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Few modern filmmakers can claim that they’ve made movie history, but Martin Campbell can say he’s done it twice. The New Zealand native and accomplished action director is the only person to ever helm the first chapters in two different actors’ tenure as Bond… James Bond. In 2004, Campbell was tapped by veteran producers Barbara…
[This story contains spoilers from Pluribus episode three, “Grenade.”] Vince Gilligan hasn’t just created success stories and second acts for his talent on the screen — he’s created just as many behind the scenes. And one of the most prominent examples belongs to Pluribus writer-director/executive producer Gordon Smith. The Michigan native cut his teeth in…
BravoCon 2025 brought the network’s slate full circle on Sunday with several panels and announcements around new and returning shows. With barely any voice left, Andy Cohen hosted his second “Ask Andy” BravoCon talk with thousands in attendance.“My voice sounds crazy,” said the executive and Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen host. “I’m just…
On Aug. 19, 2023, Jonathan Daniel Brown sent a concerned email to two agents at Gersh. Brown, 36, had once been an actor, and had some success, most notably with a role in 2012’s hit comedy Project X. But finding himself disillusioned with the acting world, he transitioned to producing, most recently with the comedy…
The man who was caught on camera grabbing Ariana Grande at Singapore’s Wicked: For Good premiere has been sentenced to nine days in prison. Australian citizen Johnson Wen, 26, was seen running up to the star as she was walking hand-in-hand with fellow castmembers Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum on the red carpet…
Another major deal for local TV stations may be brewing, with Sinclair Broadcast Group (and its 185 or so local stations) revealing Monday that it is pursuing a deal for E.W. Scripps, which owns some 61 local stations across the country. Sinclair disclosed the talks in an SEC filing, in which it noted that it…
Jon Stewart may still be tossing dynamite with his Monday comedy diatribes against Donald Trump on The Daily Show. But that doesn’t mean he thinks the people paying him to do so are filled with the same passion. “I don’t know that you feel the other humans in the room,” Stewart said of management at…
Nicôle Lecky is going from strength to strength. The British writer-actress is best known for starring in and creating BBC Three musical drama Mood —based on her one-woman playSuperhoe — which swiftly landed her a BAFTA for best miniseries in 2023. Lecky was soon signed by UTA and nabbed a role in Sky’s dark comedy…
“Making films is not what I do, it is who I am,” said Tom Cruise, the veteran actor-producer and consummate movie star, as he accepted an honorary Oscar, in recognition of his body of work, during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ 16th Governors Awards on Sunday night. Cruise was one of four…
Egyptian-Austrian filmmaker Abu Bakr Shawky (Yommedine, Hajjan) is back. After debuting movies at Cannes and Toronto, he world premiered his latest, The Stories, at the29th editionof the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival(PÖFF) in Estonia on Sunday. Given the reputation he has developed with his past works, including 2018’s Yommedine being Egypt’s international Oscar submission, the…
