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Kevin Spacey Set for U.K. Fest Award Amid Hollywood Comeback Bid
Kevin Spacey is set to be honored with a trophy for a voice role in the 2023 U.K. action thriller Control by the Folkestone Independent Film Awards on July 20. On Monday, organizers of the British indie film awards confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that the House of Cards star is set to win a […]
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AMC Theatres Says July 4 Holiday Box Office Drew 4.2M Moviegoers
Backed by animated tentpoles like Despicable Me 4 and Inside Out 2, AMC Theatres reported a festive July 4 holiday. The return of Gru and his Minions ruled the Fourth of July box office for the Universal and Illumination release with an estimated five-day domestic opening of $122.6 million from 4,428 theaters. The result had […]
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Movie Theater Owners to “Look Closely” at New Paramount-Skydance Deal Terms
The National Association of Theatre Owners, representing major movie exhibitors, is combing over the deal points for the proposed Paramount Global and Skydance Media merger for signs the Top Gun studio will continue its commitment to theatrical movies amid stiff streaming competition. “Our guiding principle in this analysis will be whether this transaction will […]
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Regal Owner Cineworld Mulls Theater Closures, Restructuring Options Post-Bankruptcy
Regal Entertainment Group owner Cineworld looks poised to close about a quarter of its theaters in the U.K. as part of a post-bankruptcy restructuring plan. “We continue to review our options, but we don’t comment on rumors and speculation,” a Cineworld spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter in a statement. The company responded to a report […]
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Australia Juices Hollywood Blockbuster Movie Incentives
Australia has juiced its tax incentives for foreign, mostly Hollywood movies and TV series that shoot locally. The federal government has passed legislation to boost the 16.5 percent location to 30 percent. The near doubling of the location offset will apply to local Australian movies but with a catch. Producers must have budgets of at […]
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‘The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin’ Renewed for Season 2 at Apple TV+
Apple TV+ has given the green light for a second season of the adventure comedy The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, starring Noel Fielding. The British series, which debuted worldwide on March 1, has comic and actor Fielding playing 18th century highwayman Dick Turpin alongside his merry band of outlaws. “Together with his gang […]
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Candle Media Trims Costs, Reorganizes Divisions Amid Streaming Spending Pullback
Candle Media, the entertainment company backed by private equity giant Blackstone and headed up by former Disney executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, is reorganizing around two divisions, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The internal changes at Candle Media, first reported on by Semafor on Tuesday, will see animated series folded into the company’s children’s media company […]
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“Hawk Tuah Girl” Hailey Welch Finds Representation
Hailey Welch, who recently gained viral fame on TikTok as “The Hawk Tuah Girl,” has signed for representation with management firm The Penthouse. “The world’s gone crazy for Haliey! I’m glad our team can help guide this rocketship. All the podcasters are right, spend five minutes with her and you’ll see why she is America’s […]
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Merck Mercuriadis Departing as Hipgnosis Song Management Chairman
Merck Mercuriadis stated on Tuesday he will be stepping down as chairman of Hipgnosis Song Management, a company he founded. His departure from HSM, the artist management firm, will coincide with the completion of a deal to acquire London-based Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd by Lyra Bidco Ltd., a company owned by Blackstone-managed funds. The song […]
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Cate Blanchett to Receive Toronto Film Fest Tribute Award
Cate Blanchett will be honored at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival with a Tribute Award, while also participating in an In Conversation With… event. The Oscar winner will receive the TIFF Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award in Toronto on Sept. 8. Blanchett most recently starred in Canadian director Guy Maddin’s Rumors, which bowed at the Cannes Film […]
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‘Dune’ VFX House DNEG Raises $200M for AI Innovation From Abu Dhabi-Based Fund
DNEG, the London-headquartered visual effects and animation house that has won Oscars for the likes of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune and Netflix’s Stranger Things, said Tuesday it secured a $200 million investment from the Abu Dhabi-based United Al Saqar Group. DNEG is also the preferred visual effects creator for Christopher Nolan on movies like Inception, Interstellar and Tenet. The visual effects and […]
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PBS Docs Launching on Prime Video Channel in Canada
PBS Distribution has launched PBS Documentaries in Canada on Amazon’s Prime Video. The doc-focused subscription channel with around 1,000 films, including from Ken Burns and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to Nova, Frontline, American Masters, Nature, American Experience, Independent Lens and Pov, will be available for Canadians for CAN$5.99 (US$4.35) a month when they already have […]
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