‘House Of The Dragon’ To Premiere Season 2 In Summer 2024

House of the Dragonis officially returning toHBOnext summer. Watch on Deadline Thisseries was handed a greenlightin April and is based on George R.R. MartinsDunk & Eggfantasy novellas. House of the DragonHBO Max The Game of Thrones prequel series is written and executive produced by Martin and Ira Parker. House of the Dragon co-creator/exec producer/showrunner Ryan Condal and Vince Gerardis will also executive produce. Ryan Condal and George R.R. Season two will consist of eight episodes, rather than ten, two fewer than season one....

November 2, 2023 · 1 min · 83 words · Monique Tucker

‘Letterkenny’ To End With Season 12 At Hulu; Premiere Date Set

Canadian comedyLetterkennyis coming to an end. The series, which also streams on Canadian platformCrave, will premiere with all episodes on December 25. The three groups are constantly feuding over seemingly trivial matters that often end with someone getting their ass kicked. Hulu And thats just for starters. The series is distributed by New Metric Media. Keeso is executive producer, co-writer, star, and creator. Jacob Tierney is executive producer, director, and co-writer....

November 2, 2023 · 1 min · 85 words · Kristin Garza

“Hard-Bundle” Carriage Deals Resembling The Recent Charter-Disney Pact Appear To Be In Paramount’s U.S. Future, CEO Bob Bakish Says

The reality is, operators have different priorities. But weve shown that we can adapt our partnerships to adapt common objectives. The ultimate Disney-Charter deal incorporates Disney+ into many of Charters most popular packages. Paramount Global CEO Bob BakishJeff Kravitz/FilmMagic While it secured valuable real estate in several of the No. On the streaming side, lower unit revenue can be one downside given the wholesale nature of many setups. There are puts and takes, Bakish reasoned, but the aggregate value that weve seen is clearly positive....

November 2, 2023 · 1 min · 92 words · William Munoz

“Origin” And “American Symphony” Win Top Awards At Virginia Film Festival

HeinemansAmerican Symphony, about musician Jon Batiste, was recognized for documentary feature. The festival included the world premieres of Dylan NarangsTapawingo, Danny WagnersFor the Takingand PrevesSometime, Somewhere. The festival said it saw 19,698 attendees at paid and free events. Paul Garnes, Ava DuVernay and Ann Hornaday of the Washington Post talksabout the making of the film “Origin” at the Virginia Film Festival.Photo by Eze Amos/Getty Images The festival director is vice provost for the arts Jody Kielbasa....

November 2, 2023 · 1 min · 92 words · Laura Williams

A24 Developing TikTok-Famous ‘Magnolia Parks’ Novels Into TV Series

The company declined to comment. The third and fourth books return to Parks and Haites perspectives respectively. They are titledMagnolia Parks: The Long Way HomeandDaisy Haites: The Great Undoing. Jessa Hastings and her first novel ‘Magnolia Parks’Orion Publishing/Anabel Litchfield #JessaHastings has a further 27M views. Former BBC Film boss Rose Garnett works alongside Wenger. It is also adapting Yomi AdegokesThe Listfor the BBC and Max. UK publisher Orion Fiction holds world rights to Hastings books, while Bloom Books has U....

November 1, 2023 · 1 min · 81 words · Curtis Kennedy

Book On Canadian World War II Spy Winthrop Bell Being Developed As Feature Film; Wildling Pictures & ‘See For Me’s Adam Yorke Attached

EXCLUSIVE:A feature film about the escapades of little-known Canadian spyWinthrop Bellis indevelopment. Screenwriter Yorke is best known for Canadian thrillerSee For Me, which he co-wrote and co-produced. The film premiered at Tribeca in 2021 and was a major seller forElle Driver. Jason Bell’s ‘Cracking the Nazi Code’ (l) and a German enigma code machine used to decipher Nazi messages during WWII (r)Harper Collins Canada; Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Image...

