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Business Inside CAA’s $750M Acquisition Of ICM Partners; 105 Layoffs, 425 Moving Over
The biggest linkup in the agency space since the 2009 WMA-Endeavor merger has a combined enterprise value of around $5 billion. The merged company’s leadership is expected to address staff at a town hall Thursday, but first comes the pain: Around 105 positions will be eliminated, all from ICM, and coming from all areas, with 80% being retained by CAA.
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Producers Guild Opens Submissions For Second Annual PGA Create Program
The Producers Guild of America has announced that applications are now open for a new scripted cycle of PGA Create, a multi-day lab for emerging and mid-career creative producers from underrepresented backgrounds, which launched in 2021.
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Apple TV+ Making First Big Splash At San Diego Comic-Con With Six Series
For the first time ever, Apple TV+ is heading down to San Diego Comic-Con with a huge spotlight on its genre series including Severance, For All Mankind, Mythic Quest, See, Invasion and Foundation.
Apple TV+'s original series panels at San Diego Comic-Con International will include:
Inside Severance with EP and…
Freeform Orders ‘The Watchful Eye’ Drama Series Starring Mariel Molino From Julie Durk
Freeform has picked up to series The Watchful Eye (fka The Nanny) drama with Mariel Molino (Promised Land) set to lead the ensemble cast. The Watchful Eye (fka The Nanny), which was ordered to pilot last year, hails from Julie Durk (Grace and Frankie), Ryan Seacrest Productions and ABC Signature.
Created by Durk, who…
Wolfe Releasing Acquires Rights To Charles Busch & Carl Andress’ Outfest Pic ‘The Sixth Reel’, Cult Comedy ‘Die, Mommie, Die!’ Written By And Starring Busch
EXCLUSIVE: Wolfe Releasing has acquired worldwide rights to Charles Busch and Carl Andress’ comedy The Sixth Reel, and to the late director Mark Rucker’s cult comedy Die, Mommie, Die!, slating the former film for release in theaters and on digital this fall. The latter will hit theaters in 2023, subsequently making…
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As Packaging Comes To An End, Squabbles Over Grandfathered Projects Likely To Continue
It has been a long goodbye for packaging since the WGA and the major agencies’ new franchise agreements, signed in 2020-21 after an epic fight, included a “phase-in of packaging fee prohibition” period that ends tonight. But while for the WGA “it's the end of new packages on guild-covered projects going forward,” per…
New York Emmy Nominations: News 12 Dominates Field; Telemundo & Univision Outlets Top All Others
News 12 dominated with 80 nominations for the 65th annual New York Emmy Awards nominations, which were revealed today.
The NY chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said Telemundo’s WNJU squeezed past Univision’s WXTY for second place, 53 noms to 52. Spectrum News NY1 and MSG Networks tied for…
‘The Changeling’: Future Islands Frontman Samuel T. Herring Joins Apple Series Cast In Acting Debut
Future Islands frontman Samuel T. Herring has been cast opposite LaKeith Stanfield in The Changeling, Apple TV+'s upcoming drama series based on Victor LaValle's bestselling book of the same name. The role marks Herring’s acting debut. Adina Porter and Clark Backo also star in the drama from Annapurna and Apple…
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Hot Package: Rebel Wilson & Charles Melton Starring In Road-Trip Pic ‘K-Pop: Lost In America’
EXCLUSIVE: Another star-studded package looks to have hit the market right before the holiday weekend. Sources tell Deadline that Rebel Wilson and Charles Melton are attached to star in K-Pop: Lost in America for producers Lynda Obst and CJ Entertainment's Miky Lee. South Korean filmmaker JK Youn is directing and was…
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Anna Sawai, Joe Tippett & Kiersey Clemons Among Cast Of Apple’s Live-Action Godzilla and Titans Series
Apple TV+’s live-action Godzilla and Titans series has cast Anna Sawai (Pachinko), Ren Watabe (461 Days of Bento), Kiersey Clemons (Hearts Beat Loud), Joe Tippett (Mare of Easttown) and Elisa Lasowski (Versailles). The untitled project is a Legendary Television production based on Legendary's Monsterverse…
‘Lost Ollie’: Netflix Limited Series Featuring Mary J. Blige, Jonathan Groff & Gina Rodriguez Premieres in August
Lost Ollie won’t be much longer: The limited series featuring voiceovers by Mary J Blige, Jonathan Groff and Tim Blake Nelson — plus Gina Rodriguez and Jake Johnson in starring roles as momma and daddy — can be found Aug. 24 on Netflix.
Directed by Oscar winner Peter Ramsey and created by Shannon Tindle, Lost Ollie is…
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The End Of Packaging Fees: The WGA’s Historic Campaign To Reshape Talent Agency Business Takes Full Effect Today – Q&A
The WGA's historic reshaping of the talent agency business will take full effect at the end of business today, after which agency packaging fees will no longer be permitted under the guild's franchise agreement.
"The agency campaign was founded on the simple truth that agents are our fiduciaries," said WGA West…
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Michael Bay Reunites With Former Producing Partner Brad Fuller As Their Platinum Dunes Banner Signs Overall Deal With Universal Pictures
EXCLUSIVE: After parting ways for a brief time, Michael Bay and Brad Fuller are teaming back up, with Fuller returning to Platinum Dunes and the producing duo signing an overall deal with Universal Pictures. With more than $2.7 billion in box office grosses since its founding in 2001, the company's credits include…
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You Said ItYou don't need to reinvent Bond. I would love to see the story of when he is recruited.
Commented By Barbara Broccoli Says Next James Bond Film Is Two Years Away From Production: “We’re Reinventing Him”
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