Sony CEO's Annual Pay Rises as Company Sets Name Change

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorNetflix has set the first animated TV series based on the long-running Usagi Yojimbo comic books by Stan Sakai.

Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood confirmed that they would be taking the country group in a new direction after acknowledging the dangerous history of the word “antebellum” amid nationwide Black Lives Matter protests.“As a band, we have strived for our music to be a refuge … inclusive of all,” the Grammy winners declared via a lengthy Instagram statement on June 11.

Sony Pictures and SK Global have nabbed film rights to Kevin Kwan’s new novel, Sex and Vanity. Kwan’s earlier Crazy Rich Asians trilogy became a box office hit after it was adapted in 2018 by SK Global.

Justin Kroll Film ReporterBrad Pitt is set to star in action-thriller “Bullet Train” for Sony Pictures, sources tell Variety.David Leitch will direct and will supervise the script, which will be written by Zak Olkewicz. Since directing the “Fast & Furious” spinoff “Hobbs & Shaw,” Leitch had been taking his time in picking his next film, and only recently committed to this pic.The film is based on the Japanese novel “Maria Beetle” by best-selling author Kotaro Isaka.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmBREAKING: Brad Pitt is set to star in Bullet Train, the Sony Pictures action movie that just got as director David Leitch, the helmer of Deadpool 2 and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. Zak Olkewicz wrote the script, based on the Japanese novel Maria Beetle by Kotaro Isaka.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAs pressure mounts on the Washington Redskins to change their name, fans are renewing calls on Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Indians to alter that team’s name, as well. On Friday, just a few hours after the Redskins issued a statement about their team name, Cleveland did likewise.

YOASOBI is a breakout J-pop act whose debut single, "Yoru ni kakeru," has been taking various Japanese music rankings by storm.

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This summer , the shy 22-year-old from Japan, became the highest-paid female athlete of all time— bringing in a cool $37.4 million in endorsement deals and prize money (and outpacing Serena Williams, formerly the highest-paid female athlete ever). Athletes with larger than life endorsement deals tend to have larger than life egos.

American post-hardcore band Slaves have announced that they plan to change their name.

Brandon Choe Photo EditorFollowing movements across the country calling for the removal of all remembrances of perceived racist iconography and honors, the Democratic Party of Orange County (DPOC) has issued a resolution to remove John Wayne from his namesake airport.The Democrats want to revert the airport to its original designation: Orange County Airport.Wayne, a film star whose career spanned five decades, was a notorious conservative in a less tolerant era.

Kelly Clarkson sang her heart out during her performance of a country classic on the latest latest instalment of “Kellyoke” on Friday.

Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida's annual pay rose 14 percent in yen terms. The Japanese entertainment and consumer electronics giant in a Friday regulatory filing disclosed that his pay for the latest fiscal year increased from ￥397 million to ￥454 million.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterAmazon Prime Video has set Theater, the feature adaptation of Naoki Matayoshi’s second novel Gekijo, as its first day-and-date release in Japan.The movie will launch on the service in 200 countries on July 17, and will also play in Japanese theaters, which have started to re-open following the coronavirus lockdown.

Justin Kroll Film ReporterDavid Leitch, whose film credits include “Deadpool 2,” “Hobbs & Shaw” and “Atomic Blonde,” is heading back to the big screen with action thriller “Bullet Train” for Sony Pictures.In addition to directing, Leitch will supervise the script, which will be written by Zak Olkewicz.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmDavid Leitch, who helmed Deadpool 2 and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, will direct Bullet Train, the Sony Pictures action movie based on the Japanese novel Maria Beetle by Isaka Kotaro.

If you’ve been wondering how some of the biggest tennis stars have been spending their time in quarantine, here’s your answer.

Slated to be the biggest dance music livestream to happen yet during quarantine, Electric Blockaloo has announced that it's postponing the event for two weeks and also changing its name to Rave Family Block Fest.