Indie Production Giant Argonon Expands U.S. Operation

Dave McNary Film ReporterWith North American moviegoing slowly resuming, the X-Men spinoff “The New Mutants” opened with a solid $3.1 million at 2,412 locations on Friday.That first-day figure portends a weekend opening in line with Disney’s forecast of $7 million to $10 million.

wedding shaming forum, where users were confused about the cake's meaning, while many labelled it as "gross" or "tacky". The excellently executed cake was made by Graceful Cake Creations in Arizona, USA.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorFremantle enjoyed something of a drama boom last year. Buoyed by hits including American Gods and The New Pope, the global producer’s drama revenue climbed 36% to €414M ($494M) in 2019.Then the pandemic hit.

Peter White Television EditorThat was quick… earlier this morning it was revealed that USA Network’s Temptation Island was set to go into production in Maui in the coming weeks.However, the Maui County Film Office has just announced that production on the reality series has been “postponed” to a “later date”. “Will keep you posted as we attempt to flatten the curve of the Coronavirus on our island and in our state.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Up in the Air Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winning scribe Sheldon Turner has boarded Amazon’s football drama Work Horses in what is a complete reinvention of the project. He will produce with Jennifer Klein via their company Vendetta Productions.The project, which is being directed by Emmy winning American Crime Story: The People vs.

Peter White Television EditorLove is to be tested in Maui once again as Temptation Island is set to start shooting its third season for USA Network.Cameras are set to start rolling later this month on the reality show, which is produced by Banijay Studios North America.

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Acclaimed photographer Dan Budnik, noted for his portraits of artists in New York in the 1960s along with the civil rights movement and Native American culture, has died.

On March 23, in the year of our pandemic clusterfuck, 9 of our 50 United States issued stay at home advisories for residents as their COVID-19 response: Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois, Louisiana, California, Washington, and Oregon. Since then, most of the remaining states have followed suit.

European television powerhouse RTL Group saw double-digit drops in both revenue and operating profits in the first half of 2020 as the company, which controls production giant Fremantle (American Idol) and networks including Germany's RTL TV and France's M6, was hard hit by COVID-19-driven declines in TV ad sales.

Variety welcomed as a “charming, humorous debut.” “American Night” turns on the sometimes fractious dynamics between movie animal actors and their wranglers. Among a trio of titles from young Colombian directors,  neo-noir documentary “Anhell69” is Colombian Theo Montoya’s first feature, after his short film “Son of Sodom” was chosen for the Cannes 2020 Official Selection.

With the COVID-19 pandemic seemingly getting back under control internationally (it’s still a shitshow in the US, sadly), we’re beginning to see some of the bigger film and TV projects figure out how to get back to work.

Donald Trump has a bone to pick with Bill Maher.

Naman Ramachandran London and New York-headquartered superindie production group Argonon has expanded its U.S. operations with the launch of Argonon USA, gearing up Los Angeles-based West Coast facilities, and making several key appointments.Lindsay Schwartz joins as chief creative officer for Argonon Group-backed Leopard USA.

Peter White Television EditorArgonon, the British production group behind House Hunters International, is launching a new U.S. division, its first West Coast operation and hiring former Dance Moms producer Lindsay Schwartz.Schwartz, who was most recently SVP, Development at Aslyum Entertainment’s Story Street, joins as Chief Creative Officer for Leopard USA.

Gwyneth Paltrow has said that the term “conscious uncoupling”, which she used to describe her separation from ex-husband Chris Martin, sounded “a bit full of itself”.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAs the future of TikTok hangs in the balance, the general manager of the Chinese-owned app’s operations in North American said she wanted to “dispel any disinformation” — saying that none of TikTok’s businesses are based in China itself.“For the U.S.