Новости за 14.01.2021

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said today in a tweetstorm that his company is exploring the development of a decentralized standard for social media. He revealed the initiative, dubbed @bluesky, in a long thread that attempted to explain Twitter’s recent and controversial deplatforming of President Donald Trump and other conservative commenters. The move by Twitter on […]

EXCLUSIVE: In the first major spec script deal of the new year, Sony Pictures has acquired an untitled action spec by Safe House scribe David Guggenheim. The writer developed it with Simon Kinberg, who’ll produce in a reteam from their work on the series Designated Survivor. I’m hearing the deal is high six figures. They […]

Covid-19 outbreaks at workplaces have soared dramatically in recent weeks in response to rising community transmission, Los Angeles County health officials said today, warning that employers need to ensure their workers and customers are protected. “We have a problem with Covid-19 transmission at worksites across the entire county,” said Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer. “As […]

Warner Bros is moving The Sopranos prequel pic The Many Saints of Newark from March 12 to Sept. 24. New Line is releasing. Remember, WarnerMedia announced that its entire 2021 slate is going to theatrical and HBO Max at the same time, but big chains like AMC are negotiating terms on a film-by-film basis. So that means […]

UPDATE, 3:57PM: Armie Hammer has responded to the salacious news that’s out there about him, and his recent departure from the Lionsgate Jennifer Lopez movie Shotgun Wedding.  In a statement sent to Deadline, the star of The Social Network and Nocturnal Animals says, “I’m not responding to these bullshit claims but in light of the vicious and […]

Donald Trump released a new video condemning political violence, but the short speech from the Oval Office made no mention of the House’s vote to impeach him for the second time. “I want to make it very clear: I unequivocally condemn the violence that we saw last week,” Trump said in the video that was […]

First Look Media has announced former PBS Distribution and AMC Networks’ executive Jen O’Connell Robertson as Senior VP of Marketing. Monica Bloom, from Tribeca Shortlist, was named VP, Marketing. O’Connell-Robertson will oversee marketing across film and TV production, led by Topic Studios, new streaming service Topic, investigative journalism outlet The Intercept, documentary division Field of […]

Kevin Costner is suing his fellow Dances with Wolves and The Bodyguard producer in a dispute over a company the Oscar winner set up nearly three decades ago and was looking to end. The flap over Good Ones Productions, which Costner launched in 1992, involves his longtime business partner, Jim Wilson, and his failure to give up his rights […]

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Morgan (American Woman) is joining the 11th and final season of Showtime’s hit dramedy Shameless in a recurring role. Morgan will play one of the new yuppie owners of Born Free. Starring William H. Macy, the final season of Shameless finds the Gallagher family and the South Side at a crossroads, with changes […]

EXCLUSIVE: For Life star Joy Bryant is expanding her relationship with Sony Pictures TV, the studio behind the praised ABC legal drama. Bryant has teamed with writer/producer Samantha Taylor Pickett (Good Girls, Tales From The Loop) to launch a production company, Hot Sauce, which will be based at Sony TV with a three-year first-look deal. […]

EXCLUSIVE: T.I. and Tiny are back! VH1 has greenlighted T.I. & Tiny: Friends & Family Hustle for a fourth season. Considering they are in the political epicenter of Atlanta, there is sure to be a lot of drama worthy of good reality TV. The new season is set to premiere in the spring. As the family […]

EXCLUSIVE: Hello Sunshine, co-founded by Reese Witherspoon, has handed promotions to two senior executives. Head of Film and Television Lauren Neustadter has been named President, Film and Television. CFO Liz Jenkins has been upped to Chief Operating Officer. “It’s hard to truly express how integral Lauren and Liz have been to the success and growth […]