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‘Art’ Revival Starring Bobby Cannavale, James Corden & Neil Patrick Harris Recoups Broadway Investment
Producers of the first-ever Broadway revival of Yasmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning play Art starring Bobby Cannavale, James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris say the production has recouped its capitalization. A dollar figure...
Beta Cinema Hires Moritz Hemminger & Promotes Tassilo Hallbauer
Beta Cinema has hired Moritz Hemminger, former exec at The Playmaker, as its new Head of Sales & Acquisitions.  The company confirmed the hire this afternoon. Alongside his acquisitions...
Finite Films & TV Hires Paddy Hughes In Original Branded Content Push
EXCLUSIVE: British producer Finite Films & TV has appointed Paddy Hughes as Creative Director to shepherd a slate of original branded content.  The BAFTA-nominated Director and Producer – who...
‘One Battle After Another’ Leads London Critics’ Circle Film Awards Nominations – Full List
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another has topped the nominations for the 46th annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, securing nine nods overall.  Anderson’s epic is closely followed...
Rachael Carpani Dies “Unexpectedly”: ‘Home And Away’ & ‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ Actress Was 45
Rachael Carpani, an actress who appeared in nearly 180 episodes of Australian drama McLeod’s Daughters, has died at the age of 45. Carpani’s family confirmed her death on Instagram,...
Fremantle Closes ‘Don’t Pick Up The Phone’ Maker Wag Entertainment’s Production Arm
EXCLUSIVE: Fremantle is closing Don’t Pick up the Phone maker Wag Entertainment‘s production arm, with MD Steven Green exiting after 26 years. Fremantle acquired Wag last year when it...
Amazon Hit With Ofcom Breach Over Error That Saw ‘Diary Of A Wimpy Kid’ Viewers Served With A Rather More Steamy Movie By Mistake
When one family settled down to watch 2010 family-friendly movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid from Amazon‘s Prime Video platform, they were in for a bit of a shock....
Matthew Vaughn’s Marv Sued By Equity-Backed Stuntmen Over ‘Kingsman’ Clip In Elton John Tour
EXCLUSIVE: Marv Studios, the production company founded by British director Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake), has been sued by two stuntmen who claim a Kingsman: The Golden Circle clip was...
Eric Idle Says He Spoke To The “Clever, Talented And Very Thoughtful” Rob Reiner Hours Before He Was Killed At L.A. Home
Eric Idle has revealed he was speaking on the phone to the “clever, talented and very thoughtful” Rob Reiner mere hours before Reiner and his wife were killed at...
Robert Franke Switches ZDF Studios Drama Role For Intaglio Films Post
Robert Franke is leaving his role as VP, Drama at ZDF Studios after ten years with the German pubcaster’s commercial division. He will partially remain within the ZDF family...
Jamie Lee Curtis & ‘This Is Spinal Tap’s Christopher Guest Remember Rob Reiner & Michele Reiner: “We Have Lost Great Friends”
Jamie Lee Curtis and her husband, This Is Spinal Tap franchise actor and writer Christopher Guest, expressed tonight how “numb and sad and shocked” they are over the deaths...
LAPD Conducting Investigation Into Rob Reiner & Michele Reiner Deaths; No Suspect Identified Nor Being Pursued At This Time
In an emergency press conference called Sunday night by the Los Angeles Police Department, Deputy Chief Alan S. Hamilton said there is ongoing investigation into two deaths at Rob...