We have witnessed some of the most important studio mergers recently. Following Warner Bros’ merger with Discovery and Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox, the reported Sony-Paramount deal is the latest topic of discussion in the town. Sony Pictures has reportedly joined hands with the private equity firm Apollo and made an all-cash offer of $26 billion to buy Paramount.
The logos of Sony Pictures and Paramount
Skydance Media has also been involved in a deal with Paramount for some time now. Currently, the former is waiting to hear from Paramount Global’s Special Committee. Despite their negotiation window ending on May 3rd, the parties can mutually extend the deadline.
The reported deal between Sony and Paramount can change the entire moviescape. The latter owns some major IPs that will come under Sony’s umbrella if the deal goes through. The fans took over the internet to discuss...
The logos of Sony Pictures and Paramount
Skydance Media has also been involved in a deal with Paramount for some time now. Currently, the former is waiting to hear from Paramount Global’s Special Committee. Despite their negotiation window ending on May 3rd, the parties can mutually extend the deadline.
The reported deal between Sony and Paramount can change the entire moviescape. The latter owns some major IPs that will come under Sony’s umbrella if the deal goes through. The fans took over the internet to discuss...
- 5/3/2024
- by Subham Mandal
- FandomWire
The front of the Paramount Pictures studios in Los Angeles, California. (Stock image by Hannah Wernecke via Unsplash)
Sony and Apollo Global Management have formalized their $26 billion all-cash bid for Paramount Global, according to a report published on Thursday.
The offer — first reported by the Wall Street Journal, then confirmed separately by the New York Times — was submitted on Wednesday and signed by Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra and Apollo Global partner Aaron Sobel.
If accepted, Sony would become the majority owner of Paramount Global, which includes the Paramount Pictures studio, CBS and MTV Networks linear television channels, foreign broadcast outlets like Channel 5 in Britain and Network 10 in Australia and the streaming platforms Paramount Plus and Pluto TV.
Apollo Global would be a minority shareholder in Paramount and cede operational control to Sony, the Journal said, citing unnamed sources.
The bid comes two days before the expiration of...
Sony and Apollo Global Management have formalized their $26 billion all-cash bid for Paramount Global, according to a report published on Thursday.
The offer — first reported by the Wall Street Journal, then confirmed separately by the New York Times — was submitted on Wednesday and signed by Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra and Apollo Global partner Aaron Sobel.
If accepted, Sony would become the majority owner of Paramount Global, which includes the Paramount Pictures studio, CBS and MTV Networks linear television channels, foreign broadcast outlets like Channel 5 in Britain and Network 10 in Australia and the streaming platforms Paramount Plus and Pluto TV.
Apollo Global would be a minority shareholder in Paramount and cede operational control to Sony, the Journal said, citing unnamed sources.
The bid comes two days before the expiration of...
- 5/2/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
Sony Pictures Entertainment has promoted Tahra Grant to chief communications officer in the wake of longtime leader Bob Lawson being elevated to head of corp comms for the entire Sony group.
Most recently, Grant has overseen corporate communications for the Motion Picture Group, a position she’s held for the last eight years. During that time, Grant has reported to Lawson, who will now be based in Tokyo, making for an easy transition within the company upon her taking the reins. She will now report directly to Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra.
As head of the film side’s comms team, Grant’s tenure has included PR surrounding Sony movies “Once Upon A Time in… Hollywood,” “Where The Crawdads Sing,” the “Spider-Verse” franchise, the “Jumanji” franchise, “Little Women,” “Anyone But You,” the Tom Holland-led “Spider-Man” trilogy, the “Venom” franchise, “The Woman King,” the “Ghostbusters” franchise, “The Equalizer” franchise,...
Most recently, Grant has overseen corporate communications for the Motion Picture Group, a position she’s held for the last eight years. During that time, Grant has reported to Lawson, who will now be based in Tokyo, making for an easy transition within the company upon her taking the reins. She will now report directly to Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra.
As head of the film side’s comms team, Grant’s tenure has included PR surrounding Sony movies “Once Upon A Time in… Hollywood,” “Where The Crawdads Sing,” the “Spider-Verse” franchise, the “Jumanji” franchise, “Little Women,” “Anyone But You,” the Tom Holland-led “Spider-Man” trilogy, the “Venom” franchise, “The Woman King,” the “Ghostbusters” franchise, “The Equalizer” franchise,...
- 4/29/2024
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Sony Pictures Entertainment has promoted Tahra Grant to chief communications officer.
Serving as executive vp in the role, Grant will report to Spe CEO Tony Vinciquerra after previously leading corporate communications for the studio’s Motion Picture Group over the past eight years. She steps into the position vacated by Bob Lawson, who was promoted earlier this year to lead corporate communications for Sony Group Corporation and will be based in Tokyo. Grant and Lawson will continue to work together closely in their new roles.
In a message to Sony Pictures staff, Vinciquerra praised Grant’s work with film chief Tom Rothman and her leadership amid industry-wide challenges.
“With her strong relationships and partnership with Tom Rothman and our Mpg leadership, Tahra has strengthened the narrative around the vitality, sustainability and forward-looking strategies of our motion picture business, while navigating some of the most complicated industry events of our time,...
Serving as executive vp in the role, Grant will report to Spe CEO Tony Vinciquerra after previously leading corporate communications for the studio’s Motion Picture Group over the past eight years. She steps into the position vacated by Bob Lawson, who was promoted earlier this year to lead corporate communications for Sony Group Corporation and will be based in Tokyo. Grant and Lawson will continue to work together closely in their new roles.
In a message to Sony Pictures staff, Vinciquerra praised Grant’s work with film chief Tom Rothman and her leadership amid industry-wide challenges.
“With her strong relationships and partnership with Tom Rothman and our Mpg leadership, Tahra has strengthened the narrative around the vitality, sustainability and forward-looking strategies of our motion picture business, while navigating some of the most complicated industry events of our time,...
- 4/29/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sony’s SVP of Corporate Communications for the Motion Picture Group, Tahra Grant, has been upped to EVP, Chief Communcations Officer for Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Grant succeeds Robert Lawson in a top Corp Comm post that reports directly to Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra. As we told you back in February, Lawson was promoted to SVP, Corporate Communications for the entire Sony Group and is moving to the conglom’s HQ in Tokyo, Japan.
Grant arrived at the studio in 2016 and within a year was promoted to SVP of Media Relations. Grant worked with Lawson at New York-based PR firm Rubenstein Communications. During Grant’s run at Sony Pictures, she’s streamlined and sharpened corp comm ops, handling crisis and issues with deft skills during Covid and the double strikes, before and after. Grant is known for assessing promptly entertainment business situations as they arise, as well as advance strategizing for them.
Grant succeeds Robert Lawson in a top Corp Comm post that reports directly to Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra. As we told you back in February, Lawson was promoted to SVP, Corporate Communications for the entire Sony Group and is moving to the conglom’s HQ in Tokyo, Japan.
Grant arrived at the studio in 2016 and within a year was promoted to SVP of Media Relations. Grant worked with Lawson at New York-based PR firm Rubenstein Communications. During Grant’s run at Sony Pictures, she’s streamlined and sharpened corp comm ops, handling crisis and issues with deft skills during Covid and the double strikes, before and after. Grant is known for assessing promptly entertainment business situations as they arise, as well as advance strategizing for them.
- 4/29/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Jill Ratner is moving from Disney to Sony. The executive is joining Sony Pictures Entertainment as executive vice president and general counsel. She steps into a role vacated by Leah Weil, who announced in January she would transition to an advisory position after 30 years with the company.
Ratner begins her new post on May 28, and will oversee all of Spe’s legal functions, compliance and labor relations, music affairs, government/external affairs, and corporate social responsibility teams. She will report to Spe chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra.
Ratner comes to Sony from the Walt Disney Company, where she has served as deputy general counsel since 2019.
She previously worked at 21st Century Fox from 2004 to 2019 and help steer the company through Disney’s acquisition of most of Fox’s assets. She previously served as domestic counsel at the Motion Picture Association, and as a litigation associate at Hogan Lovells Llp and...
Ratner begins her new post on May 28, and will oversee all of Spe’s legal functions, compliance and labor relations, music affairs, government/external affairs, and corporate social responsibility teams. She will report to Spe chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra.
Ratner comes to Sony from the Walt Disney Company, where she has served as deputy general counsel since 2019.
She previously worked at 21st Century Fox from 2004 to 2019 and help steer the company through Disney’s acquisition of most of Fox’s assets. She previously served as domestic counsel at the Motion Picture Association, and as a litigation associate at Hogan Lovells Llp and...
- 4/25/2024
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Disney deputy general counsel Jill Ratner has exited the Mouse House to join Sony Pictures Entertainment as executive vice president and general counsel.
