The Hollywood Commission, led by Anita Hill, Kathleen Kennedy and Nina Shaw, on Thursday announced the launch of MyConnext, a secure, all-in-one online tool, resource center, and reporting system for entertainment industry workers exploring their options when confronting harassment, bullying, or any type of workplace abuse.
An independent nonprofit corporation with its own management committee, MyConnext offers workers the opportunity to create a timestamped personal record of their experience, ask questions about policies, procedures, and how to report through a safe and anonymous messaging function, and securely report workplace misconduct — anonymously, if they so choose. Through its “hold for match” function, the platform allows workers to submit an anonymous report that is held securely, pending a second report by another user. When another person submits a report against the same individual – making a “match” – both reports are released to the users’ designated organization.
MyConnext marks the Hollywood Commission’s direct...
An independent nonprofit corporation with its own management committee, MyConnext offers workers the opportunity to create a timestamped personal record of their experience, ask questions about policies, procedures, and how to report through a safe and anonymous messaging function, and securely report workplace misconduct — anonymously, if they so choose. Through its “hold for match” function, the platform allows workers to submit an anonymous report that is held securely, pending a second report by another user. When another person submits a report against the same individual – making a “match” – both reports are released to the users’ designated organization.
MyConnext marks the Hollywood Commission’s direct...
- 5/23/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Four years ago, the Hollywood Commission, chaired by Anita Hill, launched a survey to entertainment workers on their experience with sexual harassment and power abuses in the industry. The questionnaire also asked about the tools they desired to fix it. The results overwhelmingly showed that workers want to understand how to report abuses — a centralized hotline would be good — as well as have access to technology that could create a timestamped-record of their reporting.
Today, that platform is finally available.
The Hollywood Commission has built and launched MyConnext, an independent reporting tool and online resource for entertainment workers to address harassment, discrimination, bullying, or other forms of abuse. The platform is designed to be secure and offer resources, a reporting infrastructure, and even provide individual advisers to guide victims through the process. It also offers what’s called the Ombuds Office, humans who can address specific questions and concerns through a messaging feature.
Today, that platform is finally available.
The Hollywood Commission has built and launched MyConnext, an independent reporting tool and online resource for entertainment workers to address harassment, discrimination, bullying, or other forms of abuse. The platform is designed to be secure and offer resources, a reporting infrastructure, and even provide individual advisers to guide victims through the process. It also offers what’s called the Ombuds Office, humans who can address specific questions and concerns through a messaging feature.
- 5/23/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Desean Terry (The Morning Show) and Nikkole Salter are partnering to adapt and executive produce Salter’s play Lines in the Dust into a feature film under Terry’s Think Switch Entertainment banner. Terry is also set to direct.
Loosely inspired by real-life cases, Lines in the Dust shines a light on the issue of school residency fraud against the backdrop of Newark, NJ. The play, like its film adaptation, delves into this silent crime prevalent across America, particularly in communities of color. The film will tell the story of a Black woman facing prosecution for this crime, highlighting the systemic inequities and challenges faced by marginalized communities in accessing quality education for their children.
Salter, a Los Angeles-born, Obie Award-winning actress and dramatist, arrived onto the scene with her co-authorship and co-performance with Danai Gurira (Black Panther) of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated play In the Continuum.
Loosely inspired by real-life cases, Lines in the Dust shines a light on the issue of school residency fraud against the backdrop of Newark, NJ. The play, like its film adaptation, delves into this silent crime prevalent across America, particularly in communities of color. The film will tell the story of a Black woman facing prosecution for this crime, highlighting the systemic inequities and challenges faced by marginalized communities in accessing quality education for their children.
Salter, a Los Angeles-born, Obie Award-winning actress and dramatist, arrived onto the scene with her co-authorship and co-performance with Danai Gurira (Black Panther) of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated play In the Continuum.
- 4/4/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Filmmaker Raoul Peck’s next documentary will delve into the 2021 assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise. The film, tentatively titled “The Hands That Held the Knives,” has been in production for over two years.
The documentary will be a thriller “in the tradition of Graham Greene or John Le Carré,” according to a press release. It will offer access to people involved in the murder of Moise, who was shot inside his home in July 2021. It will also feature secret footage from Haiti’s prisons and an encounter with a fugitive who witnessed the killing.
“The Hands That Held the Knives” will attempt to unpack Haiti’s politics, its relationship with the United States, as well as corrupt business empires and criminal organizations that deal drugs and contraband throughout the Caribbean. Per the official announcement, “the film will take us right up to the present moment, as ruthless gangs backed...
The documentary will be a thriller “in the tradition of Graham Greene or John Le Carré,” according to a press release. It will offer access to people involved in the murder of Moise, who was shot inside his home in July 2021. It will also feature secret footage from Haiti’s prisons and an encounter with a fugitive who witnessed the killing.
“The Hands That Held the Knives” will attempt to unpack Haiti’s politics, its relationship with the United States, as well as corrupt business empires and criminal organizations that deal drugs and contraband throughout the Caribbean. Per the official announcement, “the film will take us right up to the present moment, as ruthless gangs backed...
- 3/18/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Jurnee Smollett (“Lovecraft Country”) has joined the cast of Apple TV+’s “Firebug,” in which she’ll star opposite Taron Egerton. Smollett will play Michelle, a “rising star detective.”
“Firebug,” loosely based on true events and inspired by a podcast of the same name, stars Egerton as an “enigmatic arson investigator.” The two characters pursue two serial arsonists. Egerton is also an exec producer on the Apple original series (from Apple Studios), from creator Dennis Lehane.
Lehane also developed and executive produces “Firebug,” which reps a reunion of the team behind Apple TV+’s “Black Bird.” Other exec producers include Richard Plepler (via Eden Productions), Dan Friedkin and Bradley Thomas (through Imperative Entertainment), and Kary Antholis.
Apple points out that the series, set in the contemporary Pacific Northwest, is fictional — although it does take some of the events included in in truth.media’s “Firebug” podcast, which was hosted by Antholis,...
“Firebug,” loosely based on true events and inspired by a podcast of the same name, stars Egerton as an “enigmatic arson investigator.” The two characters pursue two serial arsonists. Egerton is also an exec producer on the Apple original series (from Apple Studios), from creator Dennis Lehane.
Lehane also developed and executive produces “Firebug,” which reps a reunion of the team behind Apple TV+’s “Black Bird.” Other exec producers include Richard Plepler (via Eden Productions), Dan Friedkin and Bradley Thomas (through Imperative Entertainment), and Kary Antholis.
Apple points out that the series, set in the contemporary Pacific Northwest, is fictional — although it does take some of the events included in in truth.media’s “Firebug” podcast, which was hosted by Antholis,...
- 3/13/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Emmy nominee Jurnee Smollett is set to lead the new Apple Original drama series Firebug, loosely inspired by events surrounding notorious California arsonist John Leonard Orr. She will star alongside Taron Egerton in the project developed, written and executive produced by Dennis Lehane.
Firebug will follow a troubled detective and an enigmatic arson investigator (Egerton) as they pursue the trail of two serial arsonists. Smollett will play Michelle, a rising-star detective. Set in the contemporary Pacific Northwest the fictional series uses as its launching pad some events documented in truth.media’s acclaimed Firebug podcast. Orr, the inspiration for the podcast, worked for the Glendale Fire Department in Southern California as a fire captain and arson investigator who later was convicted of being a serial arsonist and mass murderer.
In addition to starring, Egerton will serve as executive producer alongside Richard Plepler through Eden Productions, Dan Friedkin and...
Firebug will follow a troubled detective and an enigmatic arson investigator (Egerton) as they pursue the trail of two serial arsonists. Smollett will play Michelle, a rising-star detective. Set in the contemporary Pacific Northwest the fictional series uses as its launching pad some events documented in truth.media’s acclaimed Firebug podcast. Orr, the inspiration for the podcast, worked for the Glendale Fire Department in Southern California as a fire captain and arson investigator who later was convicted of being a serial arsonist and mass murderer.
In addition to starring, Egerton will serve as executive producer alongside Richard Plepler through Eden Productions, Dan Friedkin and...
- 3/13/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Apple TV+ has added Jurnee Smollett to its forthcoming drama series Firebug.
The Emmy-nominated Lovecraft Country star joins Taron Egerton in the series from writer and executive producer Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, Apple’s Black Bird). The show is loosely based on real-life events chronicled in Truth.Media’s Firebug podcast hosted by Kary Antholis (who is an executive producer of the series).
Firebug, produced in house by Apple Studios, will follow a troubled detective (Smollett) and an enigmatic arson investigator (Egerton) who are pursuing two serial arsonists in the Pacific Northwest. Smollett’s charcter, named Michelle, is also a rising star in her department.
The series marks a reunion for much of the core team behind the Emmy-winning Black Bird, including Lehane, Egerton, Antholis and executive producers Richard Plepler of Eden Productions and Dan Friedkin and Bradley Thomas of Imperative Entertainment. Marc Smerling will also exec produce for Truth Podcasting Corp.
