Kate Bedingfield To Depart As White House Communications Director; Ben LaBolt To Succeed Her

She had planned to depart last summer, but then changed her plans and stayed on through the midterms. He currently leads a San Francisco-based communications and marketing agency, Bully Pulpit Interactive. Hell also be the first openly gay White House communications director. Kate BedingfieldAnna Moneymaker/Getty Images Ben has big shoes to fill, Biden said. Bedingfields exit follows that of White House chief of staff Ron Klain, who was succeeded by Jeffrey Zients....

February 10, 2023 · 1 min · 72 words · Julie Gray

Park Chan-wook’s ‘Decision To Leave’ Scores U.S. Streaming Record For Mubi Ahead Of Stateside & UK Re-Release

Decision To Leaveis also the companys best-performing title on transactional platforms in the market. The Canada release was done with Mongrel. The UK re-release should push it past the filmmakers 2016 BAFTA winnerThe Handmaiden. Mubi/courtesy Everett Collection The February 13 one-night re-launch will include a recorded Q&A between Park Chan-wook and Bong Joon Ho. Mubis previous stateside theatrical releases have includedThe Cathedral,Great Freedom,LinguiandAzor. No mean feat for two foreign language films and a British debut....

February 10, 2023 · 1 min · 75 words · Adrian Martinez

Prince William And Kate Middleton Set To Attend 2023 BAFTA Film Awards After Two-Year Hiatus

Prince Williamand his wife,Kate Middleton, have been confirmed as attendees at this yearsBAFTAFilm Awards. However, the pair have missed the last two BAFTA film awards. Last year, the royal couple didnt attend due to what the Palace described as diary constraints. Catherine, Princess of Wales and Prince William, Prince of Wales, 2022Mike Coppola/Getty Images This years ceremony will be the first held at the Royal Festival Hall. The BAFTAs were previously staged at Londons Royal Albert Hall....

February 10, 2023 · 1 min · 90 words · Ryan Moran

Stanford In Entertainment Names Winners For 2022 TV Script Competition

EXCLUSIVE:Stanford in Entertainment revealed the winners of its 2022 All Write Now! This years winners are Garrett Werner and Celine Foster, and Allison Oddman. They were chosen via a blind judging process over multiple rounds. Courtesy The winners will also take part in a live table read organized by Stanford in Entertainment. He does not currently have representation. Foster is a Black writer from Metro Detroit living in Chicago. A recent Stanford grad, her work has been recognized by the Austin Film Festival, among others....

February 10, 2023 · 1 min · 97 words · Jennifer Solis

Tim Allen Is Back As Buzz Lightyear In ‘Toy Story 5’, Tweets, “See Ya Soon, Woody”

The Buzz turns out to be true. Pixar and Disney are bringing outToy Story 5,returningTim Allenas the voice ofBuzz Lightyearin the new film. The announcement follows last years release ofLightyear,which saw Chris Evans voice the character. TOY STORY, from left: Buzz Lightyear (voice: Tim Allen), Woody (voice: Tom Hanks),Buena Vista Pictures / courtesy Everett Collection He had been voicing Buzz Lightyear since the 1995 debut of the franchise. Tim Allen in the role that he originated, the role that he owns....

February 10, 2023 · 1 min · 110 words · Shannon Carter

Woody Allen’s Latest Movie ‘Coup De Chance’ Is Heading To Market With WestEnd Films — EFM

EXCLUSIVE:Woody Allens latest film is heading to theEFMmarket in Berlin with WestEnd Films, we can reveal. Above is a first look image. Coup de chance roughly translates into English as stroke of luck. Lou De Laâge and Niels Schneider in Woody Allen’s ‘Coup de Chance’WestEnd Films Watch on Deadline Allens longtime producing partner Letty Aronson is producing for Gravier Productions. Adam B. Stern is exec producer. The rest Ill leave to surprise....

February 10, 2023 · 1 min · 89 words · Haley Greene MD

Yvette Nicole Brown, Page Kennedy & Cameron Fuller Board ‘Code 3’ From Wayfarer Studios

Production is currently underway. Brown plays Shanice, an experienced EMS supervisor who is always in controlwell, most of the time. She knows Randy (Wilson), someone with who she has a colorful past. Yvette Nicole Brown, Page Kennedy and Cameron FullerTina Bernard/Adrian Sidney/Stephanie Girard Tagert doesnt seem to mind helping them out when he can. The script forCode 3hails from former paramedic, Patrick Pianezza and Leone. Angela Cardon will oversee the project for Wayfarer Studios and will serve as its sole financier....

