Ted Hope Joins Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Parasite distributor Neon has come out on top for North American rights to Ryan Gosling package The Actor, the next movie from Anomalisa director Duke Johnson. We hear the pre-buy is in the mid 7-figure range.

Casa Bonita, the iconic Colorado restaurant featured in South Park, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The enormous Mexican restaurant, which features an arcade, cave andwaterfall withcliff divers, among other attractions,filed for Chapter 11 protection in Arizona on April 6, according to local news, citing court documents.

SEOUL, South Korea -- A South Korean exhibition company is trying to persuade an acclaimed American graffiti artist not to restore a $440,000 painting after it was accidentally vandalized by a couple who mistook it for participatory art.The artist, John Andrew Perello, also known as JonOne, has expressed a desire for his painting to be restored in a way that won't financially burden the couple, who don't face criminal charges, Jiyoon Son, a manager from Seoul-based Content Creators of Culture,

Paul Dano is joining Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming drama that is loosely based on the filmmaker’s childhood. Spielberg wrote the script with frequent collaborator Tony Kushner and will direct the project, which is loosely based on the filmmaker's formative years growing up in Arizona.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterPaul Dano will join Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen in Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical film about his family, playing a version of Spielberg’s father, Arnold.The project is loosely based on Spielberg’s childhood in Arizona in the late 1950s and early 1960s, with Williams playing a version of his mother, and Rogen playing a version of his favorite uncle.

Pharrell Williams is calling for a federal investigation after his cousin was shot dead by police in the US last month. The Grammy-winning artist's cousin, Donovon Lynch, was killed by police during shootings at Virginia Beach on 26 March.

Pharrell is calling for “transparency, honesty, and justice” following the death of his cousin in a shooting incident by police.In a social media post to Instagram, Pharrell revealed that his cousin Donovan was recently killed following a series of shootings on Virginia Beach in the US.Pharrell wrote: “The loss of these lives is a tragedy beyond measure. My cousin Donovon was killed during the shootings.“He was a bright light and someone who always showed up for others.

Animal Kingdom‘s Christina Ochoa is set as a lead in ABC’s Promised Land, Matt Lopez’s Latinx family drama pilot.

Justin Herron is being hailed as a “hero”!

Nigeria has again been rated the most dangerous place on the globe for LGBTQ travel, while South Africa drops six places.

Actor George Segal, best known for starring in US sitcom The Goldbergs, has died at the age of 87. Segal, who was Oscar-nominated for 1966 black comedy-drama Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, died on Tuesday in Santa Rosa, California.

Ethan Shanfeld Producer Ted Hope will co-lead a new entertainment and creative industries program at Arizona State University.

Seth Rogen is boarding Steven Spielberg's next directoral effort. The actor will play a character inspired by Spielberg's favorite uncle, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Seth Rogen is going to play Steven Spielberg’s Uncle in a new film. That might very well be the strangest sentence I’ve ever typed for The Playlist.

Ted Hope, the former co-head at Amazon Movies, is set to join Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Global Management. The indie film guru will become a professor of practice in the new graduate entertainment and creative industries program.

Ellise Shafer administratorSeth Rogen has joined Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film based on his childhood in Arizona, Variety has confirmed.Rogen will take on the role of Spielberg’s favorite uncle in the untitled film.

EXCLUSIVE: Steven Spielberg’s next feature film is picking up steam, as he has found the next A-lister to join the ensemble of the film which is loosely based on the director’s childhood growing up in Arizona. Sources tell Deadline that Seth Rogen is set to play the favorite uncle of young Spielberg in the untitled pic that already has Michelle Williams on board to play a role inspired by Spielberg’s mom, but with a separate and original voice.

Esteemed producer Ted Hope is joining the faculty of ASU’s Thunderbird School of Global Management, Deadline has learned.