Entertainment Industry Shifts

EXCLUSIVE: OK, so it probably won’t be the next Barbenheimer. Magnolia has set up a July 31 latex collision for its wide theatrical release I Want Your Sex, the Gregg Araki-directed Sundance sensation that stars Olivia Wilde as an artist/provocateur who indoctrinates into the world of sexual kink a

NATPE, the industry convention that for decades brought TV executives together (and at one point was the largest syndication sales marketplace in the nation), is folding. Canada-based publishers Brunico Communications, which acquired the NATPE assets in 2023, announced Tuesday that it would no longe

Happy Feet, the 2006 Oscar-winning animated film about a tap-dancing penguin named Mumble, is being developed as a Broadway-bound musical, with two-time Tony winner Michael Arden (Maybe Happy Ending, Parade) to direct. The project was announced today by Tony-winning producer Dori Berinstein (Legally

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MGM+’s psychological thriller American Hostage is going international. Ahead of the LA Screenings later this month, distributor Sony Pictures Television (SPT) revealed the Jon Hamm-starring drama series from Shawn Ryan and Eileen Myers will roll out on MGM+’s international footprint, including

Already following the successful opening of 20th Century Studios/Disney’s The Devil Wears Prada 2, there’s an excitement in the air that this summer finally could deliver another $4 billion-plus season post-Covid. Thanks to Prada 2‘s $76.7M opening and Lionsgate’s Michael hol

EXCLUSIVE: DC/DOX announced the full lineup for its upcoming 4th edition today, highlighted by the world premieres of Rory Kennedy’s documentary Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing and Marilyn Ness’s The Endless Frontier. The prestigious nonfiction film festival in the nation’s capital, running June 11

EXCLUSIVE: An indie film shocker on the eve of the Cannes market with news that Alex Walton is exiting WME Independent, which is discontinuing its international sales operation. After a five-year run as co-head, Walton, the well-liked Brit vet, will set up his own film financing, production, and sal

BBC News has announced a detailed package of content cuts after director-general Matt Brittin warned earlier on Wednesday that savings measures would involve “tough choices.” In an email to the newsroom, acting BBC News CEO Jonathan Munro told journalists that shows including Radio 4R

One of the more baffling mysteries in modern entertainment is why the 2018 blockbuster “Crazy Rich Asians,” a rom-com that grossed $239 million worldwide on a $30 million production budget, didn’t get a sequel. We maynever know the answer, but eight years later, the Hong Kong-set soapy drama “The Se

Jane Austen is getting a style upgrade just in time for the latest trip to the Dashwood family estate. Designer Sarah Flint has teamed with Focus Features on a new capsule collection inspired by the upcoming “Sense and Sensibility” adaptation, translating the contrasting personalities of sisters Eli

In the end, Casey Bloys knew he was holding all the cards. As the industry continued to speculate about whether the HBO boss or Paramount’s Cindy Holland would wind up with control of the two companies’ soon-to-be-merged streaming behemoth, in recent weeks the momentum seemed to be on Bloys’ side. S

Three-time Oscar nominated filmmaker David Fincher has decided not to renew his deal at Netflix, we’ve confirmed. The deal expires next year. From what we understand, Fincher didn’t want to be attached to any particular deal. He’s not necessarily taking a hike anywhere, and could b

KimStim has acquired North American rights to “Donkey Princess,” the latest feature from Chilean filmmaking duo Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña, directors of “The Wolf House.” The deal was closed by KimStim co-president Ian Stimler and Luis Renart, CEO of Spain’s Bendita Film Sales, which handles

Do we follow the tall, stilted, morally questionable man in cargo pants? It’s the question up for debate among the collection of four teenagers leading Jason Zada’s “Terrarium,” a found-footage style story about the group that takes shelter underground following some unspecified catastrophic event.

David Fincher isn’t renewing his pact at Netflix after his deal at the streamer expires next year. Fincher, the acclaimed director of “Fight Club,” “The Social Network” and “Gone Girl,” has enjoyed a long creative partnership with Netflix, starting with the

Games company Ubisoft has landed on a name for what it has been calling “Creative House 2,” led by general manager Christoph Hartmann, the former head of Amazon Games who recently joined the team. The group is being named Massive Entertainment, adopting the name of Ubisoft’s Sweden