Beginning in her new role May 28, Ratner will be overseeing all Spe’s legal functions, compliance and labor relations, Spe music affairs, government/external affairs and corporate social responsibility teams. She will report directly to CEO Tony Vinciquerra.
The new hire is a backfilling of the chief legal role on the heels of Leah Weil exiting the post of general counsel after almost three decades with the company back in January.
Ratner has served as deputy general counsel at the Walt Disney Company since 2019 where she leads a global legal team of over 200 members. She currently has global responsibility for Disney’s litigation, IP, digital antipiracy functions, and the company’s social responsibility operations.
Prior to joining Disney, Ratner was at 21st Century Fox from 2004 to 2019 as deputy general counsel.
Beginning in her new role May 28, Ratner will be overseeing all Spe’s legal functions, compliance and labor relations, Spe music affairs, government/external affairs and corporate social responsibility teams. She will report directly to CEO Tony Vinciquerra.
The new hire is a backfilling of the chief legal role on the heels of Leah Weil exiting the post of general counsel after almost three decades with the company back in January.
Ratner has served as deputy general counsel at the Walt Disney Company since 2019 where she leads a global legal team of over 200 members. She currently has global responsibility for Disney’s litigation, IP, digital antipiracy functions, and the company’s social responsibility operations.
Prior to joining Disney, Ratner was at 21st Century Fox from 2004 to 2019 as deputy general counsel.
- 4/25/2024
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Sony Pictures Entertainment has hired Jill Ratner as their EVP and General Counsel, overseeing all of the studio’s legal functions, compliance and labor relations, Spe music affairs, government/external matters, and corporate social responsibility teams.
The news comes following the January announcement of Sony Pictures Entertainment Sevp and General Counsel Leah Weil’s departure from the studio after a 28-year run.
She starts on May 28 and will report to Spe Chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra.
Ratner has served as Deputy General Counsel at the Walt Disney Company since 2019 where she leads a worldwide legal team of over 200 staffers. Ratner currently has global responsibility for Disney’s Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Digital Antipiracy functions. She also leads legal support for the company’s Social Responsibility operations. Her extensive experience includes the areas of copyright, trademark, First Amendment, contract disputes, employment, antitrust, securities and class action matters. Ratner also provides strategic...
The news comes following the January announcement of Sony Pictures Entertainment Sevp and General Counsel Leah Weil’s departure from the studio after a 28-year run.
She starts on May 28 and will report to Spe Chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra.
Ratner has served as Deputy General Counsel at the Walt Disney Company since 2019 where she leads a worldwide legal team of over 200 staffers. Ratner currently has global responsibility for Disney’s Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Digital Antipiracy functions. She also leads legal support for the company’s Social Responsibility operations. Her extensive experience includes the areas of copyright, trademark, First Amendment, contract disputes, employment, antitrust, securities and class action matters. Ratner also provides strategic...
- 4/25/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Paramount is currently in exclusive negotiations with Skydance on a potential merger, but there is another contender lurking — one coming from way out of left field.
The New York Times reported Thursday that Sony Pictures Entertainment is in talks with Apollo Global Management on teaming up for a potential joint bid to buy Paramount. There has not been an official offer on the table because of the formal exclusive negotiations, but this one threatens to be seismic. There is one degree of separation between the potential joint venture: Sony and the Apollo-backed Legendary Pictures already have a distribution deal.
When reached by IndieWire, Sony had no comment on the report. Same with Paramount, and Apollo did not immediately respond to our inquiry. We get it: we’re sort of speechless too.
A Sony Pictures and Paramount Pictures studio combination would be an instant Hollywood juggernaut. (So much so that...
The New York Times reported Thursday that Sony Pictures Entertainment is in talks with Apollo Global Management on teaming up for a potential joint bid to buy Paramount. There has not been an official offer on the table because of the formal exclusive negotiations, but this one threatens to be seismic. There is one degree of separation between the potential joint venture: Sony and the Apollo-backed Legendary Pictures already have a distribution deal.
When reached by IndieWire, Sony had no comment on the report. Same with Paramount, and Apollo did not immediately respond to our inquiry. We get it: we’re sort of speechless too.
A Sony Pictures and Paramount Pictures studio combination would be an instant Hollywood juggernaut. (So much so that...
- 4/19/2024
- by Tony Maglio and Brian Welk
- Indiewire
The front of the Paramount Pictures studios in Los Angeles, California. (Stock image by Hannah Wernecke via Unsplash)
Sony Pictures Entertainment is working with investment firm Apollo Global Management to put together a bid for National Amusement’s entertainment subsidiary Paramount Global, according to a report.
On Thursday, the New York Times said the two companies have yet to submit an official bid and were still discussing among themselves what a deal to acquire Paramount might look like.
The discussions come at a time when Paramount’s decision to pursue exclusive merger talks with Skydance Media have received significant pushback from some investors.
Apollo previously made an $11 billion bid for Paramount, later upping the amount to $26 billion, according to media reports. The Paramount board reportedly ignored Apollo’s bids at the urging of National Amusements owner Shari Redstone, whose family owns a controlling stake in Paramount, according to Puck.
Discussions...
Sony Pictures Entertainment is working with investment firm Apollo Global Management to put together a bid for National Amusement’s entertainment subsidiary Paramount Global, according to a report.
On Thursday, the New York Times said the two companies have yet to submit an official bid and were still discussing among themselves what a deal to acquire Paramount might look like.
The discussions come at a time when Paramount’s decision to pursue exclusive merger talks with Skydance Media have received significant pushback from some investors.
Apollo previously made an $11 billion bid for Paramount, later upping the amount to $26 billion, according to media reports. The Paramount board reportedly ignored Apollo’s bids at the urging of National Amusements owner Shari Redstone, whose family owns a controlling stake in Paramount, according to Puck.
Discussions...
- 4/19/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
The intrigue surrounding the fate of Paramount deepened on Thursday after it emerged that Sony Pictures and Apollo Global Management were said to be discussing whether to make a bid for the studio.
While exclusive negotiations are ongoing between David Ellison’s Skydance Media, RedBird Capital and Paramount Global majority shareholder National Amusements, The New York Times reported on the Sony development.
It is understood no bid has been submitted, but the Times said Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra held talks with Apollo last week as they weigh up an all-cash offer for Paramount’s outstanding stock that would effectively take the studio private.
While exclusive negotiations are ongoing between David Ellison’s Skydance Media, RedBird Capital and Paramount Global majority shareholder National Amusements, The New York Times reported on the Sony development.
It is understood no bid has been submitted, but the Times said Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra held talks with Apollo last week as they weigh up an all-cash offer for Paramount’s outstanding stock that would effectively take the studio private.
- 4/19/2024
- ScreenDaily
Even as Paramount Global continues to hold exclusive talks with David Ellison’s Skydance and Gerry Cardinale’s Redbird Capital, another potential buyer group is considering its own moves.
The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that executives at Sony Corp., including Sony Pictures chief Tony Vinciquerra, have been in touch with Apollo Global Management about making a joint bid for the entertainment company.
Apollo had previously made a $26 billion offer for Paramount, inclusive of equity and debt, though it was reportedly dismissed. But partnering with Sony would likely eliminate any cash or financing concerns.
The New York Times first reported the Sony talks, adding that no offer has been made, given that the exclusive negotiating window is still in place. The Times reported that one structure under consideration would see Sony and Apollo effectively take Paramount private, with Sony owning a majority of the company, with Apollo operating as a minority owner.
The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that executives at Sony Corp., including Sony Pictures chief Tony Vinciquerra, have been in touch with Apollo Global Management about making a joint bid for the entertainment company.
Apollo had previously made a $26 billion offer for Paramount, inclusive of equity and debt, though it was reportedly dismissed. But partnering with Sony would likely eliminate any cash or financing concerns.
The New York Times first reported the Sony talks, adding that no offer has been made, given that the exclusive negotiating window is still in place. The Times reported that one structure under consideration would see Sony and Apollo effectively take Paramount private, with Sony owning a majority of the company, with Apollo operating as a minority owner.
- 4/19/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Remember those rumors, oh, eight years ago about how Sony was a target for acquisition?
No more. Still, don’t say merger yet.
Deadline has confirmed that Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra has been in talks with Apollo Global Management about making a go for Paramount. This despite Skydance/Redbird Capital being in exclusive talks with Paramount Global‘s majority shareholder National Amusements to take control of the studio.
The Apollo and Sony plan reportedly is an all-cash one for outstanding stock in Paramount, in total making the studio private through a joint venture, per The New York Times in a story today. It’s not clear how Sony would be involved, or if it’s merely in management expertise. Our understanding at this point is that Apollo is doing a lot of the heavy lifting.
Paramount’s beaten-down stock jumped 12% in after-hours trading today as investors processed the scenario.
No more. Still, don’t say merger yet.
Deadline has confirmed that Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra has been in talks with Apollo Global Management about making a go for Paramount. This despite Skydance/Redbird Capital being in exclusive talks with Paramount Global‘s majority shareholder National Amusements to take control of the studio.
