IATSE Receives Solidarity Pledge From Global Entertainment Unions As Contract Talks Begin

Initial talks began last week, and a return tonegotiationswith theAMPTPis set for March 18. The current contract expires on July 31. IATSE is also a UNI Global Union affiliate. Your fight is our fight. (See below for the full statement.) They need to do better. Your fight is our fight. Workers in our industries have been squeezed during the ongoing transformation to the streaming model. We stand united in acknowledging the profound impact of generative AI on the future of our industry....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 99 words · Ashley Vang

Is CBS Daytime Poised For Shakeup? Soap ‘The Gates’ In Works Raises Questions For Future Of ‘The Talk’

DroppingThe Young and the Restlessis out of the question since the Bell/Sony drama ranks No. 1 in daytime and just earned afour-season pickup. 2 ranked soap in daytime and has been renewed through fall of 2025. From left: ‘The Talk’s Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Sheryl Underwood, EP Rob Crabbe, Jerry O’Connell and Natalie MoralesBonnie Osborne/CBS ©2024 That leavesThe Talk, which remains the lowest-rated show on the CBS daytime lineup. But this is only Crabbes first season and he needs more time to make his mark....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 109 words · Michael Good MD

Judd Apatow To Exec Produce Doc On Star-Making 1972 Toronto ‘Godspell’

None of that would have happened in the way that it did without the TorontoGodspell. Hes currently exec producing a film for Netflix about the 2004 Boston Red Sox. The audio tapes will help bring this extraordinary moment to life, said director Davis. ‘Godspell’, Toronto 1972 (including Gilda Radner, Eugene Levy and Victor Garber)Dick Darrell/Toronto Star via Getty Images Four Shaffer, Levy, Short and Garber have been awarded the Order of Canada....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 90 words · Jose Williams

Kate Middleton Doctored Photo: AFP Says Kensington Palace No Longer A “Trusted Source” & Kill Notices Usually Reserved For North Korea

He admitted that the agency should never have verified its use because it violated our guidelines. Chetwynd said it is unusual for media agencies to demand that photos be taken out of circulation. To kill something on the basis of manipulation [is rare. Kate Middleton and her children on Mother’s DayPrince and Princess of Wales/Instagram We do it] once a year maybe, I hope less. Chetwynd added: One thing thats really important is you cannot be distorting reality for the public....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 103 words · Bryan Morris

Kelli Giddish Extends ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Return With Second Season 25 Appearance

EXCLUSIVE:Kelli Giddishs Amanda Rollins will be back onLaw & Order: SVU. But the happy occasion was marred by the disappearance of a teenage girl. In her exit episode, Giddishs character Rollins married ADA Sonny Carisi Jr (Scanavino). (l-r) Peter Scanavino as A.D.A Dominick “Sonny” Carisi Jr., Kelli Giddish as Amanda RollinsPeter Kramer/NBC via Getty Images Rollins also revealed she was on a new career path and had accepted a teaching job at Fordham University....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 107 words · Blake Petersen

Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen & Callum Turner To Star In A24 Romantic Comedy ‘Eternity’ With Star Thrower Producing

Freyne will direct the pic, with Teller and Olsen exec producing. Pat Cunnane wrote the script, whichappeared on the 2022 Black List. A24 will handle the global release. Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen and Callum TurnerMichael Buckner for Deadline/Ricky Middlesworth/Getty He is currently filming the Michael Jackson biopicMichael,playing Jacksons longtime lawyer, John Branca. Freyne got his start in post-production before stepping into the directors chair. This marks Cunnanes first major script, who was an aide to President Barack Obama....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 85 words · Trevor Pugh

