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- The Hollywood Reporter· 7 OctHBO Max and Paramount+ Will Be One, But What Happens to Discovery+?
No one is talking about Skydance's other streamer.
- TVLine· 7 OctLaw & Order Star Odelya Halevi's TV Acting Debut Was On A Fan-Favorite Sitcom
Before Odelya Halevi became ADA Samantha Maroun on Law & Order, she made her TV debut on a beloved sitcom. Here's the small role that started it all.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 7 OctCatherine Hardwicke Tapped to Direct Bronte Studios’ Female-Led Western ‘American River’
Set to shoot in Australia in 2027, the film is being cast by veteran casting directors Lisa Beach and Sarah Katzman for producers Blake Northfield and Michelle Krumm of Bronte Studios with Shaun Goodman.
- Variety· 7 Oct‘Ashes’ and ‘Mexican American’ to Open and Close Los Angeles’ GuadaLAjara Film Festival
The GuadaLAjara Film Festival announced its full lineup for the annual event running from Nov. 5-7 at venues across Los Angeles. The festival will open with Watermelon Pictures’ “Ashes” directed by Diego Luna at the United Theater.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 7 Oct‘Crew Girl’ Star Miku Martineau on Rowing Boot Camp and Love Triangles
The 22-year-old grew up playing sports, mainly hockey and gymnastics, and would love to incorporate that into a future role: "A female version of 'Heated Rivalry?' I would be down."
Crew Girl - Variety· 7 OctInde Navarrette, Jaafar Jackson and More: Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch Spotlights ‘Obsession,’ ‘Michael,’ ‘La Bola Negra’ and Beyond
Awards and festival seasons are officially underway. The Newport Beach Film Festival will return for its 27th year, showcasing more than 100 feature films and 250 shorts from 21 countries. The festival, which runs Oct.
- IndieWire· 7 Oct‘Ted Lasso’ Season 4 Found Its Way by Settling for Less
After a disastrous third season, the return of Jason Sudeikis' warmhearted Apple comedy didn't take the same big swings that helped make it a mega-hit. Instead, Season 4 acclimated to its comfy sitcom environs, becoming a little less ambitious — and a lot easier to enjoy.
Ted Lasso - The Hollywood Reporter· 7 Oct‘Beware Boiúna’ Star Jessica Rothe Talks Her Prolific Return to Horror and Retooling ‘Happy Death Day 3’
The scream queen unpacks her five-film horror slate: “Horror is where the most exciting storytelling is happening right now.”
Beware Boiúna - Variety· 7 OctCannes Winning Producer Giancarlo Nasi: U.S. Indie Filmmakers Are Turning to International Co-Production Funds
Even U.S. independent filmmakers are lining up for international public funds from Canada, Mexico, Latin America and European countries now, Chilean producer Giancarlo Nasi told attendees at his Industry Masterclass “Exploring the Art and Strategy of International…
- Vulture· 7 OctWicker Is Going 4DX for One Night Only
Finding love is hard enough — try doing it on the one night a year people are legally allowed to see Wicker in 4DX.
- Deadline· 7 OctIn New Book, Joe Biden’s National Security Aide Brett McGurk Describes Jeffrey Katzenberg & Steven Spielberg Advising POTUS On Major Gaza Speech
Brett McGurk’s new book Brink: Inside the Race to Free the October 7th Hostages offers an insider account of the diplomatic rollercoaster to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in the war in Gaza.
- Deadline· 7 OctHulu Legal Drama ‘Conviction’ Casts Michael Gaston, F. Murray Abraham & Peter Friedman
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Gaston (The Leftovers, The Waterfront), F. Murray Abraham (The White Lotus, Homeland) and Peter Friedman (Succession, The Affair) have joined the recurring cast of Conviction, the Hulu drama series from David Shore.
- Vulture· 7 OctLuke Grimes Isn’t Waiting on Kevin Costner’s John Dutton Comeback
“I’ve never spoken to Kevin since we stopped working together,” the Marshals star said.
- Variety· 7 OctCarrie Coon Doesn’t Care About Being Liked (EXCLUSIVE)
Carrie Coon has little interest in being liked. “I think likability is an overrated quality,” she tells Variety. “It’s more interesting to play a character that is not just likable.” It’s an attitude that has served Coon well throughout a career that has moved from Chicago’s…
- Deadline· 7 OctSkydance Stock Struggles In First Days Of Trading
Skydance shares closed down about 7% in day two of trading after a dip Tuesday, a second down session in a rocky NYSE debut for the merged company as investors started to weigh in. The combination of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery finally closed, a big step forward.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 7 OctMichael Kearns, Actor, Activist and ‘Jerker’ Director, Dies at 76
The play about two gay men who fall in love over a phone-sex line was controversial in 1986.
- Variety· 7 OctBrazil’s Elas Exportam: Fostering Film and Series Exports of Women-Led Companies
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s Elas Exportam training program aims to foster film and series exports of women-led companies by developing leadership skills.
- Vulture· 7 OctMia Goth Files for Divorce From Shia LaBeouf
The couple had been married for over a decade and separated for over a year.
- Deadline· 7 Oct‘Other Mommy’ To Cook Up $20M Opening, ‘Social Reckoning’ Won’t Have Many Friends – U.S. Box Office Preview
With potential MLB playoff games this weekend in addition to NFL in full swing, the majors have booked this weekend adequately without any mega tentpole fare, rather lower budget pics aimed at specific demos.
Also atThe Hollywood Reporter, - TVLine· 7 OctCarrie's Samantha Sloyan Talks Premiere's Complex Mother/Daughter Dynamic: 'I Didn't Want To Lose That Margaret Was Dangerous For Carrie'
Carrie's Samantha Sloyan and Summer H. Howell break down the very complex relationship between Carrie and her mother Margaret in the series premiere.
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