The Apollo and Sony plan reportedly is an all-cash one for outstanding stock in Paramount, in total making the studio private through a joint venture, per The New York Times in a story today. It’s not clear how Sony would be involved, or if it’s merely in management expertise. Our understanding at this point is that Apollo is doing a lot of the heavy lifting.
Paramount’s beaten-down stock jumped 12% in after-hours trading today as investors processed the scenario.
- 4/19/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Mark Wahlberg is a veteran actor in Hollywood and is always prepared to do whatever is required of him for any role in his movies. There are many people who support him, especially with respect to his fitness endeavors. Now, it appears Mark Wahlberg is part of a $1.8 billion Sony Pictures movie studio.
Mark Walhberg in Ted
Mark Wahlberg is famous for quite a few films such as Ted, Mile 22, Planet of The Apes and so many more. Nevertheless, he is more known for his comedy roles right now and perhaps that’s for the best as well.
Mark Wahlberg’s Dream Comes True After Becoming A Part Of A $1.8 Billion Sony Movie Studio Another scene in Ted
A couple of years ago, actor Mark Wahlberg expressed his vision for a Hollywood 2.0 film studio in Las Vegas. Recently, this vision has come to fruition with the approval of...
Mark Walhberg in Ted
Mark Wahlberg is famous for quite a few films such as Ted, Mile 22, Planet of The Apes and so many more. Nevertheless, he is more known for his comedy roles right now and perhaps that’s for the best as well.
Mark Wahlberg’s Dream Comes True After Becoming A Part Of A $1.8 Billion Sony Movie Studio Another scene in Ted
A couple of years ago, actor Mark Wahlberg expressed his vision for a Hollywood 2.0 film studio in Las Vegas. Recently, this vision has come to fruition with the approval of...
- 3/29/2024
- by Subhojeet Mookherjee
- FandomWire
Three years after arriving at Sony Pictures, Ravi Ahuja has been named President and Chief Operating Officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment, effective April 1.
The executive, who is currently Chairman, Global Television Studios and Corporate Development, is being promoted to a position that hasn’t been previously filled.
While Sony Pictures Entertainment didn’t comment on succession planning, Ahuja’s promotion has all the marks of exactly that in regards to who will ultimately take the reins after Tony Vinciquerra’s tenure ends as Spe Chairman and CEO. Duly note that Vinciquerra is not leaving the studio anytime soon.
Ahuja will keep his current chairman role and title at Sony Pictures Television and continue to report to Vinciquerra.
Similar to Vinciquerra, Ahuja is a Fox Networks vet; the duo worked together there. Ahuja joined Fox in 2007 after a 12-year run after serving as CFO of Virgin Entertainment Group. As CFO of the Fox Networks Group,...
The executive, who is currently Chairman, Global Television Studios and Corporate Development, is being promoted to a position that hasn’t been previously filled.
While Sony Pictures Entertainment didn’t comment on succession planning, Ahuja’s promotion has all the marks of exactly that in regards to who will ultimately take the reins after Tony Vinciquerra’s tenure ends as Spe Chairman and CEO. Duly note that Vinciquerra is not leaving the studio anytime soon.
Ahuja will keep his current chairman role and title at Sony Pictures Television and continue to report to Vinciquerra.
Similar to Vinciquerra, Ahuja is a Fox Networks vet; the duo worked together there. Ahuja joined Fox in 2007 after a 12-year run after serving as CFO of Virgin Entertainment Group. As CFO of the Fox Networks Group,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony Pictures Entertainment is upping its head of television Ravi Ahuja to president and chief operating officer of the entire studio.
While not explicitly stated by Spe chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra in his internal memo regarding Ahuja’s appointment to the No. 2 role, it is a clear indication of Vinciquerra’s succession plan for when he ultimately decides to retire from his top post in the coming years.
Ahuja, currently the chairman of Sony global television studios and corporate development, will take on his new responsibilities beginning April 1 and shift to Sony’s Poitier Building in Culver City, while still retaining his position as chief of Sony Pictures Television.
He will continue reporting directly to Vinciquerra, and their respective lines of reports and leadership will not be changed as a result of the promotion. Tom Rothman remains in his role as chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s motion picture group,...
While not explicitly stated by Spe chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra in his internal memo regarding Ahuja’s appointment to the No. 2 role, it is a clear indication of Vinciquerra’s succession plan for when he ultimately decides to retire from his top post in the coming years.
Ahuja, currently the chairman of Sony global television studios and corporate development, will take on his new responsibilities beginning April 1 and shift to Sony’s Poitier Building in Culver City, while still retaining his position as chief of Sony Pictures Television.
He will continue reporting directly to Vinciquerra, and their respective lines of reports and leadership will not be changed as a result of the promotion. Tom Rothman remains in his role as chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s motion picture group,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Sony Pictures Entertainment is making a big change in its leadership.
The entertainment studio has named Ravi Ahuja president and COO, according to a memo to staff Wednesday from Spe CEO Tony Vinciquerra. Ahuja is taking on the new role “to work more closely with me and our entire leadership team as we chart our path forward through a rapidly changing and increasingly complex entertainment industry.”
Ahuja, currently chairman of Sony Pictures Television and head of corporate development, will also continue to oversee the company’s TV business in his elevated role.
The promotion to president and COO (a position that did not exist previously) positions Ahuja as a likely successor to Vinciquerra, though a source noted that the Spe CEO is not expected to leave his post anytime soon.
Ahuja joined Sony in 2021, shaping the TV division’s content strategy; creating a dedicated game show production group; expanding on...
The entertainment studio has named Ravi Ahuja president and COO, according to a memo to staff Wednesday from Spe CEO Tony Vinciquerra. Ahuja is taking on the new role “to work more closely with me and our entire leadership team as we chart our path forward through a rapidly changing and increasingly complex entertainment industry.”
Ahuja, currently chairman of Sony Pictures Television and head of corporate development, will also continue to oversee the company’s TV business in his elevated role.
The promotion to president and COO (a position that did not exist previously) positions Ahuja as a likely successor to Vinciquerra, though a source noted that the Spe CEO is not expected to leave his post anytime soon.
Ahuja joined Sony in 2021, shaping the TV division’s content strategy; creating a dedicated game show production group; expanding on...
- 3/6/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sony Pictures chief communications officer Robert Lawson is being promoted to lead comms for all of Sony Group Corp.
In his new role as senior VP of corporate communications, Lawson will report to Sgc CEO Kenichiro Yoshida, and will be based in Tokyo.
In a note to Sony Pictures staff Wednesday evening, Spe CEO Tony Vinciquerra praised Lawson’s “invaluable strategic advice and counsel at a time of extraordinary change at Spe and throughout our entire industry.”
“Bob has always maintained a strong, collaborative working relationship with Sgc leadership and across our Sony sister companies, so this promotion is hardly surprising,” Vinciquerra added. “And his appointment to the Sgc leadership team reflects the growing importance of the US-based entertainment companies to Sgc’s overall business.”
Lawson starts in his new role April 1, though he will remain in L.A. for at least a few months as Spe transitions to new comms leadership.
In his new role as senior VP of corporate communications, Lawson will report to Sgc CEO Kenichiro Yoshida, and will be based in Tokyo.
In a note to Sony Pictures staff Wednesday evening, Spe CEO Tony Vinciquerra praised Lawson’s “invaluable strategic advice and counsel at a time of extraordinary change at Spe and throughout our entire industry.”
“Bob has always maintained a strong, collaborative working relationship with Sgc leadership and across our Sony sister companies, so this promotion is hardly surprising,” Vinciquerra added. “And his appointment to the Sgc leadership team reflects the growing importance of the US-based entertainment companies to Sgc’s overall business.”
Lawson starts in his new role April 1, though he will remain in L.A. for at least a few months as Spe transitions to new comms leadership.
- 2/22/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sony Pictures Entertainment communications chief Robert Lawson has been promoted to head of all corporate communications for its Tokyo-based parent Sony.
The choice to move Lawson, who joined Sony amid the infamous cyber attack and email leaks at the entertainment group in 2014, into the top corp comms role is indicative of Sony’s significant focus on its entertainment divisions within the company’s larger portfolio; movies, music and gaming accounts for more than half of Sony’s revenue and profit. Tapping Lawson also gives Sony’s corporate team in Japan stronger ties to the US-based divisions.
He will begin his new role April 1, reporting directly to Sony Group chairman and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida, but remain LA-based and part-time as head of Spe comms for the next few months as the company transitions and names a successor.
Lawson was named chief communications officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment in summer 2015. He soon...
