Новости за 25.06.2020

Actors’ Equity Association is calling on Walt Disney World in Florida to follow California’s Disneyland in postponing its reopening due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and to strengthen safety protocols with regular testing, the union said today. Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, currently is planning a phase reopening beginning July 11. “If Disneyland has […]

Kristine Belson, president of Sony Pictures Animation, Features and Series, predicts more animated titles will aim for older audiences as a result from an overall boom in interest caused by COVID-19. Speaking Thursday at the Collision From Home virtual conference, she said animation, which has managed to prosper during the pandemic, will accelerate its current […]

Michael Shannon, Kate Hudson, Don Johnson and Da’Vine Joy Randolph are to star in director Michael Maren’s comedy Shriver, with Jimmi Simpson, Zach Braff, Mark Boone, Jr. and Aja Naomi King rounding out the cast. Fortitude is launching sales this week at virtual Cannes and CAA reps domestic. In the film, a small college, desperate […]

Saban Films has acquired North American rights to John Berardo’s Initiation. The horror crime thriller was previously selected for a world premiere in the Midnighters section at SXSW under its original title Dembanger. XYZ Films is on international rights and is introducing the pic during the Cannes virtual market. Inspired by Berardo’s short film about the […]

Universal, Elizabeth Banks’ Brownstone Productions and Marc Platt are developing a feature live-action hybrid movie about Scholastic’s The Magic School Bus.  Joanna Cole wrote the books with Bruce Degen as illustrator. The science-centered series features the intrepid Ms. Frizzle and her class, who set out on field trips in their familiar-looking yellow school bus that magically […]

EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of last week’s highly rated Season 3 finale, Jersey Shore Family Vacation has been renewed for a fourth season by MTV. The June 18 season finale delivered a 1.11 adults 18-49 rating (Live +Same Day), the highest in almost two years, since 11/1/18. After three days of playback, the Season 3 […]

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter will be honored with the Humanitarian Award at Sunday’s 20th Annual BET Awards, the network said today. The show also will pay tribute to NBC star Kobe Bryant and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Little Richard. Lil’ Wayne will pay tribute to Bryant and Wayne Brady will honor Little Richard. The BET […]

Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti, who starred in Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar-winning drama The Salesman, has been sentenced to five months in prison, suspended for two years. BBC Persia is reporting that Alidosti’s lawyer said the charges are related to sharing negative tweets about law enforcement officers. One of her tweets featured a video where she supported […]

EXCLUSIVE: BBC One’s adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s classic novel The Pursuit of Love, starring Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again actress Lily James, is poised to be among the first big-budget TV dramas to resume production in the UK. Deadline can reveal that producers Moonage Pictures and Open Book have been working tirelessly to begin […]

Disney is closing its kids channels in the UK after launching Disney+ and failing to agree on new carriage deals with pay-TV platforms Sky and Virgin Media. Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior will be taken off air at the end of September, though Disney’s other brands, including Nat Geo and Fox, will continue […]

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has picked up North American rights to mystery-thriller Viscous, starring Mena Suvari (American Beauty). XYZ is selling the completed movie at the Cannes virtual market. Debut writer-director Braden R. Duemmler’s film follows a socially awkward teenager who is blindsided when her mother introduces her to her new fiancée. At first, his charm, […]

Gillian Anderson is taking lockdown in her stride. “I’m an isolator,” she tells me over a Zoom video from her home in London. “So, it suits me just fine. I’m not quite ready to be released into the big, bad world.” It might seem an odd admission for an actress who has loomed so large […]

The BBC will reduce the number of Strictly Come Dancing episodes it broadcasts this year as part of its plans to get the show on air amid the coronavirus crisis. The UK broadcaster has committed to Season 18 of the smash-hit dance competition this year, but producers at BBC Studios are working feverishly to make […]

As the LGBTQ community and allies continue to celebrate Pride Month, Amazon Prime Video is setting a virtual fest of their  own with “Pride Inside” June 27-28. The fest, which will take place at PrimeVideoPrideInside.com, will support The Black AIDS Institute and the National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network. The fest will include […]

The Black List is partnering with IllumiNative and Sundance Institute for its latest collaboration: The Indigenous List. The inaugural list highlights the very best Indigenous screenwriters from both feature films and television — and submissions are open starting today. Filmmakers and content creators are invited to submit a script for consideration by uploading it to The […]

David Leitch, who helmed Deadpool 2 and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, will direct Bullet Train, the Sony Pictures action movie based on the Japanese novel Maria Beetle by Isaka Kotaro. Zak Olkewicz wrote the script. Antoine Fuqua developed the project originally with Fuqua Films’ Kat Samick and they are producing along with […]