Dawn Olmstead has been named sole president of Universal Cable Productions and Wilshire Studios. NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment chief Bonnie Hammer announced the move Tuesday in a memo to staff. Olmstead will take over as sole head of NBCU’s cable production divisions nine months after she and George Cheeks were named co-presidents of the two studios.
Month: October 2018
Citing the state’s production incentives, on-location filming in Los Angeles rose 3% in the third quarter, a FilmL.A. report released Tuesday showed. Feature film activity jumped 11.9% to 1,301 shooting days, gaining for the third consecutive quarter, and television production gained 1.8% to 4,095. CREDIT: Courtesy of LA Film Inc. Incentivized projects brought to Los
Proving that you can’t kill pure evil, Michael Myers returns once again to pierce fresh victims with an assortment of cutlery in Universal’s “Halloween” reboot. Though this latest entry in the franchise ignores the events of the last nine films, enough references are included throughout it to make several of the sequels well worth revisiting.
The American Film Market has announced that more than 70 companies from 28 countries will be attending AFM for the first time as buyers. The new companies include nine from China; four from both Italy and South Korea; three from countries that include Canada, Germany, Spain, Taiwan, and Vietnam; and two apiece from Hong Kong,
Viacom is joining the battle against Netflix’s hiring practices, filing a suit that accuses the streaming service of poaching a TV production executive. Netflix announced last week that it had hired Momita SenGupta as vice president of physical production for its original series. SenGupta had worked for 10 years at Viacom, most recently overseeing physical
“Filmed on location on the Western Front, 1914 to 1918” claims the very final credit of “They Shall Not Grow Old,” buried in small print once a veritable army of magic-working technicians’ names has scrolled. It’s a cute throwaway detail that nonetheless defines what’s special about Peter Jackson’s path-breaking First World War documentary, composed as
October 16, 2018 10:30AM PT Saban Films has bought U.S. distribution rights to James Marsh’s crime drama “King of Thieves,” starring Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Tom Courtenay, Michael Gambon, Ray Winstone, and Charlie Cox. Working Title Films’ Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner produced the pic alongside Michelle Wright and Ali Jafaar, with Studiocanal financing. “King
Once you’ve amassed a $5 billion fortune across a wide range of industries — and have your own private island — you might choose to take a rest. But for Richard Branson, the idea doesn’t have a strong appeal. He doesn’t mind risking his own safety to push the limits of the possible. “I have
HBO has acquired rights to Studiocanal’s high-end drama “ZeroZeroZero” for Central and Eastern Europe and the Nordic markets, Studiocanal announced Tuesday in Cannes. The eight-part English-language drama about the international cocaine trade, from the team behind Italian crime series “Gomorrah,” stars Gabriel Byrne, Andrea Riseborough and DaneDeHaan. Amazon has U.S. rights. “ZeroZeroZero” was created by
Check out the official The Aftermath trailer starring Keira Knightley! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to The Aftermath: https://www.fandango.com/the-aftermath-2019-215043/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc US Release Date: April 26, 2019 Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Keira Knightley, Jason Clarke Directed By: James Kent Synopsis: Post World War II, a British colonel, and his wife
October 16, 2018 10:10AM PT Facebook is working on a TV-connected device that combines streaming with video chat, according to a new Cheddar report. The device, code-named Ripley, is reportedly based on some of the same technology as Facebook’s recently unveiled Portal smart display. Ripley is reportedly still in development, but could be unveiled in
Long before Jennifer Lopez and Eva Longoria, there was Rita Hayworth. The dancer-actress, born Margarita Carmen Cansino, would have been 100 on Wednesday, and even fans of classic Hollywood may not realize how extraordinary her career was. She was the No. 1 box office star of Columbia Pictures in the 1940s, she was Fred Astaire’s
Check out the official Miss Bala trailer starring Gina Rodriguez! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to Miss Bala: https://www.fandango.com/miss-bala-2019-215041/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc US Release Date: January 25, 2019 Starring: Gina Rodriguez, Anthony Mackie, Matt Lauria Directed By: Catherine Hardwicke Synopsis: A beauty contest winner is forced to work for a
October 16, 2018 9:55AM PT The Orchard has named Tim Pithouse Global Head of Artist & Label Services effective November 1, the Sony-owned company announced today. According to the announcement, Pithouse will be responsible for expanding the company’s Artist & Label Services capabilities around the world. Based in New York, he will establish a presence for his
October 16, 2018 9:30AM PT A spinoff of the fantasy drama series “Grimm” is currently in the works at NBC, Variety has learned. The untitled spinoff hails from writer and executive producer Melissa Glenn, whose recent TV writing credits include “Iron Fist” Season 2, “Zoo,” and “Beauty and the Beast.” Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner, who