The choice to move Lawson, who joined Sony amid the infamous cyber attack and email leaks at the entertainment group in 2014, into the top corp comms role is indicative of Sony’s significant focus on its entertainment divisions within the company’s larger portfolio; movies, music and gaming accounts for more than half of Sony’s revenue and profit. Tapping Lawson also gives Sony’s corporate team in Japan stronger ties to the US-based divisions.
He will begin his new role April 1, reporting directly to Sony Group chairman and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida, but remain LA-based and part-time as head of Spe comms for the next few months as the company transitions and names a successor.
Lawson was named chief communications officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment in summer 2015. He soon...
- 2/22/2024
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Chief Communications Officer Robert Lawson is being upped to SVP, Corporate Communications for the entire Sony Group. The new job will bring Lawson, a nine-year vet of the Culver City lot who was a key consigliere during the 2014 cyber-attack, to Sony HQ in Tokyo, Japan, reporting to Sony Group Corp Chairman and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida.
Scroll down to read the news which was just made official to internal staff by Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman and CEO, Tony Vinciquerra.
Lawson’s successor will be named in the next few months. He’ll remain in Culver City for the next few months before heading to Japan. Lawson’s segue to the leadership team reflects the importance Sony is putting on its entertainment companies which rep 60% of the conglom’s overall profits. Big Sony wants the Tokyo HQ leadership team to reflect the global nature of...
Scroll down to read the news which was just made official to internal staff by Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman and CEO, Tony Vinciquerra.
Lawson’s successor will be named in the next few months. He’ll remain in Culver City for the next few months before heading to Japan. Lawson’s segue to the leadership team reflects the importance Sony is putting on its entertainment companies which rep 60% of the conglom’s overall profits. Big Sony wants the Tokyo HQ leadership team to reflect the global nature of...
- 2/22/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Like a chimera of any intelligent person’s least-favorite storytelling models, we are (in the sense of a diagnosis) finally seeing the cinematic universe intersect with musical biopics. And where to start but the very biggest? Today brings the rather momentous news that Sam Mendes will direct a four-film Beatles epic that tells their story from each member’s perspective, arriving in 2027 via “an innovative [and groundbreaking] release cadence.” If that seems an odd term for movies, you’re correct; I’ve only ever seen it used for software, which is to say: an engineered product.
Though let’s not be too cynical just yet. The Beatles’ Apple Corps Ltd. are fully behind the project, which guarantees more of their music than any narrative feature yet. Mendes has certain ill instincts but, per his Bond pictures, can be a great keep-the-trains-running-on-time craftsman who hires the right people––imagine the Ed Sullivan Show...
Though let’s not be too cynical just yet. The Beatles’ Apple Corps Ltd. are fully behind the project, which guarantees more of their music than any narrative feature yet. Mendes has certain ill instincts but, per his Bond pictures, can be a great keep-the-trains-running-on-time craftsman who hires the right people––imagine the Ed Sullivan Show...
- 2/20/2024
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Sam Mendes is going to have to work “Eight Days a Week” to pull this one off.
Backed by Sony, Mendes is going to make “four distinct theatrical feature films,” one from each member of the iconic band’s perspective, a February 20 press release reads. It is the first time that Apple Corps Ltd. and The Beatles — Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison — have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film. (Note: Apple Corps is not Apple the gigantic iPhone maker. It is the name of the band’s conglomerate.)
Mendes will direct all four biopics, which promise to “intersect” with each other and “tell the astonishing story of the greatest band in history.”
Sony Pictures Entertainment will finance and distribute the films worldwide; each will have a “full theatrical window” in 2027. “The dating cadence of the films, the...
Backed by Sony, Mendes is going to make “four distinct theatrical feature films,” one from each member of the iconic band’s perspective, a February 20 press release reads. It is the first time that Apple Corps Ltd. and The Beatles — Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison — have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film. (Note: Apple Corps is not Apple the gigantic iPhone maker. It is the name of the band’s conglomerate.)
Mendes will direct all four biopics, which promise to “intersect” with each other and “tell the astonishing story of the greatest band in history.”
Sony Pictures Entertainment will finance and distribute the films worldwide; each will have a “full theatrical window” in 2027. “The dating cadence of the films, the...
- 2/20/2024
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
Sam Mendes has teamed with Sony Pictures Entertainment for The Beatles, four theatrical films about the British supergroup, each from the perspective of a different band member.
The project, coming more than 50 years after The Beatles broke up and 40 years after the death of John Lennon, will see Apple Corps (the company founded by the band members) and The Beatles — Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the families of Lennon and George Harrison — offer up each of the Fab Four’s full life stories and music rights for a scripted film. Mendes will direct the four theatrical feature films to recapture the story of the greatest band in history.
Music films have proven to be resilient at the box office. Paramount’s Bob Marley: One Love over-performed last week, while Taylor Swift’s $15 million concert film The Eras Tour outgrossed a number of Hollywood tentpoles, with $261 million globally last year. A...
The project, coming more than 50 years after The Beatles broke up and 40 years after the death of John Lennon, will see Apple Corps (the company founded by the band members) and The Beatles — Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the families of Lennon and George Harrison — offer up each of the Fab Four’s full life stories and music rights for a scripted film. Mendes will direct the four theatrical feature films to recapture the story of the greatest band in history.
Music films have proven to be resilient at the box office. Paramount’s Bob Marley: One Love over-performed last week, while Taylor Swift’s $15 million concert film The Eras Tour outgrossed a number of Hollywood tentpoles, with $261 million globally last year. A...
- 2/20/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
John, Paul, George and Ringo will each be the subject of a different upcoming feature film.
Director Sam Mendes plans to make four separate movies, one from each Beatles member’s point of view. They will intersect to “tell the astonishing story of the greatest band in history,” leading up to their 1970 breakup, according to a press release. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the families of the late John Lennon and George Harrison have granted full life story and music rights for the scripted films.
“I’m honored to be telling the story of the greatest rock band of all time, and excited to challenge the notion of what constitutes a trip to the movies,” Mendes, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker of “American Beauty,” war drama “1917” and James Bond films “Skyfall” and “Spectre,” said in a statement.
Sony Pictures Entertainment will finance and distribute all four films theatrically in 2027. Details about...
Director Sam Mendes plans to make four separate movies, one from each Beatles member’s point of view. They will intersect to “tell the astonishing story of the greatest band in history,” leading up to their 1970 breakup, according to a press release. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the families of the late John Lennon and George Harrison have granted full life story and music rights for the scripted films.
“I’m honored to be telling the story of the greatest rock band of all time, and excited to challenge the notion of what constitutes a trip to the movies,” Mendes, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker of “American Beauty,” war drama “1917” and James Bond films “Skyfall” and “Spectre,” said in a statement.
Sony Pictures Entertainment will finance and distribute all four films theatrically in 2027. Details about...
- 2/20/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
What was old was extremely new on Netflix in January and even into this month.
Specifically, the Peter Farrelly-created dramedy series about addiction, Loudermilk, which was barely found in its original run on the now-unplugged AT&T Audience Network, became a must-see show on the streamer six-plus years after its original airing.
In Nielsen’s Top 10 for Streaming Originals (January 8-14), Loudermilk ranked No. 8 with 846 million viewing minutes.
But even before that list was published, Loudermilk was showing signs of life across the streamer’s own Top 10 charts. Loudermilk Season 1 was in the Netflix Top 10 most-viewed shows in the U.S. for four weeks with a peak rank of No. 4 during the week of January 15-21. Season 2 of Loudermilk ranked in the Netflix top 10 stateside during the week of July 28.
But that’s not all. Loudermilk hit the top 10 throughout the month of January in Australia,...
Specifically, the Peter Farrelly-created dramedy series about addiction, Loudermilk, which was barely found in its original run on the now-unplugged AT&T Audience Network, became a must-see show on the streamer six-plus years after its original airing.
In Nielsen’s Top 10 for Streaming Originals (January 8-14), Loudermilk ranked No. 8 with 846 million viewing minutes.
But even before that list was published, Loudermilk was showing signs of life across the streamer’s own Top 10 charts. Loudermilk Season 1 was in the Netflix Top 10 most-viewed shows in the U.S. for four weeks with a peak rank of No. 4 during the week of January 15-21. Season 2 of Loudermilk ranked in the Netflix top 10 stateside during the week of July 28.
But that’s not all. Loudermilk hit the top 10 throughout the month of January in Australia,...
- 2/15/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Vanderpump Rules, Law & Order: Svu and Succession.
Law & Order: Svu 25th anniversary celebration
The Law & Order Svu crew celebrated the show’s 25th anniversary with a special event in New York on Tuesday.
Ice-t, Mariska Hargitay, Peter Scanavino and Octavio Pisano Christopher Meloni
Succession FYC event
Following their big drama series win at the 2023 Emmys, the Succession cast reunited for a FYC event on the Paramount lot on Tuesday.
