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POC Content Accelerator Rideback Rise Sets 2026 Fellows
EXCLUSIVE: Rideback Rise, the non-profit content accelerator that supports mid-career POC writers and filmmakers in developing commercial entertainment to propel narrative change, on Friday announced the members of its...
Disney Animated Short Film ‘Versa’ Filmmaker On Expanding The Boundaries Of Grief Storytelling: “I Felt Like I Got Split Open”
After experiencing a tremendous loss, some try to stay grounded in their community, while others turn to the stars for answers about life’s grand design. In Walt Disney Animation...
‘Matlock’ Star Skye P. Marshall Signs With Verve
EXCLUSIVE: Skye P. Marshall, best known for her breakout role in CBS’ Matlock, has signed with Verve for representation. Marshall received her second Critics Choice Award nomination Friday morning for...
SAG-AFTRA Says It Will Conduct “Complete And Thorough Analysis” Of Netflix-WB Deal Before Taking A Position, But Warns Merger “Raises Many Serious Questions”
SAG-AFTRA has weighed in on the news that Netflix has won the bidding war for Warner Bros., and as expected, the actors union doesn’t seem happy — but it...
‘Super Troopers 3’: Broken Lizard Comedy Sets Sirens For Late Summer 2026 Release
Searchlight’s Super Troopers 3 will be pulling over moviegoers into theaters on Aug. 7, 2026. The movie will go head-to-head with the Universal comedy One Night Only directed by...
Aly Muritiba & Luca Castellani Talk Live-Action Short ‘America,’ A Tragic Love Story Rooted In Immigrant’s Quest For Self-Empowerment — The Backstory
With their Oscar-contending live-action short America, Brazilian filmmaker Aly Muritiba and actor-producer Luca Castellani set out to portray the immigrant experience through an uncommon lens, exposing the vulnerabilities immigrants...
Wall Street Processes Netflix-WB Deal: WBD Stock Up Slightly, Paramount And Netflix Shares Slump
Wall Street has begun rendering its verdict, at least in the short term, on Netflix‘s $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. As is typical of acquisitions, the stock...
How Netflix-WB Deal Could Impact A-List Festivals Cannes, Venice & Berlin
Netflix’s blockbuster deal to acquire Warner Bros. raises intriguing questions across the value chain and across different sectors of the global business. One realm not front of mind today,...
‘Landman’ Renewed For Season 3 At Paramount+
Amid solid ratings, Landman will be back for another round. Paramount+ has renewed Taylor Sheridan‘s hit oil drama series for a third season. Set in the proverbial boomtowns of...
The CW Picks Up C4’s Taylor Swift Documentary
EXCLUSIVE: British broadcaster Channel 4 made a documentary about Taylor Swift earlier this year and it will now air in the U.S. The CW has picked up Taylor, which...
Critics Choice Awards Nominations: Full List
Refresh for latest… The film and TV nominees for the 2026 Critics Choice Awards are starting to come in. The Critics Choice Association is unveiling some categories live on...
Stay Calm & Carry On: WBD’s David Zaslav & Netflix’s Greg Peters Tell Nervous Staff To Stay Focused Amidst “The Beginning Of New Possibilities” Merger
Netflix‘s roundhouse $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio, HBO and streaming assets has proved a corkscrew punch for Hollywood this morning, but the CEOs in the ring...