Directors UK Signs Industrial Relations & Public Affairs Bosses To Lead Negotiations; Newen Connect Hire; Ant & Dec Indie – Global Briefs

Evans joins Directors UK from broadcasting union Bectu, where he has negotiated major agreements. Stewart has past experience working with the likes of Pact and the European Parliament. Both are newly created roles. Paul Evans (left) and Niall StewartChristopher Andreou Directors UK represents the interests of a plus-8,000 member base of UK directors. Additionally, she will oversee scripted and unscripted format sales for the business. He joins a few months after new MD Ed Sleeman, as the business looks to ramp up....

January 8, 2024 · 1 min · 97 words · David Mcmahon

Ed Brubaker’s ‘Criminal’ Ordered To Series By Amazon With Jordan Harper As Co-Showrunner

The process was interrupted by the WGA strike. Criminalis described as an interlocking universe of crime stories. Brubaker and Harper executive produce alongside Phillips, Sarah Carbiener, Phillip Barnett and Legendary Television. Jordan Harper, Ed Brubaker book ‘Criminal’Brian Hennigan/Gerry Duggan Their library of graphic novels has been translated into over a dozen languages. He is repped by Rothman Brecher Ehrich Livingston and Cowans, DeBates, Abrahams & Sheppard. Harper is repped by CAA, Literate and Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman....

January 8, 2024 · 1 min · 79 words · Jeffrey Bowen

Former Golden Globes Host Ricky Gervais Wins Ceremony’s First Stand-Up Award

Watch on Deadline Jim Gaffigan, who presented the award, accepted it on his behalf. Its the first time that comedians are going to be acknowledged at a major award show. Stand up comedy is a brutal business. Ricky GervaisNetflix And thanks to Netflix, people get overpaid for it. The award has been well received within stand-up circles. Im so excited to see the list [of nominees] for the first time....

January 8, 2024 · 1 min · 91 words · Jennifer Decker

French Actor Samuel Theis Accused Of Rape By Crew Member On His Latest Film

Theis responded to Liberations report, telling the newspaper that the encounter was consensual. His lawyer added in response that his client has not been charged or contacted by authorities. The newspaper reported that the crew member quit the production immediately after the alleged assault. Samuel TheisAndreas Rentz/Getty Images for ZFF. Employed in a recycling plant in Forbach, he finds comfort in alcohol. And a little with Madeleine, twenty years his senior, with whom he secretly maintains a relationship....

January 8, 2024 · 1 min · 102 words · Michelle Mendoza

Golden Globes TV Review: Taylor Swift, Kevin Costner & “White People Roles” Help Ceremony Pick Up The Pace After Stumbling Start

They literally invented a new category tailor-made for Taylor. The old Globes would have had Swift onstage giving an acceptance speech and thanking them for believing in her. Big movies, big shows, big stars thats the way the Globes have always rolled. Kevin Costner, Jo Koy & Taylor SwiftGetty Images Sometimes its better to admit youre wrong. Not that youd have known it at the beginning of tonights Globes. On the most basic level, thats just good production....

January 8, 2024 · 1 min · 107 words · Taylor Lee

Golden Globes Winner Elizabeth Debicki On Lessons Learned From Playing Princess Diana In Final Season Of ‘The Crown’

This despite the enormous amount of research she did in playing Princess Dianas final chapter. During the course of its run,The Crownhas won eightGolden Globes. Elizabeth Debicki accepts the award for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role On Television for “The Crown” at the 81st Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Rich Polk/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images)Getty

January 8, 2024 · 1 min · 77 words · Patricia Ray

Hayao Miyazaki Collaborator Toshio Suzuki Hopes ‘The Boy And The Heron’ Golden Globes Win “Can Bring A Smile To Everyone’s Face” In Disaster-Hit Japan – Update

Later, producer and Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki posted a message on X, formerly Twitter. It has grossed more than $136 million worldwide. The film follows the story of a young boy named Mahito, who has recently lost his mother. ‘The Boy and the Heron’Studio Ghibli The reworking led to a focus on the strange but compelling friendship between Mahito and the heron.

