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Lorne Michaels Developing Biographical Lou Gehrig Television Series For Apple

Apple is collaborating with Universal Television and Lorne Michaels’ entertainment company, Broadway Video to create a scripted television series about the life of famed baseball player, Lou Gehrig. The show will be based on author Jonathan Eig’s 2005 book, Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The scribe…

Tarantino Debunks Speculation That ‘The Movie Critic’ Will Be About Pauline Kael

Photo by Andrew Cooper, SMPSP – © 2012 – The Weinstein Company Quentin Tarantino confirmed today that his upcoming film “The Movie Critic” will not be about Pauline Kael, the legendary New Yorker cinemaphile whose first book, I Lost It At the Movies, appeared in 1965. In a conversation with Cannes Film Festival director Theirry Fremaux,…

NYICFF Announces 2023 Audience and Jury Award

THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ITS 2023 AUDIENCE AND JURY AWARDS This Year’s Jury Includes: Kyle MacLachlan, Uma Thurman, Ira Sachs, Christine Vachon, Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Nora Twomey (MY FATHER’S DRAGON), NYICFF Award-Winning Animator Huda Razzak, SVA Chair of BFA Animation Hsiang Chin Moe, and Kim Díaz, VP of Creative Development for Sesame Workshop Oscar-qualifying Jury…

Studio Ghibli is Entangled in a Scandal due to Suzuki’s Usage of the Animation Studio’s Money

@Toshio Suzuki Toshio Suzuki, a co-founder of the largest Japanese animation company, Studio Ghibli is entangled in a scandal due to Suzuki’s usage of the animation studio’s money on his love interest which became a big topic in Japan now, according to Shukan Jyosei.  Suzuki co-founded Studio Ghibli with Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata in 1985 and previously…

Vikander, Fassbender Slated to Appear in ‘Hope’ by Korean Director Na Hong-Jin

@Photo by Davi Russo – © 2016 – DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC.  All Rights Reserved. Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender, a married couple in real life, are slated to appear in key roles in the upcoming feature Hope, by Korean director Na Hong-Jin. It will be Na’s first film since The Wailing, his hit from…

Will Black Panther Director Ryan Coogler Direct an ‘X-Files’ Revival?

Thirty years after the filming of the first episode of The X-Files—and five years since its recent two-season revival—the franchise may be making a comeback. Chris Carter, who originated the series, said this week that Ryan Coogler is set to take over as director. The surprising news came in a podcast interview for On the…

‘South Park’ Co-creator Trey Parker Signs On to Direct Kendrick Lamar-produced Live-action Comedy Film

South Park co-creator Trey Parker has signed on to direct the previously announced live-action comedy he’s working on with Matt Stone, with whom he created the acclaimed animated sitcom. The duo will be working with Kendrick Lamar and his longtime manager, Dave Free, who are serving as producers on the currently untitled film via their…

Disney CEO Bob Iger Confirms Beginning of 7,000 Layoffs This Week, with Three Rounds of Cuts Expected Before Summer

Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that the company will begin its first of three rounds of layoffs this week. The media conglomerate is looking to reduce its workforce by approximately 7,000 employees, Deadline is reporting. The executive sent a memo to Disney’s employees today, in which he confirmed that the company is moving forward…

Keanu Reeves Considers Reprising ‘Speed’ Role on One Condition

Keanu Reeves is reportedly weighing the idea of reprising his role of Jack Traven in Speed, the 1994 thriller he starred in with Sandra Bullock. Set in Los Angeles, the film focused on the efforts of police officers and a passenger trying to save hostages on a bus that was rigged to explode if its…

Jonathan Majors Arrested in Domestic Dispute; US Army Halts His Ad Campaign

© 2022 Vespa Pictures, INC Creed III and Ant-Man actor Jonathan Majors was arrested on Saturday morning by New York City police, who booked him on charges of strangulation and battering a woman. The incident arose out of a domestic where the 30-year-old woman claimed she had been assaulted by Majors, who is 33. According to…

“Stranger Things” Actress Millie Bobby Brown Set to Release Debut Novel ‘Nineteen Steps’ in September

Acclaimes actress Millie Bobby Brown is turning to the literary world for her next project. The Stranger Things star is working with William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins, on her debut novel, Nineteen Steps, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The book , which is scheduled to be released on September 12, is inspired by the…