Aubrey Plaza is a charming actress and delightful comedian, but what catches the attention of her fans the most are the very quirky characters she often chooses to portray. In her breakthrough role in Parks and Recreation, the actress is deadpan and sarcastic, while in her latest The White Lotus’ the actress is known for her cynicism while battling marital tension. Even in the upcoming Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis, the actress plays an ambitious power-hungry journalist.
Aubrey Plaza in Parks and Recreation
So, what is it about the actress starring only in such unconventional roles? Plaza states that it is just her way of making the world a better place by accepting characters that one normally would describe as outsiders.
Aubrey Plaza Loves Playing Quirky Characters and Here is Why Aubrey Plaza in Megalopolis
From starring as the foul-mouthed, snarky yet witty Julie Powers in Scott Pilgrim vs the World...
Aubrey Plaza in Parks and Recreation
So, what is it about the actress starring only in such unconventional roles? Plaza states that it is just her way of making the world a better place by accepting characters that one normally would describe as outsiders.
Aubrey Plaza Loves Playing Quirky Characters and Here is Why Aubrey Plaza in Megalopolis
From starring as the foul-mouthed, snarky yet witty Julie Powers in Scott Pilgrim vs the World...
- 5/18/2024
- by Maria Sultan
- FandomWire
Agatha remains one of Marvel Studios' most intriguing upcoming projects, particularly with it serving as a follow-up to 2021's critically acclaimed WandaVision.
Nexus Point News has today shared new intel on the show's characters, starting with Joe Locke's Billy. They believe the plan is to reveal his true identity as the teenage son of Wanda Maximoff later in the series, making it a huge moment for non-comic book readers.
Aubrey Plaza is Rio Vidal, one of Agatha's antagonists, while Patti LuPone is Lilia Calderu, Sasheer Zamata is Jennifer Kale, and Ali Ahn is Alice Wu.
Miles Guiterrez-Riley, meanwhile, is said to be playing Eddie, Billy's boyfriend. Likely to disappoint fans is the fact it doesn't sound like he has any connection to Teddy Altman, a.k.a. Hulking. Perhaps we'll meet him down the line; then again, it could be that Bruce Banner's son first introduced in She-Hulk...
Nexus Point News has today shared new intel on the show's characters, starting with Joe Locke's Billy. They believe the plan is to reveal his true identity as the teenage son of Wanda Maximoff later in the series, making it a huge moment for non-comic book readers.
Aubrey Plaza is Rio Vidal, one of Agatha's antagonists, while Patti LuPone is Lilia Calderu, Sasheer Zamata is Jennifer Kale, and Ali Ahn is Alice Wu.
Miles Guiterrez-Riley, meanwhile, is said to be playing Eddie, Billy's boyfriend. Likely to disappoint fans is the fact it doesn't sound like he has any connection to Teddy Altman, a.k.a. Hulking. Perhaps we'll meet him down the line; then again, it could be that Bruce Banner's son first introduced in She-Hulk...
- 5/13/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
When Barbra Streisand and Jon Peters were interested in remaking A Star is Born in 1974, their first choice for John Howard Norman was Elvis Presley. Reportedly, the King of Rock and Roll was very interested in the role, but someone else held the key to Presley’s participation in the project. Who’s to blame for?
Elvis Presley was ‘hooked’ on the idea of remaking ‘A Star Is Born’
Barbra Streisand and Jon Peters met with Elvis Presley to discuss the project in early 1974. At the time, Presley was performing at Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace.
Presley hadn’t made a film since 1969’s Change of Habit. However, he was reportedly looking to return to the movie industry and wanted to be taken seriously as an actor. Therefore, the meaty role of a fading rock star greatly appealed to him.
Presley pal Joe Esposito wrote in his book Good Rockin’ Tonight...
Elvis Presley was ‘hooked’ on the idea of remaking ‘A Star Is Born’
Barbra Streisand and Jon Peters met with Elvis Presley to discuss the project in early 1974. At the time, Presley was performing at Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace.
Presley hadn’t made a film since 1969’s Change of Habit. However, he was reportedly looking to return to the movie industry and wanted to be taken seriously as an actor. Therefore, the meaty role of a fading rock star greatly appealed to him.
Presley pal Joe Esposito wrote in his book Good Rockin’ Tonight...
- 5/10/2024
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
If you're an Amazing Spider-Man reader, then you'll know that Ned Leeds and Hobgoblin have a complicated history. While Roderick Kingsley is the true villain behind the villain's mask, Ned was once brainwashed into suiting up and has caused a lot of problems for Spidey over the years.
Now the McU's Ned no longer remembers Peter Parker, it's possible Marvel Studios could find a way to make it so that their version of the character also suits up as Hobgoblin.
Concept art has confirmed the idea was very briefly considered for Spider-Man: No Way Home, but how does Jacob Batalon feel about it?
"Honestly, I'm not sure," he admitted in an interview with Cbr. "Again, we may have talked about things, for sure, but I don't know if it would've really led to anything serious about being a villain, or anything like that."
The odds of this happening seem slim,...
Now the McU's Ned no longer remembers Peter Parker, it's possible Marvel Studios could find a way to make it so that their version of the character also suits up as Hobgoblin.
Concept art has confirmed the idea was very briefly considered for Spider-Man: No Way Home, but how does Jacob Batalon feel about it?
"Honestly, I'm not sure," he admitted in an interview with Cbr. "Again, we may have talked about things, for sure, but I don't know if it would've really led to anything serious about being a villain, or anything like that."
The odds of this happening seem slim,...
- 5/7/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Hulu’s acclaimed new limited series “We Were the Lucky Ones” is led by Logan Lerman. who give the best performance of his career. Adapted from Georgia Hunter‘s 2017 book of the same, the story follows the Kurcs, a Polish Jewish family torn apart by WWII. It’s a difficult watch but creator Erica Lipez has crafted a gripping, vital narrative with Lerman at the center of the show. He plays Addy Kurc, the middle child who pursues a career as a composer in post-war Paris. Critics agree, Lerman is a revelation in this role.
Proma Khosla (Indie Wire) stated: “As Addy, Lerman is siloed from the other siblings for almost the entire series, but never waivers in his portrayal of someone sustained by hope and eventually in the haze of grief.”
Maggie Levitt (Collider) observed: “Lerman is another clear standout in the series, though his performance is more subtle...
Proma Khosla (Indie Wire) stated: “As Addy, Lerman is siloed from the other siblings for almost the entire series, but never waivers in his portrayal of someone sustained by hope and eventually in the haze of grief.”
Maggie Levitt (Collider) observed: “Lerman is another clear standout in the series, though his performance is more subtle...
- 4/26/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
After a brief illness, soap opera star Beth Peters passed away at the age of 92. The singer and performer, who died on March 14 in Central Florida, is best known for her regular role on General Hospital. During the early 1980s, Peters portrayed Mrs. Whitaker in eight episodes of the ABC soap opera, a role that became legendary. After her passing, Beth Peters’ son Sean Williams confirmed the details and provided an obituary to Variety. She leaves behind Sean, and a loving family, including her step-daughters Barbara Davison and Monica Lange, as well as nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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- 4/21/2024
- by Matthew C. F
- TVovermind.com
In the stock market, the story is everything.
If you are a public company, you want to tell a story about your business. A story of growth, of ambition, of what your future holds and what your ceiling can be.
When it works, it can send your share price soaring (just look at Nvidia and its status as the hardware company of artificial intelligence). When it doesn’t, it can result in a hasty retreat back to private ownership (see: Endeavor).
It’s something that Netflix knows all too well.
Toward the end of 2021, riding high as consumers flocked to the platform during the Covid-19 pandemic, Netflix shares topped $600. By the end of April 2022, after reporting a surprising loss of subscribers, shares tumbled below $200.
Ever since it launched, Netflix’s growth story was driven by new subscribers. More and more people kept subscribing, and as the company forged ahead with...
