It’s an odd feeling when you read obituaries printed about a man, and none of them captures the true nature of who that dynamic person was. So was the case with the former Universal Pictures chairman and co-founder of the Montecito Picture Company. Here’s why.
EXCLUSIVE: After earning an Oscar nomination for playing Mister Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Tom Hanks is zeroing in on another children’s favorite. We are hearing that he is in early negotiations to play Geppetto in Disney and Robert Zemeckis’ live-action retelling of Pinocchio.
Although insiders…
UPDATED, 12:20 PM:American Ninja Warrior has severed ties with last year’s winner Drew Drechsel following his arrest on federal child sex-related charges.
NBCUniversal and producer A. Smith & Co released the following statement Wednesday:
“We are shocked and disturbed to learn about the charges alleged against Drew…
Selena Gomez busts out her cooking chops in the new HBO Max series Selena + Chef. From perfecting French omelettes to undercooking cheese soufflés, the singer said that testing her culinary skills helped get her out of the quarantine rut.
“I was definitely getting down and a lot is going on,” the singer said during…
Apple has given a straight-to-series order to a drama series from Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey’s Team Downey and Adam Perlman.
Based on true events, the Untitled Team Downey and Adam Perlman project is based on Michael Lista's Toronto Life article "The Sting." It follows a frustrated Canadian detective who takes…
UPDATE NOON: It’s a done deal. ICM Partners and the WGA just confirmed that the agency has signed a franchise agreement with the guild which will allow the agency to once again actively represent WGA members.
"We are looking forward to getting back to work for our writer clients," ICM Partners Co-President Kevin…
FilmLA said Wednesday that it has received more than 570 film permits for 422 film, TV and commercial projects since mid-June, when the City of Los Angeles and L.A. County got the OK to begin the process of resuming film and TV production amid the coronavirus lockdown.
Still photography and commercials permits make up…
Mike Clark, the film critic for USA Today from 1985 until 2009, died July 31 at a Reston, Virginia, hospital from a head injury sustained in a fall at his Virginia home on July 27. He was 73, and had been battling liver disease for several years.
Clark’s son, Nick Clark, told USA Today that the head injury “led to…
Daisy Coleman, who was featured in the 2016 Netflix documentary Audrie & Daisy about teenage rape victims, died Tuesday by suicide, her mother Melinda Coleman announced on Facebook. She was 23.
“My daughter Catherine Daisy Coleman committed suicide tonight,” Melinda Coleman wrote. “If you saw crazy messages and posts…
EXCLUSIVE: The partnership between the team behind the John Wick franchise continues as we are hearing Chad Stahelski is coming on to produce New Line’s remake of the 2010 South Korean Pic The Man From Nowhere, with Derek Kolstad penning the script. Stathelski directed all three John Wick films with Kolstad serving as…
In 2018, Rachel Brosnahan came roaring out of the gate to win the Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy for Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and the show itself made some history of its own winning eight Emmys overall. Brosnahan was nominated again for the second season, and now finds herself in a strong position to…
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has come on board to adapt the podcast 36 Questions into a feature film with Hearts Beat Loud helmer Brett Haley on to direct. Chernin Entertainment and Automatik are producing in association with Endeavor Content.
Automatik and Chernin developed the pitch with Endeavor Content, Haley and writer…