January 8, 2024 · 1 min · 63 words · Holly Jones

Jo Koy Concedes “Weird” Taylor Swift Joke Fell “A Little Flat”

Hosting is just a tough gig. Yes, I am a stand-up comic but that hosting position is a different style. It was a crash course. Jo Koy on ‘GMA3’GMA3/YouTube I feel bad, but hey, I gotta still say I loved what I did. I think it was when the Taylor one was just a little flat, he said. It was a weird joke, I guess. But it was more on the NFL....

January 8, 2024 · 1 min · 116 words · Scott Garrett

Lily Gladstone Makes History With ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ Win At The Golden Globes For Best Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama

Gladstone, an actress known for indie films likeCertain WomenandBillions, plays the role of Mollie Burkhart. Mollie is an Osage woman who marries Ernest Burkhart, the nephew of a powerful local rancher. After Mollies family members start turning up dead, she becomes caught up in the investigation into the murders. She added a historic tidbit about how native languages were often portrayed in Hollywood. She also acknowledged that this win is something more than just a trophy....

January 8, 2024 · 1 min · 115 words · Brian Martin

Margot Robbie Thanks Moviegoers For ‘Barbie’ Golden Globe Win In New Cinematic And Box Office Achievement Category: “We Made It For You”

Thank you so much to theGolden Globesfor creating an award that celebrates movie fans, she said. Its a movie aboutBarbie, but its also a movie about humans. We made it for you, and we made it with love. Thank you for loving it back. The objective is to inject a shot of broad commercial appeal into the proceedings. Gerwig thanked all of the Barbies and the Kens in front of and behind the screen....

January 8, 2024 · 1 min · 107 words · Derrick Dean

MindRiot Entertainment Developing Memoir Of Former Pro Skater Josh Swindell, Who Spent 19 Years In Prison For Second-Degree Murder, Into Feature Film

The memoir, which features a forward by Jay Mohr, has yet to be published. MindRiots Jonathan Keasey, who has been tapped to write the screenplay, described the book as gut-wrenching. Steven Banks Jr., Head of Sports Content & DEI at MindRiot, will also produce. Josh SwindellJosh Swindell/MindRiot Banks added: The memoir had me in tears. Keasey is also a licensed pro-bono attorney. MindRiots staff also includes COO Randa Minkarah.

January 8, 2024 · 1 min · 69 words · Christopher Maldonado

OpenAI Defends Use Of Copyrighted Content Following New York Times Infringement Lawsuit

OpenAIclaimsThe New York Timesintentionally manipulated prompts to provide examples of whereChatGPTmimicked Gray Lady content. We view this principle as fair to creators, necessary for innovators, and critical for US competitiveness. Watch on Deadline OpenAI also argued that ChatGPTs regurgitation of content was a rare bug. OpenAI CEO Sam AltmanJustin Sullivan/Getty Images Other IP owners including Sarah Silverman, John Grisham and Getty Images also have pursued litigation. Thats not fair use by any measure....

January 8, 2024 · 1 min · 73 words · Johnny Meyer

Pat McAfee Says He’s Not “Trying To Get Fired” From ESPN & Doesn’t “Take Back Anything” After Claiming Executive Was Sabotaging Show

Pat McAfeeis standing firm on his claims that anESPNexecutive wastrying to sabotage his show. Watch on Deadline I would like everybody to know we love Burke Magnus, McAfee added. And also love Jimmy Pitaro. Pat McAfeeESPN Love [Disney CEO] Bob Iger. He continued, But theres quite a transition era here between the old and the new. And the old dont like what the newby do. He also noted that theres certainly people that we dont like and they do not like us....

January 8, 2024 · 1 min · 116 words · Andrew Alexander