If you are a public company, you want to tell a story about your business. A story of growth, of ambition, of what your future holds and what your ceiling can be.
When it works, it can send your share price soaring (just look at Nvidia and its status as the hardware company of artificial intelligence). When it doesn’t, it can result in a hasty retreat back to private ownership (see: Endeavor).
It’s something that Netflix knows all too well.
Toward the end of 2021, riding high as consumers flocked to the platform during the Covid-19 pandemic, Netflix shares topped $600. By the end of April 2022, after reporting a surprising loss of subscribers, shares tumbled below $200.
Ever since it launched, Netflix’s growth story was driven by new subscribers. More and more people kept subscribing, and as the company forged ahead with...
- 4/19/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Disney+ and Max are the next streamers that will hand down rules against account sharing, and they may not fare as well as Netflix.
It’s hard to remember that in 2022, Netflix saw two straight quarters of global subscriber losses. The streamer’s success since then has made those stumbles fade from memory, and the positive pattern continued this week when Netflix announced that it had added 9.3 million more subscribers to its global total. Password-sharing restrictions have been a big help to Netflix in its quest to add more customers, and despite anger from consumers regarding the rules, the company’s co-ceo Greg Peters told Wall Street analysts this week that households that pay for a Netflix account have not decreased viewing in the past year.
Peters said that hours viewed on Netflix by paid subscribers remained “steady” from the first quarter of 2023. The streamer has experienced some viewership loss...
It’s hard to remember that in 2022, Netflix saw two straight quarters of global subscriber losses. The streamer’s success since then has made those stumbles fade from memory, and the positive pattern continued this week when Netflix announced that it had added 9.3 million more subscribers to its global total. Password-sharing restrictions have been a big help to Netflix in its quest to add more customers, and despite anger from consumers regarding the rules, the company’s co-ceo Greg Peters told Wall Street analysts this week that households that pay for a Netflix account have not decreased viewing in the past year.
Peters said that hours viewed on Netflix by paid subscribers remained “steady” from the first quarter of 2023. The streamer has experienced some viewership loss...
- 4/19/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Netflix Co-CEO Greg Peters says internal viewership data from before and after the implementation of paid password sharing shows the new policy has not turned off viewers, as some had initially predicted it would.
The company on Thursday reported a year-over-year jump of 9.3 million subscribers in the first quarter, in part due to the password policy that has put a price on sharing login credentials. The move has been a 180 from the free sharing ethos in the company’s start-up phase that eventually became a puckish tool for promotion. The new ad-supported tier, which costs less than paying for an extra account, has also benefited from the new password setup, helping Netflix to reach almost 270 million global subscribers.
Speaking on the company’s earnings call, Peters described internal data from “owner households,” meaning those not affected by the new policy. In the first quarter, he said, viewing by those subscribers...
The company on Thursday reported a year-over-year jump of 9.3 million subscribers in the first quarter, in part due to the password policy that has put a price on sharing login credentials. The move has been a 180 from the free sharing ethos in the company’s start-up phase that eventually became a puckish tool for promotion. The new ad-supported tier, which costs less than paying for an extra account, has also benefited from the new password setup, helping Netflix to reach almost 270 million global subscribers.
Speaking on the company’s earnings call, Peters described internal data from “owner households,” meaning those not affected by the new policy. In the first quarter, he said, viewing by those subscribers...
- 4/18/2024
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
In 2023, the then-newly named Netflix co-ceo Greg Peters saw his total target compensation package grow to $40 million up from $26 million the prior year.
Co-CEO Ted Sarandos brought in $49.8 million in 2023, with a base salary of $3 million, $28 million in stock awards, an annual bonus of $16.5 million and all other compensation totaling close to $2 million, down from $50.3 million the prior year.
Sarandos’ all other compensation includes, “$13,200 representing our matching contribution made under our 401(k) plan, $55,913 for car services, $620,013 for personal use of company aircraft, and $1,295,805 in residential security costs paid to a third-party provider by the Company valued on the basis of aggregate incremental cost to the Company,” per a proxy filing.
Peters’ pay package included a base salary of $2.89 million, stock awards of $22.7 million, a bonus of $13.9 million and all other compensation totaling $620,602, which relates to use of the company aircraft.
Reed Hastings, now the company’s executive chairman who stepped...
Co-CEO Ted Sarandos brought in $49.8 million in 2023, with a base salary of $3 million, $28 million in stock awards, an annual bonus of $16.5 million and all other compensation totaling close to $2 million, down from $50.3 million the prior year.
Sarandos’ all other compensation includes, “$13,200 representing our matching contribution made under our 401(k) plan, $55,913 for car services, $620,013 for personal use of company aircraft, and $1,295,805 in residential security costs paid to a third-party provider by the Company valued on the basis of aggregate incremental cost to the Company,” per a proxy filing.
Peters’ pay package included a base salary of $2.89 million, stock awards of $22.7 million, a bonus of $13.9 million and all other compensation totaling $620,602, which relates to use of the company aircraft.
Reed Hastings, now the company’s executive chairman who stepped...
- 4/18/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix co-ceo Ted Sarandos earned a bit less in 2023 than the year before — but he still had a pay package worth $49.8 million.
That was down from $50.3 million for Sarandos in 2022, according to Netflix’s proxy statement filed Thursday with the SEC. In 2023, Sarandos had a base salary of $3 million, $28.3 million worth of stock option awards, a $16.5 cash bonus and $1.98 million in other compensation. The Netflix board’s compensation committee approved the residential security costs “after considering the potential security concerns related to Mr. Sarandos’ service as an executive officer and believes the security costs are a necessary and appropriate business expense.”
Greg Peters, who assumed the role of co-ceo in January 2023, had a compensation package last year worth $40.1 million, a significant jump from $28.1 million in 2022. He previously had served as COO and chief product officer. Peters’ 2023 pay included $2.9 million salary, $22.7 million in stock options, a $13.9 million cash bonus and $620,602 for personal use of company aircraft.
That was down from $50.3 million for Sarandos in 2022, according to Netflix’s proxy statement filed Thursday with the SEC. In 2023, Sarandos had a base salary of $3 million, $28.3 million worth of stock option awards, a $16.5 cash bonus and $1.98 million in other compensation. The Netflix board’s compensation committee approved the residential security costs “after considering the potential security concerns related to Mr. Sarandos’ service as an executive officer and believes the security costs are a necessary and appropriate business expense.”
Greg Peters, who assumed the role of co-ceo in January 2023, had a compensation package last year worth $40.1 million, a significant jump from $28.1 million in 2022. He previously had served as COO and chief product officer. Peters’ 2023 pay included $2.9 million salary, $22.7 million in stock options, a $13.9 million cash bonus and $620,602 for personal use of company aircraft.
- 4/18/2024
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix’s global subscribers climbed by 9.3m to 269.6m in the first quarter of 2024 and revenue increased 14.8% year-on-year to $9.4bn, beating analysts’ expectations on both counts.
The streamer said starting in Q1 2025 it will stop reporting quarterly membership numbers and average revenue per member and focus on its “primary financial metrics” like revenue, operating income, profit, earnings per share, and free cash flow.
Q2 revenue guidance of $9.49bn was below Wall Street estimates, causing stock to fall more than 5% after closing to $581.
However Q1 numbers were strong. The ad-supported tier is entering its second year and business grew 65% since last...
The streamer said starting in Q1 2025 it will stop reporting quarterly membership numbers and average revenue per member and focus on its “primary financial metrics” like revenue, operating income, profit, earnings per share, and free cash flow.
Q2 revenue guidance of $9.49bn was below Wall Street estimates, causing stock to fall more than 5% after closing to $581.
However Q1 numbers were strong. The ad-supported tier is entering its second year and business grew 65% since last...
- 4/18/2024
- ScreenDaily
Netflix’s global subscribers climbed by 9.3m to 269.6m in the first quarter of 2024 and revenue increased 14.8% year-on-year to $9.4bn, beating analysts’ expectations on both counts.
