Even among the lofty realm of golden parachutes, Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Executive David Zaslav’s proposed payday stands out. Zaslav, one of the most richly compensated executives in America, is poised to receive as much as $887 million to depart the company once it is absorbed by David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros. Discovery disclosed…
Entertainment industry veteran Thai Randolph has taken the wraps off her new venture: NILE & Co., described as a content and commerce platform that works with “creators who move culture.” Randolph is the former CEO and co-founder of Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat, which she exited in 2023. She is the founder and CEO of NILE &…
Regé-Jean Page and Halle Bailey’s new movie, “You, Me & Tuscany,” features a Black love story, a rarity in today’s movie industry that the film’s stars are keenly aware of. The romantic comedy, out in theaters on April 10, follows Halle’s character, Anna, who decides to book a spontaneous trip to Tuscany after encountering an…
EXCLUSIVE: Chilean director Manuela Martelli will make her Cannes Official Selection debut this May as with her second feature Meltdown premiering in Un Certain Regard, and Deadline can reveal a first teaser. Set in Chile in 1992, during a a time of transition after Pinochet’s 17-year dictatorship, the drama follows nine-year-old Inès who befriends teenage…
The Telegraph (4/5) “Dystopian or not, there is always fun to be had watching young people navigate the trials of growing up. Aunt Lydia’s academy may be hell on earth, but it’s also Mean Girls with a dystopian twist. “You have to admire the sheer chutzpah that the producers have displayed in taking a respected…
Photo: Dominik Bindl/Getty Images Well, this all sounds très chic. The Cannes International Film Festival confirmed its lineup today. Some buzzy films may still be announced, but, looking over the list at the moment, it’s shockingly devoid of American studio films. Prestige Hollywood projects like the Tom Cruise–starring Digger or Disney’s Toy Story 5 are…
Michael J. Fox on Wednesday watched news coverage about his death unfold in front of his own eyes. That left him wondering: “How do you react when you turn on the TV and CNN is reporting your death?” The beloved “Back to the Future” and “Family Ties” star answered his own query via Threads, issuing…
If Bad Bunny’s galvanizing Super Bowl Halftime Show on Feb. 8 didn’t make it crystal clear, new figures from the Recording Industry Association of America released today should: Latin music is American music (and, of course, not just American, as Bunny was the globe’s fifth-most lucrative artist last year, per the IFPI). The genre’s revenues…
It’s been more than three decades since Sharon Stone starred opposite Michael Douglas in the steamy thriller “Basic Instinct.” Despite being released back in 1992, her portrayal of Catherine Tramell, a crime novelist accused of brutally murdering her boyfriend, is still making headlines. Most notably, it’s the film’s interrogation scene, in which Stone uncrosses her…
Anonymous Content has brought in former top Paramount communications executive Liza Burnett Fefferman as Chief Communications and Marketing Officer. The management and production company’s President and CEO Darren Walker made the announcement at a companywide town hall this morning. This is a newly created role. Anonymous Content, which had been relying solely on outside PR…
