Новости за 14.09.2021

Rich Gelfond said he’d love Paramount to rethink Top Gun: Maverick’s recent move from this fall to next May, but it’s not likely. “I have spent a lot of time close to a lot of the decision makers at Paramount and… in Top Gun they think they have something very special. Tom Cruise waited more […]

The remarkable true story of Harry Haft is made even more pertinent by the simple fact that his story has not been the subject of a large-scale feature film — until now. It took a script from a young Australian, Justine Juel Gillmer (who also boxes), to generate interest for Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson (Rainman, […]

The Cinematographers Guild will hold an online informational meeting for members Sunday to update them on the status of IATSE’s negotiations for a new film and TV contract. The union’s current pact with management’s AMPTP, which covers IATSE’s 13 West Coast studio locals, expired on September 10, but negotiations are continuing. “We continue to work […]

EXCLUSIVE: Ted Melfi, whose new film The Starling premiered last night at the Toronto Film Festival, has been set to adapt, direct and produce for Netflix Underworld, based on the seminal novel by Don DeLillo. The novel is a sprawling tapestry spread across decades that has a through line of the home run Bobby Thomson hit […]

EXCLUSIVE: Actor Francisco Denis (Narcos) and writer-director Miguel Angel Ferrer (Female Fight Squad) are reteaming on deMonica, a feature based on their horror short of the same name, which will have its LA premiere at the Hollyshorts Film Festival on May 24. Ferrer’s first horror feature will take us to one the most dangerous cities in South […]

Jon Seda is making a big change from his years on NBC’s Chicago P.D. as he shifts into the sci-drama La Brea where he plays Dr. Sam Velez, premiering Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 9 p.m. ET. But the actor sees similarities between his former role as Detective Antonio Dawson and Velez, a Marine vet and doctor. Dr. […]

One of the unintended consequences of the WGA’s historic campaign to reshape the talent agency business has been the inability of many writers to find representation after more than 7,000 guild members, in a show of solidarity, fired their agents en masse during the early days of the nearly two-year legal battle. Many writers weren’t […]

This is big news in Hollywood representation. Attorney Tara Kole is set to depart Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman where she is a partner, while attorneys Matthew Johnson, P.J. Shapiro and Gregory Slewett are leaving Ziffren Brittenham LLP where Shapiro is a managing partner and Johnson and Slewett are partners. The quartet plans to […]

Bo Burnham won his first Emmy x 3 at the Sunday Creative Arts ceremony for his Netflix musical comedy special Inside, claiming the trophies for Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special, Outstanding Music Direction and Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special. Burnham, who was not on hand to accept his awards, was the sole winner […]

Since hosting his final episode of The Tonight Show on NBC in 2014, Jay Leno has hardly faded from the scene à la his predecessor, Johnny Carson. Jay’s Garage, which showcases Leno’s love of classic cars and other vehicles, has been airing on CNBC since 2015 and will start another season this month. He continues […]

An incredibly rich category where, fortunately, no one from the five year old production of  Hamilton qualified, leaving room for one of the strongest fields in a long time, boasting a shortlist that cut out the likes of Nicole Kidman in The Undoing, Thuso Mbedu in The Underground Railroad, Kate Mara in A Teacher, Tessa […]

The DC Universe is growing on HBO Max. The streamer already has a slew of DC-related projects in the works, some with series orders and others in development including a spinoff of The Batman, and a J.J. Abrams-exec produced takes on Madame X and Constantine. It is now also working up a series involving classic […]