Women supporting women. Lala Kent made it clear where she stands after Ambyr Childers sought a restraining order against their mutual ex, Randall Emmett, alleging abusive behavior.
18.10.2022 - 12:59 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Independence Day and Godzilla co-writer Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment is to roll out its AVoD ElectricNOW beyond the U.S.
The platform, which has around 450 hours of programing, will launch in Australia early next month before subsequently rolling out to Canada and the UK.
ElectricNOW has been available in the U.S. for several years and features the likes of The CW’s The Outpost and TNT’s The Librarians franchises. Features include British romcom Say My Name, Irish thriller The Dig and U.S. war drama Flyboys. The company also has a video podcast network titled Electric Surge.
“When we first launched ElectricNOW domestically, we knew our fans reached beyond our U.S. borders,” said Devlin.
“Throughout the years we have had a constant outpouring of fandom and excitement from territories all over the world and we will continue to increase ElectricNOW’s distribution worldwide.”
Devlin launched LA-headquartered Electric with Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan-Wilson more than 20 years ago. In August, the company closed a five-year $100M loan credit facility with Bank of America to fund its expanding production slate.
Devlin has had a decorated career, made famous by his co-writing gigs with Roland Emmerich including on Independence Day and Godzilla, while he has also produced several long-running TV series.
The news was unveiled at Mipcom Cannes.
Women supporting women. Lala Kent made it clear where she stands after Ambyr Childers sought a restraining order against their mutual ex, Randall Emmett, alleging abusive behavior.
Puck news was just taking Lucasfilm and its President Kathleen Kennedy to task today, basically asking what the hell is up with that studio and its lack of studio movies. The answer might be read as, especially in the face of tonight’s news, a lot of things they didn’t know.
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate Television is on board Irish-Belgian drama series co-production Northern Lights.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment is taking ElectricNow, its AVOD channel and app, into international markets for the first time. The rollout outside the U.S. starts in early November with outreach into Australia. Los Angeles-based indie, Electric Entertainment has previously licensed its content to local distributors and channels at international markets. When it launched the OTT channel in 2019 it did not seek to build global operations, which would have entailed undoing, or waiting for the expiry, of some of those deals. The company , headed by Devlin and partners Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan-Wilson, says that ElectricNow will soon be rolled out in other English-language territories, Canada and the U.K, but did not specify a timetable.
Sam Fender has announced two huge gigs in Belfast and Dublin next summer.The singer-songwriter will headline Belfast Belsonic festival on Friday, June 23 and Dublin’s Malahide Castle on June 25, 2023.Tickets for both shows will go on sale this Friday (October 21) at 10am and can be purchased here.Fender also said a pre-sale will be held prior to the general sale and will be sent out via his mailing list.A post shared by Sam Fender (@sam_fender)Both shows will follow his forthcoming double header at Newcastle United’s St.
Demi Sims has revealed she sees herself settling down with a woman and wants babies in four years.The former TOWIE star, 26, who has bared all for the first time in our powerful photoshoot as she embraces her vitiligo, has told OK! she has a "great connection" with women and would "love" to get married and have children. She told us: "I would love to get married and have kids. I don’t know what route I’m going to have to go down, as right now I see myself being with a woman.
Bono made a surprise visit to his old secondary school in Clontarf, Dublin this week, where he read from his forthcoming memoir.According to the Irish Independent, the U2 frontman stopped by Mount Temple Comprehensive on Tuesday (October 11). It’s reported that sixth-year students were treated to a private audience with the singer.Bono is said to have been accompanied by a professional film crew, suggesting that a documentary project could be in the works.He also took a tour of the school, visited its music department and met with some pupils and teachers.“It definitely gave everyone a bit of a buzz,” one student told the Irish Independent. “A few teachers came in to stand at the back and listen to him speaking so there was a good group there listening to him speaking for about an hour.”A photograph of Bono with a group of Mount Temple students was shared on U2’s official Twitter page.
Construction of the White House, a global symbol of American power and political stability, began with the laying of its cornerstone on this day in history, Oct. 13, 1792. "James Hoban, an Irish-born and trained architect then living in South Carolina, won the design competition for the White House," reports the White House Historical Association.
EXCLUSIVE: Acorn TV and ZDF mystery drama series The Chelsea Detective has a new co-lead for its second season.
series “Walker,” (currently in its third season), which is itself a modern reboot of the classic show “Walker, Texas Ranger.” “It’s so refreshing to dive into something that takes place in reality, where you don’t just have superpowers or magic. You have to rely on humanity [and] it’s an exciting difference,” McNamara, 26, told The Post. McNamara previously starred in the supernatural drama “Shadowhunters,” as well as the superhero series “Arrow” and “The Flash” (and she also appeared in “Batwoman” and “Supergirl”). “I’m a Midwestern girl myself, and there’s a certain nostalgia that comes with a Western,” she said.
Robert Downey Jr. hosts a screening of his film Sr., a moving documentary about his father, actor and filmmaker Robert Downey Sr., on Monday (October 10) in New York City.
EXCLUSIVE: In a dream on-screen sitcom pairing two decades in the making, Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. are set to star in a father-son multi-camera comedy. CBS is developing the untitled project, co-written by the elder Wayans and former Last Man Standing executive producer Kevin Hench.
stars Elizabeth and Andrei, as the couple has welcomed their second child! It's a boy for the growing family, with baby Winston Leo Castravet entering the world on Oct. 4 weighing 7 lbs 10 oz.
Robert Downey Jr. comes out for the Decision To Leave premiere at the Linwood Dunn Theater on Thursday (October 6) in Los Angeles, California.
Naman Ramachandran A heavyweight producers panel discussed the modalities of producing independent films in Southeast Asia at a mylab panel on the sidelines of the Busan International Film Festival on Thursday. Panelists included: Liza Diño, former chair of Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) who had greenlit several films during her tenure; Indonesia’s Yulia Evina Bhara, producer of Venice-winner “Autobiography” that’s also playing at Busan; Thailand’s Donsaron Kovitvanitcha, producer of Locarno and Busan title “Arnold is a Model Student,”; and Malaysia’s Haris Sulong, producer of “Beautiful Mind.” The discussion was moderated by Variety Asia editor Patrick Frater.
EXCLUSIVE: Labid Aziz’sPeople of Culture Studios (PoC Studios), has picked up North American distribution rights to Kim Bass’s comedy A Snowy Day in Oakland, and will open the film nationwide in theaters over the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday weekend, Jan. 13, 2023. The movie is the debut theatrical release for PoC Studios.