April 3, 2019 9:05AM PT Disney’s “Captain Marvel” is the newest member of the billion-dollar club. The superhero tentpole starring Brie Larson officially surpassed $1 billion in ticket sales worldwide, reaffirming the long-known notion that female superheroes can hold their own at the box office. The blockbuster has generated $358 million in North America, along
Month: April 2019
High Times Holding Corporation, which includes the long-running cannabis magazine of the same name, has appointed veteran media and live entertainment executive Kraig Fox President/CEO. Adam Levin, who has served as High Times CEO since its acquisition by High Times Holding Corp in 2017, will now serve as the company’s Executive Chairman. High Times is
In the tricky business of ranking the most-watched TV series in the world, two CBS shows seem to perennially appear near, or at the top, of everyone’s estimations: “NCIS” and “CSI.” “No one knew [“CSI”] was going to be the juggernaut it became — we just all knew it was unique and beautifully produced and
Australian broadcaster Network Ten went from bankruptcy proceedings in 2017 to a rebirth last year after CBS swooped in to acquire the network.CBS Global Distribution Group leader Armando Nuñez Jr. spearheaded the deal. He was well-versed in Network Ten’s history, having sold American television shows to the broadcaster for more than 25 years. Nuñez knew
Over his long career in international sales, Armando Nuñez Jr. has handled just about every kind of TV program, from game-changing primetime dramas, to daytime soaps, to trashy talk shows. Some were big hits right out of the box, some were sleepers, and one show was so bad that a top foreign buyer left the
CBS global distribution CEO Armando Nuñez Jr. went on the record with his career goals at a young age. As a teenager in New York City in the early 1970s, Nuñez and his mother were out shopping one day when they were stopped by the New York Daily News’ Inquiring Photographer columnist. He asked Nuñez
Ricky Gervais’ bleakest show yet is returning for a second season, Variety has learned. Netflix has announced it is renewing “After Life” for a six-episode season 2, which will launch in 2020. The first season debuted in March, 2019. “I have never had a reaction like this before. It’s been insane. And heartwarming. But now I
April 3, 2019 7:55AM PT Cardi B, Juice WRLD, Jaden Smith and Gunna have been announced as the 2019 inductees to Spotify’s RapCaviar “Pantheon,” the streaming giant announced. Last year, Spotify created the Pantheon, which includes life-sized sculptures of the biggest breakthrough artists of the year, “cultural disruptors who are making an undeniable impact on
Early on its first season, the seemed to be on the verge of scoring a pop-culture touchdown. An initial broadcast on CBS featuring games between the San Diego Fleet and the San Antonio Commanders, and the Atlanta Legends against the Orlando Apollos notched nearly 3 million viewers and fared quite well against an NBA telecast
Apr 3, 2019 Stephanie Gilmore carves her baby pink board against the turquoise waves at Mākaha Beach in Hawaii with a measured force. While other surfers fight the waves, she slices through them in double the time. She emerges from a crowded break, and beachgoers rise from their towels and squint to see who she
April 3, 2019 7:00AM PT The TCM Classic Film Festival will pay tribute to Turner Classic Movies founder Ted Turner during a special presentation on April 11, the opening night of the four-day festival now in its 10th year in Los Angeles. Turner was an architect of the modern media landscape with his pioneering efforts
A year ago, Abba fans received a totally unexpected surprise when the group announced that they had recorded two new songs for a “Virtual Abba” experience in collaboration with “American Idol” creator Simon Fuller. The project first announced in 2016, and was scheduled to premiere, via digital versions of band members, on NBC and ABC at
Check out the official Joker Teaser starring Joaquin Phoenix! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to Joker: https://www.fandango.com/joker-2019-214548/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc US Release Date: October 4, 2019 Starring: Zazie Beetz, Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro Directed By: Todd Phillips Synopsis: Film will center on how the popular comic book villain known
Smiling may be the theme of the first trailer for Todd Phillips’ “Joker,” but it’s anything but smile-inducing. The disturbing teaser, set to Jimmy Durante’s “Smile,” was released on Wednesday and shows Joaquin Phoenix’s character’s transformation from a momma’s boy to the Clown Prince of Crime as it gets “crazier out there.” “I used to
The final months of Marilyn Monroe’s life are set to be dramatized in a new series from BBC Studios that will explore her relationship with Hollywood studios and with public figures such as JFK and Bobby Kennedy. BBC Studios, the BBC’s production and commercial arm, has teamed up with Dan Sefton and Simon Lupton’s U.K.
