Discovery Chief David Zaslav: “We’re Seeing Green Lights” From D.C. On WarnerMedia Deal; Big-Screen Movie Business “Not Going Away”

Japan’s Oricon News.According to Oricon, Chiba died Thursday in Chiba Prefecture Kimitsu hospital from pneumonia caused by COVID-19. He had been hospitalized since August 8.Chiba, a skilled martial artist, starred in dozens of films and television shows since the early ’60s.

Jennifer Yuma editorFilmmaker Denis Villeneuve is gearing up for his latest project, “Dune,” which hits both theaters and HBO Max on Oct.22, and the director is disappointed that the pandemic has affected the film’s rollout.In a new interview with Total Film, the Academy Award nominee said the pandemic is the “enemy of the cinema,” and spoke to the “tremendous pressure” that the film industry is under, while disagreeing about the film’s move to streaming.Villeneuve was among the most vocal

Green Lantern, has opened up about why “the film did not work.”The filmmaker, who previously directed GoldenEye and Casino Royale, went into some depth over exactly why he thought Green Lantern failed in a recent interview with Screen Rant.“The film did not work, really,” he said. “That’s the point, and I’m partly responsible for that.

Gordon Ramsay told a chef he should be locked up after he turned him into an edible voodoo doll. The Scots Hells Kitchen star was left open mouthed after the chef turned him into a donut flavoured effigy The chef called Nikk Alcaraz made blood jelly from scorched strawberries and chilli powder before cutting out a man shaped figure from his pastry.As he watched on TikTok an astounded Gordon said: Scorched strawberries? What? Chilli powder.

Chloe Zhao is an Oscar-winning filmmaker. That automatically makes her a bit of an expert on the artistic merits of a film, right? So, seemingly fans should take her opinions on films with a bit more confidence, as Zhao has proven that she knows a thing or two about making solid feature films.

Friends fans are in for a treat as reports have spread that the show’s Ross and Rachel, Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer are spending time together following the reunion special. After the 25th anniversary episode, the pair are rumoured to have seemingly grown close to the point where David has flown to LA to visit his on-screen romantic counterpart.

Naman Ramachandran As the Polish parliament prepares to debate the controversial foreign media ownership bill on Wednesday, 78 protests against the bill have been planned for Tuesday evening.The protests are led by the Committee for the Defense of Democracy and supported by several press freedom and human rights groups which have actively been fighting to protect the rights of Polish people on issues ranging from LGBTQ+ to women’s rights.

The Suicide Squad’s joint release in cinemas and streaming services, stating that films “last because they’re seen on television”.The Suicide Squad has underperformed at the box office in its opening weekend by grossing $26.5million of its $30million projection in the US.

Aurelio Buta. The Parkhead giants’ recruitment push went into overdrive on Tuesday afternoon when they announced the signings of Joe Hart AND James McCarthy.

solid Q2, beating analyst expectations at both the top and bottom lines. The company finished the quarter with 17 million paid direct-to-consumer subscribers, the bulk of which come from Discovery+.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorDiscovery CEO David Zaslav has big ambition to build up the Warner Bros. Discovery venture to reach some 200 million streaming subscribers around the world.But first, he has to close the $43 billion WarnerMedia spinoff transaction with AT&T that surprised in the industry in May.

Jungle Cruise isn’t, at least as of this writing, the same kind of battleground in Hollywood as Black Widow, whose financial returns prompted star Scarlett Johansson to sue Disney.

Henry Schleiff, a longtime Discovery executive who helped to lead Investigation Discovery as one of the early pioneers of the true-crime space, is set to step down. Schleiff will end a 40-year career as cable TV executive, though he is not fully retiring; Schleiff will move over to producing with a first-look deal with Discovery.Since 2015, Schleiff has served as group president of Discovery’s Travel Channel, Investigation Discovery, American Heroes Channel and Destination America.

Henry Schleiff, who has worked in cable television for more than 40 years, is retiring from Investigation Discovery.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorHenry Schleiff, the programming executive who built Investigation Discovery into a true-crime cable juggernaut, is set to step down from his Discovery post after more than a decade at the company and 40 years in the cable TV business.Kevin Bennett is also stepping down as general manager of Investigation Discovery.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorHenry Schleiff, the programming executive who built Investigation Discovery into a true-crime cable juggernaut, is set to retire from his Discovery post after more than 40 years in the cable TV business.Kevin Bennett is also stepping down as general manager of Investigation Discovery.

Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment forged a multiyear deal to make movies for Netflix. Two years ago, the legendary director reportedly opposed the idea that streaming films should qualify for Oscars.