Lionsgate Swoops on Aaron Eckhart Thriller 'Afterward' (Exclusive)

Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Schilling (Orange Is the New Black), Rosemarie DeWitt (Little Fires Everywhere), Aaron Eckhart (Midway) and Paul Dano (Escape At Dannemora) are set as leads in the voice cast of Pantheon, AMC’s hourlong animated primetime drama series from Turn creator/executive producer Craig Silverstein and AMC Studios.Pantheon, which received a two-season order in March, is based on the short stories by Ken Liu about Uploaded Intelligence, or human

Former Fox Business producer Jennifer Eckhart and co-plaintiff Cathy Areu filed a lawsuit on Monday, alleging sexual misconduct against Fox News talent years after similar accusations led to the demise of the late CEO Roger Ailes. Eckhart has accused former White House correspondent and anchor Ed Henry of rape.

Christopher Vourlias Orange Studio has boarded “Tanzanite,” a female-centric thriller from Swiss-Rwandan filmmaker Kantarama Gahigiri, Variety has learned exclusively.“Tanzanite” takes place in the year 2045 in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, a lawless city where temperatures have become dangerously high and the government has imposed a curfew to tame brewing unrest.

Jennifer Eckhart, a former associate producer of Fox Business Network, has given her first interview after filing a lawsuit against Fox News and accusing its recently fired host and former White House Correspondent, Ed Henry, of violent rape.

Journalist Jennifer Eckhart is not letting “fear of retaliation, victim shaming and further attacks” stop her from speaking out. This is what the former Fox Nation personality wrote on Twitter on July 20, the day she filed a lawsuit with co-plaintiff Cathy Areu (another journalist) against the Fox News Network and some of the biggest names to appear on the conservative news outlet: Ed Henry, Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson and Howard Kurtz.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorHello International Insider friends, and happy Friday. In the week in which Netflix said its coronavirus boom could be over, here are the seven things you need to know about the global film and TV business.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorBBC One’s adaptation of Vikram Seth’s best-selling novel A Suitable Boy is heading to Netflix outside of the U.S., Canada and China, distributor BBC Studios has announced.The streamer has also clinched the Lookout Point drama for subscribers in UK and Ireland after its 12-month iPlayer window has expired following its broadcast on BBC One. Lookout Point-owner BBC Studios is currently in talks with a U.S.

Zygi Kamasa is stepping down as the longtime CEO of Lionsgate U.K. to pursue a new film and TV business opportunity, the Hollywood studio said Wednesday.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterZygi Kamasa, the longtime CEO of Lionsgate UK and Europe, is stepping down at the end of this month.The much respected 15-year vet of the studio’s operations on this side of the pond says he is leaving to pursue an “entrepreneurial opportunity” with details to follow.

Dave McNary Film ReporterZygi Kamasa, longtime CEO of Lionsgate’s film and TV operations in the United Kingdom, is stepping down at the end of July to pursue a new film and television business opportunity.Kamasa, who made the announcement on Wednesday, did not disclose specifics of the new opportunity. He has served at the helm of Lionsgate UK since he sold his own company, Redbus Film Distributors, to Lionsgate in 2005.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: A new untitled dance movie is taking shape at Lionsgate, set in the 1990s and starring and executive produced by Dirty Dancing Golden Globe nominee Jennifer Grey.While details are being kept very quiet, there’s some rumblings that a new Dirty Dancing movie could be in the works.

Renee Baio has been opening up about her life, her marriage, and how the allegations made by Nicole Eggert and Alex Polinsky against her husband, Scott Baio have impacted life as she knows it. In a four-part series for the site Middle of a Love Story, Renee has been blunt and candid and revealed that she believes Nicole falsely made sexual assault allegations against her husband for money.

Oprah Winfrey and Lionsgate are partnering with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones to adapt the The New York Times’ recent project examining the legacy of slavery for film and television. Lionsgate said Wednesday that it will work alongside “The 1619 Project” architect Hannah-Jones to develop a multi-media history of slavery and its effects in America for a worldwide audience.

On July 3, 2020, PR specialist and close friend of Scott Batio, Brian Glicklich, wrote a lengthy article on Medium where he addressed claims made by Nicole Eggert and Alexander Polinsky that they were sexually and emotionally abused by Scott Baio during their time filming the 80s sitcom Charles in Charge.

Dave McNary Film ReporterOprah Winfrey, The New York Times and Lionsgate are partnering on a series of feature films and television shows based on “The 1619 Project.”The collaboration was announced Wednesday, nearly a year after the Times debuted “The 1619 Project” series to re-examine the legacy of slavery in the United States on the 400th anniversary of the first Africans’ arrival in Virginia.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerLionsgate and media maven Oprah Winfrey have partnered with 2020 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times to develop Hannah-Jones’ interactive project, The 1619 Project, along with the NYT podcast, 1619, into an expansive portfolio of films, television series and documentaries, unscripted programming and other forms of entertainment.Launched in August of 2019, on the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved

Also Read: NY Times Wins 3 Pulitzer Prizes, Including for Nikole Hannah-Jones' 1619 Project“The 1619 Project” was a landmark undertaking for the Times that connected the centrality of slavery in history with an unflinching account of the brutal racism that endures in so many aspects of American life today.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerGravitas Ventures has obtained the North American rights Machine, a documentary about the rise of Artificial Intelligence and machine learning from I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead filmmaker Justin Krook.

Scott Baio and his wife Renee have been busy dealing with the aftermath of Nicole Eggert’s and Alex Polinsky’s 2018 allegations they were sexually and emotionally abused on the set of Charles in Charge. Scott Baio has been speaking out and releasing audio evidence that he says proves Nicole and Alex set him up and even named the plot “Takedown Baio.” Now, Renee did an interview where she discussed her marriage, her health, her family, and the scandal.