The Emmy-nominated Lovecraft Country star joins Taron Egerton in the series from writer and executive producer Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, Apple’s Black Bird). The show is loosely based on real-life events chronicled in Truth.Media’s Firebug podcast hosted by Kary Antholis (who is an executive producer of the series).
Firebug, produced in house by Apple Studios, will follow a troubled detective (Smollett) and an enigmatic arson investigator (Egerton) who are pursuing two serial arsonists in the Pacific Northwest. Smollett’s charcter, named Michelle, is also a rising star in her department.
The series marks a reunion for much of the core team behind the Emmy-winning Black Bird, including Lehane, Egerton, Antholis and executive producers Richard Plepler of Eden Productions and Dan Friedkin and Bradley Thomas of Imperative Entertainment. Marc Smerling will also exec produce for Truth Podcasting Corp.
- 3/13/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 2023 Hollywood Commission, founded by Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and Nina Shaw, has found that fewer people are reporting workplace harassment, not because fewer incidents have occurred, but because of a shared knowledge that studios won’t respond appropriately.
The lack of studio repercussions for offenders reflects a slew of entertainment industry careers, with the survey finding that 31 percent of entertainment workers out of 5,259 people surveyed did not bother to report workplace misconduct because they “did not believe anything would be done” by respective human resources departments.
Compared to 2020, that’s 24 percent less confidence in studios to take action against harassers.
“The problem is acute across the entire industry — on independent productions, many of which lack the structures and systems of the large studios, and at the large studios themselves, where 71 percent of workers believe it is unlikely that a powerful person will be held accountable,” the study reads.
The...
The lack of studio repercussions for offenders reflects a slew of entertainment industry careers, with the survey finding that 31 percent of entertainment workers out of 5,259 people surveyed did not bother to report workplace misconduct because they “did not believe anything would be done” by respective human resources departments.
Compared to 2020, that’s 24 percent less confidence in studios to take action against harassers.
“The problem is acute across the entire industry — on independent productions, many of which lack the structures and systems of the large studios, and at the large studios themselves, where 71 percent of workers believe it is unlikely that a powerful person will be held accountable,” the study reads.
The...
- 1/11/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
‘I think these problems extend beyond the entertainment industry, and that’s no excuse for what’s going on,” says Dr, Anita Hill of sexual harassment and discrimination in Tinseltown. “I think what I would also say is if there is any industry that should be operating from a place of inclusion, it’s the entertainment industry,” the chair of the multi-studio supported Hollywood Commission adds.
Dr. Hill’s remarks come as the Kathleen Kennedy and Nina Shaw-founded Commission this morning releases its second survey of the entertainment industry. And the 44-page report from the 2017 created organization is searing.
Read the Hollywood Commission’s 2022-23 Entertainment Industry Report here.
Despite a noticeable rise in awareness of “what constitutes workplace misconduct, how to report it and how to address or response to retaliation” over the last Hollywood Commission survey of three years ago, confidence or belief that something would be...
Dr. Hill’s remarks come as the Kathleen Kennedy and Nina Shaw-founded Commission this morning releases its second survey of the entertainment industry. And the 44-page report from the 2017 created organization is searing.
Read the Hollywood Commission’s 2022-23 Entertainment Industry Report here.
Despite a noticeable rise in awareness of “what constitutes workplace misconduct, how to report it and how to address or response to retaliation” over the last Hollywood Commission survey of three years ago, confidence or belief that something would be...
- 1/11/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Cedric the Entertainer will be giving away $1000 a week to the funniest joke that makes him laugh through Comedy Pays. The online contest, announced by the comedian in a video (you can watch it above), was co-created by Kapital Entertainment’s new digital division and Cedric’s A Bird and A Bear Entertainment.
Submissions are open, with the first winner announced February 1, 2024 and a new joke awarded each week following. The competition will be promoted via social media, comedy clubs and universities.
While Comedy Pays will own the short video (duration is limited to 1 min) of the contestants telling their jokes, that does not involve ownership of the underlying material, the jokes themselves.
Comedy Pays extends the longstanding relationship between Cedric’s A Bird and A Bear Entertainment and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment. The companies are also partnered on the hit CBS comedy series The Neighborhood, whose sixth season premieres in February.
Submissions are open, with the first winner announced February 1, 2024 and a new joke awarded each week following. The competition will be promoted via social media, comedy clubs and universities.
While Comedy Pays will own the short video (duration is limited to 1 min) of the contestants telling their jokes, that does not involve ownership of the underlying material, the jokes themselves.
Comedy Pays extends the longstanding relationship between Cedric’s A Bird and A Bear Entertainment and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment. The companies are also partnered on the hit CBS comedy series The Neighborhood, whose sixth season premieres in February.
- 12/12/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Jesse Collins Entertainment President Dionne Harmon announced today that John Wehage has joined the company as Executive Vice President, Head of Production of the full-service Emmy-winning production company. Karen Grant-Selma will lead the company’s in-house legal team as Executive Vice President, Head of Business & Legal Affairs. Both will report to Harmon.
Wehage will oversee the physical production of all of the company’s specials, scripted and unscripted television content. With a career spanning over two decades, he has had various leadership positions across a variety of formats spanning hundreds of hours of programming including stage, live, competition, docu-follow, gameshow, digital, documentary and adventure programming. Most recently with Scout Productions, he contributed to the success of acclaimed shows such as Legendary (HBO Max), The Hype (HBO Max), Merpeople (Netflix), The Secrets of Hillsong (FX), The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning (Peacock) and the Emmy Award winning Queer Eye (Netflix).
Prior to Scout,...
Wehage will oversee the physical production of all of the company’s specials, scripted and unscripted television content. With a career spanning over two decades, he has had various leadership positions across a variety of formats spanning hundreds of hours of programming including stage, live, competition, docu-follow, gameshow, digital, documentary and adventure programming. Most recently with Scout Productions, he contributed to the success of acclaimed shows such as Legendary (HBO Max), The Hype (HBO Max), Merpeople (Netflix), The Secrets of Hillsong (FX), The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning (Peacock) and the Emmy Award winning Queer Eye (Netflix).
Prior to Scout,...
- 5/30/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Kennedy Ryan’s bestselling novel Before I Let Go is in development at Peacock from UCP and Universal Television.
Malcolm D. Lee, who recently extended his first-look deal with Universal TV, will direct and executive produce via his Blackmaled Productions banner alongside Dominique Telson as EP.
John Legend, Mike Jackson, and Ty Stiklorius’ Get Lifted Film Co. — which is under an overall deal with UCP — is also executive producing alongside Debra Martin Chase via her Martin Chase Productions. Ryan will also serve as an executive producer. There is not yet a writer attached to the project.
Before I Let Go tells the story of a divorced couple who are trying to move past the pain they’ve caused each other to continue co-parenting their two children.
Their love was supposed to last forever. But when life delivered blow after devastating blow, Yasmen and Josiah Wade found that love alone...
Malcolm D. Lee, who recently extended his first-look deal with Universal TV, will direct and executive produce via his Blackmaled Productions banner alongside Dominique Telson as EP.
John Legend, Mike Jackson, and Ty Stiklorius’ Get Lifted Film Co. — which is under an overall deal with UCP — is also executive producing alongside Debra Martin Chase via her Martin Chase Productions. Ryan will also serve as an executive producer. There is not yet a writer attached to the project.
Before I Let Go tells the story of a divorced couple who are trying to move past the pain they’ve caused each other to continue co-parenting their two children.
Their love was supposed to last forever. But when life delivered blow after devastating blow, Yasmen and Josiah Wade found that love alone...
- 4/21/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
The horror film “Jagged Mind,” starring Maisie Richardson-Sellers and Shannon Woodward, from 20th Digital Studio and Hulu Originals will world premiere at the American Black Film Festival in Miami Beach.
The festival runs June 14 to June 18. The film will debut exclusively on Hulu on June 15 and on Disney+ (via Star) internationally at a later date.
Directed by Kelley Kali (“I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking)”), “Jagged Mind” is about a woman plagued by blackouts and strange visions that lead her to discover she’s stuck in a series of time loops, possibly related to her mysterious new girlfriend. Richardson-Sellers stars as “Billie,” alongside Woodward as her girlfriend “Alex”.
Kali was tapped to direct this feature based off the short film “First Date,” which was included in the first season of 20th Digital Studio’s “Bite Size Halloween.” The feature, now titled “Jagged Mind,” is written by Allyson Morgan (“Sitting”). “Jagged Mind...
The festival runs June 14 to June 18. The film will debut exclusively on Hulu on June 15 and on Disney+ (via Star) internationally at a later date.
Directed by Kelley Kali (“I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking)”), “Jagged Mind” is about a woman plagued by blackouts and strange visions that lead her to discover she’s stuck in a series of time loops, possibly related to her mysterious new girlfriend. Richardson-Sellers stars as “Billie,” alongside Woodward as her girlfriend “Alex”.
Kali was tapped to direct this feature based off the short film “First Date,” which was included in the first season of 20th Digital Studio’s “Bite Size Halloween.” The feature, now titled “Jagged Mind,” is written by Allyson Morgan (“Sitting”). “Jagged Mind...
