The Producers Guild of America has announced the first round of speakers for the 2024 edition of the Produced By Conference, which is taking place on the Fox studio lot in Century City on Saturday, June 8.
Those confirmed to speak so far include Alan Poul (Tokyo Vice), Angela Russo-Otstot (Cherry), Brad Simpson (Crazy Rich Asians), Charles Roven (Oppenheimer), Greg Berlanti, Ghaith Mahmood (Partner of Latham & Watkins), Howard Gordon (Accused), Jack Rapke (Cast Away), Paul W. Downs (Hacks), Jeff Schaffer (Curb Your Enthusiasm), John Wilson (How To with John Wilson), J.T. Rogers (Tokyo Vice), Jen Statsky (Hacks), Kate Crawford (Atlas of AI), Lori McCreary (Madam Secretary), Lucia Aniello (Hacks), Lynette Howell Taylor (A Star Is Born), Mike Farah (@fter Midnight), Renard T. Jenkins, Roxanne Taylor (the Goat) and Tommy Oliver (Juice Wrld: Into The Abyss).
Confirmed to moderate discussions are Amy Gravitt...
Those confirmed to speak so far include Alan Poul (Tokyo Vice), Angela Russo-Otstot (Cherry), Brad Simpson (Crazy Rich Asians), Charles Roven (Oppenheimer), Greg Berlanti, Ghaith Mahmood (Partner of Latham & Watkins), Howard Gordon (Accused), Jack Rapke (Cast Away), Paul W. Downs (Hacks), Jeff Schaffer (Curb Your Enthusiasm), John Wilson (How To with John Wilson), J.T. Rogers (Tokyo Vice), Jen Statsky (Hacks), Kate Crawford (Atlas of AI), Lori McCreary (Madam Secretary), Lucia Aniello (Hacks), Lynette Howell Taylor (A Star Is Born), Mike Farah (@fter Midnight), Renard T. Jenkins, Roxanne Taylor (the Goat) and Tommy Oliver (Juice Wrld: Into The Abyss).
Confirmed to moderate discussions are Amy Gravitt...
- 5/14/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
On Friday night, Oprah Winfrey hosted a swanky celebration for “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” executive producer and star David Oyelowo at the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood.
Photographers lined the driveway of the iconic hotel while a who’s who of Hollywood — including Gayle King, Lupita Nyong’o, Niecy Nash-Betts and the cast of the hit Paramount+ series — posed in front of a black and gold backdrop. Inside the luxurious venue, even more stars — like Macro chief Charles D. King, Yvonne Orji, O-t Fagbenle, Anna Diop, Edwina Findley, Mykelti Williamson, Mo McRae, Eugene Ashe, Deon and Roxanne Taylor — mixed and mingled as the party took over the whole of the bar and pool area on a windy, yet starry night in Los Angeles. The affair felt more like a family reunion than an industry function, with Oyelowo joined by his wife (and Yoruba Saxon producing partner) Jessica Oyelowo and their children Asher,...
Photographers lined the driveway of the iconic hotel while a who’s who of Hollywood — including Gayle King, Lupita Nyong’o, Niecy Nash-Betts and the cast of the hit Paramount+ series — posed in front of a black and gold backdrop. Inside the luxurious venue, even more stars — like Macro chief Charles D. King, Yvonne Orji, O-t Fagbenle, Anna Diop, Edwina Findley, Mykelti Williamson, Mo McRae, Eugene Ashe, Deon and Roxanne Taylor — mixed and mingled as the party took over the whole of the bar and pool area on a windy, yet starry night in Los Angeles. The affair felt more like a family reunion than an industry function, with Oyelowo joined by his wife (and Yoruba Saxon producing partner) Jessica Oyelowo and their children Asher,...
- 12/4/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Several months after the Hollywood Critics Association rebranded itself as the Hollywood Creative Alliance, the org has also given its signature awards shows a new name. The Hca announced Friday that its various Hca awards will now be known as ‘The Astra Awards.’
