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Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Documentaries will chart the rise of New York Post gossip columnist Cindy Adams in a docuseries for CBS’s Showtime Networks. Jenny Carchman, who made Showtime’s Emmy-nominated New York Times documentary The Fourth Estate, will direct the Adams series, working closely with the New…

Paramount Network has released the first trailer as well as a behind-the-scenes look at Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s military dramedy 68 Whiskey and it is giving off some major modern-day M*A*S*H vibes. The cable network will premiere the new series January 15 at 10 pm ET/PT. The series from Imagine Television…

EXCLUSIVE: Lin-Manuel Miranda has set Andrew Garfield to star in tick, tick…BOOM! Miranda makes his feature directorial debut for Netflix on the adaptation of the autobiographical Off Broadway show written by Jonathan Larson, who shortly after went on to write the Pulitzer-winning musical Rent. Larson died tragically…

This just in: Bob Iger picks up his own pizza. As might be predicted, there was not much in the way of breaking news in tonight's conversation between Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger and interviewer Brian Grazer about Iger's new book, The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney…

Here's looking at you, Ted. Tonight, Brian Grazer told interviewer Ted Sarandos that the key to his success in Hollywood comes down to eye contact: "The WiFi of human connection is looking at somebody." Grazer, partner with Ron Howard in Imagine Film Entertainment, said the eyes have it in conversation with Netflix…

Imagine partners Ron Howard and Brian Grazer both take an upbeat view of the changes reshaping Hollywood, arguing that streaming has unmatched global reach even though it has altered theatrical releasing. The pair kicked off Toronto’s five-day industry conference section with an hour-long conversation. They hit on…

Rich Battista has been named the CEO of Imagine Entertainment, and will be joining the company immediately, based at its Beverly Hills headquarters. Battista will work with Imagine Entertainment Chairmen Brian Grazer and Ron Howard and the company’s nearly 90 employees to build upon its growth and expansion strategy…

EXCLUSIVE: Currently in theaters with the Ron Howard-directed documentary Pavarotti, Imagine Documentaries has formed an exclusive partnership with the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation to create a definitive feature documentary on the beloved and iconic jazz musician and entertainer. Imagine Documentaries…

A half a century ago tomorrow, Apollo 11 landed on the Moon with a pledge that they "came in peace for all mankind." As seemingly all of the human race watched, six hours after the Eagle had landed, Neil Armstrong took that remarkable "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" and became the first person to…

Imagine Entertainment Chairmen Brian Grazer and Ron Howard and Imagine Impact Head Tyler Mitchell have tapped Sarah Russell to head marketing and communications at their content accelerator, Imagine Impact. Russell will lead all brand, marketing, and communications strategy. As a marketing executive, Russell has…

EXCLUSIVE: Amandla Stenberg is attached to star in Universal’s reimagined take of the 1996 thriller Fear.  The original movie, released in 1996, starred Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon early on in their careers as young lovers David and Nicole. David is charming and affectionate, but Nicole soon sees a darker side…

EXCLUSIVE: The next big music documentary in the works: Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band. Pic will tell the story of a group that went from backing up Bob Dylan to become one of the most influential groups of its era. Told through the prism of founding member Robertson, Once Were Brothers is being…