With streamers already supplanting broadcasters as the top destination for original scripted programming, a 2020 writers strike may be the last nail in the coffin of scripted series’ dominance.
EXCLUSIVE:Epic Pictures Group has taken U.S. rights on Butt Boy, Tyler Cornack's comedy-thriller which debuted at Austin genre event Fantastic Fest.
The pic will be released day-and-date April 3, with support from cinema chain Alamo Drafthouse for a theatrical rollout.
The comedy follows newly sober detective Russell…
Fox’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown resumed its place atop the Friday demo wars, scoring an 0.7 for its two-hours of mayhem.
WWE Super ShowDown is looming, and Friday’s match saw Hall of Famer Goldberg leveled "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt, while Naomi is headed for a SmackDown Women's Championship Match with Bayley.
For ABC…
Clint Eastwood, who spoke at the 2012 Republican National Convention and endorsed Donald Trump in 2016, is apparently switching sides, endorsing Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg.
The 89-year-old actor/director was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal on a wide range of topics, but his most…
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper lost his cool during a Friday night interview with newly pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
In a contentious interview, Cooper finally boiled over after hearing Blagojevich’s defense of his gubernatorial record and his criminal case. Blagojevich was convicted of trying to sell or…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are apparently engaged in a version of that old children’s insult comeback, “I know you are, but what am I?”
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex posted a statement on their website late on Friday claiming that the Queen does not own the word “royal” across the world. But they have agreed to…
Speaking at the Berlin Film Festival today, Netflix’s International Film VP David Kosse has emphasized the importance of arthouse films and non-English content to the streamer's strategy.
Quizzed on if Netflix's algorithm-driven tastes lean towards the mainstream, Kosse suggested there was some misunderstanding about…
President Donald Trump is back in Washington, DC today, having rolled the dice and won in Las Vegas, a strong labor town that went blue in the 2016 elections. He presided over a massive rally at the Las Vegas Convention Center, bringing along the “Miracle On Ice” USA hockey team that triumphed over Russia in 1980 at…
At an event held today in Berlin, Scandi powerhouse SF Studios revealed that it has boosted its UK office with two executive hires as it looks to increase its output of English Language film and TV projects.
Joining the company are Sudie Smyth as VP Production UK & International, and Indy Datta as VP Legal & Business…
3rd Update, Saturday AM w/chart: As impressive as it might seem that Disney/20th Century Studios’ TheCall of the Wild is expected to over-perform with a $26M 3-day and solid exits of 4 stars on PostTrak and an A- CinemaScore, it’s a small feat that’s hard to celebrate, given how expensive this Harrison Ford movie was…
EXCLUSIVE: The EFM dominoes are starting to fall. We understand that Liam Neeson action pic Memory has pre-sold to German indie-major Telepool in a low-mid seven figure deal here at the EFM. STX is handling international.
The action thriller will be directed by Casino Royale director Martin Campbell. Pic is based on…
EXCLUSIVE: Rising actress Jenna Ortega, known for Netflix series You and Disney Channel’s Stuck In The Middle, has been set to lead cast in high-school drama The Fallout, which U.S. outfit Clear Horizon has launched here at the EFM.
Actress Megan Park (What If) will write and direct, with David Brown and Giulia Prenna…
EXCLUSIVE: In a mid seven-figure deal, upstart Euro studio Leonine has pre-bought German-speaking rights to Gerard Butler action-thriller Remote Control, which is being sold internationally by STX. This is the biggest deal reported so far at this year’s EFM.
Angel Has Fallen star Butler took part in a popular buyers…
