Новости за 22.02.2020

EXCLUSIVE: Epic Pictures Group has taken U.S. rights on Butt Boy, Tyler Cornack’s comedy-thriller which debuted at Austin genre event Fantastic Fest. The pic will be released day-and-date April 3, with support from cinema chain Alamo Drafthouse for a theatrical rollout. The comedy follows newly sober detective Russell Fox (Tyler Rice) who meets his sponsor, Chip […]

Fox’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown resumed its place atop the Friday demo wars, scoring an 0.7 for its two-hours of mayhem. WWE Super ShowDown is looming, and Friday’s match saw Hall of Famer Goldberg leveled “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt, while Naomi is headed for a SmackDown Women’s Championship Match with Bayley. For ABC, the Fresh […]

Clint Eastwood, who spoke at the 2012 Republican National Convention and endorsed Donald Trump in 2016, is apparently switching sides, endorsing Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg. The 89-year-old actor/director was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal on a wide range of topics, but his most surprising was the political endorsement he handed out. “The best […]

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper lost his cool during a Friday night interview with newly released former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. In a contentious interview, Cooper finally boiled over after hearing Blagojevich’s defense of his gubernatorial record and his criminal case. Blagojevich was convicted of trying to sell or trade the Illinois Senate seat that Barack […]

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are apparently engaged in a version of that old children’s insult comeback, “I know you are, but what am I?” The Duke and Duchess of Sussex posted a statement on their website late on Friday claiming that the Queen does not own the word “royal” across the world. But they […]

Speaking at the Berlin Film Festival today, Netflix’s International Film VP David Kosse has emphasized the importance of arthouse films and non-English content to the streamer’s strategy. Quizzed on if Netflix’s algorithm-driven tastes lean towards the mainstream, Kosse suggested there was some misunderstanding about how the streamer analyses its data and considers its audience. “There’s […]

President Donald Trump is back in Washington, DC today, having rolled the dice and won in Las Vegas, a strong labor town that went blue in the 2016 elections. He presided over a massive rally at the Las Vegas Convention Center, bringing along the “Miracle On Ice” USA hockey team that triumphed over Russia in […]

At an event held today in Berlin, Scandi powerhouse SF Studios revealed that it has boosted its UK office with two executive hires as it looks to increase its output of English Language film and TV projects. Joining the company are Sudie Smyth as VP Production UK & International, and Indy Datta as VP Legal […]

EXCLUSIVE: The EFM dominoes are starting to fall. We understand that Liam Neeson action pic Memory has pre-sold to German indie-major Telepool in a low-mid seven figure deal here at the EFM. STX is handling international. The action thriller will be directed by Casino Royale director Martin Campbell. Pic is based on the 2003 Dutch film The […]

EXCLUSIVE: Rising actress Jenna Ortega, known for Netflix series You and Disney Channel’s Stuck In The Middle, has been set to lead cast in high-school drama The Fallout, which U.S. outfit Clear Horizon has launched here at the EFM. Actress Megan Park (What If) will write and direct, with David Brown and Giulia Prenna producing […]

EXCLUSIVE: In a mid seven-figure deal, upstart Euro studio Leonine has pre-bought German-speaking rights to Gerard Butler action-thriller Remote Control, which is being sold internationally by STX. This is the biggest deal reported so far at this year’s EFM. Angel Has Fallen star Butler took part in a popular buyers’ presentation (pictured) in Berlin earlier this week. […]

A heartbreaking video showing the agony of a 9-year-old Australian boy with dwarfism suffering from school bullying has touched the heart of Hollywood. The video was posted online by the mother of Quaden Bayles, the boy who was shown in the video wishing someone would kill him after terrible taunting by his schoolmates. Bayles has […]

Comcast is in talks to acquire Walmart’s Vudu, the retail behemoth’s advertising and transactional video-on-demand service, according to a person familiar with the situation. It’s the latest twist in the hot and getting hotter streaming wars, and comes as the media and entertainment giant, parent of NBCUniversal, prepares to roll out streaming service Peacock this […]

