‘Daytime Emmys’ Associate Producer and Talent Manager Brandon Cohen Makes Kids with Autism a Priority

Paramount Pictures chairman Jim Gianopulos delivered a keynote address to Tokyo's TIFFCOM content market Wednesday, offering a detailed recap of how COVID-19 has reshaped the movie business in 2020. The veteran studio head's assessment, delivered via video, was sober-minded but also optimistic.

As he should, Orlando Bloom is putting his focus on daughter Daisy Dove Bloom!

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChinese state media gently trolled the U.S. on Wednesday as the presidential election ground its way into an inconclusive second day.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefPatriotic and gritty war film “The Sacrifice” topped the mainland Chinese box office for the second week. It earned $28.6 million over the weekend, lifting its ten-day cumulative score to $106 million, according to data from Artisan Gateway.Of that weekend score, some $1.6 million was earned from 670 Imax screens.

Miranda Lambert released the music video for her new single, “Settling Down,” on Wednesday, October 21 — and it stars none other than her husband, Brendan McLoughlin.The video begins with the country singer, 36, riding a black horse while wearing a princess-like blue gown and cowgirl boots.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterBAFTA has unveiled the jurors for its Breakthrough initiative, the talent showcase that from this year is expanding to include participants from the U.S., China and India.The UK and U.S. selectees will be unveiled on November 16, with applications opening for India and China later this year.

Armie Hammer and Elizabeth Chambers‘ divorce recently took an interesting turn. After announcing their split back in July, the 34-year-old actor Armie has filed for joint custody of his kids and requested that Elizabeth, 38, return to the United States with their kids.

Armie Hammer wants estranged wife Elizabeth Chambers to bring daughter Harper, 5, and son Ford, 3, back to the U.S. after quarantining in the Cayman Islands.The Social Network actor, 34, and Chambers, 38, spent time in the Caribbean during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.

Armie Hammer and Elizabeth Chambers‘ divorce has taken a turn.

Daryl Morey, the Houston Rockets general manager whose 2019 tweet in support of the Hong Kong protests led to a major international controversy, resigned from his position on Thursday. The news ofMorey's departure came from a number of NBA insiders.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: MTV Documentary Films has acquired North American rights to 76 Days, a raw and emotional look at the struggles of the people of Wuhan, China, in the earliest days of the COVID-19 outbreak. Directed by New York filmmaker Hao Wu (People’s Republic of Desire) and China-based journalists, Weixi Chen and “Anonymous,” 76 DAYS made its world premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIQIYI’s drama series “The Bad Kids” has landed a slot on Japanese pay-TV platform Wowow, a first for a contemporary, mainland Chinese show. It is expected to play out from early 2021.Where many Chinese dramas run for between 40 and 80 episodes, “The Bad Kids” comprises 12 50-minute episodes, structred as a suspense series that tells the story of three youngsters in a small coastal town.

Michelle Trachtenberg reportedly has a new man in her life! The 34-year-old former Gossip Girl actress is dating and possibly engaged to talent agent Jay Cohen, according to Us Weekly. An insider told the outlet that Michelle and Jay, who is a partner at The Gersh Agency, have been “dating for over a year.” On Thursday night (October 8), Michelle tricked fans into thinking she was engaged when she posted a photo of herself wearing an engagement ring.

Paris Hilton held a protest in Utah on Friday to call for the closure of the Provo Canyon School, the boarding school where she says she was abused as a teen. Hilton organized the protest in a park near Provo Canyon School, along with several hundred others who shared stories of abuse they say they suffered there or at similar schools for troubled youth.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Brandon Leake, the spoken-word poet who won the 2020 edition of America’s Got Talent, has signed with UTA for all areas.Leake was crowned AGT Season 15 champion last month after becoming the first spoken-word poet to be on the talent-competition series. He also was the first poet to advance to the finals.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: The CW has picked up an additional 13 episodes of fantasy-adventure series The Outpost ahead of the launch of its third season.Series regular Anand Desai-Barochia, who plays Janzo in the series, has also been promoted to associate producer for the fourth season.The third season of the show was set to air over the summer but production was halted in March due to the COVID-19  shutdown.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: The CW has picked up a fourth season of fantasy-adventure series The Outpost ahead of the launch of its third season.Series regular Anand Desai-Barochia, who plays Janzo in the series, has also been promoted to associate producer for the fourth season.The third season of the show was set to air over the summer but production on season three was halted in March due to the COVID-19 production shutdown.