The entertainment industry has already had to say goodbye to several actors, singers, performers, creatives, executives and all-around industry legends this year. The Hollywood Reporter is highlighting some of the most well-known names who have died in 2024, including Jon Landau, Carl Weathers, Donald Sutherland, Shannen Doherty, Liam Payne, Maggie Smith, Chita Rivera, James Earl Jones, […]
But the Supreme Court’s anti-affirmative-action ruling still hangs over existing programs. “I’ve heard people being very cautious about potential lawsuits that could arise from perceived quota systems,” Marston says. “There are even some concerns about people’s titles having ‘equity’ in them—being scared that that’s going to be illegal or unethical at this point.” She sees […]
A New Player in Film/TV Production Emerges Image Credit: Adobe Stock (2); J. Countess/Getty Images Gerry Cardinale, Jeff Zucker (RedBird IMI) 🤝 David Zaslav (WBD), Mike Fries (Liberty) RedBird IMI buys All3Media from Warner Bros. Discovery and Liberty for $1.45 billion In May 2024, Jeff Zucker and Gerry Cardinale’s RedBird IMI closed its biggest deal to […]
On paper, it sounds like the worst idea ever: Round up a bunch of cutthroat Hollywood agents, put them in a windowless, soundproof room and give them guns and ammo. Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry. Courtesy Everett Collection As it happens, though, The Range L.A., a new members-only shooting club in West Los Angeles, just off […]
The other day, as I was looking up a data point on boxofficemojo.com, I noticed something that shocked me: The top 10 grossing movies of 2024, from “Inside Out 2” to “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” are all sequels. Every goddamn one of them. “Wicked” and “Moana 2” will soon bring break into […]
Matthew Dentler, head of features at Apple TV+, appeared to be more personally invested in the picture than your typical movie studio head at a company with a $3.6 trillion market cap. He started discussing the project with McQueen “a couple years ago” and through the process they would text and call each other, bouncing […]
