MGM+ is getting into the Robin Hood business. The network/streamer has ordered a 10-part series based on the English folklore to air in 2025. The series comes from Jonathan English, exec producer of Librarians: The Next Chapter; showrunner John Glenn, who previously was showrunner of CBS’ SEAL Team; and Lionsgate Television. Todd Lieberman of Hidden […]
The largest union representing CBS employees is slamming the latest round of Paramount layoffs. Among the divisions of the media company affected by the cutbacks is CBS Broadcasting, which has let go of staffers in New York, Washington and Los Angeles, according to the IBEW. Paramount Global made an internal announcement about Phase 2 of […]
This one has taken awhile, but maybe Lady Luck finally has turned for an updated movie musical of Guys and Dolls. TriStar Pictures has teamed Chicago helmer Rob Marshall to direct a new film adaptation of Frank Loesser’s box office smash hit musical. Marshall and John DeLuca will team with John Requa & Glenn Ficarra […]
EXCLUSIVE: Alliance Media Partners (AMP) has secured worldwide sales rights to thriller Who’s Watching, written and directed by Tim Kasher, frontman of the rock band Cursive. The deal comes ahead of its world premiere at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles on October 2, 2024, followed by a screening at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. Who’s […]
EXCLUSIVE: A24 has set Q4 theatrical releases for its Venice Film Festival acquisitions, Queer from Luca Guadagnino, and The Brutalist from Brady Corbet. Queer, which holds a 78% fresh grade with critics on Rotten Tomatoes, will go limited on Nov. 27. The pic, which is adapted from William S. Burroughs’ novel of the same name […]
Efran Films Canada, the company behind series such as CBS’ FBI: True and Investigation Discovery’s Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry?, is rebranding after being acquired by Redbird IMI. The company has rebranded as Bright North Studios after the new All3Media owner, which is overseen by CEO Jeff Zucker, completed its acquisition of the company last […]
Justin Russo (David Henrie) is taking a young wizard under his wing in Wizards Beyond Waverly Place. The trailer for the sequel series, which was released Tuesday, gives a glimpse at the shenanigans that Billie (Janice LeAnn Brown) is going to cause once Alex Russo (Selena Gomez), drops her off with Justin, begging her brother […]
Johnny Depp received an enthusiastic welcome this afternoon as he returned to Spain’s San Sebastian Film Festival, where he will debut his latest directorial effort, Modi – Three Days On The Wing Of Madness. Depp arrived in Spain last night, where he was met with cheering fans outside the city’s Maria Cristina Hotel. This afternoon […]
LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s The SpringHill Company is partnering with France’s Mediawan, the owner of Brad Pitt’s Plan B. SpringHill Company and Mediawan will develop and co-produce original film and TV projects, adapt existing IP and explore new international distribution opportunities. Projects will range from movies, scripted, unscripted and animation, the pair said. The […]
EXCLUSIVE: Job, the Broadway thriller starring Peter Friedman and Sydney Lemmon, is partnering with the Tony Award-winning organization Broadway For All in launching the Next Gen Ticketing Initiative to make free tickets available to emerging artists and new theater audiences. Funded by charitable contributions totaling $100,000 from donors including Job playwright Max Wolf Friedlich and […]