Projects with Keke Palmer, Jeremy Irons, Jacob Tremblay and Deepa Mehta are among the selection of projects at TIFF’s first international financing and project market. TIFF: The Market, which runs September 10-16, will launch 51 projects – 40 features, six series and five innovative or immersive works – that are all looking for production and […]
President Barack Obama is known for his prodigious list making. He’s also an avid reader. So the 44th President is bringing two of his favorite hobbies together in a new podcast series. He is hosting A Great Book with Barack Obama for Amazon’s Audible. It forms part of his first-look deal with the audio service […]
EXCLUSIVE: Rodeo FX has appointed Émilie Dussault, best known for growing MPC Film Montreal, as Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs. The appointment comes as the Montreal-based VFX firm marks its 20th anniversary in the wake of a period of expansion into France, with the acquisition of Mikros Animation, and move into India over the last 18 […]
Peacock is expanding its mobile offerings with a new interactive, episodic game called Public Eye. The murder mystery, which NBCU dubs “microdrama-style storytelling meets interactive crime investigation, is Peacock’s first serialized mobile game. In the 10-episode mystery, players are Officer Logan Dine, a patrol cop secretly investigating his uncle’s murder in the crime-ridden streets of Caldera City. Every episode features narrative storytelling with puzzle‑driven […]
Ricky Gervais’ new animated TV series Alley Cats may have drawn fire from critics, but one comedy legend has come out to bat for the show. Critics have had their knives out for Netflix’s politically incorrect dark comedy, which debuted over the weekend. The show has only a 39% score on Metacritic with The Telegraph […]
Sony LIV is pressing on with the latest edition of the Scam crime drama franchise. The streamer’s parent, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI), today confirmed it had secured the rights to make Scam 2010: The Subrata Roy Saga, which is based on a Tamal Bandyopadhyay book, following a legal threat. The show is now in […]
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has unveiled its latest content slate, as its bosses talked up a “much more cohesive” TV and streaming business. Among the highlights unveiled today are Season 18 of Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), the local remake of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, which premieres this evening on Sony Entertainment Television […]
Disney+ and Hulu have inked a video podcasting deal with iHeartMedia for six iHeartPodcasts titles, including Hey Jonas! from the Jonas Brothers, which kicks things off on August 14. Also on the slate are Thanks Dad with Ego Nwodim, Pod Meets World, Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald from Scrubs stars Zach Braff […]
EXCLUSIVE: Jane Krakowski (30 Rock) and Angourie Rice (The Last Thing He Told Me) have wrapped on the New Jersey shoot for Nice Eggs, an indie coming-of-age drama marking the narrative feature directorial debut of Amanda Lipitz. Written by Sandi Farkas, Lipitz’s collaborator on the scripted podcast Motherhacker, Nice Eggs watches as a young woman comes of age by […]
Nearly 30 years after the album after which the movie is named, Green Day is using their own coming-of-age story to reach a new generation in Nimrods. Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, who teamed up with co-writer/director Lee Kirk on the movie premiering Aug. 14, told Deadline that it was “fun to have a project” on […]