Protagonist Taps Focus Executive Luane Gauer as Head of Acquisitions

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerGirls Trip actress Tiffany Haddish spoke to Dr. Anthony Fauci in a video posted on her YouTube page this week, revealing that she tested positive for COVID-19.“I was working on a movie and someone in the movie contracted coronavirus,” Haddish told Fauci.

Tiffany Haddish is opening up about how she learned she was positive for COVID-19 coronavirus.

Dave McNary Film ReporterJamie Foxx and Teyonah Parris have joined John Boyega in the sci-fi mystery “They Cloned Tyrone” for Netflix and Macro.“Creed 2” writer Juel Taylor is attached to direct from a screenplay he wrote with Tony Rettenmaier. The film is described as a pulpy caper, in which an unlikely trio — portrayed by Boyega, Foxx and Parris — investigates a series of eerie events.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and Teyonah Parris, who stars in the forthcoming Candyman reboot, have come aboard They Cloned Tyrone. The pair join previously announced lead John Boyega in Macro and Netflix’s sci-fi feature film, which will mark the directorial debut of Creed 2 scribe Juel Taylor.Taylor penned the screenplay with Tony Rettenmaier.

Netflix has ordered a comedy series starring Jamie Foxx titled “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me,” Variety has learned.The multi-camera series is inspired by Foxx’s relationship with his daughter, Corinne Foxx. The series will also star David Alan Grier, Kyla-Drew, Porscha Coleman, and Jonathan Kite.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVNetflix has given a formal series green light to Dad Stop Embarrassing Me, a father daughter comedy starring and executive produced by Oscar winner Jamie Foxx.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNetflix has ordered a comedy series starring Jamie Foxx titled “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me,” Variety has learned.The multi-camera series is inspired by Foxx’s relationship with his daughter, Corinne Foxx. The series will also star David Alan Grier, Kyla-Drew, Porscha Coleman, and Jonathan Kite.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorBroadcast tech entrepreneur Jack Perry, CEO of Syncbak, along with Gray Television and partner stations, is launching VUit, a new ad-supported streaming service banking on the appeal of local live content to grow audiences and capture ad revenue that’s migrating to digital.VUit will have 200 stations at launch.

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Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterWME Partner and Literary Agent Melissa Myers has been named President and Partner of a new venture between Kinetic Content founder and CEO Chris Coelen, and Red Arrow Studios.Set to focus on premium high-end English-language scripted TV series with both domestic and global appeal, the venture will harness creativity and strategic alliances from across the world.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has been in the headlines throughout the Coronavirus pandemic due to him being the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, underwent surgery on Thursday (August 20) to remove a polyp on his vocal cord.

Also Read: Focus Features Closes Deal for James Gray's 'Armageddon Time' (Exclusive)During Walak’s four-year run, the studio’s films have garnered an impressive 28 Academy Awards nominations from prestige pics like Jeff Nichols’ “Loving,” Joe Wright’s “Darkest Hour,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Phantom Thread,” Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman” and Kasi Lemmons’ “Harriet.”Walak, who was based in London for much of his time at the studio, was instrumental in championing the move of “Downton Abbey” to the

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentJennifer Msumba took the best-film prize for her “The Fish Don’t Care When It Rains” at the seventh annual Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, which streamed live Aug. 13.

Before there was Survivor and The Amazing Race, there was Eco-Challenge. The ultra-endurance race created by Mark Burnett evolved as a television format first on MTV, then on ESPN, eventually making its way to Discovery and then USA.

Jill Scott is ready to play the queen. The Grammy-winning singer and sometimes actress has signed on to topline Mahalia! playing the queen of gospel Mahalia Jackson in a new biopic that counts collaborators in Jamie Foxx and Queen Latifah, two stars who have navigated the moves from music and movies to critically acclaimed biopics with successful results.