A+E Networks Argued That Wendy Williams’ Guardian Sought To “Unconstitutionally Silence” Criticism Via Effort To Halt Airing Of Documentary

Williams representatives disclosed last month that she has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia. She had participated in the documentary and served as executive producer. Read the unsealed A+E Networks Wendy Williams brief. Wendy WilliamsGetty Images A+E Networks also opposed the initial broad sealing order over the case. That, of course, is not the law. Plaintiff did not, and her delay is contrary to the supposed need for emergency relief....

March 21, 2024 · 1 min · 73 words · Cindy Robbins

Angela Sarafyan Rounds Out Viola Davis Amazon MGM MRC Action Thriller ‘G20’

EXCLUSIVE:WestworldsAngela Sarafyanhas joined the cast ofAmazon MGM StudiosandMRCs Viola Davis action thriller feature,G20. Mad Chances Andrew Lazar is producing alongside JuVee Productions Davis and Julius Tennon. She can currently be seen as David Schwimmers love interest inLittle Death, which premiered at Sundance in January. Angela SarafyanCourtesy She will also be seen in Sparkhouse Medias independent featureHail Maryopposite Jack Huston which premiered at SXSW 2023.

March 21, 2024 · 1 min · 64 words · Daniel Hernandez

Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’ Adds Four To Cast

Aster is directing from his own script and producing alongside Lars Knudsen under their Square Peg banner. Production on the film kicked off earlier this month. Additional credits includeLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit,New Amsterdam, andDaredevil. (L-R) William Belleau, Cameron Mann, Matt Gomez Hidaka, and Amélie HoeferleGetty/ Michael Kushner/Ben Cope/Frederic Hermann Additionally, he starred opposite Alfred Molina in a Pasadena Playhouse production ofInherit the Wind.

March 21, 2024 · 1 min · 65 words · Brent Gonzalez

BBC Buys ‘Suits’ Following Smash Year On Netflix

TheBBChas acquiredSuits,the smash legal drama that was the most-watched show onNetflixlast year. The corporation has acquired a trio of titles from NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution for BBC iPlayer includingSt. Denis MedicalandThe Best Man: The Final Chapters. SuitsShane Mahood/©USA Network/courtesy Everett Collection The show featured Meghan Markle in earlier seasons. It is unclear whether the show will continue airing on Netflix in the UK. We couldnt be more delighted to bring them all to BBC viewers....

March 21, 2024 · 1 min · 91 words · Phillip Turner

Bob Iger Is A “Once-In-A-Generation Leader,” Laurene Powell Jobs Says In Steely Rebuke To Proxy Advisory Firm Advice That Nelson Peltz Join Disney Board – Update

There is no one who understands Disneys important legacy or the responsibility to protect it more than Bob Iger. I urge my fellow shareholders to support Bob and the companys slate of highly qualified Director nominees. The Walt Disney Co. logo is displayed on the floor of the New York Stock ExchangeMichael M. Santiago/Getty Images (L-R) Bob Iger and Nelson PeltzGetty Images

March 21, 2024 · 1 min · 62 words · Michele Robertson

Boss Of ‘Black Mirror’ Seller Banijay Rights Predicts Streamers Will Return To Commissioning In Bulk Once They “Break Even” – Series Mania

There has been more non-scripted commissioning as well, coming into the mix. I dont see many Apple shows that look underfunded, said Payne. You have to be scrappy and think, while living within the means of what is available. Netflix That will take a change in attitude from broadcasters in how they commission.

March 21, 2024 · 1 min · 53 words · Robert Price

France Televisions Boss Delphine Ernotte-Cunci Says Axing Of French Networks Streamer Salto Was “Strategic Mistake” — Series Mania

A common platform is the right thing to do. We need to understand this is not the 1990s. We are in 2024 and the competition is fierce. Delphine Ernotte-CunciPascal Le Segretain/Getty Images I am very passionate about this. She joined the national broadcaster in 2015 and was reappointed for a second term in 2020. Ill ask myself the question when we know more what France Televisions will look like in the future....

March 21, 2024 · 1 min · 80 words · Nathan Bailey PhD

Gavin Newsom Declares “Huge Victory” As Proposition 1 Passes By Slim Margin; $6.4B Bond Measure To Combat Homelessness & Mental Health Needs

Thank you, California. Now, counties and local officials must match the ambition of California voters, Gov. Newsom added of Prop 1s victory in a separate statement. Gavin NewsomGetty Having put a lot of his political capital into Prop 1, Gov. Newsom keeps his national profile shining going into the general election as one of PresidentJoe Bidens top surrogates.

March 21, 2024 · 1 min · 58 words · Christopher Woods

Gerard Way, ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Comics Creator & My Chemical Romance Frontman, Launches New Dark Horse Horror Comic

Way is back working with his co-writer Shaun Simon. Dark Horse Comics describes the new comic as DerekmeetsDoctor Whoin six psychotic episodes. The staff are not entirely human, and the cases are downright unearthly. ‘Paranoid Gardens’Dark Horse Comics Luckily for Gerard Way the dream came true when he got to work with me onParanoid Gardens. The very ground its built on is febrile and fertile; and lusted after by the minions of Mammon....

March 21, 2024 · 1 min · 84 words · James Kelly

Kristen Stewart Says ‘Happiest Season’ Role Was A Nightmare Of Notes

The identity was beaten out of my goals there, Stewart said in an interview with Them magazine. I was getting so many studio executive notes about my hair and my clothes. I was like, You did read the script. Kristen StewartMichael Buckner / Getty Images What are we doing here? It was fucking annoying. The issue was apparently the studios attempt to make the film more broadly appealing. The studio executives needed to shroud things for everyone to easily digest....

March 21, 2024 · 1 min · 110 words · Robert Fuller

Lindy Ryan Debut Novel ‘Bless Your Heart’ In Works For Television From Rain & Boilermaker

Rain and Boilermaker are packaging the project for television and are starting writer meetings immediately. We cant wait to bring this to the market and for people to meet the incredible Evans women. Watch on Deadline Bless Your Heartis Ryans debut novel. Lindy Ryan, “Bless Your Heart"Courtesy Rain is a full service management and production company located in Los Angeles.

March 21, 2024 · 1 min · 60 words · Elizabeth Mejia

One Down, More To Go: Cinematographers Guild & Studios Reach Tentative Deal On “Local 600 Specific Issues”; Art Directors Guild & Other IATSE Locals Still In Talks

The prospect of another HotLaborSummer in Hollywood just became a little less likely. Weve reached a tentative agreement on Local 600 specific issues. The current contract is set to end July 31. Once a tentative deal is reached, all members will have the opportunity to vote to ratify the agreement. The 9,000-member strong ICG makes up the largest IATSE local, and hence carries a lot of influence. Yet, there is a long way to go, and many locals and issues still to go....

March 21, 2024 · 1 min · 94 words · Kelly Perkins

Regal Parent Cineworld Rounds Out Leadership Team Under CEO Eduardo Acuna

Thomas Song of Dine Brands and Aimbridge Hospitality joined as CFO last December. Since then, Cineworld has tapped former Warner Bros. Discovery executive Ben Hill as head of HR and John Henrich as general counsel. Regal Cinemas Javier Sotomayor joins from Cinepolis as president of Cineworld International. John Curry is promoted to SVP, Commercial. Related Stories AMC Entertainment To Bring ScreenX, 4DX Premium Formats To U.S. ## Watch on Deadline Henrich was most recently SVP, General Counsel and Secretary at Sally Beauty Holdings....

March 21, 2024 · 1 min · 92 words · Lindsey Smith