Universal’s Oscar-buzzed, throwback, big-scale Western, now the only major studio theatrical release on Christmas Day, holds eerie parallels to many hot-button topics that have divided this country today, from fears of a pandemic to fake media and racism. In his first major interview in the run-up to release, the director describes how the Tom Hanks-starring movie was constructed to convey hope in difficult times.
EXCLUSIVE: The Doug Liman-directed heist movie/romantic comedy Lockdown has been acquired in a major worldwide rights deal by WarnerMedia. The intention is to have the picture premiere early 2021 as an HBO Max Original. It’s more evidence of the streamer building up its arsenal of original programming as it adds…
Pierre Branco, recently named to dual roles as head of WarnerMedia EMEA Affiliate & Ad Sales and country manager for Nordic, CEE, Middle East, Turkey and Africa, today announced a leadership team to usher in a more "holistic approach" across territories, he said, and work closely with HBO Max "as we prepare for its…
President Donald Trump’s nomination of Nathan Simington to fill a slot on the FCC cleared the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday.
If Simington is approved by the full Senate, Republicans and Democrats each would have two seats on the FCC, setting up a deadlock in the early days of Joe Biden’s administration…
EXCLUSIVE: Production has commenced in North Bay, Ontario, on feature drama All My Puny Sorrows, starring Alison Pill (Vice), Sarah Gadon (Alias Grace), Amybeth McNulty (Anne With An E) and Oscar-nominee Mare Winningham (News Of The World).
Written and directed by Michael McGowan (Between), adapted from the novel by…
EXCLUSIVE: Alex Pettyfer (I Am Number Four) is set to direct and star in action-thriller Phantom Of Belgrade, which will also star Dark and The Girlfriend Experience actor Oliver Masucci.
The original screenplay by David Matillo is based on a true story. While former Yugoslav president Tito was on an official visit to…
President Donald Trump threatened to repeal a major defense funding bill unless it includes a repeal of a key law that provides liability protections for tech platforms for the way that they moderate content.
Trump tweeted late on Tuesday, “Section 230, which is a liability shielding gift from the U.S. to ‘Big Tech…
EXCLUSIVE: Spanish directing trio Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño and Jose Mari Goenaga, whose The Endless Trench is representing Spain in this year's Oscar race, have signed with The Gotham Group.
Set at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, the film chronicles three decades of a country engulfed by fascism.
The pic…
WarnerMedia Wednesday named Jennifer Biry chief financial officer, replacing Pascal Desroches, who it was announced earlier this month will become CFO of parent AT&T.
Biry, finance chief for the AT&T Communications group mobility and entertainment businesses, will lead all financial operations for WarnerMedia…
Mad About You star Helen Hunt has been added to the cast of Starz series Blindspotting.
Hunt, who also recently starred in BBC drama World on Fire and features I See You and The Night Clerk, will play Rainey, mother to Rafael Casal's Miles in the adaptation of Casal and Daveed Diggs feature film.
"It is such an honor…
The final 10 episodes of Michael Hirst's historical drama Vikings is moving from History to Amazon for its first window. The streamer has struck a deal to have the exclusive first run of the second half of the MGM drama's final season. It will launch all 10 episodes on December 30 in the U.S., UK, Germany, Austria and…
EXCLUSIVE: Endeavor Content this morning named Dan Selig as SVP Sales, Americas; and Carolina Lozano as Senior Sales Manager, Latin America.
Selig, who will be based in Endeavor Content's NY office, joins from HBO, where he was most recently SVP, International Distribution. He previously served for ten years as VP…
The UK is set to become the first western country to roll out a Covid-19 vaccine after it was authorized for emergency use by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority (MHRA).
Initial doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, which has been shown to be 95% effective in trials, will arrive in the UK in the…
