Elvis is now streaming on HBO Max and fans checking out the movie might be wondering if actor Austin Butler is doing his own singing in the film.
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Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorOne of the commercials running on the streaming-video site Pluto is big enough to look just like one of its many content selections.Rather than break up a streaming show with a selection of traditional commercials, Ancestry decided to create a short film that its executives hoped would be as enticing as anything else consumers tried to binge. As part of a pact with Paramount Global, the vignette streamed on Pluto as well as CBS News’ streaming-video properties.Before Juneteenth, the online genealogy service released “A Dream Delivered: The Lost Letters of Hawkins Wilson,” which follows one family’s effort to find relatives of an ancestor, Hawkins Wilson, who was born into slavery.
Freed after a quarter-century as a slave, Wilson sent letters to the Freedmen’s Bureau seeking assistance locating his siblings, but unfortunately, the letters were never delivered. “We believe this film will inspire an entire generation to explore what they didn’t believe was possible.
Elvis is now streaming on HBO Max and fans checking out the movie might be wondering if actor Austin Butler is doing his own singing in the film.
Britain's Got Talent judge David Walliams has revealed what he really thought of Prince William and Duchess Kate after sitting behind them in the Royal Box at this year's Wimbledon.MORE: Exclusive: David Walliams why he keeps him out of the spotlightThe Little Britain creator, 51, shared his delight at the seating plan of the epic tournament which saw him and his mother Kathleen within touching distance of the Duke and Duchess.WATCH: David Walliams films inside beautiful London home"It was quite a good seating plan actually, me and my mum were behind William and Kate who were both very easy to talk to, it was very nice and because we were sat there for quite a long time, it was natural to chat a lot," the star exclusively revealed to HELLO!READ: Exclusive: David Walliams reveals fatherhood has 'really transformed' Simon CowellSEE: David Walliams shares hilarious photos from 'honeymoon'"[You keep the conversation] light. [We chatted about] the Jubilee, I'd been skiing where they had been skiing, just chatting, it was just easy you know - my mum was really happy! David and his mum were sat behind the royals"Then you just have all the people from around the world texting you going 'how the hell are you in the royal box' it was nice.
Brooks & Dunn, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town and Zac Brown Band will be among the country music stars helping to ring in 2023 on CBS with the return of New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash.
Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media After Warner Bros. executives signed off on the risky decision to bankroll their $90 million look at the life of Elvis Presley with a little-known actor portraying the hip-swinging rocker, producer Gail Berman reached for her phone. She wanted to immortalize the moment for Austin Butler, the man who reportedly beat out the likes of Ansel Elgort and Miles Teller to land the kind of role that can make a career. “I needed to take a photo of all these people sitting around after they made a decision that was going to mark a major change in Austin’s life,” says Berman. “It was wonderful that they saw from his screen test just how good he was, and that they were ready to support him on this journey.”
Secret Headquarters, starring Owen Wilson, has set a record on Paramount+ as the most-watched original movie in the first seven days since its release on the streaming platform.
Th 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival has selected its Industry Selects, a section of ten audience friendly films up for global acquisition. In addition it was announced that Jason Reitman’s Live Read is returning to the Festival for an all-star event featuring a surprise cast; the filmmaker presenting a surprise screenplay in honor of his late father, Ivan Reitman.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorCNN sure likes to keep ’em guessing.After canceling media-affairs show “Reliable Sources,” which often tilted at the content of Fox News Channel, CNN plans to air a previously-announced documentary mini-series about that network’s owners.“The Murdochs: Empire of Influence,” a seven-part documentary series previously planned for the now-scuttled streaming site CNN+, will debut on CNN”s flagship cable outlet in the fall. The original series will debut with a two-episode premiere on Sunday, September 25.The series was produced with The New York Times and Left/Right and is based on the New York Times Magazine article “How Rupert Murdoch’s Empire of Influence Remade the World,” by journalists Jonathan Mahler and Jim Rutenberg. They serve as consulting producers on the series. The program aims to examine the rise of Rupert Murdoch, his global influence and the battle for succession among his children. In an announcement about the series in February, CNN said the series “charts the high-stakes deal making, political maneuvering and dynastic betrayals — and how the ambitions of one family birthed one of the largest media empires in history.”
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThinking about a job in broadcast news? The two top spots have long been co-anchoring one of the nation’s big morning programs or leading the evening newscasts. These days, there appears to be room for a third.Each weekday at 1 p.m. on ABC, Amy Robach.
Madelaine Petsch is closing one chapter of her career with the upcoming final season of The CW announced in May that the hour-long Archie Comics drama would wrap up after seven seasons, with the last episodes premiering some time in 2023. For Petsch, who stars and executive produces the new thriller, , being a part of the roller coaster that is over the last several years — with storylines involving cults, Gargoyle Kings and superpowers -- has been an unforgettable ride.«I've learned with that we really lean into what the least expected route is.
Wise men say only fools predict that adult films don’t work at the pandemic box office, however, older moviegoers kept falling in love with Warner Bros.’ Elvis this summer to the point where it’s now director Baz Luhrmann’s highest grossing movie ever of his career in U.S./Canada with $144.851M, beating the original run of his 2013 title, The Great Gatsby, which made $144.84M.
Compton-based filmmaker Victor Gabriel is among a select group of filmmakers to punch their ticket for the Oscar race, after scoring wins at the HollyShorts Film Festival.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorGames featuring top college-sports draws like Ohio State and Penn State, and, in 2024, USC and U.C.L.A., will appear on properties owned by Fox, NBCU and Paramount Global under a new and lucrative deal struck with the Big Ten conference, underscoring the continuing importance of live sports to the economics of live TV.The new seven-year deal, which starts in the 2023-2024 season, calls for the three media companies to pay the college conference in excess of $1 billion a year, according to reports. The Big Ten’s previous deals were with Fox and ESPN.The pact will guarantees the conference TV real estate every weekend of college football season, with games slated to appear on“Big Noon Saturday” at noon; CBS’ 3:30 p.m.
Hilary Linstead, the agent, casting director and film producer who launched Australia’s first talent agency, has died aged 83.
“Monarch,” the upcoming Texas-sized, multigenerational musical drama about America’sleading family of country music also stars Golden Globe nominee Anna Friel, Joshua Sasse and Beth Ditto. The series follows the wildly talented, but tough-as-nails Queen of Country Music Dottie Cantrell Roman (Sarandon) and her beloved husband, “Texas Truthteller” Albie Roman (Adkins), who have fought to create a country music dynasty.
Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterNexstar Media Group revealed Monday it is set acquire a 75% majority stake in the CW Network from Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery, more than six months after first beginning negotiations for the deal.Warner Bros.
The CW is about to enter a new ownership era, as local TV giant Nexstar Media Group has confirmed a pending deal to acquire a 75% stake in the 16-year-old broadcast operation.
Skelmanthorpe made waves with her dramatic entrance in a skin-tight nurse's outfit back in 2005. The young woman, who was not afraid to speak her mind, decided to sign up to the programme after watching it the year before. Her mum Heather told the media at the time that Lesley had hoped to become famous and spend the £100,000 prize money on a holiday for her and her parents.
Julia Goulding is best known to fans and viewers for playing Shona Platt in Coronation Street. She made her debut on the cobbles in 2016 when she bumped into David Platt during a night out, unaware that he was the widower of Kylie Platt, the woman who her son, Clayton, killed.