On June 7, the Association of Talent Agents presented its new franchise agreement proposals to the Writers Guild of America, their first meeting since talks broke off April 12. The week came to an end without a response from the WGA, as hopes for a quick return to bargaining dim.
EXCLUSIVE: We’re hearing that Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe is heading back to San Diego Comic-Con after sitting out Hall H last year.
While there haven’t been any concrete plans made yet in regards to the lineup, it’s an important year for the MCU in the wake of Avengers: Endgame wrapping up a number of…
Don’t expect an apology from President Donald Trump to the so-called Central Park Five, the five men who are the subject of Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us Netflix miniseries, which has brought renewed attention to the case.
When asked today by White House correspondent April Ryan if he would apologize to the five men…
Executive Producers Jordan Peele and Simon Kinberg were “huge fans” of the The Twilight Zone (1959-1964) and three years ago they began discussing the proper approach to a 21st century reboot, one that would be truly worthy of sharing its name with the revered brand. The result, The Twilight Zone hosted by Peele, made…
First off, who would have predicted that the G-rated Toy Story 4Â would be the most swooningly romantic movie of 2019, but that is the way it seems. You will lose your heart over this exceptional third sequel to Pixar’s original 1995 classic, just as erstwhile and ever responsible Woody loses his over Bo Peep when the…
EXCLUSIVE: Starz’s SVP Original Programming Ken Segna has left the pay cable network to join MRC Television as EVP and Head of Development. Reporting to President Elise Henderson, he will shepherd the indie studio's slate of development, working closely with creators and producers.
This marks the highest-profile hire…
Jermaine Fowler is headed to Zamunda. The comedian and Superior Donuts actor has been cast as one of the leads in Paramount’s Coming 2 America, which is set to be released December 18.
Fowler recently starred as Franco Wicks on CBS’ Superior Donuts alongside Judd Hirsch, Katey Sagal, David Koechner, Maz Jobrani, and…
Max Landis, the screenwriter known for Bright and Chronicle, is coming under fire for his alleged mistreatment of women – again. The latest allegations, as detailed today in the Daily Beast, include charges that he sexually assaulted and mentally tortured several girlfriends, at least one of whom he allegedly…
Saying that "this is not the way to get a deal done" and frustrated by the WGA's lack of response to its last proposal for a new franchise agreement, the Association of Talent Agents' negotiating committee said today that "it has become clear as more days pass that the guild is not interested in making a deal."
Just…
Comedy might be dead at the box office, but it’s perfectly alive on Netflix.
The streamer via its comedy Twitter handle announced today that the Friday-Sunday viewership for its Jennifer Aniston-Adam Sandler movie Murder Mystery was watched by 30.87M accounts, making it the biggest opening weekend for a Netflix film…
EXCLUSIVE: Deadpool and Gotham star Morena Baccarin is in final negotiations to co-star opposite Gerard Butler in STXfilms’ disaster-thriller Greenland. Angel Has Fallen director Ric Roman is helming the pic, which will go before cameras next week.
Chris Sparling wrote the script, with revisions by Mitchell LaFortune…
EXCLUSIVE: Baby Driver and Alita: Battle Angel‘s Eiza Gonzalez is joining I Care A Lot, the Black Bear Pictures-produced thriller that stars Rosamund Pike and Peter Dinklage. STXinternational boarded the project in Cannes and will directly distribute in the UK. The company confirmed Gonzalez’ casting to Deadline on…
When it comes to the recent avalanche of lackluster summer sequels, i.e. Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Dark Phoenix and Men in Black: International, one film finance source snarked to us recently, "I don't think this current trend at the box office is 'sequelitis.' Perhaps with this latest string of misfires at the…
