Paramount+‘s long-in-the-works crime drama series Happy Face is headed to production with Emmy-nominated and Tony-winning actor Annaleigh Ashford (Welcome to Chippendales, Impeachment: American Crime Story) set as the lead.
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Addie Morfoot Contributor A number of directors are pursuing litigation against the digital indie film distributor 1091 Pictures for failing to make promised revenue-sharing payments after selling their films to the platform, now owned by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment. Helmers are scrambling to reclaim distribution rights to their work out of fear that 1091 Pictures’ parent company could declare bankruptcy. Filmmakers say they are owed their share of distribution revenue from licensing deals with 1091 but Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has not come through with payments.
Some have taken the company to court, including small-claims court, to press their cases. Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment acknowledges that the company, which also owns Redbox and Crackle, has faced “cash flow issues,” as CEO Bill Rouhana told Variety. The company already disclosed that it was unable to file its third-quarter earnings information on time.
“The company has been working to address cash flow issues and to pay our content owners,” Rouhana said in a statement. “Unfortunately, this has taken much longer than anyone anticipated. We are working to address these filmmakers and their concerns.” CSSE acquired 1091 Pictures for $15.6 million in March 2022.
Based in Cos Cob, Conn., CSSE is rooted in the feel-good self-help book and media franchise. The company went public in 2017 with a “crowdsourced” IPO that raised $30 million. Under the leadership of Rouhana, the company has expanded in recent years with acquisitions of streaming platforms such as Crackle, formerly owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Red Box Entertainment, the physical and online distribution network that has struggled amid the rise of streaming
.Paramount+‘s long-in-the-works crime drama series Happy Face is headed to production with Emmy-nominated and Tony-winning actor Annaleigh Ashford (Welcome to Chippendales, Impeachment: American Crime Story) set as the lead.
Golden Globes cameras are everywhere. Fans are in a frenzy after they believe unlikely couple Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner exchanged “I love yous” during a commercial break at Sunday’s awards show in Beverly Hills. In a behind-the-scenes moment going viral on social media, the “Kardashians” star and the “Wonka” actor talk closely before going in for a kiss.
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It seems like anytime a bidding war breaks out these days, the only ones who can truly win it are Netflix, Amazon, or Apple, the streamers with essentially the biggest coffers. And true to this posit, Apple has won another big one in “Two For The Money,” a heist thriller with an enticing package: Charlize Theron and Daniel Craig starring with filmmaker Justin Lin (“Fast & Furious 6” “F9,” and “Star Trek Beyond”) directing.
Charlize Theron and Daniel Craig are teaming up for a heist!
Brent Lang Executive Editor Apple Studios has emerged victorious in a bidding war for “Two For The Money,” a hot package that has attached Oscar-winner Charlize Theron and ex-007 Daniel Craig. Justin Lin, who oversaw several “Fast & Furious” films, is set to direct and produce.
The third annual Red Sea Film Festival handed out its Yusr Awards on Thursday night, with Zarrar Kahn’s In Flames taking Best Feature and Farah Nabulsi’s The Teacher scoring a pair of wins including Best Actor for Saleh Bakri. See the full list below.
Viewership for the fourth Republican debate fell since the last event, drawing more than 4 million for Nexstar’s NewsNation and its simulcast on The CW.
Sleep Token have performed their song ‘Take Me Back To Eden’ live for the first time – check out the footage below.The London band gave the title track from their 2023 third album its stage debut as they kicked off their European ‘Rituals’ tour in Munich, Germany on Tuesday night (December 5).Per Setlist.FM, ‘Take Me Back To Eden’ was the penultimate number in Sleep Token’s 17-song set at the city’s Zenith venue.Fan-shot footage of the eight-minute-plus performance captures a dazzling light show that adapts to the track’s epic finale.
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