Jay Roach’s film about the Fox New-Roger Ailes scandal so far had failed to reach the top tier of other contenders, and pundits did not expect it to do this well today. The other big news is the Outstanding Cast mention for South Korea’s “Parasite.”
HBO Europe is doubling down on Polish drama with crime series The Thaw from the writer behind The Pack.The Thaw is a six-part series written by Marta Szymanek and directed by Xawery Żuławski (Bird Talk).
Set in Szczecin, Poland, the series begins after the body of a young woman is discovered under the melting ice. It…
Comcast’s Sky Deutschland has lost the rights to broadcast the UEFA Champions League in Germany for the first time in 20 years after being outbid by streaming service DAZN.
Sky confirmed on Thursday morning that it had missed out on access to the European soccer competition, meaning it will no longer show matches once…
UK sales and finance outfit Great Point Media has partnered with U.S. fund manager MC Credit Partners on a new initiative to finance film and TV projects.
According to the two firms, funds managed by MCCP will invest up to $100M in the partnership and Great Point has already committed a minimum of $80M. The commitment…
Former Discovery executives Mark Procter and Steve Jones have launched non-scripted production company Big Little Fish.
The pair have established the London-based producer and have begun developing two documentary projects. They are working on Hitler's Women: The Forgotten Nazis and Breaking Dad.Hitler's Women: The Fo…
EXCLUSIVE: The Grand Tour presenter James May is plotting his next show for Amazon — and it could involve pitching a version of his BBC Two series James May’s Man Lab.
May has filmed a three-month tour of Japan for his first solo Amazon project, James May: Our Man In Japan, and has been encouraged to think up new…
Chinese filmmaker Wong Kar Wai has boarded upcoming buddy film One For The Road from helmer Nattawut (Baz) Poonpiriya, the director behind 2017 Thai crime comedy hit Bad Genius, which grossed more than $40m in China.
Wong Kar Wai's Jet Tone Films has attached to the pic as a producer, and the Chinese filmmaker's Block…
Trevor Noah and The Daily Show crew usually are up for a few laughs on the serious topics they tackle. But tonight, it was more about rueful laughter, as they discussed the Washington Post’s blockbuster story that showed three different presidential administrations lied about American progress in the war in…
Gleaming with both potential and high-polish production values, the first trailer for Stargirl is a strong indicator that the next major small-screen superhero from DC Comics is about to arrive. Brec Bassinger (of Nickelodeon's Bella & the Bulldogs) is playing the title role when Stargirl premieres as a series next…
Disney Junior has given an early season 2 renewal to animated, mystery-adventure series Mira, Royal Detective, ahead of its anticipated spring 2020 debut. The news was announced today by Joe D’Ambrosia, SVP Original Programming and general manager, Disney Junior, during a special advance screening of the series in…
The Dec. 11 episode of CBS’ Survivor came to a surprising end, with host Jeff Probst walking up to Lumuwaku Camp to deliver the news that one of the players, Dan Spilo, a prominent Hollywood manager-producer, has been ejected. This marks the first time in the history of the long-running reality series that a…
EXCLUSIVE: Having opened for a limited run on the big screen last month,The Two Popes debuts December 20 on Netflix. But you can read the Anthony McCarten’s screenplay for the Critics’ Choice- and Golden Globes-nominated film right now.
The movie stars Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce as Popes Benedict XVI and…
We’re in “an exciting new phase of impeachment,” according to The Late Show host Stephen Colbert. The House is set to debate the articles of impeachment tonight. “That’s right, it’s impeachment: after dark.”
A cheap joke followed with sultry saxophone music and Colbert talking in Trump’s voice.
“Anyway, I’m glad…
Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and an all-star ensemble take a powerful deep-dive into the downfall of Roger Ailes, with director Jay Roach and screenwriter Charles Randolph.
