MoviePass Co-Founder Hamet Watt Launches Share Ventures (EXCLUSIVE)

A charity set up by a double organ recipient to 'pay tribute to his donor' has helped fund £2 million worth of good causes across Scotland.

Coldplay have just played their record-breaking fifth headlining performance at Glastonbury, where they honoured Michael Eavis and Michael J. Fox.Over the course of their record-setting performance, the group performed hit after hit, kicking off with ‘Yellow’, and ending with their latest single, ‘feelslikeimfallinginlove’.

EXCLUSIVE: As it preps for the release of notable titles like Nickel Boys, production company Louverture Films has added a handful of key execs and collaborators, including two principal partners and a chief financial officer.

Longtime BFFs Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts are making fashion week a family affair… just ahead of the release of Nicole‘s movie A Family Affair!

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italian crime/action genre specialist Stefano Sollima – who is known for milestone TV series “Gomorrah” and Hollywood movies such as “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” and “Without Remorse” – is officially launching a film and TV production shingle named AlterEgo in tandem with ace U.S. showrunner Gina Gardini and longtime collaborator, writer/director Ludovico Purgatori.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Rob Stone, who co-founded the influential music marketing company Cornerstone Agency and the magazine the Fader, died Monday after a battle with cancer, according to social media posts from his family and his longtime friend and co-CEO Jon Cohen. He was 55. “It is with a heavy heart and sadness we share the news of the passing of Rob Stone,” his family wrote.

Fresh off his trilogy of ‘Spider-Man’ films, it appears filmmaker Jon Watts isn’t slowing down. We already are eagerly anticipating his next film, the George Clooney and Brad Pitt vehicle, “Wolfs,” but it appears the filmmaker has already found his next project after that, “Murder 101.” READ MORE: ‘Wolfs’ Trailer: Brad Pitt & George Clooney Star As Illiterate Fixers For Director Jon Watts In September According to Deadline, Jon Watts is set to direct a new crime thriller, “Murder 101.” The film is based on the podcast of the same name that follows the true-crime story of a group of high school students and their teacher as they profile a serial killer, and ultimately, find the person responsible.

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has picked up North American rights to the documentary adventure film, Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey, produced and directed by Australian filmmaker, Rob Murphy. The film will be available on all VOD platforms on June 25, after screening at major world festivals and a theatrical run across Australia and Los Angeles based Laemmle Theatres last year.

EXCLUSIVE: Never Mind, a new comedy special from renowned comedian, musician, author and actor Reggie Watts, has been set to premiere on the streaming platform Veeps at 5 p.m. PT on Saturday, July 20.

EXCLUSIVE: Concourse Media is launching sales on One Of One, a feature documentary filmed over five years about an elusive family of Japanese car restorers.

Scott Walker and The Divine Comedy and the art rock of Roxy Music and Suede.In a GoFundMe page that has been created for him by John Williams, it is explained that Reynolds has been homeless “since his landlord sold the flat he had lived in for over a decade”.The campaign aims to raise £8,000 and at time of writing has so far reached a total of over £3,400. You can see the fundraiser page here.It goes on to say that Reynolds has had to face the “stigma” of being a “50 something self-employed musician/writer”, which has made finding a new flat difficult.“He’s spent the last year sofa surfing, staying in b&bs, caravans and a friend of a friend’s barn,” it continues.

Inside Out 2” just scored the biggest box office previews of 2024. Disney and Pixar‘s latest animated outing grossed $13 million in Thursday previews domestically, with $22.3 million worldwide. The family-friendly sequel is projected to launch between $80 million and $90 million this weekend.

Ibermedia Next, a groundbreaking fund dedicated to advancing the use of new technologies in animation and digital content from Spain, Portugal, Italy and Latin America, is launching its second round of funding. The announcement was made at the Annecy Animation Festival on the final day of its MIFA market at at a presentation attended by representatives of two of the project’s drivers: Jara Ayucar, director of marketing policy at Spain’s ICAA film agency, part of its Ministry of Culture; and Jose Luis Farias, executive producer of the Quirinos Awards, representing La Liga de la Animación Iberoamericana, formed by the Quirinos, Mexico’s Pixelatl Festival and Ventana Sur’s Animation! forum. Ibermedia Next 2 follows the success of the initial funding round which saw 14 innovative projects gain crucial support, allowing creators to push the boundaries of animation and VR technology.

Ben Croll French animation outfit Blue Spirit (the studio behind Netflix sensation “Blue Eye Samurai”) will introduced an in-house digital creation and development label under the moniker Blue Spirit Creative. Offering full-service creative and graphic development for features, series, ads and games, the creative label will be run by the Paris-based team behind Digital Banana, which Blue Spirit acquired last year. “We can now offer a one-stop-shop,” says Blue Spirit CEO Olivier Lelardoux.

Naomi Watts was walked down the aisle by her 16-year-old son as she said 'I do' to her husband Billy Crudup for the second time.The star-studded couple tied the knot on Saturday, 8 June, during a lavish ceremony, almost a year to the day since their first wedding.They were supported by their children, including Alexander 'Sasha' Schreiber, who towered over his actress mum in a dapper dark suit as he walked her down the aisle and gave her away.Traditionally, the father of the bride walks her down the aisle, but tragically Naomi's father, Peter died when he was just 31 and she was seven years old. Naomi's other child Kai, 15, and niece Ruby appeared to play a vital role in the big day as bridesmaids in champagne floor-length gowns.The actress shares her two children with her ex-Liev Schreiber, while Billy shares son, William, 20, with his former partner Mary Louise Parker.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent It’s shaping up to be a big summer for Max in France. Warner Bros. Discovery’s standalone streaming service is finally launching on Tuesday in France and Belgium with a splashy lineup, including “House of the Dragon” Season 2 and coverage of the upcoming Olympic Games starting on July 26.

Much like our social media-driven news cycle today which is fixated on cancelation and schadenfreude, there arguably was a judge, jury and executioner style in Truman Capote’s published Esquire pieces, read “La Côte Basque 1965″ about New York City female elites. Ryan Murphy and Jon Robin Baitz’s latest FX limited series Feud: Capote vs. Swans dives into Capote’s deconstruction and takedown of the fancy ladies he supped and partied with.

Naomi Watts and Billy Crudup tied the knot over the weekend… again!

Alex Ritman Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to horror thriller “I’ll Play Mother,” with the Anthem Sports & Entertainment Company set to release the film in September. The film, which was acquired from Concourse Media, stars Susanne Wuest (“Goodnight Mummy”), Jo Martin (“Doctor Who,” “Back to Life”) and Shubham Saraf (“A Suitable Boy”). Brad Watson (“The Siege”) directs from a screenplay by Libby Adam, based on an original story by Charles Edwards.

The June skies are clear as the Tribeca Festival gathers indie filmmakers from around the globe with a large slate of features and shorts, music, games, TV, audio storytelling and a major addition this year in De Niro Con, a tribute to the prolific actor and Tribeca co-founder.