- 4/20/2023
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
TV host Zuri Hall has signed with UTA for representation in all areas.
Hall is a co-host of Access Hollywood and recently renewed her deal to continue as the co-host and sideline reporter on NBC’s American Ninja Warrior. She has also hosted pre-shows for the Emmy Awards and Golden Globes on NBC in the past year and will have hosting duties on E!’s Red Carpet Rundown Oscars special as well. She’s also the face of the partnership between Access and the Black & Missing Foundation, helping amplify cases of missing people of color.
Prior to joining Access Hollywood, Hall was an E! News correspondent, working across the NBCUniversal division’s various platforms. While there, she created, hosted and co-produced What’s Good With Zuri Hall, a series that highlighted and promoted diversity and inclusion efforts in Hollywood.
Hall has also hosted the Miss USA pageant twice and was...
Hall is a co-host of Access Hollywood and recently renewed her deal to continue as the co-host and sideline reporter on NBC’s American Ninja Warrior. She has also hosted pre-shows for the Emmy Awards and Golden Globes on NBC in the past year and will have hosting duties on E!’s Red Carpet Rundown Oscars special as well. She’s also the face of the partnership between Access and the Black & Missing Foundation, helping amplify cases of missing people of color.
Prior to joining Access Hollywood, Hall was an E! News correspondent, working across the NBCUniversal division’s various platforms. While there, she created, hosted and co-produced What’s Good With Zuri Hall, a series that highlighted and promoted diversity and inclusion efforts in Hollywood.
Hall has also hosted the Miss USA pageant twice and was...
- 3/7/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As the verdict for Harvey Weinstein was mixed, so were the post-verdict reactions.
Los Angeles prosecutors scored a conviction on three counts, a result that should assure Weinstein will spend his remaining years in prison. But the victory was narrower than it appeared: Of the four women whose allegations were the foundation of criminal charges, only one – Jane Doe 1, a Russian-born actress and model – had her testimony vindicated by the jury Monday.
Her statement was unequivocal: “Harvey Weinstein forever destroyed a part of me that night in 2013 and I will never get that back,” Jane Doe 1 said after the verdict. “The criminal trial was brutal and Weinstein’s lawyers put me through hell on the witness stand, but I knew I had to see this through to the end, and I did. I am thankful to the L.A. County prosecutors, including Paul Thompson, for believing in me and fighting...
Los Angeles prosecutors scored a conviction on three counts, a result that should assure Weinstein will spend his remaining years in prison. But the victory was narrower than it appeared: Of the four women whose allegations were the foundation of criminal charges, only one – Jane Doe 1, a Russian-born actress and model – had her testimony vindicated by the jury Monday.
Her statement was unequivocal: “Harvey Weinstein forever destroyed a part of me that night in 2013 and I will never get that back,” Jane Doe 1 said after the verdict. “The criminal trial was brutal and Weinstein’s lawyers put me through hell on the witness stand, but I knew I had to see this through to the end, and I did. I am thankful to the L.A. County prosecutors, including Paul Thompson, for believing in me and fighting...
- 12/20/2022
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
Hollywood Commission chairperson Anita Hill responded today to the conviction of Harvey Weinstein on three sex crime charges by a Los Angeles jury that could mean a sentence of 18 to 24 years behind bars for the Oscar-winning producer. Many of Weinstein’s accusers have said they were lured to hotel-room meetings that they thought were business-related, but turned out to be predicates for assault.
“The Weinstein verdict is a much-needed indication of our commitment to justice and individual accountability. But it is only one case, despite its profile and significance. Real progress toward safer and more equitable workplaces requires acknowledging the institutional practices and industry culture that tolerate abuse, discrimination, harassment and bullying,” wrote Hill who, of course, was at the center of accusations of workplace harassment against Supreme Court Judge Clarence Thomas during his confirmation hearing.
Hill stressed the need for continued work “to eliminate these behaviors.”
Chaired by Hill...
“The Weinstein verdict is a much-needed indication of our commitment to justice and individual accountability. But it is only one case, despite its profile and significance. Real progress toward safer and more equitable workplaces requires acknowledging the institutional practices and industry culture that tolerate abuse, discrimination, harassment and bullying,” wrote Hill who, of course, was at the center of accusations of workplace harassment against Supreme Court Judge Clarence Thomas during his confirmation hearing.
Hill stressed the need for continued work “to eliminate these behaviors.”
Chaired by Hill...
- 12/20/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Actress DeWanda Wise (Jurassic World: Dominion) has signed with M88 for representation.
Wise most recently starred alongside Chris Pratt, Bryce Hallas Howard, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill and more in the blockbuster Jurassic World: Dominion from Amblin Entertainment and Universal Pictures, which grossed over 1 billion at the worldwide box office upon its June release.
The actress is otherwise best known for starring as Nola Darling in Spike Lee’s series She’s Gotta Have It, based on his classic 1986 film of the same name, which aired for two seasons on Netflix. Additional TV credits include Invasion, The Twilight Zone, Shots Fired, Underground, The Mentalist, Boardwalk Empire and The Good Wife.
Wise has also previously appeared in films including Jennifer Kaytin Robinson’s Someone Great, Paul Weitz’s Kevin Hart starrer Fatherhood and Jeymes Samuel’s The Harder They Fall for Netflix, and Stella Meghie’s The Weekend.
Anticipated...
Wise most recently starred alongside Chris Pratt, Bryce Hallas Howard, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill and more in the blockbuster Jurassic World: Dominion from Amblin Entertainment and Universal Pictures, which grossed over 1 billion at the worldwide box office upon its June release.
The actress is otherwise best known for starring as Nola Darling in Spike Lee’s series She’s Gotta Have It, based on his classic 1986 film of the same name, which aired for two seasons on Netflix. Additional TV credits include Invasion, The Twilight Zone, Shots Fired, Underground, The Mentalist, Boardwalk Empire and The Good Wife.
Wise has also previously appeared in films including Jennifer Kaytin Robinson’s Someone Great, Paul Weitz’s Kevin Hart starrer Fatherhood and Jeymes Samuel’s The Harder They Fall for Netflix, and Stella Meghie’s The Weekend.
Anticipated...
- 12/8/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Yetide Badaki Developing Nigerian Vampire TV Series & Comic With Prentice Penny & Sebastian A. Jones
Exclusive: Yetide Badaki, who starred in Starz’ American Gods, is biting into the comic book world.
Badaki is developing a Nigerian vampire story as a TV series and a comic and has teamed with Payback Entertainment, the company founded by Insecure showrunner Prentice Penny and Stranger Comics President Sebastian A. Jones.
Naija Vamp is about a Nigerian vampire’s hunger for eternal love, beyond the flesh. It is described as an irreverent love letter to all those who have ever felt othered, wrapped in a blood-sucking coming-of-age self-discovery romp.
The story follows Bisi, who is turning 40 years old. Again. In fact, Bisi turned 40 many years ago when she became a vampire as part of her Nigerian undead family heritage. Struggling to find herself in the New World amidst navigating her family’s Old World vampiric expectations and unable to keep a partner for fear of eating them, Bisi’s (after...
Badaki is developing a Nigerian vampire story as a TV series and a comic and has teamed with Payback Entertainment, the company founded by Insecure showrunner Prentice Penny and Stranger Comics President Sebastian A. Jones.
Naija Vamp is about a Nigerian vampire’s hunger for eternal love, beyond the flesh. It is described as an irreverent love letter to all those who have ever felt othered, wrapped in a blood-sucking coming-of-age self-discovery romp.
The story follows Bisi, who is turning 40 years old. Again. In fact, Bisi turned 40 many years ago when she became a vampire as part of her Nigerian undead family heritage. Struggling to find herself in the New World amidst navigating her family’s Old World vampiric expectations and unable to keep a partner for fear of eating them, Bisi’s (after...
- 12/7/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Click here to read the full article.
On Oct. 24, the head of Hollywood’s most beloved charity, the century-old Motion Picture & Television Fund, warned of its “imminent demise” if it didn’t raise at least 10 million by the end of this year. CEO Bob Beitcher wrote in an open letter sent to industry members the next day that, since the onset of the pandemic, the organization, which provides social services and residential options for currently employed and retired entertainment workers, had incurred a massive operating shortfall largely stemming from Covid-related expenses and lost earnings from philanthropic events.
“Never sufficiently endowed, MPTF has always survived year to year and deficit to deficit,” he explained in the letter, which also ran as an ad in The Hollywood Reporter. “We are now operating in dangerous territory, rapidly depleting our cash reserves.” Beitcher argued that the organization’s capacity to help the thousands...
On Oct. 24, the head of Hollywood’s most beloved charity, the century-old Motion Picture & Television Fund, warned of its “imminent demise” if it didn’t raise at least 10 million by the end of this year. CEO Bob Beitcher wrote in an open letter sent to industry members the next day that, since the onset of the pandemic, the organization, which provides social services and residential options for currently employed and retired entertainment workers, had incurred a massive operating shortfall largely stemming from Covid-related expenses and lost earnings from philanthropic events.
