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Amazon Prime Video has given a series order to a series adaptation of the Skybound graphic novel “Stillwater.” The project, which hails from writers Greg Berlanti and Carly Wray, was first reported to be in the works at the streamer last year. Prime Video has given the show an eight-episode order. “Stillwater” was created by […]
The Writers Guild of America is piling on in the effort to immediately stop Paramount Skydance’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Early Wednesday, the union filed a motion seeking a preliminary injunction to bar Paramount and WBD from “closing or consummating” their merger or “taking any steps to integrate or consolidate their operations.” Judge Araceli […]
“When I was a little kid, I wanted to get bit by a radioactive hillbilly so that I’d become Forrest Gump one day,” says Whitmer Thomas in the trailer for his upcoming HBO comedy special “Terminal Crew of Dudes,” an hour filled with original songs, home videos and heartfelt memories. Joined by his bandmates Jeremy […]
As the highest-ranking female executive in the music industry, the first female chairman of a global music company and the first woman to be named CEO of a major music publisher, Universal Music Publishing Group’s Jody Gerson enjoys an unimpeachable pedigree. A music publisher for the entirety of her professional career, she presides over one […]
TV and film producers Alon Shtruzman (“La Brea,” “Our Boys”) and Scott Einbinder (“Killer Joe,” “The Hitman’s Bodyguard”) are getting into the vertical micro-drama business. The producers have launched New Short Media, a studio alongside their 5X Media banner devoted to micro-storytelling. As part of the announcement, director Gev Miron and writer-producer Russell Rothberg (“The […]
Fox Entertainment has joined Disney, the New York Times, Adobe and other members of the Alliance for Responsible Innovation in the Arts & Media (ARIAM), becoming the latest entertainment company to advocate for AI guardrails as many figure out how to navigate the technology’s impact on their businesses. “Fox is excited about AI’s potential to […]
“I was nervous as fuck,” Travis Scott says. That’s shocking coming from someone who just wrapped up the highest-grossing solo rap tour of all time, with raging crowds in the tens of thousands. But when Scott climbed atop a wooden table in an ancient castle on a remote Italian island to deliver some of the […]
Joel Courtney (“Super 8,” “The Kissing Booth” franchise) will star in and produce “Echo,” a psychological thriller marking the feature directorial debut of popular TikTok creator Zac Stracener. Stracener — who boasts 1.3 million followers on the short-form video platform — also wrote the independent film, which is described as “a character-driven thriller that dives […]
Bill Kong’s Edko Films has come on board to represent “We Are Born Good,” the debut feature from Hong Kong writer-director Yeung Leung Chuen, handling world sales on the Cantonese-language drama. The film will have its world premiere in the Discovery section of the Toronto Film Festival. Chung Suet Ying, who won best leading actress […]
“EA Sports FC” has set World Cup recordbreaker Kylian Mbappé as its cover athlete for the “FC 27” Ultimate Edition, as well as the mobile version of the game created by Electronic Arts. Mbappé last appeared in the franchise four years ago. Since then, the world renowned French soccer player moved to Real Madrid in […]
A documentary about Lily Allen is coming to Prime Video. The streamer announced the feature-length doc on Wednesday, promising “an intimate portrait of the life and career of a global icon and voice of a generation.” The documentary comes after the explosive release of Allen’s fifth album, “West End Girl,” which marked her first record […]
“Seinfeld” alum Jason Alexander issued an apology to reality star Courtney Stodden after she called him out on Instagram for filming an inappropriate comedy sketch her when she was a minor. Stodden was 17 years old when she filmed a Funny or Die sketch with Alexander that parodied “Dr. Phil” and other daytime talk shows. […]
A24 has released the trailer for “Misty Green,” a new Hollywood drama written and directed by Chris Rock. The film’s logline reads, “Years after her Hollywood breakthrough, a talented actress whose career has stalled fights for her second act.” Rosalind Eleazar stars in the titular role, leading a cast of Rock, Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya, […]
While Higgsfield AI’s most recent project, the fully AI-generated absurdist action sci-fi film “Hell Grind,” found some plot in a combination of ethnically vague heroes and monstrous villains, the company’s next project is set in the realm of Central Asian folklore. “Kök Börü,” a 15-minute animated short film, marks the studio’s first effort since it […]
Bram Stoker’s classic spine-tingler “Dracula” is getting all-new adaptations from Audible — in seven different languages, each with its own full-cast audio recording. Audible is adapting the Gothic horror novel for English, Castilian Spanish, French, German, Italian, Latin American Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. Each production features a full ensemble cast. The English-language production of Audible’s […]
The Sarajevo Film Festival has unveiled the jury for its main feature competition, which is headed by actress Emily Watson, as previously announced. Joining Watson are filmmakers Athina Rachel Tsangari and Igor Bezinović, actress Sara Klimoska and CEO of the European Film Academy Matthijs Wouter Knol. The winners will be announced on Aug. 21. Tsangari, […]
South Africa’s Totem Zea and Dutch production company PRPL are teaming on “Third Wheel,” one of the big buzz titles this week at Fantasia’s Frontières Co-Production Market, combining entertainment in its propulsive psychological thriller drive plus a swingeing comment on post-colonial power dynamics in Africa. To be directed by Zoe Ramushu, whose short “It Takes […]
Warner Bros. Discovery has unveiled its 2026 “Back to Hogwarts” program, a global celebration marking the 25th anniversary of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” with a weeklong theatrical re-release, live fan events across four global regions and new glimpses of the upcoming HBO Original series. The celebration centers on Sept. 1, the date on […]
Vanessa Marano, a prolific actor known for leading roles and guest turns in numerous notable TV series throughout the 2000s, will both produce and star in the bridal-party horror comedy “Ring Leader.” Marano is producing the feature through her U.S. production company Calabrian Rhode, behind 2022 Netflix Original romantic comedy “The Royal Treatment,” which hit […]
The British Academy has unveiled new changes to its film awards eligibility and voting rules going into the 2027 awards, which are small tweaks compared to the substantial edits recently made by AMPAS for the Oscars. Among the major alterations is with the Outstanding British Film category, which now sees the longlist after the first […]
