Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos cut the ribbon on a major expansion of Netflix Studios Albuquerque and said the facility has racked up nearly $900 million in total investment in New Mexico production since 2019. The company launched the hub in 2018, marking its first purchase of a production studio complex. This one included eight sound stages on 28 acres with productions that […]
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Cirque du Soleil is getting into the TV and film business. The circus group is launching its own entertainment studio and has hired former CBS and WWE exec Susan Levison to run it. One of Cirque du Soleil Studio’s first projects is a feature film based on O, its water-themed production, with Ridley Scott and his Scott Free banner developing. […]
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On Tuesday night, IATSE posted the news on Facebook that it had reached a tentative deal on a new overarching contract with Hollywood’s major studios and streamers. In commenting on the welcome news that the threat of another Hollywood strike has receded, members seemed less focused on the specific terms of the pact and more on whether […]
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Jeff Zucker-backed Everwonder Studio has a stake in Next of Kin Content, which will focus on live event, documentaries and unscripted TV. Sam Wrench, who directed Taylor Swift’s blockbuster concert tour film, is opening his own production company, Next of Kin Content, with Jeff Zucker-backed Ever Wonder Studio as a financial backer and joint venture partner. […]
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The provisional deal, which is still subject to a ratification vote, raises wages by 7 percent in the first year, includes language covering AI and applies additional penalties for long workdays. On Tuesday night the crew union IATSE reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract covering 13 West Coast Locals with Hollywood’s top studios and […]
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Bec Mortimer, Fiona Lamptey, Amber Taylor and Vinnie Shergill, four former senior Netflix executives who between them have decades of experience in the entertainment industry involving some of the world’s most successful shows, have joined forces to launch Juno Studios. Headquartered in London, the new venture is described as an “innovative entertainment studio” with production capabilities and […]
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The city of Atlanta has officially entered the race to be considered as the new host of the Sundance Film Festival beginning in 2027. The city announced it has officially submitted a Request for Proposal (RFP) to the Sundance Institute via press release. Sundance announced a bidding process for a possible new city to call home earlier […]
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Production on HBO‘s “Game of Thrones” spinoff series “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” has started in Belfast, Ireland. The production will be based at Titanic Studios, where much of the original “Game of Thrones” series was filmed. Five actors are joining the cast, including Finn Bennett (“True Detective: Night Country”), Bertie Carvel (“The Crown”), Tanzyn […]
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Shinfield Studios was given planning permission in 2021, and has opened in phases over the past two years. Disney were one of the first to become a client, and it was home to the recently released Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. It is located to the east of Reading, about an hour west of downtownLondon. After completion, Shinfield […]
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Ryan Gosling’s upcoming sci-fi movie Project Hail Mary has begun filming, with co-director Christopher Miller posting a behind-the-scenes image of production starting in the UK. Based on a novel by Andy Weir (The Martian), the movie stars Gosling as Ryland Grace, an amnesiac astronaut in the deep reaches of space trying to find a way to save […]
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