“Never sufficiently endowed, MPTF has always survived year to year and deficit to deficit,” he explained in the letter, which also ran as an ad in The Hollywood Reporter. “We are now operating in dangerous territory, rapidly depleting our cash reserves.” Beitcher argued that the organization’s capacity to help the thousands...
- 11/8/2022
- by Gary Baum and Katie Kilkenny
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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The Motion Picture & Television Fund, the prominent Hollywood charity founded over 100 years ago by Mary Pickford, “desperately” and “urgently” needs donations amid a steep drop in cash reserves, its president and CEO is telling industry leaders.
“Coming through the pandemic, every member of the MPTF fiduciary team has been forced to take a hard look at our financial circumstances; and right now, things don’t look good,” Bob Beitcher wrote to industry leaders in an email on Tuesday. “Since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, MPTF has incurred a staggering operating shortfall—the result of Covid-related costs for residents and staff on our campus in Woodland Hills, nursing shortages and lower occupancy rates, and lost revenues from our major events during the pandemic—all costing us over 20 million.” Deadline was the first to report on the message.
According to an auditor...
The Motion Picture & Television Fund, the prominent Hollywood charity founded over 100 years ago by Mary Pickford, “desperately” and “urgently” needs donations amid a steep drop in cash reserves, its president and CEO is telling industry leaders.
“Coming through the pandemic, every member of the MPTF fiduciary team has been forced to take a hard look at our financial circumstances; and right now, things don’t look good,” Bob Beitcher wrote to industry leaders in an email on Tuesday. “Since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, MPTF has incurred a staggering operating shortfall—the result of Covid-related costs for residents and staff on our campus in Woodland Hills, nursing shortages and lower occupancy rates, and lost revenues from our major events during the pandemic—all costing us over 20 million.” Deadline was the first to report on the message.
According to an auditor...
- 10/25/2022
- by Katie Kilkenny
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Hollywood Commission, the research and advocacy organization chaired by Anita Hill and founded by board members Kathleen Kennedy and Nina Shaw, launched its second entertainment industry survey on Thursday. The survey is designed to probe and address the culture of abuse and power disparity throughout the film and TV industry.
The survey is now live at hollywoodentertainmentsurvey.org, and the Hollywood Commission encourages all members of the community to participate in its anonymous questionnaire. The commission has also expanded its survey’s demographics and will additionally have a focus on people working in the gaming sector.
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The Hollywood Commission launched in 2017 at the height of the #MeToo movement and released its first industry-wide survey in 2020. It polled 9,650 entertainment workers in Hollywood who, at 65, overwhelmingly felt that even in light of calls for reform,...
The survey is now live at hollywoodentertainmentsurvey.org, and the Hollywood Commission encourages all members of the community to participate in its anonymous questionnaire. The commission has also expanded its survey’s demographics and will additionally have a focus on people working in the gaming sector.
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The Hollywood Commission launched in 2017 at the height of the #MeToo movement and released its first industry-wide survey in 2020. It polled 9,650 entertainment workers in Hollywood who, at 65, overwhelmingly felt that even in light of calls for reform,...
- 10/20/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The Hollywood Commission is launching its second Entertainment Survey with the goal of giving voice to entertainment industry workers.
Chaired by Anita Hill and founded by board members Kathleen Kennedy and Nina Shaw, the Hollywood Commission was formed in 2017 to bring together entertainment executives, independent experts, and advisors to take the necessary collective steps toward tackling the culture of abuse and power disparity in the industry.
The survey is a temperature check to identify the progress that has been made up until now and where work still needs to be done. There’s a goal of 20,000 responses and the survey is now live through November 27 at hollywoodentertainmentsurvey.org
“As we seek to determine what systemic progress we have made over the past several years, the second Hollywood Commission Entertainment Survey is more important and in many ways consequential than our first,” said Hill.
“With this new edition, we hope to...
Chaired by Anita Hill and founded by board members Kathleen Kennedy and Nina Shaw, the Hollywood Commission was formed in 2017 to bring together entertainment executives, independent experts, and advisors to take the necessary collective steps toward tackling the culture of abuse and power disparity in the industry.
The survey is a temperature check to identify the progress that has been made up until now and where work still needs to be done. There’s a goal of 20,000 responses and the survey is now live through November 27 at hollywoodentertainmentsurvey.org
“As we seek to determine what systemic progress we have made over the past several years, the second Hollywood Commission Entertainment Survey is more important and in many ways consequential than our first,” said Hill.
“With this new edition, we hope to...
- 10/20/2022
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
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When it was founded in the months after the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke in 2017, Time’s Up was supposed to put Hollywood’s considerable power and money — and its sudden outrage — to work fighting sexual harassment. Instead, today Time’s Up is a ghost organization, technically still operating, but with no CEO or programming offered in nearly a year, and with a skeletal board.
For many victims who had hoped the nonprofit would become a vital advocate for their rights, the devolution of Time’s Up from its attention-grabbing launch at the 2018 Golden Globes to its near-defunct status today has been one of the gravest disappointments of the #MeToo era. Instead of providing a voice for the voiceless, the organization ended up crumpling amid conflict-of-interest allegations and internal disagreements over its focus.
“Outside of pins being adorned to very fancy dresses on the red carpet,...
When it was founded in the months after the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke in 2017, Time’s Up was supposed to put Hollywood’s considerable power and money — and its sudden outrage — to work fighting sexual harassment. Instead, today Time’s Up is a ghost organization, technically still operating, but with no CEO or programming offered in nearly a year, and with a skeletal board.
For many victims who had hoped the nonprofit would become a vital advocate for their rights, the devolution of Time’s Up from its attention-grabbing launch at the 2018 Golden Globes to its near-defunct status today has been one of the gravest disappointments of the #MeToo era. Instead of providing a voice for the voiceless, the organization ended up crumpling amid conflict-of-interest allegations and internal disagreements over its focus.
“Outside of pins being adorned to very fancy dresses on the red carpet,...
- 10/3/2022
- by Rebecca Keegan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Joy Gorman Wettels is launching her own production venture and has struck a deal with Fifth Season.
The former Anonymous Content partner, who is an exec producer on series such as 13 Reasons Why and Home Before Dark, has launched Joy Coalition and inked a first-look deal with the company formerly known as Endeavor Content.
Joy Coalition focuses on premium content that centers on social topics and works with policy experts and philanthropic organizations.
The multi-year deal with the studio behind series such as Severance will cover scripted TV, film and unscripted series. The two companies will eye projects that corporate social impact initiatives and value inclusion and equity.
Alyssa Raimann, who previously worked at STX Entertainment, joins as Director of Development with Reid Hensen as co-ordinator.
In addition to Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why and Apple’s Home Before Dark, she has also exec produced HBO Max’s...
The former Anonymous Content partner, who is an exec producer on series such as 13 Reasons Why and Home Before Dark, has launched Joy Coalition and inked a first-look deal with the company formerly known as Endeavor Content.
Joy Coalition focuses on premium content that centers on social topics and works with policy experts and philanthropic organizations.
The multi-year deal with the studio behind series such as Severance will cover scripted TV, film and unscripted series. The two companies will eye projects that corporate social impact initiatives and value inclusion and equity.
Alyssa Raimann, who previously worked at STX Entertainment, joins as Director of Development with Reid Hensen as co-ordinator.
In addition to Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why and Apple’s Home Before Dark, she has also exec produced HBO Max’s...
- 9/15/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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Benny Boom has a new home.
The director has signed with Gersh for representation.
The New York-based helmer has a career that dates back 20 years to when he cut his teeth in the music business directing videos for big stars. He has more than 200 credits and has worked with a list that includes Diddy, Nicki Minaj, Eminem, L.L. Cool J, 50 Cent, Kelly Rowland, Fat Joe, Lil Kim, Nelly, Nas and Sean Paul.
He transitioned to feature films and TV while still being a go-to music video creator. Most recently, he has been on a small screen spree, directing episodes of series like Showtime’s City on a Hill, CBS’ The Equalizer, CSI: Vegas, NCIS: Los Angeles and Magnum P.I., NBC’s Chicago P.D. and The CW’s All American.
He’s also known for All Eyez on Me, the biopic of late rap legend Tupac Shakur.
Benny Boom has a new home.
The director has signed with Gersh for representation.
The New York-based helmer has a career that dates back 20 years to when he cut his teeth in the music business directing videos for big stars. He has more than 200 credits and has worked with a list that includes Diddy, Nicki Minaj, Eminem, L.L. Cool J, 50 Cent, Kelly Rowland, Fat Joe, Lil Kim, Nelly, Nas and Sean Paul.
He transitioned to feature films and TV while still being a go-to music video creator. Most recently, he has been on a small screen spree, directing episodes of series like Showtime’s City on a Hill, CBS’ The Equalizer, CSI: Vegas, NCIS: Los Angeles and Magnum P.I., NBC’s Chicago P.D. and The CW’s All American.
He’s also known for All Eyez on Me, the biopic of late rap legend Tupac Shakur.
