Even by Jimmy Kimmel’s standards, it’s been quite the crazy ride for ABC’s late-night host since he was last on stage in New York for Disney’s upfront presentation. “Have to admit, I’ve been through so much bullshit this year, it actually made me appreciate this bullshit,” the Upfronts vet told Disney brass, stars and assembled…
Jerome Levy and David Atlan-Jackson – co-founders of growing pan-European theatrical feature film-focused Vuelta Group – hit the Cannes Film Festival’s red carpet this evening with opening film The Electric Kiss. The group’s Paris-based subsidiary Playtime is handling international sales on Pierre Salvadori’s period romantic-comedy starring Pio Marmaï, Anaïs Demoustier, Gilles Lellouche, and Vimala Pons,…
Nick Cannon’s hectic life is coming to the small screen. Netflix confirmed a Cannon docuseries is in the works and will premiere later this year in the winter. The show’s synopsis revealed that the show will “pull back the curtain on the complete chaos, headline-making drama, and heartfelt moments that come with raising twelve kids…
Pawel Pawlikowski’s third go-round at Cannes, the in-competition Fatherland, received a six minute standing ovation today in its world premiere at the Grand Theatre Lumiere. That marks two big standing ovations for theatrical distributor Mubi, following last night’s Un Certain Regard premiere Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma which landed an unexpected nine-minute standing…
EXCLUSIVE: Mayor of Kingstown actor Richie Stephens, a former gangster, is re-teaming with Taylor Sheridan after landing a role in Season 4 of Tulsa King. Stephens will play English Dan, a rival supplier and mid-level crime boss. He previously played Russian villian Dmitri in Sheridan’s Mayor of Kingstown. Other credits include NCIS, Blue Bloods, Lore, MacGyver,…
Josh D’Amaro used his first quarterly earnings call to talk up Disney+’s place as the “centerpiece” of the Magic Kingdom’s digital future. The Mouse House’s new CEO said an ongoing initiative to make Disney+ to first port of call for Disney customers and fans in most scenarios was already taking shape under his leadership. In…