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Flying Lotus to Produce and Direct Slate of Films With XYZ Films, Logical Pictures
Steven Ellison aka Flying Lotus Multi-hyphenate Flying Lotus and his company Brainfeeder Films has linked with Paris-based Logical...
‘I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson’ Creators Set HBO Max Comedy Pilot ‘Computer School’
Courtesy of Netflix Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin have set up the comedy pilot “Computer School” at HBO Max, Variety has learned. In the...
Selwyn Seyfu Hinds Signs Overall Deal With UCP, Will Adapt Graphic Novel ‘The Sixth Gun’
Selwyn Seyfu Hinds (Courtesy of UCP) Selwyn Seyfu Hinds has signed an overall deal with UCP, which will see him adapt the Civil War...
Netflix to Acquire Finland’s Next Games, Maker of ‘Stranger Things’&‘Walking Dead’ Titles, for $72M
Next Games’ “Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales” Courtesy of Netflix Netflix, in its second games-related acquisition, plans to buy Next...
Launch of Sony Entertainment Talent Ventures India to Boost Creator Opportunities
L-R: Sanford Panitch, Vijay Singh, Shridhar Subramaniam Courtesy of Sony Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Pictures Entertainment have...
‘Shadowland’ Wildlife Crime Thriller Series From Jacqui Barcos, Athena Pictures & Starlings
(L-R) Sarena Khan, Andra Gordon, Jacqui Barcos, Darnell Martin and Chris Philip Courtesy of Lippin Group Sarena Khan and Andra Gordon’s...
HBO Max Pa’lante! Launches Pa’lante! Promise Through Partnership With WarnerMedia’s OneFifty Studios
Courtesy of HBO Max HBO Max Pa’lante!, the social-first audience initiative aimed at driving culturally-relevant programming on HBO Max...
Netflix Orders Heist Drama ‘Jigsaw,’ Giancarlo Esposito and Paz Vega Among Cast
WWD; Chelsea Lauren/Variety Netflix has ordered the heist drama “Jigsaw” to series. Spanning 24 years, the series centers around the...
Helen Mirren to Host ‘Harry Potter’ Competition Event Airing on Cartoon Network, TBS and HBO Max
Courtesy of Giles Keyte Helen Mirren is set to host a four-part “Harry Potter” wizarding world competition event in celebration of the...
Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga Partner With ViacomCBS for Three Specials, to Air on CBS, MTV and Paramount
Lady Gaga (Left) and Tony Bennett (Right) Courtesy of ViacomCBS The rollout for Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga’s second and final...
How Universal Beat Other Studios to Land Christopher Nolan’s New World War II Epic
Christopher Nolan (Courtesy of Maria Laura Antonelli/Shutterstock) Christopher Nolan is making his next movie at Universal, severing the...
Steph Curry’s Unanimous Media Signs Massive Talent Deal With Comcast NBCUniversal
Courtesy of YouTube NBA star Stephen Curry and his Unanimous Media production label have signed a sweeping, first-of-its-kind talent deal...
HBO Max Launches Scene in Black, a Social-First Initiative Celebrating Black Stories
HBO Max is “rooting for everybody Black.” Or so reads the bio of its latest social-first audience initiative called Scene in Black, which...
Disney Releasing ‘Eternals,’ ‘Encanto’ Exclusively in Theaters
Courtesy of Marvel Disney announced on Friday that upcoming 2021 films “Eternals,” “The Last Duel,” “West Side Story,” “Ron’s Gone Wrong”...
Channel 4’s ‘Black to Front’ Initiative Hailed as Successful ‘Kick in the Derriere’ for British TV
Channel 4 Channel 4’s groundbreaking “Black to Front” initiative, which sees the network’s entire schedule led by Black talent on and off...
Netflix Sets up Anime Creators’ Lounge in Tokyo
Netflix Netflix has launched an anime creators’ lounge in Tokyo that it hopes will add to the professional tools of animation designers...
Stampede Ventures Hurtling Towards Media Landscape Led by Foreign-Language, Indies and…Theatrical
Vivek Couto (Left) and Greg Silverman (Right) Courtesy of Media Partners Asia, Stampede Ventures As the world exits the COVID pandemic...
Apple’s ‘The Problem With Jon Stewart’ Reveals Premiere Date and New Teaser
Courtesy of Apple TV Plus Jon Stewart’s new current affairs series, “The Problem With Jon Stewart,” officially has a premiere date....
American Vandal’ Duo Sets ‘Last Dance’-esque eSports Mockumentary Series at Paramount Plus
Dan Perrault (Left) and Tony Yacenda (Right) (Courtesy of Eric Charbonneau) “American Vandal” creators Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault have...
Ethan Hawke Horror Film ‘The Black Phone,’ Poised as Next Blumhouse Smash, Traumatizes CinemaCon
Ethan Hawke (Left) and Scott Derrickson (Right) Courtesy of AP Finally, something scarier than the COVID-19 delta variant has come out of...
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