As Hollywood has fractured over the proposed merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery, AMC Entertainment Holdings Chief Executive Adam Aron is throwing his support behind David Ellison. The movie theater chief said he trusts that Ellison, Paramount’s CEO, will hold to his promise that the combined company will release 30 films a year…
Paris-based company Lucky Number has boarded Dominga Sotomayor’s “La Perra” ahead of its world premiere at Cannes’ Directors Fortnight. The film is produced by RT Features, the Brazilian outfit behind Walter Salles’ Oscar-winning film “I’m Still Here,” as well as Luca Guadagnino’s “Call Me By Your Name;” and Planta, the Chilean company whose credits include Lisandro Alonso’s “Double…
Ian Katz is stepping down as chief content officer at UK network Channel 4. The former BBC Newsnight editor will vacate his role after nine years at the end of October, making him comfortably the longest-serving content chief in Channel 4’s history. His decision coincides with the arrival of Priya Dogra as Channel 4 CEO….
Ben Whishaw. Kathryn Hunter. debbie tucker green. A “Thelma & Louise” musical. The Young Vic has unveiled a 2026/7 season stacked with world and U.K. premieres running from September through July across the theater’s Main House and Maria Studio, artistic director and CEO Nadia Fall revealed Thursday. The season opens with the world premiere of…
Amol Rajan will deliver the Edinburgh TV Festival Alternative MacTaggart lecture. Rajan is about to exit the BBC to set up a digital talent company and will talk about “the role of journalism in a post-truth world, and why now is the time to ‘jump into the great digital Narnia of the creator economy’.” One…
Richard Kind is back in the fraudulent theatrical agency business. Twenty-two years after playing Max Bialystok on Broadway following Nathan Lane in the role, the veteran actor has brought the character to the West End for the first time, starring in the revival of Mel Brooks‘ “The Producers” at London’s Garrick Theatre, where the production…
I Play Rocky from director Peter Farrelly from Amazon MGM Studios features Anthony Ippolito as a young Sylvester Stallone in a film that follows the actor before he became a mega star as he worked to get the iconic movie Rocky made. The studio rolled out a fresh look at the pic for the crowd at CinemaCon on…
Yo Adrian, the Italian Stallion is back in the ring. Amazon MGM brought a teaser of “I Play Rocky,” a drama about the true story behind the tumultuous making of the 1976 boxing classic “Rocky.” Anthony Ippolito, best known for “The Offer,” portrays a young Sylvester Stallone, perfectly channeling his mumbly delivery and hunched over…
At CinemaCon on Wednesday night, Amazon MGM Studios’ United Artists gave exhibitors and fans a look at the latest incarnation of Highlander. Henry Cavill plays immortal warrior Connor MacLeod and Russell Crowe plays his mentor Ramirez. Marisa Abela, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou and Dave Bautista round out the cast. Cavill was injured last year during pre-production while training…
Mel Brooks brought the Farce to CinemaCon. Brooks didn’t attend the annual convention in Las Vegas, but the 99-year-old comedy legend sent a pre-taped video for the long-awaited sequel to his 1987 sci-fi parody “Spaceballs.” In the short clip, he also announced the sequel’s official title, “Spaceballs: The New One.” The film reunites original cast…
