A major Hollywood film company is one step closer to opening its highly-anticipated Central Texas studios. The massive film studio project in Bastrop County now has a new opening date set for late 2025, according to an update from the studio’s CEO. Alton Butler, CEO and owner of Line 204, said the first phase of the […]
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Real-time virtual production firm Dimension Studio, known for its work on the likes of Sony Pictures’ Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Apple TV+ miniseries Masters of the Air, and the upcoming Peacock gladiator series Those About to Die (Peacock), has received a major investment from U.S. private equity firm Growth Catalyst Partners (GCP). The companies didn’t disclose financial terms […]
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Generative artificial intelligence is coming for streaming, with the release of a platform dedicated to AI content that allows users to create episodes with a prompt of just a couple of words. Fable Studio, an Emmy-winning San Francisco startup, on Thursday announced Showrunner, a platform the company says can write, voice and animate episodes of shows it carries. […]
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The £750M ($950M) UK film studio backed by James Cameron and other big names has been denied planning permission. Buckinghamshire Council backed a recommendation from its planning officers that Marlow Film Studios‘ plans be refused. Campaign groups had previously argued that the plans for the Marlow quarry area were inappropriate and the development has proved controversial in the […]
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50 Cent shared photos Thursday showing what the interior of his new G-Unit Studios in Shreveport could look like. He posted the photos on his Facebook with the caption “sneak peek at the in sides of G-Unit Studios, shh I’m working. All roads lead to Shreveport August 8th till the 11th hold the date.”
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‘We need to make this place more famous, and film is the way to do that.’ Blockbuster filmmaker Michael Bay wants to see Miami’s movie and TV businesses booming like they did decades ago. A new county incentives program is expected to help that happen. In a one-minute video posted to X, Bay lauded Miami’s weather, sights and variety. […]
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The LA Times reported today: Hollywood labor groups are seeking answers amid an apparent crackdown by the state of California on the use of so-called loan-out corporations — a long-standing industry practice that helps actors, screenwriters and other entertainment workers organize their employment records and qualify for tax benefits. Over the weekend, Hollywood payroll company […]
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Fans of fantasy show, Game of Thrones, are celebrating as the latest spin off show, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, will be filmed in Belfast. It is set to begin filming at Titanic Studios in the next few weeks with author George RR Martin expected to make a visit to the site in July. […]
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Christopher McQuarrie’s eighth “Mission: Impossible” film has been hit by bad luck again with the reasoning this time due to, of all things, submarine malfunction. The Daily Mail reports that the production has been using a $25 million submarine for scenes, but the gimbal used to lower it in water jammed under its weight and is […]
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AI is already impacting Hollywood. Just as Pixar has announced a 14% layoff of its Animation Studio, a group of filmmakers are launching an AI film and animation studio and has snagged some A-list advisors. Eric Day, Benjamin Michel, and Nick Confalone have launched LA-based Late Night Labs with Poker Face star Natasha Lyonne and Blue Beetle director Angel Manuel Soto among its advisors. The […]
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