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Out, a short film from Pixar Animation Studios streaming on Disney+, features Pixar’s first gay main character. The 9-minute film debuted Friday as one of seven films in the studio’s SparkShorts program. SparkShorts aims to “discover new storytellers, explore new storytelling techniques, and experiment with new production workflows,” in the words of Pixar president Jim
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Some good news for exhibition which will hopefully prime business before this summer’s big event films open, i.e. Mulan and Wonder Woman 1984, and that’s Fathom Events along with Screen Media will be premiering Millennium Media and Rod Lurie’s feature The Outpost in theaters on July 2 on roughly 500 screens. The pic is based on Jake Tapper’s best-selling non-fiction
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Who’s Starring In The Taped Hamilton Production Most of the original Hamilton cast will appear in the taped production. The list includes:Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander HamiltonDaveed Diggs (The Snowpiercer series) as Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas JeffersonRenée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica SchuylerLeslie Odom, Jr. as Aaron BurrChristopher Jackson as George WashingtonJonathan Groff (Mindhunter and Frozen II) as
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The UK has introduced strict quarantine rules for international travelers. The British government will force anyone entering the UK from abroad to quarantine themselves for 14 days. This will likely have an impact on any hope that the numerous international productions, such as Netflix’s The Witcher, have in restarting production any time soon. The rules
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In a letter to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and L.A. County Department of Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer on Friday, Assistant U.S. Attorney General Eric Dreiband said the duo’s recent comments suggesting that stay-at-home orders may stay in place long-term in Los Angeles “may be both arbitrary and unlawful.” Ferrer said at a county
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In the new aural adventure Marry Me Margaret, Randall Wheatley explores the emotional connections shared between intriguing, somewhat neo-beat generation-like characters whilst imparting a big piece of his own heart into the story. Coming to a set of speakers near you this coming June 19th, 2020, Marry Me Margaret is one-part On the Road and another part “Late Lament,” with
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Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Chairman Joe Drake continued to emphasize the studio’s commitment to theatrical today, telling analysts on today’s 4Q earnings call that “we believe that people are anxious to get out of the house and do things” following the nationwide sheltering-in from COVID-19. Drake also emphasized about the future of moviegoing, “We’re bullish
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Tenedora de Cines, owner of exhibition giant Cinepolis, has acquired 2.8 million shares, or 2.4%, of U.S exhibitor Cinemark, according to an SEC filing Wednesday. Another 17 individuals who are executives and part of the company’s founding family have acquired various smaller positions that total 6.1%. An SEC filing is required in cases where passive
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EXCLUSIVE: California Gov. Gavin Newsom may see the state as mere days away from new guidelines to further open up from the coronavirus pandemic, but entertainment industry insiders are feeling broadsided by today’s announcement. “WTF?” said one top cable executive to Newsom today announcning he would reveal plans on May 25 that could spur shuttered
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When the theme parks and hotels reopen is anybody’s guess at this point. Shanghai Disneyland saw its Disney Springs equivalent open about a month before the park did, but that’s no guarantee that Walt Disney World, a massive resort many times that size, will be able to open up even that quickly. The phased reopening
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Play video content Exclusive The Relunchables Podcast Heeeere’s Johnny Tsunami — the iconic Disney Channel character — shocking the hell outta ‘Tiger King’ star Saff Saffery, and it’s an awesome moment of mutual fandom! The surprise celeb encounter went down on “The Relunchables” podcast, while Saff was being interviewed by the host, Jordan Holtzer. Saff’s
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EXCLUSIVE: Jimmy Mulville, the BAFTA-winning British producer who was a ferocious opponent of the BBC’s decision to sideline BBC Three, has applauded the broadcaster for its volte-face over the youth network. The Hat Trick Productions boss teamed up with Avalon managing director Jon Thoday in 2015 to launch an audacious and sometimes fractious bid to
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The membership of Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 has approved allocating $500,000 from the local’s treasury for an Emergency Relief Fund to assist members who “have found themselves in extreme financial hardship because of the COVID-19 pandemic.” The Fund, which will be administered by the Motion Picture & Television Fund, will cover up to $1,000 of
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EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is working to lock down its latest Harlan Coben adaptation, in a project that will reunite the bestselling author with the production company behind The Stranger. Deadline understands that the streamer is finalizing a deal to reimagine Coben’s 2012 novel Stay Close for the screen, with British producer Red Production Company making the
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