The broadcast business has been at a crossroads for the past couple of years, putting emphasis on live programming, sports and unscripted fare as scripted series increasingly are consumed digitally on-demand. A potential WGA strike would accelerate the process, according to a number of industry sources I spoke with over the past several weeks. The […]

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about tonight’s two-part series finale of Fresh Off the Boat. After six seasons, we say goodbye to the Huang family of Fresh Off the Boat. The two-part series finale of the groundbreaking ABC sitcom didn’t necessarily end with a bang. There was no huge champagne toast, parting speeches, or huge overture […]

EXCLUSIVE: Gersh has signed Sidney Flanigan, the star of Eliza Hittman’s Sundance Film Festival breakout Never Rarely Sometimes Always. The pic made its world premiere in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section and received a special jury Neorealism prize. The film will next screen in competition at the Berlin Film Festival. In Never Rarely Sometimes Always, […]

Steve Stark, MGM’s President of Scripted Television Production & Development, has been named President of MGM/UA Television, a newly created label. The appointment is part of a new contract Stark has signed with Metro Goldwyn Mayer’s Worldwide Television Group, run by Chairman Mark Burnett. Over the past eight years, Stark, a well-liked and respected executive, […]

EXCLUSIVE:  Cleopatra Coleman, who co-starred in Fox’s The Last Man on Earth comedy series, has secured the lead role opposite Y’lan Noel (Insecure) in Mo McRae’s directorial debut film A Lot Of Nothing, which has David Oyelowo attached as an executive producer. It’s about a married couple living in a Los Angeles suburb who is […]

BET Networks will be joined by MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, CMT, Logo, TV Land, POP and Smithsonian in a simulcast of the 51st NAACP Image Awards live this Saturday, February 22 at 8pm in Pasadena. The NAACP Image Awards celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film, and also […]

The UCLA administration has scrapped a plan to use facial recognition technology on campus after students and outside groups protested. A report by VICE News said UCLA was planning on implementing the system before complaints surfaced. Student groups said earlier this month that a  “National Day of Action” would be mounted against the technology. “Momentum […]

EXCLUSIVE: The X-Files alum Mitch Pileggi is set as a series regular in Walker, a reimagining of CBS’ long-running 1990s action/crime series Walker, Texas Ranger, headlined by Jared Padalecki. Additionally, Pretty Little Liars‘ alum Keegan Allen recently joined the cast, joining Padalecki and previously announced Lindsey Morgan. Like the original series, created by Albert S. […]

As the WGA prepares for its upcoming negotiations for a new film and TV contract, guild leaders are telling their members to beware of “misleading and provocative information” that “may appear in the press or social media.” “What kinds of tactics might we expect from the companies?” the guild asks in a series of frequently […]

EXCLUSIVE: Jon Prasida (Hiding), Shannon Dang (The L Word) and Eddie Liu (Silicon Valley) have been cast as series regulars in the CW pilot Kung Fu, a reimagining with a female lead of the 1970s David Carradine-starring TV series. It hails from Christina M. Kim, Martin Gero, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and Warner Bros. TV. […]

Annie Murphy (Schitt’s Creek) is set as the lead in AMC’s dark comedy series Kevin Can F*** Himself, from Valerie Armstrong (Lodge 49) and executive producers Rashida Jones and Will McCormack (Claws) and AMC Studios. Created and executive produced by Armstrong, Kevin Can F*** Himself probes the secret life of a type of woman we […]

Deadline has confirmed that DC Comics Co-Publisher Dan DiDio is out after being in the position over the last ten years alongside Jim Lee. Prior that DiDio was VP Exec Editor and before that, VP editorial. During his tenure, DiDio saw the 2011 relaunch of The New 52, a contemporary update of the comic book publisher’s superhero […]