Nicholas Braun, Matthew Macfayden, J. Smith-Cameron, Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Mark Mylod, Jesse Armstrong and moderator Seth Meyers
Vanderpump Rules premiere
Lisa Vanderpump, Ariana Madix, James Kennedy, Katie Maloney, Lala Kent, Scheana Shay, Tom Sandoval, Tom Schwartz, Ally Lewber and Brock Davies walked the carpet on Wednesday at the season 11 premiere of Vanderpump Rules, where Maloney and Lewber also celebrated their birthdays.
Law & Order: Svu 25th anniversary celebration
The Law & Order Svu crew celebrated the show’s 25th anniversary with a special event in New York on Tuesday.
Ice-t, Mariska Hargitay, Peter Scanavino and Octavio Pisano Christopher Meloni
Succession FYC event
Following their big drama series win at the 2023 Emmys, the Succession cast reunited for a FYC event on the Paramount lot on Tuesday.
Nicholas Braun, Matthew Macfayden, J. Smith-Cameron, Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Mark Mylod, Jesse Armstrong and moderator Seth Meyers
Vanderpump Rules premiere
Lisa Vanderpump, Ariana Madix, James Kennedy, Katie Maloney, Lala Kent, Scheana Shay, Tom Sandoval, Tom Schwartz, Ally Lewber and Brock Davies walked the carpet on Wednesday at the season 11 premiere of Vanderpump Rules, where Maloney and Lewber also celebrated their birthdays.
- 1/19/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“The first time I came to this studio was 1940 when my father brought me here to show me the stage, and I was about 9 or 10 years old, and I thought, ‘Some day this will all be mine!’ It’s finally come to be – it’s only taken me 92 years to get here!” That’s what five-time Oscar winner and 53-time nominee John Williams said as the curtain was raised on the iconic Sony Pictures Entertainment lot’s newly renamed John Williams Music Building.
Joining in the celebration — and it was a celebration — were Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group Chairman and CEO Tom Rothman, Spe Chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra (who made opening remarks), filmmaker J.J. Abrams and of course, Williams’ longtime collaborator Steven Spielberg, who instigated the idea of putting the legendary composer’s name on the building where they have worked on 20 or their 29 films, as Spielberg noted.
Rothman...
Joining in the celebration — and it was a celebration — were Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group Chairman and CEO Tom Rothman, Spe Chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra (who made opening remarks), filmmaker J.J. Abrams and of course, Williams’ longtime collaborator Steven Spielberg, who instigated the idea of putting the legendary composer’s name on the building where they have worked on 20 or their 29 films, as Spielberg noted.
Rothman...
- 1/18/2024
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
On Thursday afternoon, the history-filled Sony lot in Culver City — which was the MGM lot during Hollywood’s Golden Age, home to “more stars than there are in heaven” — welcomed film composer John Williams, after whom the studio’s musical building was being renamed.
Williams, 91, who is best known for the scores of Star Wars and 29 Steven Spielberg films — 20 of which were scored in the structure that will henceforth be known as the John Williams Music Building — was on hand, as were many of his collaborators (Spielberg, J.J. Abrams and Spielberg’s producers Frank Marshall and Kristie Macosko Krieger) and colleagues (including fellow film composer Thomas Newman).
Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra kicked off the festivities by noting how much “magic was made right here in this building.” Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group chairman and CEO Tom Rothman then argued that the greatest of all time in many fields is debatable,...
Williams, 91, who is best known for the scores of Star Wars and 29 Steven Spielberg films — 20 of which were scored in the structure that will henceforth be known as the John Williams Music Building — was on hand, as were many of his collaborators (Spielberg, J.J. Abrams and Spielberg’s producers Frank Marshall and Kristie Macosko Krieger) and colleagues (including fellow film composer Thomas Newman).
Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra kicked off the festivities by noting how much “magic was made right here in this building.” Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group chairman and CEO Tom Rothman then argued that the greatest of all time in many fields is debatable,...
- 1/18/2024
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
John Williams’ film legacy is being immortalized with a Sony Pictures studio building dedicated to the Oscar-, Emmy,- and Grammy-winning composer.
The newly renamed John Williams Music Building on the Sony Pictures’ Culver City lot was unveiled January 18, with Williams’ longtime collaborator Steven Spielberg sharing his admiration for the musician.
“I have grown up with Johnny from the very beginning,” Spielberg said of Williams. “What he’s done for me is something I haven’t been able to imagine. This building is where all my stress dissipates…when I finally get to this stage of a production, and I know I’m in your hands.”
Spielberg added, “In the end I don’t recognize the movies as mine but as ours. Thank you Johnny, my movies would not be the same without you.”
Williams has earned 53 Academy Award nominations thus far, and collaborated with Spielberg specifically on films like “Jaws,...
The newly renamed John Williams Music Building on the Sony Pictures’ Culver City lot was unveiled January 18, with Williams’ longtime collaborator Steven Spielberg sharing his admiration for the musician.
“I have grown up with Johnny from the very beginning,” Spielberg said of Williams. “What he’s done for me is something I haven’t been able to imagine. This building is where all my stress dissipates…when I finally get to this stage of a production, and I know I’m in your hands.”
Spielberg added, “In the end I don’t recognize the movies as mine but as ours. Thank you Johnny, my movies would not be the same without you.”
Williams has earned 53 Academy Award nominations thus far, and collaborated with Spielberg specifically on films like “Jaws,...
- 1/18/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Television’s biggest night took place in West Hollywood, CA on Saturday, January 13th when Emmy Awards nominees and presenters, along with some of the most powerful entertainment industry influencers, joined together for MPTF's 17th annual “Evening Before” benefit.
Stars Attend MPTF's 17th annual "Evening Before" benefit
Credit/Copyright: Getty Images for MPTF
Co-Chaired by Quinta Brunson and Bob Odenkirk, the annual event raised over $2.5 million.
“I’m excited to celebrate with MPTF. We’ve had quite a year, and this organization and its fundraiser has helped many weather the storm, " said co-chair Quinta Brunson.
Co-chair Bob Odenkirk added, “I’m thrilled to be a co-chair of MPTF’s The Evening Before benefit with Quinta. MPTF really stepped up during a very challenging year to support the entertainment community, and I’m proud to be a part of a fundraiser that will help to sustain that vital support.”
Funds raised...
Stars Attend MPTF's 17th annual "Evening Before" benefit
Credit/Copyright: Getty Images for MPTF
Co-Chaired by Quinta Brunson and Bob Odenkirk, the annual event raised over $2.5 million.
“I’m excited to celebrate with MPTF. We’ve had quite a year, and this organization and its fundraiser has helped many weather the storm, " said co-chair Quinta Brunson.
Co-chair Bob Odenkirk added, “I’m thrilled to be a co-chair of MPTF’s The Evening Before benefit with Quinta. MPTF really stepped up during a very challenging year to support the entertainment community, and I’m proud to be a part of a fundraiser that will help to sustain that vital support.”
Funds raised...
- 1/17/2024
- Look to the Stars
After nearly three decades helping guide Sony Pictures Entertainment through transformative change and challenges, Leah Weil has decided to step down from her role as senior executive vice president and general counsel, Spe chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra said Tuesday.
“I have been extremely fortunate to spend the better part of my professional career here at Spe working alongside some of the best and brightest in the business,” Weil said in a memo.
Weil, Spe’s most senior legal adviser, has provided invaluable legal counsel and execution in determining the studio’s growth strategies and mergers and acquisitions. These have contributed to Spe’s successful turnaround over the years, including landmark deals like acquiring the Marvel IP rights for Spiderman.
As Spe’s top legal adviser since 1996, Weil has played a key role in guiding the studio through complex, unprecedented industry evolution and major events such as the restructuring of...
“I have been extremely fortunate to spend the better part of my professional career here at Spe working alongside some of the best and brightest in the business,” Weil said in a memo.
Weil, Spe’s most senior legal adviser, has provided invaluable legal counsel and execution in determining the studio’s growth strategies and mergers and acquisitions. These have contributed to Spe’s successful turnaround over the years, including landmark deals like acquiring the Marvel IP rights for Spiderman.
As Spe’s top legal adviser since 1996, Weil has played a key role in guiding the studio through complex, unprecedented industry evolution and major events such as the restructuring of...
- 1/9/2024
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Sony Pictures Entertainment general counsel Leah Weil is exiting her role after almost three decades with the company.
The longtime senior executive vice president is the studio’s most senior legal advisor with oversight across film and TV production, acquisition and distribution, media networks, digital content creation and distribution, operation of studio facilities and development of new entertainment offerings.
Per Sony Pictures Entertainment chief Tony Vinciquerra’s Tuesday memo to staff, Weil will continue to serve as general counsel for the studio for the next few months and will support a transition to her successor, who has not yet been named.
Among her most notable accomplishments at Sony is Weil’s oversight of the landmark deal with Marvel for the rights to Spider-Man, which is still Sony’s most important and valuable IP.
