Berlanti Productions Ups Eliza Weiss To Creative Executive

As Boromir might have said in some deeply unorthodox, parallel universe adaptation of Lord of the Rings: One does not simply walk into a Bond movie. For most artists, recording a signature song for a feature film is a task performed once the contract is signed. Not so on Bond, with its long history of iconic musical credit sequences. On a Bond movie, artists line up for a shot at winning the gig, writing and recording songs on spec in the hopes they’ll get picked.

until Omicron spoiled the party — has finally announced its first round of performers for the rescheduled event airing at 8 p.m. April 3 on CBS.Billie Eilish, BTS and Olivia Rodrigo are among the music superstars that will take the stage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Grammy nominees Olivia Rodrigo, Brothers Osborne, BTS, Brandi Carlile, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow will take the stage at the awards ceremony next month, producers announced today in unveiling the first round of performers.

Billie Eilish, BTS and Olivia Rodrigo have been announced to perform at this year’s Grammy Awards.Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow, Brandi Carlile and the Brothers Osborne are also on the bill to take to the stage at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 3.Eilish and Rodrigo are nominated for seven awards each on the night while Lil Nas X is up for five.Jon Batiste leads the nominations for the 2022 Grammys with nods in 11 categories. Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and H.E.R.

2022 GRAMMY Awards are set to be a star-studded night filled with some truly epic performances!On Tuesday, the Recording Academy announced the first slate of performers for the upcoming awards show. Multi-nominees Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo are set to take the stage as they duke it out for some of the night's biggest awards, Lil Nas X will be joined by Jack Harlow for a performance of their smash hit, «INDUSTRY BABY,» and K-pop megastars BTS will no doubt provide a show-stopping performance in celebration of their nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, for «Butter.»The 2022 GRAMMYs, which will be hosted once again by Trevor Noah, will also include performances from nominees Brandi Carlile, Brothers Osborne and many more!This year, Jon Batiste leads the nominations with 11 nods. Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, and H.E.R.

League of Legends publisher and developer Riot Games will deepen its relationship with Fortiche Production, the studio behind its breakout Netflix animated series Arcane. Announced on Monday, Riot closed an equity investment under which the gaming company now holds a non-controlling stake in Fortiche.

Jon Burlingame editorThis year’s Oscar song race may be more competitive than initially thought. Billie Eilish’s James Bond theme “No Time to Die,” long believed the front-runner, has been out for over two years (awaiting a COVID-delayed release of the film it was written for) and now faces opposition from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Encanto” song.While it’s not “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” the TikTok sensation driving the Disney soundtrack to no.

Marta Balaga Dutch Features has acquired international rights to Finnish streaming service Elisa Viihde’s crime series “Evilside,” a six-hour Archipelago thriller set in the Oulu region of northern Finland.Filming took place from Dec. 2021 through Feb.

Billie Eilish shows off her edgy look while arriving at the 2022 Oscars Nominees Luncheon held at Fairmont Century Plaza on Monday (March 7) in Los Angeles.

Chris Hemsworth is enjoying a little getaway with his friends!

WATCH BELOW: Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky's adorable snow fight in AustriaThe flooding crisis is particularly close to the couple's hearts as they live in flood-affected Byron Bay with their three kids."Absolutely devastating watching some of the worst floods in Australia's history hitting Queensland and NSW," the Thor star wrote on Instagram on Wednesday night alongside photos of flooded streets."Heroic efforts by everyone involved in rescuing thousands of people who have been stranded."Lots of love to everyone who has been effected and a big shout out to all who had a boat or jet ski and launched straight into rescue missions without hesitation. True heroes."On Wednesday morning, Elsa thanked emergency workers and volunteers who risked their lives to save others stranded by raging floodwaters."Northern Rivers and beyond had been hit by the worst floods in history.

Shameless alumna Shanola Hampton has been tapped as the lead of NBC pilot Found. Hampton also will serve as producer on the one-hour missing-persons drama, written by Nkechi Okoro Carroll, which hails from Berlanti Productions, Carroll’s Rock My Soul Productions and Warner Bros. TV, where Greg Berlanti and Carroll are under overall deals.

EXCLUSIVE: Amblin Partners has entered into an overall deal with SRO Productions, the label founded by director Bartlett Sher (Broadway’s To Kill a Mockingbird), writer JT Rogers (Tokyo Vice) and producer Cambra Overend (Oslo). Under the two-year deal, Amblin will have first-look rights on SRO’s film projects.

EXCLUSIVE: Brian Graden Media has upped EVP of Development Dave Mace to President. Meanwhile, LB Horschler, who had been Executive in Charge of Production at the company for seven years before leaving for Citizen last spring, is returning in a new, larger role, as EVP of Production.

Coming off six seasons as the lead of Supergirl, Melissa Benoist is poised to reunite with Berlanti Productions on another series. Benoist is in negotiations to headline The Girls on the Bus, which just received a straight-to-series order at HBO Max, I have learned. Benoist also is expected to serve as a producer on the drama series, an adaptation of Amy Chozick’s best-selling book Chasing Hillary, from Julie Plec, Chozick, Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. TV. Reps for HBO Max and WBTV declined comment.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticThe CW’s “All American” has had a successful run — a notably successful one, on a network dominated by superhero programming — taking on stories about high school football. Now, a spinoff shifts the action to college baseball and tennis, but keeps the source material’s focus on Black youth.