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Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal, co-founders of the Tribeca Film Festival, joined an online roundtable conversation Thursday about the future of the festival circuit as organizers navigate through COVID-19.
The Tribeca duo, along with YouTube chief business officer Robert Kyncl and fest officials from Toronto…
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Ted Hope Exiting Amazon Studios Co-Head Of Motion Picture Production Post For First-Look Producing Deal
EXCLUSIVE: Big move over at Amazon Studios. Ted Hope has decided to exit as Co-Head of Motion Picture Production to go back to his origins as a producer. Next week, he will enter a multi-year, first-look deal with Amazon Studios. This is all very amicable, and I’m told that Amazon chief and Hope’s boss Jennifer Salke…
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Producer and former Netflix and AMC executive Tara Duncan is joining Freeform as President.
Starting her new role on June 8, she will oversee strategic planning, brand development, content strategy, original programming, production, scheduling, finance, research, marketing and communications for Disney’s young adult…
Sean Penn, Scarlett Johansson, Olivia Munn, Blake Shelton & Others Set For Three-Network Virtual Tribute ‘CMT Celebrates Our Heroes’
Sean Penn, Scarlett Johansson, Olivia Munn, Blake Shelton, Gary Sinise and Reba McEntire are among the big names set for CMT Celebrates Our Heroes, a tribute special set to air June 3 on Paramount Network, TV Land and Pop TV.
The two-hour virtual tribute will recognize heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic including those…
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Universal Television Alternative Studio Strikes Overall Deal With British TV Host & Producer Richard Bacon
EXCLUSIVE: British TV and radio host Richard Bacon is continuing his segue into production with an overall deal with Universal Television Alternative Studio and Universal Television.
Bacon will develop and produce non-scripted shows for the World of Dance and The Wall studio. He is already in development with a couple…
‘Step Up’ Series Picked Up By Starz Following YouTube Cancellation
Starz is resuscitating the Step Up dance drama series following its cancellation last year on YouTube.
The premium cabler has ordered a 10-episode new season of the series from creator and executive producer Holly Sorenson and Lionsgate Television. The series will feature popular characters from previous seasons…
Twitter Stock Soft In Volatile Market As President Trump Presses Social Media Platforms, Theater Chains Also Take A Hit
Twitter shares are taking a hit today as President Donald Trump declares war on social media with the Jack Dorsey-led company in the crosshairs for slapping cautionary notes on two presidential tweets this week.
The stock was down 2.6% in afternoon trade in a mixed market with the DJIA up about 0.66%. Shares of Faceboo…
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‘Upgrade’: TV Series Sequel To Leigh Whannell’s Sci-Fi Movie In Works At Blumhouse & UCP, Writers Room Set
EXCLUSIVE: Leigh Whannell's 2018 Blumhouse sci-fi thriller feature Upgrade is getting a TV series followup.
The series is co-created and executive produced by Whannell and Tim Walsh (Treadstone) who serves as showrunner. Whannell, coming off writing and directing Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man, is set to direct…
TalentX Entertainment Names Maxwell Mitcheson As VP And Head Of Talent Division
Former A3 Artists Agency agent Maxwell Mitcheson has been named as Vice President and Head of Talent Division at digital-driven company TalentX Entertainment.
In addition to A3, Mitcheson worked at ICM Partners. His client roster includes a list of A-list clients and he has created a wealth of opportunities in…
Paul Feig To Helm ‘The School For Good And Evil’ Adaptation For Netflix
Paul Feig has signed on to direct The School For Good And Evil, a Netflix film adaptation of Soman Chainani’s New York Times bestselling debut novel and the first of six in The School for Good and Evil series.
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Saban Films Lands Alicia Silverstone Wedding Comedy ‘Sister of the Groom’
Saban Films has RSVP’d for the North American distribution rights to Sister of the Groom, the Premiere Entertainment Group wedding comedy starring Alicia Silverstone. Amy Miller Gross wrote and directed the pic, which follows a woman (Silverstone) who tries to put a halt to her brother’s marriage to a much younger…
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It was a Wednesday night of comic book heroes on ABC with the Season 7 premiere of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The superhero series kicked off its final season delivering a 0.4 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 1.93 million viewers, staying on par with last season’s averages. The network primed the Marvel…
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