Entertainment Industry Update

“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” and “Nightbitch” filmmaker Marielle Heller is set to write and direct a live-action adaptation of “FernGully,” which is in development at Amazon MGM Studios. Heller will also produce the project, based on the beloved animated

Maya Jama is the host of Love Island UK, which is wrapping up its summer season in the Mallorca villa. The UK’s ITV2 dating series streams on Hulu in the United States, and Jama’s profile continues to grow among American audiences. The Disney-owned streamer has plastered billboards of Ja

EXCLUSIVE: ABC is switching affiliations in the St. Louis market, with plans to move from the Sinclair-owned outlet to Gray Media, sources familiar with the plans confirmed on Thursday. The change will take place on Sept. 1. Gray will provide locally produced news at its station, KMOV-TV, with ABC p

Mary Kate Golding, a set decorator for shows including “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Goosebumps” and “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” died Tuesday in Queens, N.Y. after being stabbed. She was 34. Police were called to her apartment just after midnight. The NYPD said in a stat

We’re back again, Insiders. Greetings from Europe, where the traditionally quiet period for the industry feels anything but this year. Jesse Whittock on the buttons. Sign up for the full, expanded Insider newsletter experience here. Venice Line-Up Analysis Studios stay away (again): The summer

Ahead of CinemaCon next week, Universal has taken to social media to unveil that the Judd Apatow directed, Glen Powell starring untitled comedy will now be known as The Comeback King.

Norwegian star actor Kristofer Hivju (“Game of Thrones,” “Red One”, “Beck”) will play opposite Friday Hallgren (from Oscar-nominated “As It Is in Heaven”) in the upcoming Swedish-Croatian rom-com “True Love” (working title).  Helmed by actor-turned writer, director and best-selling author Martina Ha

Sony’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” delivered a historic theatrical debut in India, dethroning “Avengers: Endgame” to claim the biggest opening frame for a non-Indian film in the country’s box office history. The superhero tentpole generated a gross collection of I

Banijay has set out the structure and management team for its German operations in the wake of its merger with All3Media closing. There was crossover in Banijay and All3Media’s operations in the huge German market, with the combined outfit home to several well-known production labels and execs. The

Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of “The Odyssey” is a bona fide cultural phenomenon (sorry, trolls!), shattering box office projections with a $264.1 million worldwide gross its opening weekend, earning rave reviews from critics, unleashing a tidal wave of Oscar buzz and causing such a frenzy fo

EXCLUSIVE: A24 has Will Forte in talks to play dual roles in the David Mikalson-directed film Goblin. Forte joins Skyler Gisondo and Kenneth Branagh, latter of whom will provide the voice the title character in the outrageous comedy. Production is set for the fall as Mikalson closes in on a dream co

Harry Styles has been forced to cancel his third performance on his Together, Together tour in São Paulo, due to an unspecified “tour illness,” Live Nation Brazil said in a statement on social media. “We deeply regret to share that the Harry Styles show on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at

Flawless, a company that sells “assistive AI” tools to the film industry to enhance human performers’ work, has named Amit Kapur co-CEO. Kapur, a longtime tech entrepreneur and exec, has served as a board member of Flawless since 2024 and before that served as an adviser. He become

Dreamworks Animation has released the first trailer for its upcoming animated feature “Forgotten Island.” Set in the 1990s, H.E.R and Liza Soberano voice Jo and Raissa, two best friends who, post high-school, are about to go their separate ways. As they celebrate their last night togethe

The singer is finding genuine joy in life again after a difficult period led to him quitting music.