February 10, 2023 · 1 min · 88 words · Craig Fitzgerald

‘Catherine The Great’ Producer New Pictures Adds Lisa Selway As COO

EXCLUSIVE:BritishdramahouseNew Pictureshas expanded its management team. TheCatherine the GreatandDesmaker has appointed Lisa Selway as Chief Operating Officer. Emily Russell is upped to Director of Production and Executive Producer and Wendy Pearce becomes Chief Financial Officer. ‘Catherine The Great’ and Lisa SelwayHBO/New Pictures Her credits include BBC and Netflix dramaThe Serpentand ITVsEndeavour. Shell be tasked with managing financial risks, planning and compliance. Shes also held roles at Endemol and Pearson Television (now Fremantle)....

February 10, 2023 · 1 min · 100 words · Thomas Garcia

‘Ripley’ Showtime Limited Series Starring Andrew Scott Moving To Netflix

EXCLUSIVE:Ripley,an upcomingShowtimedrama starring Andrew Scott, has found a new home atNetflix. (Three Women,whose first season is completed,is closing inon a pickup at Starz.) Netflix stepped in and bought the project preemptively after reviewing some footage, sources said. Andrew Scott in ‘Ripley’Showtime/Netflix Toms acceptance of the job is the first step into a complex life of deceit, fraud and murder. Fanning plays Marge Sherwood, an American living in Italy who suspects darker motives underlie Toms affability....

February 10, 2023 · 1 min · 80 words · Andrew Freeman

‘They Listen’: Greg Hill Joins John Cho, Katherine Waterston In Blumhouse Sony Movie

EXCLUSIVE:Blumhouse/Sony/Depth of FieldsThey Listenhas added Greg Hill to the Chris Weitz written and directed feature. The plot is under wraps for the pic which hits theaters on Aug. 25. John Cho and Katherine Waterson, as previously announced, star in the movie. Greg HillChristina Lyon Jason Blum, Andrew Miano and Weitz and are producers on the film. Bea Sequeira, Dan Balgoyen, Britta Rowlings and Paul Davis are EPs. Hill will next be seen in Alex Garlands upcoming near-future war epicCivil Warfor A24....

February 10, 2023 · 1 min · 90 words · Daniel Griffin

‘Tulsa King’: Terence Winter Stepping Down As Showrunner Ahead of Season 2 Of Paramount+ Series

EXCLUSIVE:Paramount+s mob dramaTulsa King, starringSylvester Stallone, will have a new showrunner for Season 2. Search is under way for a newTulsa Kingshowrunner. It is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios. Getty Images Winter won four Emmys for his work onThe Sopranos. ‘Tulsa King’ (Paramount+)Brian Douglas/Paramount+

February 10, 2023 · 1 min · 47 words · Louis Wilson

‘Uncoupled’ Picked Up By Showtime For Season 2 Following Netflix Cancellation As Part Of New Content Strategy

EXCLUSIVE:Uncoupled,has been saved. A lot has changed at Showtime since. Additionally, upcoming Showtime limited seriesRipleyjust jumpedto Netflix. UncoupledBarbara Nitke/Netflix There are also practical reasons for scaling up in the category. On Showtime,Uncoupledis expected to be edgier and racier than the version that aired on Netflix. The core cast also includes Tisha Campbell, Brooks Ashmanskas, Emerson Brooks and Marcia Gay Harden.

February 10, 2023 · 1 min · 60 words · Allison Lawrence

‘Your Place Or Mine’ Review: Reese Witherspoon And Ashton Kutcher Go The Distance In Sweet, If Familiar, Rom-Com

Debbie is divorced and bringing up son Jack (Wesley Kimmel), about whom she is clearly over-protective. to Rock and Doris inPillow Talk. Kimmel, nephew of Jimmy Kimmel, is refreshingly uncloying and believable as Jack. Reese Witherspoon, Ashton Kutcher in ‘Your Place Or Mine’Netflix Producers are Jason Bateman, Michael Costigan, Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter and McKenna. Netflix beginsstreamingYour Place or Mineon Friday. Noam Galai/Getty Images for Netflix

February 10, 2023 · 1 min · 65 words · Krista Fitzpatrick