Guy Oseary and Michael Powers have announced the launch of Bright, a video platform for live conversation and learning, backed by a wide range of stars.
14.04.2021 - 20:23 / variety.com
Cynthia Littleton Business EditorDavid Rogier got the inspiration to launch MasterClass, the online learning platform, from advice he received as a boy from his grandmother.Education is something that can never be taken away from a person, she explained to him.
Years later, when Rogier had the opportunity to start his own venture after working for some time in venture capital, his mind returned to the lesson he learned from her story of struggling to get accepted to medical school.MasterClass
.Guy Oseary and Michael Powers have announced the launch of Bright, a video platform for live conversation and learning, backed by a wide range of stars.
Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s 2020 compensation totaled $37.7 million last year, down from $45.8 million in 2019, the company said Friday.
EXCLUSIVE: Ana Ularu (Tribes of Europa) is set for a recurring role in Amazon’s The Power, the 10-part global thriller based on Naomi Alderman’s bestselling novel, from Chernobyl producer Sister and The Handmaids Tale director Reed Morano. In The Power, all teenage girls in the world suddenly develop the power to electrocute people at will.
EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Netflix has landed an untitled espionage drama from Entertainment One and Hypnotic that is a star vehicle for Noah Centineo, who’s playing Atom Smasher in the Dwayne Johnson DC/New Line film Black Adam. The hourlong series, which has received an eight-episode order, is created by The Rookie creator Alexi Hawley who will serve as showrunner. Hawley and Centineo will be executive producers alongside Hypnotic’s Doug Liman, Gene Klein and David Bartis.
Squid have released another taste of their debut album ‘Bright Green Field’: the single ‘Pamphlets’.The eight-minute song is the closing track off the Brighton five-piece’s upcoming album ‘Bright Green Field’, which arrives May 7 via Warp Records. The track follows previous singles ‘Narrator’ and ‘Paddling’.‘Pamphlets’ about “all the rubbish right-wing propaganda you get through your front door,” Squid vocalist, drummer and lyricist Ollie Judge said in a statement.
Power Book III: Raising Kanan will hit screens in July, with a new teaser revealing more about what to expect from the Power spinoff prequel series.50 Cent‘s drama series has been confirmed for a July 18 premiere date on the US network Starz.
Naman Ramachandran David Parfitt, producer of Oscar and BAFTA-winning “The Father,” is back with series “The War Rooms,” starring Jenna Coleman (“The Serpent,” “Victoria”).Parfitt will produce via his Trademark Films alongside Jamie Carmichael (“Fishtank,” “Black Book”) for Atlantic Nomad.Created by David Chidlow, “The War Rooms” is the untold story of the women who lived, loved and triumphed in Winston Churchill’s secret Whitehall bunker.
Jenna Coleman, who recently starred in BBC/Netflix drama The Serpent, is taking on the role of Joan Bright, the woman who ran Winston Churchill’s secret Whitehall bunker, in a TV drama series.
Ready for her close-up! Rachel Zegler was just 16 when she scored the role of a lifetime as Maria in Steven Spielberg‘s upcoming adaptation of West Side Story — and her performance is already generating plenty of buzz.
Maria Bakalova is making her Oscars debut!
Resorts World Las Vegas, Celine Dion, Carrie Underwood, Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, Tiësto and Zedd make cameos to promote the upcoming establishment that will be opening its doors in June. Their message: «Stay fabulous!»«The concept of Stay Fabulous captures the essence of the Resorts World Las Vegas brand where guests are encouraged to embrace their individuality and create their own version of fabulous,” said Scott Sibella, president of Resorts World Las Vegas.
Ethan Shanfeld “We need to get extremely brave,” said Jane Fonda, the legendary actor who has spent her 80s fighting for climate change reform.At the EMILY’s List fourth annual pre-Oscars event on Tuesday, “The First but Not the Last,” Fonda gathered virtually with Regina King, Lucy Liu, Samantha Bee and New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on a panel moderated by Zerlina Maxwell.
Star of the summer! Chiara Aurelia made waves when her new Freeform TV show, Cruel Summer, premiered on Tuesday, April 20.
director Joshua Rofé comes the Hulu docuseries , which he describes to ET as a “paranoid thriller meets a graphic novel come to life.” Over three episodes, Rofé follows gonzo journalist David Holthouse as he investigates a haunting rumor about three men who were brutally murdered by Bigfoot in Northern California cannabis territory to find out if there’s any truth behind what happened that night in 1993. As Holthouse digs deeper into various conspiracy theories, Rofé also sits down with several
David Beckham is headed to Disney+!
Evan Funke heard a familiar sound one recent evening at Felix in Venice. "A director friend of mine was doing a pitch for a movie on the patio," he recalls of the scene at his critically acclaimed restaurant, where he serves as chef and owner.