The Directors Guild of America and IATSE are urging California Attorney General Rob Bonta to settle his antitrust lawsuit with Paramount, arguing that prolonged uncertainty over the Warner Bros. Discovery merger is bad for the industry. The two unions wrote a letter to Bonta and Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison on Wednesday, urging the two
In the Season 5 opener of “Hacks,” Jean Smart’s beleaguered character Deborah Vance is eager to reclaim her legacy — and comes up with the perfect way to do it. She wants to be an EGOT. The idea of the EGOT — someone who wins all of the “Big Four” entertainment awards at some point
Legendary actress, director and producer Phylicia Rashad was the guest speaker at the C-Suite Luncheon during the 24th annual Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF). Started by Stephanie Tavares-Rance, who co-founded MVAAFF along with her husband, Floyd Rance, the luncheon and its accompanying summit uplifts, supports and connects executives, business owners and women leaders
A spinoff of “The Lincoln Lawyer” starring Cobie Smulders is in early development at Netflix. According to Deadline, which first reported news of the project, the series would center around Smulders reprising her “Lincoln Lawyer” role as Mickey Haller’s (Manuel Garcia Rulfo) half-sister, Artemisia “Emi” Finch. The character debuted in the Season 4 finale of
Strong’s Method acting preparation to play characters has risen to Daniel Day-Lewis levels of mythology, and that won’t change with “Reckoning.” In an August 2026 GQ profile, Strong, who spoke in a Polish accent for most of the interview as he was also prepping for another movie at the time, revealed that his goal was
When renowned wildlife producer Mike Gunton approached “The Lion King” director Jon Favreau about collaborating on a documentary, the director, who had never made a doc, immediately said yes. It was 2022, and Gunton, an executive producer at BBC Studios Natural History Unit, wanted to “supersize” his “Dynasties” series about vulnerable or endangered species, and