November 1, 2023 · 1 min · 90 words · Justin Marks

Fran Drescher Is A Fan Of ‘SNL’s “Strike Supportive” Halloween Skit, But Not Everyone Agrees

Fran Dreschercan certainly take a joke. Did you catch the President Drescher skit onSNL? Gr8 timing and strike supportive. Ty SNL , Drescher wrote. See her post below. Negotiating with the studios is a lot like trick-or-treating, Sherman (as Drescher) said. All us actors are saying, Break me off a piece of that Kit Kat bar. But she doesnt get it, Garrett posited. This is the person in charge of the most crucial contract in our Unions history?...

November 1, 2023 · 1 min · 101 words · Deborah Steele

Josh Duhamel & Greg Kinnear Headline Action-Thriller ‘Off The Grid’, Pic Gets Interim Agreement — AFM

The film, which hasa SAG-AFTRA interim agreement, is currently in pre-production with a shoot scheduled for January. I couldnt pick a better team to fire up the quality of this movie to come to life. Duhamel is best known for his role in theTransformersfranchise and next will be seen in movieNot Without Hope. Josh Duhamel and Greg KinnearJohn Russo/Randy Shropshire/Deadline via Getty Images He can currently be seen in Season 2 ofShining Valeon Starz....

November 1, 2023 · 1 min · 97 words · Jason Walker

Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat CEO Thai Randolph Stepping Down; Hart To Serve As Interim Chief Exec

After nearly seven years at the helm,HartbeatCEOThai Randolphis stepping down. Its been a great honor to help shape Hartbeat into the powerhouse entertainment platform it has become. I couldnt be prouder of the meteoric growth and incredible impact weve driven over the years. Thai RandolphGilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images Hartbeat recently opened three new offices, including its new Los Angeles headquarters. It was also acknowledged as one of Fast Companys Most Innovative Companies of 2023....

November 1, 2023 · 1 min · 93 words · Nicole Simmons

Longtime ‘Dateline’ Exec Producer David Corvo To Exit Franchise At Year’s End

Before that, he served as Vice President of Administration at CBS News. He was the creator ofCBS This Morningand served as its executive producer from 1987-89. He later helped launch the stations first investigative unit and was named head of the unit in 1979. David CorvoVirginia Sherwood/NBC News Datelineis the longest-running series in NBC primetime history and is currently in its 32nd season. 1 True Crime podcast, according to Podtrac.

November 1, 2023 · 1 min · 70 words · Ryan Kennedy

Olivia Rodrigo Added To Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Performance Line-Up

Last year she got up and sang Youre So Vain by Carly Simon. Shes going to play with Sheryl Crow this year. Its this mutual admiration that connects the past with the present. Olivia Rodrigo 2023 MTV Video Music AwardsMike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV The lateSoul Traincreator and host Don Cornelius will be inducted as a nonperformer. The ceremony will stream live on Disney+. Disney-owned linear internet ABC will air a special with performances on January 1....

November 1, 2023 · 1 min · 77 words · Barbara Molina

Steve-O Sets November Release For New Stand-Up Special ‘Steve-O’s Bucket List’

Pre-sales for the special, filmed at Hackney Empire in the comedians hometown of London, begin November 1st. Exec producers are Steve-O, Lux Wright, Scott Randolph, Paul Brisske, and Adam Ginivisian. Matt Schuler and 800 Pound Gorilla produced, with Jordan Levy serving as co-executive producer. Steve-OGav Thane Lux Wright was the production designer. All I can say is Yeah, Dude!' Were thrilled to partner with Steve-O to share his audacious and unapologetic comedy special directly with his fans....

November 1, 2023 · 1 min · 84 words · Rebecca Sanchez

Tokyo Film Festival Winners: ‘Snow Leopard’ By Late Tibetan Filmmaker Pema Tseden Takes Top Prize

His death was reported by Chinese media. No cause of death was given, but unverified Chinese media reports said he had a heart attack. The Tokyo Grand Prix prize comes with a 3 million yen cash prize. ‘Snow Leopard’Tokyo Film Festival The film also won the award for Best Actress for Zar Amir. Iranian actor took the award for Best Actor for his role inRoxana. The number of admissions is up from 59,541 last year, where 174 films screened....

November 1, 2023 · 1 min · 112 words · Timothy Nguyen