The streamer said starting in Q1 2025 it will stop reporting quarterly membership numbers and average revenue per member and focus on its “primary financial metrics” like revenue, operating income, profit, earnings per share, and free cash flow.
Q2 revenue guidance of $9.49bn was below Wall Street estimates, causing stock to fall more than 5% after closing to $581.
However Q1 numbers were strong. Operating income grew by 54% from $1.7bn in Q1 2023 to $2.6bn, and operating margin...
The streamer said starting in Q1 2025 it will stop reporting quarterly membership numbers and average revenue per member and focus on its “primary financial metrics” like revenue, operating income, profit, earnings per share, and free cash flow.
Q2 revenue guidance of $9.49bn was below Wall Street estimates, causing stock to fall more than 5% after closing to $581.
However Q1 numbers were strong. Operating income grew by 54% from $1.7bn in Q1 2023 to $2.6bn, and operating margin...
- 4/18/2024
- ScreenDaily
Netflix’s global membership climbed by 9.3m to 269.6m in the first quarter of 2024 and revenue increased 14.8% year-on-year to $9.4bn, beating analysts’ expectations on both counts.
The streamer said starting in Q1 2025 it will stop reporting quarterly membership numbers and average revenue per member and focus on its “primary financial metrics” like revenue, operating income, profit, earnings per share, and free cash flow.
Q2 revenue guidance of $9.49bn was below Wall Street estimates, causing stock to fall more than 5% after closing to $581.
However Q1 numbers were strong. Operating income grew by 54% from $1.7bn in Q1 2023 to $2.6bn, and operating margin...
The streamer said starting in Q1 2025 it will stop reporting quarterly membership numbers and average revenue per member and focus on its “primary financial metrics” like revenue, operating income, profit, earnings per share, and free cash flow.
Q2 revenue guidance of $9.49bn was below Wall Street estimates, causing stock to fall more than 5% after closing to $581.
However Q1 numbers were strong. Operating income grew by 54% from $1.7bn in Q1 2023 to $2.6bn, and operating margin...
- 4/18/2024
- ScreenDaily
Netflix’s global membership climbed by 9.33m to 269.6m in the first quarter of 2024 and revenue increased 14.8% year-on-year to $9.4bn, beating analysts’ expectations on both counts.
The streamer said starting in Q1 2025 it will stop reporting quarterly membership numbers and average revenue per member and focus on its “primary financial metrics” like revenue, operating income, profit, earnings per share, and free cash flow.
Q2 revenue guidance of $9.49bn was below Wall Street estimates, causing stock to fall more than 5% after closing to $581.
However Q1 numbers were strong. Operating income grew by 54% from $1.7bn in Q1 2023 to $2.6bn, and operating margin...
The streamer said starting in Q1 2025 it will stop reporting quarterly membership numbers and average revenue per member and focus on its “primary financial metrics” like revenue, operating income, profit, earnings per share, and free cash flow.
Q2 revenue guidance of $9.49bn was below Wall Street estimates, causing stock to fall more than 5% after closing to $581.
However Q1 numbers were strong. Operating income grew by 54% from $1.7bn in Q1 2023 to $2.6bn, and operating margin...
- 4/18/2024
- ScreenDaily
A Spectrum retail store in Oregon. (Courtesy image)
Charter Communications has unveiled a new low-cost streaming television package that offers more than 90 live channels for $40 per month.
The product, called Spectrum TV Stream, includes general entertainment, lifestyle, knowledge and news channels from the Walt Disney Company, Fox Corporation, Allen Media Group, AMC Networks, Warner Bros Discovery (Wbd), A+E Networks and Paramount Global, according to a channel list provided to The Desk on Tuesday.
Absent from the package are expensive local broadcast channels and sports networks that drive up the cost of cable television. Instead, Spectrum TV Stream is focused on customers who are able to watch their local channels through an antenna or other means, and who want entertainment and lifestyle channels for the lowest possible price.
“We are focused on creating more flexible, lower-cost video options for our customers that include a bundle of channels they want to watch,...
Charter Communications has unveiled a new low-cost streaming television package that offers more than 90 live channels for $40 per month.
The product, called Spectrum TV Stream, includes general entertainment, lifestyle, knowledge and news channels from the Walt Disney Company, Fox Corporation, Allen Media Group, AMC Networks, Warner Bros Discovery (Wbd), A+E Networks and Paramount Global, according to a channel list provided to The Desk on Tuesday.
Absent from the package are expensive local broadcast channels and sports networks that drive up the cost of cable television. Instead, Spectrum TV Stream is focused on customers who are able to watch their local channels through an antenna or other means, and who want entertainment and lifestyle channels for the lowest possible price.
“We are focused on creating more flexible, lower-cost video options for our customers that include a bundle of channels they want to watch,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
In Robin Hardy's supremely creepy 1973 cult picture "The Wicker Man," a cop named Neil Howie (Edward Woodward) travels to a remote island called Summerisle to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. The citizens of Summerisle are secretive and strange and still abide by ancient Celtic religious rites. Howie, a devout Christian, is put off by their pagan weirdness. During his investigation, Howie stays at a local inn, The Green Man, overseen by Mr. McGregor (Lindsay Kemp) and his comely daughter Willow. Willow is sexually forward with Howie, something else he finds discomforting.
Later that night, while Howie attempts to sleep, Willow strips nude in her own room and gyrates seductively against the wall that neighbors Howie's. Howie can't see or hear it, but he seems to sense something strange is happening. Is she casting a spell of some kind?
It turns out that the nude body audiences saw dancing wasn't Ekland at all,...
Later that night, while Howie attempts to sleep, Willow strips nude in her own room and gyrates seductively against the wall that neighbors Howie's. Howie can't see or hear it, but he seems to sense something strange is happening. Is she casting a spell of some kind?
It turns out that the nude body audiences saw dancing wasn't Ekland at all,...
- 4/14/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Craig Peters is bullish on AI.
The CEO of Getty Images, who is taking part in an innovation summit on artificial intelligence being held Wednesday at Cannes’ international TV market MIPTV, remains clear-eyed about the dangers generative AI could pose to the creative industries.
“What concerns me is that not everyone wants there to be more creators, some want the creators to be automated away. You saw that play out in the LA strikes last year,” says Peters, speaking to The Hollywood Reporter ahead of his MIPTV session. “Not everybody wants to eliminate the societal issues that can come from this technology, there are people who want to exploit this technology…That’s what keeps me up at night.”
Earlier this year, Getty filed suit in London against Stability AI claiming the open-source generative AI company unlawfully copied and processed millions of Getty’s copyright-protected images.
But the stock images...
The CEO of Getty Images, who is taking part in an innovation summit on artificial intelligence being held Wednesday at Cannes’ international TV market MIPTV, remains clear-eyed about the dangers generative AI could pose to the creative industries.
“What concerns me is that not everyone wants there to be more creators, some want the creators to be automated away. You saw that play out in the LA strikes last year,” says Peters, speaking to The Hollywood Reporter ahead of his MIPTV session. “Not everybody wants to eliminate the societal issues that can come from this technology, there are people who want to exploit this technology…That’s what keeps me up at night.”
Earlier this year, Getty filed suit in London against Stability AI claiming the open-source generative AI company unlawfully copied and processed millions of Getty’s copyright-protected images.
But the stock images...
- 4/10/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga will star in Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles before landing on Broadway next March.
The musical revue of Sondheim’s songs, devised by Cameron Mackintosh, comes to North America after a 16-week run starting last September at London’s Gielgud Theatre. Peters and Salonga also starred in that run.
The show, with musical staging and choreography Matthew Bourne and Julia McKenzie, begins previews on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on March 25, 2025. Exact dates for performances at the Center Theatre Group have yet to be announced.
