EXCLUSIVE, updated with WGA/AMPTP statement: The Writers Guild and studios and streamers are set to meet again Thursday for further talks on a new contract for scribes. After a long, CEO-attended session today that one insider described as “very encouraging,” the WGA and the AMPTP will return to the latter’s Sherman Oaks offices on September 21, we’re told. With Netflix’s Ted […]
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Those outside the U.S., not bound by SAG guidelines and with easier access to soft money, may be well-positioned to fill a looming production gap as dual Hollywood strikes drag on: “We can get movies made — and big movies.” With no end to the dual strikes on the horizon — speaking at the Toronto Film Festival on […]
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Whether you adore it or despise it, the Barbie movie stands as the year’s cinematic triumph, grossing over $1.38bn (£1.1bn) in box office sales to date. Commissioned by Warner Bros on a reported $145m budget, much of the film was shot in the United Kingdom, contrary to its Californian dreamland representation. Barbieland, Barbie’s pink utopia, […]
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A new Australian neo-western series, Desert King (working title), has begun production on the traditional land of the Larrakia people (Darwin, Northern Territory) and the Kaurna people (Adelaide, South Australia). Desert King is described as an explosive drama about power, family, land and legacy. When the world’s largest cattle station is left without a clear successor, generational clashes […]
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The soundstage which housed some of cinema’s most iconic moments, including the most shocking paternity reveal outside of a certain daytime TV personality, is set to close after 45 years at the forefront of visual effects. Originally home to Industrial Light and Magic, the building in San Rafael, California is currently home to 32TEN Studios, […]
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Hopes were always high for Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.” The studio knew the film was great, and commercial. But no one in the industry expected that a long, talky, R-rated drama released at the height of the summer movie season would earn over $900 million at the box office. After an early screening, “ Dune” filmmaker Denis Villeneuve said […]
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In 2019 Morgan Enselme, a contestant who participated in the French Big Brother adaptation Secret Story France 5 in 2011, did what many other reality stars deemed unthinkable: she spoke out against the superpower production company that runs the popular show. Over a 30-minute YouTube video, Enselme gave a look into the otherwise mysterious workings of reality TV. Enselme […]
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Excitement about Netflix and Amazon’s investment has evaporated as strikes, falling ad spend and a glut of completed shows leaves crews out of work. Earlier this year things appeared to be looking up for the UK’s £6bn TV and film production industry, with US streaming firms revealing billions had been spent on shows and films […]
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By investing two days of their time next month, area residents could get a whole new lease on a career. The North Carolina Film Office has teamed up with two veteran film producers to offer a workshop on becoming a film Office Production Assistant. The workshop, held Oct. 14 and 15 at Wilmington’s Dark Horse […]
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The massive $267 million studio has garnered the City of San Marcos and Hays County incentive deals that could be worth more than $6 million. Published: 11:31 AM CDT September 16, 2023 SAN MARCOS, Texas — A huge film and television production studio is set to break ground in San Marcos later this year, according to […]
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