Ari Emanuel Talks CAA-ICM Deal, Says Pact is ‘Validating My Strategy in ’08’

Gal Gadot had no qualms about speaking out against Joss Whedon. In an interview with ELLE for its November Women in Hollywood November 2021 issue, the 36-year-old actress recalls how quickly she spoke out after Whedon, the director of “Justice League”, allegedly “kind of threatened” her career when she expressed concerns about her character and dialogue.

Gal Gadot had no qualms about speaking out against Joss Whedon.

LOS ANGELES -- An 11th-hour deal was reached Saturday, averting a strike of film and television crews that would have seen some 60,000 behind-the-scenes workers walk off their jobs and would have frozen productions in Hollywood and across the U.S.After days of marathon negotiations, representatives from the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and from the studios and entertainment companies who employ them reached the three-year contract agreement before a Monday strike

IATSE and Hollywood’s major studios are closing in on a deal that would avert a strike that threatened to shutter most film and TV production in Hollywood.Industry sources said virtual negotiations between the sides went late into Friday night as Carol Lombardini, president of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers bargaining organization for the major studios, addressed numerous IATSE leaders about the details of deals on thorny issues of working conditions that were sorted

They’re just like Us! Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are one of the most famous couples in Hollywood, but according to Pepper Teigen, they do their best to make sure their kids have as normal a life as possible.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorStunt coordinator Lee Morrison is no stranger to working with Daniel Craig’s James Bond — not only has he worked with the actor on all five outings as the spy, he previously he was his stunt double as well.For “No Time to Die” in theaters, Morrison didn’t just work closely with Craig, he also collaborated with director Cary Fukunaga about working action into the film while keeping story at its center.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefTop South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae is thoroughly enjoying the extra burnish to his already distinguished career that has come from the global success of “Squid Game,” Netflix’s hit survival game TV series. However, he says that the phone is not ringing off the hook with new offers from Hollywood.“No proposals or requests have come my way,” he told Variety.

“We continue to stand firm on the priority issues that you supported with your strike authorization vote.  Those are living wages, sustainable benefits, our fair share of streaming success, reasonable rest and breaks during the workday,” read a memo sent to members of IATSE Local 700, the Motion Picture Editors Guild by National Executive Director Cathy Repola.“It is in the best interest of all IATSE members across the country that we continue to bargain until it becomes apparent that we cannot

Ashley Hume Women In Film, Los Angeles hosted its first fundraising event since 2019 following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Formerly named the Crystal + Lucy Awards, the WIF Honors: Trailblazers of the New Normal gala was held on Wednesday night at the recently opened Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in L.A.

Queen Latifah is opening up about what it’s like living in Hollywood as a curvy woman.

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Within her latest (and quite lengthy) message posted to her Instagram feed, Britney Spears, 39, mentioned a possible career change in Hollywood.

his split from Clare Crawley. In a statement to ET, Moss' rep speaks to when the split took place, and what has happened in the weeks since.«Dale and Clare broke up in mid-September when Clare was in New York City spending time with him,» the statement begins. «Clare then chose to fly home to Sacramento and asked Dale to send her things.»Amid the split, Crawley's mom, Lilia, who has Alzheimer's disease, was put in hospice care.

EXCLUSIVE: The countdown has officially started this morning in what could be one of the largest labor actions in Hollywood history.

Manori Ravindran International EditorDavid Kosse, vice president of international film at Netflix, got something of a raw deal.The London-based executive joined the streaming giant in March 2019, after a three-year stint as president of STX’s global operation, and set out to build the service’s international film offerings in Europe, Middle East and Africa “from ground zero.” But just as he was assembling his first slate — an extensive optioning and greenlighting process that invariably takes

“ICM has not been what it used to be 15 years ago,” the Endeavor CEO said. “I think what [CAA] bought was five incredible TV writers… a very good book business and a very good soccer rep business out of Europe.” Emanuel also said that CAA’s move was just “validating my strategy in 2008” to merge Endeavor with William Morris, saying that his agency didn’t spend money to make the merger happen and that he has focused on “organically” growing WME’s representation business.

CAA will acquire ICM Partners in what would be a gigantic merger between talent agencies, it was announced Monday. The merger between the two rivals will leave three major talent agencies in Hollywood between WME, CAA and UTA, and the deal is the largest of its kind since WMA and Endeavor merged.