Other highlights of her tenure including leading the restructure of the Mandalay Pictures deal and MGM acquisition in the 1990s,...
The longtime senior executive vice president is the studio’s most senior legal advisor with oversight across film and TV production, acquisition and distribution, media networks, digital content creation and distribution, operation of studio facilities and development of new entertainment offerings.
Per Sony Pictures Entertainment chief Tony Vinciquerra’s Tuesday memo to staff, Weil will continue to serve as general counsel for the studio for the next few months and will support a transition to her successor, who has not yet been named.
Among her most notable accomplishments at Sony is Weil’s oversight of the landmark deal with Marvel for the rights to Spider-Man, which is still Sony’s most important and valuable IP.
Other highlights of her tenure including leading the restructure of the Mandalay Pictures deal and MGM acquisition in the 1990s,...
- 1/9/2024
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
After a 28-year run at Sony Pictures, the studio’s Sevp & General Counsel Leah Weil is departing the studio.
Weil, the studio’s most senior legal advisor to its CEOs and Sony Group leaders, has guided the Culver City lot through several opportunities, from the restructure of the Mandalay Pictures deal in the 1990s to the 2004 MGM acquisition to the landmark deal to acquire Marvel rights to Spider-Man — the latter one of the industry’s highest-grossing franchises at $10.3 billion through 12 movies. She also led the studio in all guild negotiations including the most recent WGA and SAG-AFTRA deals.
Weil was also involved in guiding Sony Pictures Entertainment’s growth and M&a strategies including the recent acquisitions of Crunchyroll, Industrial Media and Pixomondo. She was also known for her counsel for Sony during challenging crisis such as the 2014 cyber-attack and the global Covid pandemic.
“First, it is hard to...
Weil, the studio’s most senior legal advisor to its CEOs and Sony Group leaders, has guided the Culver City lot through several opportunities, from the restructure of the Mandalay Pictures deal in the 1990s to the 2004 MGM acquisition to the landmark deal to acquire Marvel rights to Spider-Man — the latter one of the industry’s highest-grossing franchises at $10.3 billion through 12 movies. She also led the studio in all guild negotiations including the most recent WGA and SAG-AFTRA deals.
Weil was also involved in guiding Sony Pictures Entertainment’s growth and M&a strategies including the recent acquisitions of Crunchyroll, Industrial Media and Pixomondo. She was also known for her counsel for Sony during challenging crisis such as the 2014 cyber-attack and the global Covid pandemic.
“First, it is hard to...
- 1/9/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Wonka, Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire, The Iron Claw, Anyone But You and Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only screening
Kevin Hart and Chris Rock were joined by friends, family, fans, and fellow comedians on Dec. 8 in NYC to celebrate their Netflix special Headliners Only.
Kevin Hart and Chris Rock
All of Us Strangers special screening
Andrew Scott, Claire Foy and Jamie Bell joined writer-director Andrew Haigh at their Searchlight film’s Los Angeles event on Saturday.
Claire Foy, Andrew Scott, Andrew Haigh and Jamie Bell
Wonka premiere
Wonka made its Los Angeles debut on Sunday with stars Timothée Chalamet, Hugh Grant, Keegan-Michael Key, Natasha Rothwell, Calah Lane and Patterson Joseph.
Natasha Rothwell, Patterson Joseph, Paul King, Calah Lane,...
Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only screening
Kevin Hart and Chris Rock were joined by friends, family, fans, and fellow comedians on Dec. 8 in NYC to celebrate their Netflix special Headliners Only.
Kevin Hart and Chris Rock
All of Us Strangers special screening
Andrew Scott, Claire Foy and Jamie Bell joined writer-director Andrew Haigh at their Searchlight film’s Los Angeles event on Saturday.
Claire Foy, Andrew Scott, Andrew Haigh and Jamie Bell
Wonka premiere
Wonka made its Los Angeles debut on Sunday with stars Timothée Chalamet, Hugh Grant, Keegan-Michael Key, Natasha Rothwell, Calah Lane and Patterson Joseph.
Natasha Rothwell, Patterson Joseph, Paul King, Calah Lane,...
- 12/15/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Yes, streaming killed the romantic comedy star, but Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell are hoping to change that with the pre-Christmas theatrical release of their Sony movie, Anyone but You.
While streaming has hogged up a large number of star-driven comedies and romantic comedies, which have been sparse at theaters, it’s not to say that they don’t work when done right on the big screen.
Post pandemic the Universal Hawaii-set George Clooney-Julia Roberts reteam Ticket to Paradise was a bright spot for older audiences last fall with a $16.5M opening, $68.2M domestic result, $168.7M WW final take. Pre-pandemic, let’s not forget about Warner Bros.’ Crazy Rich Asians which opened to $26.5M, and finaled at $174.8M domestic, $239.3M WW.
(Watch) #AnyoneButYou star Glen Powell on making a rom-com for the big screen, not streaming: “You really have to consider how to get people to the theaters” pic.
While streaming has hogged up a large number of star-driven comedies and romantic comedies, which have been sparse at theaters, it’s not to say that they don’t work when done right on the big screen.
Post pandemic the Universal Hawaii-set George Clooney-Julia Roberts reteam Ticket to Paradise was a bright spot for older audiences last fall with a $16.5M opening, $68.2M domestic result, $168.7M WW final take. Pre-pandemic, let’s not forget about Warner Bros.’ Crazy Rich Asians which opened to $26.5M, and finaled at $174.8M domestic, $239.3M WW.
(Watch) #AnyoneButYou star Glen Powell on making a rom-com for the big screen, not streaming: “You really have to consider how to get people to the theaters” pic.
- 12/12/2023
- by Scott Shilstone and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Tributes continue to pour in after the death this week of 101-year-old television pioneer Norman Lear.
Amid the celebration of and reflection on his towering legacy, a present-day realization has dawned about Lear’s singular catalog, which includes shows like All in the Family, The Jeffersons and Maude. With the exception of Sanford & Son and Good Times on Peacock and 227 on Hulu, no Lear-created show can be accessed on a subscription streaming outlet. Instead, some shows can be purchased for download and many stream on free, ad-supported services like Pluto, Freevee and Tubi.
Joe Adalian brought up the void Thursday in his Buffering newsletter for Vulture, noting that Lear shows like the trailblazing Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman are completely Mia.
Sony Pictures Entertainment, which controls rights to Lear’s catalog, declined to comment to Deadline on the streaming presence of his shows. The company’s CEO, Tony Vinciquerra,...
Amid the celebration of and reflection on his towering legacy, a present-day realization has dawned about Lear’s singular catalog, which includes shows like All in the Family, The Jeffersons and Maude. With the exception of Sanford & Son and Good Times on Peacock and 227 on Hulu, no Lear-created show can be accessed on a subscription streaming outlet. Instead, some shows can be purchased for download and many stream on free, ad-supported services like Pluto, Freevee and Tubi.
Joe Adalian brought up the void Thursday in his Buffering newsletter for Vulture, noting that Lear shows like the trailblazing Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman are completely Mia.
Sony Pictures Entertainment, which controls rights to Lear’s catalog, declined to comment to Deadline on the streaming presence of his shows. The company’s CEO, Tony Vinciquerra,...
- 12/8/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Jimmy Kimmel, George Clooney and Quinta Brunson, among others, are mourning the death of Norman Lear, who died on Tuesday at 101.
Meanwhile, in a rare recognition of what Lear meant to the entire television industry, all five broadcast networks — CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox and The CW — will simulcast an on-air in memoriam card tonight at 8 p.m. Et to honor the late legendary TV writer and producer.
In addition to being confirmed by Variety, Lear’s death was announced Wednesday morning on his social media accounts.
“It is obviously silly to want more time with a person who outlived a whole century but losing Norman Lear, even at 101 years old, feels unfair. His bravery, integrity and unmatched moral compass were equaled by his kindness, empathy, and wit,” Kimmel said in a statement to Variety. “Even at 101, Norman cared as much about the future, our children, and planet or as anyone I have ever known.
Meanwhile, in a rare recognition of what Lear meant to the entire television industry, all five broadcast networks — CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox and The CW — will simulcast an on-air in memoriam card tonight at 8 p.m. Et to honor the late legendary TV writer and producer.
In addition to being confirmed by Variety, Lear’s death was announced Wednesday morning on his social media accounts.
“It is obviously silly to want more time with a person who outlived a whole century but losing Norman Lear, even at 101 years old, feels unfair. His bravery, integrity and unmatched moral compass were equaled by his kindness, empathy, and wit,” Kimmel said in a statement to Variety. “Even at 101, Norman cared as much about the future, our children, and planet or as anyone I have ever known.
- 12/6/2023
- by Valerie Wu and Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
Hollywood studios and major streamers met with SAG-AFTRA leadership on Saturday to present an over-arching package of proposals in an attempt to end the actors’ strike.
