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EXCLUSIVE : Novel , the growing British podcast studio behind the likes of The Superhero Complex, has made one its most significant hires yet, bringing in PRX and Radiotopia exec Julie Shapiro as Executive Creative Director. Shapiro will steer Novel’s creative output, coming a few weeks after the outfit hired The Daily Senior Audio Producer Austin Mitchell as Creative Director, Production and Today in Focus ‘ Joint Exec Mythili Rao as Managing Editor. Shapiro has spent the past six years overseeing the growth and evolution of independent podcast studio Radiotopia, where she was instrumental in developing Peabody-nominated and Pulitzer-finalist Ear Hustle. She also co-founded the Third Coast International Audio Festival in 2000 and has been a vocal advocate of women in the podcast and radio industries. She said she is “deeply impressed by [Novel’s] creative ambitions and dedication to craft,” adding: “ I’m keen to bring my experience and artistic vision … [Read more...] about British Podcast Studio Novel Continues Hiring Spree By Signing PRX & Radiotopia Exec Julie Shapiro As Executive Creative Director

EXCLUSIVE: AWA Studios has tapped Elle Callahan to direct a feature film adaptation of the company’s original graphic fiction series Hotell . She will also co-adapt the script with Anthony Ruff. AWA Studios president Zach Studin is producing. “I’m very excited to be working with AWA to adapt John Lees’ terrifying graphic novel Hotell ,” Callahan said. “I aim to tell stories that push the horror genre in new directions — and my plan for this piece involves a very unique approach to the storytelling. This horror will feel all too relatable, and no doubt keep you up at night.” The graphic novel presents a story of dread and intrigue and a mosaic of characters, set in the mysterious and frightening backdrop of the Pierrot Courts Hotel. It was written by well-known comic book creator Lees, drawn by artist Dalibor Talajic, and edited by AWA co-founder and chief creative officer Axel Alonso. The story is set at a mysterious roadside hotel where lost souls make … [Read more...] about Elle Callahan To Write And Direct Adaptation Of Graphic Novel ‘Hotell’ As AWA Studios Ramps Up Slate

When Manchester’s city council made a strategic decision back in 2013 to improve the infrastructure of its creative industries, it decided to put its money into bricks and mortar with the construction of the £35M ($42.7M) Space Studios Manchester . The purpose-built facility for high-end TV, film and commercial production, which sits in West Gorton, Manchester, features more than 85,000 square feet of sound stages and has housed high-end TV drama ranging from BBC’s Peaky Blinders to season 4 of The Crown to, most recently, Sony/Marvel’s Morbius . The studio currently boasts six sound stages: one sitting at 30,000 square feet, four stages at 11,500 and a sixth of 9,000 square feet. The one-stop shop has purpose-built dressing and makeup facilities, production offices ranging from 409 square feet to 1,851 square feet a 25,000 square foot prop storage/workshop. What’s more, in a bid to meet the steady demand for space, the city council recently granted the studio planning … [Read more...] about Hot Spots: Inside Space Studios Manchester, The High-End Production Facility That Has Housed ‘Morbius’, ‘Peaky Blinders’, ‘The Crown’ & More

Jordan Moblo has moved from Netflix to Universal Studio Group to oversee its IP charge. Moblo becomes EVP, Creative Acquisitions and IP Management at the NBCUniversal studio. He was previously Director of IP Scouting at the streamer. “Jordan has impeccable taste in identifying and securing intellectual property that can be brought to series,” said Pearlena Igbokwe, Chairman, USG. “We’re beyond pleased to have his expertise in sourcing and acquiring projects across the entire USG portfolio while building a team to acquire compelling content that aligns with and broadens our notable roster.” Moblo will be responsible for sourcing and acquiring content for Universal Television, UCP, Universal International Studios and Universal Television Alternative Studio. He will report directly to Universal Television President Erin Underhill, UCP and Universal International Studios President Beatrice Springborn and Universal Television Alternative Studio President Toby Gorman. … [Read more...] about Universal Studio Group Hires Netflix’s Jordan Moblo To Lead IP Division

EXCLUSIVE: Showtime and BET Studios announce the development of The Book of Jose , a pilot about hip hop star Joseph “Fat Joe” Cartagena. Cartagena ( Happy Feet, Empire ) will executive produce alongside pilot script writer Jorge A. Reyes ( Queen of the South , Kevin Hill ), and Kenya Barris ( Black-ish, We The People ). The Book of Jose is a rags-to-riches story following Fat Joe’s evolution from growing up in the drug and violence-scarred streets of the Bronx to becoming a Grammy-nominee, producer, and actor with a career spanning nearly three decades. The project will follow every phase of Joe’s life and the threats that have come in the form of rivals, addiction, incarceration, and death. All of which showed the artist that resilience and the love of his family are the only paths to success. The Book of Jose comes from Barris’ Khalabo Ink Society in collaboration with Cinema Giants, Buffalo Kid Films, and Artists First. It will be produced … [Read more...] about Showtime & BET Studios Developing Pilot ‘The Book Of Jose’ From Fat Joe, Kenya Barris & Jorge Reyes

