Indie Film and TV Studio A24 Explored Sale With $3 Billion Asking Price (EXCLUSIVE)

Claudia Eller Co-Editor-in-ChiefI spent last week in New York having face-to-face business meetings with entertainment executives after not being able to make direct contact over the past 15 months. Last time I was in Manhattan was February 2020, right before COVID-19 began wreaking havoc on my favorite city away from home, and of course on the entire country.There were residual signs of pandemic fallout: A number of restaurants long favored by industry folks had shuttered for good.

And another first! Took the kids for the very first time to Palos Verdes! We went on a hike, hit up the beach, stopped by some stunning architecture and ended up in a botanical garden! So gorgeous – all of it! Serene! And exhausting! But, most of all, a great time!!!

Legendary Entertainment to the list of media companies that may capitalize on the burgeoning desire for high-end Hollywood content.The company behind last spring’s “Godzilla vs. Kong,” one of the few pandemic era blockbusters, and the upcoming adaptation of “Dune,” has been in discussions to sell an equity stake or potentially merge its operations with another player.

superbly funny season 2 of continues to roll out on Apple TV+, ET has an exclusive sneak peek of episode seven, “A Decent Proposal,” during which Bitsy (Stanley Tucci) unexpectedly befriends Molly (Emmy Raver-Lampman). The latest episode is another showcase for Tucci, who recently earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for the season 1 episode, “A Fish Called Snakehead.”On the animated series, Bitsy, who recalls the late real-life “Queen of Mean” Leona

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, knows exactly which stars she'd love to work with to design their lavish homes.Soto served as a guest co-host on Tuesday's Entertainment Tonight, where she joined Nischelle Turner at The London West Hollywood hotel in Beverly Hills, and the pair dished on their show and some dream collaborations.Turner — who is also the host of CBS's — asked Soto which celebs she would love to design a home for, and she had a fairly immediate answer, which most people could relate to.«JLo,» Soto said, sharing

Zoe Kazan. The film will hit theaters on November 18, 2022, the studio announced Thursday.Mulligan and Kazan star in “She Said” as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who broke the Weinstein scandal and helped usher in the #MeToo movement.“Unorthodox” director Maria Schrader will direct.

Chloe East, Oakes Fegley and Isabelle Kusman have joined the cast of Steven Spielberg’s next film, based on the director’s youth in Arizona.The three actors will play high school classmates of the young aspiring filmmaker at the center of the story.The trio joins an A-list cast that includes Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Paul Dano, Gabriel LaBelle, Julia Butters and Sam Rechner.Although plot details are being kept under wraps, the project will be the first one Spielberg holds writing credit on

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The Information.The company, founded by James and partner Maverick Carter in 2007 as SpringHill Entertainment, is currently courting interest for either a partial investment or an outright sale. The company is looking at a valuation of up to $750 million, the report said.Reps for SpringHill did not immediately return TheWrap’s request for comment.Nike is said to be among the potential suitors considering an offer.

Christopher Vourlias The return to business at the Cannes Film Market hasn’t necessarily marked the return to business as usual, as sluggish foot traffic and empty stalls in the Palais des Festival can attest. But AGC Studios CEO Stuart Ford says the past year has hardly dimmed his confidence in the indie film business.“The independent financing and sales marketplace is still an incredibly fertile ground to finance content at a significant level,” he said.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentIn a statement buy, Saban Films has acquired rights to North America – along with Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, France, South Africa and Scandinavia – on Bruce Willis starrer “Soul Assassin.”Directed by Jesse Atlas, the revenge thriller also stars Nomzamo Mbatha (“Coming 2 America”) and Barry Jay Minoff (“Exposure”).

Louis Vuitton staged a “spin-off show” of its Fall 2021 menswear collection designed by Virgil Abloh in Seoul, featuring the brand’s house ambassadors BTS on Wednesday. The seven-member Korean boy band walked and modelled the collection in a short film by Abloh and South Korean director Jeon Go-woon, debuting 34 new looks.

citing people familiar with the matter, and is working with investment bankers to explore its options. Hello Sunshine could be valued by as much as $1 billion, the report continued.