‘Disclosure’ Director Sam Feder Signs With Gersh And Luber Roklin Entertainment

California Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) speaks during a committee hearing in May about SB 932, which would require providers and county health agencies to collect data on the LGBTQ community and COVID-19. Photo: Screengrab.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorThose apocalyptic photos of San Francisco splashed across social media in recent days are just one measure of the impact California’s 2020 fire season is having.Another is the fact that the state is currently facing three of the four biggest fires in its recorded history. The August Complex, the SCU Complex fires and the LNU Complex fires are numbers 1,3 and 4 all-time — and still burning.

Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and his producing partner, Datari Turner, have signed an overall deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment to develop and produce feature films. The duo's first project in development under their new deal is an untitled action-thriller written by Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier, with Foxx set for a lead role.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: LBI Entertainment has signed award-winning Emmanuel Adjei for management. Adjei most recently co-directed Beyonce’s virtual album Black Is King, along with Beyonce, Ibra Ake and Blitz Bazawule.

Cooper Hoffman, the son of Oscar-winning actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman,is starring in Paul Thomas Anderson's untitled 1970s-set coming-of-age story. Hoffman is playing the child actor at the center of the movie, which involves multiple storylines and is set in the San Fernando Valley.While the project will feature an ensemble of actors, including Bradley Cooper, Hoffman is the star of the film, withsinger-songwriter Alana Haim.

Alana Haim and Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s son, Cooper Hoffman, will be leading Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film.Tentatively titled Soggy Bottom, the film is set to be a coming-of-ager set in the San Fernando Valley in the 1970s.

For months, all we’ve known about the new, upcoming Paul Thomas Anderson movie, was that it was set in the 1970s San Fernando Valley, and the film would follow a high school student, who is also a successful child actor. Then, Bradley Cooper’s appearance was revealed, and set photos have teased a “Shampoo”/Hal Ashby/Robert Altman-esque looking film, but details were still scarce.

Philip Seymour Hoffman‘s son Cooper Hoffman will be making his acting debut!

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorCooper Hoffman, the son of late Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman, and singer-songwriter Alana Haim will make their feature acting debut in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1970s San Fernando Valley feature which is set at MGM.They join eight-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper and Bennie Safdie. Cooper Hoffman will play the child actor protagonist of the multiple storyline feature.

Dave McNary Film ReporterSan Diego is the first major California market in California to see indoor movie theaters reopening with the AMC Cinemas and Regal Cinemas chains back in business this weekend.AMC is reopening seven of its nine sites in San Diego County on Friday, a spokesman said.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorThis just in. AMC will have 70% of its circuit open this weekend, counting 420 locations.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Siena Agudong, the 16-year-old star of Disney Channel’s Upside-Down Magic and Netflix’s No Good Nick, has signed with The Gersh Agency for representation.Agudong can currently be seen in the lead role of Reina in Disney Channel movie Upside-Down Magic, based on the bestselling fantasy fiction children’s books of the same name.

Tate Taylor “Get on Up” director Tate Taylor pays tribute to actor Chadwick Boseman, who died Aug. 28 of colon cancer at age 43. Chadwick and I were on our way to Augusta, Georgia to meet James Brown’s family.

similar state guidelines issued in June.Also Read: Nearly Half of US Movie Theaters Will Be Open This Weekend Even Without New York, CaliforniaAccording to the state’s county status tracker, the counties that can reopen indoor theaters with these modifications include Alpine (minimal), Calaveras (substantial), Del Norte (moderate), El Dorado (substantial), Humboldt (moderate), Lake (substantial), Lassen (substantial), Mariposa (moderate), Modoc (minimal), Mono (moderate), Napa (substantial),

Dave McNary Film ReporterJustin Lin, director of five of the “Fast & Furious” movies, has signed multi-year production deals with Universal Pictures and Universal Studio Group for feature films and television through his Perfect Storm Entertainment.“Universal gave me my shot when they offered me the ‘Fast’ franchise a decade and a half ago,” Lin said. “Over the course of these years together, we’ve become a family and I’m thrilled to be coming home.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Sam Humphrey, the New Zealand-born actor, has signed with Los Angeles-based management company Key Talent.Humphrey is most known for his role as Tom Thumb in the box office smash The Greatest Showman.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerAdd the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants game scheduled for tonight to the list of major sports game postponed in protest of the Kenosha, Wisconsin shooting of Jacob Blake.The teams were scheduled for a game at Oracle Park in San Francisco that would have been televised by ESPN.

San Francisco 49ers chief, Hannah Gordon, has developed a game plan to get more women a seat at the world’s biggest boys club, otherwise known as the NFL.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Renowned award-winning film and television director Peter Segal has signed with A3 Artists Agency.

Peter White Television EditorHarry Bradbeer is the latest member of the Fleabag family to partner with Amazon after striking a first-look deal with the streamer.Bradbeer, who directed both seasons of the BBC/Amazon comedy co-pro, won the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for his work on the second season.