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Former CBS Films President and Dreamworks marketing head Terry Press and former Paramount Vice Chairman will be informal advisors to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav , Deadline has confirmed. The news comes amid layoffs at Warner Bros Discovery hitting the programming operation overseen by HBO and HBO Max Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys. As the newly merged company re-gains its footing post AT&T, the duo will consult on myriad matters including marketing, however, we hear it’s not in a formal role like former Disney Chief Creative Officer and Warner Studio Vet Alan Horn. Zaslav has been friends with Goldwyn going back to Discovery, and he was one of the guys he sat down with during his listening tour. Horn, meanwhile, is involved in strategic and operational consulting. Essentially, Press and Goldwyn are there for Zas to bounce ideas off of. Josh Goldstine, remains President of Worldwide Marketing. He steered Warners through its torturous … [Read more...] about Terry Press & John Goldwyn To Advise At Warner Bros Discovery

The dreaded post-merger Warner Bros Discovery layoffs have reached the programming operation overseen by HBO and HBO Max Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys. Overall, 14% of staff — about 70 people — are being laid off Monday, the vast majority of them on the Max side. That includes in Max Non-Fiction Originals, International, Acquisitions, Casting and previously reported Live-Action Family Originals , which are all being either scaled back significantly or essentially eliminated, leading to the departure of the bulk of the the staffs, led by Jennifer O’Connell EVP, Non-Fiction & Live-Action Family Originals for HBO Max; Jennifer Kim, SVP, International Originals for HBO Max; Michael Quigley, EVP of Content Acquisitions at HBO Max; and Linda Lowy, EVP Casting for WarnerMedia’s HBO Max, TNT, TBS and truTV. I hear the layoffs are being done via video conferences this morning. The cuts are part of WBD leadership’s pledge to find at least $3 billion in savings. … [Read more...] about HBO/HBO Max Layoffs Hit Max Reality, Acquisitions, Casting & Int’l; Amy Gravitt & Sarah Aubrey Get New Duties In Reorg

EXCLUSIVE : Film Bridge International and 19th Hole Productions have shot and are ready to shop the end-of-the-world YA romance When I’m Ready, starring up and comers Andrew Ortenberg and June Schreiner along with Thalia Besson, Dermot Mulroney and Lauren Cohan. Written by Ortenberg and directed by Andrew Johnson , When I’m Ready tells the story of Rose and Michael, a young couple falling in love while on the run from their past as a devastating asteroid threatens to wipe out life on Earth. Seeking meaning and thrills in their last days alive, they embark on a cross-country road trip. Along the way they encounter other lost souls, each with their own unique perspective on the impending doom. It will be shopped shortly and readied for early 2023 festivals. Pic is produced by Jordan Dykstra, Ortenberg, Robert Ballo and Eli Samek. Executive producers include James Masciello, Matt Sidari, Clay Pecorin, Russell Geyser and Tom Ortenberg. Film Bridge and Briarcliff … [Read more...] about ‘When I’m Ready’ Wraps; Pic About First Love Before Apocalypse Stars Andrew Ortenberg, June Schreiner

Viola Davis ( The Woman King ) is the latest addition to the cast of Lionsgate ’s The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes . The Oscar winner has been tapped for the role of Head Gamemaker Volumnia Gaul, joining an ensemble led by Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler. The upcoming film from returning Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence is the latest in a dystopian YA franchise, based on Suzanne Collins’ novels, which has thus far grossed over $3 billion worldwide. It picks up with Coriolanus Snow (Blyth) at age 18—years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem—at a point when he’s the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. With the 10th annual Hunger Games fast approaching, the young Snow is alarmed when he is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Zegler), the girl tribute from impoverished District 12. But, after Lucy Gray commands all of Panem’s attention by defiantly singing during the … [Read more...] about ‘The Hunger Games’: Viola Davis Latest To Join Lionsgate Franchise’s ‘The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes’

When Deadline broke news last month that Warner Bros has paid $2 million to acquire the David Dobkin spec script Arthur & Lancelot in a bidding war that involved Universal and Fox, insiders said the project would be fast-tracked. That was an understatement. The studio has dated the movie for a March 15, 2013 release. It’s a $90 million budget contemporary re-imagining of the classic tale that Dobkin will direct and produce, with Lionel Wigram with Jeff Kleeman exec producing. Dobkin’s about to open the Universal comedy The Change-Up with Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds . The deal essentially squashed several other sword and the stone pics that Warner Bros was developing. That included Bryan Singer ’s remake of the 1981 John Boorman pic Excalibur , and the version that Sherlock Holmes director Guy Ritchie had with Trainspotting scribe John Hodge . … [Read more...] about Warner Bros Hot For ‘Arthur & Lancelot’

