Bron Studios Names Juliana Janes VP Television Development

Film and television development executive Jessie Henderson is joining Apple Studios as a feature executive, reporting to Apple Original Films’ Matt Dentler, head of features. Henderson, who joins the company next week, will be part of the growing Apple Original Films team based in Los Angeles, which includes feature executive Lejo Pet, who recently joined Apple from Paramount Pictures.

Film and television development executive Jessie Henderson is joining Apple Studios as a feature executive, the company announced on Friday.Henderson will report to Apple Original Films’ Matt Dentler, head of features.

Manori Ravindran International EditorNicely Entertainment has hired NENT Studios U.K. executive Scott Kirkpatrick as executive VP of distribution and co-productions.Kirkpatrick joins the Los Angeles-based Nicely following his departure from the Scandinavian NENT Group-backed distributor and producer, which was previously known as DRG.

Also Read: 'Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free,' 'The Fallout' Win SXSW Audience Awards“Language Lessons,” which earned strong reviews out of Berlin, is described as bittersweet, honest and at times darkly funny in how it explores platonic love and the complications of a long-distance relationship. The film was shot in secret during the pandemic with skeleton crews in Los Angeles and Costa Rica.The film is a production of Duplass Brothers Productions and was produced by Mel Eslyn.

NFL player Ryan Russell and his boyfriend Corey O’Brien look so happy while heading out to dinner on Monday night (April 5) in Los Angeles.

Allen Media Group’s This TV has inked a distribution deal with eight major-market ABC-owned TV station subchannels. The company’s newest broadcast network is currently in 86 million U.S. households.

Zola Mashariki, a veteran of Fox Searchlight Pictures and BET Networks, has been named head of Amazon-owned Audible Studios. In her new role, Mashariki will oversee the creation of all original content and will manage the entire studio operation, including the development and implementation of content strategy.

Royalty Brown definitely inherited some amazing dance moves from her famous father, Chris Brown. The six-year-old showed off her skills in a video posted to Instagram by her paternal grandmother, Joyce Hawkins, on March 30. In the clip, Royalty looked poised to take on her routine alongside her teacher at a studio in Los Angeles.

Sharna Burgess and Brian Austin Green's relationship is heating up!The stunning couple attended Cassie Scerbo's '80s-themed birthday bash (benefitting Boo2Bullying) in Los Angeles on Tuesday.The pro — who looked gorgeous in a light blue top and matching pleated pants — opened up to ET's Katie Krause about why this event was particularly meaningful to the pair.«He is so passionate about doing good in the world and leaving his mark… and that is really one of the ways we connected so much, is

Universal Studios Hollywood on Tuesday announced the Los Angeles theme park would reopen on April 16. Tickets go on sale Thursday, April 8.

Pink revealed she has a new addition to her family in a sweet social media post Sunday.

Chris Brown added some major ink to his body with two major and meaningful additions on his shins. The R&B singer, 31, debuted tattoos running down each of his shins with the names of his children on each leg. The ink covered the entirety of Chris’ skin just beneath his knees, featuring his six-year-old daughter’s name, Royalty, and one-year-old son’s name, Aeko, on each.

Tricia Melton, CMO of Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics division, has tapped Deena Sanjana Beach as VP of marketing for Adult Swim. In the new role, Beach will lead the development of the brand, marketing, media, and social media strategy for all original series, stunts, and network initiatives across multiple platforms.

Los Angeles agent Anthony Boyer has been named a partner in the Theatrical Division at DDO Artists Agency.

Even if you’re not a sports fan, you’re probably familiar with the Los Angeles Lakers and the team’s “Showtime” era of the ‘80s. That’s when you had players like Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Larry Bird.

On March 23,Hollywood studio executives woke up to headlines that mega-U.K. exhibitor Cineworld, owner of Regal Cinemas in the U.S.

Bo Burnham (Eighth Grade) has been tapped to play Boston Celtics icon Larry Bird in Adam McKay’s Los Angeles Lakers HBO drama series, based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s, Deadline has learned. HBO declined comment.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterBo Burnham has been cast as Boston Celtics star Larry Bird in HBO’s upcoming series about the Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s.The untitled series was ordered at HBO in December 2019. It is described as chronicling the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties, in what came to be called the Showtime Era.Bird is widely regarded as one of the best basketball players of all time.