Niija Kuykendall Joins Netflix as Film VP Overseeing Group Focused on Mid-Budget Movies

EXCLUSIVE: Kirby Howell-Baptiste (Barry, Killing Eve) is the latest addition to the cast of Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, Netflix’s film adaptation of the short story by Stephen King, from Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy Productions.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaConcord Theatricals has extended its long-term partnership with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Really Useful Group for exclusive representation of the legendary composer’s professional and amateur stage licensing rights in North America.The deal with the licensing giant covers such Lloyd Webber composed classics as “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Evita” and “Cats,” as well as lesser-known and less-frequently produced shows such as “Tell Me On a Sunday” and

EXCLUSIVE: Joe Tippett (Mare of Easttown, The Morning Show) has boarded Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, a film adaptation of the short story by Stephen King, which writer-director John Lee Hancock (The Little Things, The Founder, Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy Productions are making for Netflix.

“Red Notice,” the all-star international caper starring Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot, is almost upon us and Netflix has just unleashed a new, action-packed trailer for their upcoming blockbuster. Buckle up.This new trailer gives us the best look yet at the actual plot of “Red Notice,” which sees Johnson’s grizzled FBI agent John Hartley track down Reynolds’ international art thief Nolan Booth, only to be constantly thwarted by Gadot’s rival thief Sarah Black.

brings life to the relationships that shape some of League of Legends’ famous champions, including Vi, Jinx, Caitlyn, Jayce and Viktor.

Jake Gyllenhaal‘s latest movie is a hit!

Netflix selectively reveals viewing information when the results are good. It’s unusual when a film’s star himself broadcasts the news.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaScreen Media has acquired all North American rights to “La Soga Salvation” following its premiere at 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, where it screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaNegotiations to prevent a strike that could bring the film and television production business to its knees are down to the wire. International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees International President Matthew Loeb announced Wednesday that unless an agreement is reached, 60,000 union members will begin a nationwide strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on Monday, October 18 at 12:01 a.m.

Nick and Joe Jonas head out together to pick up some cups of coffee from a local cafe in New York City on Friday afternoon (October 8).

Netflix has hired former Warner Bros. EVP of Production Niija Kuykendall as their new Vice President of Film, reporting to Scott Stuber, the streamer’s Head of Global Film.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAudiences are showing up in force to send Daniel Craig off in style.MGM’s “No Time to Die,” which marks the actor’s last stint as James Bond, opened to $6.3 million in Thursday previews, the best for a Bond film.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThere are infinite anecdotes about what happened to our best-laid plans when the coronavirus hit.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaRamin Karimloo, Jane Lynch and Jared Grimes will join the Broadway revival of “Funny Girl.” The show is already set to star “Booksmart’s” Beanie Feldstein in the role of Fanny Brice. She’ll be supported by Karimloo as her love interest, Nick Arnstein, Lynch as her mother, Mrs.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMagnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, has acquired North American rights to “You Are Not My Mother” following its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. The movie, an Irish folk horror-thriller, screened in the festival’s Midnight Madness section.It’s the feature debut of Irish filmmaker Kate Dolan.

Natalie Morales is leaving NBC News after 22 years, according to a memo she sent out to colleagues on October 1. The journalist, 49, said she was excited to “pursue a new adventure” in the memo, but did not disclose details about her next journey. (Natalie will continue as a Dateline correspondent through the remainder of the year.)

They say there is no such thing as bad publicity, and a recent group of protesters have proven this age-old adage to be true when they picketed the New York Film Festival Premiere of Benedetta earlier this week, describing it as a “blasphemous lesbian movie”.Benedetta, is the work of director Paul Verhoeven and is based on the book Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy by Judith Brown.

Elsa Pataky is excited about her upcoming project, “Interceptor.” The film is set to premiere on Netflix and she just shared some of the project’s first images.Elsa Pataky hugged a snake to raise awareness about Australia’s wildlifeChris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky spotted surfing and having fun in AustraliaIn an Instagram post, Elsa shared some shots of her character, Captain JJ Cole. She’s seen wearing a uniform and holding a gun, and, in the second photo, kicking some guy’s butt.