who will join Petersen’s Gil Grissom and…
A fire broke out Sunday evening at the Upstate New York home of Rachael Ray, causing extensive damage and forcing Ray and her family to evacuate. No injuries were reported, local officials said.
Ray had been using the kitchen in her home, located in Lake Luzerne, NY, to shoot segments of her daytime talk show The Racha…
The John Gore Organization, a major Tony Award-winning production company and owner of Broadway.com and The Broadway Channel, has permanently laid off what sources say is more than 100 previously furloughed employees.
Lauren Reid, Chief Operating Officer of John Gore Organization, confirmed layoffs but did not provide…
EXCLUSIVE: After optioning the screen rights, Greenland and The Night House producer Anton has tapped rising U.S. scribe Meredith Dawson to adapt Rosie Danan’s debut novel The Roommate, which has been getting strong notices ahead of general release next month.
Described by The New York Times last week as a “warmly…
UPDATED with executive comments on earnings call.Univision executives said the Hispanic media giant is seeing steady improvement during the current third quarter as it looks to recover from spring’s COVID-19 doldrums.
Speaking to Wall Street analysts on the company’s second-quarter earnings call, CFO Peter Lori said…
Netflix has commissioned a 10-part live-action children’s series from Wildseed Studios, the company behind Fullscreen scripted thriller PrankMe.The Last Bus is billed as a sci-fi road trip adventure, which tells the story of a group of mismatched school kids who band together to face a fearsome new machine…
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a first teaser trailer for Anthony Scott Burns’ (Our House) upcoming Canadian sci-fi/horror Come True, which is slated to world premiere as part of the upcoming Fantasia International Film Festival.
Julia Sarah Stone (Honey Bee) and Landon Liboiron (Truth Or Dare) star in the film about a troubled…
As college presidents and officials at the “Power 5” college football conferences moved closer to postponing the fall season over COVID-19 concerns, a dozen top players have organized a pushback.
Spearheaded by Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, the players used the hashtag #WeWantToPlay to argue that the risk for…
