IATSE’s Michael Miller On What It Will Take For New 3-Year Labor Deal: Strike Talk Podcast

Miller sounds some encouraging notes here. He believes his membership is concerned with job security and stability, as well as economic and physical health. But he makes it clear that that is no sign of weakness. IATSE members have no shortage of resolve toward getting a fair deal. The next step will be the long-scheduled Basic Agreement General Negotiations beginning Monday and running to May 16. Negotiations for the Area Standards Agreement (ASA) will kick off May 20 and go to May 31....

April 26, 2024 · 1 min · 83 words · Monica Hall

Joe Biden Says He Would Be “Happy” To Debate Donald Trump; Ex-President’s Campaign Quickly Replies, “Let’s Set It Up!”

Biden sat down with Stern at his midtown Manhattan studio for a live interview. The hourlong interview did yield some news. Trump co-campaign manager Chris LaCivita quickly shot back, Ok, lets set it up! Joe BidenPhoto by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Im going to just drink it and get drunk. The interview also covered Bidens time as a public defender and how he has coped with his stutter. This also is Sterns first interview with a sitting president....

April 26, 2024 · 1 min · 77 words · Jason Pruitt

Judge Schedules New Donald Trump Gag Order Contempt Hearing In Latest Subplot Of Hush Money Trial

Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Chris Conroy said that next weeks hearing will cover four more alleged gag-order violations. Prosecutor Chris Conroy said, This is a message to Pecker: Be nice. And it was always your intention not to publish negative stories about President Trump? Donald Trump in court on Friday.Photo by Jeenah Moon-Pool/Getty Images Pecker said it was. Seventeen years of providing Trump with a heads up about potentially negative publicity, Bove said....

April 26, 2024 · 1 min · 78 words · Brian Bowers

Lola Kirke Joins Ryan Coogler’s Supernatural Thriller

Details as to the films plot remain under wraps, as does Kirkes role. The films executive producers are Rebecca Cho, two-time Oscar-winning composer Ludwig Goransson, and Will Greenfield. Pics slated for release in theaters on March 7, 2025. Lola KirkeSean Zanni/WireImage Other past TV credits include HBOsWinning Timeand FXs BJ Novak anthologyThe Premise. Kirke will next be seen on Starzs seriesThree Women, based on the bestseller from Lisa Taddeo. Kirke is repped by Circle of Confusion, Gersh, and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern....

April 26, 2024 · 1 min · 83 words · Amy Jones

Luke Grimes Supports Kevin Costner’s Decision On ‘Yellowstone’

Luke Grimesisnt mad at hisYellowstonecostarKevin Costnerfor exiting the hit show. At a certain point, you gotta do what you gotta do, man, Grimes said. You gotta do what you love. Luke GrimesAgency courtesy Watch on Deadline Paramount announced last June that it would be endingYellowstoneafter five seasons. Costner hasnt completely closed the door on a return. Ive loved making that series, he said to Entertainment Tonight earlier this month. Ive made five seasons of it....

April 26, 2024 · 1 min · 123 words · Mitchell Hall

Neil Gaiman Teams With Graphic India For Animated Pic ‘Cinnamon’

EXCLUSIVE:New York Times best-selling authorNeil Gaimanis teaming with Graphic India for the English-language animated movie,Cinnamon. Indian animator Jeevan J. Kang is set to direct. I cannot wait to share this incredible journey with animation fans around the world, old and new. Courtesy of Beowulf Sheehan I am honored to bring his enchanting story of Cinnamon to audiences around the world. At its core, it explores the universal human experience of the eternal struggle between light and darkness....

April 26, 2024 · 1 min · 87 words · Janice Meadows

Omar Sy, Louis Leterrier & Thomas Benski’s Carrousel Studios Taps Cécile Gaget For CEO

Newly-launchedCarrousel Studioshas appointed French film industry veteranCecile Gagetas its CEO, with effect from May 1. Their aim is to develop and produce multi-generational, high quality and high-concept entertainment for the global audience. Gaget oversaw Gaumonts international distribution including international acquisitions, English and local-language productions and foreign remakes. Cécile GagetDavid Weinberger She also set up the companys U.S. Film division.

