State attorneys general are now seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to pause Paramount’s proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, warning that the company may otherwise close the transaction as soon as July 22. That date is around the time that the European Union is expected to issue its decision on the transaction, […]
In response to the assertion that the limited series doesn't meet the criteria to be eligible for the best original main title theme music nomination it received, the TV Academy acknowledged that it needs "to tighten up the language before next year’s competition," but took no action.
The Paramount Skydance CEO met with Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee to champion such a bill on Monday.
EXCLUSIVE: Vietnamese comedy drama Mr. Hero, produced by three Vietnamese production outfits and Fremantle’s Singapore-based Beach House Pictures, is set for a wide international rollout following its premiere yesterday at New York Asian Film Festival. Directed by Vo Thach Thao (hit series The Apple Tree Blossoms) and produced by Timothy Linh Bui (Sister Sister), the […]
Paramount CEO David Ellison was meeting on Monday with members of the House Ways & Means Committee to promote a federal film tax incentive, sources said. Ellison and Chief Legal Officer Makan Delrahim were among those meeting with the lawmakers. The idea of establishing a more robust federal incentive has drawn support from members on […]
The Film Workshop co-founder helped shape a glorious 1980s boom before producing the 2002 classic cop thriller that Martin Scorsese would remake as the Oscar-winning 'The Departed.'
Despite the property making a splash with its 2024 animated sequel, this weekend's weak launch fuels questions about the studio's strategy for live-action remakes: "Who knows where Disney goes from here?"
EXCLUSIVE: The Beauty is on pause at FX. The options on the cast of Ryan Murphy and Matthew Hodgson’s series, based on a comic book series by Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley, have lapsed, and the actors are moving onto other projects. That includes leads Evan Peters, who is filming Season 13 of American […]
The sit-down, brokered by Channel 5's Andrew Callaghan, reportedly grew heated before cooler heads prevailed.
The film about forbidden love took home Karlovy Vary's top prize after its recent premiere at the fest.
Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav is selling about $59.5 million in company stock, his latest move to cash in on the company’s stock rebound. The sale of the nearly 2.2 million shares was revealed in an SEC filing on Monday, hours after 12 states filed an antitrust lawsuit intended to block Paramount’s $110 billion […]
Forget any bad buzz that there’s a funk at the box office, because it always boils down to product, as well as time and space. As we told you throughout the weekend, the live-action Moana was too close to Thanksgiving 2024’s Moana 2 on the calendar. Had it gone in place of Moana 2 at […]
Former child actor Blake Garrett, known best for his role as Plug in the family comedy How To Eat Fried Worms, died from a fentanyl overdose, TMZ reported, citing a summary report from the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. According to the report, Garrett’s cause of death is listed as acute fentanyl toxicity, with […]
EXCLUSIVE: After Siren Head sold to Warner Bros in a massive bidding war, another viral internet sensation from Trevor Henderson has found a home. In a pre-emptive deal, Sony’s TriStar Pictures has swooped in to acquire feature film rights to Henderson’s Cartoon Cat following. This sale marks the second feature deal for Henderson in as […]
Just in time for the Peacock debut of Curry Barker's 'Obsession,' here's how deal-savvy streamers can save on the NBCUniversal-owned service, including three little-known ways to get it for free.
The world’s largest independent production group has been created. Its next challenge is finding growth beyond the traditional commissioning model.
'Avengers: Doomsday' tickets are going on sale early for premium format screens — and it has an epic runtime (though it's not final).
Linda Cardellini plays Pamela Voorhees in the 'Friday the 13th' prequel series
We’re getting a first look at Peacock’s Friday the 13th sequel series Crystal Lake, which arrives Oct. 15 on the streamer. From A24 and creator Brad Caleb Kane, Crystal Lake stars Linda Cardellini as Pam Voorhees, a single mother who has been unable to shake her grief after her young, sickly son Jason tragically drowned […]
EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Animation and Amazon MGM Studios are coming back together for a fifth Hotel Transylvania movie, The Haunting of Hotel Transylvania, set for theatrical release on October 8, 2027. While Hotel Transylvania was born as a Sony property, when theaters were closed during Covid, the Culver City lot licensed the fourth movie, Hotel […]
The $43 million domestic opening for the live-action "Moana" is just a notch above last year's "Snow White," well below industry expectations.
EXCLUSIVE: Cindy Busby (When Hope Calls, There’s No Place Like Christmas) is set to star in the Great American Media holiday film Christmas Wrapped in Love, which just began production. The film will have its world premiere across Great American Pure Flix, Great American Family, and GFAM+ during the network’s top-rated Great American Christmas programming […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expressing solidarity with New York Attorney General Letitia James and 11 other state attorneys general suing to stop the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. In a statement posted to social media after 12 state AGs filed an antitrust lawsuit Monday seeking to block the $110 billion deal, Mamdani said […]
David Wain and Ken Marino tell IndieWire about their latest film's connection to "Mad Men" and "The Wizard of Oz," and how their "Wet Hot American Summer" absurdity takes careful planning.
What happens when something we’ve been told as scientific fact turns out to be absolutely false? In Jennifer Isenhart’s science documentary, The... The post The Cholesterol Code first appeared on Film Threat.
Exclusive: Applications for the immersive training program, which culminates in a completed thesis film to be screened for the industry, are now open through September 9.
Son of the Soil is an ambitious, action-packed revenge thriller that swings big, blending gritty street fights, electrifying performances, and authentic world-building... The post Son of the Soil first appeared on Film Threat.
Exclusive: The stop-motion animation house shares both the newest poster for "Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom" and a nifty behind-the-scenes featurette about its creation.
Despite the go-ahead from the Department of Justice, a coalition led by California AG Rob Bonta said the merger would "extinguish competition" and "inflict substantial harm on movie theatres, basic cable distributors, and, ultimately, audiences nationwide."
In Indie horror film Mouser, Eleanor (Romina Valenti) is a young woman with schizophrenia who takes prescription drugs to control it. She... The post Mouser first appeared on Film Threat.