These are hectic and somewhat tumultuous days for the EP and chief content officer of the franchise, who talks with our Geoff Boucher about the future of the brand, its big-screen adaptation and the possibility of another breakout character on par with Andrew Lincoln’s main protagonist.
Beta Film, the German producer and distributor of TV and film, has formed Sweden-based Beta Nordic Studios (BNS), which will act as an umbrella group for the company's production activities in Scandinavia.
The move comes in the wake of Beta taking a majority stake in Finnish film and TV production outfit Fisher King…
SPOILER WARNING: This article contains major plot details about the Season 2 finale of HBO’sSuccession.
In the season 2 finale of Succession, which aired tonight on HBO, corrupt media mogul Logan Roy (Brian Cox) spent day and night on his Mediterranean yacht, considering who would take the fall for his many…
A violent video recently shown at a Trump resort shows a gunman resembling President Trump hunting down the president’s critics and members of the media.
The video was shown last week at a three-day conference of the president’s supporters at the Trump National Doral Miami, the New York Times reported Sunday…
SAG-AFTRA's national convention closed today with voting on resolutions and speeches from the 160,000-member union's top elected officials. The biennial conclave was a major show of support for SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris, whose allies were elected by the delegates to all eight of the union's national vice…
Julie Andrews, the Academy Award-winning star of movie classics The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins, has her second memoir out on Tuesday. In Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years (Hachette Books), she talks about her movie career, her learning curve, and the challenges of doing the Poppins flying scenes. Written…
Hulu has boarded British drama Baghdad Central. The SVOD service will air in the U.S. in 2020 after striking a deal with Fremantle for the Channel 4 series.
Produced by Hard Sun producer Euston Films, the series is based on the novel by Elliott Colla and is written by The Last Kingdom scribe Stephen Butchard.
It is…
Joseph Eric Rice, a manager and agent, died at his home in Laguna Beach, Calif. on Sept. 7. His death was confirmed by his family.
Rice grew up in the San Fernando Valley and in his teenage years he became a regular dancer on American Bandstand.
After graduating from UCLA with a Bachelor's degree in economics, he…
UPDATE,writethru: After arriving with a massive jolt last weekend, Warner Bros/Village Roadshow/Bron Studios' Joker maintained a serious grip on audiences this frame. The sophomore session's international box office is estimated at $123.7M in 79 markets. That reps a 29% drop from opening, and brings the offshore tally…
DirecTV has outraged a number of customers who are being deprived of their NFL Sunday Ticket streaming.
The service acknowledged the problem in a tweet shortly after noon. “We are aware that some customers may be experiencing streaming issues with NFL Sunday Ticket. We are working to fix as quickly as possible. Thank…
Universal Pictures has issued the first trailer from Dolittle, which the studio has renamed from its previous title, The Voyage Of Doctor Dolittle. The film will still be released wide on its previously announced date of January 17, 2020. .
The film was slated for an April 12, 2019 release date, then moved to January…
The National Hockey League’s Los Angeles Kings are singing a Taylor Swift song about a banner hanging from their ceiling: “I Knew You Were Trouble.”
Responding to a tweetstream by fans, the Kings have covered up the pop singer’s "most sold-out performances" banner for their home games this season. The banner was first…
