Poorna Jagannathan, Casey Thomas Brown to Star in Megan Griffiths Dramedy ‘I’ll Show You Mine’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Heather Gay is defending her Real Housewives of Salt Lake City castmate Jen Shah.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaScreen Media has promoted Seth Needle to executive vice president, global acquisitions and co-productions. Needle, who has been with Screen Media for a decade, will continue to report to David Fannon, president of Screen Media and executive vice president of distribution at Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment.Needle oversees all acquisition efforts at Screen Media, including finding domestic new releases and foreign sales.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media1091 Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to “Varginha: The Roswell of Brazil,” James Fox’s follow-up to “The Phenomenon.”The film is another exploration of potential extraterrestrial encounters, this one centered on a series of events in 1996 when citizens of Varginha, Brazil, reported seeing one or more strange creatures and a UFO crash.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaCAA has signed filmmaker Karen Cinorre, who made her debut with the action fantasy film “May.”The film, which Cinorre also wrote and produced, was recently acquired by Magnolia Pictures. The indie studio recently announced that it plans to release “Mayday” this fall.“Mayday” premiered in the U.S.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaThe Zac Efron survival thriller “Gold” has sold to Screen Media following a competitive bidding situation that saw several studios and distributors circling the project. The film co-stars Anthony Hayes who co-wrote the script in addition to directing the picture.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaFresh off of upending the media landscape with their deal to combine WarnerMedia and Discovery, Discovery chief David Zaslav and AT&T head John Stankey will touch down in Sun Valley, Idaho, in July for Allen & Co.’s annual media conference.They will be joined at the annual confab of power brokers and media barons by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, fresh off his $8.5 billion deal to purchase Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and will hit the resort at a time when most

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMagnolia Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to “Mayday,” an action fantasy that debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. “Mayday” is directed by debut filmmaker Karen Cinorre and stars Grace Van Patten, Mia Goth, Havana Rose Liu, Soko, Théodore Pellerin and Juliette Lewis.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaScreen Media has nabbed all North American rights to “Naked Singularity,” a heist thriller with John Boyega and Olivia Cooke.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaOver the course of his long career, Cheech Marin has toked up with Tommy Chong in umpteenth Cheech & Chong movies, hung out on the driving range with Kevin Costner in “Tin Cup” and rode shotgun with Don Johnson on “Nash Bridges.” But he’s never taken on a role quite like the one he’ll be playing in “Lapham Rising.” The actor will be lending his distinctive voice to role of Hector, a born-again evangelical and unapologetic capitalist talking dog.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorOn June 5, to mark the 40th anniversary of the first CDC report related to HIV/AIDS, public officials, activists and celebrities will converge on San Vicente Boulevard next to West Hollywood Park for the groundbreaking for Stories: The AIDS Monument, a 7,000-square-foot art installation honoring those who have died of AIDS or are living with HIV.

The iHeartRadio Music Awards 2021 were held recently in Los Angeles and the star-studded evening saw who's who of the music industry turn up looking their best. One couple who has been stealing the show everywhere they go is Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox who once again drove everyone crazy with their red carpet look and sizzling chemistry.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIndependent filmmaker and educator Deborah LaVine has been tapped to run the film program at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA).

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaDirty Robber has tapped Jasper Thomlinson as the company’s new head of branded content.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Everybody’s Talking About Jamie,” the film adaptation of the popular West End musical, will debut on Amazon’s Prime Video.The film was originally set to be distributed on October 23, 2020, by the Disney-owned 20th Century Studios, but COVID scrambled those plans and forced the studio to delay the release. Amazon bought distribution rights for an undisclosed sum.

Chicago Fire, it's safe to say that Miranda Rae Mayo isn't ready to put away her firefighting gear any time soon.Joining the show in 2016 at the age of 26, the Californian native had mostly been doing supporting work on beloved shows like Pretty Little Liars and True Detective but at the time, she says, that lack of commitment felt freeing.Now, Miranda acknowledges that she has realized that commitment itself has actually given her more freedom - and that the support and trust of her

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaDiscovery Plus will premiere “No Responders Left Behind,” a documentary about the fight waged by former “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart, social activist John Feal and FDNY hero, Ray Pfeifer, to get health benefits and compensation for 9/11 first responders. The film will stream on Discovery Plus globally this September.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media1091 Pictures has acquired “An Unknown Compelling Force,” a documentary that explores the mystery behind the brutal deaths of nine student hikers in Russia. The film is directed by Liam Le Guillou and will be released on home entertainment platforms on June 15.“An Unknown Compelling Force” digs deep into the so-called Dyatlov Pass incident, which took place in the Ural Mountains in 1959.