It was probably a coincidence that Agnes Chu, SVP, content, for Disney+, was seated next to Craig Erwich, SVP content for Hulu, at today's panel titled "The Streamers: Meet the Buyers" at today's Produced By Conference 2019 at Warner Bros. in Burbank. Or maybe it was just alphabetical on a panel that continued down…

Making inclusive movies is organic for Black Panther and Creed II star Michael B. Jordan. “It’s natural for me. Long before the word inclusion became a thing,” said the actor on developing movies at his new Outlier Society production company this afternoon during the Produced By session titled “Content With a…

Skydance Media President and Chief Operating Officer Jesse Sisgold was on a Produced By panel today titled “The Keys to the Kingdom: Financiers & Distributors.” In discussing Skydance's streaming and television ventures, Sisgold brought up the Jack Reacher series and why Skydance is going the streaming/TV route. Tom…

Longtime collaborators Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito spoke in conversation at the Produced By Conference today in Burbank. They began working together in theater in the 1960s and through One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest into the '80s. Tracing their intertwining careers, Douglas came to talk about the sequel to their…

During a sit-down with friend Danny DeVito at the Produced By Conference today in Burbank, Michael Douglas emphasized his support of the #MeToo movement and how it’s bringing change to Hollywood. "This Me Too movement has been phenomenal in bringing women into our industry more than ever before," Douglas said. "I…

So, what’s been the big change at Warner Bros. studios since AT&T took over? “We used to have three bars, but now we have five bars,” joked Warner Bros. Studio chairman Toby Emmerich about the studio’s new corporate parent at today’s Produced By Conference. But, in all seriousness, Emmerich, who sat down in a morning…

The Producers Guild of America has unveiled the second wave of speakers for the 11th annual Produced By Conference. Additions to this year’s event include Mindy Kaling, Nancy Meyers, Michael B. Jordan, Alana Mayo, Danny DeVito, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Meg Whitman, Gail Berman, Lucy Fisher, James F. Lopez, Michael…

The 11th annual Produced By Conference is upon us, and the Producers Guild of America has unveiled its roster of speakers featuring a combination of established talent and new voices in Hollywood. The conference will run June 8-9 at Warner Bros Studios in Los Angeles. The PGA has confirmed a wave of speakers including…

Given that late-night is the television daypart delivering more political jabs per minute than any other, it was something of a surprise that a Produced By: New York panel on Saturday, featuring four current executive producers of top shows in the arena, stayed safely away from politics — until the very end. In fact…

Perhaps still smarting from the Election Night booing he received for his critical comments of President Trump during the Israeli Film Festival, BlacKkKlansman producer Jason Blum, in a tone of barely controlled ire, briefly summarized how he characterized the message of Spike Lee's acclaimed film about an…

Producers Guild of America co-presidents Gail Berman and Lucy Fisher opened the Guild's "Produced By: New York" conference with a chat that covered the shifting role of pitching and selling product today—a role that seems to be changing faster than the time it takes to log into Netflix. While much of the hour-long…

Producer Jason Blum and writer Kevin Willmott from BlackKklansman, Mary Poppins Returns producer-director Rob Marshall and star Emily Blunt, Roma producer Gabriela Rodriguez and lead actress Yalitza Aparicio, and Can You Ever Forgive Me? producer Anne Carey and helmer Marielle Heller are among the additions to the…