Canada's Actors Union Names David Gale as Toronto President

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterWarner Chappell Music, the publishing arm of Warner Music Group, has named David Woirhaye as the company’s new executive vice president and global chief financial officer, effectively immediately. In his new role, he will report into Guy Moot, Co-Chair and CEO and Carianne Marshall, Co-Chair and COO.

this week’s “Renaissance Man” podcast, she started dishing out some shade that might make fans of “Friends” squirm. After starring in “Bring It On” and “10 Things I Hate About You,” Gabby appeared on a Season 7 episode in 2001 as new neighbor Kristen, who was being pursued by both Joey and Ross.

In a relatively short time, John David Washington went from the newcomer starring in “BlacKkKlansman” to one of the biggest actors on the planet thanks to films like “Tenet” and the forthcoming “Malcolm & Marie,” which might land him an Oscar-nomination. So, you would have to imagine that the film world is opening up to Washington in a big, big way, and the actor knows the filmmakers he would love to collaborate with next.

The courtroom drama Foster Boy, starring Matthew Modine, Louis Gossett Jr. and Danny Glover, is set to open the virtual Toronto Black Film Festival on Feb.

Unscripted vet Mioshi Hill is heading to Sirens Media. The former Lifetime executive and longtime producer is joining the ITV America-owned company as president, replacing outgoing leaderJessica Sebastian-Dayeh — who is departing to pursue a new independent venture.

 David  and  Victoria Beckham , it’s hard not to be beautiful or successful. The older the Beckham children get, the more they’re exploring their interests and making their mark in the world.

David and Victoria Beckham have rushed to their social media pages to praise their son Romeo for landing his first ever solo magazine cover.The 18 year old son of the high-profile couple took to his Instagram feed to share the cover of the coveted magazine with his 2.8million followers first.The snap sees him wearing a khaki green oversized jumper with a grey pair of trousers and black Prada boots on as he hugs one knee in while running a hand through his blonde hair.

OMG! Romeo Beckham made his magazine cover debut and there’s a lot of family resemblance.

Romeo Beckham proved he’s very much following in his mom Victoria’s fashionista footsteps as he posed for L’Uomo Vogue.

Bong Joon Ho, the Oscar-winning director of Parasite, will head up the international jury for the 2021 Venice International Film Festival. The South Korean filmmaker, who made history last year when Parasite become the first non-English-language film to win the best picture Oscar, will oversee the seven-person jury for the 78th Venice festival, assigning this year's awards, including the Golden Lion for best film.

2020 was definitely not a great year for many people around the world, with the COVID-19 pandemic wreaking havoc. However, before the world seemingly shut down for most of the year, director Bong Joon Ho was riding high thanks to the record-breaking success of his film, “Parasite,” which had just come off of some incredible, surprising wins at the Oscars.

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran studio exec Elizabeth Raposo looks to have found her next big gig as she has been named President of Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society banner. Raposo was most recently the President of Production at Paramount before leaving this past fall.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterWavelength, the New York-based indie studio behind Sundance players like “Where’s My Roy Cohn?” and “Farwell Amor,” has named producer Joe Plummer as president.Founded by CEO Jenifer Westphal in 2015, the company recently saw Plummer serving as supervising producer across the slate. As president, he will oversee operations and spearhead development, production and investment efforts across both the film division and the newly-launched commercial division.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterShelley Zimmerman has departed Awesomeness and is joining Kerry Ehrin’s Bad Attitude Entertainment as president of television, where she will develop and produce new projects for the company.“Shelley brings a wealth of experience and knowledge and has great creative instincts, and is the perfect person to partner with as I look to expand my company and identify projects, both to write myself, and as an opportunity to foster other writers’ voices,” said Ehrin, the

Viggo Mortensen is stepping behind the camera for the first time for the family drama “Falling” and ET Canada has your exclusive first look at the new trailer.

Actors’ Equity has temporarily paused its consideration of safety plans for live theater productions in California as the state battles unprecedented infection rates of Covid-19. The union, which represents more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers nationwide, noted that there are currently no Equity-approved theatrical productions running in California.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJason Klarman, a veteran TV executive, was named president of Fox Nation, the streaming-video outlet operated by Fox News Media.Klarman will retain his role as executive vice president of marketing for Fox News Media, and will continue to report to Suzanne Scott, the company’s CEO.In his new role, Klarman will oversee all operations, content and subscriber acquisition for Fox Nation, which in recent months has placed new emphasis on lifestyle and entertainment

Film executive Daria Cercek is moving to Paramount, where she will act as co-president of film. She joins film co-president Michael Ireland, who joined the studio in November.

Exclusive: It what was greatly expected, Warner Bros. is set to name Josh Goldstine President of Worldwide Marketing, the former Universal exec taking over the post once occupied by Blair Rich. Warners is in the process of working on a deal with Goldstine, having just offered him the job. He’ll officially join the Burbank, CA studio later this month.