CAA Hires Tyrone Bland to Lead Government Relations Efforts

Natalie Oganesyan editorOutfest’s holiday fundraiser “’Twas the Night Before Give-Mas” on Monday night featured appearances by prominent LGBTQIA+ leaders and creatives, including Wilson Cruz, Margaret Cho, Charlie Carver, Candis Cayne, Alexandra Billings and “Veneno” star Jedet.The evening helped raise funds for Outfest initiatives, including OutSet, a joint collaboration with the Los Angeles LGBT Center that empowers queer youth to share stories through film; the Outfest UCLA Legacy Project,

Queen Elizabeth II is looking for a new personal assistant.

EXCLUSIVE: While President-elect Joe Biden has yet to announce his pick for CIA director, an array of names has been highlighted, and among them is Darrell M. Blocker -- one of the highest-serving persons of color to have served in the clandestine service, Fox News has learned.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterSkydance Media, the production company behind “Mission: Impossible,” “Terminator” and “Top Gun,” has hired Rebecca Mall as the new head of marketing.Along with news of Mall’s hire, Skydance announced that Jack Horner is departing his post as executive VP of corporate communications and publicity, while Anne Globe is exiting as chief marketing officer.In the newly designed role, Mall will oversee all aspects of the company, including streaming, theatrical,

Joe Otterson TV ReporterCAA has hired agent Natasha Ahmed to work in the television department, Variety has learned exclusively.Ahmed joins CAA from UTA.

Mark Cuevas is having a baby boy! The star took to Instagram over the weekend to share the sex of his first child with his girlfriend, Aubrey Rainey. The pair gathered a few of their close friends and family on a rooftop to set off some fireworks, which revealed their baby's sex. Cuevas shared that he and Rainey already knew what they'd be having, but that he was excited to still share the news.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: NBC is developing Finding Forrester, a drama series based on the 2000 Gus Van Sant movie, which starred the late Sean Connery.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeBunim-Murray Prods. chairman/CEO Gil Goldschein is leaving after a 20-year run at the pioneering unscripted production company.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Meow Wolf, the Santa Fe-based arts and entertainment company whose backers include George R.R. Martin (Game of Thrones), has brought on Barbara Ford Grant as its new chief technology officer.Ford Grant is working to develop a mixed-reality platform and will oversee Meow Wolf’s platform and IT divisions.

The moment Disney started making live-action remakes of its classic animated movies, it instantly became inevitable that they would one day remake “Lilo & Stitch.” We knew we would one day have to witness the horror of a photorealistic Stitch interacting with actual humans, and it seems like not even a pandemic could stop the house of mouse. Turns out, not only is the “Lilo & Stitch” remake very much alive and in development, but Jon M.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterCrazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu is in talks to direct Disney’s Live-action adaptation of its hit 2002 animated movie Lilo & Stitch Deadline has confirmed.Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich of Rideback are producing.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterThe “Lilo & Stitch” ohana is expanding, with Jon M. Chu in talks to direct Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation.Disney has yet to announce if the movie will release in theaters or on Disney Plus, the studio’s subscription streaming service.

Also Read: Jon Chu to Direct 'Willow' Sequel Series at Disney+“Lilo & Stitch” focused on the bond between a lonely human girl named Lilo and an alien named Stitch. Whether the live-action adaptation will be released in theaters or on Disney+ is currently unclear.Chu most recently became attached to Disney’s “Willow” series.

Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, Laraine Emmett shared a photo of the former Home and Away star surrounded by angels, along with the caption: “Forever Young!”