Ozy Studios Inks Development Deals With Trio Of Transgender Talent

New York Times.The site was founded in 2013 by Carlos Watson, its CEO, and Samir Rao, now COO. According to the article by media columnist Ben Smith, who said he previously met Watson when he was the editor of Buzzfeed, Rao impersonated a Google executive on a fund-raising call with Goldman Sachs, supposedly vouching for the success of Ozy’s YouTube channel.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA movie revival of the “Teen Wolf” MTV series is in the works at Paramount Plus as part of a new overall deal series creator Jeff Davis has signed with MTV Entertainment Studios, Variety has learned exclusively.Davis’ multi-year deal will see him write and executive produce the film, with talks currently underway with original series cast members to return.

Even before fans saw one second of footage from the upcoming “Eternals” film from Marvel Studios, people were excited by two things: 1) the opportunity to see Oscar-winning filmmaker Chloe Zhao direct a superhero film and 2) the incredible A-list cast that includes folks like Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kumail Nanjiani, Brian Tyree Henry, Richard Madden, Kit Harington, and many more.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAustralia has been so successful in attracting overseas films and international streaming series that the country has deprived it of available sound stages.Russell Crowe who recently made the case for the establishment of new film studios at Coffs Harbour on the New South Wales coast, is not the only one planning to add new capacity.Developers at Ballina, further up the coast, make a similar case and are advancing with plans to develop the Byron Studios where

EXCLUSIVE: Guido Rud’s Argentina and Spain-based sales outfit FilmSharks has scored a pair of deals on its slate with Korea buyers.

EXCLUSIVE: Transgender Talent, the transgender owned and operated management and production company, is looking to help Hollywood get better at portraying transgender and nonbinary characters on screen with the launch of a new consulting arm.

Scott Weintrob, who has directed episodes of Apple TV+’s Home and created Netflix series Fastest Car, has signed an overall deal with Boat Rocker.

Noticias Telemundo has named Julio Vaqueiro as anchor of its evening newscast, succeeding José Díaz-Balart.

Sylvie’s Love star and producer Nnamdi Asomugha has entered into an exclusive first-look deal with Amazon Studios via his iAm21 Entertainment. Under the pact, Asomugha will develop and produce projects to premiere in theatres and on Amazon Prime in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The deal follows Asomugha’s recent Emmy nomination for outstanding television movie for the Amazon Original movie, Sylvie’s Love.

Noah Stollman, who co-created Our Boys and is head writer on Fauda seasons three and four, has set psychological thriller series The Malevolent Bride at A+E Studios, Ananey Studios and Israeli public broadcaster KAN 11.

Halfway through the first season and Marvel Studios’ “What If?” has been an interesting experiment, to quote the Disney CEO, Bob Chapek. While a couple of the episodes have served as intriguing remixes of fan-favorite films, other episodes have really gone in truly weird and fun directions, flipping familiar stories on their heads.

Tony Vinciquerra, CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, says a decision to release Venom: Let There Be Carnage two weeks early shows the film studio “demonstrating our confidence that people will be going to the movies, if the Delta Variant seems to be receding a bit.” He says that was the clear takeaway from Disney’s strong Labor Day weekend release of Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings.

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Billy Talent have officially announced their sixth studio album, sharing with the news a new single featuring Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo.Carried by a fierce, if somewhat pared-back lead guitar riff, the track offers a lot of the punchy, stage-ready rock flavour that Billy Talent have become known for.Aside from having Cuomo himself appear on the track, the band’s Weezer influence also shines through in some of frontman Benjamin Kowalewicz’s vocal melodies, especially when around the halfway

EXCLUSIVE: Christopher Nolan is readying his next film, and Deadline hears that like Dunkirk it will focus on a seminal moment in World War II. This one is J. Robert Oppenheimer’s role in the development of the atom bomb during WWII. Here is a bombshell development: While none of Nolan’s recent movies had gone outside Warner Bros, I’m hearing that several of the major studios across town are reading the screenplay and speaking with Nolan and his reps.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios has closed a first look feature deal with female-led production company Di Novi Pictures to develop and produce content for Amazon Studios.

Sony has announced that it has acquired Firesprite, with the UK developer becoming the fourteenth to come under the PlayStation Studios umbrella.In a blog post, head of PlayStation Studios Hermen Hulst said that he “couldn’t be more delighted to welcome Firesprite to the PlayStation Studios family,” and that “quite a few members of Firesprite come from SIE’s Studio Liverpool and we’re thrilled to welcome them back.”Despite not yet being a household name, Firesprite has a strong legacy.

Sky Studios Hires Drama Chief

Naman Ramachandran Sky Studios has appointed Preethi Mavahalli to the newly created role of creative director, drama, reporting into chief content officer Jane Millichip. She will join in Jan.

Destin Daniel Cretton isn’t the first name you’d think about when imagining filmmakers that would make the leap to superhero features. However, with “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” Cretton is the latest young indie filmmaker that has been snatched up by Marvel Studios to helm a $200 million blockbuster.