Heavy Metal Sets Film and TV Deal With Range Media Partners, DIGA’s Tommy Coriale to Run Studio

Chris Willman Music WriterCowboy Jack Clement, legendary in music circles for everything from being present at the birth of rock ‘n’ roll at Sun Studios to writing hits for Johnny Cash to eventually working with U2, has been pegged as the subject of a feature film that Nashville’s Visionary Media Group has signed a deal with Clement’s estate to develop.Additionally, plans are afoot for an all-star album that would have singers and songwriters that knew Clement finishing and recording unfinished

Sam Masaru Sekoff, formerly a Television Literary agent at The Gersh Agency, has joined Range Media Partners as a manager. Sekoff spent 5 years at The Gersh Agency, starting in the mailroom before being promoted to Agent at the end of 2018. The Japan-born, Florida-bred Sekoff has focused on fostering and advocating for underrepresented and marginalized artists.

Naman Ramachandran The distinctive podcasts from disruptive Canadian news platform and podcaster Canadaland will soon receive global film and television adaptations thanks to a deal with U.S.

The producer of acclaimed documentaries John Lewis: Good Trouble and The Way I See It is going into business with Industrial Media. Trilogy Films, led by Dawn Porter, has signed an overall deal with the independent production group specializing in unscripted content, becoming the sixth company to partner with Industrial.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Dawn Porter’s Trilogy Films has inked an exclusive overall deal with Industrial Media. Trilogy, the production company behind the critically acclaimed documentary “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” is the sixth company to partner with the independent production group.

Dan Le Batard's radio show finally has a new home. Sort of.

“Dark Wing.” He’s also written the comic books “The Red” and the upcoming “The Adventures of Adrienne James,” which he describes as a “female Indiana Jones — in space.” Erwin is responsible for all creative strategies and franchise building within the Heavy Metal brand. Prior to joining Heavy Metal, he was creative lead on Hasbro’s Transformers brand, which included additional boys’ properties like Micronauts and ROM.

Range Media Partners and Heavy Metal Magazine are partnering up to exploit the film and TV potential of IP from the iconic sci-fi/fantasy illustrated magazine brand. Heavy Metal will co-produce projects with Range Media.

colorful, matching suits were even made to be a statement and tribute to victims of police brutality attacks. “Over the last year I’ve developed some great creative relationships with some wonderful people at Endeavor Content, who I’ve found to be as committed as I am to making art that is not only entertaining but challenges our society, our culture and the world we live in.

EXCLUSIVE: Hot off of winning the Best Live Action Short Film Oscar for Two Distant Strangers, Travon Free has inked a first look producing deal with Endeavor Content.

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EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated animator and director Michael Thurmeier has inked with Range Media Partners.

Annie Murphy’s meta-comedy Kevin Can F**k Himself will land at AMC and AMC+ this summer.

Billie Eilish and actor Matthew Tyler Vorce were spotted out together.The two were photographed grabbing coffee while out and about in Santa Barbara, California, this week. In the pic, the «When The Party's Over» singer is casually dressed in black biker shorts and a Snoop Dogg hoodie with a coffee in hand.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorDisney has set a massive movie licensing pact with Sony Pictures for the U.S. that promises to bring Spider-Man and other Marvel properties on Disney Plus starting with Sony’s 2022 release slate.The wide-ranging deal also calls for Sony titles to run across Disney’s array of streaming and linear platforms, making it unprecedented in scope.

Korean film Minari was recently released and it’s all everyone is talking about. Starring Steven Yeun, Youn Yuh-jung, Alan S.

A protest against the death of Minnesota man Daunte Wright in a confrontation with police spilled into Hollywood Thursday night, as several hundred people marched and held a vigil at Sunset and Vine.

Pilgrim Media Group’s Craig Piligian has re-upped his deal with Lionsgate, expanding his purview to oversee the studio’s unscripted division. Piligian will continue as CEO of Pilgrim Media Group. Under the new deal, he also has also been elevated to Chair of Pilgrim Media Group.