Yorkshire and London-based production company Tempo Productions today announced that Georgia Bayliff, former Head of Film at finance outfit Silver Reel, will join Tempo’s executive team, where she will co-produce company projects. Bayliff will join Piers Tempest and Lauren Cox on the executive team at Tempo. Bayliff exits Silver Reel after most recently producing Paradise Highway , starring Morgan Freeman, Juliette Binoche, and Frank Grillo. She worked across the company’s film & TV slate for over seven years, sourcing and steering projects from development and finance through production to release. Tempo is gearing up to launch its 25th feature film into production. The company also has several films from its slate out in wide release, including Netflix’s Bank of Dave , Emily starring BAFTA 2023 EE Rising Star nominee Emma Mackey and Jon Wright’s creature horror Unwelcome which Warner Brothers released in UK cinemas. Announcing Bayliff’s new role, Tempest … [Read more...] about Tempo Productions Hires Former Silver Reel Executive
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Meek Mill Disses 49ers Fans With ‘Hit ‘Em Up’ Freestyle After Eagles Win
Instagram / @meekmills Meek Mill celebrated the Eagles' big win with a freestyle rap on Sunday ... taking shots at 49ers fans by dropping bars on one of the most iconic diss tracks of all time. The Philly rapper posted his video to Instagram right after Philly whooped San Francisco 31-7 in the NFC Championship game ... punching their ticket to Super Bowl LVII. Meek used the beat from Tupac's "Hit 'Em Up" to send his message to the Niners ... which, of course, was a diss track to Notorious B.I.G. -- and to this day, remains one of the top verbal attacks in the rap game. "This for all my 49ers fans right here ... First off, f*** ya clique and the team you claim," Meek starts off. "Northside, Southside this an Eagles game. Y'all claim to keep it playa, but we packed ya bag -- plus the other quarterback, y'all couldn't even pass it back." Of course, Meek is referring to S.F. rookie quarterback Brock Purdy , who injured his elbow in the first half. To make … [Read more...] about Meek Mill Disses 49ers Fans With ‘Hit ‘Em Up’ Freestyle After Eagles Win
New Line Cinema Sets First-Look Production Deal With ‘Barbarian’ Producer BoulderLight Pictures
Barbarian producer BoulderLight Pictures has secured a multi-year first-look feature agreement with New Line Cinema , Deadline has confirmed. BoulderLight is a production company founded by J.D. Lifshitz & Raphael Margules which specializes in high-concept, filmmaker-driven genre stories and last year hit on its breakout project with Barbarian — the hit 20th horror from writer-director Zach Cregger, which grossed over $45MM worldwide against a production budget of $4.5MM. News of the shingle’s New Line deal follows the announcement that Lifshitz and Margules will retest with Cregger for Weapons — a new film being fast-tracked at the Warner Bros subsidiary, which we were first to report on. “J.D. and Rafi share a passion for cinema that puts the audience first,” said New Line Cinema’s President and Chief Creative Officeer, Richard Brener. “They have a proven ability to identify and champion stories and filmmakers that transcend genre, and no one works … [Read more...] about New Line Cinema Sets First-Look Production Deal With ‘Barbarian’ Producer BoulderLight Pictures
‘Power Book II: Ghost’ Renewed For Season 4; Michael Ealy Joins As Series Regular
Power Book II: Ghost received an early Season 4 renewal at Starz ahead of its third season premiere on March 17. Season 4 is currently in production in New York with the addition of Michael Ealy ( Barbershop , Takers ) who joins the cast in a series regular role. Ealy will portray Detective Don Carter, a rising NYPD officer who was on track to become Police Commissioner until his wife was killed in a crossfire between rival drug gangs. Vowing to make the streets safer, Carter traded in his tie for a kevlar vest and now leads an elite NYPD drug task force that elicits concrete results against drug-related violence. While his achievements are noteworthy public recognition, nothing can bring back his lost love. The third season of Power Book II: Ghost kicks off with Tariq St. Patrick (Michael Rainey Jr.) determined to get his trust, get back to his family, and get out of the game for good. The emergence of a ruthless new connect interrupts Tariq’s plans to … [Read more...] about ‘Power Book II: Ghost’ Renewed For Season 4; Michael Ealy Joins As Series Regular
Liev Schreiber Headlines D.C. ‘UnSanctioned’ Event To Bolster Support To Ukrainians
Liev Schreiber urged a crowd of D.C. lawmakers, ambassadors and media figures for continued support for Ukrainians as the one-year anniversary nears of Russia’s attempted invasion. The occasion was UnSanctioned , an event at the French ambassador’s residence that brought together those who have been sanctioned by Vladimir Putin ’s regime to support the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine . The list, as Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova noted, is long. The sanctioned guests at the Friday evening event included Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, State Department Spokesman Ned Price, Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA), Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA), Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA), Susan Glasser, Bianna Golodryga and Craig Kennedy. Schreiber, the co-founder of BlueCheck Ukraine , a non-profit that fast-tracks financial support to Ukraine NGOs, said, “Our idea is simply that no one is more … [Read more...] about Liev Schreiber Headlines D.C. ‘UnSanctioned’ Event To Bolster Support To Ukrainians
Drake, Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz Perform at Club LIV for Stevie J Birthday
PurpleMiami Miami's Club LIV was the location for a Young Money-sanctioned movie last night ... with Lil Wayne , Drake and 2 Chainz all gracing the stage to celebrate the birthday of DJ Stevie J !!! Drake was seemingly in a great mood last night after winning big betting on the Super Bowl-bound Philadelphia Eagles ... and you can see his enthusiasm as he surprised the crowd by rapping along to performances of Wayne's "Steady Mobbin'" and 2 Chainz' "Watch Out." The event was thrown by Michael Gardner and Louis Oliver and hosted by Wayne ... who was in his element ripping through a flawless rendition of his classic tongue-twisting track, "A Milli." PurpleMiami Drake eventually grabbed the mic, joining Wayne on their platinum collaboration "The Motto" and for his own "Her Loss" opening track, "Rich Flex" ... giving the crowd an impromptu concert on Sunday for David Grutman 's club at Fontainebleau. Grammys and … [Read more...] about Drake, Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz Perform at Club LIV for Stevie J Birthday
‘Got Talent,‘ ’Idols’ & ’X Factor’ Set For AI-Dubbed Arabic YouTube Channel
EXCLUSIVE: Fremantle is taking its biggest entertainment shows to the Arab world. The producer has struck a two-year partnership with UK artificial intelligence start-up Papercup that will see the UK and U.S. versions of Idols , Got Talent and The X Factor offered to Arabic audiences through YouTube channel Talent World (known locally as عالم المواهب.) Papercup will localize hundreds of hours of Fremantle content into Arabic using its AI technology. This will automatically translate and dub the shows with “expressive synthetic voices.” Fremantle sees the deal as providing potentially millions of new viewers for the content “without the costs and barriers associated with traditional studio dubbing.” Fremantle and Papercut already partner on a Spanish YouTube channel in collaboration with Papercup. This localized hours of content of Got Talent from around the world as Los Mejores Talentos En Español ( The Best of Got Talent Spain ). A few months after … [Read more...] about ‘Got Talent,‘ ’Idols’ & ’X Factor’ Set For AI-Dubbed Arabic YouTube Channel