Paramount Pictures Sets Phil Cohen For Newly Created Role Of SVP Of Literary Affairs

Oliver Stone will preside over the main competition jury of the second edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival, honoring a promise to attend in that role dating back to 2020.

after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24. But, she added, “we are the ones left to organize, left to galvanize, we are the ones to mobilize the community and make sure that they know that not only are we fighting and standing up for ourselves, we are standing up for our children’s children.” Nestled about midway between the cities of St.

The new Harry Potter coin collection being released by the Royal Mint will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone.

The MCU is already bracing for the entry of multiverse baddie Kang the Conqueror in “Ant-Man 3” and “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty” played by Jonathan Majors (“Creed III“) but it looks like an equally menacing threat is going to be coming to meddle with the superheroes in the near future. A rumor that was making waves over the weekend is getting some credible backup as Deadline supports rumblings that comedic actor Sacha Baron Cohen (“Borat“) is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the role of Mephisto in “Ironheart.

Meet the new cast members of “The Real Housewives of New York City”.

EXCLUSIVE: Imax has inked a deal with Wanda Films, China’s largest exhibitor, to install six Imax systems in new multiplexes across top Chinese markets including Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou. Wanda will also relocate and upgrade three of its existing Imax systems to forthcoming locations.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Homecoming, a patriotic rescue movie, dominated the mainland China box office for the third successive weekend. Overall numbers remained anemic in the first full week after the National Day holiday period, sometimes referred to as a ‘Golden Week’. “Homecoming” garnered $12.1 million (RMB85.6 million) between Friday and Sunday, according to data from consultancy and research firm Artisan Gateway. That gave the film a 64% share of the nationwide weekend aggregate. Accordingly, it was far ahead of second-placed film “Give Me Five,” which released on Sept. 9, 2022. “Give Me Five” earned just $1.9 million over the weekend, for a six-week cumulative of $63.8 million.

Kyle Richards posed for sultry photos for a magazine cover ahead of the premiere of "Halloween Ends" on Friday, admitting on Instagram it took some convincing to get her to agree to the photo shoot. The "Halloween" star posted the pictures on her Instagram, thanking PhotoBook Magazine's creative director Mike Ruiz for creating such a fun photo shoot and revealing she had to consult more than a few people before she agreed to participate in the more suggestive and sultry photos.

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk denied a report he engaged in correspondence or contact with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in regard to the Ukraine invasion, but the Democratic chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee warned the world's richest man not to get "over his skis" in foreign affairs. Sen.

Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter In an email to Variety staff on Tuesday, Claudia Eller announced she will return to work as Variety’s Chief Production Officer, effective this week. In this new role, Eller will work closely with Variety CEO Michelle Sobrino-Stearns and Chief Operating and Marketing Officer Dea Lawrence to book and curate Variety’s award-winning live media and events programming. Eller also will also focus on developing longform documentaries for Variety and will serve as the Executive Producer. “We are thrilled to welcome Claudia back to the Variety family in her new role as Chief Production Officer,” said Variety CEO Michelle Sobrino-Stearns. “Since joining Variety in 2013, Claudia has been instrumental to our explosive growth and helped cement Variety’s reputation as the standard-bearer of entertainment industry news. We’re thrilled she is back.”

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Chinese filmmaker, Bi Gan, best-known for his single-take feature “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” has seen his “A Short Story” picked up by Kino Lorber for distribution in North America. A fairy tale that follows the relationship between man and cat, the film had its world premiere in competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and now has its North American premiere in the Currents section of the New York Film Festival. Kino Lorber plans to qualify “A Short Story” for the 96th Academy Awards, showing it theatrically nationwide in early 2023 in tandem with a theatrical re-release of “Long Day’s Journey Into Night.” “Kino Lorber rarely acquires short films, but Bi Gan has packed more cinematic delight into the fifteen minutes of ‘A Short Story’ than many feature length films deliver in two hours,” said Kino Lorber SVP Wendy Lidell. The deal was brokered by Les Films du Losange.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Julie Greenwald has been elevated to chairman & CEO of the newly created Atlantic Music Group. In her new post, Greenwald oversees Atlantic Records — including the Atlantic, Atco, Big Beat, and Canvasback labels — as well as 300 Elektra Entertainment, which encompasses 300, Elektra, Fueled by Ramen, Roadrunner, Low Country Sound, DTA, and Public Consumption. Greenwald and Craig Kallman will continue to jointly lead Atlantic Records, with Kallman continuing as chairman & CEO. Late last year, the company launched 300 Elektra Entertainment with Kevin Liles as chairman-CEO, merging the two labels as part of Atlantic parent Warner Music’s acquisition of 300 Entertainment.

Paris Hilton is speaking up about being sexually assaulted while attending Provo Canyon School.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Hong Kong multi-hyphenate Peter Chan Ho-sun is far too intellectual to call himself an “arms dealer,” as Sony Pictures has in casting itself as an unattached supplier to streaming platforms. But politeness and Bob Dylan references aside, Chan’s new company, Changin’ Pictures, aims to become a major independent purveyor of premium Asian TV content for the streamers. The company is using this week’s Busan International Film Festival as its launchpad and will unveil the first five series of its 20-title pan-Asian slate.  Chan’s thesis is that global audiences are hungry for Asian content but have not been able to access it easily under legacy film and TV distribution systems. With streaming making everything accessible everywhere, and audiences no longer balking at subtitles, quality Asian drama can and will travel.