Sondheim came up with the idea of doing a third revue during lockdown, according to Mackintosh. Work began on the show, but Sondheim died in November 2021. Mackintosh and McKenzie continued work on the revue in order to make it a “farewell show” to celebrate Sondheim’s work.
“It...
The musical revue of Sondheim’s songs, devised by Cameron Mackintosh, comes to North America after a 16-week run starting last September at London’s Gielgud Theatre. Peters and Salonga also starred in that run.
The show, with musical staging and choreography Matthew Bourne and Julia McKenzie, begins previews on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on March 25, 2025. Exact dates for performances at the Center Theatre Group have yet to be announced.
Sondheim came up with the idea of doing a third revue during lockdown, according to Mackintosh. Work began on the show, but Sondheim died in November 2021. Mackintosh and McKenzie continued work on the revue in order to make it a “farewell show” to celebrate Sondheim’s work.
“It...
- 4/8/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actor Michael Keaton’s collaboration with director Tim Burton resulted in two live-action Batman movies that are loved and appreciated even today. As a result, it might surprise some fans that the duo butted heads over one casting decision during the production of Batman, which introduced several popular comic book characters.
Michael Keaton in Batman
One of the biggest struggles during the making of the sequel was the casting of Selina Kyle / Catwoman. While Burton cast Michelle Pfeiffer for the role, lead star Keaton earlier did not want the actress anywhere near the sets of the first installment. Nonetheless, Pfeiffer’s performance remains memorable, making viewers curious why Keaton was against her casting.
Michael Keaton Was Against Michelle Pfeiffer’s Casting in Batman Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman in Batman Returns
After the critical and commercial success of 1989’s Batman, Michael Keaton and Tim Burton were signed for a sequel that...
Michael Keaton in Batman
One of the biggest struggles during the making of the sequel was the casting of Selina Kyle / Catwoman. While Burton cast Michelle Pfeiffer for the role, lead star Keaton earlier did not want the actress anywhere near the sets of the first installment. Nonetheless, Pfeiffer’s performance remains memorable, making viewers curious why Keaton was against her casting.
Michael Keaton Was Against Michelle Pfeiffer’s Casting in Batman Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman in Batman Returns
After the critical and commercial success of 1989’s Batman, Michael Keaton and Tim Burton were signed for a sequel that...
- 3/25/2024
- by Pratik Handore
- FandomWire
Weston Razooli knows that he broke all the rules on his first movie. While some directors ease themselves into feature filmmaking by telling intimate stories that can be confined to one location and a handful of experienced actors, Razooli swung for the fences with “Riddle of Fire.”
The anachronistically nostalgic adventure saga follows three pals who spend a summer afternoon searching for the perfect blueberry pie ingredients in a world filled with witches, fairies, and scheming huntsmen — all with the hope of convincing a bedridden mother to let them get back to playing video games.
The film captures the whimsy of a childhood summer adventure on a scale that manages to feel epic to its pint-sized protagonists and charmingly intimate to adult audiences. But Razooli’s distinct vision forced him to navigate the kinds of logistical challenges that could derail a massive studio production — like shooting on 16mm film with...
The anachronistically nostalgic adventure saga follows three pals who spend a summer afternoon searching for the perfect blueberry pie ingredients in a world filled with witches, fairies, and scheming huntsmen — all with the hope of convincing a bedridden mother to let them get back to playing video games.
The film captures the whimsy of a childhood summer adventure on a scale that manages to feel epic to its pint-sized protagonists and charmingly intimate to adult audiences. But Razooli’s distinct vision forced him to navigate the kinds of logistical challenges that could derail a massive studio production — like shooting on 16mm film with...
- 3/22/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Beth Peters, a veteran actress and singer best known for playing the recurring role of Mrs. Whitaker on General Hospital, has died. She was 92. The passing was confirmed by Peters’ son, Sean Williams, who told Variety she died on Thursday, March 14, in central Florida after a short illness. An exact cause of death was not given. In an obituary provided to Variety by Williams, Peters’ General Hospital character description reads, “The motherly Mrs. Whitaker dispensed country wisdom from her farm kitchen in Beecher’s Corners, serving as a surrogate mother to Laura Spencer, played by Genie Francis, as the teenager’s story arc saw her fall in love with Luke Spencer, portrayed by Anthony Geary.” Peters appeared in eight episodes of the iconic ABC soap opera from 1980 to 1982 and returned in 1983 and 1994. Her other television credits include Quantum Leap, Mr. Belvedere, Beyond Belief, Simon and Simon, The Waltons, and Highway to Heaven.
- 3/20/2024
- TV Insider
Beth Peters, an actor and singer who had a recurring role on “General Hospital,” died on March 14 in central Florida after a short illness. She was 92.
In the early 1980s, Peters appeared in eight episodes of the popular ABC soap opera as the character Mrs. Whitaker. In an obituary for Peters provided to Variety by her son, her character description reads, “The motherly Mrs. Whitaker dispensed country wisdom from her farm kitchen in Beecher’s Corners, serving as a surrogate mother to Laura Spencer, played by Genie Francis, as the teenager’s story arc saw her fall in love with Luke Spencer, portrayed by Anthony Geary.”
Peters started her acting and singing career as a teenager in coastal New Jersey. In 1955, she appeared on Broadway for the first time as an extra for the play “Inherit the Wind,” later taking on the role of Mrs. Brady in the last months of the show’s production.
In the early 1980s, Peters appeared in eight episodes of the popular ABC soap opera as the character Mrs. Whitaker. In an obituary for Peters provided to Variety by her son, her character description reads, “The motherly Mrs. Whitaker dispensed country wisdom from her farm kitchen in Beecher’s Corners, serving as a surrogate mother to Laura Spencer, played by Genie Francis, as the teenager’s story arc saw her fall in love with Luke Spencer, portrayed by Anthony Geary.”
Peters started her acting and singing career as a teenager in coastal New Jersey. In 1955, she appeared on Broadway for the first time as an extra for the play “Inherit the Wind,” later taking on the role of Mrs. Brady in the last months of the show’s production.
- 3/18/2024
- by Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
Now that Traitors is over, Bachelor Nation fans want Peter Weber to return to the franchise on the new season of The Bachelorette. Keep reading to find out who they think would be his perfect match.
Peter Weber Hints At Next Reality Show
Season 2 of The Traitors just ended. Bachelor star Peter Weber came close to winning but was banished at the last minute. Sounds familiar. He came in third place on Hannah Brown’s season of The Bachelorette.
The professional pilot recently talked about his desire to continue moonlighting as a reality star. He said he’s open to joining reality competitions like Big Brother or Survivor, but what he really wants to do is dance!
Peter Weber/Credit: Jimmy Fallon YouTube
That’s right – Peter Weber has a dream of competing on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars. Could it happen? It may be more likely than him appearing on another dating show,...
Peter Weber Hints At Next Reality Show
Season 2 of The Traitors just ended. Bachelor star Peter Weber came close to winning but was banished at the last minute. Sounds familiar. He came in third place on Hannah Brown’s season of The Bachelorette.
The professional pilot recently talked about his desire to continue moonlighting as a reality star. He said he’s open to joining reality competitions like Big Brother or Survivor, but what he really wants to do is dance!
Peter Weber/Credit: Jimmy Fallon YouTube
That’s right – Peter Weber has a dream of competing on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars. Could it happen? It may be more likely than him appearing on another dating show,...
- 3/16/2024
- by Jennifer Havener
- TV Shows Ace
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is running online advertising to raise cash for 2024 — and a portion of that ad spending is monetizing pro-Nazi content on the streaming service Rumble, Rolling Stone has observed.
In a short video ad that plays before select videos on Rumble, Trump makes a pitch to the Maga masses to help him counter “crooked Joe Biden” by donating to his 2024 campaign: “I am very humbly asking if you could chip in $5, $10, or even $25.” Trump vows that donors will help him “win back the White House” and “make America great again,...
