Selome Hailu editorJulie Bowen, the actor who starred as Claire Dunphy in “Modern Family,” has signed a first-look deal with Universal Television for her production company Bowen & Sons.
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Angelique Jackson Universal Pictures has signed a two-year overall film deal with Academy Award-nominated writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns and Jack Ivins’ Great Company.News of the pact comes ahead of the debut of “Last Night in Soho,” which Wilson-Cairns co-wrote alongside director Edgar Wright, as it bolsters the working relationship between Wilson-Cairns and Universal Filmed Entertainment Group. The Focus Features movie arrives in theaters on Friday, Oct.
Selome Hailu editorJulie Bowen, the actor who starred as Claire Dunphy in “Modern Family,” has signed a first-look deal with Universal Television for her production company Bowen & Sons.
Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterBron Media Corp. has named executive Josh Miller to a top new role in the non-scripted space.Miller will serve as a senior vice president at Bron Life, a vertical at the award-winning company dedicated to unscripted film and television.
EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-winning Modern Family star Julie Bowen has signed a first-look deal with Universal Television for her production company, Bowen & Sons, in which she is partnered with Modern Family associate producer Rachael Field.
EXCLUSIVE: Newcomer Rueby Wood (Broadway’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Aria Brooks (Harriet) and Joshua Bassett (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) have signed on to star alongside Lisa Kudrow in Disney+’s musical comedy adaptation of Tim Federle’s award-winning novel, Better Nate Than Ever.
EXCLUSIVE: Harrison Land is leaving In Pursuit with John Walsh producer Jupiter Entertainment to set up his own production company.
John Cleese. Cleese took to Twitter to write a Dear John letter to… well… himself.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMGM International Television Productions and Scandinavia’s local streaming leader NENT Group have signed a multi-year deal to develop and co-produce six English-language original international series for the Nordic company’s SVOD service Viaplay. The partnership’s first two projects will be “Billy the Kid” and “Last Light,” both of which were previously announced.
Mónica Marie Zorrilla “House of Cards” and “The Americans” writer Melissa James Gibson has signed a two-year overall deal with Endeavor Content, the studio behind Hulu’s “Nine Perfect Strangers,” Netflix’s “The Lost Daughter” and Michael Bay’s “Ambulance” for Universal Pictures.The Canadian showrunner, playwright and producer remarked that she is “thrilled for this opportunity to continue working closely with Endeavor Content.”“I’m a big fan of the projects the studio champions and look forward
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorGrammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Lionel Richie has signed an exclusive, global publishing agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group, the company has announced. The deal includes songs written throughout Richie’s solo career, including smashes like “Hello,” “Lady,” “Dancing on the Ceiling,” “All Night Long,” “Say You, Say Me” and many others; he also co-wrote the charity single “We Are the World” with Michael Jackson in 1985.
ViacomCBS cracked the $1 billion mark in streaming revenue in the third quarter, but overall results were more mixed, with total revenue rising 13% to $6.6 billion and earnings per share declining to 69 cents.
Edgar Wright has made a career of mashing up genres and bringing an absurd level of energy and charm to his films like “Shaun of the Dead,” “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World,” and “Baby Driver.” In this episode of The Discourse, Edgar Wright and writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns join host Mike DeAngelo to talk about doing a straight-up, wicked thriller in “Last Night in Soho,” which is in theaters now.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterLila Byock has signed a two-year overall deal with ABC Signature, Variety has learned exclusively.Byock spent five years on the editorial staff of The New Yorker magazine.
Former BBC comedy bosses Shane Allen and Kate Daughton’s Boffola Pictures has landed its debut commission, a BBC comedy-thriller from This Country creator Daisy May Cooper and Deadwater Fell’s Selin Hizli, exec produced by Jack Thorne.
In the days leading up to the opening of Last Night in Soho, a movie she co-wrote with Edgar Wright, Krysty Wilson-Cairns’ Great Company, which she runs with Jack Ivins, has pacted with Universal Pictures in a two-year overall deal.
Universal Pictures has signed a two-year film deal with Krysty Wilson-Cairns and her production banner Great Company, the studio announced Wednesday. Wilson-Cairns is the co-writer of Edgar Wright’s “Last Night in Soho,” which Universal’s subsidiary Focus Features is releasing in theaters this Friday.
Rebel Wilson is opening up about her “Year of Health.”The actress talked all about her weight loss journey during an interview on Australia’s Sunrise morning show on Tuesday, October 26, telling hosts Natalie Barr and David Koch, “I lost about 35 kilos (77 lbs).”A post shared by Rebel Wilson (@rebelwilson)Throughout the interview, Wilson said that her life has “changed dramatically” in the last year, going on to detail her past struggles with emotional eating and her desire to be healthier.
EXCLUSIVE: In what would be the first major piece of casting since officially confirming Oppenheimer will be his next film, Christopher Nolan looks to have found Cillian Murphy that co-star to join him in what is believed to be an all-star ensemble. Sources tell Deadline, Emily Blunt is in talks to join Murphy in the Universal tentpole that Nolan will direct.
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