Envision Entertainment Secures Investment From Tetra Pak Heir Magnus Rausing

EXCLUSIVE: Rob Morgan (Smile) will produce and star in the crime film Dixie Crystal, based on the real-life FBI Operation of the same name, from brother filmmakers Conor and Jake Allyn (No Man’s Land).

EXCLUSIVE: Actresses Michaela McManus (The Orville) and Andi Matichak (Halloween franchise) have signed with Silver Lining Entertaining for management.

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s your first look at screen icon Robert De Niro, Bobby Cannavale and newcomer William Fitzgerald in new comedy Inappropriate Behaviour, which is in production.

from.Bloom and Perry have chosen not to include their daughter in social media pictures or public appearances, so fans don't see much of Daisy, but after thoroughly examining this picture of her hand I can say with complete confidence: that's a toddler's hand. Way to have a hand, Daisy!On the post, tons of Perry's friends and collaborators wished her a happy birthday, including rapper Juicy J, designer Jeremy Scott and socialite Derek Blasberg.Though her personality still comes through, Perry uses her Instagram almost exclusively to promote work projects, like her Vegas residency, shoe line, American Idol gig, and red carpet looks. But she occasionally posts glimpses of her adventures, and tends to get heartfelt on birthdays.

Michelle McManus has shared a blast from the past picture of her and Rylan as she wished the It Takes Two presenter a happy birthday.

EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Fahey (Lost, Alita: Battle Angel) has signed on to star in the Salvadoran civil war drama Fireflies at El Mozote, which starts principal photography on location in El Salvador in November.

“CSI” showrunner and executive producer Carol Mendelsohn and producing partner Julie Weitz have struck a multi-year first-look broadcast direct deal with Fox Entertainment, president of entertainment Michael Thorn announced at MIPCOM Cannes. The duo’s previous deal with Universal Television is now over.Under the terms, Mendelsohn and Weitz will develop scripted dramas for the Fox.

you a man who will commit securities fraud for you! Are you kidding?”Joking somewhat aside — it is Trevor Noah after all — the late night host noted that giving your wife shares in your company is “a weird gift,” noting that it sounds more like Trump forgot Melania’s birthday and was scrambling to find something to give her at the last minute.“The funny thing is, Truth Social is such a failure of a company, that she probably didn’t even want the shares, you know?” Noah said. “It’s almost like when your kids give you that gift, but it’s just like a piece of macaroni art for your birthday.

New Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade has talked up the potential for TMZ to become a “huge entertainment studio,” setting out his stall at Mipcom Cannes for the first time since he replaced Charlie Collier.

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., has spent nearly $500,000 in campaign funds on private security services despite her recent doubling down on her support for defunding the police, federal filings show. Bush's campaign paid out over $100,000 for "security services" throughout the third quarter of 2022, according to Federal Election Commission records.

EXCLUSIVE: Alexandra Diddario is set to star in ACE Entertainment’s I Wish You All The Best with Tommy Dorfman making her directorial debut. The project is based on Mason Deaver’s bestselling novel of the same name which Dorfman optioned in 2019. Dorfman is writing the screenplay and will also produce the feature.

EXCLUSIVE: After 15 years at Charles Roven’s Atlas Entertainment, where he served as Executive Vice President, producer Andy Horwitz has moved on to launch Big Swell Entertainment, a producing collective that aims to be a home for the next generation of young, hands-on producers and storytellers.

EXCLUSIVE: Labid Aziz’s People of Culture Studios is partnering with Man of Action Entertainment (Ben 10), Creation Station and Composition Media to produce the 3D animated family feature Sky & Luna, based on the original IP from Creation Station.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter ABC Entertainment has hired Felicia Joseph to serve as senior vice president of casting, Variety has learned. Joseph joins ABC from MRC, where she most recently served as the independent studio’s senior vice president of casting. In her new role, she will report to Sharon Klein, the executive vice president of casting for Walt Disney Television. She will oversee casting for all ABC pilots and series as well as unscripted casting for Hulu and other WDTV brands. The role marks a homecoming for Joseph, who began her career in the casting department at ABC. “I’ve had the good fortune of collaborating with Felicia in the past and know how well she cultivates relationships with talent who are at the top of their craft,” Klein said. “Her passion, instinct and deep understanding of our business make her ideal for this role and, quite frankly, the only person I wanted for the job. We’re overjoyed to be welcoming her back to ABC, where she started her career.”

Matthew McConaughey has called on society to "build better people". The 'Dazed and Confused' actor campaigned to change gun legislation following a school shooting in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas, earlier this year and though he welcomed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act introduced by President Joe Biden in the summer, he thinks people need to change in order for everyone to live more safely. He wrote in a lengthy piece for America's Esquire magazine: "If we want safer communities, more freedom, and better leaders, we’re gonna have to build better people.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Briarcliff Entertainment has acquired domestic distribution rights to “Sweetwater,” a recently completed feature about Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, the first African American to land an NBA contract. The drama is written and directed by Martín Guigui and stars newcomer Everett Osborne as Clifton. The ensemble includes veteran actors such as Kevin Pollak, Cary Elwes, Jeremy Piven, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Ri’chard. There are also special appearances by Gary Clark Jr., Jim Caviezel and NBA champion Bobby Portis Jr.  The film follows Clifton (Osborn), who is the star attraction of the Harlem Globetrotters, led by owner/coach Abe Saperstein (Pollak). When New York Knicks executive Ned Irish (Elwes) and Knicks coach Joe Lapchick (Piven) decide it is time for the Knicks to integrate, with the support of NBA President Maurice Podoloff (Dreyfuss), they come together with the other team owners of the league to make history. Briarcliff will give the film a wide theatrical release on April 14, 2023. 

EXCLUSIVE: Backstreet’s back — in Cannes.

Italian producer Lorenzo Mieli, whose recent credits include Luca Guadagnino’s Bones And All, Paolo Sorrentino’s The Hand Of God and HBO’s hit TV version of My Brilliant Friend, has unveiled plans for a limited series adaptation of Italo Calvino’s classic Italian novel The Baron In The Trees.

Michelle McManus looked worlds apart from her time on Pop Idol in 2003 as she showcased her bright orange tresses. Michelle, 42, won Pop Idol almost two decades ago and reached the top of the charts with her debut single All This Time.The singer met up with Rylan, 33, in her native home town of Glasgow, Scotland, as the This Morning star continued to plug his new book titled Ten: The Decade that Changed My Future. Posing for a snap on Rylan’s Instagram, he labelled Michelle as an “icon”.

EXCLUSIVE: Tommy Dorfman is making her directorial debut with the upcoming feature I Wish You All The Best. The project is based on Mason Deaver’s bestselling novel of the same name which Dorfman optioned in 2019. Dorfman is writing the screenplay and will also produce the feature.