Marvel Studios will be back at San Diego Comic-Con this summer, for the first time in three years, Deadline can confirm. The studio’s President Kevin Feige broke the news this afternoon during a virtual press conference for its anticipated upcoming feature, Thor: Love and Thunder , from director Taika Waiti. “We’ll be at Comic-Con next month, which we’re excited about,” said Feige, according to multiple reports. “So yes, we’re excited to go and talk about the future.” Marvel last stopped by the San Diego Convention Center in July of 2019, after electing to sit out both the [email protected] events put on virtually in July of 2020 and 2021, and last year’s stripped-back November confab. The projects Marvel will tout at Comic-Con 2022 have not yet been disclosed. But its upcoming releases on the film side include Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (November 11), Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (February 17, 2023), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (May 5, 2023), The … [Read more...] about Marvel Studios Sets Comic-Con Return

The man who once ruled New York City nightlife has told a media outlet that he plans to end the party in July. Mark Fleischman , who owned Manhattan’s Studio 54 , once the world’s most exclusive club, is now 82 and confined to a wheelchair. He told the New York Post that he plans to use the Swiss nonprofit assisted suicide group Dignitas to end his life on July 13. The group helps assisted suicides with a lethal dose of barbiturates after a lengthy screening process. “I can’t walk, my speech is f–ked up and I can’t do anything for myself,” Fleischman told The Post. “My wife helps me get into bed and I can’t dress or put on my shoes. I am taking a gentle way out. It is the easiest way out for me.” Fleischman now resides in Marina Del Ray, Calif. He said neurologists have been unable to diagnose his illness, which began in 2016. He took over Studio 54 in December 1978 when partners Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager were raided and charged with tax evasion, … [Read more...] about Mark Fleischman, Former Studio 54 Owner, Planning Assisted Suicide In Europe

Director Matt Tyrnauer finds himself in contention for awards this year with not one but two feature-length documentaries. Taken together, they offer a unique social and cultural history of America from the late 1940s into the 1980s. Studio 54 centers on the latter end of that time period, when entrepreneurs Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager transformed an old theater space in Manhattan into “the greatest nightclub of all time,” as Tyrnauer and many others consider it. “You could look at other genres of nightclub like the Stork Club and say, ‘That was great, too,’” the director notes. “But there was certainly nothing in the modern era that ever approached Studio 54, as hard as everyone tried.” From 1977 to 1979—the height of the disco era—the club became a magnet for celebrities and the non-famous, who cavorted in a drug-fueled atmosphere of revelry and wild abandon. “It was the perfect expression of its moment and the product of the peculiar genius of its … [Read more...] about Of Studio 54, Michael Jackson, Cary Grant And A Hollywood “Pimp”: Director Matt Tyrnauer On His Two Awards-Contending Docs

“I think it’s a piece of social history that is often mistaken for a story about nightclubs and disco” says director Matt Tyrnauer of the subject of his new documentary, Studio 54 , which played Sundance this week. “there’s actually a whole other story—maybe many other stories. Starting to excavate through all of the material, in researching the film, there was a sense that this is really the story about the end of the 20th Century.” His doc captures the famed Studio 54 during its less-than-three-year tenure in New York, at a moment in which—post-birth control, pre-AIDs crisis—sexual liberation was at its zenith, and Studio 54 provided the optimum venue for its expression. Ian Schrager, one of the co-founders of the venue alongside Steve Rubell, speaks at length about the whirlwind few years in which he and his front-and-center colleague went from being the kings of the New York scene to being indicted for skimming $2.5 million from the club’s books. In the film, the … [Read more...] about Sundance Doc Revisits ‘Studio 54’ With The Help Of Founder Ian Schrager – Sundance Studio

Veteran PR executive Vicky Eguia , who worked on several award winning movie campaigns such as Pan’s Labyrinth , La Vie en Rose and Amazon Studios ’ historic Oscar winning Manchester by the Sea and The Salesman, has died after a long battle with cancer. She was 48. Her family revealed the news in a Facebook post early Saturday. For any reporter, publicist or filmmaker who worked with Vicky, they’ll remember her for her jubilant, graceful, patient and can-do spirit. As a journalist, whether you were working with Vicky on a breaking news story, or trying to land an interview with major talent during awards season (i.e. breakfast with Nic Winding Refn) or tickets to a big Cannes film premiere, she always delivered. There wasn’t an ask that was impossible. For the last seven years, Vicky worked at Amazon Studios, her most recent position being Director of PR, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Community Relations. She joined Amazon Studios as the Head of … [Read more...] about Vicky Eguia Dies: Amazon Studios PR Executive Was 48