EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has acquired the spec Queen B, a college comedy written by Giovanni M. Porta. Cameron Fuller will produce along with Brad Fuller for Fuller Media. Becca Gleason is rewriting for the script and while no deal is closed the plan is to develop it for her to potentially direct. Netflix…

EXCLUSIVE: Whitney Peak (Hocus Pocus 2, Molly's Game, Gossip Girl) has been cast in Aisling Walsh's Ethel, alongside the previously announced cast of Shira Haas and Sarah Paulson. Bankside Films first launched the title, which is currently in pre-production, earlier this year and has completed a number of…

EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Pierre (Walker) has landed one of his first major film roles in Mercy, Amazon MGM Studios’ sci-fi thriller from director Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted). Details as to his role are under wraps. But Pierre joins an ensemble led by Chris Pratt, which also includes Rebecca Ferguson, Kali…

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Columbia Pictures, the municipality of Cannes is presenting a free photographic exhibition titled "Lighting the Way: From the Torch Lady to Leading Ladies." The exhibit was inaugurated Friday by Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group president Sanford Panitch, who was introduced by…

EXCLUSIVE: Justin Lin has rounded out the cast for his next film Last Days with five additions: Toby Wallace (Babyteeth), Ciara Bravo (Cherry), Claire Price (The Capture), Dieudonné Ngabo (Forever) and Marny Kennedy (Between Two Worlds). As previously announced, Sky Yang, Radhika Apte, Naveen Andrews…

Cynthia McFadden, longtime senior legal and investigative correspondent at NBC News, said that he is leaving the network. She wrote on Instagram this morning, “It is hard to leave a job you love but this is the right time- I have a list of things I have often said I wanted to do ‘someday.’ Well…

Director Yorgos Lanthimos presents the world premiere of Kinds of Kindness reuniting with past collaborators Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, and Margaret Qualley from Poor Things. Lanthimos was joined on the carpet by cast members Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Mamoudou Athie, Joe…

John Krasinski still can’t resist cracking up at The Office bloopers. The actor, who played Jim Halpert, has been reminiscing about The Office on his IF press tour, but a stop off at BBC Radio 1’s breakfast show had him creasing with laughter. Presenter Greg James played Krasinski a clip of The O…

Michael Leach, who was the first White House chief diversity and inclusion officer, has signed with Buchwald for entertainment and literary representation. Leach led efforts to create the most diverse White House staff in history. He previously was a top aide on Joe Biden’s presidential campaign…

EXCLUSIVE: Even though his traditionalist strategy made him an unlikely candidate, we included Sony Motion Pictures Group chairman Tom Rothman in our 2022 Cannes Disruptors magazine. At a time when every other major prioritized the building of streaming services above all else because of the Netflix…