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Michael Lynne Dies: Former Co-CEO Of New Line During Its Rise From Indie To Franchise-Rich Producer Was 77by Mike Fleming

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Women In Film Los Angeles Adds Five New Board Members

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Women In Film, Los Angeles announced today that they have elected five new members to its Board of Directors. Syrinthia Studer, Andrea Nelson Meigs, Talitha Watkins, Vanessa Morrison and Tracy McGrath have joined the board of industry leaders who represent diverse aspects of the screen industries. “The 2019 Board of Directors will bring valuable guidance to our organization's programming and advocacy work,” said WIF Executive Director Kirsten Schaffer. “They share our… Read

‘A Lifetime Of Sundays’ Trailer: Regina King Narrates NFL Films Docu Spotlighting League’s Iconic Female Owners

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As the NFL gets ready to celebrate its 100th season, NFL Films premiered the documentary A Lifetime of Sundays at its 2019 Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz. Narrated by Oscar-winning actress Regina King, the feature champions the women who have played an integral role in its history, offering an unprecedented look at the history of the NFL through the eyes of four iconic female owners: Virginia McCaskey, Martha Firestone Ford, Norma Hunt and Patricia Rooney. NFL Films… Read

Ian Levy Sci-Fi Thriller Spec ‘Out There’ Lands At eOne; David Bruckner To Direct

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EXCLUSIVE: Entertainment One has won the high concept sci-fi spec Out There. David Bruckner is attached to direct the spec by exec-turned-tyro screenwriter Ian Levy. The Picture Company Partners Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman will produce. The genre thriller is said to be akin to The Mist and deals with a mysterious event that changes the course of the world. One family struggles to survive. Levy sold his first spec after serving as an exec at SyFy and Bravo. He produced… Read

Deadline’s 2018 Most Valuable Movie Blockbuster Tournament Gets Underway: No. 10 ‘A Star Is Born’

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Every year when the NCAA tips off its men's basketball tournament, Deadline launches its annual survey to show which film from the previous calendar year made the most money. This is the contest’s fifth installment, and this time the threshold for entry into Deadline's Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament is a domestic gross exceeding $215 million. When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn't always about what a film grosses at the box off… Read

James Franco’s ‘The Pretenders’ Lands At Cleopatra Entertainment

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EXCLUSIVE: Cleopatra Entertainment has secured the U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to The Pretenders, an indie drama directed by James Franco. The drama, written by Josh Boone, stars Jack Kilmer (The Nice Guys), Jane Levy (Don’t Breathe), Shameik Moore (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse), Tyler Alvarez (American Vandal), Brian Cox (X2: X-Men United), Dennis Quaid (The Day After Tomorrow), Juno Temple (Maleficent), as well as Franco. Cleopatra will release the pic in… Read

Frank Langella Starrer ‘Lapham Rising’ Gets Winter State Entertainment Funding

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Although he attached to the film a year ago, Frank Langella now finally is firmed to star in the Charlie Kessler-directed Lapham Rising, an adaptation of the Roger Rosenblatt novel. The film was going to shoot last year in the Hamptons, but funding fell into disarray. Now it has come back together with funding from Winter State Entertainment, and production will start this summer in Minnesota. Lapham Rising tells the story of Harry March, a retired writer whose life… Read

Lionsgate Taps Marisa Liston To Run Global Motion Picture Communications

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Lionsgate has hired former Sony Pictures publicity executive Marisa Liston as Head of Global Earned Media and Communications, a new role that will encompass domestic and international feature film publicity, feature film and branded social media strategy, and Film and Motion Picture Group communications strategy. In her new job she will report to Damon Wolf, president of worldwide marketing at Lionsgate's Motion Picture Group. Liston was most recently EVP Domestic… Read

Michael B. Jordan Takes On Age-Less Man Thriller ‘Methusaleh’ At Warner Bros

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EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros will re-develop Methusaleh as a star vehicle for Michael B. Jordan to play a man who has managed to stay alive for over 400 years. Jordan's Outlier Society has joined as producers Heyday's David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford. Warner Bros has been trying to get this one up and running for years, with myriad writers and leading men that at one time included Tom Cruise. It's got a Highlander-like mythology and franchise potential. The idea is for Jordan… Read

AMPTP Rejects WGA Request For “Group Boycott” Of Talent Agents Who Won’t Sign Proposed Code Of Conduct

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Management's AMPTP has weighed in on the WGA's ongoing feud with the Association of Talent Agents, rejecting the guild's request that the studios and networks participate in what the AMPTP calls a "group boycott" of talent agencies that refuse to sign the WGA's proposed new Agency Code of Conduct. Doing so would subject the companies to "a substantial risk of liability for antitrust violation," the AMPTP said. David Young, executive director of the WGA West, had asked the… Read

New AppleTV+ Streamer Unveiled By CEO Tim Cook, Spielberg & Oprah

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UPDATED with more details & video: Apple’s new streaming service is coming in this fall with an update to the company’s already existing TV app, the tech giant announced today with one of the greatest filmmakers of all time and one of the biggest TV icons ever both on-stage. In a wide ranging announcement on many media fronts, Apple Boss Tim Cook took the stage today at the company's Steve Jobs Theater and unveiled all the juicy details about the tech shop’s new Apple TV+… Read

Michael Lynne Dies: Former New Line Co-CEO Was 77

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UPDATED with funeral information: Michael Lynne died Sunday night at age 77. Lynne was Bob Shaye’s partner as they turned New Line Cinema from a small indie distributor to the maker of The Lord of the Rings, Austin Powers and Rush Hour franchises. His death will come as a shock to Lynne’s colleagues in film, art and philanthropic circles because of its suddenness. I’m still confirming details of his death, but here is what I have right now. Lynne went to Columbia Law… Read

STXfilms To Uncover ‘The Secret Garden’ Starring Colin Firth & Julie Walters

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STXfilms has secured the North American distribution rights to Studiocanal/Heyday Films’ The Secret Garden, the Marc Munden-directing family adventure film starring Colin Firth, Julie Walters, and young actress Dixie Egerickx as Mary Lennox. Based on classic children's novel of the same name written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the retelling was produced by David Heyman (Harry Potter franchise, Paddington 1,2) and Rosie Alison (Paddington 1,2). Jack Thorne adapted the… Read

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