- 8/22/2022
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Benny Boom, the television director who has worked on franchises such as “CSI: Vegas” and “Magnum Pi,” has signed with the Gersh Agency for representation.
Boom, well-known for his revered work in the music video industry, has in recent years bolstered his television directing credits with his work on franchises such as Showtime’s “City on a Hill,” “Black Lightning,” “The Equalizer,” “NCIS: LA” and “Chicago Pd.” He also directed the 2017 Tupac Shakur biographical film “All Eyez on Me,” which starred Demetrius Shipp Jr. and Kat Graham. Alongside “All Eyez on Me,” Boom’s film credits include the 2011 action film “S.W.A.T.: Firefight,” the 2009 action comedy “Next Day Air” and the 2016 thriller “48 Hours to Live.”
The Philadelphia native has won awards and garnered billions of online views for his work in music videos. His work on Nelly’s “Dilemma” with Kelly Rowland currently has over 1.2 billion views.
Boom, well-known for his revered work in the music video industry, has in recent years bolstered his television directing credits with his work on franchises such as Showtime’s “City on a Hill,” “Black Lightning,” “The Equalizer,” “NCIS: LA” and “Chicago Pd.” He also directed the 2017 Tupac Shakur biographical film “All Eyez on Me,” which starred Demetrius Shipp Jr. and Kat Graham. Alongside “All Eyez on Me,” Boom’s film credits include the 2011 action film “S.W.A.T.: Firefight,” the 2009 action comedy “Next Day Air” and the 2016 thriller “48 Hours to Live.”
The Philadelphia native has won awards and garnered billions of online views for his work in music videos. His work on Nelly’s “Dilemma” with Kelly Rowland currently has over 1.2 billion views.
- 8/22/2022
- by Carson Burton
- Variety Film + TV
Updated: This is now official. Star Wars’ social media accounts just confirmed the news that Amandla Stenberg has joined The Acolyte (see post below). Stenberg said she was “so excited to finally announce I’m joining Star Wars: The Acolyte! Honored is an understatement. May the Force be with you.”
Previously, December 8, 2021: Amandla Stenberg will join the Star Wars universe as The Hate U Give actor takes on the lead role of Disney+’s upcoming series The Acolyte, Deadline has confirmed. The project hails from Leslye Headland.
The Acolyte is a mystery-thriller that will take viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic era, Disney+ described the series upon its announcement in December 2020. In the real universe of Star Wars, an acolyte can refer to individuals with force abilities who learn from a more experienced Sith Lord.
Details...
Previously, December 8, 2021: Amandla Stenberg will join the Star Wars universe as The Hate U Give actor takes on the lead role of Disney+’s upcoming series The Acolyte, Deadline has confirmed. The project hails from Leslye Headland.
The Acolyte is a mystery-thriller that will take viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic era, Disney+ described the series upon its announcement in December 2020. In the real universe of Star Wars, an acolyte can refer to individuals with force abilities who learn from a more experienced Sith Lord.
Details...
- 7/22/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
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Today in Hollywood, an out-of-office email message might not be for a vacation — but instead a subtle form of protest.
Some industry workplaces, including most of the major talent agencies, will participate in a nationwide virtual walkout organized by Planned Parenthood to show support for abortion rights Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m. Pt. Some companies are adding additional programming as well — ahead of the walkout at UTA, client and Hacks star Hannah Einbinder will moderate a conversation with Debasri Ghosh, managing director of the National Network of Abortion Funds, and Alencia Johnson, the founder and chief impact officer of the social impact agency 1063 West Broad.
The virtual walkout is one of the ways, in the nearly three weeks since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, that the entertainment industry has transitioned from shock to activism. There is also the group of power players,...
Today in Hollywood, an out-of-office email message might not be for a vacation — but instead a subtle form of protest.
Some industry workplaces, including most of the major talent agencies, will participate in a nationwide virtual walkout organized by Planned Parenthood to show support for abortion rights Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m. Pt. Some companies are adding additional programming as well — ahead of the walkout at UTA, client and Hacks star Hannah Einbinder will moderate a conversation with Debasri Ghosh, managing director of the National Network of Abortion Funds, and Alencia Johnson, the founder and chief impact officer of the social impact agency 1063 West Broad.
The virtual walkout is one of the ways, in the nearly three weeks since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, that the entertainment industry has transitioned from shock to activism. There is also the group of power players,...
- 7/13/2022
- by Rebecca Keegan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: DeWanda Wise is set to join the ensemble cast of Chris Pine’s directorial debut Poolman. She joins a cast that already includes Pine, Annette Bening, Danny DeVito and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios is fully financing the project, which it launched at EFM earlier this year. CAA Media Finance is co-representing the film’s domestic rights with AGC.
Pine directs from a script he co-write with Ian Gotler. Pine plays Darren Barrenman, a hapless dreamer and would be philosopher who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block in sunny Los Angeles and crashing city council meetings with his neighbors Jack and Diane (DeVito and Bening). When Barrenman uncovers the greatest water heist in LA history since Chinatown he makes uneasy alliances with a beautiful and connected femme fatale while following every lead he can with corrupt city officials, burned...
Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios is fully financing the project, which it launched at EFM earlier this year. CAA Media Finance is co-representing the film’s domestic rights with AGC.
Pine directs from a script he co-write with Ian Gotler. Pine plays Darren Barrenman, a hapless dreamer and would be philosopher who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block in sunny Los Angeles and crashing city council meetings with his neighbors Jack and Diane (DeVito and Bening). When Barrenman uncovers the greatest water heist in LA history since Chinatown he makes uneasy alliances with a beautiful and connected femme fatale while following every lead he can with corrupt city officials, burned...
- 7/7/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Get Lifted Film Co., the production company run by John Legend, Mike Jackson and Ty Stiklorius, is getting into business with NBCUniversal.
The company, which is behind series such as IFC and AMC comedy series Sherman’s Showcase, has struck a scripted overall deal with UCP and a first-look deal for unscripted series.
It comes after their previous three-year overall deal with the then-titled ABC Studios that was signed in 2019 and marks the company’s third home after previously having a first-look pact at Sony Pictures Television.
Get Lifted’s upcoming projects include Al Sharpton’s documentary Loudmouth that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, a third season of Sherman’s Showcase and feature film Blacktop Wasteland.
It also produced tennis documentary Citizen Ashe, HBO’s The Legend of the Underground as well as Netflix’s Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey and HBO Max’s reality series Rhythm + Flow.
“We...
The company, which is behind series such as IFC and AMC comedy series Sherman’s Showcase, has struck a scripted overall deal with UCP and a first-look deal for unscripted series.
It comes after their previous three-year overall deal with the then-titled ABC Studios that was signed in 2019 and marks the company’s third home after previously having a first-look pact at Sony Pictures Television.
Get Lifted’s upcoming projects include Al Sharpton’s documentary Loudmouth that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, a third season of Sherman’s Showcase and feature film Blacktop Wasteland.
It also produced tennis documentary Citizen Ashe, HBO’s The Legend of the Underground as well as Netflix’s Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey and HBO Max’s reality series Rhythm + Flow.
“We...
- 7/7/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
John Legend is continuing his relationship with NBCUniversal’s UCP.
Get Lifted Film, Legend’s production company with Emmy and Tony-winning producer Mike Jackson and Friends At Work CEO Ty Stiklorius, has a new, multi-year overall deal at UCP, which is part of Universal Studio Group and the larger NBCUniversal, it was announced Thursday morning.
The deal includes first-looks at unscripted series from the company, as well as scripted content.
“We are elated to align with the talented team at Get Lifted Film Co. to bring their incredible scripted and unscripted stories to life,” Beatrice Springborn, president, UCP, said in a statement. “Mike, John and Ty have an absolutely astonishing track record, and we’re excited to support their vision through this new alliance.”
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“We’re so excited to broaden our relationship with the Universal family,” Jackson said in a statement.
Get Lifted Film, Legend’s production company with Emmy and Tony-winning producer Mike Jackson and Friends At Work CEO Ty Stiklorius, has a new, multi-year overall deal at UCP, which is part of Universal Studio Group and the larger NBCUniversal, it was announced Thursday morning.
The deal includes first-looks at unscripted series from the company, as well as scripted content.
“We are elated to align with the talented team at Get Lifted Film Co. to bring their incredible scripted and unscripted stories to life,” Beatrice Springborn, president, UCP, said in a statement. “Mike, John and Ty have an absolutely astonishing track record, and we’re excited to support their vision through this new alliance.”
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“We’re so excited to broaden our relationship with the Universal family,” Jackson said in a statement.
- 7/7/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Fox is developing Billionaire Class, a one-hour drama from writer Eric Haywood, Malcolm Spellman and Nichelle Tramble Spellman’s The 51 and Fox Entertainment.
Written by Haywood, Billionaire Class is described as a high-stakes wish-fulfillment drama, offering a complex vision of wealth, race, and equity in America. It focuses on a brilliant but disillusioned billionaire’s executive assistant (Jo), who teaches a charismatic, fast-talking street hustler (Miles) how to walk, talk, and act like a billionaire in order to con her employer’s super-wealthy friends into using their money to help the less fortunate.
