The Telluride Film Festival in Colorado was canceled this week.Ed Andrieski/AP Photo To rework an exchange William Wyler and Billy Wilder had at Ernst Lubitsch’s funeral 73 years ago: “’No more Telluride. ‘Worse than that, no more Telluride films.’” That’s the way I, and I know many others, feel with the announcement that the best-curated … Continue reading Todd McCarthy: Telluride, And Movies, In Absentia Continue Reading
Zoom, whose fortunes have boomed during the work-from-home shift accelerated by COVID-19, has introduced its first piece of hardware meant to capitalize on the trend. Zoom for Home is an entirely new business line for the company, encompassing both software and compatible hardware. Its first device, priced at $599, is the Zoom for Home – … Continue reading Zoom For Home Videoconferencing Tablet Targets Booming Remote-Work Market Continue Reading
CBS CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King has signed on to host a weekly call-in show with SiriusXM. Gayle King In the House will air Thursdays at 5 pm ET on SiriusXM Stars channel 109 starting tomorrow following a successful limited run earlier this spring. King, who also serves as Editor-at-large of O, The Oprah Magazine, will engage listeners on daily … Continue reading Gayle King, Co-Host Of ‘CBS This Morning,’ Launches SiriusXM Weekly Call-In Show Continue Reading
(L-R) Josh Berman, David Renaud and Seth GordonShutterstock; Josh Telles EXCLUSIVE: ABC has put in development a medical drama from The Good Doctor writer-producer David Renaud, the series’ executive producer Seth Gordon Drop Dead Diva creator Josh Berman, and Sony Pictures TV where Berman’s Osprey Prods and Gordon’s Exhibit A Film are both under deals. Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series orders Written … Continue reading Medical Drama From Josh Berman And ‘The Good Doctor’s David Renaud & Seth Gordon In Works At ABC Continue Reading
Emi Fuji Photography; Netflix Netflix has set the first animated TV series based on the long-running Usagi Yojimbo comic books by Stan Sakai. The streamer today announced Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles, which is set in a world that mixes modern high-tech images with classic Japanese references. Spawned from Sakai’s comics that began in 1984 and counting James Wan among … Continue reading ‘Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles’: Netflix Sets Toon Series Based On Stan Sakai’s Comic Books Continue Reading
Radar Pictures is developing a movie based on the audio-only mobile horror game BlindSide, which they’ll entitle Unseen, with sisters Jen and Sylvia Soska writing, directing and producing. The horror feature will follow a Boston couple who wake up blind in a terrifying world they cannot recognize. They fear their sanity slipping away. They sense the presence of a strange new species, … Continue reading Radar Pictures Developing ‘Unseen’ Based On Audio-Only Horror Mobile Game ‘BlindSide’ Continue Reading
Isaac Brekken/Shutterstock ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish said most employees won’t be returning to offices this year as the company rethinks its plans amid a COVID-19 resurgence and focuses on restarting production, which he called “critical.” Production, he said in a memo to staff on Wednesday, “generally has to be done in person and is the lifeblood of our business.” “Unfortunately, we … Continue reading ViacomCBS CEO Says Keeping Offices Closed This Year Will Help “Critical” Task Of Getting Back Into Production Continue Reading
Revolt TV EXCLUSIVE: Sean Combs’ cable network Revolt TV is undergoing a leadership change with Roma Khanna stepping down as CEO. Former MGM and NBCU exec Khanna, who was named CEO in September 2017, will move into a new role as adviser to the Revolt TV senior team and shareholders. Colin McIntosh, EVP and Head of Finance and Operations, and Detavio … Continue reading Sean Combs’ Revolt TV Announces New Leadership, Roma Khanna Steps Down As CEO Continue Reading
Justin Timberlake, Fisher StevensAP Apple has landed the SK Global feature drama Palmer starring Justin Timberlake and directed by Fisher Stevens. The movie, written and executive produced by Cheryl Guerriero, whose script appeared on the 2016 Blacklist, follows a former college football phenomenon named Eddie Palmer (Timberlake) who, after a stint in prison, returns to his hometown to get his life back on … Continue reading Apple Expands Slate With Justin Timberlake-Fisher Stevens Feature ‘Palmer’ Continue Reading
Courtesy Prime Universe EXCLUSIVE: The big-screen adaptation of the bestselling video game Just Cause has landed Michael Dowse as director. Dowse, whose work includes Stuber and Coffee & Kareem, has been set to helm the co-production between Constantin Film and Prime Universe. Scripted by Derek Kolstad (the John Wick trilogy), the film is produced by Constantin Film’s Robert Kulzer, Prime Universe Film’s Adrian Askarieh, and Kolstad. … Continue reading Mike Dowse To Direct Vidgame Adaptation ‘Just Cause’ For Constantin Film & Prime Universe Continue Reading