Those in the know in industry circles anticipate a more receptive vibe in Washington D.C. with the new administration, reminiscent of Barack Obama’s presidency. The president-elect has a history of working on entertainment-centric issues such as piracy and trade that are atop the studios’ agenda, while Harris has even deeper ties to Hollywood. Here are the main issues that will get a closer look come January.
The Personal History Of David Copperfield filmmaker Armando Iannucci and Escape From Pretoria director Francis Annan will be the recipients of the inaugural DDA Spotlight Award at 24th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. The honorary prize was set up to time with the 50th anniversary of comms company DDA and will…
EXCLUSIVE:Hasan Minhaj (Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj) has been tapped for a major recurring role on Season 2 of Apple TV+’s The Morning Show. He will play Eric, a charismatic, rising star who joins The Morning Show.team.Â
This marks the highest-profile acting gig to date and first foray into drama for…
EXCLUSIVE:Downton Abbey alum Dan Stevens has been added the voice cast of HBO Max animated series The Prince as both Prince Charles and Price Philip.
The Prince, written and executive produced by Gary Janetti, is a biting, satirical look at the life of Prince George of Cambridge as he navigates the trials and…
The Guilty, the dramatic thriller which Netflix recently picked up in a $30 million deal, has added Ethan Hawke (First Reformed), Peter Sarsgaard (The Batman), Riley Keough (The Devil All The Time) plus more starry talent who will be joining previously announced star Jake Gyllenhaal.
Antoine Fuqua is at the helm…
EXCLUSIVE: The Disney Channel is giving us a blast from the past — with a contemporary twist. The Mouse House has set a comedic remake of the 1997 Halloween classic Under Wraps, which was the first-ever Disney Channel original movie. Christian J. Simon (Sydney to the Max), Malachi Barton (Stuck in the Middle), Sophia H…
EXCLUSIVE: After relaunching its podcast network last month, horror outfit Fangoria has brought Stephen King podcastThe Kingcast into the fold as one of its flagship shows.
The pod was started in May has featured guests including Elijah Wood, Kumail Nanjiani, Karyn Kusama, Bryan Fuller and Mike Flanagan. It is hosted…
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Cera (Arrested Development), Maya Erskine (PEN 15) and Michael Angarano (This Is Us) are set to star in road trip movie Sacramento, which Angarano will also direct.
Due to shoot early next year, the film will follow Rickey, an energetic and free-spirited young man who convinces Glenn, his long-time…
EXCLUSIVE: Mindful that David Mamet gave me the best quote I’ve ever gotten in 30 years of trade reporting, I have been chasing him down to try to get him to answer a question on my mind. What does it feel like for a great writer of dialogue to have an actor like the late Sean Connery — who won his only Oscar with the…
EXCLUSIVE: 123 Go Films has taken world rights to Boston George Famous Without The Fortune, a five-part docuseries about infamous drug trafficker George Jung, aka Boston George.
Johnny Depp played George in 2001 movie Blow, and the real-life man, now 76, lives off the proceedings of that film. Once a world-renowned…
The Ophir Awards, Israel's top film awards, have crowned Ruthy Pribar's Asia as Best Picture, per The Jerusalem Post. The film now automatically becomes the country's entry for the 2021 International Oscar race.
The year's ceremony was held via a special broadcaster of the show Culture Agent, hosted by Kobi Meidan…
EXCLUSIVE: Rhys Wakefiled (The Purge) has been set to star in Australian sci-fi horror Alternate, which is due to get underway in Adelaide, Australia, in early 2021.
Writer-director Anthony Garland’s feature debut will be produced by Lady A Pictures' Ali Mueller (Challenger) and SLA Films' Anna Vincent (I Am Mother)…
Shares in DraftKings gained in early trading after the major sports betting outfit raised its 2020 revenue guidance and reported third-quarter earnings that exceeded Wall Street analysts’ expectations.
The stock is below its late-September peak of $64.19, but climbed 7% to pass $44 amid optimism that the return of…