In a short video ad that plays before select videos on Rumble, Trump makes a pitch to the Maga masses to help him counter “crooked Joe Biden” by donating to his 2024 campaign: “I am very humbly asking if you could chip in $5, $10, or even $25.” Trump vows that donors will help him “win back the White House” and “make America great again,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
“Do I look like a monk?” Chloë Sevigny asks the room.
We’re in the Lower East Side apartment of Chris Peters, the head designer of the fashion label Puppets and Puppets, and Sevigny is trying on the sequined gown she plans to wear at a fundraiser for Tibet House that night. But she worries the outfit’s long sleeve, which begins at the hem, drapes around Sevigny’s neck like a scarf, and extends to her left wrist, evokes the robes favored by the Buddhist figures whose traditions the organization highlights. As the sun beats through Peters’ window, cascading along the dress’s spangles and filling the room with reflected light, Sevigny is more reminiscent of a disco ball than the Dalai Lama.
Peters quickly reassures her. “I wouldn’t say it feels monastic. It’s an odd kind of ’30s glam. You look incredible.”
Sevigny tilts her head,...
We’re in the Lower East Side apartment of Chris Peters, the head designer of the fashion label Puppets and Puppets, and Sevigny is trying on the sequined gown she plans to wear at a fundraiser for Tibet House that night. But she worries the outfit’s long sleeve, which begins at the hem, drapes around Sevigny’s neck like a scarf, and extends to her left wrist, evokes the robes favored by the Buddhist figures whose traditions the organization highlights. As the sun beats through Peters’ window, cascading along the dress’s spangles and filling the room with reflected light, Sevigny is more reminiscent of a disco ball than the Dalai Lama.
Peters quickly reassures her. “I wouldn’t say it feels monastic. It’s an odd kind of ’30s glam. You look incredible.”
Sevigny tilts her head,...
- 3/13/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
When "The Dick Van Dyke Show" kicked off its third season on September 25, 1963, the United States was in the midst of a societal transformation. The Civil Rights Movement's Birmingham campaign, which sought to desegregate the Alabama city's downtown businesses, was in full swing, and the images being transmitted to Americans' living rooms were ugly as hell. Birmingham's Commissioner of Public Safety Eugene "Bull" Connor countered peaceful protests with disgusting brutality. He ordered law enforcement to blast marching students with fire hoses; these children were also attacked by police dogs and the equally savage white locals, who, when they felt Connor's violent tactics weren't going far enough, bombed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's headquarters.
And then, one week prior to the show's season debut, a pack of racists killed four little girls when they blew up the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church.
These events would play a significant role in driving...
And then, one week prior to the show's season debut, a pack of racists killed four little girls when they blew up the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church.
These events would play a significant role in driving...
- 3/12/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Ariana Grande gets the full Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind treatment in the Evan Peters-starring music video for her new song, “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love).”
The video, directed by Christian Breslauer, arrives on the release day of Ariana Grande’s new album, eternal sunshine. Following the concept from Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman’s 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Ariana Grande undergoes a medical procedure to erase the memories she has with her ex (Evan Peters).
She clings to certain material items that remind her of the memories — a teddy bear from one of their first dates, a necklace that he gave her — but eventually, the weight behind those items is erased. Both Grande and Peters also reprise the 2004 film’s iconic snow angel scene. The video ends with Grande completing the procedure (despite some emotional resistance), her walking past Peters,...
The video, directed by Christian Breslauer, arrives on the release day of Ariana Grande’s new album, eternal sunshine. Following the concept from Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman’s 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Ariana Grande undergoes a medical procedure to erase the memories she has with her ex (Evan Peters).
She clings to certain material items that remind her of the memories — a teddy bear from one of their first dates, a necklace that he gave her — but eventually, the weight behind those items is erased. Both Grande and Peters also reprise the 2004 film’s iconic snow angel scene. The video ends with Grande completing the procedure (despite some emotional resistance), her walking past Peters,...
- 3/8/2024
- by Paolo Ragusa
- Consequence - Music
Ridley Scott’s Very Expensive Roman Holiday
With accidents on the set, complaints about animal abuse and now reports that the production went wildly over budget, sources tell Rambling Reporter that Ridley Scott’s long-anticipated Gladiator sequel is leaving Paramount execs feeling a bit like Joaquin Phoenix’s Emperor Commodus — “terribly vexed.” Initially budgeted at $165 million, sources say that figure has ballooned to something closer to $310 million. (Paramount insiders insist the net cost of the 49-day shoot was under $250 million.) “It’s a runaway,” says one source. “It’s not being managed.” The strikes account for some of that money; the shutdowns starting in July reportedly cost $600,000 a week, or a total of about $10 million, until Scott resumed shooting in December (though there were reports he kept cameras rolling during the work stoppages, shooting extras at crowd scenes in Malta, where he built a Coliseum set). But even before the walkouts,...
With accidents on the set, complaints about animal abuse and now reports that the production went wildly over budget, sources tell Rambling Reporter that Ridley Scott’s long-anticipated Gladiator sequel is leaving Paramount execs feeling a bit like Joaquin Phoenix’s Emperor Commodus — “terribly vexed.” Initially budgeted at $165 million, sources say that figure has ballooned to something closer to $310 million. (Paramount insiders insist the net cost of the 49-day shoot was under $250 million.) “It’s a runaway,” says one source. “It’s not being managed.” The strikes account for some of that money; the shutdowns starting in July reportedly cost $600,000 a week, or a total of about $10 million, until Scott resumed shooting in December (though there were reports he kept cameras rolling during the work stoppages, shooting extras at crowd scenes in Malta, where he built a Coliseum set). But even before the walkouts,...
- 2/23/2024
- by Samuel Braslow, Kevin Dolak and Julian Sancton
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Not long after he returned as Disney’s CEO in late 2022, Bob Iger sat down with Josh D’Amaro, Disney’s head of parks and experiences, and Sean Shoptaw, the company’s head of games, to be briefed about the media habits of young consumers.
“The first thing they showed me were the demographic trends,” Iger recalled, speaking to Wall Street analysts Feb. 7. “When I saw Gen Z and Gen Alpha and even millennials, and I saw the amount of time they were spending in terms of their total media screen time on video games, it was stunning to me, equal to what they spend on TV and movies.”
The conclusion he reached: “We have to be there, and we have to be there as soon as we possibly can in a very compelling way,” Iger added, noting that historically Disney has simply licensed its IP to outside game studios.
The...
“The first thing they showed me were the demographic trends,” Iger recalled, speaking to Wall Street analysts Feb. 7. “When I saw Gen Z and Gen Alpha and even millennials, and I saw the amount of time they were spending in terms of their total media screen time on video games, it was stunning to me, equal to what they spend on TV and movies.”
The conclusion he reached: “We have to be there, and we have to be there as soon as we possibly can in a very compelling way,” Iger added, noting that historically Disney has simply licensed its IP to outside game studios.
The...
- 2/14/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stars: Derek Nelson, Makenna Guyler, Tim Cartwright, Rory Wilton, Kane Surrey, Chris Lines | Written and Directed by Charlie Steeds
Freeze gave us Lovecraftian horrors in the Arctic, now for a followup writer/director Charlie Steeds takes us to the Antarctic to face even more of them in the deep sea thriller Gods of the Deep.
Jim Peters is a professor of astrobiology at Miskatonic University’s London campus. He’s carrying on the work of his father, who vanished under mysterious circumstances while working for The Pickman Corporation. They help fund his research, but that doesn’t mean he trusts them. But when they want him to join an expedition to explore a strange structure discovered in an oceanic trench off Antarctica, he can’t refuse.
The film skips over the two months of training they need without so much as a Rocky-style montage, so the next thing you know...
Freeze gave us Lovecraftian horrors in the Arctic, now for a followup writer/director Charlie Steeds takes us to the Antarctic to face even more of them in the deep sea thriller Gods of the Deep.
