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Attendees at the 22nd annual ceremony were greeted, upon entry, with paddles on their seats calling for "Pay Equity Now." In a speech during the ceremony, Guild president Salvador Perez added, "The issue of pay equality is something we know everyone in this room supports. Last year I was so happy to see you raising your fans so I ask you to raise your fans again this year. Time is up. Pay equity now." As the lights came up, the entire room waved their fans. Also during the ceremony, director Adam McKay (The Big Short) said "to pay equity, let's do it," at the end of his acceptance speech. … [Read more...] about Costume Designers Call for “Pay Parity Now” at Guild Awards

Green Lantern made it to live-action television once before — that was back in 1979 on the campy NBC television special Legend of Super-Heroes. That was the Hal Jordan version of the character, the same one that Ryan Reynolds portrayed in Green Lantern (2011), the live-action Warner Bros. feature film that Guggenheim co-scripted with Greg Berlanti, Michael Green, Michael Goldenberg. … [Read more...] about ‘Arrow’ Series Finale Imports A Major DC Superhero Into The CW

Liz Heldens, the writer behind 20th Century Fox TV’s anticipated midseason drama series The Passage, has signed a new multi-year overall deal with the studio. Under the exclusive pact, which is effective immediately, Heldens will continue to shepherd the priority project for 20th, as well as develop new television projects. … [Read more...] about Liz Heldens Inks New Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV

Acharya who is also the General Secretary of Indian Film and Television Choreographers Association (IFTCA) said in a statement, "This is the conspiracy against me to malign my image, there are people like Saroj Khan and her colleagues who are doing corruption in the industry. Their business has flopped as I have entered the association." … [Read more...] about Ganesh Acharya Says He Will File Defamation Case Against Saroj Khan For Maligning His Image

Already, virtually the entirety of China's vast entertainment industry has ground to a halt. The country's biggest Chinese New Year films have all been pulled, and nearly all of the country's movie exhibition infrastructure — comprising about 70,000 screens — has shut down for an undetermined period of dormancy. Theme parks, including Disney's Shanghai Disney Resort, are shuttered, while film and television shoots throughout the country have nearly all shut down. … [Read more...] about China’s CCTV Cancels Oscars Red Carpet Coverage (Exclusive)