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This week’s edition looks at the role of independent producers. While often characterized as being pitted against writers by the companies, they actually are natural allies. The adage is “it starts on the page,” but producers often are the catalysts for getting projects hatched. Most only get paid when films and series commence to production. Unlike writers, independent producers have no collective bargaining entity fighting for minimums and backends for them.
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Movistar’s Maria Valenzuela On Reinventing The Thriller Genre, The Next Stage Of Distribution & The Writers Strike
Movistar’s fledgling distributor has struck its first slew of sales and is moving to the next stage, GM Maria Valenzuela has revealed, as she discusses the Spanish giant’s attempt to reinvent the thriller genre and how the writers strike is gifting opportunities to spotlight international content…
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‘This Morning’ Editor Martin Frizell Rebuked By ITV For “Extremely Ill-Judged” Eggplant Remarks Amid Phillip Schofield Scandal
Martin Frizell, the Editor of embattled ITV daytime show This Morning, has been rebuked by his employer for “extremely ill-judged” remarks about eggplants when questioned over the Phillip Schofield scandal.
Magnus Brooke, ITV’s Director of Strategy, Policy and Regulation, said the commercial…
Prince Harry Arrives In Court To Give Evidence In UK Phone Hacking Trial
Prince Harry has arrived at the High Court in London to give evidence in his phone hacking trial against Mirror Group Newspapers, the publisher of the British tabloid the Daily Mirror.
The Duke was expected in court yesterday, on the first day of the trial, but failed to turn up as he arrived in the…
Leo Leigh’s ‘Sweet Sue’ & Gaumont’s Vincent Perez Pic ‘The Edge Of The Blade’ Among Munich Film Festival World Premieres
EXCLUSIVE: Leo Leigh’s directorial debut Sweet Sue and Vincent Perez’s fencing film The Edge Of The Blade are among six international films set to get their world premiere at the upcoming Filmfest München (June 23 – July 1), which this year celebrates its 40th edition. Scroll down for full list and details…
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‘Mr Loverman’: Lennie James To Lead BBC Adaptation Of ‘Girl, Woman, Other’ Scribe Bernardine Evaristo’s Seventh Novel
EXCLUSIVE: Lennie James is leading and EPing a BBC adaptation of Girl, Woman, Other scribe Bernardine Evaristo’s Mr Loverman.
The Save Me star will play Barrington Jedidiah Walker, or Barry to his friends, a Caribbean-born life-and-soul personality living in Hackney who has been harboring a secret…
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‘Faithless’: Showmax Greenlights Kenyan Thriller About A Heist Gone Bad
EXCLUSIVE: African streamer Showmax has greenlit a Kenyan crime drama set in the aftermath of a heist gone bad. Scroll down for a teaser.
In Faithless, four church members are drawn into a life of crime and violence when their chama (women's guild) is turned into a money laundering operation by a…
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‘Transformers: Rise Of The Beast’ Review: Exciting Action Sequences, And Generic Storytelling
In the world of action cinema, the Transformers series has always been a cinematic spectacle to behold. Transformers: Rise of the Beast, the latest in this high-octane franchise, doesn’t stand out amongst the previous films as anything more than a cash grab. Directed by Steven Caple Jr. and written by a…
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View All What We're WatchingKatherine McNamara On ‘Walker Independence’ Cancellation: “Nothing In This Industry Lasts Forever”
Katherine McNamara is opening up about the cancellation of Walker Independence. The CW opted not to renew the show after one season and the star of the series recently talked about how she found out.
“I found out, you know, one of the showrunners and one of the producers called me, and you know…
‘Cruel Summer’: Lexi Underwood & Sadie Stanley Discuss How Season 2 Premiere Episodes Set The Stage For A Small Town Scandal
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the first two episodes of Freeform’s Cruel Summer Season 2.
Freeform’s anthology series Cruel Summer is back with another small town mystery.
Season 2 debuted on Monday night with two episodes, introducing audiences to the rise and fall of a…
Emmy Rossum On Playing Tom Holland’s Mom In ‘The Crowded Room’ While Only Being 10 Years Older
Emmy Rossum and Tom Holland play mother-son in Apple TV+’s The Crowded Room. The Shameless alum is opening up about being cast in the role while only being 10 years older than the Super-Man star.
“It makes sense when I read the script,” Rossum told Entertainment Tonight. “Candy’s a super young mom…
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View All AwardsLine: Emmy PreviewSAG-AFTRA Members Overwhelmingly Approve Strike Authorization
SAG-AFTRA members have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if upcoming contract talks fail to produce a satisfactory agreement by June 30. The vote revealed Monday was 97.91% in favor, with nearly half of eligible members — 47.69% — casting ballots. According to the union, nearly 65% of eligible…
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Mark Hamill Is Ready To Say Goodbye To Playing Luke Skywalker In ‘Star Wars’ Saga: “I Had My Time”
Mark Hamill is reflecting on his time playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars film saga and saying he’s ready to move on.
“I had my time, and that’s good. But that’s enough,” he said during an interview with CBS Sunday Morning.
Hamill has been playing Luke since “A New Hope” was released back…
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