April 26, 2024 · 1 min · 59 words · Alejandra Watkins

Paramount’s Bob Bakish Could Be Bounced As CEO As Skydance Talks Continue – Report

Redstone initially championed him and backed his appointment as Viacom CEO in 2016. That could have a knock-on effect on the Skydance discussions. Adding to the layer cake of corporate intrigue, Paramount is poised to report first-quarter earnings on Monday. Shari Redstone and Bob Bakish in Paramount’s “Transformers”-themed investors day video in 2022Paramount The companys annual shareholder meeting is set for June 4. A Paramount rep declined to comment on theWSJreport....

April 26, 2024 · 1 min · 71 words · Jeremy Hardy

Ray Chan Dies: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’, ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Production Designer Was “Peerless”, Says Ryan Reynolds

He built worlds from scratch and did so in the most collaborative and inclusive ways. you might read Reynolds full statement below. Ray did more than design the world of our movie; he lit up the world around him. Ray ChanMarvel Studios / Disney+ He will be deeply missed but forever remembered. Ray was first and foremost a good friend to everyone at Marvel Studios. We are devastated by his passing....

April 26, 2024 · 1 min · 98 words · Nicholas Anderson

Roku 2023 Executive Pay: CEO Anthony Wood Dips A Bit To $20.2M, Media Chief Charlie Collier Gets A Fraction Of The Prior Year’s Bonanza

RokuCEOAnthony Woodcollected a total pay package of $20.2 million in 2023, according to the companys latestproxy filing. Charlie Collier, the veteran former TV exec who now leads Roku Media, got $6.8 million. Collier left his previous role as CEO of Fox Entertainment to join Roku in September 2022. RokuJustin Sullivan/Getty Images Along withexecutive compensation, the proxy statement said the companys annual shareholder meeting will be held June 6. Roku shares fell 10% Friday to finish the week at $56....

April 26, 2024 · 1 min · 95 words · Angela Morales

Warner Bros. Pictures And HBO Acquire Doc ‘The Commandant’s Shadow’; Fathom Events To Partner With Warner Bros. For Theatrical Screenings

Screenings will be available in 500+ theaters across the Fathom web connection of cinemas. Tickets go on sale from today atFathom Eventsand participating theater box offices. Now,The Commandants Shadowtells the story of the real people who lived on site at Hosss death camp. Warner Bros. Pictures The film features original excerpts of Rudolf Hoss long-forgotten autobiography, written shortly before his execution.

April 26, 2024 · 1 min · 61 words · Steven Robbins

‘Forbidden Broadway’ To Remain Forbidden A Bit Longer: Satirical Revue Postpones Summer Engagement Due To “Crowded” Broadway Landscape

New programming for the Hayes Theater this summer will be announced soon. That production opened toexcellent reviewslast night. WhenMother Playwas announced, it was as a limited run, with a mid-June closing date. A 2013 staging of ‘Forbidden Broadway’Matthew Eisman/Getty Images

April 26, 2024 · 1 min · 40 words · Terry Carr

‘Nowhere Special’ Review: James Norton Is Superb In Father-And-Son Drama That Won’t Leave A Dry Eye In The House

Every week there are large numbers of indie and specialty releases vying for attention. Thats right,fouryears ago. If you arent shedding well-earned tears by the end of this film you simply are not human. ‘Nowhere Special’Cohen Media Group The filmmaker never brings attention to any of this, just lets it breathe in and out. Norton is brilliant in letting us see it all unfold without saying much at all. Andrew Simon McAllisters lovely score fits the mood perfectly here....

April 26, 2024 · 1 min · 86 words · Brian Hicks