Peter Chernin has found his new CFO. Chernin’s The North Road Company , which was formed after he paid around $200M for the U.S. assets of Red Arrow Studios, has hired former JPMorgan Chase Darian Singer in the role. He will lead the integration of North Road assets and oversee the development of North Road infrastructure as it looks to grow further. He reports to Chernin, who is Chairman and CEO of North Road. Singer was most recently Managing Director within JPMorgan Chase’s Entertainment Industries Group, which he joined in 2011. He was previously with Union Bank and Dresdner Kleinwort. The North Road Company consists of those Red Arrow assets, which includes Love Is Blind producer Kinetic Content and The Circus producer Left/Right, as well as Chernin Entertainment and Connor Schell’s non-scripted business Words + Pictures. Chernin told Deadline recently that he believes there is a “big opportunity to build a meaningful company”. “Darian brings the right … [Read more...] about Peter Chernin’s The North Road Company Hires JPMorgan Chase’s Darian Singer As CFO
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Eric McCormack to Diddy’s Son … Gay Role Could Change Your Life
TMZ.com If Diddy 's son doesn't start stretching his mind, he could miss out on the role of a lifetime -- even if it's a gay role -- according to Eric McCormack ... who should know. Quincy Combs told us he would have passed on playing the gay character Jamal on " Empire " because he didn't have enough experience as an actor. Considering how popular the show became, Eric thinks Quincy might have shot himself in the foot. Eric played Will on " Will & Grace " -- which worked out pretty well for him -- and thinks Quincy's just not pushing himself . As he put it, "I've played murderers, and I never killed anybody." Solid metaphor. TMZ.com … [Read more...] about Eric McCormack to Diddy’s Son … Gay Role Could Change Your Life
Jane Lynch Sets Early ‘Funny Girl’ Departure
Jane Lynch will depart Broadway ’s Funny Girl even earlier than expected, producers announced today. The former Glee actor will end her run as “Mrs. Brice” on Sunday, August 14, several weeks earlier than the Sept. 4 date most recently announced (that date, too, was earlier than the originally planned Sept. 25 exit). According to producers, Lynch had a long-scheduled vacation set to begin on Monday, August 15 and was set to return to the show on Tuesday, August 23, before departing for the Creative Arts Emmys on Thursday, September 1. “Rather than return for one week of performances, the producers have agreed to adjust her final performance to Sunday, August 14,” according to a statement. Lunch is an Emmy nominee in the Best Comedy Guest Actress category for her work on Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building. Lynch’s “Mrs. Brice” standby, Liz McCartney, is scheduled to play the role from Tuesday, August 16 – Sunday, September 4, after which four-time Tony nominee Tovah … [Read more...] about Jane Lynch Sets Early ‘Funny Girl’ Departure
Warner Bros. Discovery Sets Out Germany Management Team; Discovery Deutschland Exec Alberto Horta To Exit
Warner Bros. Discovery ’s European operation continues to take shape, with Hannes Heyelmann today unveiling his German management team. The shake-up sees the departure of Discovery Communications Deutschland Deputy Managing Director Alberto Horta . Heyelmann, a long-time Warner exec who has overseen original content production in Germany for the company for several years, was named EVP and General Manager of Warner Bros. Discovery Germany , Switzerland and Austria in June and has set his top team soon after Antonio Ruiz revealed his line-up of UK and Ireland execs. Notable posts go to Marion Rathmann (free-TV and pay entertainment channels and streaming programming), Magdalena Prosteder (cinema productions chief) and Anke Greifeneder (original production for Warner TV channels and HBO Max). See below for the full line-up. “In the past few weeks I have been working on the future strategy for Warner Bros. Discovery in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, including the … [Read more...] about Warner Bros. Discovery Sets Out Germany Management Team; Discovery Deutschland Exec Alberto Horta To Exit
Todd Robinson Preps Sports Drama ‘4th & Goal’ About Corporate Exec-Turned-College Football Coach Joe Moglia For Strong Studios
EXCLUSIVE : Strong Studios will develop and produce a feature based on the biographical novel 4th & Goal : One Man’s Quest to Recapture His Dream , examining the life of corporate executive, author and football coach Joe Moglia . The 2012 book penned by New York Times bestselling author and Forbes contributing editor Monte Burke follows Moglia from his roots growing up in a rough-and-tumble neighborhood in New York City to his rise through the high school and college football ranks to become the defensive coordinator at Dartmouth, and his dream of becoming a head coach of a college football team. Often, life has a way of interfering with dreams, and with a family on the way, Joe was at one time forced to abandon his, entering corporate America to make ends meet. With no MBA but through a fundamental belief that he could succeed with grit and determination, he landed a job at Merrill Lynch and 25 years later stood at the zenith of the financial world as CEO of … [Read more...] about Todd Robinson Preps Sports Drama ‘4th & Goal’ About Corporate Exec-Turned-College Football Coach Joe Moglia For Strong Studios
Anonymous Content Hires Former Bron Studios TV Prez David Davoli As President Of International
