Spain: Composers Williams, Morricone honored for film scores

would be playing Venus and Serena Williams' father, Richard Williams, in an upcoming biopic, — but a new lawsuit claims that the tennis coach had already sold his life rights to someone else. In a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on Tuesday, TW3 Entertainment and Power Move Multi Media claim that the upcoming film, produced by Smith's production company, Overbrook Entertainment, and Warner Bros., is based on a multi-million dollar breach of contract. «This case presents an unfortunate and tawdry

Also Read: Warner Bros in Talks for 'King Richard,' With Will Smith as Serena Williams' FatherTW3 Entertainment argues in the complaint that it purchased the motion picture rights to any film “based in whole or in part on Defendant [Richard] Williams’ life story or his book.”Williams, in 2014, wrote a memoir on his life titled “Black and White: The Way I See It.” The book details Williams’ life as a black man in the south and the obstacles he had to overcome to raise his daughters and train them

Richard Williams and Will Smith have found themselves at the centre of a lawsuit over the currently in-production biopic “King Richard”.

Spain has lifted most of its restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has left more than 28,000 dead in the country. The Danish-American actor will also present the European premiere of “Falling,” his directorial debut, at the prestigious festival in northern Spain between Sept.

Jon Burlingame With a projected $32 million loss in wages for canceled scoring dates because of COVID-19, the Los Angeles music community is gearing up for the return of film and TV recording — but cautiously, under strict guidelines.Yet, musicians say, not everyone is prepared to go back to work in groups, given the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic.The mid-March lockdown led to “catastrophic job losses,” says American Federation of Musicians Local 47 president John Acosta, and while the

ABC's Black-ish creator Kenya Barris and Grammy-winning artist Pharrell Williams are in talks with Netflix to develop a feature musical inspired by Juneteenth, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Happy singer Williams and Mimi Valdes will co-produce via their I Am Other banner, while Barris will produce through his Khalabo Ink Society production venture.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Netflix is talks with Black-ish and BlackAF creator Kenya Barris and Happy singer Pharrell Williams to develop a feature-length musical about Juneteenth – the commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States.Deadline understands that the streamer and the pair are in the early stages of working up a plan for the project, and details about storyline are under wraps, although sources say it is a separate project to the live musical that they announced

Actress Michelle Williams has welcomed her second child and first baby with partner Thomas Kail, as per US Weekly. At the awards earlier this year in January, Michelle and Thomas had put a loved up display and the actress had even flaunted her baby bump.

Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias Awards. The jury of the literature award — one of the eight handed out annually by a foundation named after the heir to the Spanish throne, said Thursday that Carson “has reached a level of intensity and intellectual solvency that place her among the most outstanding writers of the present.” With her strong background in classical studies and languages, Carson is known for combining poetry, translation, prose and even script-writing into her works.

US Weekly reporting that the child has now arrived. The baby is Michelle's second child, as she is mum to daughter Matilda, 14, from her previous relationship with the late Heath Ledger.

Pharrell Williams declared that 19 June will officially be recognised as Juneteenth in the state of Virginia during a press conference on Tuesday.The Happy hitmaker joined Virginia Governor Ralph Northam to share the news that the date, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, will be recognised annually state-wide.“From this moment on, when you look at the vastness of the night sky, and you see those stars moving up there, know that those stars are our African ancestors

Pharrell Williams is hoping to make a change. The 47-year-old singer attended a news conference with Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, where the politician announced his plans to make Juneteenth a state holiday.

MADRID -- The Hay Festival of Literature and Arts and the Guadalajara International Book Fair will be sharing this year's Princess of Asturias Awards of Communication and Humanities, the foundation named after the heir to the Spanish throne announced Tuesday. From their respective bases in the Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye and the Mexican city, both festivals “encourage the habit of reading” and “strengthen the publishing industry,” the jury of the prestigious awards said in a statement.

A new 'Evil Dead' movie has been confirmed. Bruce Campbell - who made his name portraying Ash Williams in the original 1981 supernatural horror movie 'The Evil Dead' - has revealed Lee Cronin will write and direct the next motion picture, which is called 'Evil Dead Now', after being handpicked by the original movie's helmer Sam Raimi.

J. Kim Murphy editor“Evil Dead” star Bruce Campbell has revealed some details about the franchise’s next installment.“It’s called ‘Evil Dead Now,'” Campbell said in an interview with Empire.The star played Ash Williams in Sam Raimi’s original horror trilogy of “The Evil Dead,” “Evil Dead 2” and “Army of Darkness.” Campbell didn’t appear in the 2013 soft reboot called “Evil Dead,” but served as a producer.

A Spanish foundation on Friday (May 5) awarded one of the country’s most prestigious awards to composers Ennio Morricone and John Williams for their film work.