Ol Parker to Direct 'This is Chance!' Adaptation for Concordia Studio

TESUQUE PUEBLO, N.M. -- A small northern New Mexico Native American tribe has opened a movie studio in a former casino that it hopes will lure big productions.

Sonia Kil South Korea’s CJ ENM, the studio behind “Parasite,” and its subsidiary Studio Dragon have signed a partnership deal with American production company Skydance Media’s Skydance Television to co-develop an English-language remake of hit South Korean TV series “Hotel Del Luna.”Produced by Studio Dragon and aired on CJ ENM’s TV channel tvN in 2019, “Hotel Del Luna” is a fantasy drama that revolves around an elite hotelier who becomes the manager of an hotel that only caters to spirits at

Pharrell Williams declared that 19 June will officially be recognised as Juneteenth in the state of Virginia during a press conference on Tuesday.The Happy hitmaker joined Virginia Governor Ralph Northam to share the news that the date, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, will be recognised annually state-wide.“From this moment on, when you look at the vastness of the night sky, and you see those stars moving up there, know that those stars are our African ancestors

Pharrell Williams has delivered a powerful speech to announce legislation that would make Juneteenth – the day that celebrates the end of US slavery in 1865 – a state holiday in Virginia.He was joined by governor Ralph Northam to discuss the law, which is set to pass the Democrat-controlled state legislature.In his speech, Pharrell opened up on his own ancestors, who were slaves, as well as the state’s role in the slave trade.“This is a very special moment,” he said.

Pharrell Williams is helping to honor an important holiday.

Pharrell Williams is hoping to make a change. The 47-year-old singer attended a news conference with Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, where the politician announced his plans to make Juneteenth a state holiday.

Pharrell announced alongside Virginia Governor Ralph Northam that Juneteenth (June 19), the day celebrating the end of American slavery, will become a paid holiday for state employees during a press conference Tuesday (June 16).The Virginia Beach native and multihyphenate musician explained the history of Virginia as tied to slavery, where ships first brought kidnapped and enslaved Africans, some of which Pharrell pointed out included his own ancestors, to America 400 years ago.

Klaritza Rico Pharrell Williams joined Gov. Ralph Northam in Richmond, Va.

Ol Parker is to direct disaster movie 'This Is Chance!' The 51-year-old filmmaker is to helm an adaptation of Jon Mooallem's book 'This Is Chance!: The Shaking of an All- American City, A Voice That Held It Together'. The book centres on an earthquakes in Alaska in 1964 and local radio reporter Genie Chance, who was credited with saving the town of Anchorage from chaos following the disaster.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerOl Parker has signed on to adapt Jon Mooallem’s recently released book This Is Chance!: The Shaking of an All-American City, A Voice That Held It Together, which Concordia Studio acquired the rights to develop and produce. Parker will write and direct the film.

George Floyd's death sparked protests against racial discrimination across the US. Many people came out on the streets to revolt police brutality and oppression that the African Americans are subjected to.

By Caroline Framke

It would have seemed impossible a few weeks ago for any breaking news topic to supersede the global pandemic that has killed more than 100,000 Americans, but the nationwide protests against racist police violence in the wake of George Floyd’s death has done it. And on Tuesday, Seth Meyers focused his newest “A Closer Look” segment on Donald Trump’s threat to send American military forces against American citizens.