After nearly 150 days, Hollywood studios have finally come to a tentative agreement with the Writers Guild of America for a new contract. Barring unforeseen objections from WGA members, the writers’ portion of the Hollywood strike is effectively at an end. So, how soon will your favorite shows be back on your screens? When will your most […]
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Hollywood writers have reached a “tentative” deal to end the strike after 146 days, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has announced. On Sunday (24 September), the WGA announced that they had reached a major development and struck a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, nearly five months after the writers’ union began their historic […]
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Rumors about a film studio being built in Augusta have floated around for a couple of years, but on Sept. 21, one film producer removed all speculation. “I plan to bring a purpose-built studio here,” said Warren Ostergard, who has made a few films in Augusta including The Hill, The Royal and Agent Game. Ostergard made the announcement […]
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Disney has revealed that it spent more than $270 million on making The Marvels, the latest instalment in its Marvel Comics superhero saga, which will be released in theaters in November. The blockbuster budget is disclosed in company filings released yesterday by the Disney subsidiary which made the movie. They show that over the two-year period […]
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Japan has unveiled details of a highly anticipated production incentive to attract films, high-end TV and streaming projects to shoot in the country. The scheme, first revealed by Screen in May, will be open to large-scale international film and TV projects that spend at least JPY500m ($3.4m) on production costs in Japan or whose total production costs exceed […]
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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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