EXCLUSIVE: Mark O’Brien (Your Honor) will exec produce and star in the coming-of-age drama Topper from 1A Motion Pictures and Bad Lad Productions, which has wrapped production in Detroit. Others set for major roles include Paul Johansson (God Is a Bullet), Amanda Clayton (City on a Hill), and actor-comedians Jimmy Shubert (Entourage), Bryan Callen (Warrior) and Erik Griffin (Workaholics).
Hollywood Rallies To Rescue Motion Picture & Television Fund, But Charity’s Financial Needs Remain “Urgent”
07.01.2023 - 05:15 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood has answered the call and rallied to the rescue of the Motion Picture & Television Fund, which late last year was facing its “imminent demise” and the very real prospect of closing its doors and going out of business. Since MPTF sounded the alarm in October, emergency fundraising efforts have raised nearly $12 million and saved the 101-year-old charity from the brink of disaster caused by a “perfect storm” of rising expenses and declining revenue during the Covid pandemic.
And while the immediate crisis has passed and MPTF’s financial condition has stabilized, it’s still in urgent need of donations in order to continue operating as a safety net for thousands of film and TV industry workers, and as a retirement home for hundreds of industry veterans.
“We’ve stepped back from the brink,” MPTF president and CEO Bob Beitcher told Deadline. “We squeaked through our ‘whew moment,’ but the need is still there; it’s still urgent. It’s definitely not the time for the industry to think MPTF is fine, that others have solved the problem and that they don’t have to step up themselves. There are still many large companies and industry leaders who can and should join in supporting us.”
At the start of the pandemic, MPTF had over $40 million in reserves, which fell to just $16 million by the end of 2022 – a decline attributed to the cost of keeping residents and staff safe during the pandemic; lost revenues from vacant beds and a moratorium on new admissions during the pandemic; lost funding from its big annual events such as the Night Before the Oscars and the Evening Before the Primetime Emmys; a decline in its stock portfolio, and the general uncertainty in the economy and the industry, neither of which is
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has just become the latest in an interview. I'm not sure why celebrity children are not better prepared for this question by now, but I digress. In an interview with , Gerber—daughter of Cindy Crawford, currently making a career transition from modeling to acting—was asked the inevitable. What does she think about nepotism in Hollywood? Gerber thinks she's privileged to have a great mom who can give her advice, but the whole nepotism conversation is overblown.
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Striking Dumfries and Galloway teachers hold rally outside council headquarters
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Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon’s Age Gap ‘Isn’t an Issue’ in Their Relationship — and She’s a ‘Big Hit’ With His Pals
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Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group Motion Pictures Taps Evan Daugherty To Script Sci-Fi Actioner ‘The Ultimate Weapon’
EXCLUSIVE: Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group Motion Pictures has tapped screenwriter Evan Daugherty (Divergent) to pen the sci-fi action feature, The Ultimate Weapon. The film based on a story by Allen will be financed by AMGMP, with exec producers to include Allen, Carolyn Folks, Jennifer Lucas and Matthew Signer.
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14.01.2023 / 20:05
Lisa Rinna BLASTS RHOBH Co-Stars After Leaving Show!
Lisa Rinna is going out with a bang!
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13.01.2023 / 03:17
Unscripted Producer Noah Bonnett Inks First-Look Deal With Sony Pictures Television
EXCLUSIVE: Veteran unscripted producer Noah Bonnett has signed an exclusive first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television’s recently formed game show division.
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11.01.2023 / 05:57
Michelle Yeoh Tells Golden Globes To “Shut Up” For Trying To Cut Her Off, Delivers Passionate Speech About “Fight” To Make It In Hollywood
Michelle Yeoh was a winner at the Golden Globes 2023 when she became the recipient of the trophy for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for her work on Everything Everywhere All at Once.
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‘Silk’ Co-EP Jason Ning Developing ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ Series Adaptation As He Inks Overall Deal With Sony Pictures Television
EXCLUSIVE: Writer-producer Jason Ning is expanding his relationship with Sony Pictures Television, signing an overall deal with the studio.
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09.01.2023 / 21:17
Motion Picture Sound Editors Reveal 70th MPSE Golden Reel Nominations
The Motion Picture Sound Editors on Monday unveiled nomination for the 70th annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards. Winners will be announced February 26 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles.
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08.01.2023 / 02:33
Brad Pitt Reportedly Stepping Back From Hollywood After Selling Production Company!
Courtney Love would be happy about this news!
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06.01.2023 / 05:31
Lisa Rinna Announces RHOBH Exit -- And Guess Who's Already Throwing SHADE!!
Lisa Rinna is done with The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills!