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EXCLUSIVE: Producing and financing company Bron Studios has hired Juliana Janes as Vice President of Development for Television. She will report to Bron Studios President of Television, David Davoli, and will work with him and EVP of Television, Samantha Thomas, to build and oversee the domestic development pipeline…

Jennifer Garner’s family comedy Yes Day is on track to be seen by 53 million households in the first four weeks of its release, Garner said on her Instagram feed Friday. The Miguel Arteta-directed movie was released March 12 on the streaming giant and has already been No. 1 in 50 countries where it has debuted…

Watching the new Netflix comedy Yes Day, I got the feeling I was trapped on some kind of strange planet where only kids and their parents were allowed, running rampant without restraint, and from which there was no escape for visitors not a part of the “game.” Or, more accurately, I thought I had wandered into a…

Jennifer Garner has signed on to produce and star in Family Leave, a Netflix family comedy inspired by New York Times bestselling author Amy Krouse Rosenthal's book Bedtime For Mommy. Victoria Strouse adapted the screenplay. The plot centers on the Brenners, who wake up to a full family body switch and quickly realize…

Jennifer Garner and Zoe Saldana are set to join Ryan Reynolds in Netflix action-adventure The Adam Project, directed by Shawn Levy. Jonathan Tropper penned the script, with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger producing for Skydance. Levy also will produce for 21 Laps Entertainment as well as Reynolds, who…

A COVID-19 vaccine would likely not be an immediate, complete solution to Broadway’s woes, suggests Dr. Anthony Fauci, who noted in an interview this week that it could take a year of reliable vaccine usage before theatergoers could safely attend shows without masks. Fauci issued the warning during a 30-minute…

A group led by some of the biggest names in Hollywood and women’s soccer have joined with financiers including Alexis Ohanian, Kara Nortman and gaming entrepreneur Julie Uhrman to secure rights to bring a National Women's Soccer League team to Los Angeles in spring 2022. Investors in the expansion franchise, dubbed…

Soon after Amy Adams and Jennifer Garner announced #SaveWithStories, their initiative to provide books and meals to schoolchildren staying home during the coronavirus crisis, the entries started pouring in. “It was just born of a small idea to read stories to kids and to create some positivity,” said Adams, who came…

Amy Adams and Jennifer Garner want to make sure kids aren’t losing out on learning and healthy eating in a time when coronavirus fears have led to a number of building closures, including schools. The award-winning actresses have teamed with Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company, to…

EXCLUSIVE: Brillstein Entertainment Partners vet Stacy O’Neil and Management 360 vet Nicole King are leaving those companies to join forces and launch the new management/production venture Linden Entertainment. The company will start with Los Angeles and New York outposts, and they part their respective former…

EXCLUSIVE: Edgar Ramírez, the double Golden Globe and Emmy nominated actor who played Gianni Versace in FX’s lauded limited series The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story has boarded Jennifer Garner’s Netflix movie Yes Day.  Ramírez will play Carlos, the husband to Garner’s character, Allison Torres…

EXCLUSIVE: Jenna Ortega has been cast in a lead role in Jennifer Garner’s upcoming Netflix movie Yes Day, in which she stars and also produces. Ortega will play Katie Torres, the daughter of Allison Torres (Garner). Katie is a willful 14-year-old who craves more independence from her parents. With their OK of "Yes…