Jim Peters is a professor of astrobiology at Miskatonic University’s London campus. He’s carrying on the work of his father, who vanished under mysterious circumstances while working for The Pickman Corporation. They help fund his research, but that doesn’t mean he trusts them. But when they want him to join an expedition to explore a strange structure discovered in an oceanic trench off Antarctica, he can’t refuse.
The film skips over the two months of training they need without so much as a Rocky-style montage, so the next thing you know...
- 2/7/2024
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
In Netflix’s global smash hit Squid Game, the penultimate challenge sees the last few surviving competitors make their way across a glass bridge. One wrong move, and the player falls to their demise.
But as the players progressed, they hit upon a revelation: Yes, there will only be one winner of the final game, but if they work together, they can cross the chasm and survive for one more day.
Netflix, led by co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters, has won the streaming wars (Morgan Stanley proclaimed it “The Undisputed” in a Jan. 23 research note, and the next day Bernstein declared the company “clearly the winner in streaming”), and the company and Wall Street see plenty more room to grow.
But even as Netflix appears poised to reign as the streaming champion, it also finds itself more open than ever to partnering with its competitors-turned-suppliers, perhaps even helping them...
But as the players progressed, they hit upon a revelation: Yes, there will only be one winner of the final game, but if they work together, they can cross the chasm and survive for one more day.
Netflix, led by co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters, has won the streaming wars (Morgan Stanley proclaimed it “The Undisputed” in a Jan. 23 research note, and the next day Bernstein declared the company “clearly the winner in streaming”), and the company and Wall Street see plenty more room to grow.
But even as Netflix appears poised to reign as the streaming champion, it also finds itself more open than ever to partnering with its competitors-turned-suppliers, perhaps even helping them...
- 1/26/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix’ crackdown on password sharing, or as the streamer calls it a focus on “paid sharing,” will drive growth for years to come, said the streamer’s co-ceo, addressing a Wall Street concern that benefits may top out this year.
“Our paid sharing work, and our ads work, creates a more effective engine to translate all [Netflix] value into revenue growth, and will support increased conversion of our addressable market in many years to come,” promised Greg Peters on the fourth-quarter earnings video call. That engine, he stressed, “works on top of very healthy organic growth” driven by content including TV series and movies, games, and now live events following a long-term deal with WWE announced earlier today.
“We’re excited to be at the point where we’ve operationalized that paid- sharing product work. It’s integrated into everything we do, and we are iterating and improving on it just...
“Our paid sharing work, and our ads work, creates a more effective engine to translate all [Netflix] value into revenue growth, and will support increased conversion of our addressable market in many years to come,” promised Greg Peters on the fourth-quarter earnings video call. That engine, he stressed, “works on top of very healthy organic growth” driven by content including TV series and movies, games, and now live events following a long-term deal with WWE announced earlier today.
“We’re excited to be at the point where we’ve operationalized that paid- sharing product work. It’s integrated into everything we do, and we are iterating and improving on it just...
- 1/23/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix Co-CEO Greg Peters says the company once contemplated an advertising strategy similar to the one used by Amazon, which starting this month is making subscribers pay extra in order to avoid ads.
In the end, though, Peters said the executive team concluded that the approach would put an undue burden on subscribers.
“We did consider making advertising the default option,” Peters said in response to a Wall Street analyst’s question on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call. “But given our long history of not having ads, we thought it was better for members, rather than forcing them into a change and get them mad.”
The decision was ultimately made to try to incentivize existing customers rather than penalize some of them with extra fees. Prime Video, which Peters did not name in his answer, requires customers to pay $3 a month extra to not see any ads on original programming.
In the end, though, Peters said the executive team concluded that the approach would put an undue burden on subscribers.
“We did consider making advertising the default option,” Peters said in response to a Wall Street analyst’s question on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call. “But given our long history of not having ads, we thought it was better for members, rather than forcing them into a change and get them mad.”
The decision was ultimately made to try to incentivize existing customers rather than penalize some of them with extra fees. Prime Video, which Peters did not name in his answer, requires customers to pay $3 a month extra to not see any ads on original programming.
- 1/23/2024
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s the beginning of the end for Netflix’s lowest-cost plan that does not include advertising.
In reporting results for the fourth quarter of 2023, in which it added a better-than-expected 13.1 million net subscribers, Netflix touted its ad-supported plan as accounting for 40% of all Netflix sign-ups in markets where it has launched that, and said the number of subscribers on ad tiers grew almost 70% quarter-over-quarter. The company didn’t break out subscriber numbers but said it recently surpassed 23 million monthly active unique users on advertising tiers.
To drive more customers to the ad-supported plan, the company said it plans to retire the no-ads Basic plan in some of the countries where it has introduced the ad tier. That will start with Canada and the U.K. in the second quarter of 2024 and the company will be “taking it from there,” Netflix said in the Q4 shareholder letter.
On the Q4 earnings interview,...
In reporting results for the fourth quarter of 2023, in which it added a better-than-expected 13.1 million net subscribers, Netflix touted its ad-supported plan as accounting for 40% of all Netflix sign-ups in markets where it has launched that, and said the number of subscribers on ad tiers grew almost 70% quarter-over-quarter. The company didn’t break out subscriber numbers but said it recently surpassed 23 million monthly active unique users on advertising tiers.
To drive more customers to the ad-supported plan, the company said it plans to retire the no-ads Basic plan in some of the countries where it has introduced the ad tier. That will start with Canada and the U.K. in the second quarter of 2024 and the company will be “taking it from there,” Netflix said in the Q4 shareholder letter.
On the Q4 earnings interview,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix says it had a second straight quarter of strong growth in its ad-supported tier, though the business is still in its infancy. The ad tier has gotten large enough, however, for the company to start retiring its cheapest ad-free option later this year.
In its earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2023, the streaming giant said subscribers to the ad tier account for 40 percent of new signups in countries where ads are offered, up from 30 percent of new signups in the third quarter. Netflix also reported ad-tier membership growth of about 70 percent vs. Q3, similar to its last report.
Co-CEO Greg Peters said on the company’s earnings call that the ad tier has 23 million monthly active users in the 12 countries where it offers the plans, and he expects that number to continue growing. While acknowledging that it will take years to make advertising “a material impacter to our general business,...
In its earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2023, the streaming giant said subscribers to the ad tier account for 40 percent of new signups in countries where ads are offered, up from 30 percent of new signups in the third quarter. Netflix also reported ad-tier membership growth of about 70 percent vs. Q3, similar to its last report.
Co-CEO Greg Peters said on the company’s earnings call that the ad tier has 23 million monthly active users in the 12 countries where it offers the plans, and he expects that number to continue growing. While acknowledging that it will take years to make advertising “a material impacter to our general business,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sometime in the 1970s, the controversial, acclaimed science-fiction writer and notorious curmudgeon Harlan Ellison was waiting for a date at a New York City restaurant. Realizing she was running late, he used a phone to try and call her for an update, but the noise of the dial tone and the bustling of a restaurant became a distraction, and he accidentally called his own landline number instead. The phone rang and rang until he realized he had called his own home, and was struck by the fear of how he would have reacted if he had answered the phone at home on the other end of the line. It is, of course, an impossible scenario, but one that became the idea for his short story "Shatterday," in which a man's life and sanity are utterly shattered after he comes in contact with a better version of himself.
It's also the...
It's also the...
- 1/20/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
The 75th Primetime Emmys offer the biggest night in television, as the stars and creators of entertainment on the small screen gather to celebrate each other. Anthony Anderson hosted the 2024 Emmys broadcast, which honored the finest in drama and comedy on television, as well as some love for limited series, variety shows, and even reality television.
"Succession" came away as the big winner with the trophy for Drama Series, as well as a couple of major acting awards for Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook. On the comedy side, "The Bear" won the top Comedy Series prize, while stars Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach all won acting awards too. Finally, in the limited series category, "Beef" walked away with the major award for Limited Series, with Steven Yeun and Ali Wong taking home acting awards. Plus, the directors and writers for all of those shows took home trophies too.
