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Lynette Howell Taylor elected president of US Academy
The producer takes over from Janet Yang in the Academy’s top elected role.
‘Peaky Blinders’ creator Steven Knight to write next James Bond film
Knight joins director Denis Villeneuve on the creative team for the Amazon MGM Studios project.
Peacock subscriptions flat in second quarter but revenue up 18%
Theatrical revenue at Peacock’s sister studio Universal jumped 20%, said parent Comcast.
TIFF Tribute Awards for Guillermo del Toro, Jodie Foster, Hikari, Lee Byung Hun
Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice, starring Lee, added to festival’s North American premieres.
Warner Bros to cut 10% of motion picture group staff in “global structure” transition
Reduction comes as Warner Bros Discovery prepares for corporate split next year.
Bradley Cooper’s ‘Is This Thing On?’ gets closing night slot at NYFF
Cooper’s third film as a director was shot at locations around New York City.
‘Happy Gilmore 2’ scores record US streaming debut on Netflix
The Adam Sandler sequel was also a chart-topper in more than 40 other territories.
‘Slow Horses’ showrunner Will Smith to leave series after fifth season
Smith won the Emmy last year for his writing on the darkly humourous spy drama.
‘Family Matters’, ‘The Way We Talk’ scoop top prizes at NYAFF
Further winners included ‘Skin Of Youth’ and ‘Green Wave’.
Newly formed Radial Entertainment appoints four to new positions
All four executives previously held positions at Radial labels FilmRise and Shout!
‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ comes in at $117.2m in North America
Though its global opening came in behind Superman, First Steps easily beats earlier franchise entries.
Warner Bros Discovery details corporate split divisions and executives
The company’s streaming and studios operation will be known as Warner Bros, and the global networks operation will be called Discovery Global.
Sony Pictures sets executive changes after Josh Greenstein departure
Sanford Panitch will become sole president of
Sony film president Josh Greenstein set for Paramount role
Greenstein expected to join executive ranks after Paramount merger with Skydance closes.
Paramount Global-Skydance merger expected to close on August 7
FCC approved $8bn transaction this week.
US government approves Paramount Global-Skydance merger
Federal Communications Commission votes 2-1 in favour, with strong dissenting voice from Democrat Anna Gomez.
Metrograph Pictures “pausing” theatrical releases in US
Company issues statement after top exec David Laub moves over to Neon.
Neon hires former Metrograph exec David Laub as SVP marketing, publicity
Exec will work closely with president of global cinema Ryan Werner.
TIFF Midnight Madness world premieres include Ben Wheatley’s ‘Normal’ and Bryan Fuller’s ‘Dust Bunny’
Seven world premieres and one international premiere feature in section schedule.
Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ gets NYFF Centerpiece slot
Cast of the triptych film includes Adam Driver, Tom Waits and Cate Blanchett.
