Immersive Theater Group Punchdrunk Signs Deal With 'Pokemon Go' Creator Niantic

Mark David An always impeccably informed tattletale says former L.A. Dodger Adrián González, who most recently played for the New York Mets in 2018, has added to his impressive property portfolio with the $4.4 million purchase of a brand-spanking-new ultra-contemporary villa in L.A.’s conveniently central and increasingly affluent Beverly Park neighborhood.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe Twitter hackers behind the unprecedented coordinated July 15 attack on high-profile accounts of multiple celebrities, politicians, tech titans and Silicon Valley companies went after about 130 separate accounts, the company said late Thursday.

Beyond Cinema has announced it’ll bring its Floating Cinema production to a swath of cities in the US and Australia. The experience will be in New York for one week, from Sept.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorSirius XM Holdings has named Jonelle Procope, CEO of New York’s nonprofit Apollo Theater Foundation, as a new independent member of its Board of Directors.The foundation operates the iconic Apollo Theater and offers educational summer internship programs and school seminars.

Peter White Television EditorChris Grabenstein, author of children’s books including the Mr. Lemoncello series, and a frequent collaborator of The President Is Missing author James Patterson has signed with talent agency APA.The move will see the agency help secure adaptations of the New York Times bestselling author’s books for film and TV.Grabenstein has written over forty books in the last 15 years including Escape From Mr.

Who is signing where? The Hollywood Reporter's Rep Sheet is a snapshot of notable recent agency and management signings: Filmmaker Blitz Bazawule has signed with CAA. The New York-based visual artist was formerly with Paradigm.

Jay Baruchel is probably best known for his comedic roles in films such as “She’s Out of My League,” “Knocked Up,” and “This is the End.” But for his latest directorial effort, “Random Acts of Violence.” the actor-turned-filmmaker is venturing into the world of horror. As seen in the trailer for “Random Acts of Violence,” the film tells the story of a comic book creator and his crew of friends that find themselves on a bloody trip from Toronto to the New York Comic Con event.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: We can tell you that CAA has inked New York Times bestselling author Tara Westover.Westover is known for her 2018 memoir Educated about a young girl who, kept out of school, who leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University.The Random House book debuted at No.

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Joe Otterson TV ReporterAmazon has landed the rights to develop the 2020 Pulitzer Prize finalist New York Times story and podcast “The Jungle Prince of Delhi” as a drama series, Variety has learned.The story, written by Ellen Barry, delved into the history of the royal family of Oudh, deposed aristocrats living in a ruined palace in the Indian capital claiming to be the heirs to a fallen kingdom.Mira Nair is attached to direct the project and will also executive produce.

Peter White Television EditorThe Jungle Prince of Delhi, a New York Times expose about the fake royal family of Oudh, is in development at Amazon.The streamer has secured the exclusive rights to the story, which was also profiled on the paper’s podcast The Daily and was a 2020 Pulitzer Prize finalist.Mira Nair, who recently directed six-part BBC drama A Suitable Boy, is attached to direct and exec produce.

With COVID-19 cases spiking in the US and multiple states, including New York and New Jersey (both huge in box office terms), still not announcing when cinemas can reopen, it’s quite clear that this year’s Summer Movie Season is likely going to be completely lost. But yet, unlike studios who have moved movies such as “F9” and “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” “Venom,” and the new “Minions” sequel out of 2020 entirely, Warner Bros.

Broadway fans are petitioning to rename a New York City theater after late actor Nick Cordero, who died this week due to complications from the coronavirus. The petition seeks to change the name of the city’s Longacre Theatre to The Nick Cordero Theatre in honor of the beloved Broadway actor.

NEW YORK -- The national labor union representing stage actors and managers has given the go-ahead for two Massachusetts theaters to resume theatrical performances, offering potential road maps for the national return to live performances. Actors’ Equity Association on Monday approved a one-man show by Barrington Stage Company and an outdoor production of the musical “Godspell” at Berkshire Theatre Group.

Amanda Kloots said on Sunday. He was 41.“God has another angel in heaven now,” she wrote on Instagram.

NEW YORK -- Carl Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a “second banana” to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy’s front ranks as creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and straight man to Mel Brooks’ “2000 Year Old Man,” has died. He was 98.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAnother one of Donald Trump’s tweets has run afoul of copyright laws.On Wednesday, Twitter pulled down a photo Trump posted of himself included in a June 30 tweet, after the New York Times Co.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentNewly formed literary management company International Literary Properties – which represents the works of authors such as “Maigret’s” Georges Simenon – has signed a first-look deal with BBC Studios, allowing both BBC Studios Production and its team of independent producers the chance to adapt for television the intellectual property owned and managed by ILP.The London- and New York-based company, which was set up last year, holds the rights for

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorThere’s a new publicity firm in town.A group of former BWR senior publicists has launched The Initiative Group, with offices in Los Angeles and New York.