Rebecca Davis editorChinese director Cai Chengjie will follow up his Rotterdam prize-winning first feature with “Splash,” a new project that daringly takes on the topic of sexual assault.
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William Earl CAA has appointed Mark Cheatham (pictured at right) and Joe Hadley (left) to co-heads of the global Hip-Hop/R&B touring group, the agency announced today. Among the artists on the CAA roster are Beyoncé, Kanye West, Cardi B, A$AP Rocky, Lil Baby, Miguel, H.E.R., Logic, Lil Nas X, Q-TIP, Doja Cat, Lil Wayne, Playboi Carti and Wu-Tang Clan.
Rebecca Davis editorChinese director Cai Chengjie will follow up his Rotterdam prize-winning first feature with “Splash,” a new project that daringly takes on the topic of sexual assault.
A look behind the curtain. Actress Katie Leung opened up about how she handled a barrage of “racist s–t” being written about her online during her time starring in the Harry Potter franchise.
Katie Leung is reliving the dark side of Harry Potter fame.
EXCLUSIVE: Condé Nast Entertainment president Agnes Chu has tapped industry veteran Helen Estabrook as Head of Development & Production for Features and Scripted Series. The new role is part of Chu’s ongoing revamp of the organization, prioritizing a global entertainment strategy and growing a film and television business leveraging the company’s portfolio of global brands and IP.
Financial services company Square, Inc., founded by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, will acquire "a significant majority ownership stake" of JAY-Z-led streaming service TIDAL in a deal worth $297 million in cash and stock, according to Bloomberg. TIDAL will continue to operate independently alongside Square, and JAY-Z will also join Square’s board of directors as part of the deal.
Square, the mobile payments firm run by Jack Dorsey, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Jay-Z's music streaming service Tidal for $297 million, the companies announced Thursday. Through the deal, Jay-Z and Tidal's other artist shareholders — including Beyoncé, Madonna and Rihanna — will continue to own their piece of the business, which will operate as an independent division within Square.
Jack Dorsey’s other company – Square – announced Thursday it’s buying a majority stake in Jay-Z’s streaming music platform Tidal for $297 million in cash and stock.
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSquare, the payments-processing company led by CEO Jack Dorsey, announced plans to buy a “significant” majority stake in Tidal, the music and entertainment streaming platform run by Jay-Z.Square said it expects to pay a $297 million, in a combination of cash and stock, for the Tidal stake, with existing artist shareholders the remaining stakeholders. Tidal will operate independently within Square.
EXCLUSIVE: Nzingha Stewart, who most recently directed the Netflix film Tall Girl, has been tapped to co-write and direct Badass Biker Chicks of Marrakesh, a film that is being developed by Wayfarer Studios and Ethos Entertainment.
EXCLUSIVE: Neal H. Moritz’s Original Film (The Boys) and Sony Pictures Television have acquired the rights to the upcoming War Arts Saga fantasy novel trilogy by The Lives of Tao bestselling author Wesley Chu to adapt it for television.
Last year, not much was known about the future of the pandemic when the theaters shut down in March. At that time, everyone was naive to wonder if we’d see a summer movie season in 2020.
Comedian Jeff Ross has spoken out in defense of Michael Che following backlash he received for a joke on "Saturday Night Live" that many critics called anti-Semitic. "Uh, it was hilarious," Ross recently said to TMZ on camera while walking through Los Angeles.
Mark Zoradi, CEO of major exhibitor Cinemark and a former longtime Disney executive, sees some familiar elements on the summer release calendar, which he sees as a potential Covid-19 recovery turning point.
GQ article of the same name by Alex W. Palmer.
EXCLUSIVE: Jon M. Chu is set to direct The Great Chinese Art Heist for Warner Bros. based on the GQ article by Alex W. Palmer.
Colin Jost is worried.
William Earl Michelle Buteau, London Hughes and Sam Jay will participate in “Room for Discussion: Mentorship & Black Women in Comedy,” a conversation presented by Messenger, in honor of Black History Month. The comedians will interact with and answer questions from five up-and-coming Black female comics from the Facebook group Displaced Comedians, which was created during the pandemic for comedians to network and share opportunities.
Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson have been married since October 2020, but Michael Che‘s wedding gift has yet to arrive — and they’re pretty nervous about it.
Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson are still waiting for a wedding present from Michael Che, and they have some concerns.
Jay-Z has sold 50 per cent of his luxury champagne brand to Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH).The rapper initially bought the Armand de Brignac brand, also known as the ‘Ace of Spades’ due to its logo, back in 2014 after the ‘Ace of Spades’ champagne featured in the video for his 2006 single ‘Show Me What You Got’.LVMH will now take over the global distribution of the Armand de Brignac brand, which is produced in the Champagne wine region of France, after its 50% acquisition was confirmed