Hervé Villechaize, most familiar for his turn on “Fantasy Island” before his premature death, is an unlikely biopic subject. As the assistant Tattoo on the TV drama, Villechaize was treated as if his short stature made him a supernatural freak. His cultural impact has been an accented catchphrase (“De plane!”) and his status as a
Hulu wants to cater to a new crowd of pay-TV “cord-shavers” with stripped-down, less-expensive live television bundles that include sports, news and on-demand content — dropping linear entertainment networks to save costs. Hulu CEO Randy Freer sketched out the concept in an interview with The Information published Tuesday, saying that the skinnier bundles would be
HLN, once known as CNN Headline News, will deliver fewer headlines as a result of the cable network’s latest programming shift. Executives are pulling back on the news programming that has filled the outlet’s daytime schedule in a wide-scale retrenchment at the network, which is part of AT&T’s CNN. HLN in recent years has stocked
October 16, 2018 9:00AM PT [embedded content] After Tyler “Ninja” Blevins appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Friday, Ellen decided to return the favor by appearing on Ninja’s stream on Tuesday. Ellen noted that the video in which Ninja taught her how to play “Fortnite” was trending as the number three most-watched video on YouTube
1 of 85 October 12, 2018 In an Emilia Wickstead dress at Princess Eugenie’s wedding. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below 2 of 85 July 13, 2018 Arriving at Wimbledon for Men’s Semi Final Day alongside husband James Matthews. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below 3 of 85 July 5, 2018 Arriving at Wimbledon Day 4 in
October 16, 2018 8:59AM PT WASHINGTON — PEN America, an organization representing writers and literary professionals, filed suit against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, claiming he has used regulatory enforcement powers to attack media outlets in violation of the First Amendment. “He has threatened to engage, and has engaged, in conduct intended to retaliate against
Getty ImagesAlbert L. Ortega Earlier this year, Tommy Hilfiger and Gigi Hadid took their final bow, as they unveiled the fourth and final capsule collection of their Tommy x Gigi partnership. Now, Hilfiger is revving up for a new season and has his sights set on a new fashion darling to help boost his appeal
Netflix is getting a steal on a huge TV and film production facility in Albuquerque, N.M. Netflix estimates it will make a total capital investment of about $30 million to acquire and improve ABQ Studios, located south of the city’s center, under a deal the streamer announced last week, according to documents filed with the
Stagecoach, the California music festival known as Coachella’s country cousin, is still seven months off, but Goldenvoice likes to get the word out a lot sooner than they do for the indie-rock gathering that immediately precedes it. The promoter puts passes for the April 2019 gathering on sale Friday and is giving attendees plenty of
Back in the 1980s, before I became a Variety “mugg” (as journalists were once known in our parlance here), I was an ink-stained wretch, aka an indie screenwriter with a pirate picture getting peddled to the buyers in the Cannes market. And before he became an Oscar best picture-winning producer (for Oliver Stone’s “Platoon” in
The story of Ronnie Briggs, one of the U.K.’s most notorious and well-known criminals of the past century, will be making its way to TV screens thanks to “Odd Man Out,” an upcoming series produced by Brazil’s TeleImage. The series will tell the true story of the once-petty thief straight from the source, using his
Susanna Dinnage is putting her mark on Animal Planet, with a new look for the channel and a lineup of global shows. The refreshed Animal Planet will go out of the gate with a series featuring the family of the late Steve Irwin, the Australian conservationist who had deep links with the Discovery-owned wildlife and
Just a few days after Natalie Portman delivered a rousing speech about women’s rights at Variety’s Power of Women event, the rallying cry of #MeToo and Times Up continued to roar on Monday night at Elle’s Women of Hollywood gala at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills, Calif. One could hear a pin drop when
October 16, 2018 7:29AM PT CANNES — “Everybody Loves Raymond” creator Phil Rosenthal and “Step Up” director Adam Shankman have cut a deal to adapt the Japanese TV series “Train Man” as a musical comedy for the U.S. market. Rosenthal has teamed with “Raymond” alum Tucker Cawley and director Shankman to created a half-hour series
Perry Farrell has signed an exclusive worldwide record deal with BMG to release his forthcoming solo album “Kind Heaven,” which is described as a “musical scene-setter for his immersive entertainment destination Kind Heaven,” which is set to open at the Linq Promenade in Las Vegas next year. Slated for release in 2019, Kind Heaven marks the first solo album release from the former Jane’s Addiction and Porno For Pyros frontman
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