Michael Jackson Biopic Gets $21 Million in California Tax Credits

Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis are putting their differences aside for the sake of their children!

Jason Sudeikis says he isn’t out for revenge — despite what Olivia Wilde is saying in court!

Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis‘ child custody case will remain in California.

Running it back! Hocus Pocus stars Omri Katz, Vinessa Shaw and Jason Marsden still have fond memories of their time on the set — but there’s a few things they wish they could try again.

The custody battle between Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis is getting heated.

Jason Sudeikis is not trying to litigate Olivia Wilde into debt, despite what she may claim in court via a new report, sources tell ET.According to a report citing legal documents, Wilde claimed in court that Sudeikis «can afford to spin his wheels with filing after filing» and that «Olivia cannot» when it comes to their custody battle over their two children -- Otis, 8, and Daisy, 6. Wilde's lawyer, Laura Wasser, added in court documents, «Jason should not be permitted to litigate Olivia into debt, and then claim she should be deprived of her right to seek a need-based fee contribution from him.»But a source tells ET that «the fact that [Wilde is] pleading poverty after having a successful career is insane.»According to the new report, court documents were filed in advance of a custody hearing in Los Angeles over their two children. The hearing, according to the, was nixed at the last minute on Friday. The issue at hand is where the children should call home.

custody battle between Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis is getting more and more contentious. In a new court filing, she accused him of trying to "litigate her into debt.""While Jason can afford to spin his wheels with filing after filing, Olivia cannot," her attorneys wrote in advance of a now-canceled Friday, March 24, hearing in Los Angeles, according to the Daily Mail.

So much for reconciliation hopes…

Michael Jackson wanted to marry Princess Diana and believed Charles was jealous of him, according to his former bodyguard. The King of Pop thought Diana was the “ideal wife” and was one of the only people in the world who could understand what his life was like, close confidant Matt Fiddes has said. It was said that Michael and Diana would talk to each other in late night phone calls between Neverland and Kensington Palace as they both struggled with life in the limelight.

Julia Garner is breaking her silence after the Madonna biopic got scrapped.

Sir Michael Caine starring in his latest project, The Great Escaper, has been released to celebrate the cinema icon’s 90th birthday. Two-time Oscar winner Sir Michael stars alongside Glenda Jackson in the forthcoming movie, which is based on the true story of a Second World War veteran who escapes from his nursing home to attend the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. The image, released by Pathé in celebration of Sir Michael’s landmark birthday, shows the cockney acting great in character as Bernard Jordan, standing in the foreground adorned with war medals and saluting.

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Keke Palmer’s family is looking happy.

Michael Jackson’s nephew has thanked Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.Taj Jackson criticised the comedian’s latest Netflix special Chris Rock: Selective Outrage after he made a joke where he compares Michael Jackson to disgraced singer R. Kelly.In September, Kelly was found guilty of six counts of child pornography and sexual abuse. He’s currently serving a 31-year prison sentence for his crimes.Michael Jackson faced many child sexual abuse allegations during his career.

The California Film Commission has allocated more than $81 million to 24 film projects that have been selected for the latest round of the state’s Film & Television Tax Credit Program.

Michael Jackson biopic from Lionsgate and filmmaker Antoine Fuqua, will star the late pop icon’s own nephew, Jaafar Jackson, in its title role.“Michael” “is on track to generate more in-state spending than any other film in the tax credit program’s 14-year history. In a Monday release, the commission stated that “The Thomas Crown Affair,” “Michael” and an untitled live-action project from Disney are three big-budget projects that will generate an estimated $265 million in qualified spending and $433 million in total spending in California. (Here, “qualified” spending is defined as wages paid to below-the-line workers and payments to in-state vendors; all other spending is not incentivized under the program.)“Our tax credit program continues to welcome a diverse range of projects, from big-budget films to small independent projects, and everything in between,” California Film Commission Executive Director Colleen Bell said in a statement.

David Lindley, whose talents on string instruments made him a sought-after collaborator for Jackson Browne, Dolly Parton, Bob Dylan and more, has died at 78. No cause was given, but Lindley was reportedly suffering from a long-term illness.

Hardworking man. Michael B. Jordan’s net worth is extraordinary from all the starring roles he had in the past decade. The Creed actor (and now director) earned an impressive amount of money for his roles in two prominent film series: Black Panther and Creed.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Georgia lawmakers will take a close look at all of the state’s tax incentives — including its TV and film production program — with an eye toward reforming the ones that don’t work. Gov. Brian Kemp joined Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and House Speaker Jon Burns on Thursday to announce that a “thorough review” of tax credits will take place after the current legislative session. The announcement specifically included the $1.3 billion film credit, the state’s largest tax incentive, which has traditionally enjoyed bipartisan support. Jones, who was elected in November, campaigned eliminating the state income tax, which would require either eliminating tax credits entirely or turning them into cash grants. Other lawmakers have also sought to reduce income taxes for all taxpayers by eliminating business tax credits.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer California has tried using carrots to encourage film and TV productions to hire a diverse workforce. Now, for the first time, it’s getting out the sticks. Under a proposal from the governor’s office, productions that fail to meet their diversity goals will lose 4% of their tax credit allocation. The provision is part of a five-year extension of the state’s $330 million tax credit. Productions that receive the credit will be required to submit a diversity “workplan,” under which they must commit to hire a crew that is “broadly reflective” of the state’s demographics.