That means the Hca Film Awards, Hca TV Awards and Hca Creative Arts Awards will become the Astra Film Awards, Astra TV Awards and the Astra Creative Arts Awards. The name change was approved by the org’s advisory committee on Nov. 17.
“As the Hollywood Creative Alliance expands to include creatives and other industry professionals, we wanted an award name that would be reflective of the newly relaunched organization,” said Hca CEO Scott Menzel in a statement. “The name ‘Astra’ is a perfect award show title evoking celestial brilliance and creative mastery. It encapsulates the collaborative spirit, symbolizing individual stars and elegantly embodies the industry’s aspiration,...
That means the Hca Film Awards, Hca TV Awards and Hca Creative Arts Awards will become the Astra Film Awards, Astra TV Awards and the Astra Creative Arts Awards. The name change was approved by the org’s advisory committee on Nov. 17.
“As the Hollywood Creative Alliance expands to include creatives and other industry professionals, we wanted an award name that would be reflective of the newly relaunched organization,” said Hca CEO Scott Menzel in a statement. “The name ‘Astra’ is a perfect award show title evoking celestial brilliance and creative mastery. It encapsulates the collaborative spirit, symbolizing individual stars and elegantly embodies the industry’s aspiration,...
- 12/1/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, Warner Bros. is giving an earlier date to “Tom and Jerry,” “Inside the Rain” gets distribution, Lionsgate is launching a crime drama, and the Napa Valley Film Festival annnounces its honorees.
Release Dates
Warner Bros. has moved its live-action hybrid comedy “Tom and Jerry” forward by four months to Dec. 23, 2020.
The cat and mouse story, directed by Tim Story, was initially slated for release on April 16, 2021. The studio said Friday that it will fill that slot with a yet-to-be titled “event” film.
“Tom and Jerry” stars Chloe Grace Moretz, Michael Pena, Ken Jeong, Jordan Bolger and Pallavi Sharda. The story centers on Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse getting kicked out of their home and relocating to a fancy New York hotel where Moretz’s character is an employee who will lose her job if she can’t evict Jerry.
Warner Bros. also...
Release Dates
Warner Bros. has moved its live-action hybrid comedy “Tom and Jerry” forward by four months to Dec. 23, 2020.
The cat and mouse story, directed by Tim Story, was initially slated for release on April 16, 2021. The studio said Friday that it will fill that slot with a yet-to-be titled “event” film.
“Tom and Jerry” stars Chloe Grace Moretz, Michael Pena, Ken Jeong, Jordan Bolger and Pallavi Sharda. The story centers on Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse getting kicked out of their home and relocating to a fancy New York hotel where Moretz’s character is an employee who will lose her job if she can’t evict Jerry.
Warner Bros. also...
- 10/26/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Lionsgate and Deon Taylor are back in business together for Taylor’s latest project Free Agents, a crime drama set in the world of professional athletes. This comes just weeks after the studio acquired Taylor’s psychological thriller Fatale, starring Oscar winner Hilary Swank and Michael Ealy.
Taylor will direct Free Agents from a script he co-wrote with Joe Bockol. In the vein of Heat and The Town, the film centers on a group of pro football players who turn to crime to get back at the owners who are exploiting and underpaying them.
Taylor will produce with Roxanne Taylor under their Hidden Empire banner. Brady Fujikawa will oversee the project for Lionsgate.
Taylor’s film Black and Blue is out this weekend via Sony’s Screen Gems. Starring Naomie Harris, Frank Grillo, Tyrese Gibson and Mike Colter, the thriller follows a rookie African American female cop who stumbles upon...
Taylor will direct Free Agents from a script he co-wrote with Joe Bockol. In the vein of Heat and The Town, the film centers on a group of pro football players who turn to crime to get back at the owners who are exploiting and underpaying them.
Taylor will produce with Roxanne Taylor under their Hidden Empire banner. Brady Fujikawa will oversee the project for Lionsgate.
