Month: June 2024

BBC Studios is working on big production and coproduction moves in Central and Eastern Europe as part of a long-term plan have a much deeper presence in the region. Bartosz Witak, General Manager for BBC Studios in CEE, was speaking at NEM Dubrovnik. He said that a push into production is part of wider plans
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In addition to clashing with Esai Morales’ Gabriel and the AI system known as The Entity, 2023’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning saw Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt being pursued across the world by Jasper Briggs and Degas, intelligence agents respectively played by Shea Whigham and Greg Tarzan Davis. Among the things we know about Mission:
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Refresh for latest…: Sony’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die pummeled pre-weekend opening projections, coming in with a $104.6M global bow, including $48.6M from the international box office. While the overseas debut is slightly off 2020’s Bad Boys for Life which did $50.3M in like-for-like offshore markets at today’s exchange rates, that film had strong legs. Either
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Jon Stewart was back on The Daily Show this week to kick off Pride Month. The Emmy Award winner ripped into the hypocritical nature of rainbow capitalism on Monday’s episode, but not before he paid tribute to Pat Sajak following his final Wheel of Fortune episode. “I would be remiss if I did not comment
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After emerging from bankruptcy in the U.S. last summer, Regal parent Cineworld is exploring options for its UK business which could include a potential sale or restructuring, Sky News reported over the weekend. According to the report, the world’s second largest cinema operator has enlisted AlixPartners, which helped its lenders navigate bankrupcty, as consultant and
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Yet another name has surfaced in the Paramount Global scrum as former entertainment executive and beverage billionaire Edgar Bronfman Jr. is eyeing control of the company in a deal scenario with multiple moving pieces even as Shari Redstone‘s camp remains deep in talks with Skydance. Takeover speculation has engulfed Paramount since last October and Skydance
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Cardio is good. Sony Pictures Classics’ 4k rerelease of Run Lola Run had a healthy weekend, opening to an estimated $154k 275 screens. This the 25th anniversary of the U.S. debut of Tom Tykwer’s German experimental thriller that sees flame-haired Lola (Franka Potente) on the move in Berlin, pounding the pavement to come up with 100,000
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“They’re too noisy,” he explained. “My eldest, his friend hurt his foot really badly—tore his foot off wearing substandard footwear on a bike. So, he’s very like, ‘Don’t ride bikes.'” As for his two younger children with wife of 10 years Charlotte Riley? Tom explained, “They’re not caught up in the speed thing. Before they heard the engine, they were like,
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Lada Guruden Singh Steps Down From Sony Pictures India Role Lada Guruden Singh has stepped down from his role as General Manager, Sony Pictures International Productions (SPIP), India, where he oversaw local production, and has entered a producing deal with the studio. At SPIP India, Singh has been instrumental in acquiring and developing superhero IP Shaktimaan while
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News Charli XCX Releases Deluxe Edition of Brat: Listen As the cheeky title promises, Brat and It’s the Same But There’s Three More Songs So It’s Not features three new tracks By Nina Corcoran June 10, 2024 Facebook X Charli XCX, photo by Neil Mockford/GC Images Facebook X Three days after Charli XCX released her
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The Peabody Awards made its long-overdue Los Angeles debut at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Sunday. Hosted by Kumail Nanjiani, the 84th annual awards ceremony recognized Mel Brooks, Quinta Brunson, Star Trek and more storytellers for its first time on the West Coast since it launched in 1940. Brooks received the Career Achievement Award for
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News Listen to Soccer Mommy’s New Song “Lost” “‘Lost’ feels like something new and something old at the same time,” Soccer Mommy’s Sophie Allison said. “It’s a song that’s full of reflection and I wanted its production to really capture that feeling.” By Matthew Strauss June 6, 2024 Facebook X Soccer Mommy, photo by Anna
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In a global box office that’s still licking its wounds from the strike, here’s something to scream about: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is the highest grossing movie in the Legendary and Warner Bros Monsterverse franchise at $570M around the world. That beats previous Monsterverse champ 2017’s Kong Skull Island which stomped to $568.6M.
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