EXCLUSIVE:UTA partner and veteran TV lit agent Leslie Maskin is leaving the agency after 27 years to transiting to management. She is joining Circle of Confusion where she will start at the top of the new year.
Maskin is among the longest-tenured agents at UTA, which she joined in 1993, two years after its launch…
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo hinted at the possibility of another statewide shutdown but said for now state policy is focused on containment by county and by neighborhood and the small gatherings excoriated by health officials are way deadlier than restaurants and bars.
Schools are even less risky and in a…
EXCLUSIVE: Veteran actor Hiroyuki Sanada is set to join the A-list ensemble of the Sony action pic Bullet Train starring Brad Pitt. Joey King, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Zazie Beetz, Michael Shannon, Logan Lerman, Masi Oka and Andrew Koji are also on board.
Hobbs & Shaw helmer David Leitch will direct…
EXCLUSIVE:Anne Heche has joined the Season 2 cast of CBS legal drama All Risein a recurring role.
Heche will play Corrine Cuthbert, an infamous trial attorney who often is called upon by police unions to defend officers accused of violent crime. She is wicked smart, using humor as a distraction while she verbally…
Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit dominated Nielsen’s U.S. streaming rankings for the week of October 26 to November 1, piling up nearly 1.9 million total minutes of viewing.
The rankings are usually released on Thursday but were delayed due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Netflix last week saidGambit had drawn 62 million…
EXCLUSIVE: Ellie Bamber (Nocturnal Animals), Cailee Spaeny (The Craft: Legacy) and Erin Kellyman (Solo) are in negotiations for the three female leads in Willow, Disney+ and Lucasfilm’s upcoming TV series follow-up to the 1988 fantasy movie, with the film’s star Warwick Davis reprising his title role, I have learned…
Effective immediately, Cindy Garas has joined WME as SVP, Human Resources. She will be based at WME’s Beverly Hills office.
Garas joins the agency from Walmart, where she provided senior HR leadership to the U.S. Marketing and Media Groups. She previously led human resources for Jet.com.
In her role, Garas will work…
NBC’s Sunday Night Footballscored another primetime ratings win last night with its Green Bay-Chicago game — though some may argue it was barely a game with the Packers trampling the Bears 41-25. Nonetheless, SNF topped Sunday despite stumbling from last week’s numbers to a 4.1 in the adults 18-49 demographic and…
EXCLUSIVE: Roadside Attractions is opening Roberto Benigni’s new Pinocchiomovie from filmmaker Matteo Garrone on Christmas Day stateside on 2,000 screens. It’s more good news for those theaters which are braving the Christmas holiday. This past Thanksgiving proved that families will venture out during the pandemic…
Like all festivals, the Slamdance Film Festival is set to shift to a hybrid fest for its 27th edition — but it isn’t holding back on its programming as it will feature 20 feature film premieres while highlighting diverse voices and accessibility. With the theme “Greenlight Yourself,” the indie-driven fest will also…
This year’s Brit List of best unproduced scripts is topped with twelve recommendations by Amy Guyler’s TV comedy-drama The Jude Problem from The Man In The High Castle producer Headline Pictures.
Close behind with eleven industry recommendations each are newsroom drama The Philadelphia Hope about a team of journalists…