Taylor’s film Black and Blue is out this weekend via Sony’s Screen Gems. Starring Naomie Harris, Frank Grillo, Tyrese Gibson and Mike Colter, the thriller follows a rookie African American female cop who stumbles upon...
- 10/25/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Lionsgate is partnering yet again with director Deon Taylor, acquiring Taylor’s “Free Agents,” a heist thriller set in the world of professional sports, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group president Nathan Kahane announced Friday.
Lionsgate in August nabbed “Fatale,” another thriller which Taylor is set to direct starring Hilary Swank and Michael Ealy. But Taylor will now also direct “Free Agents,” and he co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Bockol about a team of pro football players who turn to crime to get back at the team owners who are exploiting and under paying them on and off the field.
Taylor will also produce with Roxanne Taylor for the Hidden Empire banner. Brady Fujikawa is overseeing for Lionsgate.
Also Read: Hilary Swank, Michael Ealy Thriller 'Fatale' Lands at Lionsgate
“Deon is an enormously talented storyteller and director and we think he will turn ‘Free Agents’ into a fascinating and topical...
Lionsgate in August nabbed “Fatale,” another thriller which Taylor is set to direct starring Hilary Swank and Michael Ealy. But Taylor will now also direct “Free Agents,” and he co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Bockol about a team of pro football players who turn to crime to get back at the team owners who are exploiting and under paying them on and off the field.
Taylor will also produce with Roxanne Taylor for the Hidden Empire banner. Brady Fujikawa is overseeing for Lionsgate.
Also Read: Hilary Swank, Michael Ealy Thriller 'Fatale' Lands at Lionsgate
“Deon is an enormously talented storyteller and director and we think he will turn ‘Free Agents’ into a fascinating and topical...
- 10/25/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Lionsgate is getting deeper into business with The Intruder director Deon Taylor.
Just weeks after acquiring Taylor’s psychological thriller Fatale, starring Hilary Swank and Michael Ealy, Lionsgate has got behind Free Agents, the director's crime drama set against the backdrop of professional athletes.
The deal, unveiled by Nathan Kahane, president of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, will see the film directed by Taylor and co-written with Joe Bockol. Taylor will also produce Free Agents with Roxanne Taylor under their Hidden Empire banner.
The film sees pro football players turn to crime to get back at the owners who are exploiting ...
Just weeks after acquiring Taylor’s psychological thriller Fatale, starring Hilary Swank and Michael Ealy, Lionsgate has got behind Free Agents, the director's crime drama set against the backdrop of professional athletes.
The deal, unveiled by Nathan Kahane, president of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, will see the film directed by Taylor and co-written with Joe Bockol. Taylor will also produce Free Agents with Roxanne Taylor under their Hidden Empire banner.
The film sees pro football players turn to crime to get back at the owners who are exploiting ...
- 10/25/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lionsgate is getting deeper into business with The Intruder director Deon Taylor.
Just weeks after acquiring Taylor’s psychological thriller Fatale, starring Hilary Swank and Michael Ealy, Lionsgate has got behind Free Agents, the director's crime drama set against the backdrop of professional athletes.
The deal, unveiled by Nathan Kahane, president of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, will see the film directed by Taylor and co-written with Joe Bockol. Taylor will also produce Free Agents with Roxanne Taylor under their Hidden Empire banner.
The film sees pro football players turn to crime to get back at the owners who are exploiting ...
Just weeks after acquiring Taylor’s psychological thriller Fatale, starring Hilary Swank and Michael Ealy, Lionsgate has got behind Free Agents, the director's crime drama set against the backdrop of professional athletes.
The deal, unveiled by Nathan Kahane, president of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, will see the film directed by Taylor and co-written with Joe Bockol. Taylor will also produce Free Agents with Roxanne Taylor under their Hidden Empire banner.
The film sees pro football players turn to crime to get back at the owners who are exploiting ...
- 10/25/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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