Ever wanted to casually chat with John Legend? Now you can, in the comfort of your own home no less, thanks to a new Google Assistant mode that makes use of Legend’s voice to respond to everyday queries about the weather, random factoids and more. However, there’s a twist to this: The responses aren’t just
Viacom is coming to T-Mobile’s over-the-top wireless TV packages — which promise to let consumers to fully cut the cable cord — under a broad content-distribution agreement. Under the deal announced Wednesday, Viacom’s portfolio of networks including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, and Paramount will become part of T-Mobile’s new mobile video services slated to
April 3, 2019 1:43AM PT Endemol Shine Group has acquired the format rights for hit Japanese cookery show “The Rolling Kitchen” from Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation. It will represent the title outside Japan and launch the format at Miptv in Cannes next week. “The Rolling Kitchen” is a studio-based cooking series from the director of “Iron
Shah Rukh Khan-starring romance “Zero” has been set as the closing film of the Beijing International Film Festival. The sprawling festival will open with “The Composer,” a forthcoming Chinese-Kazakh co-production, as its opening title. The festival, which runs April 13 to 20, 2019, has revealed its full selection of 261 titles. The decision to program
Nipsey Hussle Was At His Store … To Help Just Released Ex-Con Pal 4/3/2019 1:00 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE Nipsey Hussle was in the middle of a good deed right before he was gunned down in front of his store … where he was trying to help out an old friend who just got out of
Lonzo Ball Sues Big Baller Brand Co-Founder … You Stole Millions!!! 4/2/2019 7:15 PM PDT Exclusive Details Lonzo Ball is suing Alan Foster — the co-founder of the Big Baller Brand — alleging the longtime family friend conned them and swindled them out of more than $1.5 million. TMZ Sports has obtained the lawsuit filed
April 3, 2019 12:01AM PT “Aurora,” a horror thriller directed by Yam Laranas (“The Road,” “Sigaw”) has been acquired by Netflix. It is one of the first films from The Philippines to be picked up by the global streaming giant and will play out from April 25. With a screenplay by Laranas and Gin de
Though cocky as they come, Sir Lionel Frost doesn’t fit the mold of other classical adventure heroes, whether animated or otherwise. In “Missing Link,” the top-heavy monster hunter (imbued with chest-swollen bravado by Hugh Jackman) does a remarkable thing upon discovering a rare Sasquatch in America’s still-untamed Pacific Northwest: He listens. Compare that with Indiana
As theatrical windows collapse and old distribution models are rendered obsolete, the future seems likely to accommodate more multi-platform initiatives like “Billboard,” a self-described “cine-experience” by writer-director Zeke Zelker. Centered on an indie radio station that holds a promotional contest in a last-ditch bid for solvency, the project exists not only as an 89-minute feature
April 2, 2019 8:42PM PT China’s Fosun Pictures has come on board Ang Lee-directed thriller “Gemini Man” as a global partner. The film is backed by Skydance and Paramount Pictures. The film stars Will Smith (“Suicide Squad”) as an elite assassin, who is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative who seemingly can
WASHINGTON — The Netflix vs. Spielberg debate over potential rules changes at the Oscars has until now been one of, “When is a movie a movie, and when is it a TV show?” The Justice Department’s warning to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, first reported in Variety, adds a twist. Is the
In today’s film news roundup, the long-stalled “Current War” gets a release, Todd Rundgren makes his feature film debut and AMC’s Adam Aron saw a pay hike last year. ACQUISITION David Glasser’s 101 Studios has bought North American distribution to the long-shelved “The Current War,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon. The film, which premiered
Sure, Warner Bros. has Pikachu, Godzilla and an army of DC superheroes to impress audiences, but a first look at their straight-up dramas for 2019 did not disappoint at CinemaCon. The studio showed off their wares at the annual convention of theater owners on Tuesday, with the August release “The Kitchen” playing strongest to the
DC Films offered up female heroes and villains during the Warner Bros. CinemaCon presentation on Tuesday. The studio showed footage from and interviews with the stars of “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” and “Wonder Woman 1984,” two of its most highly anticipated comic book films. “Birds of Prey” focuses
SAG-AFTRA and the ad industry have reached a tentative agreement on a three-year successor deal to their master contract. The two sides said the agreement includes a “flexible” compensation model but gave no details. The accord was announced Tuesday night after the current contract was extended two days past its March 31 expiration. The SAG-AFTRA
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