Ron Nyswaner To Be Honored With WGA East’s Walter Bernstein Award

Ron is a trailblazer in the truest sense of the word, said WGAE president Lisa Takeuchi Cullen. He placed LGBTQ+ characters firmly in the spotlight long before Hollywood considered those stories acceptable or commercial. By giving voice to trans stories, Ron elevated stories many were unable or unwilling to tell. Ron NyswanerMatt Winkelmeyer/Getty Were so proud to have him as a Writers Guild member, and to present him with this award....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 83 words · Danny Garcia

Sydney Sweeney On ‘Madame Web’ Bombing: “I Was Just Hired As An Actress”

Sydney Sweeneyis opening up aboutMadame Webafter theSonyandMarvelfilm opened to disappointing box office results and reviews. TheEuphoriastar is seemingly unfazed by the negativity around the film and is only along for the ride. I had never done anything like it before. Sydney Sweeney talks ‘Madame Web’Rick Kern / Getty Images / Jessica Kourkounis / Marvel / Columbia Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection I probably will never do anything like it again because I dont make sense in that world....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 89 words · Wanda Walker

Taylor Swift Bonus Song #3 Is “You Are in Love”; New Teaser For Expanded Disney+ Eras Film Released – Update

UPDATE: Another day, anotherTaylor Swiftsong reveal. The first two reveals were Maroon and Death by a Thousand Cuts. Watch on Deadline We are in love. Taylor Swift, Singapore (2024)Ashok Kumar/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management Directed by Sam Wrench, the expanded film will have a three hour and thirty minute run time. Here is the new trailer: All the feels.

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 60 words · Sandra Bush

Tubi Adds 200 Movies In Canada Through Studio Library Deals

Library deals have been struck withNBCUniversal,Sony Pictures Entertainmentand Warner Bros. Discovery for franchise blockbusters and classic movies. The deals closely follow several recent agreements for BBC dramedyBoarders, ITVsdead Hotand Fremantle-soldBig Moodfor Tubi in Canada. Nashawn Breedlove & Eminem in ‘8 Mile’Everett Collection We are thrilled to be able to add even more blockbuster content for our users to enjoy in Canada.

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 61 words · Timothy Rodriguez

UTA’s Curtis Brown Launches Unscripted & Entertainment Rep Unit, With Ex-YMU Agent Martha Atack At The Helm

TheCurtis BrownGroup is pushing into the UK unscripted space. Former YMU agent Marta Atack has been hired to spin up the unit, which launches with several signings. CBG U&E will house clients from the entertainment, comedy, factual and digital spaces. Martha AtackUTA/Curtis Brown Her vision and energy will take one of the best performing parts of our business to even greater heights. We recentlyrevealedthe Hollywood agency had paid $55M for the legacy UK talent group....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 75 words · Melanie Brown

Vladimir Putin’s Run-In With Greenpeace & Paul McCartney To Be Spotlighted In BBC Documentary Series

He had played a concert in Moscows Red Square in 2003. The series was commissioned by Jack Bootle, Head of Commissioning, Specialist Factual. Commissioning editor is Biswas. Vladimir Putin (left) & Paul McCartneyMIKHAIL METZEL/POOL/AFP / Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images ITV Studios is distributing. A woman holds a Greenpeace flag and waves as Greenpeace’s Dutch-flagged Artic Sunrise ship returns to the Netherlands on August 9, 2014Getty

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 64 words · Miss Sara Hanna

‘Doctor Who’ Director Jamie Magnus Stone Helming TV Adaptation Of Brian W. Aldiss’ ‘Non-Stop’ For Aircraft Pictures

EXCLUSIVE:Doctor WhodirectorJamie Magnus Stoneis helming a sci-fi series adaptation ofBrian W. Aldiss debutNon-StopforAircraft Pictures. Stone directed eight episodes ofDoctor Whobetween 2020 and 2022, prior to the Russell T Davies regeneratio. Past credits include BBC-Stan dramaTen Pound Pomsand featureThe Last Dragonslayer,while he is helming upcoming BBC seriesNightsleeper. Jamie Magnus StoneAircraft Pictures

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 50 words · Gregory Hunter