EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Obama isn't running for any office but the former First Lady can sure draw a well heeled crowd that would be the envy of any politician, as was the case last night at Bryan Lourd's place. Just 48 hours after appearing on-stage with Gayle King at this year's Essence Festival in Atlanta, the…

Donna Langley, the chairman of Universal Filmed Entertainment, invoked the late director John Singleton today in her commencement speech for the USC School of Cinematic Arts’ Class of 2019, reminding the audience to “touch what is human” in all audiences. Langley, who joined the USC School of Cinematic Arts Board of…

EXCLUSIVE: Ending a three decade run at Sony Pictures, Amy Pascal is moving her Pascal Pictures into a first look deal with Universal Pictures. Deal comes at the end of the four-year producing pact Pascal made at Sony in June, 2015, when she stepped down as chairman of the SPE Motion Picture Group after 20 years at…

Fight on, Donna Langley. The chairman of Universal Filmed Entertainment is set to deliver the commencement speech for the USC School of Cinematic Arts’ Class of 2019 next month. Langley, who joined the USC School of Cinematic Arts Board of Councilors in February, oversees global production, marketing and distribution…

Donna Langley, Chairman, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, has joined the USC School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) Board of Councilors which helps guide the college's overall planning, development, and fundraising efforts. "Donna's understanding of global industry trends and insight about what makes media entertaining…

Universal Filmed Entertainment Group chairman Donna Langley has unveiled her new senior management team, a move that comes after a restructure at the NBCUniversal top levels that made Langley chair, reporting to NBCUni Film and Entertainment chairman Jeff Shell. As part of the exec structure, announced in a memo from…

EXCLUSIVE: The Fast and The Furious spinoff Hobbs and Shaw opens next summer, but the Universal flick might be doing wheelies in the courts by then too. Franchise producer Neal Moritz today sued the Donna Langley-run studio for breach of oral contract and promissory fraud over being tossed out the door of the spinoff…

While some members of the Hollywood ruling class flirted with backing ex-LA Los Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for Governor during the primaries, there was no doubt that this Democratic town was going to line up behind Gavin Newsom once the current Lt. Governor secured the party's nomination in early June. So, it's no…

BREAKING: Universal Pictures toppers Jeff Shell and Donna Langley have just sent an internal memo telling staff that marketing head Josh Goldstine has been placed on administrative leave, and Seth Byers has been let go after “inappropriate conduct” in the studio marketing department. We are trying to get to the bottom…

The Producers Guild of America said today that Universal Pictures chairman Donna Langley will be honored with the 2018 Milestone Award. She will receive the honor — the organization’s most prestigious — at the 29th annual PGA Awards set for January 20 at the Beverly Hilton. "The Producers Guild of America champions…

With tentpoles and low-budget movies holding up disparate ends of the industry, is there still a place for the middle-ground budget in filmmaking? Universal’s studio head Donna Langley certainly thinks so. “There’s a market for it absolutely,” she said, speaking at the Vanity Fair Summit in Beverly Hills on Tuesday…

The post-merger DreamWorks Animation is unraveling slowly. Mireille Soria has stepped down from her co-president post at DWA after just four months, Deadline has confirmed. She was named to the gig of alongside Bonnie Arnold in August, replacing Ann Daly right after the $3.8 billion buyout by NBCUniversal parent Comcas…