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Entertainment Industry Shifts

Updated 2026-05-06 14:15 UTC 3 sources Neutral

The entertainment industry is experiencing significant changes. Alex Walton, a key figure at WME Independent, is exiting the agency to form his own venture, while DC/DOX prepares for its 4th edition with several world premieres.

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Deadline
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
2026-03-31 17:30 UTC
Variety
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
2026-03-31 17:33 UTC
Deadline
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
2026-03-31 17:39 UTC
Rolling Stone
Securing tickets to these Tony Award-winning shows on the Great White Way has never been easier (or cheaper)
2026-03-31 17:40 UTC
Deadline
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
2026-05-06 14:00 UTC
Deadline
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
2026-05-06 14:00 UTC
Deadline
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
2026-05-06 14:00 UTC
Deadline
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
2026-05-06 14:04 UTC
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