Scott Rudin, A24 End Business Relationship as Abuse Allegation Fallout Continues

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIFC Films has nabbed North American rights to “John and the Hole,” an unorthodox coming-of-age story that had its premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.Directed by visual artist Pascual Sisto, the film follows 13-year-old John (Charlie Shotwell) who decides to drug his well-to-do parents (Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Ehle) and older sister (Taissa Farmiga).

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaSir Howard Panter, one of the leading forces in live theater, is so convinced that Broadway, the West End and other stage hubs are poised to come back in a big way post-pandemic, that he’s been using the last few months to restore old theaters and hunt for new ones.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaFlorence Welch will journey into the Jazz Age for her new musical project, one that will offer up fortune seekers and flappers, rum runners and rich dilettantes, self-made men and high society standard bearers.In short, it’s F. Scott Fitzgerald’s glittering masterwork, “The Great Gatsby,” which will provide the spine of a new stage show that is eyeing a Broadway run.

Screenwriter Michael Chabon, a longtime collaborator of Scott Rudin,is speaking outin the wake of The Hollywood Reporter's April 7 cover story on allegations made against the producer.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterNovelist Michael Chabon has issued a lengthy apology for not speaking up sooner about producer Scott Rudin’s abuses, saying that he witnessed Rudin mistreat his staff but kept quiet about it because he accepted that was how Hollywood worked.“I’m ashamed,” Chabon wrote on Medium.

The Producers Guild of America has broken its silence over workplace bullying claims in the wake of The Hollywood Reporter's April 7 cover story on allegations made against Scott Rudin. On Thursday, the Hollywood producers organization announced it has created a new task force dedicated to rooting out workplace harassment in the aftermath of allegations made against the Hollywood mega-producer.

Michael Appler Several hundred Broadway advocates and theater workers gathered in New York City on Thursday to demand the industry banish Scott Rudin in the wake of a growing controversy around the producer’s abusive treatment of employees.

The Producers Guild of America is expanding its Independent Production Safety Initiative to include anti-bullying trainings “with the goal of eliminating workplace violence and aggression.” The move comes in the wake of bullying accusations against Broadway and Oscar-winning movie producer Scott Rudin.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterIn response to recent and explosive allegations about producer Scott Rudin’s workplace behavior, the Producers Guild of America is forming a task force to combat bullying in Hollywood.“We are deeply disturbed and disheartened by the continuing allegations of workplace harassment and abuse in our industry, and stand with those who speak out against such violence and intimidation in all forms,” a Thursday PGA statement read, without directly naming Rudin, who

Scott Rudin has been one of Hollywood’s biggest behind-the-scenes names for decades, producer of a dizzying array of hits ranging from “Clueless” to “Sister Act” to “The Addams Family” — and even competed against himself at the 2008 Oscars when two films he produded, “No Country for Old Men” and “There Will Be Blood”, were nominated for Best Picture.

Hugh Jackman is speaking out.

Hugh Jackman, star of the upcoming Broadway revival of The Music Man produced by Scott Rudin, said today that the company is “rebuilding the Music Man team” in the wake of Rudin’s decision to step back from active leadership participation.

The fallout from the allegations of systematic abuse against Scott Rudin has extended to his ongoing projects. Earlier today, the top producer issued a statement saying that he was “stepping back from my film and streaming projects in addition to my work on Broadway.” (He had issued a similar statement about the Broadway shows he produces over the weekend.)

A couple of weeks ago, superstar Hollywood producer Scott Rudin became the center of controversy after even more reports surfaced of his alleged horrible behavior with colleagues, including throwing items at people and verbally abusing them. For many, this echoed stories that have been told about Rudin for years now, with very little actually being done in response.

Not long after Scott Rudin issued a statement he will step back from film and TV projects, to go with the voluntary exit from theater projects he announced days ago, sources said that A24 has cut the cord with the producer on five films, this following a THR expose by Tatiana Siegel on Rudin’s recidivist bullying of assistants and others who were powerless to do anything about it. There is no official comment, nor a confirmation that Rudin’s name not appearing in the credits of these films.

Also Read: Scott Rudin Accused of Bullying Former Assistant Who Later Took His Own Life (Video)The news comes after Rudin said on Tuesday that he would be “stepping back” from his film and streaming projects, in addition to his Broadway projects that he first announced on Saturday, all in response to a THR article in which former assistants and staffers accused him of physical and mental abuse.“When I commented over the weekend, I was focused on Broadway reopening successfully and not wanting my

Not long after Scott Rudin issued a statement he will step back from film and TV projects, to go with the voluntary exit from theater projects he announced days ago, sources said that A24 has cut the cord with the producer on five films, this following a THR expose by Tatiana Siegel on Rudin’s recidivist bullying of assistants and others who were powerless to do anything about it. There is no official comment, nor a confirmation that Rudin’s name not appearing in the credits of these films.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterProducer Scott Rudin will “step back” from his film and streaming projects in addition to his Broadway productions in the wake of allegations about his abusive workplace behavior.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterIn the wake of Kevin Graham-Caso’s suicide last October, his friends pored over his old emails, looking for answers. Klodiana Alia found one from 2009, when Graham-Caso was working as an assistant to producer Scott Rudin.