‘Liza on Demand’ Star Liza Koshy Inks Overall Deal With Westbrook Inc.

Sony’s Will Smith sequel “ Bad Boys for Life ” has stayed in first place in North America since its January release with $206.3 million. Globally it’s in second place to the Chinese film “The Eight Hundred” — the first time that the top worldwide film originated outside of Hollywood.

EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Studios is teaming with Kirkpatrick & Kinslow Productions (KKP) and Scatena & Rosner Films (SNR) for an exclusive deal to distribute the James Kicklighter-directed The Sound of Identity in North America. The news was made by Jordan Fields, Vice President of Acquisitions at Shout! Studios, Russ Kirkpatrick with (KKP), and Gato Scatena with SNR.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock got into the festive spirit over the weekend, judging by a snap of her glitzy Christmas decorations.Taking to their Instagram, award-winning decorators Early Hours Ltd shared a peek of the festive fun they’d arranged for the 29-year-old pop star.The celebrity florists transformed the singer’s home with a sprawling, glittering arrangement around her grand piano. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK's daily newsletter.

EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan I. Kidd and Sonya Winton-Odamtten, co-executive producers and writers of HBO’s critically acclaimed woke sci-fi horror Lovecraft Country, have extended their overall deal with the premium cable network for four years. Under their re-upped eight-figure deal, the pair will develop the limited series Say Their Names.

The Keepers of the Keys will continue as Netflix has handed supernatural thriller Locke & Key a third season.

EXCLUSIVE: DreamWorks Animation has extended its relationship with Joel Crawford, director of The Croods: A New Age. The studio has made a first-look development and directing deal with Crawford, an animation vet, in a deal made by Margie Cohn, President, DreamWorks Animation. This comes after the Croods sequel was released in theaters and will be premiering on Premium VOD on Friday.

Disney Appoints APAC Chief Disney has named Luke Kang as President, Asia Pacific, following the departure of Uday Shankar, which was announced in October and becomes effective from December 31. Kang will not, however, be taking on Shankar’s responsibilities in India, with a separate appointment set to be made for the territory by Rebecca Campbell, Chairman, International Operations and Direct-to-Consumer for Disney.

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EXCLUSIVE: Prolific TV creator Matt Miller is extending his long relationship with Warner Bros. TV by renewing his exclusive overall deal with the studio. As part of the new pact, Miller will executive produce Peacemaker, HBO Max’s TV spin-off of James Gunn’s upcoming The Suicide Squad movie, starring John Cena. The eight-episode series hails from Gunn, producer Peter Safran and Warner Bros. TV.

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City might be new to the block, but they did not hold back on their feelings about their costars.When Heather Gay, Lisa Barlow and Meredith Marks recently joined Us Weekly virtually to discuss the Bravo hit, they played a game of “Housewife Confessions.” The trio spilled their thoughts on their fellow Salt Lake City Housewives, including who is the best — and the worst — dressed.“Well, best is easy.

signed a first-look deal with Paramount in 2013, after Disney failed to renew its 20-year deal with the producer despite the blockbuster success of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise starring Johnny Depp.At Paramount, Bruckheimer produced last year’s Will Smith sci-fi film, “Gemini Man,” which disappointed at the box office.

EXCLUSIVE: The L Word creator Ilene Chaiken has signed a big overall deal with Universal Television to develop and produce scripted content. As part of the pact, Chaiken will serve as executive producer/showrunner on the first season of NBC’s upcoming Law & Order: SVU spinoff series, Law & Order: Organized Crime, starring Chris Meloni, from Dick Wolf’s Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Glynn Turman has joined the cast of ABC’s limited series Women of the Movement, from creator-writer Marissa Jo Cerar and a producing team that includes Jay-Z, Will Smith and Aaron Kaplan.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorWill Smith’s quarantine series “Will From Home” is getting a second run on Snapchat, with Season 2 centered on uplifting stories celebrating everyday American heroes.Available exclusively on Snapchat, “Will From Home” Season 2 will be a special 10-episode holiday edition, set to launch Monday, Dec.

Will Thorne Staff WriterMike McMahan, the creator of “Star Trek: Lower Decks,” is cementing his future at CBS Studios.The writer and producer has inked a new two-year overall deal with the studio. Under the pact, CBS Studios will have the exclusive rights to produce all TV content created and developed by McMahan.News of the deal comes exactly two months after “Lower Decks” wrapped its 10-episode first season run on CBS All Access.