Grand Central Publishing Acquires Publishing Rights To Ben Mezrich’s ‘The Antisocial Network’

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorMaven Media, which runs the publishing businesses of Sports Illustrated and TheStreet, has tapped digital-media veteran Rob Barrett as president of media.Barrett reports to Maven CEO Ross Levinsohn. All of the company’s media brands, including SI and TheStreet, and editorial teams report to Barrett, who will remain based in the New York area.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United will continue to alternate between playing Mason Greenwood on the right and up front after he started as the centre forward against Real Sociedad in the Europa League.Greenwood, 19, played through the middle with Marcus Rashford on the left and Daniel James on the right and, ironically, the two wingers scored and Greenwood came off without a goal in the 4-0 thrashing.Solskjaer said in midweek Greenwood could play in up to five different

NEW YORK -- Genevieve Young was a publishing editor with a long and diverse legacy.She entered the business in the early 1950s, when there were few female editors and even fewer Asians. She worked with authors ranging from Herman Wouk to Betty Rollin and played a key role in the writing of Erich Segal's “Love Story,” the novelization of the Oscar-winning movie of the same name that is currently marking its 50th anniversary.

Christopher Vourlias Soaring local box office has pushed the Russian film industry to new heights in recent years, even despite a downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but Vadim Vereshchagin, CEO of leading production and distribution company Central Partnership, says introducing fresh Russian talent to the world remains his outfit’s top priority.“For us, it’s business as usual—boosting that potential,” Vereshchagin tells Variety.

the note said.McNeil’s ouster came after The Daily Beast reported last week that he used the N-word and also made additional sexist and racist comments on a 2019 trip with students. When the story came out, the Times said it had investigated the incident in 2019 and had taken unspecified disciplinary measures.

EXCLUSIVE: FilmNation Entertainment has landed worldwide rights to Red Rocket, the first film that Sean Baker has directed since his Oscar-nominated film The Florida Project. FilmNation will sell the film globally.

Vampire Weekend bassist Baio – full name Chris Baio – has celebrated the release of his latest solo album ‘Dead Hand Control’ by performing the title track on Late Night with Seth Meyers.The footage sees Baio performing from a seaside location along Portland’s Oregon Coast, however, it doesn’t just stop there.The rest of his band is pictured in their current residencies from Paris and London to New York, Los Angeles and the Utah Canyonlands.

Films“Exit West” is a feature film based on Mohsin Hamid’s critically-acclaimed novel. A love story set against an epic global migration enabled by a supernatural phenomenon, Exit West is the story of two people as they seek a better life together, all the while yearning for a home to which they may never return.

recently told Variety of his aversion to watching the blockbuster “Potter” flicks. “But now that I have a daughter, I will probably have to watch them with her.” Grint and his wife, Georgia Groome, had a daughter, named Wednesday G.

EXCLUSIVE: 101 Studios has acquired Janet Reitman’s 2017 New York Times Magazine article about the death of Marine Corps recruit Raheel Siddiqui that revealed a culture of brutality against Muslims at a South Carolina military training base. The article will be used as source material for a scripted limited series produced by 101 Studios.

Angelique Jackson Rebecca Hall’s directorial debut already made a big splash with its Sundance Film Festival premiere — and its set to make even bigger noise as Netflix is nearing a $16 million deal for worldwide distribution rights on the film, an individual with knowledge of the deal tells Variety.Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga star in the project — written and directed by Hall and based on the 1929 novella by Nella Larsen –about racial passing in 1920s New York.More to come…

EXCLUSIVE: Following the promotion of Roberto Larios to Agent just before the holidays last year, Verve has started the new year with the hire of Literary Agent Noah Ballard, expanding its Publishing team. The hire will also epxand its New York presence with Ballard being based in the agency’s New York offices.

Grant Jackson was an MLB pitcher who helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the 1979 World Series.Jackson began his career with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1965. In 1969, while he was with the Phillies, he was an All-Star.

coronavirus in the same way as countries such as Australia.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Newarthill music centre has been awarded more than £1 million in funding as part of a new Scottish Government Regeneration Capital Grant Fund.Reeltime Music is a youth work centre that helps disadvantaged young people create new opportunities through music and media.Set up in 1997 by manager Ryan Currie, Reeltime has seen nearly 23,000 young people come through its doors to use the services.Manager Ryan

New York Times best-selling author Ben Mezrich.As Deadline reports, Mezrich’s book proposal, currently titled The Antisocial Network, was placed on the market at the end of last week and had been acquired by Friday night (January 29) by MGM. Nothing has been revealed specifically around Mezrich’s plot for the book.Mezrich is known for his 2003 book Bringing Down The House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T.

EXCLUSIVE: Following one of the craziest weeks in Wall Street history, Hollywood already has its sights set on the wild story with a familiar face looking to tell it.