AGC Studios Promotes TV Boss Lourdes Diaz To Oversee Feature Films

Jeff Sagansky, a media investor and producer and former top entertainment executive, is sounding the alarm on the adverse impact the now prevalent “cost plus” business model has had on profit participation. The setup, originally introduced by Netflix and subsequently adopted by most major streamers and TV studios, reverses a decades-long practice of above-the-line talent on hit series being handsomely rewarded with a cut of the profits that continues to generate income for decades after the show’s creation.

Kate Bush's hit song Running Up That Hill has suddenly made a massive comeback, soaring through the charts, and it's all thanks to Netflix's Stranger Things.The first part of the fourth season of the show sees a new threat come to town as Vecna uses his mind to reach the teens of Hawkins – killing them as a means to create the gateways from the Upside Down to their world. Luckily, clever Nancy Wheeler discovers a means to pull potential victims out of Vecna's grasp by playing their favourite song as a means to anchor them back in reality.

Snoop Dogg has cancelled all his non-US shows for the remainder of 2022 due to “unforeseen scheduling conflicts, including family obligations and upcoming tv and film projects”.That means his upcoming ‘I Wanna Thank Me’ tour that was set to hit the UK in August is no longer going ahead. The tour was originally meant to take place in 2020 to promote his 2019 album of the same name, but was rescheduled to 2022 due to coronavirus.

Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’ have increased by 153 per cent after the song appeared on the latest season of Stranger Things.The first volume of season four arrived on Netflix last week (May 27) and Bush’s song features in the first episode of the new show and then prominently in some of the episodes thereafter via key moments involving the character Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink).The song, taken from Bush’s album ‘Hounds of Love’, overtook ‘Wuthering Heights’ on Spotify to become her most popular title on the service after it experienced a 153 per cent surge in streams on Spotify. It was described as “the biggest gainer on the Global Spotify chart” by the streaming giants.Elsewhere, the song also went to number one on iTunes.The first part of the full soundtrack, which you can listen to above, was released on May 27.

Netflix’s is helping revive a blast from the past on the heels of the show’s Season 4 premiere on Friday. Kate Bush’s 1985 single “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” is currently No. 1 on the iTunes chart.

Spotify’s Top 200, with 1,099,174 plays. The “Stranger Things 4” soundtrack – which also features the Talking Heads, KISS, and the Beach Boys, among others – holds the No. 5 spot on iTunes’ Top 200 Albums.The song first comes into play during the season premiere, when Max (Sadie Sink) strolls through her school hallways listening to it on her Walkman.

A 1980s hit is experiencing an unexpected burst of popularity thanks to “Stranger Things”.

Wilson Chapman editorLourdes Diaz has been promoted to chief creative officer for AGC Studios, the independent content studio founded by Stuart Ford. Ford, who serves as the CEO and chairman of AGC, announced the news.“Lourdes’ creative instincts, sense of humor, work ethic, managerial skills and circle of relationships are all huge assets to the company and I couldn’t be more delighted to watch Lourdes seize the opportunity to further shape AGC’s future,” Ford said in a statement.Diaz will begin her new role effective immediately.

Getting cheeky! Scott Disick sent a very flirtatious message to Holly Scarfone three months after the duo first sparked dating rumors.

Baz Luhrmann isn’t one for understatement. The Australian director’s appetite for glamour and hallowed material (“Romeo + Juliet,” “The Great Gatsby”) has gained him a reputation as one of the industry’s most audacious auteurs.

Erin Jayne Plummer has died "suddenly" aged 42. Her cause of death is yet to be revealed.The TV presenter, who was known for hosting Studio 10, leaves behind her husband and three daughters. Erin's colleagues Sarah Harris and Angela Bishop confirmed the news this morning, sharing a heartbreaking tribute to the star.

Richard E. Grant bags guest role in ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’ retelling

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentIn February, Carla Simon’s “Alcarràs” walked off with Spain’s first Berlin Golden Bear in nearly 40 years as Spain notched up its biggest main competition presence at the Berlinale since 1997.This May, Spain has four movies selected for Cannes – Albert Serra’s Competition entry “Pacifiction”; Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “The Beasts,” in Premiere; Elena López Riera’s Directors’ Fortnight bow “The Water”; and José Luis López Linares’ “Goya, Carrière and the Ghost of Buñuel,” a Cannes Classics doc feature. That reps a Cannes presence roughly on par with recent standout years such as 2018 and 2019.With Netflix launching “Through My Window” in February, three of the streaming giant’s five most-watched non-English language movies are from Spain.

Kate Bock has officially made the pages of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit for a decade. The model is making her 10th appearance in the 2022 issue, which features Kim Kardashian, Maye Musk, Ciara and Yumi Nu as the latest cover girls. "It feels wild," the 34-year-old admitted to Page Six Style on Monday.

Manori Ravindran International Editor“Snowpiercer” producer Tomorrow Studios has struck a first-look deal with Frank Spotnitz’s London-based production company Big Light Prods.Under the deal, Tomorrow Studios will tap into Big Light’s network of established and emerging writers and its pursuit of IP for projects to produce together under one development slate.Big Light Prods. specializes in returning and limited dramas for the global market.

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