The union dispatched a note to its members after the meeting ended, saying the negotiating committee is now reviewing what it says is the companies’ “last, best and final offer.” It also urged members to ignore outside conjecture and rumors. After a staff review on Saturday, the union’s negotiating committee will convene on Sunday to discuss the terms.
An expanded complement of CEOs from the major studios and the streamers attended Saturday’s bargaining session with SAG leadership, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Behind the scenes, top executives say they could be done negotiating for the time being — or likely until the new year — if SAG-AFTRA doesn’t embrace what one studio-side source in the meeting claimed was a deal “worth more than...
The union dispatched a note to its members after the meeting ended, saying the negotiating committee is now reviewing what it says is the companies’ “last, best and final offer.” It also urged members to ignore outside conjecture and rumors. After a staff review on Saturday, the union’s negotiating committee will convene on Sunday to discuss the terms.
An expanded complement of CEOs from the major studios and the streamers attended Saturday’s bargaining session with SAG leadership, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Behind the scenes, top executives say they could be done negotiating for the time being — or likely until the new year — if SAG-AFTRA doesn’t embrace what one studio-side source in the meeting claimed was a deal “worth more than...
- 11/4/2023
- by Katie Kilkenny and Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Updated: The studios told SAG-AFTRA on Saturday that they have made their “last, best and final” offer, as they seek an end to the 114-day actors strike.
The offer includes an enhanced residual bonus for high-performing streaming shows. Under the proposal, actors who appear on the most-watched shows on each platform will see their standard streaming residual doubled.
That is an increase over the deal provided to the Writers Guild of America, which won a 50% residual bonus for writers on top-performing shows.
The package also includes comprehensive protections on artificial intelligence and the highest increase in minimums in 40 years.
The Zoom meeting included eight leaders from seven studios: Bob Iger of Disney, David Zaslav of Warner Bros. Discovery, Donna Langley of NBCUniversal, Ted Sarandos of Netflix, Brian Robbins of Paramount, Mike Hopkins and Jennifer Salke from Amazon, and Tony Vinciquerra from Sony Pictures Entertainment. Other senior executives who have been...
The offer includes an enhanced residual bonus for high-performing streaming shows. Under the proposal, actors who appear on the most-watched shows on each platform will see their standard streaming residual doubled.
That is an increase over the deal provided to the Writers Guild of America, which won a 50% residual bonus for writers on top-performing shows.
The package also includes comprehensive protections on artificial intelligence and the highest increase in minimums in 40 years.
The Zoom meeting included eight leaders from seven studios: Bob Iger of Disney, David Zaslav of Warner Bros. Discovery, Donna Langley of NBCUniversal, Ted Sarandos of Netflix, Brian Robbins of Paramount, Mike Hopkins and Jennifer Salke from Amazon, and Tony Vinciquerra from Sony Pictures Entertainment. Other senior executives who have been...
- 11/4/2023
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Update, 3:14Pm After Exclusive: After meeting with studio CEOs earlier today, SAG-AFTRA has put out a statement, that they’re looking over the latest proposal from the AMPTP which the studios bill as their “last, best, and final offer.”
“We received an offer today from the AMPTP, which they characterized as their “Last, Best, and Final Offer,” said the SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Negotiating Commitee this afternoon.
“We are reviewing it and considering our response within the context of the critical issues addressed in our proposals,” they added.
The so-called “best and final” language is exactly what the studios said to the WGA in the final days of what were ultimately successful negotiations with the scribes in late September. The phrase and the tactic were widely derided at the time.
Previous Exclusive, 2:12Pm: A meeting Saturday between SAG-AFTRA and an expanded group of studio CEOs has just ended as...
“We received an offer today from the AMPTP, which they characterized as their “Last, Best, and Final Offer,” said the SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Negotiating Commitee this afternoon.
“We are reviewing it and considering our response within the context of the critical issues addressed in our proposals,” they added.
The so-called “best and final” language is exactly what the studios said to the WGA in the final days of what were ultimately successful negotiations with the scribes in late September. The phrase and the tactic were widely derided at the time.
Previous Exclusive, 2:12Pm: A meeting Saturday between SAG-AFTRA and an expanded group of studio CEOs has just ended as...
- 11/4/2023
- by Dominic Patten and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
If it’s possible to pinpoint an exact moment when the writers strike that was once feared to extend into 2024 reached the beginning of the end, it was on Wednesday, Sept. 20, when the Writers Guild of America negotiators received what they had been demanding for four months: a full counterproposal.
“My first thought was, ‘My God — f—ing finally. Finally they get it,” WGA negotiating committee member Adam Conover told TheWrap. “They get what they have to do.”
On that day, the WGA met with four Hollywood CEOs from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) at the latter’s headquarters at the Sherman Oaks Galleria. It had been nearly a month after a previous round of “frosty” talks, as one insider put it, barely got them anywhere and ended with the studios publicly releasing a proposal that left writers angrier than ever.
But WGA negotiators who spoke...
“My first thought was, ‘My God — f—ing finally. Finally they get it,” WGA negotiating committee member Adam Conover told TheWrap. “They get what they have to do.”
On that day, the WGA met with four Hollywood CEOs from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) at the latter’s headquarters at the Sherman Oaks Galleria. It had been nearly a month after a previous round of “frosty” talks, as one insider put it, barely got them anywhere and ended with the studios publicly releasing a proposal that left writers angrier than ever.
But WGA negotiators who spoke...
- 9/28/2023
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Sony Pictures chief Tony Vinciquerra calls AI a “very complicated subject” but sounds optimistic that the creative minds in Hollywood will embrace and appreciate artificial intelligence, dispelling any concerns they may have.
“You can’t take someone’s image or likeness without their permission,” Vinciquerra said at an investor conference in New York hosted by BofA Securities via Deadline. “And everyone in the AMPTP and the production business is fully aware of that and will adhere to that. So, I think on AI, we’ll find a way to come to a common ground, hopefully soon.”
Significant strides in AI technologies, such as ChatGPT, coincided with contract deadlines between the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP. Both guilds have underscored their primary focus during negotiations: restricting the use of AI.
The unions worry that studios might employ AI to eliminate the involvement of writers and actors, potentially diminishing employment prospects.
“You can’t take someone’s image or likeness without their permission,” Vinciquerra said at an investor conference in New York hosted by BofA Securities via Deadline. “And everyone in the AMPTP and the production business is fully aware of that and will adhere to that. So, I think on AI, we’ll find a way to come to a common ground, hopefully soon.”
Significant strides in AI technologies, such as ChatGPT, coincided with contract deadlines between the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP. Both guilds have underscored their primary focus during negotiations: restricting the use of AI.
The unions worry that studios might employ AI to eliminate the involvement of writers and actors, potentially diminishing employment prospects.
- 9/13/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman-ceo Tony Vinciguerra figures Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour could gross $200 million, calling it a “massive, unexpected rescue” for movie theaters as Hollywood strikes have led to shifting release dates and slowed the production pipeline, casting a damper on this year’s vigorous box office recovery.
“The exhibitors are our friends there’s such a symbiosis between our business and the exhibitors,” he said during a Q&a at the BoFA media conference. “It is a very big concern that in… early to mid-2024, if we don’t end the strikes at some point, that there will not be a lot of films around.”
And yes, after that there could be a crush. “Once we do end the strikes, which will happen obviously, there’s going to be a gold rush to get actors and producers and directors back in production.”
He said Sony has several films that are about ready,...
“The exhibitors are our friends there’s such a symbiosis between our business and the exhibitors,” he said during a Q&a at the BoFA media conference. “It is a very big concern that in… early to mid-2024, if we don’t end the strikes at some point, that there will not be a lot of films around.”
And yes, after that there could be a crush. “Once we do end the strikes, which will happen obviously, there’s going to be a gold rush to get actors and producers and directors back in production.”
He said Sony has several films that are about ready,...
- 9/13/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra is hoping that Hollywood’s creative community will stop worrying and learn to love artificial intelligence.
Speaking at an investor conference in New York hosted by BofA Securities, the exec began his answer to a question about AI with the caveat that it’s a “very complicated subject.” Dramatic advances in AI applications like ChatGPT emerged just as the WGA and SAG-AFTRA were facing contract deadlines with the AMPTP, and the guilds have made limiting AI one of their core priorities in negotiations. The unions are concerned that studios will use the technology to cut writers and actors out of the process, reducing job opportunities, while also seeking securing intellectual property without human profit participants.
Writers “are very afraid that we’re all going to put them all out of business. That is so far from the truth,” Vinciquerra said. “AI is an unbelievable tool for the writers.
Speaking at an investor conference in New York hosted by BofA Securities, the exec began his answer to a question about AI with the caveat that it’s a “very complicated subject.” Dramatic advances in AI applications like ChatGPT emerged just as the WGA and SAG-AFTRA were facing contract deadlines with the AMPTP, and the guilds have made limiting AI one of their core priorities in negotiations. The unions are concerned that studios will use the technology to cut writers and actors out of the process, reducing job opportunities, while also seeking securing intellectual property without human profit participants.
