Blake Lively‘s lawyers issued a new statement to Variety (first published by People magazine) rejecting claims that Lively’s legal battle against her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni is due to a “feud” over “creative differences” on the movie. Lively’s legal team said their clients “serious claims of sexual harassment and retaliation”
Month: January 2025
The Costume Designers Guild is set to honor Janelle Monáe as the recipient of the Vanguard Spotlight Award at the Costume Designers Guild Awards (CDGA). “Celebrating a trailblazer who ignites the imaginations of cognoscenti and audiences alike, the Costume Designers Guild Vanguard Spotlight Award is a tribute to a performing artist who sets new standards in their
Kobalt’s publishing division has appointed veteran A&R executive Rani Hancock to the position of executive vice president and head of U.S. creative, the company announced today. In her new role, Hancock will lead the company’s creative teams in New York, Los Angeles and Nashville. She was most recently EVP and head of A&R at Columbia Records. “We
Jon Hamm is redonning his fedora for the role of Jack Bergin, an FBI agent turned private investigator, in the new Audible original series “The Big Fix: A Jack Bergin Mystery.” The eight-part series, created by John Mankiewicz and directed by Aaron Lipstadt, is a sequel to Audible’s cinematic audio drama “The Big Lie” from
The future is looking brighter again. Jacob Elordi is in early negotiations to star in Ridley Scott‘s post-apocalyptic thriller “The Dog Stars” for 20th Century, replacing Paul Mescal, who ran into scheduling issues. Mescal, who stars in Scott’s “Gladiator” sequel, had been poised to star in the film about a catastrophic flu virus that wipes
Brazilian studio Coala Films has boarded the Portuguese animated feature “Una” from Oscar-shortlisted “Percebes” producer BAP – Animation Studios. With the new backing, production is now ready to kick off in the new year. “Una,” highlighted during a Portuguese Projects Pitch at Annecy last June, marks the feature film debut of David Doutel and Vasco
“Game of Thrones” star Natalie Dormer is set to lead new Celyn Jones thriller series “Minotaur” alongside “Call My Agent’s” Assaad Bouab. Jones writes and directs the six-part Welsh/French drama, which he created and will be produced via Mad As Birds (“The Almond and The Seahorse”), the prod-co he runs with Sean Marley. Charles Sturridge
Cold, callous and abrupt. These adjectives describe Dr. Amy Larsen (a sensational Molly Parker), Westside Hospital’s Chief of Internal Medicine. Amy stands at the center of Fox‘s new Minneapolis-based medical drama “Doc.” Based on the Italian series “Doc – In Your Hands” (which is inspired by a true story) and adapted to television by Barbie
For those who weren’t able to score a ticket to the “Billions Club Live With the Weeknd” show last month, Spotify is running it back with a 45-minute concert film premiering exclusively on the platform. Starting today, fans can relive the Weeknd’s Los Angeles show on Spotify with the film, which was shot on location
Discovery+ is increasing the price for both its ad-free and ad-supported tiers by $1. As of Tuesday, the price for the streaming service in the U.S. will be $5.99 for the ad-supported monthly plan and $9.99 a month for the ad-free option. The prices are effective immediately for new customers, while existing subscribers will not
“Black Doves” and “Kaos” producer Jane Featherstone has admitted she is not “confident about the sustainability” of the high-end TV production sector in the U.K. Featherstone, who is the COO of transatlantic prod-co Sister, was speaking as a witness into the U.K. parliamentary inquiry into the sector. Among the concerns she highlighted for U.K. production
The NAACP Image Award nominations have been revealed — with “Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo, multi-hyphenate Keke Palmer, rapper Kendrick Lamar, comedian Kevin Hart and NFL hall of famer-turned-broadcaster Shannon Sharpe competing for Entertainer of the Year. The winner of the prestigious award will be announced on Feb. 22 during the two-hour live broadcast of the
Meta is replacing its fact-checking systems on Facebook and Instagram with a “community notes” model similar to Elon Musk’s X, Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday. In a video message posted on the platforms, Zuckerberg said, “It’s time to get back to our roots around free expression on Facebook and Instagram.” He cited “widespread debate” over
Roku reached more than 90 million streaming households in the first week of the new year. For the third quarter, streaming tech giant Roku reported streaming households of 85.5 million. According to Roku’s Tuesday announcement, it ended 2024 with 89.8 million streaming households, adding the remainder that pushed it over the 90-million mark in the
Universal’s “Nosferatu” made a chilling debut at the U.K. and Ireland box office, securing the overall top spot with £5.2 million ($6.5 million), including previews. Over the three-day weekend the gothic horror remake, with $3.8 million, was just behind Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King.” The photorealistic animation continued to roar with $4 million in its
