Universal Pictures Opens Applications for 2021 Composers Initiative

Magnolia Pictures has acquired the worldwide rights, excluding Canada, to Lance Oppenheim’s documentary feature debut “Some Kind of Heaven.”The film, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, was produced by Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa and Los Angeles Media Fund, which also financed the film.“Some Kind of Heaven” profiles The Villages, the nation’s largest retirement community, located in Central Florida.

Now that the industry is beginning to start filming blockbusters again, news of the many stringent precautions being taken by studios in the face of the global pandemic. One such blockbuster is “Jurassic World: Dominion,” which is back in production in London, with an extra $9 million for safety protocols added to the budget by Universal.

After living abroad in Canada and the U.K. for 10 years, the Duchess of Sussex says it’s “good to be home” in the United States.The Duchess of Sussex joined a discussion on race and gender issues in the media with the founder of a new non-profit news organization focused on gender equity.

Universal Music Group’s Interscope, her record label for nearly a decade, according to reports.The Queen of Pop is considering returning to Warner Music Group, where she launched her self-titled debut album “Madonna” in 1983 and went on to crank out hits including “Like a Virgin” (1984), “True Blue” (1986), and “Ray of Light” (1998).

Former AOA member Mina left her fans worried after she shared a disturbing and lengthy note via Instagram post. Mina shared a black-screened picture with the caption: “I feel like a victim, so do I make everyone a perpetrator? No, I only said the truth, I never said that I was a perpetrator, I said I was a bystander.

Tom Pollock, the former Universal Pictures chairman who died Aug. 1 at the age of 77, had a shrewd eye for business.

Tom Pollock, the former chairman of Universal Pictures and the American Film Institute, died Saturday night at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles following a heart attack. He was 77.

Dave McNary Film ReporterTom Pollock, the former chairman of Universal Pictures and the American Film Institute, died Saturday of natural causes at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. He was 77.“We are incredibly saddened by the loss of Tom Pollock,” said NBCUniversal vice chairman Ron Meyer in a statement.

Tom Pollock, the former chairman of Universal Pictures and the American Film Institute, has died at the age of 77, TheWrap has learned from longtime law partner Alan Hergott and screenwriter Nicholas Meyer.As an entertainment lawyer and later a producer and studio head, Pollock helped several iconic filmmakers get their start and oversaw the release of some of the most famous blockbusters ever released.

Former Boy Meets World star Maitland Ward made a major career move to the world of adult entertainment last year, and she is celebrating her first year in the industry by gracing the cover of AVN Magazine. The 43-year-old redhead wore a sheer black bodysuit for the cover, and the August 2020 issue features a 22-page spread filled with steamy pics taken by photographer Keith Ryan.

Fox Business reported today on Tom Cruise‘s collaboration with Universal Pictures in which the legendary actor convinced the studio to film the first-ever movie in outer space. At the moment, however, it’s not clear how much of the project will be done outside of the earth’s orbit.

Tamar Braxton posted an emotional note on Thursday (July 30) confirming her recent suicide attempt and opening up about the toxic culture of the reality TV business.Braxton, who reportedly attempted to take her life on July 16, said, "Mental illness is real. We have to normalize acknowledging it and stop associating it with shame and humiliation.

Universal has announced the second installment of its Film Music Composers Initiative, which is meant to bring diversity into feature film composition, a space that has long been overwhelmingly white and male.

Also Read: How 'Joker' Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir Used 'Macho Chords' to Get Inside the Character's HeadFurther, Orlando Perez Rosso scored the theme music for an NBC Sports show and was also hired for the restoration of two silent films at Universal.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterUniversal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG)’s Global Talent Development & Inclusion (GTDI) has officially opened submissions for its yearly Composers Initiative. Applications will be accepted starting today through August 23.GTDI teamed with Universal’s Film Music department for the Composers Initiative which was launched in 2018.

Taylor Swift latest album, folklore, was so under wraps that her own label didn’t even know about it.

The sequel to “Spider-Man: Far From Home” finds itself even further away, delayed 1 month to a release date of December 17, 2021. The would-be ninth Spidey film of the past couple of decades had was due to release in November that same year, but Sony announced the move after Disney announced a huge wave of delays to their film slate.

“Phineas and Ferb”‘s newest movie “Candace Against the Universe” got a sneak peek during Comic-Con @ Home.

[email protected] panel. Watch it above.The song, “Such A Beautiful Day,” was written by Dan Povenmire and Karey Kirkpatrick and is performed by Ashley Tisdale, who voices Candace in the film.It’s the second feature length movie based on the hit Disney Channel animated series, which ran from 2008-2015.