Village Roadshow Names Tristen Tuckfield Executive Vice President of Feature Film

Former Vice President Mike Pence is recovering from surgery.

The Poet” was originally published by Greg Nichols and Matthew Pearl’s Truly*Adventurous banner.Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen from 21 Laps will produce alongside Pouya Shahbazian. Truly*Adventurous’ Nichols and Pearl will executive produce, with Becca Edelman overseeing for 21 Laps.“The Poet” is a true story with shades of “Gone Girl” and “The Gift” that has been told in full for the first time based on hundreds of pages of never-before-seen documents and newly discovered sources.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterLongtime NBCUniversal executive Cindy Gardner has been elevated to the newly-created role of Executive Vice President, West Coast.The venerable communications lead previously served as EVP of global comms for Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, working closely with chairman Donna Langley.In a Tuesday memo from NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell and chief administration officer Adam Miller, the pair said Gardner will now collaborate “with West Coast business leaders to

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaSister has acquired “Never Far Away,” the new novel from bestselling author Michael Koryta, and will develop it as a feature film. Oscar-winning producer Cathy Schulman, who previously oversaw “Crash,” will produce the thriller for the company.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBrett Alperowitz has been promoted to executive vice president of A&R for Republic Records, as announced today by Wendy Goldstein, the label’s president of West Coast creative. Alperowitz, who was named senior VP in 2015, maintains his role of General Manager of Casablanca Records. He will continue to sign, develop, and cultivate talent for Republic Records and simultaneously oversee the imprint Casablanca Records.

NEW YORK -- Former Vice President Mike Pence has a book deal. His autobiography, currently untitled, is scheduled to come out in 2023.“I am grateful to have the opportunity to tell the story of my life in public service to the American people, from serving in Congress, to the Indiana Governor’s office and as Vice President of the United States,” Pence said in a statement.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterParticipant’s Laura Kim has been promoted to executive vice president of marketing.The seven-year-veteran of the company had previously served as a senior vice president in film marketing. She will continue to report to the company’s worldwide marketing president Christina Kounelias.“Laura has become a good friend and trusted colleague for the past five years that we have worked closely together.

Kamala Harris, 56, is impressing Twitter followers with her unique office desk and it’s because there’s a lot of meaning behind it. The Vice President showed off a pic of her working at the desk, which was built by U.S. Navy Seabees and delivered to the White House in Feb., according to various outlets, including Military.com, in a tweet on Mar. 30. It was reportedly crafted from materials from the USS Constitution warship and features patriotic carvings of eagles and stars.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterWavelength, the award-winning company behind films like “Feels Good Man” and “Farewell Amor,” has named executive Lee Beckett as vice president and head of production for its film division.Lee will work closely with Wavelength founder and CEO Jenifer Westphal and president Joe Plummer to further the label’s mission to “tell great f***king stories.” In her new role, Beckett will manage the day-to-day operations for Wavelength’s in-house productions and work to

Joe Otterson TV ReporterShowtime has named both Danielle De Jesus and Dave Binegar as vice presidents of scripted programming.De Jesus joins the premium cabler from Courtney Kemp’s End of Episode production company, while Binegar was most recently director of original programming at Showtime.

Village Roadshow Entertainment Group has tapped Tristen Tuckfield as executive vp feature film. Tuckfield will work with fellow executive vp feature film Jillian Apfelbaum to co-run Village Roadshow Pictures across all platforms.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterVillage Roadshow Entertainment Group has appointed Tristen Tuckfield as the company’s executive VP of feature film.Tuckfield will work with Jillian Apfelbaum, executive VP of feature film, to co-run Village Roadshow Pictures film content across all platforms.

Tristen Tuckfield has joined Village Roadshow Entertainment Group as EVP, Feature Film.

EXCLUSIVE: The Matrix and Joker co-producer Village Roadshow Pictures is teaming with Matt Reeves’ 6th & Idaho (The Batman) and XYZ Films (Mandy) for the English-language remake of recently-released Russian sci-fi-thriller Sputnik.

Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off the 2021 NAACP Image Awards.Before Anthony Anderson took over as host of the night and awards were presented, President Biden shared some words of wisdom and addressed viewers on Saturday.«Good evening everybody, it's an honor to be a part of the special evening as a member of the NAACP,» Biden began.

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Don’t Peek, a short horror film inspired by Animal Crossing: New Horizons is set to become a full feature film after making its world premiere at SXSW Online.Unaffiliated with Nintendo, the short film was shot and directed by Julian Terry during quarantine in 2020.The film is set in a young woman’s bedroom while she is playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons on her Nintendo Switch late at night.While playing with her virtual house, which resembles the layout of her real bedroom, she’s at first

EXCLUSIVE: Timur Bekmambetov, who is best known for the hyperviolent Angelina Jolie-led thriller Wanted and the bonkers first-person live-action shooter Hardcore Henry, is set to transform the scares of Julian Terry’s horror short Don’t Peek into a full-length feature.