"Succession" came away as the big winner with the trophy for Drama Series, as well as a couple of major acting awards for Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook. On the comedy side, "The Bear" won the top Comedy Series prize, while stars Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach all won acting awards too. Finally, in the limited series category, "Beef" walked away with the major award for Limited Series, with Steven Yeun and Ali Wong taking home acting awards. Plus, the directors and writers for all of those shows took home trophies too.
- 1/16/2024
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
The next chapter of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s Monster anthology series has gained some significant star power as Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny join the cast as the parents of the Menéndez Brothers, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez. The upcoming season, officially titled Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story, focuses on the Menéndez brothers, who were convicted of the murders of their parents in 1996.
According to authorities, the brothers murdered their parents to inherit their father’s fortune. However, the brothers say they killed their parents after years of mental and physical abuse. Nicholas Alexander Chavez (General Hospital) and Copper Koch (They/Them) play Lyle Menendez and Erik Menéndez, respectively.
Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, David McMillan, Louise Shore, and Carl Franklin executive produce. The previous chapter of Murphy and Brennan’s anthology, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, reached 1 billion...
According to authorities, the brothers murdered their parents to inherit their father’s fortune. However, the brothers say they killed their parents after years of mental and physical abuse. Nicholas Alexander Chavez (General Hospital) and Copper Koch (They/Them) play Lyle Menendez and Erik Menéndez, respectively.
Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, David McMillan, Louise Shore, and Carl Franklin executive produce. The previous chapter of Murphy and Brennan’s anthology, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, reached 1 billion...
- 1/15/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
"Tron" and "Caddyshack" star Cindy Morgan has died, TMZ is reporting. The actress who appeared in several hit films and TV shows, most notably in the 1980s, was 69 years old. The outlet confirmed the news with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, but the details surrounding Morgan's passing are not currently available.
Morgan began her career as a weather reporter, but her first on-screen acting role came in 1979, when she played Elaine in the erotic comedy "Up Yours." Known for her striking blonde hair and blue-eyes, Morgan was cast in bombshell roles, including as the goofily named character Lacy Underall in the 1980 Bill Murray-led comedy "Caddyshack." The actress soon found herself in the zeitgeist, appearing in the cyberspace action-adventure film "Tron" as Dr. Lora Baines, a scientific assistant who was dating Encom programmer Alan (Bruce Boxleitner). In the same film, Morgan also played Yori, a cool and powerful computer program that,...
Morgan began her career as a weather reporter, but her first on-screen acting role came in 1979, when she played Elaine in the erotic comedy "Up Yours." Known for her striking blonde hair and blue-eyes, Morgan was cast in bombshell roles, including as the goofily named character Lacy Underall in the 1980 Bill Murray-led comedy "Caddyshack." The actress soon found herself in the zeitgeist, appearing in the cyberspace action-adventure film "Tron" as Dr. Lora Baines, a scientific assistant who was dating Encom programmer Alan (Bruce Boxleitner). In the same film, Morgan also played Yori, a cool and powerful computer program that,...
- 1/6/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Brad Silberling's 1998 romance "City of Angels," a remake of Wim Wenders' indispensable 1987 film "Wings of Desire," stars Nicolas Cage as an immortal angel named Seth who gently breezes around Los Angeles, unseen by the people who live there. He appears to people only when they die, accompanying them to the afterworld. Observing humans as if they are an ineffable alien species, Seth becomes particularly enamored of an ambitious and compassionate young doctor named Maggie Rice. Seth finds that he might be experiencing love for the first time, and becomes visible to Dr. Rice, courting her and asking her deep questions about what it means to be human. Seth eventually chooses to transform into a human, sacrificing his immortality in order to be with his beloved.
What both Wenders and Silberling communicate with aplomb is how inhuman angels are. They live among humans but only interact when the humans die.
What both Wenders and Silberling communicate with aplomb is how inhuman angels are. They live among humans but only interact when the humans die.
- 12/31/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Netflix is overhauling the way it pays its top executives after shareholders rejected its CEO pay earlier this year … but co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters are still in line for big paydays next yar.
The company said Friday that it had approved target compensation packages worth $40 million for Sarandos and Peters for 2024.
However, the way it calculates their final compensation is being changed after shareholders indicated that they were not happy with the current compensation plan over the summer.
“Historically, Executive Officers have been permitted to allocate compensation to cash salary and stock options,” the company wrote in an SEC filing. “The Committee determined to eliminate this program feature to address shareholder concerns that executives could choose all cash compensation.”
Indeed, in past years Sarandos has taken a cash salary of $20 million, with the reminder of his pay in stock.
Moving forward, the salaries for Sarandos and Peters will be $3 million,...
The company said Friday that it had approved target compensation packages worth $40 million for Sarandos and Peters for 2024.
However, the way it calculates their final compensation is being changed after shareholders indicated that they were not happy with the current compensation plan over the summer.
“Historically, Executive Officers have been permitted to allocate compensation to cash salary and stock options,” the company wrote in an SEC filing. “The Committee determined to eliminate this program feature to address shareholder concerns that executives could choose all cash compensation.”
Indeed, in past years Sarandos has taken a cash salary of $20 million, with the reminder of his pay in stock.
Moving forward, the salaries for Sarandos and Peters will be $3 million,...
- 12/8/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix said today it plans to award its co-chief operating officers identical compensation packages for 2024 worth $40 million each.
Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters will receive a $3 million base salary; a target bonus of $6 million; a Rsu award with a total value of $15.5 million and a Psu award also valued at $15 million. The RSUs are time-based restricted stock units. PSUs are performance-based restricted stock units. Netflix calls the packages total target compensation.
The numbers in an SEC filing reflect changes in the way Netflix pays its top executives. For one, the board no longer allows execs to chose whether they prefer to be paid in cash or stock. “Historically, Executive Officers have been permitted to allocate compensation to cash salary and stock options. The Committee determined to eliminate this program feature to address shareholder concerns that executives could choose all cash compensation,” the compensation committee said.
Sarandos had opted to take...
Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters will receive a $3 million base salary; a target bonus of $6 million; a Rsu award with a total value of $15.5 million and a Psu award also valued at $15 million. The RSUs are time-based restricted stock units. PSUs are performance-based restricted stock units. Netflix calls the packages total target compensation.
The numbers in an SEC filing reflect changes in the way Netflix pays its top executives. For one, the board no longer allows execs to chose whether they prefer to be paid in cash or stock. “Historically, Executive Officers have been permitted to allocate compensation to cash salary and stock options. The Committee determined to eliminate this program feature to address shareholder concerns that executives could choose all cash compensation,” the compensation committee said.
Sarandos had opted to take...
- 12/8/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix’s board has approved 2024 pay packages of its top execs, with co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters each receiving target compensation worth $40 million.
For Sarandos, $40 million is the same level of pay he is targeted to receive in 2023, while Peters is getting a 5% step-up from the $34.65 million in target compensation for this year. Peters, formerly chief product officer and COO, was named co-ceo alongside Sarandos in January of 2023. Their total target compensation is dependent on company performance and are not guaranteed figures.
Reed Hastings, who stepped aside as CEO earlier this year, remains executive chairman. His compensation package for 2024 is pegged at a target of $1 million, down from $3 million in 2023. Before he exited as CEO, Hastings’ pay target had been $34.7 million this year, mostly in stock.
Netflix disclosed the target pay packages for top execs in an SEC filing Friday. The company said the board’s compensation committee...
For Sarandos, $40 million is the same level of pay he is targeted to receive in 2023, while Peters is getting a 5% step-up from the $34.65 million in target compensation for this year. Peters, formerly chief product officer and COO, was named co-ceo alongside Sarandos in January of 2023. Their total target compensation is dependent on company performance and are not guaranteed figures.