Writers “are very afraid that we’re all going to put them all out of business. That is so far from the truth,” Vinciquerra said. “AI is an unbelievable tool for the writers.
- 9/13/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Amid growing speculation of internal divisions within the C-suites and a lack of any apparent path forward to end the writers and actors strikes, the chiefs of Hollywood’s biggest studios are set to gather today.
Disney’s Dana Walden and Alan Bergman, Amazon Studios’ Mike Hopkins and Jennifer Salke, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, Universal’s Donna Langley, and Warner Bros Discovery’s David Zaslav are among those scheduled to attend the virtual sit-down later Wednesday, we hear.
Mouse House CEO Bob Iger will not be participating in this meeting, reverting to his earlier stance of having Walden and Bergman be primarily hands-on over the labor actions. Part of that for Iger, we understand, was an overall CEO approach to keep some distance to be ready for the appropriate time to get more directly engaged.
It is unclear whether AMPTP President Carol Lombardini will be present at this afternoon’s meeting.
Disney’s Dana Walden and Alan Bergman, Amazon Studios’ Mike Hopkins and Jennifer Salke, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, Universal’s Donna Langley, and Warner Bros Discovery’s David Zaslav are among those scheduled to attend the virtual sit-down later Wednesday, we hear.
Mouse House CEO Bob Iger will not be participating in this meeting, reverting to his earlier stance of having Walden and Bergman be primarily hands-on over the labor actions. Part of that for Iger, we understand, was an overall CEO approach to keep some distance to be ready for the appropriate time to get more directly engaged.
It is unclear whether AMPTP President Carol Lombardini will be present at this afternoon’s meeting.
- 8/30/2023
- by Dominic Patten and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The writers and actors strikes have brought Hollywood productions to a standstill. While mega-media companies may have initially welcomed the collateral cost-cutting for a few months, it’s time to get back to work.
To that effort, a dozen top executives from the eight main Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) studios have been congregating on a “regular call,” Bloomberg reported on Sunday. The names on that call are: Ted Sarandos (Netflix), David Zaslav (Warner Bros. Discovery), Dana Walden and Alan Bergman (Disney), Tony Vinciquerra (Sony Pictures), Brian Robbins and George Cheeks (Paramount), Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht (Apple), Jen Salke and Mike Hopkins (Amazon), and Donna Langley (NBCUniversal).
Those are some big names — though perhaps the biggest name, Disney CEO Bob Iger, is notably missing. He’s “gotten more involved in recent weeks” and “has started to participate in many of the calls and meetings,” per the report.
To that effort, a dozen top executives from the eight main Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) studios have been congregating on a “regular call,” Bloomberg reported on Sunday. The names on that call are: Ted Sarandos (Netflix), David Zaslav (Warner Bros. Discovery), Dana Walden and Alan Bergman (Disney), Tony Vinciquerra (Sony Pictures), Brian Robbins and George Cheeks (Paramount), Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht (Apple), Jen Salke and Mike Hopkins (Amazon), and Donna Langley (NBCUniversal).
Those are some big names — though perhaps the biggest name, Disney CEO Bob Iger, is notably missing. He’s “gotten more involved in recent weeks” and “has started to participate in many of the calls and meetings,” per the report.
- 8/14/2023
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
The WGA and AMPTP are heading back to the negotiating table tomorrow after 101 days on strike.
The Writers Guild of America told members on Thursday that AMPTP lead negotiator Carol Lombardini has asked the WGA negotiating committee to meet on Friday and that “we expect the AMPTP to provide responses to WGA proposals.”
“Our committee returns to the bargaining table ready to make a fair deal, knowing the unified WGA membership stands behind us and buoyed by the ongoing support of our union allies,” the guild wrote to members.
The AMPTP did not immediately respond to IndieWire’s request for comment. The WGA had no additional statement beyond what was shared with membership.
The writers and studios met last week in an attempt to restart negotiations. Word was that the meeting (or the meeting to set a meeting) was a dud, with the guild lashing out at studio leaks to...
The Writers Guild of America told members on Thursday that AMPTP lead negotiator Carol Lombardini has asked the WGA negotiating committee to meet on Friday and that “we expect the AMPTP to provide responses to WGA proposals.”
“Our committee returns to the bargaining table ready to make a fair deal, knowing the unified WGA membership stands behind us and buoyed by the ongoing support of our union allies,” the guild wrote to members.
The AMPTP did not immediately respond to IndieWire’s request for comment. The WGA had no additional statement beyond what was shared with membership.
The writers and studios met last week in an attempt to restart negotiations. Word was that the meeting (or the meeting to set a meeting) was a dud, with the guild lashing out at studio leaks to...
- 8/10/2023
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
For the first time in nearly 100 days of the Writers Guild of America being on strike, the WGA agreed to meet with the studios — the AMPTP — on Friday in the hopes that talks might resume. But a late-night message to WGA members on Friday night suggests little progress was made.
As the guild said in the note to members, the two sides for now could not agree on terms or the key issues each side wanted to discuss, meaning the writers strike will continue without formal talks set to resume.
“Your committee remains willing to engage with the companies and resume negotiations in good faith to make a fair deal for all writers, even with this early confirmation that the AMPTP playbook continues,” the WGA negotiating committee wrote. “But rest assured, this committee does not intend to leave anyone behind, or make merely an incremental deal to conclude this strike.
As the guild said in the note to members, the two sides for now could not agree on terms or the key issues each side wanted to discuss, meaning the writers strike will continue without formal talks set to resume.
“Your committee remains willing to engage with the companies and resume negotiations in good faith to make a fair deal for all writers, even with this early confirmation that the AMPTP playbook continues,” the WGA negotiating committee wrote. “But rest assured, this committee does not intend to leave anyone behind, or make merely an incremental deal to conclude this strike.
- 8/5/2023
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Jason Clodfelter is leaving Sony Pictures Television after a nearly two-decade run.
Clodfelter, who most recently served as co-president of the studio under the recently installed Katherine Pope, has joined Legendary Television and will become the president of the studio behind shows including Amazon’s Carnival Row. He will work closely with vice chairman of worldwide production Mary Parent to develop new scripted series across all platforms.
Clodfelter replaces Chris Albrecht atop Legendary TV. Albrecht, the former Starz chief, was placed on administrative leave at Legendary in October 2022 after new details emerged about the executive’s former time at HBO. He departed not long afterward and this week launched a Spanish-language media studio.
“We are pleased to welcome Jason to the Legendary team, where he will be a tremendous asset as we continue to grow our television business with compelling content that resonates with our audiences worldwide. His creative instincts,...
Clodfelter, who most recently served as co-president of the studio under the recently installed Katherine Pope, has joined Legendary Television and will become the president of the studio behind shows including Amazon’s Carnival Row. He will work closely with vice chairman of worldwide production Mary Parent to develop new scripted series across all platforms.
Clodfelter replaces Chris Albrecht atop Legendary TV. Albrecht, the former Starz chief, was placed on administrative leave at Legendary in October 2022 after new details emerged about the executive’s former time at HBO. He departed not long afterward and this week launched a Spanish-language media studio.
“We are pleased to welcome Jason to the Legendary team, where he will be a tremendous asset as we continue to grow our television business with compelling content that resonates with our audiences worldwide. His creative instincts,...
- 8/2/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sony Pictures Entertainment executive Jason Clodfelter is leaving the company to join Legendary Entertainment as president of its television division.
“We are pleased to welcome Jason to the Legendary team, where he will be a tremendous asset as we continue to grow our television business with compelling content that resonates with our audiences worldwide,” Legendary CEO Josh Grode said in a statement. “His creative instincts, understanding of IP and ability to work with the creative community are key strengths that he brings to our television department and complements Carmi Zlotnik and our other senior executives.”
In his new role, Clodfelter will develop new scripted and limited series across all platforms. He will work closely with Legendary Pictures’ vice chairman of worldwide production Mary Parent.
“I’m thrilled to be joining Legendary Entertainment, at such an exciting time in the company’s trajectory,” Clodfelter said in a statement. “Legendary has proven...
“We are pleased to welcome Jason to the Legendary team, where he will be a tremendous asset as we continue to grow our television business with compelling content that resonates with our audiences worldwide,” Legendary CEO Josh Grode said in a statement. “His creative instincts, understanding of IP and ability to work with the creative community are key strengths that he brings to our television department and complements Carmi Zlotnik and our other senior executives.”
In his new role, Clodfelter will develop new scripted and limited series across all platforms. He will work closely with Legendary Pictures’ vice chairman of worldwide production Mary Parent.
“I’m thrilled to be joining Legendary Entertainment, at such an exciting time in the company’s trajectory,” Clodfelter said in a statement. “Legendary has proven...
- 8/2/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
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