When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn’t about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses, and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that mysterious end of the equation, Deadline is repeating our Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament, using data culled by seasoned and trusted sources. SAN ANDREAS Warner Bros THE FILM Natural disaster movies were once a Hollywood staple, and New Line wanted to bring back the spirit of those Irwin Allen let’s-blow-s*hit-up epics that stopped being made when the Poseidon Adventure remake did so badly that it ended the run of an up-and-coming co-financier. What that film didn’t have was Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. He has been called “franchise Viagra” after coming aboard G.I. Joe and most significantly Fast & Furious , and improving the fortunes of those … [Read more...] about No. 18 ‘San Andreas’ – 2015 Most Valuable Movie Blockbuster Tournament

The Imagen Awards on Monday unveiled the full list of nominees for its 37th annual gala honoring Latino storytelling, performances, writing and creative expression in television and film. This year’s awards show is set for October 2 in Los Angeles at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes. Walt Disney Studios’ West Side Story was among the most nominated alongside Disney’s animated movie Encanto . Eugenio Derbez scored several nods including Best Actor in a Feature Film for Apple TV+’s CODA and Best Actor in a Comedy (Television) for Hulu’s The Valet . Derbez’s 3Pas Studios is also behind Apple TV+’s comedy Acapulco , which also received several mentions in the noms, which were revealed today by What We Do in the Shadows star Harvey Guillén and actress-writer-producer Karrie Martin Lachney. “After two years of streaming celebrations, we are ecstatic to be back in person and to honor those who made significant contributions to the television, film, and streaming … [Read more...] about Imagen Awards Nominations: ‘Encanto’, Eugenio Derbez & ‘West Side Story’ Among Top Contenders

EXCLUSIVE: Through its first-look film deal at Universal Pictures, 87North has set up Mrs. K , a re-imagining of Yuhang Ho’s 2016 Malaysian-Hong Kong cult hit, at the studio. Author and humorist Mishna Wolff , best known for her memoir, I’m Down , is set to write the screenplay. Her debut script for the film Werewolves Within, which made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival followed by Berlin, was met with critical acclaim when it was released theatrically by IFC last year. Mrs. K is a fast-paced, darkly humorous action movie featuring an unlikely heroine. Mrs. K’s peaceful life is disrupted, and family threatened, when trouble brews. Producers are 87North’s Kelly McCormick and David Leitch. EPs are Paperheart Limited’s Yuhang Ho and Lorna Tee, and Conor Zorn. Universal EVP of Production Jay Polidoro will oversee the project for the studio. Guy Danella and Max Jacoby will oversee for 87North. 87North has had the No. 1 film over the last … [Read more...] about 87North Sets ‘Mrs. K’ At Universal; Mishna Wolff Writing

EXCLUSIVE: Annabella Sciorra ( The Sopranos ) has joined the cast of the Paramount+ series Tulsa King from executive producers Taylor Sheridan and Terence Winter, who also serves as writer and showrunner. She will play Joanne, Dwight’s ( Sylvester Stallone ) younger sister who lives in Brooklyn. Sciorra and Stallone previously co-starred in the James Mangold film Cop Land released in 1997. Tulsa King follows New York mafia capo Dwight “The General” Manfredi (Stallone) after he is released from prison after 25 years and is unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Okla. Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind, Dwight slowly builds a crew from a group of unlikely characters to help him establish a new criminal empire in a place that to him might as well be another planet. Andrea Savage, Martin Starr, Max Casella, Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Piazza, Jay Will, A.C. Peterson with Garrett Hedlund, and Dana … [Read more...] about ‘Tulsa King’: Annabella Sciorra To Portray Sylvester Stallone’s Sister In Taylor Sheridan Series

The 75th Independence Day is fast approaching, and the country is preparing for some amazing celebrations this year. Amid this, we bring to you six Hindi films that you can watch this Independence Day to keep your josh high! Take a look. Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi This period drama, starring Kangana Ranaut in the lead, was a much-awaited film simply because no mainstream film on freedom fighter Jhansi Laxmibai had been made in recent times. Manikarnika received praise from critics as well as audiences. It was directed by Krish, who shared directorial credits with Kangana. The rest of the cast, including Mishti Chakraborty, Ankita Lokhande, Atul Kulkarni, Jisshu Sengupta, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and others gave life to the film with their performances. Uri: The Surgical Strike Vicky Kaushal won not only his first National Award, but also the hearts of audiences with Uri: The Surgical Strike . Uri was based on India's retaliation to … [Read more...] about Independence Day 2022: Uri, Manikarnika – 6 Hindi Films That Will Reignite Your Patriotic Spirit!