ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish On Theatrical Movie Windows: 45-Day Exclusive Is “Overall Direction” For Paramount, But “Fluid” Covid Situation Will Keep Streaming In Mix

Jeanne Mau, formerly SVP Global Inclusion at ViacomCBS, has joined NBCUniversal as SVP TV Programming Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

Bella Hadid is enjoying a day with her boyfriend!

Michael Keaton is Batsuiting up once again. The actor reprises his role as Bruce Wayne in Warner Bros.' Ezra Miller-starrer,, and although he's taken on a number of physical roles throughout his career, Keaton discussed with ET the challenges of filming action films at 69.«It just is harder.

Marta Balaga Dedicated to the events of 2006 in Iraq, “Our River… Our Sky” – previously known as “Another Day in Baghdad” – shows people who suddenly don’t recognize their own country anymore. Trying to carry on with their normal routines, they are “acting life,” says director Maysoon Pachachi.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is gearing up for its release in cinemas on September 3, and director Destin Daniel Cretton has finally confirmed its place in the MCU timeline. Speaking to Fandango, Cretton confirmed that the second film in the MCU's Phase 4 – after Black Widow, which was the first film to be released – is set "in the present day in the MCU timeline".

in a tweet on Saturday morning.“We are the underdog; the underestimated,” Liu added. “We are the ceiling-breakers.

Sizing up Disney’s pivot to streaming during the company’s fiscal third-quarter earnings call, CEO Bob Chapek said, “We’re in the first inning of the first game of a long season.”

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterDisney CEO Bob Chapek is doubling down on his film studio’s decision to release Marvel’s “Black Widow” in theaters and on Disney Plus at the same time.Speaking on a Thursday earnings call with investors, Chapek grazed the company’s ongoing salary drama with actor Scarlett Johansson.

Chapek explained that while the studio made the decision to put the next MCU film in theaters only rather than a hybrid release on Disney+ when infection rates were much lower, they feel that the film will provide the studio with an opportunity to test both the film’s box office and streaming performance under a theatrical window that is shorter than the 90-day period that Hollywood operated under prior to the pandemic.

Disney CEO Bob Chapek defended the distribution strategy behind “Black Widow” that led to a lawsuit filed by star Scarlett Johansson last month.”Both Bob Iger and I, along with the distribution team, decided this was the best strategy because it enabled us to reach the broadest audience,” Chapek said on Disney’s earnings call on Thursday.He added: “Distribution decisions are made on a film-by-film basis, based on market conditions and consumer behavior.”More to come…

Naman Ramachandran Toronto-based outfit Syndicado Film Sales has picked up Romanian duo Monica Stan and George Chiper-Lillemark’s Venice Days selection “Immaculate” (Imaculat).The film follows Daria, whose junkie boyfriend ends up in prison, and she is taken by her parents to rehab to quit heroin and become a good daughter again. Inside the clinic, Daria’s unwavering loyalty to her boyfriend makes her exceptional in the eyes of the male junkies and saves her from their sexual pressures.

ViacomCBS employees won’t be returning to their offices until October 18 “at the very earliest,” CEO Bob Bakish said in a memo to staff today (read it below). He also said the company will continue to require employees currently working at U.S. locations “to be fully vaccinated” and wear masks.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorViacomCBS president and CEO Bob Bakish sent employees a memo Wednesday detailing the company’s concerns over the Delta variant of COVID-19 and specifying that most workers would not return to the office until Oct. 18 “at the very earliest.”Bakish specified that employees returning to ViacomCBS prior to Oct.

No Time To Die moved to November 2020, before the second lockdown forced a further delay to April 2021 and then onto the current UK release date of September 30 (October 8 in the US). Of course, there's no guarantee that Daniel Craig's fifth and final James Bond film won't be shifted once again to 2022, which would actually be the film franchise's 60th anniversary and then the longest gap between 007 movies ever.

Florida’s wealthy elite — a dream come true for a reporter whose beat is income inequality and who has long been fascinated by the exorbitantly rich.Soon after moving, everyday struggles like child care and health insurance begin to drive a wedge between Rebecca and her husband as they come to rely on the affluent Stones family for more than just Mickey’s paycheck. But as Rebecca gets a taste of Mr.

throwing a makeup compact at her. Loder reflected on the early days of the channel and the doubts executives had.«I remember when we first started doing MTV News, nobody thought it would work,» he tells ET's Kevin Frazier.