Veteran TV executive Channing Dungey jumps to Warner Bros.

After losing his libel case in the UK against a British publication who called him a "wife beater" with regards to ex-wife Amber Heard's allegations, Johnny Depp revealed on Instagram in a shocking statement that he was asked to resign by Warner Bros. from his role as Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts 3.

The Sun, which printed an article claiming he assaulted his then wife . “In light of recent events, I would like to make the following short statement,” Depp wrote on Instagram. “Firstly, I’d like to thank everybody who has gifted me with their support and loyalty.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine has announced that he has stepped down from his role as Grindelwald in at the request of Warner Bros., shortly after losing his libel case in court. In a statement posted to his Instagram account, he wrote: "In light of recent events, I'd would like to make the following short statement.

Johnny Depp is resigning from the “Fantastic Beasts” movie franchise after being requested to do so by Warner Bros.

While we didn’t cover the libel case on the site (as it’s all part of a huge legal issue that involved the personal lives of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard and had very little do with any actual film news), there was a judgment that was handed down recently and Depp found himself losing the lawsuit.

Also Read: 'Supernova' Trailer: Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci Are a Married Couple Driven Apart by Dementia (Video)“New York Will Eat You Alive” will be co-produced by Tencent Pictures, STXfilms, and Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin and Peter Kiernan’s Free Association. STXfilms will distribute the film in the United States, while Tencent Pictures will distribute in China.Tatum, Carolin, Kiernan and Michael Parets are producing for Free Association.

The Witches film. The film, based on the Roald Dahl classic, features evil characters who have distinct hand and feet abnormalities.

Universal Music Publishing has signed production trio Afro Bros – Rashid Badloe, Giordano Ashruf and Shareef Badloe – to a new worldwide publishing deal.“Afro Bros’ music is the perfect blend of South American rhythms with European grooves”, says Alexandra Lioutikoff, President of Universal Music Publishing’s Latin American division. “From live performances as DJs to production work in studios, their music captivates fans around the world.

Warner Chappell has announced the signing of US rock band X Ambassadors to a worldwide publishing agreement. As well as releasing their own music, the band have worked with Lizzo on a number of songs.Warner Chappell SVP A&R, Rich Christina, says: “Many of us at Warner Chappell have known X Ambassadors for a while now, and we’re so proud of all their accomplishments.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterChanning Dungey, who less than two weeks ago left her post as vice president of originals at Netflix, has been tapped to succeed Peter Roth as chairman of Warner Bros. Television Group when he steps down in early 2021.“This is a homecoming of sorts for Channing, who was a production executive at Warner Bros.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMagnolia has acquired North American rights to “Shorta,” Anders Ølhom and Frederik Louis Hviid’s Danish action thriller, which world premiered during Critics’ Week at the Venice Film Festival to warm reviews. The movie went on to play at Toronto.The action-packed film follows Jens and Mike, two police officers who are on a routine patrol in a disadvantaged neighborhood when news breaks that 19-year-old Talib Ben Hassi has died in police custody.

The question that seems to be on most film fans’ minds and definitely the minds of major Hollywood studios is simple, yet difficult to answer—when will movie theaters be back to normal? Namely, when will we see weekend after weekend dominated by new films at the multiplex and record-breaking box office, like we’ve been accustomed to? Well, given the recent decisions by Cineworld and the AMC financial situation, the answer might be “never.” But the heads of two major studios, Warner Bros.

expects to run out of cash by the end of the year or early 2021.Even diehard movie buffs have little incentive to go to the theater these days because Hollywood has pushed back their big film releases to 2021 and has been sending their smaller budget films direct to streaming.Disney pushed “Black Widow,” starring Scarlett Johansson, from Nov. 6 to May 2021.

David Robb Labor EditorRobin DiMaggio, the former musical director of The Arsenio Hall Show, was sentenced today to 27 months in federal prison for embezzling nearly $1 million from a charity concert intended to raise money for children made homeless by wars.

Peter White Television EditorSnowfall writer Aziza Barnes and Insecure’s Natasha Rothwell are developing an adaptation of Ibi Zoboi’s novel Pride for HBO.Pride is an update to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, a Haitian-Dominican coming of age story that explores young love, teenage angst, and gentrification through magical realism.Barnes, who also wrote on Netflix’s Teenage Bounty Hunters, is writing the adaptation, and will exec produce with Rothwell.

A cafe owned by a military veteran was shot at during a chaotic demonstration in Portland over the weekend after being deemed by rioters as unfriendly to the Black Lives Matter movement.  Heroes American Cafe was targeted for being an "unfriendly business" by so-called Antifa-linked Twitter accounts, owner John Jackson told Fox News.  Two windows in the cafe's downtown location were shot at and another was struck with a blunt object -- possibly a baseball bat -- said Jackson, a Black man who

Nellie Andreeva, Patrick Hipes HBO is development a limited series about the rise of SpaceX, Elon Musk’s private rocket company that is in the midst of reviving the United States’ space aspirations.The six-episode series would tells the story of Musk as he handpicks a team of engineers to work on a remote Pacific Island where they build, and launch, the first manned SpaceX rocket into orbit — the Falcon 9 — on May 30, 2020.

Two British terror suspects accused of being involved in the execution of Western hostages, as well as Salford aid worker Alan Henning, have denied all charges against them in a US court.El Shafee Elsheikh, 32, and Alexanda Kotey, 36, are accused of beheading hostages for the so-called Islamic State in Syria.Both are accused of being involved in the executions of four American citizens, as well as British and Japanese nationals.The two men, who grew up in London, are said to have been part of a