Amazon Studios Movie Marketing Exec Christian Davin Exits

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaDwayne Johnson will star in “Red One” for Amazon Studios, the streaming service announced Monday. The film will reunite Johnson with “Fast and Furious” scribe Chris Morgan — the pair recently collaborated on the hit spinoff “Hobbs & Shaw.”The deal for the film treatment, which comes after a highly competitive bidding situation, is another sign that Amazon is focused on creating more populist fare.

Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions are developing the feature film treatment Red One with Amazon Studios. Amazon won the project after a highly competitive bidding war. Johnson will star in four-quadrant holiday action adventure comedy project conceived by Hiram Garcia, President of Production at Seven Bucks.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios is teaming with Mandeville Films to turn the Antti Tuomainen novel The Rabbit Factor into a star vehicle for Steve Carell. Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman are producing and Alex Young will EP for Mandeville Films.

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Spezialy, coming off a run as an executive producer on HBO’s Emmy-winning limited series Watchmen, has signed an overall deal with Amazon Studios. Under the pact, I hear Spezialy has joined Silk, Sony Pictures Television’s upcoming live-action Marvel series, which reportedly is headed to Amazon’s Prime Video as SVOD distributor. Reps for Amazon and Sony declined comment.

Haley Bosselman editorAmazon Studios Voices: Pride will take place on June 24 to celebrate queer voices and representation in media.In partnership with GLAAD and Pride Media, the virtual event will consist of three roundtable conversations and three lightning talks from LGBTQIA+ players across the industry and will close with performances from drag queens Kandy Muse, LaLa Ri and Manila Luzon.“Amazon Studios has long prioritized authentic storytelling from LGBTQIA+ talent and storytellers.

Amazon Studios has promoted its British unscripted chief Dan Grabiner to head of UK originals.

Naman Ramachandran Dan Grabiner, formerly head of unscripted for Amazon Studios U.K., has been promoted to head of U.K. originals, reporting into Georgia Brown, head of Amazon originals, Europe.Grabiner’s remit is to oversee the team responsible for developing and producing U.K.

EXCLUSIVE: Christina Davis has stepped down from her post as President Of Original Programming at Starz after a little over a year. I hear Davis just informed her team of her decision.

EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker and Snowfall actor Malcolm M. Mays has been tapped by Amazon Studios to write a new script for the film Steal Away about the daring theft and escape of Robert Smalls, a slave in 1862 Charleston, SC.

Amazon Studios on Wednesday unveiled a division-wide inclusion policy that underscored its commitment to diversity, inclusion and equity for its content and productions, along with a “playbook” that includes guidelines for its collaborators in the creative community.

inclusion policy and an inclusion playbook that serves as guidelines for its collaborators.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorAmazon Studios has put it in writing.The company has formally established a policy that outlines its commitments to diversity, inclusion and equity throughout its operations. It has also created a detailed “playbook” with hiring and purchasing guidelines for the studio’s creative collaborators.The policies have been in development for more than two years, shepherded by Latasha Gillespie, head of DE&I for Amazon Studios.

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Fans were overjoyed on Tuesday morning as Danish footballer Christian Eriksen was seen for the first time since his distressing midgame collapse during the Euros. Posting from his hospital bed, Eriksen gave a thumbs up as he told fans he was feeling 'fine'.

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark just put out a statement in honor of Danish football star Christian Eriksen, who collapsed in the middle of a game on Saturday afternoon.

Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest during Denmark's Euro 2020 opener against Finland on Saturday. According to ESPN, the 29-year-old football player is reportedly in stable condition at a hospital in Copenhagen, though team doctor Morten Boesen said in a press conference Sunday that Eriksen was "gone" before he was resuscitated on the pitch.