Author: Madiha Ahmed

Matt Sayles/Invision/AP EXCLUSIVE: Annapurna Pictures has won an auction and landed the rights to Rachel Yoder’s upcoming debut novel Nightbitch. The novel will be developed as a star vehicle for six-time Oscar nominated actress Amy Adams. The author will adapt the novel and will be executive producer alongside Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle, and Sammy Scher for Annapurna. Adams and Stacy O’Neil will produce … Continue reading Amy Adams, Annapurna Pictures Team On Adaptation Of Rachel Yoder Novel ‘Nightbitch’ Continue Reading →

Warner Bros. The Ellen DeGeneres Show‘s host, Ellen DeGeneres, and studio, Warner Bros., have spoken out about the recent complaints against the workplace environment on the popular daytime syndicated talk show. In a statement on behalf of WB and DeGeneres, the studio confirmed that it has conducted an internal inquiry, interviewing current and former Ellen employees about their experience following a … Continue reading Ellen DeGeneres & Warner Bros. Address Toxic Workplace Culture Allegations; Talk Show To Undergo Staffing Changes Following Investigation Continue Reading →

John Locher/AP EXCLUSIVE: Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix have teamed up with Cowspiracy filmmaker Keegan Kuhn and BAFTA Award-winning director Alex Lockwood, to executive produce, The End of Medicine, a new feature-length documentary about zoonotic diseases, which threaten the health and lives of the entire human population. The doc began production in October 2019, months before Covid-19 was making headlines around the … Continue reading Rooney Mara And Joaquin Phoenix To Exec Produce Documentary On Public Health Continue Reading →

Ubisoft Netflix has teamed with Ubisoft for an anime series based on the Splinter Cell video game franchise, with John Wick writer Derek Kostad set to write and executive produce, Deadline has confirmed. First released in 2002, the Splinter Cell video game revolves around protagonist, Sam Fisher, a highly trained agent of a fictional black-ops sub-division within the NSA, dubbed “Third Echelon”. The player … Continue reading ‘Splinter Cell’ Anime Series Adaptation From ‘John Wick’ Writer In Works At Netflix Continue Reading →

MTV The nominees for the 2020 MTV VMAs were unveiled Thursday, with Lady Gaga and defending artist of the year Ariana Grande topping the list with nine VMA noms apiece. Following the two singers are The Weeknd and Billy Eilish, bringing in six nominations each. All four are up for the show’s marquee video of the year prize. Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Justin Bieber, … Continue reading MTV VMAs Nominations: Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande Lead Way; New Categories Nod To COVID Quarantine Continue Reading →

Courtesy of LMGI EXCLUSIVE: FIlmmaking icon Spike Lee will be honored by the Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) with the Trailblazer Award at the 7th Annual LMGI Awards. The virtual awards show is set for October 24 at 2pm PT and will be hosted by Isaiah Mustafa (It Chapter Two, Shadowhunters). The news of Lee’s award was announced by LMGI … Continue reading Spike Lee To Receive Trailblazer Award At 7th Annual LMGI Awards Continue Reading →

Skydance Animation Shane Prigmore, the animation veteran who has worked for Laika, DreamWorks Animation, Warner Bros and most recently at Walt Disney Television Animation, has been hired as SVP Development at Skydance Animation. He will be tasked with overseeing the creative development of all films and TV series on the studio’s production slate. That slate includes … Continue reading Skydance Animation Hires Industry Veteran Shane Prigmore As SVP Development Continue Reading →

AP EXCLUSIVE: You wait years for one bus, and then two come along at the same time. That’s the phrase Trainspotting writer Irvine Welsh used when reflecting on how two of his first-ever TV projects got unveiled within the same week. That the announcements collided was sheer coincidence, he says, but a happy one for the Scottish wordsmith. BritBox … Continue reading Irvine Welsh Talks Adapting ‘Crime’ For BritBox & How ‘American Tabloid’ Will Focus On National Enquirer Continue Reading →

Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa USA (Sipa via AP Images) Veteran journalists know that the public mood is quirky, so it’s always risky to report “a consensus.” A few days ago, for example, there seemed a “consensus” that Americans had lost confidence in their neighborhood cops. Further, their expectations about cops had been distorted by movies and television. … Continue reading Peter Bart: As TV News Reports Look More Like Cop Shows, Viewers Are Left In Cuffs Continue Reading →

AP Images Cousin Bruce Morrow, the New York radio DJ whose long career reaches from the Beatles at Shea Stadium through satellite radio, is leaving SiriusXM after one last show on Saturday night. The 84-year-old Morrow will depart the SiriusXM ’60s on 6 channel but vows he is not retiring. He referred fans to his Facebook … Continue reading ‘Cousin Brucie’ Morrow Leaving SiriusXM Radio After 15 Years; Last Show Saturday Night Continue Reading →