Amazon Studios Executive Bianca Gavin Boards ‘Gangs of London’ Producer Pulse Films (EXCLUSIVE)

Hollywood screenwriter and producer David Giler, best known for theAlien movie franchise, has died. He was 77.

Alien franchise, has died aged 77.Reports say Giler passed away at his home in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday (December 19) of cancer. The news of his death was announced by his longtime friend and Alien co-producer Walter Hill.“If you knew David, you knew he was special,” Hill said in a statement.

Eli Countryman David Giler, a writer and producer known for his work on each film in the “Alien” franchise, died at his Bangkok home on Dec. 19.

David Giler, a writer, producer or both on some of the most high-profile films of the 1970s and ’80s, from the controversial Myra Breckinridge to the immensely popular Alien franchise, died of cancer Dec. 19 at his home in Bangkok. He was 77.

Garden Studios, a 62,000 sq ft film and TV production site, is set to open in London in early 2021.

Naman Ramachandran Arts Alliance is opening Garden Studios, a 62,000-square-foot facility located in Park Royal, West London, in the first quarter of 2021.Garden Studios will offer four sound stages, workshops, technical facilities and fully equipped offices.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios has acquired the Field Trip Productions-produced action-comedy Uncle Wick. Pic is to be written by Gabe Delahaye, and will be directed by Will Graham. Graham and Hailey Wierengo of Field Trip Productions are producing. Uncle Wick marks Delahaye’s feature writing debut and Graham’s feature directorial debut after cutting their teeth in TV.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentPeter Langenberg, the newly appointed COO of Banijay following the Endemol Shine takeover, will be ramping up the company’s content strategy in key territories, notably in Benelux, Germany and India.In Benelux, where Banijay just bowed the new label Simple Zodiak, a merger of Simple Media and Zodiac Nederland, the company is developing a packed slate of shows under the new leadership of Peter Lubbers, who was tapped as CEO of Banijay Benelux, the new

Jess Glynne and Jamie Cullum will perform at Amazon Music UK's 'Festive Fundraiser' event for the Help Musicians charity. The special concert - which will also feature Nina Nesbitt as well as Amazon's Ones to Watch 2021 artists Griff and Girl In Red - will stream live for one night only from London's Roundhouse on December 18.

Naman Ramachandran Key creatives behind blue-chip natural history producer Silverback Films — the powerhouse outfit behind Netflix’s “Our Planet” — have teamed to form sister company Studio Silverback.The new production outfit will focus solely on films that tackle the world’s pressing environmental challenges, and will be headed up by Jonnie Hughes, Colin Butfield, Keith Scholey and Alastair Fothergill.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterAmber Rasberry has joined Amazon Studios as a senior film executive, Variety has learned exclusively.Rasberry’s oversight will include day-to-day production, development and acquisitions for Amazon’s original movies slate. She will report to film co-heads Julie Rapaport and Matt Newman.The executive joins the streaming giant from Paramount Players, where she served as vice president of development.

EXCLUSIVE: The story of how five young men, driven by end-of-the-world fears surrounding the Cold War and inspired by an apocalyptic religious movement, attempted to rob a Southern California bank is the basis for a new podcast series from LAist Studios.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterIt was supposed to be the year in which female superheroes ruled the box office, with an assist from James Bond, a gritty street-racing Vin Diesel and a jet-flying Tom Cruise.Instead, “Wonder Woman 1984,” Disney’s “Mulan” remake and more movies that were poised to be among the year’s biggest found themselves streaming online as others continue to be pushed far into the future in the hopes of outrunning the coronavirus pandemic.It’s a reality that would have

Naman Ramachandran Canadian production house Frantic Films has scored several sales deals on factual series “High Maintenance” and “Killer In Plain Sight,” via deals brokered by U.K.-based distributor Abacus Media Rights.Hulu has taken U.S. rights to true crime series “Killer in Plain Sight,” originally commissioned by Investigation Discovery.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterProducers Stephen Robert Morse and Max Peltz are joining forces to launch a new production entity, Lone Wolf Studios.The full-service production, sales and financing film and television company will have offices in London, New York and Los Angeles.

Giovanni Pernice has made it to the semi-finals of Strictly Come Dancing with Good Morning Britain’s Ranvir Singh. The Italian star has been on the BBC dancing show for five years, and so now calls the UK his home.The 30 year old is living alone in his home in order to be able to form a bubble with his partner Ranvir so they can compete on the show safely.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentLevelK has boarded “Checkered Ninja 2,” the sequel to the hit animated feature co-directed by Anders Matthesen (“Terkel In Trouble”) and Thorbjørn Christoffersen (“Ronal the Barbarian”).The sales company has acquired world rights excluding the Nordics on “Checkered Ninja 2,” which is the film adaptation of Matthesen’s bestselling eponymous children’s book.

Rosie Perez had her own frightening experience with COVID-19, even before the United States battled the deadly disease.It was this time last year that the actress was fighting for her life inside a Bangkok hospital. Perez, 56, caught the coronavirus while she was shooting, and now she's sharing her terrifying health scare with ET.«I end up being severely ill to the point where they had to bring a doctor on set,» Perez told ET's Kevin Frazier.