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by matthewgrobar on 2021-04-22 at 21:03

EXCLUSIVE: Cargo Film & Releasing has acquired sales rights to The Conductor and Father of the Cyborgs, a pair of documentary features premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival in June. Directed by Bernadette Wegenstein, and produced by Annette Porter of Nylon Films, The Conductor tells the overdue story of world-renowned […]

by Greg Evans on 2021-04-22 at 20:53

UPDATE, with social media photos Protesters and organizers of today’s March on Broadway are sharing photos of the event, which started at 1 pm ET at Columbus Circle in Manhattan and has proceeded to Times Square and the theater district. The march, a grassroots event calling for, among other demands, the ouster of Scott Rudin

by Amanda N’Duka on 2021-04-22 at 20:38

EXCLUSIVE: Sofia Alvarez, the screenwriter behind the Netflix hit To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, will reteam with the streamer to write and direct a feature adaptation of YA novel, Along for the Ride, from New York Times bestselling author Sarah Dessen. Emma Pasarow

by jillg366 on 2021-04-22 at 20:25

Snapchat parent Snap said daily active users jumped 22% or 51 million last quarter year on year to 280 million. The company said sales rose 66% to nearly $770 million and net losses narrowed to $286 million from $305 million. “We began 2021 by achieving our highest year-over-year revenue and daily active user growth rates in

by matthewgrobar on 2021-04-22 at 20:22

EXCLUSIVE: Magnolia Pictures International has acquired worldwide and U.S. sales rights to the comedic feature, Queen of Glory, which will make its world premiere at the 20th Tribeca Film Festival in June. Marking the feature debut of writer-director-actress Nana Mensah (Farewell Amor, Netflix’s Bonding, Amanda Peet’s […]

by anthonypauldalessandro on 2021-04-22 at 19:56

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated animator and director Michael Thurmeier has inked with Range Media Partners. Thurmeier began his career as an animator at Blue Sky Studios, working on special animation for the film Fight Club and the multi-award winning HBO series The Sopranos.  His work led to being named lead animator on Big Sky’s […]

by peterbartdeadline on 2021-04-22 at 19:37

My face-to-face meeting with Scott Rudin was brief. “You’re fired, Scott,” I said. “I expected it,” he shrugged. “I lost control of the show.” We shook hands and he left quietly. Rudin at the time was producing a Mel Gibson film for MGM that was turning into a maelstrom of conflict. Rudin, it seemed, knew

by jkroll03 on 2021-04-22 at 19:00

Adria Arjona is ready to walk down the aisle with Andy Garcia. She has been tapped to play Garcia’s daughter and the bride-to-be in Warner Bros and Plan B’s reboot of Father of the Bride. Gaz Alazraki has been set to helm the studio’s new reboot, which will revolve around a Cuban-American family, with Matt Lopez

by anthonypauldalessandro on 2021-04-22 at 18:58

Despite AT&T CEO John Stankey’s victory lap today about WarnerMedia’s theatrical and HBO Max release strategy with Godzilla vs. Kong, the studio’s R-rated title, Mortal Kombat, is facing a serious threat at the weekend box office from a traditional theatrical release and rival Asian IP, Funimation/Aniplex of […]

by David Robb on 2021-04-22 at 18:30

The Producers Guild of America is expanding its Independent Production Safety Initiative to include anti-bullying trainings “with the goal of eliminating workplace violence and aggression.” The move comes in the wake of bullying accusations against Broadway and Oscar-winning movie producer Scott Rudin. The guild said that it is also […]

by Erik Pedersen on 2021-04-22 at 18:24

Les McKeown, who sang lead for Scottish ’70s hitmakers Bay City Rollers during its heyday, died Tuesday at home, his family announced. He was 65. No cause of death was revealed. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of our beloved husband and father Leslie Richard McKeown, his family posted on the

by Greg Evans on 2021-04-22 at 18:16

Comedian Richard Lewis made a surprise return to the set of pal Larry David’s HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm today, delighting fans and colleagues with the announcement that he’ll appear in one episode of the comedy show. “Great news for me!,” Lewis tweeted, with a photo of himself, in his familiar black garb, on set.