Haywood executive produces with Malcolm Spellman, Nichelle Tramble Spellman and Eli Dansky for The 51, Trevor Engelson via Underground, his frequent collaborator Douglas Banker for Five All In The Fifth as well as director Maurice “Mo” Marable (Woke). Ray Smith co-produces. Fox Entertainment is the studio.
The project reunites Haywood and Malcolm...
Written by Haywood, Billionaire Class is described as a high-stakes wish-fulfillment drama, offering a complex vision of wealth, race, and equity in America. It focuses on a brilliant but disillusioned billionaire’s executive assistant (Jo), who teaches a charismatic, fast-talking street hustler (Miles) how to walk, talk, and act like a billionaire in order to con her employer’s super-wealthy friends into using their money to help the less fortunate.
Haywood executive produces with Malcolm Spellman, Nichelle Tramble Spellman and Eli Dansky for The 51, Trevor Engelson via Underground, his frequent collaborator Douglas Banker for Five All In The Fifth as well as director Maurice “Mo” Marable (Woke). Ray Smith co-produces. Fox Entertainment is the studio.
The project reunites Haywood and Malcolm...
- 7/6/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
A group of prominent entertainment industry women gathered Saturday for a video conference call to discuss next steps in the reignited fight for reproductive rights in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
The gathering, which included some men, was organized in part by Katie McGrath, a partner in Bad Robot who is married to superproducer J.J. Abrams, and the social impact strategy firm Acora Partners. The presentation was said to have run about two hours. McGrath and Abrams have been vocal and active supporters of pro-choice legislators and organizations.
The discussion was said to have included a presentation from an ob-gyn and medical experts, and a presentation on the complex legalities around abortion triggered by the high court’s decision. With Roe going away, numerous states have or are in the process of enacting highly restrictive laws or outright legal bans on the medical procedure.
The gathering, which included some men, was organized in part by Katie McGrath, a partner in Bad Robot who is married to superproducer J.J. Abrams, and the social impact strategy firm Acora Partners. The presentation was said to have run about two hours. McGrath and Abrams have been vocal and active supporters of pro-choice legislators and organizations.
The discussion was said to have included a presentation from an ob-gyn and medical experts, and a presentation on the complex legalities around abortion triggered by the high court’s decision. With Roe going away, numerous states have or are in the process of enacting highly restrictive laws or outright legal bans on the medical procedure.
- 6/27/2022
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
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There is a Planned Parenthood in South L.A. five minutes from USC, where Storm Reid goes to college.
“I have friends who have been in situations where they’ve had to go to Planned Parenthood,” the Euphoria star said in a conversation with Ava DuVernay and Nina Shaw on Thursday afternoon in Ojai. “That right could possibly be taken away from the people I care about and people who don’t have the resources to be able to be a normal young human and make a mistake or whatever the case may be.
“The [possibility] they don’t have the ability to have a choice of what they do to their body is devastating,” Reid continued, beginning to cry onstage. “I hate calling myself an activist because I’m not on the ground doing the work activists do, but I try through my...
There is a Planned Parenthood in South L.A. five minutes from USC, where Storm Reid goes to college.
“I have friends who have been in situations where they’ve had to go to Planned Parenthood,” the Euphoria star said in a conversation with Ava DuVernay and Nina Shaw on Thursday afternoon in Ojai. “That right could possibly be taken away from the people I care about and people who don’t have the resources to be able to be a normal young human and make a mistake or whatever the case may be.
“The [possibility] they don’t have the ability to have a choice of what they do to their body is devastating,” Reid continued, beginning to cry onstage. “I hate calling myself an activist because I’m not on the ground doing the work activists do, but I try through my...
- 6/26/2022
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Ellen Barkin has been tapped to star in an episode of Peacock’s Poker Face, a mystery drama series from Rian Johnson, his T-Street banner and MRC Television.
Details of Barkin’s role, as well as plot details of the anthology-like series are being kept under wraps.
She joins previously announced cast, including Natasha Lyonne, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Chloë Sevigny, Dascha Polanco, Lil Rel Howery, Adrien Brody, Stephanie Hsu, Benjamin Bratt and David Castañeda.
This marks the first TV series for Knives Out and Star Wars filmmaker Johnson who is the creator, writer and director of Poker Face and will also executive produce alongside T-Street partner Ram Bergman and the company’s television president Nena Rodrigue. Lyonne also will serve as an executive producer via her Animal Pictures. The company’s Maya Rudolph and Danielle Renfrew Behrens will co-executive produce.
Barkin is coming off her starring role as Janine “Smurf” Cody in Animal Kingdom,...
Details of Barkin’s role, as well as plot details of the anthology-like series are being kept under wraps.
She joins previously announced cast, including Natasha Lyonne, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Chloë Sevigny, Dascha Polanco, Lil Rel Howery, Adrien Brody, Stephanie Hsu, Benjamin Bratt and David Castañeda.
This marks the first TV series for Knives Out and Star Wars filmmaker Johnson who is the creator, writer and director of Poker Face and will also executive produce alongside T-Street partner Ram Bergman and the company’s television president Nena Rodrigue. Lyonne also will serve as an executive producer via her Animal Pictures. The company’s Maya Rudolph and Danielle Renfrew Behrens will co-executive produce.
Barkin is coming off her starring role as Janine “Smurf” Cody in Animal Kingdom,...
- 6/22/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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After a two-year pandemic-induced hiatus, CAA’s in-person Amplify Summit is back.
An invitation-only group of artists, thought leaders and industry executives will gather in Ojai tomorrow for a lineup of keynotes, firesides and breakout sessions aimed at leveraging multicultural perspectives to advance goals in both business and justice.
Those who will address this year’s summit include filmmakers Ava DuVernay and Jeymes Samuels; actors Leslie Grace, Stephanie Hsu, Anthony Ramos, Storm Reid, Lauren Ridloff and Yara Shahidi; comedian Amber Ruffin; executives Cris Abrego (Banijay Americas chair and Endemol Shine president and CEO), Franklin Leonard (The Black List founder and CEO) and Jon Platt (Sony Music Publishing chair and CEO); and authors Tomi Adeyemi (Children of Blood and Bone) and Soman Chainani (School for Good and Evil) as well as White House senior advisor and former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, IllumiNative founder...
After a two-year pandemic-induced hiatus, CAA’s in-person Amplify Summit is back.
An invitation-only group of artists, thought leaders and industry executives will gather in Ojai tomorrow for a lineup of keynotes, firesides and breakout sessions aimed at leveraging multicultural perspectives to advance goals in both business and justice.
Those who will address this year’s summit include filmmakers Ava DuVernay and Jeymes Samuels; actors Leslie Grace, Stephanie Hsu, Anthony Ramos, Storm Reid, Lauren Ridloff and Yara Shahidi; comedian Amber Ruffin; executives Cris Abrego (Banijay Americas chair and Endemol Shine president and CEO), Franklin Leonard (The Black List founder and CEO) and Jon Platt (Sony Music Publishing chair and CEO); and authors Tomi Adeyemi (Children of Blood and Bone) and Soman Chainani (School for Good and Evil) as well as White House senior advisor and former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, IllumiNative founder...
- 6/22/2022
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The CAA Amplify summit will make its in-person return on June 22 featuring speakers across entertainment, sports, media, technology, and social justice.
The summit brings together a diverse group of key influencers and industry decision-makers to explore the role business plays in advancing culture and justice for communities of color.
Speaking in front of an invite-only crowd in Ojai, California are Ava DuVernay, Yara Shahidi, Anthony Ramos, Stephanie Hsu, Tomi Adeyemi, Storm Reid, Jeymes Samuel, Jon Platt, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Cris Abrego, Amber Ruffin, Leslie Grace, Crystal Echo Hawk, Lauren Ridloff, Nina Shaw, Soman Chainani, and Franklin Leonard.
“We’re thrilled for the return of CAA Amplify and to once again be in community with so many talented artists and business leaders,” said Ruben Garcia, Executive and Co-Head of Cultural Business Strategy at CAA. “The pandemic helped illustrate the value of the network we have built and how we can use...
The summit brings together a diverse group of key influencers and industry decision-makers to explore the role business plays in advancing culture and justice for communities of color.
Speaking in front of an invite-only crowd in Ojai, California are Ava DuVernay, Yara Shahidi, Anthony Ramos, Stephanie Hsu, Tomi Adeyemi, Storm Reid, Jeymes Samuel, Jon Platt, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Cris Abrego, Amber Ruffin, Leslie Grace, Crystal Echo Hawk, Lauren Ridloff, Nina Shaw, Soman Chainani, and Franklin Leonard.
“We’re thrilled for the return of CAA Amplify and to once again be in community with so many talented artists and business leaders,” said Ruben Garcia, Executive and Co-Head of Cultural Business Strategy at CAA. “The pandemic helped illustrate the value of the network we have built and how we can use...
- 6/22/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
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Transgender actress, activist and author Kai Shappley has signed with CAA.