Reed Hastings, who stepped aside as CEO earlier this year, remains executive chairman. His compensation package for 2024 is pegged at a target of $1 million, down from $3 million in 2023. Before he exited as CEO, Hastings’ pay target had been $34.7 million this year, mostly in stock.
Netflix disclosed the target pay packages for top execs in an SEC filing Friday. The company said the board’s compensation committee...
- 12/8/2023
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Harland Williams (Dumb and Dumber) has wrapped production on Wing Man, his sophomore feature behind the camera, in which he also stars opposite comics Russell Peters (The Opening Act) and Jamie Kennedy (Malibu’s Most Wanted).
Others rounding out the cast of the indie comedy, written and directed by Williams, include Evan Marsh (Workin’ Moms), Shiva Negar (The Cleaning Lady), Kayla Wallace (When Calls the Heart) and Dylan Flashner (The Card Counter).
The film watches as Bob (Marsh) loses his fiancée Terri (Negar) to the wealthy Kazeem (Peters), hiring the Wing Man, Turk (Williams), to help him get her back. Subsequently, though, the Wing Man faces off against his arch enemy — the other Wing Man, Eddie (Kennedy) — who has other plans for Bob. Through car races and bar hopping, this quest for love teaches Bob that true love is found right in front of him. Always there is his faithful assistant,...
Others rounding out the cast of the indie comedy, written and directed by Williams, include Evan Marsh (Workin’ Moms), Shiva Negar (The Cleaning Lady), Kayla Wallace (When Calls the Heart) and Dylan Flashner (The Card Counter).
The film watches as Bob (Marsh) loses his fiancée Terri (Negar) to the wealthy Kazeem (Peters), hiring the Wing Man, Turk (Williams), to help him get her back. Subsequently, though, the Wing Man faces off against his arch enemy — the other Wing Man, Eddie (Kennedy) — who has other plans for Bob. Through car races and bar hopping, this quest for love teaches Bob that true love is found right in front of him. Always there is his faithful assistant,...
- 12/7/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino has committed the platform to “combat antisemitism,” insisting “there’s absolutely no place for it anywhere in the world.” But this supposed crackdown on hate is being undermined by the conspiracy theorist and far-right broadcaster Stew Peters, who was reinstated to the platform late last year. Peters is taking the Israel-Hamas war as license to promote animus toward Jews — and using Elon Musk’s platform to spread his bile.
A distrust of Jews has long been part of the toxic mix of Peters’ ideology. The...
A distrust of Jews has long been part of the toxic mix of Peters’ ideology. The...
- 11/29/2023
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Emerging producer-distributor Parmar Entertainment has acquired global rights to Russell Peters’ comedy special Act Your Age in what we hear was a seven-figure deal.
The special was taped at Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena on November 23 and covers issues such as cancel culture, ageing and the current geopolitical state of the world, and includes Peters’ signature crowd work.
The show was the last stop of the Emmy-winning comic’s world tour which spanned 23 countries and 375 shows.
The deal was negotiated by Parmar Entertainment’s Daljit DJ Parmar and Cpi Pictures’ Clayton Peters. Parmar said the company plans to “make a big splash in the streaming space” with the project.
The special was directed by Peters’ brother and manager Clayton, produced by Cpi Pictures and Parmar Entertainment, and line-produced by Sxg Films. Executive producers include Russell Peters, Clayton Peters, Paul Canterna, David Higby, Keshav Purushot, and Daljit DJ Parmar.
Privately-backed...
The special was taped at Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena on November 23 and covers issues such as cancel culture, ageing and the current geopolitical state of the world, and includes Peters’ signature crowd work.
The show was the last stop of the Emmy-winning comic’s world tour which spanned 23 countries and 375 shows.
The deal was negotiated by Parmar Entertainment’s Daljit DJ Parmar and Cpi Pictures’ Clayton Peters. Parmar said the company plans to “make a big splash in the streaming space” with the project.
The special was directed by Peters’ brother and manager Clayton, produced by Cpi Pictures and Parmar Entertainment, and line-produced by Sxg Films. Executive producers include Russell Peters, Clayton Peters, Paul Canterna, David Higby, Keshav Purushot, and Daljit DJ Parmar.
Privately-backed...
- 11/28/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Sharon Stone says she was sexually harassed by a former head of Sony Pictures, who allegedly aggressively propositioned her during an office meeting in the late 1980s, before the “Casino” star became a household name.
Stone remembered several specific details of the incident during a longform interview on the SiriusXM show “Let’s Talk Off Camera” with Kelly Ripa, but did not name her alleged abuser. It’s the first time Stone has expressed a specific #MeToo-type incident, though has hinted in previous interviews that she had experienced sexual harassment during her Hollywood ascent.
Sony, which was constituted in late 1987 with co-chairs Peter Guber and Jon Peters, did not immediately return a request for comment. Guber has never been publicly accused of sexual impropriety; Peters was ordered by a jury to pay $3.3 million in 2011 to a former assistant who accused him of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment.
Stone...
Stone remembered several specific details of the incident during a longform interview on the SiriusXM show “Let’s Talk Off Camera” with Kelly Ripa, but did not name her alleged abuser. It’s the first time Stone has expressed a specific #MeToo-type incident, though has hinted in previous interviews that she had experienced sexual harassment during her Hollywood ascent.
Sony, which was constituted in late 1987 with co-chairs Peter Guber and Jon Peters, did not immediately return a request for comment. Guber has never been publicly accused of sexual impropriety; Peters was ordered by a jury to pay $3.3 million in 2011 to a former assistant who accused him of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment.
Stone...
- 11/8/2023
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
Ed Sheeran protégé Maisie Peters had a surprise for her audience on the night she wrapped her “Road to Wembley” tour. While playing her biggest headline show to date, Peters brought out Sheeran himself. “My boss,” she announced, as the crowd laughed and cheered. “He let me play his Wembley, so I figured I should let him play mine,” said Peters.
Sheeran walked out onstage, remarking, “This is so amazing to watch. I’ve been watching with a smile on my face.” The two then launched into Sheeran’s song,...
Sheeran walked out onstage, remarking, “This is so amazing to watch. I’ve been watching with a smile on my face.” The two then launched into Sheeran’s song,...
- 11/6/2023
- by Carita Rizzo
- Rollingstone.com
A film starring Russell Peters will be the first project under a new $100 million, five-year, 10-picture production deal between Beacon Media and Daljit DJ Parmar’s Parmar Entertainment.
The new partnership will focus on action and comedy projects in the $10 million to $25 million range, with full financing from Beacon Media. The agreement also includes a seven-figure development fund in order to source and foster new projects.
Peters’ film is set to be written by Erik Olsen (“Floyd”), who will also produce alongside Parmar, Beacon Media co-founders Manoj Narender Madnani and Gurpreet Chandhoke as well as Navid McIlhargey. Executive producers include Peters, Clayton Peters, Paul Canterna, Rolando Zubiran, Luke Beermann, Pratik Tiki Patel and Ben C. Silverman.
“This new partnership will allow us to finance marquee projects that amplify much-needed diversity on the big screen in Hollywood,” Parmar said in a statement. “Every 10 years or so, we’ll get a ‘Slumdog Millionaire...
The new partnership will focus on action and comedy projects in the $10 million to $25 million range, with full financing from Beacon Media. The agreement also includes a seven-figure development fund in order to source and foster new projects.
Peters’ film is set to be written by Erik Olsen (“Floyd”), who will also produce alongside Parmar, Beacon Media co-founders Manoj Narender Madnani and Gurpreet Chandhoke as well as Navid McIlhargey. Executive producers include Peters, Clayton Peters, Paul Canterna, Rolando Zubiran, Luke Beermann, Pratik Tiki Patel and Ben C. Silverman.
“This new partnership will allow us to finance marquee projects that amplify much-needed diversity on the big screen in Hollywood,” Parmar said in a statement. “Every 10 years or so, we’ll get a ‘Slumdog Millionaire...
- 11/3/2023
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
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