“I come from an age when an ‘app’ was an appetizer,” says Al Roker. “Not something you downloaded on your phone.” He’s quickly learning to change with the times. Roker will play a significant role in a new app from “Today” that helps users with tips about wellness — including exercise, diet and more. A
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s far-right party Front National, has died. He was 96. His family confirmed the news in a statement sent to the AFP and said he died “surrounded by his loved ones.” One of France’s best known and most controversial political figures, Le Pen led the Front National Party from
Scandinavia’s biggest film-TV event, the Göteborg Film Festival, has unveiled the complete lineup for its 48th edition, due to unspool Jan. 24-Feb. 2 in Sweden’s second largest city. For her first gig as artistic director, Pia Lundberg and her team will be treating the festival’s usual 270,000-plus film fans in theaters and online to a
After a decade under the helm of Jonas Holmberg, the 48th Göteborg Film festival will inaugurate a new era under the reign of artistic director Pia Lundberg. Big names expected between Jan 24-Feb. 2 take in Julie Delpy, Thomas Vinterberg, Mohammad Rasoulof, Joshua Oppenheimer, Thomas Alfredson and Trine Dyrholm. In this exclusive interview, the former head
The British Academy has unveiled the nominees for its 2025 Rising Star award for up-and-coming onscreen talent, the only honor among the BAFTA film awards to be voted on by the public. Announced more than a week before the full lineup of BAFTA nominations is revealed on Jan. 15, the latest lineup of Rising Star
The Bangladesh Ministry of Cultural Affairs has launched an ambitious anthology film project titled “Remembering Monsoon Revolution,” selecting eight accomplished directors to create works that will traverse the breadth of the country. The project will produce six fictional stories and two documentaries, each running 40-50 minutes. The initiative’s title is a reference to the events
After a three-week break, Jon Stewart is back at “The Daily Show” desk to recount Vice President Kamala Harris certifying the presidential election of Donald Trump, which of course, took place on the four-year anniversary of the Capitol insurrection. “What a historic day in Washington, D.C. it is. As many of you know it’s Jan.
Wamiqa Gabbi has joined the cast of the upcoming Indian spy thriller “G2,” directed by debutant Vinay Kumar Sirigineedi. “G2” is a sequel to hit spy thriller “Goodachari” (2018), written by and starring Sesh. Gabbi stars opposite Adivi Sesh in this next installment of the franchise, continuing the story of Sesh’s character from “Goodachari.” Gabbi
Hulk Hogan is one of the most iconic wrestlers in the 72-year history of the WWE, but upon his debut at Netflix‘s “Monday Night Raw” on Jan. 6, his reception was less than welcoming. Hogan, who was rumored to appear at the event, entered the arena about two and a half hours into the show
The second season of the HBO and Sony Pictures TV drama “The Last of Us” will launch in April, Sony confirmed Monday during the electronics giant’s presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. During the hourlong press session, Sony officials also disclosed that Columbia Pictures and Sony PlayStation are working on a movie
In a project bringing together multiple Sony businesses, Crunchyroll announced a new anime series adapted from Sucker Punch Productions’ popular “Ghost of Tsushima” video game and its “Legends” cooperative multiplayer experience. The series is slated to premiere exclusively on Crunchyroll in 2027. The announcement was made as part of Sony’s 2025 CES press conference in
VFX studio Pixomondo, a Sony Pictures Entertainment company, will unveil a new system for shooting vehicles for film and TV on Monday during the tech giant’s CES press conference. The system, dubbed PXO AKIRA, combines a robotic camera crane with a custom-built motion platform, LED volume technology and related tools for what it describes as
Florence Pugh said during a recent interview on the “Reign with Josh Smith” podcast (via People) that she is not likely to do a role like “Midsommar” again because she feels like she abused herself while playing the film’s protagonist Dani, a grief-stricken American woman who has a psychological breakdown when she joins her toxic boyfriend on a
Doc Short Contenders Give Voters Plenty to Ponder The 15 films that made the shortlist in the Oscars’ documentary short category are all powerful and thought-provoking, making the competition for an Academy Award nod incredibly stiff this year. Leading the charge are “Incident,” “The Only Girl in the Orchestra,” “The Quilters,” “Death by Numbers” and
Pamela Anderson was asked during an interview on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast if she’s ever been mistaken for another celebrity, and her answer ended up being quite shocking. It turns out a man once tried to attack Anderson on an airplane because he thought she was a member of The Chicks, the legendary country
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