Shappley starred in the Emmy-winning documentary about her life, Trans in America: Texas Strong. Her other credits include the feature-length documentary Mama Bears, director Daresha Kyi’s documentary about the impact of a support group for conservative, Christian mothers of LGBTQ children, and the Netflix series The Baby-Sitters Club.
As an activist, Shappley is a regular speaker at Pride rallies and news conferences and she has addressed members of Congress about the Equality Act, a bill that would provide the first federal non-discrimination protection for LGBTQ people in housing, employment and elsewhere.
In April 2021, Shappley testified before the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs on a state bill that she argued discriminated against trans youth and their families. Earlier this year, Shappley’s open letter, “Dear Texas Legislators: You’re Hurting Me.
Transgender actress, activist and author Kai Shappley has signed with CAA.
Shappley starred in the Emmy-winning documentary about her life, Trans in America: Texas Strong. Her other credits include the feature-length documentary Mama Bears, director Daresha Kyi’s documentary about the impact of a support group for conservative, Christian mothers of LGBTQ children, and the Netflix series The Baby-Sitters Club.
As an activist, Shappley is a regular speaker at Pride rallies and news conferences and she has addressed members of Congress about the Equality Act, a bill that would provide the first federal non-discrimination protection for LGBTQ people in housing, employment and elsewhere.
In April 2021, Shappley testified before the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs on a state bill that she argued discriminated against trans youth and their families. Earlier this year, Shappley’s open letter, “Dear Texas Legislators: You’re Hurting Me.
- 6/14/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Update, Wednesday, 3:23 Pm Pt: Organizers said that more than 300 people attended an event at Bad Robot Productions for Karen Bass, as polls show she faces a tight primary race against developer Rick Caruso.
Katie McGrath and J.J. Abrams addressed the crowd at the event, and Norman Lear, 99, was among the attendees and co-chairs. Other co-chairs included Lyn Lear, Damon and Heidi Lindelof, Nina Shaw, Christy Haubegger and Matt Johnson.
The money race between Bass and Caruso has heated up in recent weeks. According to campaign records, Caruso donated an additional 3.25 million to his campaign, while the Los Angeles Police Protective League gave a 1.8 million infusion to its committee opposing Bass.
Last week, Jeffrey Katzenberg donated 600,000 to an independent committee that is backing Bass. The committee, Communities United for Bass for LA Mayor 2022, announced on Wednesday that it was spending 1.07 million for a TV ad buy in a 30-second spot...
Katie McGrath and J.J. Abrams addressed the crowd at the event, and Norman Lear, 99, was among the attendees and co-chairs. Other co-chairs included Lyn Lear, Damon and Heidi Lindelof, Nina Shaw, Christy Haubegger and Matt Johnson.
The money race between Bass and Caruso has heated up in recent weeks. According to campaign records, Caruso donated an additional 3.25 million to his campaign, while the Los Angeles Police Protective League gave a 1.8 million infusion to its committee opposing Bass.
Last week, Jeffrey Katzenberg donated 600,000 to an independent committee that is backing Bass. The committee, Communities United for Bass for LA Mayor 2022, announced on Wednesday that it was spending 1.07 million for a TV ad buy in a 30-second spot...
- 5/18/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: HBO is developing Sula, a limited series based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison’s novel. The project comes from writer Shannon M. Houston (Station Eleven), who has an overall deal at HBO, and Stephanie Allain’s Homegrown Pictures, under the company’s first-look deal with Warner Bros. Television Group and HBO.
Created and written by Houston based on the novel, Sula tracks the lives of two Black heroines from their close-knit childhood in a small Ohio neighborhood called The Bottom, through their sharply divergent paths of womanhood. Nel Wright has chosen to marry, raise a family and become a pillar of the Black community. Sula Peace has rejected the life Nel has embraced, escaping from The Bottom, submerging herself in city life, and coming into her own as a woman more intellectually and sexually free than anyone around her. Eventually, Sula and...
Created and written by Houston based on the novel, Sula tracks the lives of two Black heroines from their close-knit childhood in a small Ohio neighborhood called The Bottom, through their sharply divergent paths of womanhood. Nel Wright has chosen to marry, raise a family and become a pillar of the Black community. Sula Peace has rejected the life Nel has embraced, escaping from The Bottom, submerging herself in city life, and coming into her own as a woman more intellectually and sexually free than anyone around her. Eventually, Sula and...
- 5/9/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: More change is afoot at Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein Lezcano Bobb & Dang.
Having added long time colleagues Gordon M. Bobb and Loan T. Dang as name partners earlier this year, one of Hollywood’s most powerful and far reaching law firms is now moving some of their chess pieces around internally, I’ve learned
As partners Todd Weinstein and Tara Senior exit to form their own firm, 33-year old Del Shaw is restructuring its unscripted and non-fiction entertainment practice group. As a part of that strategy towards greater synergy, partner Ethan Cohan has been tapped to lead the newly revitalized and expanding group.
“It continues to be a privilege to work alongside the amazing group of attorneys at Del Shaw,” said Cohan. “It is an opportunity of a lifetime to lead the unscripted practice group in its expansion and continued innovation,” the former head of production and business...
Having added long time colleagues Gordon M. Bobb and Loan T. Dang as name partners earlier this year, one of Hollywood’s most powerful and far reaching law firms is now moving some of their chess pieces around internally, I’ve learned
As partners Todd Weinstein and Tara Senior exit to form their own firm, 33-year old Del Shaw is restructuring its unscripted and non-fiction entertainment practice group. As a part of that strategy towards greater synergy, partner Ethan Cohan has been tapped to lead the newly revitalized and expanding group.
“It continues to be a privilege to work alongside the amazing group of attorneys at Del Shaw,” said Cohan. “It is an opportunity of a lifetime to lead the unscripted practice group in its expansion and continued innovation,” the former head of production and business...
- 3/30/2022
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sterlin Harjo has signed with CAA.
Harjo co-created and executive produces FX’s freshman hit Reservation Dogs alongside Taika Waititi. Harjo also served as showrunner and pilot director. The duo is currently in pre-production on Season 2.
The series is notable for being the first to feature an all-Native team of writers, directors, and series regulars, and is one of Hulu and FX’s most-watched programs.
Harjo, a citizen of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, also has several projects set up at FX through his overall deal, as well as others at Amazon and Showtime, alongside frequent collaborators, including Heather Rae, Ethan Hawke, Bobby Wilson, and Bird Runningwater, among others.
The series was recently honored with the Best Ensemble Cast award at the Independent Spirit Awards and was nominated for Best Comedy Series at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday.
“Of course you want people to like the show but...
Harjo co-created and executive produces FX’s freshman hit Reservation Dogs alongside Taika Waititi. Harjo also served as showrunner and pilot director. The duo is currently in pre-production on Season 2.
The series is notable for being the first to feature an all-Native team of writers, directors, and series regulars, and is one of Hulu and FX’s most-watched programs.
Harjo, a citizen of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, also has several projects set up at FX through his overall deal, as well as others at Amazon and Showtime, alongside frequent collaborators, including Heather Rae, Ethan Hawke, Bobby Wilson, and Bird Runningwater, among others.
The series was recently honored with the Best Ensemble Cast award at the Independent Spirit Awards and was nominated for Best Comedy Series at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday.
“Of course you want people to like the show but...
- 3/18/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated: Netflix reigned supreme at the Film Independent Spirit Awards in the ceremony’s return to the Santa Monica Beach given the pandemic’s ease, with the streamer collecting three wins for Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Lost Daughter including Best Feature.
The Endeavor Content produced movie is up for three Oscar noms, including Gyllenhaal for Best Adapted Screenplay, Olivia Colman for Best Actress, and Jessie Buckley for Best Supporting Actress, who was passed over at the Spirits today for Ruth Negga, star of Neflix’s Passing. Gyllenhaal took home both Best Screenplay and Director at the Spirits. Netflix also saw wins for Passing in Best Cinematography and Lee Jung-jae for Best Male Performance in a New Scripted series, that being for the mega-hit, Squid Game.
Shifting from its traditional immediate pre-Oscars perch, the Film Independent Spirit Awards returned today with a live and in-person ceremony near the Santa Monica pier.
The Endeavor Content produced movie is up for three Oscar noms, including Gyllenhaal for Best Adapted Screenplay, Olivia Colman for Best Actress, and Jessie Buckley for Best Supporting Actress, who was passed over at the Spirits today for Ruth Negga, star of Neflix’s Passing. Gyllenhaal took home both Best Screenplay and Director at the Spirits. Netflix also saw wins for Passing in Best Cinematography and Lee Jung-jae for Best Male Performance in a New Scripted series, that being for the mega-hit, Squid Game.
Shifting from its traditional immediate pre-Oscars perch, the Film Independent Spirit Awards returned today with a live and in-person ceremony near the Santa Monica pier.
- 3/7/2022
- by Dominic Patten, Anthony D'Alessandro and Fred Topel
- Deadline Film + TV
One of Hollywood’s most powerful and prestigious law firms is expanding its roster and name.
