Future sells large chunk of his publishing catalogue to investment firm

It’s a blast from the past as Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd reunite at Comic-con.

“Back to the Future” film trilogy, reunited at this year’s New York Comic Con nearly 40 years after the sci-fi films were released.On Saturday, the two teamed up for a panel at the Javits Center event to talk about the saga, while fans grew teary-eyed watching the pair remember the good ol’ days.“The best part of the movie was working with Chris,” Fox, 61, said of 83-year-old Lloyd, recalling when they first met. Fox, calling him a “genius,” said there was “immediate chemistry” between them, referring to Lloyd as the “King of Exposition.”But reliving their sci-fi glory days onstage fell to the wayside for audiences online, who noticed Fox’s evident health decline.

EXCLUSIVE: Former Legendary Entertainment executive Vasco Xu is joining forces with Hong Kong business exec Brian Cheng and Chinese venture capitalist Sun Ge to launch a Los Angeles and Beijing-based international production venture, Conqueror Entertainment. Cheng and Sun will both serve as Co-Founders, with Xu as Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer, overseeing corporate affairs, creative development, production, marketing, distribution and franchise management. Cheng is a member of one of Hong Kong’s biggest business families, while Sun is the founder Chinese VC company Grains Valley. Xu said the company will develop and produce feature films and series, both in English and Chinese, for the international and domestic Chinese market.

Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd reunited at New York Comic Con Sunday, for an official  reunion, where they reminisced over their iconic roles in the beloved film trilogy.The panel kicked off with the actors recalling how Fox was called in to replace Eric Stoltz, who was originally cast as Marty McFly, a little over a month after filming had begun.

Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd had a few heavy conversations after reuniting following a roaring round of applause for the "Back to the Future" stars during a panel discussion at New York Comic Con.

A group of celebrities are taking legal action against Associated Newspapers.

The Duke of Sussex’s upcoming memoir is causing a stir at Buckingham Palace.

We're desperately waiting for seasons six and seven of property reality show Selling Sunset to drop on Netflix. And ahead of the programme landing, LA brokerage-owner Jason Oppenheim revealed some exciting cast news - his girlfriend Marie-Lou Nurk will be making a cameo. "She’s not an agent at the company, but as my girlfriend she’s been involved in some filming," he told OK! "She’s met some of the agents many times.

We wouldn't expect Selling Sunset star and brokerage owner Jason Oppenheim to have a pad anything less than five star standard. And as he lets OK! VIP into his gorgeous $10million abode, he talks us through his three-bedroom open plan home that he designed himself and took years to renovate.

Quavo and Takeoff have a new album out this week. The duo, Unc & Phew as they have dubbed themselves, are notably minus the third Migos member, Offset, and have spoken on the current dynamic between the three family members. During an appearance on DJ Scream’s Big Facts podcast, Quavo and Takeoff were asked about the future of Migos and the possibility of them reuniting to make another album.

Bruce Willis retired from acting. The seasoned actor shared that he was diagnosed with aphasia, a disorder that affects his ability to communicate. He recently sold his likeness to Deepcake, an AI platform that might result in there being new content with his image.The reason why Bruce Willis continued working after his aphasia diagnosisDemi Moore says she feels more alive and present than ever ahead of her 60th birthdayA post shared by Demi Moore (@demimoore)The news was reported by the Daily Mail, which claims that Deepcake was able to create a “digital twin” of Willis.

Future was the musical guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday evening and he brought a playful and meta approach to his performance. At first it seems that Future is coming out to be interviewed by Kimmel but the action then cuts to a woman watching this play out on TV.

Alcon Publishing, the book unit of the production entity behind films and series like Blade Runner: 2049 and The Expanse, is expanding its relationship with Titan Books.

With the last season of Selling Sunset bursting with drama, fans of the Netflix series are counting down the weeks until series six lands next year. And star of the show Chrishell Stause tells us that we can expect even more shocking scenes when the new series finally hits our screens.

Amazon has promoted Albert Cheng from COO and co-head of Television at Amazon Studios, to the newly created role of vice president of Prime Video, US.Prime Video & Amazon Studios senior vice president Mike Hopkins SVP, Prime Video & Amazon Studios announced the news in an email sent to staffers. “Albert will become the single-threaded leader overseeing our Prime Video business in the United States, with responsibility for the P&L and revenue growth, and for driving and improving performance.

Selome Hailu Albert Cheng has been promoted to vice president of Amazon Prime Video U.S. He most recently served as chief operating officer of Amazon Studios. The news came Wednesday in a staff memo written by Mike Hopkins, senior vice president of Prime Video and Amazon Studios. Cheng enters the newly created position effective immediately and will report to Hopkins. 2022 has been a banner year for Amazon’s studio and streaming service, especially with the launch of “The Rings of Power,” the latest entry into the “Lord of the Rings” franchise. According to Hopkins, responsibilities under Cheng’s purview will include revenue growth, brand strategy, marketing operations and customer acquisition.

Albert Cheng is moving up at Amazon.

Influence Media Partners has acquired Future’s publishing catalogue. The company announced its acquisition deal via PR Newswire on Tuesday, specifying that it now represents all the songs in the rapper's back catalogue from 2004-2020. This includes 612 titles.

Future has sold his publishing catalog to Influence Media Partners, the company announced in a press release Tuesday afternoon. A source told Variety that the deal was finalized in the “high eight figures.” “I put everything into my music, and I wanted to make sure these were in good hands as I thought about the next chapter of these songs,” Future is quoted as saying in the release.

Kanye West has come out with claims that his publishing catalogue is “being put up for sale” without his approval, involvement or even awareness – contesting reports that his team had pitched the sale to prospective buyers.Earlier this week, Billboard reported that West was “quietly and intermittently shopping his publishing catalog”, and that representatives for the rapper had met privately with prospective buyers to “explore what kind of valuation” his extensive discography could net.It’s said that West is eying a valuation as high as 35 times that of the net publisher’s share – around $175million (£153.9million), based on the estimation that West’s catalogue earns him $5million (£4.4million) of annual revenue.West has now denied his reported involvement in the potential sale, taking to his Instagram Story overnight to declare that his catalogue is “not for sale”, noting that “just like Taylor Swift, my publishing is being put up for sale without my knowledge”.The situation West is referring to is the 2019 sale of Swift’s material released between 2006 to 2017, which was acquired by Scooter Braun (with whom Swift had long feuded) when he purchased her former label, Big Machine Records, for $330million (£290million). That sale was enormously controversial, with Swift herself describing it as her “worst case scenario” and leading her to re-record two of the albums she no longer owns the original masters to – 2008’s ‘Fearless’ and 2012’s ‘Red’ – with the suffix of ‘Taylor’s Version’.The rights to West’s catalogue currently lie with Sony Music Publishing.