EXCLUSIVE : Anonymous Content has hired former Bron executive David Davoli as President of International, based in New York. Davoli will oversee Anonymous Content’s international division including its various global joint ventures — Anonymous /Federation, AC Nordic, AC Brazil and Chapter One in the UK. He will be tasked with continuing to build out the international expansion. He starts in the new role in early September and will be a member of the senior leadership team, reporting to Anonymous Content CEO, Dawn Olmstead. Most recently, Davoli was President of Television at Bron Studios where he oversaw development, production, co-productions, financing and sales, and was the key dealmaker across all TV efforts. Among the projects he worked on were Irish family crime drama, Kin , on AMC+ and RTÉ, starring Charlie Cox and Aidan Gillen; Ten Percent , the English-language remake to the hit French series, Call My Agent! , which aired on Amazon Prime in the UK, and … [Read more...] about Anonymous Content Hires Former Bron Studios TV Prez David Davoli As President Of International
Ryan Phillippe To Star Opposite Bella Thorne In Screen Media Thriller ‘Saint Clare’; Frank Whaley Among Other Additions
EXCLUSIVE : Ryan Phillippe ( The Locksmith ) has signed on for a key role opposite Bella Thorne in Mitzi Peirone’s thriller Saint Clare , based on Don Roff’s hit novel Clare at 16 . Rebecca De Mornay ( Lucifer ), Frank Whaley ( Pulp Fiction ), Bart Johnson ( High School Musical ) and Dylan Flashner ( The Card Counter ) will co-star in the film, which Screen Media has slated for release in North American theaters in 2023. Saint Clare follows Clare Bleecker (Thorne), a quiet catholic college student with a divine vocation for killing. Phillippe will play the role of Timmons, a police officer investigating the latest murder in the small town, with Clare as his prime suspect. Whaley will portray Mailman Bob, a ghost from Clare’s past, with Johnson pulling double duty as twin brothers Joe and Randall, and Flashner set for the supporting role of Wade. Peirone scripted the indie with American Psycho ‘s Guinevere Turner. David Chackler, Arielle … [Read more...] about Ryan Phillippe To Star Opposite Bella Thorne In Screen Media Thriller ‘Saint Clare’; Frank Whaley Among Other Additions
Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin LEAP: Sai & Pakhi Live With Their Kids; Aria Sakaria & Tanmay To Enter (PROMO)
Several speculations regarding the upcoming track is doing the rounds. Recently, it was reported that Viral will perform Pakhi's delivery as per Sai's instructions, and they will become proud parents to a baby boy. Later, Sai gets to know how Pakhi became the surrogate illegally and gets her arrested. There have been also reports of the show heading towards leap. As per the latest report, the show will be taking 5-year leap. A promo video has been doing the rounds on social media in which Sai is seen living with her daughter, who is seen drawing her father's picture. On the other hand, Pakhi is living with her son, who tells her that he wants doctor's set. The scene shifts to Virat, who is seen buying a toy car and doctor's set to his kids. However, it is not shown with whom Virat is seen living- with Sai or Pakhi. Meanwhile, post leap, child artists Aria Sakaria and Tanmay Rishi Shah will be seen in the show. While Aria will be playing Sai-Virat's daughter, … [Read more...] about Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin LEAP: Sai & Pakhi Live With Their Kids; Aria Sakaria & Tanmay To Enter (PROMO)
Independence Day 2022: Shah Rukh Khan To Sidharth Malhotra; B-Town Stars Who Turned Army Men On Screen
"I feel good that by portraying characters from armed forces in our films, hopefully, we can popularise the profession because our army, navy and air force is beyond the profession, it's a dedication to your nation," Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan had said in one of his interviews during the promotions of Jab Tak Hai Jaan . Speaking about Hindi cinema, we have had many actors who made our hearts swell with pride as reel jawans over the years. With just few days remaining for India to complete 75 years of Independence, let's take a look back at some of our Bollywood stars who nailed their act as army men on the big screen. Shah Rukh Khan The Badshah of Bollywood made a dashing entry on the small screen as Lt. Abhimanyu Rai in the acclaimed TV series Fauji. Be it as Major Ram in Main Hoon Na who goes undercover as a student for a mission or as Samar Anand, a bomb disposal expert in the army in Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Shah Rukh Khan always left an … [Read more...] about Independence Day 2022: Shah Rukh Khan To Sidharth Malhotra; B-Town Stars Who Turned Army Men On Screen
Pushpa Part 2 Shooting Update: Allu Arjun-Rashmika Starrer Sukumar’s Film To Go On Floors Very Soon!
Allu Arjun starrer Pushpa, the film that ascended the Iconic star into a national celebrity is now in news again for its sequel. Pushpa 2 or Pushpa: The Rule will be a massive film in terms of production and reach, given the film's unprecedented success all over the country. The directorial venture of Sukumar is ready to kick start its production very soon. According to the insider buzz, the second part of Pushpa will go on floors from the end of September this year. While the incessant rains have dampened the plans of the crew to go forward with the filming, the ban on shootings from August 1st by the Producers Guild also has become one reason for the unit's delay. Rashmika Mandanna was cast as the film's female lead opposite Allu Arjun and the sequel will likely retain all the actors like Sunil, Anasuya Bharadwaj, Rao Ramesh, and Jagadeesh among others, with an addition of a new cast. Malayalam actor Fahadh Faasil's role as Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat has received … [Read more...] about Pushpa Part 2 Shooting Update: Allu Arjun-Rashmika Starrer Sukumar’s Film To Go On Floors Very Soon!