The operation formally known as Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein & Lezcano will now be called Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein Lezcano Bobb & Dang with the addition of two new named partners.
Partners at the firm since 2008 and 2010 respectively, Gordon M. Bobb and Loan T. Dang will now see their names on the door of the Century Park E offices.
“I’m elated to have Gordon and Loan add their names to the firm,” said founding partner Nina Shaw on Wednesday of the Columbia Law School and UCLA graduates.
“It reflects their leadership over many years and for many more years to come,” the heavyweight Tinseltown attorney added of the new name partners.”When Ernie Del, Jean Tanaka and I started this firm, we wanted to work at the highest level, reflect the world around...
The operation formally known as Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein & Lezcano will now be called Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein Lezcano Bobb & Dang with the addition of two new named partners.
Partners at the firm since 2008 and 2010 respectively, Gordon M. Bobb and Loan T. Dang will now see their names on the door of the Century Park E offices.
“I’m elated to have Gordon and Loan add their names to the firm,” said founding partner Nina Shaw on Wednesday of the Columbia Law School and UCLA graduates.
“It reflects their leadership over many years and for many more years to come,” the heavyweight Tinseltown attorney added of the new name partners.”When Ernie Del, Jean Tanaka and I started this firm, we wanted to work at the highest level, reflect the world around...
- 1/26/2022
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Queen of the South co-producer and Queen Sugar producer Tina Mabry has signed on to direct and co-write Pretty Big at Warner Bros. and HBO Max, a project which Mike Jackson of Get Lifted Film Co., Poppy Hanks and Jelani Johnson of Macro and Kristina Sorensen will produce.
Pretty Big is based on the true life story of Akira Armstrong and the origin of her Pretty Big Movement dance company. In the movie, a young plus-sized woman takes matters into her own hands when she keeps getting rejected from dance companies, despite her obvious talent. When she starts her own company for bodies of all shapes, sizes, and colors, she sets out to win a prestigious competition and prove to the dance community that anyone can dance at an elite level. This was a competitive package bid on by several studios. Dan Steele is co-writing.
EPs...
Pretty Big is based on the true life story of Akira Armstrong and the origin of her Pretty Big Movement dance company. In the movie, a young plus-sized woman takes matters into her own hands when she keeps getting rejected from dance companies, despite her obvious talent. When she starts her own company for bodies of all shapes, sizes, and colors, she sets out to win a prestigious competition and prove to the dance community that anyone can dance at an elite level. This was a competitive package bid on by several studios. Dan Steele is co-writing.
EPs...
- 1/19/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Akira Armstrong’s Pretty Big Movement dance company set out to destroy stereotypes in the dance world — and now that story is getting the Hollywood treatment in a new film.
Set at Warner Bros. for HBO Max, “Pretty Big” is based on the true life story and the origin of Armstrong’s dance company, which is inclusive of bodies of all shapes, sizes and colors. Tina Mabry has signed on to direct the project, co-writing the screenplay with Dan Steele.
The movie follows Armstrong, a young, plus-sized woman who takes matters into her own hands after being rejected from other dance companies, despite her obvious talent. After starting her own company, she sets out to win a prestigious competition and prove to the dance community that anyone can dance at an elite level.
Warner Bros. nabbed the competitive package, bid on by multiple studios, for HBO Max. Get Lifted Film Co.
Set at Warner Bros. for HBO Max, “Pretty Big” is based on the true life story and the origin of Armstrong’s dance company, which is inclusive of bodies of all shapes, sizes and colors. Tina Mabry has signed on to direct the project, co-writing the screenplay with Dan Steele.
The movie follows Armstrong, a young, plus-sized woman who takes matters into her own hands after being rejected from other dance companies, despite her obvious talent. After starting her own company, she sets out to win a prestigious competition and prove to the dance community that anyone can dance at an elite level.
Warner Bros. nabbed the competitive package, bid on by multiple studios, for HBO Max. Get Lifted Film Co.
- 1/19/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Viola Davis is in talks to star in Two Butterflies, an Amazon drama based on an original idea and script by Evan Dodson, which will be directed by Strong Island‘s Yance Ford.
Two Butterflies follows two estranged sisters who are torn apart by tragedy and forced to reunite when one sister must be transported to an Alzheimer’s facility. Dodson became the youngest scribe ever to make the Black List of the year’s best unproduced screenplays when his script was selected in 2016.
Davis and Julius Tennon will produce the upcoming film for JuVee Productions, with Rob Hardy for Rainforest Entertainment.
Davis is an Oscar, Emmy and Tony winner best known for turns in films including Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Fences, The Help and Doubt, as well as for the role of criminal defense attorney Annalise Keating in ABC...
Two Butterflies follows two estranged sisters who are torn apart by tragedy and forced to reunite when one sister must be transported to an Alzheimer’s facility. Dodson became the youngest scribe ever to make the Black List of the year’s best unproduced screenplays when his script was selected in 2016.
Davis and Julius Tennon will produce the upcoming film for JuVee Productions, with Rob Hardy for Rainforest Entertainment.
Davis is an Oscar, Emmy and Tony winner best known for turns in films including Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Fences, The Help and Doubt, as well as for the role of criminal defense attorney Annalise Keating in ABC...
- 1/11/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Array Releasing, the distribution arm of Ava DuVernay’s narrative change collective, announced its acquisition of award-winning filmmaker Sterlin Harjo’s documentary feature Love and Fury.
The company acquired North American, UK, Australian and New Zealand rights and will release the film on select screens and on Netflix beginning December 3rd. On the same day, Array will also host a special screening of the documentary at the Array Creative Campus in Los Angeles.
The acquisition was negotiated by Gordon Bobb of Del, Shaw, Moonves, Tanaka, Finkelstein, and Lezcano on behalf of Array, and Nina Shaw of Del, Shaw, Moonves, Tanaka, Finkelstein, and Lezcano on behalf of Sterlin Harjo.
Love and Fury chronicles a cadre of Native artists as they work to amplify indigenous creativity in a post-colonial world and navigate their careers without seeking permission. The film made its world premiere at Hot Docs International Documentary Festival, and was an...
The company acquired North American, UK, Australian and New Zealand rights and will release the film on select screens and on Netflix beginning December 3rd. On the same day, Array will also host a special screening of the documentary at the Array Creative Campus in Los Angeles.
The acquisition was negotiated by Gordon Bobb of Del, Shaw, Moonves, Tanaka, Finkelstein, and Lezcano on behalf of Array, and Nina Shaw of Del, Shaw, Moonves, Tanaka, Finkelstein, and Lezcano on behalf of Sterlin Harjo.
Love and Fury chronicles a cadre of Native artists as they work to amplify indigenous creativity in a post-colonial world and navigate their careers without seeking permission. The film made its world premiere at Hot Docs International Documentary Festival, and was an...
- 11/23/2021
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Director Sterlin Harjo co-created FX comedy Reservation Dogs with Taika Waititi.
Ava DuVernay’s Array Releasing has picked up North American, UK, Australian and New Zealand rights to Reservation Dogs co-creator Sterlin Harjo’s Hot Docs entry Love And Fury.
The film will open on December 3 on select screens day-and-date with its Netflix launch in the US and on Netflix in the other territorires and follows a group of Native artists as they navigate their careers to propel their art into a post-colonial world.
Seminole and Muscogee American filmmaker Harjo produced Love And Fury and Robin Ballenger served as executive producer.
Ava DuVernay’s Array Releasing has picked up North American, UK, Australian and New Zealand rights to Reservation Dogs co-creator Sterlin Harjo’s Hot Docs entry Love And Fury.
The film will open on December 3 on select screens day-and-date with its Netflix launch in the US and on Netflix in the other territorires and follows a group of Native artists as they navigate their careers to propel their art into a post-colonial world.
Seminole and Muscogee American filmmaker Harjo produced Love And Fury and Robin Ballenger served as executive producer.
- 11/23/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Oscar-nominated filmmaker Raoul Peck has signed with Anonymous Content. The move comes after the I Am Not Your Negro director most recently wrote, directed and executive produced the four-part series Exterminate All the Brutes. The docuseries, which premiered in April on HBO and HBO Max, pushes the boundaries of traditional documentary filmmaking, offering an expansive exploration of the exploitative and genocidal aspects of European colonialism.
Peck is also the founder of production company Velvet Film through which he has produced or co-produced all his films in the U.S. and Europe. He now join the ranks of Anonymous Content’s film and television division which boasts sevearl commercially successful and critically acclaimed works and has up next the Apple TV+ film Swan Song.
The signing also comes as Peck tonight will receive the 2021 Doc NYC Visionaries Tribute Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Peck’s 2016 I Am Not Your Negro was...
Peck is also the founder of production company Velvet Film through which he has produced or co-produced all his films in the U.S. and Europe. He now join the ranks of Anonymous Content’s film and television division which boasts sevearl commercially successful and critically acclaimed works and has up next the Apple TV+ film Swan Song.
The signing also comes as Peck tonight will receive the 2021 Doc NYC Visionaries Tribute Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Peck’s 2016 I Am Not Your Negro was...
- 11/10/2021
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
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