EXCLUSIVE: Natalie Portman has joined the voice cast for French director Ugo Bienvenu’s upcoming animated feature Arco about a boy who uses rainbows to travel through time and his adventures as he gets stuck in the wrong era.
02.05.2024 - 00:47 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Eliseo Ruiz has joined the talent department at Vision Entertainment after having spent the last four years as a manager at AFA Prime Talent Media. He will be based at the company’s Los Angeles office.
He brings to the company, “an extensive background in the International and US entertainment industries, his addition underscores the company’s commitment to authentic and impactful talent representation on both local and global scales,” touts Vision Entertainment in a release.
Among Ruiz’s clients are Heels series regular Robby Ramos, Ariel Award winners Adriana Paz and Noe Hernandez; as well as Mexican stars, Ana Brenda Contreras, Camila Sodi and Cassandra Ciangherotti.
Originally from La Habana, Cuba, Ruiz began his journey in the entertainment industry in Mexico City where he started as an assistant to casting director Carla Hool. Transitioning to talent management, Ruiz spent six years at a Latin American management firm before shifting to working in the US joining AFA Prime Talent Media.
“Today marks an exciting milestone for our company as we welcome Eliseo, whose vision and dedication perfectly align with our own and we are thrilled to have him on board and help us elevate Vision to new heights. With our shared focus and determination, we are poised to bolster our dominance in the space” said Vision founders Liam Scholey and Andres Budnik.
Added Ruiz, “Joining Vision Entertainment has been a seamless experience: I’ve been an admirer of the company for many years, and finding this synergy has made me feel like it was meant to be. We share a common goal to empower and elevate our clients to their full potential with a deep dedication of care and tailor-made strategies. I’m full of excitement for what
EXCLUSIVE: Natalie Portman has joined the voice cast for French director Ugo Bienvenu’s upcoming animated feature Arco about a boy who uses rainbows to travel through time and his adventures as he gets stuck in the wrong era.
Sam Rubin, a popular entertainment reporter on KTLA since 1991, died Friday. He was 64. A source close to the station confirmed that Rubin died at his home of a heart attack after doing his regular Hollywood news segments on KTLA’s 7-9 a.m.
Sam Rubin, who was a Los Angeles news mainstay as the longtime entertainment reporter for KTLA-TV and KNX-AM, died today. He was 64 and was on the air at KTLA this morning.
EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Night Live star Ego Nwodim has been tapped as the female lead opposite Adam Pally and Stephen Curry in the single-camera Peacock comedy series Mr. Throwback. Her casting is not expected to impact her duties on the NBC sketch comedy series, which is in the same corporate family.
Juliette Lewis has boarded Alex Prager’s alternative reality debut feature DreamQuil alongside the previously announced Elizabeth Banks and John C Reilly. Also confirmed as joining the project are Kathryn Newton and Sofia Boutella. The futuristic psychological thriller commenced principal photography in Los Angeles this week.
Sony Pictures Television announced that the syndicated extension of Good Morning Football will launch on Fox Television Stations this September.
Succession star Jeremy Strong is reportedly in talks to star in the upcoming Bruce Springsteen biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere.Per a report via Variety, Strong is apparently in the running for the role of Jon Landau, Springsteen’s longtime manager. Landau first took notice of Springsteen in 1974 when he was a music critic, and was hired as The Boss’ manager in 1975.Between 1975 and 1992, Landau co-produced nine albums with Springsteen including classics like ‘Nebraska’, ‘Born In the U.S.A.’ and ‘Born To Run’.Should Strong be cast as Landau, he will star alongside The Bear‘s Jeremy Allen White, who will portray Springsteen.
Isobel Yeung is joining CNN as an international correspondent in the network’s London bureau.
EXCLUSIVE: We have one final addition to Ryan Coogler‘s supernatural thriller for Warner Bros, starring Michael B. Jordan: BMF‘s Christian Robinson.
North West is headed to the stage!
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett is set to star as the leader of the “Alpha Gang,” an alien invasion comedy by “Sasquatch Sunset” filmmakers David and Nathan Zellner. The hot package will be launched at Cannes by MK2 Films (“Anatomy of a Fall”) handling international sales and CAA Media Finance handling North American distribution rights. “Alpha Gang” is set to start filming in the Fall.
EXCLUSIVE: Danny Huston (The Dead Don’t Hurt) has signed on to star alongside Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser and Kevin Durand in the untitled Naked Gun reboot from Paramount Pictures.
Pageant organizers are supporting today’s decision by Miss USA Noelia Voigt to relinquish the title to focus on her mental health.
$700 million man Shohei Ohtani made Dodgers manager Dave Roberts wish come true. Only not in the way he expected.
Selena Kuznikov Golden Globe and Emmy winner Rosamund Pike will join the cast of Lionsgate’s “Now You See Me 3,” the third chapter of the magician series. Details of her part are being kept under wraps, but she will have a “pivotal role” in the film according to the press release. Original cast members Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco and Morgan Freeman are expected to reprise their roles.
Madlib has returned with his new collaboration with Black Thought and Your Old Droog ‘Reekyod’ – listen down below.The producer has dropped his first new single since 2021, and also marks his first release on his brand new label Madlib Invazion. It sees him join forces with Black Thought of The Roots and Ukrainian-American rapper Your Old Droog.Black Thought said of the collaboration: “This is strictly for the honorees.
Emily Longeretta Rosie O’Donnell is making her TV return on Max’s “And Just Like That.” The comedian revealed she’s joining the cast of the “Sex and the City” spinoff on Wednesday, sharing a photo of the Season 3 premiere script via Instagram. The photo reveals she’s playing a character named Mary and that the episode is titled, “Outlook Good.” It will be written and directed by executive producer Michael Patrick King.
Madonna has brought out Salma Hayek as a special guest judge for the ‘Vogue’ portion of her concert in Mexico.This past Friday (April 26), Madonna brought her career-spanning Celebration Tour to the Palacio De Los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico. While the show was the penultimate gig of the tour, Madonna surprised fans with a massive guest in the form of actress Salma Hayek.Throughout her Celebration tour, Madonna has typically brought out a special guest to judger her dancers’ best dance moves during ‘Vogue’.
Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music A security guard was shot several times outside the Los Angeles-area home of Weeknd co-manager and business partner Amir “Cash” Esmailian in an apparent home invasion, according to Fox11. Esmailian has been a key member of the team around the Weeknd, which is led by his longtime manager Wassim “Sal” Slaiby’s SalXCo, for more than 20 years and founded XO Records with the artist. He played a major role in bringing both the Weeknd and Canadian rapper Nav into the company and is deeply involved in the company’s dealmaking and promotion.
EXCLUSIVE: Noah Hawley has named Michael Garcia as President of 26 Keys, his Austin-based production banner. Hawley has additionally brought on Maddy Bilder as Project Director at the company. Garcia and Bilder join 26 Keys as Hawley continues to grow and build the company’s overall slate of film and television projects.