Universal Pictures Wins Big At 2022 BASE AwardsThe British Association for Screen Entertainment hosted the 42nd annual BASE Awards at Camden’s Roundhouse Thursday night and Universal Pictures led the winner’s list, taking home five awards, including Outstanding Innovation for Streaming ‘Live’ to Your Living Room: Stand-Up Comedy with Eddie Izzard and Dylan Moran, and Best in Class Packaging for Inglourious Basterds: Total Basterds Edition. Sony Pictures Entertainment and Warner Bros. Discovery followed close behind with four awards each. Sony Pictures Entertainment took home Campaign of the Year for New Release Film – Over 15m Box Office for Spider-Man: No Way Home, while Warner Bros. Discovery won Home Entertainment Campaign of the Year – TV for Game of Thrones: The Iron Anniversary.
Warner Bros. Discovery Names 3 Executives to Lead Global Diversity Team
20.09.2022 - 21:21 / thewrap.com
Warner Bros. Discovery announced the leaders of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) team, with WarnerMedia UK SVP Asif Sadiq serving as its global chief officer.
Four regional vice presidents will report to Sadiq, including Karen Horne serving as SVP for North America, Rukasana Bhaijee as VP in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), Niarchos Pabalis appointed Director for Latin America. A VP for the Asia-Pacific region will be announced at a later date.
“A strong focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is a top priority for our company, and we are committed to doing everything we can to get this right — not only because it makes good business sense, but because it allows us to build stronger connections with employees, partners and consumers,” said Sadiq, who was announced as chief DEI officer in July. “I am thrilled to announce that we have put in place an incredibly talented and experienced global team, and are in the process of building and implementing a strategy that will enable us to have a positive, lasting impact locally, regionally and beyond,” Sadiq added.
I try to pick projects that will feel impactful for others, says Letitia Wright
Letitia Wright said she felt a responsibility to be a vessel for the voice of an asylum seeker while filming her upcoming project Aisha. The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever actress, 28, stars as a Nigerian girl caught in Ireland’s immigration system alongside co-star Josh O’Connor in director Frank Berry’s latest drama. Arriving at the film’s UK premiere at the BFI London Film Festival, Wright told the PA news agency: “When I read the script from Frank I just thought this is a beautiful piece of art, well crafted and well put together and this is why I wanted to be a part of it.
Adam Lambert signs to Warner UK’s EastWest Records
Adam Lambert has signed one of those record deals with Warner Music UK, specifically EastWest Records, if you’re here for the specifics, which I suspect you are. Specifics nerd!Lambert, you might remember, isn’t just that guy who sings with Queen.
'Great British Bake Off' Judge Prue Leith Shocks Fans by Revealing She Drowned Kittens as a Child
Prue Leith, one of the longtime judges on The Great British Bake Off, has shocked fans with the revelation that she once drowned a bag of kittens as a child.
Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad to Produce Joshua Bennett’s ‘The Book of Mycah’ for Warner Bros. TV
Selome Hailu As part of their overall deal with Warner Bros. Television Group, Lena Waithe’s company Hillman Grad Productions will adapt “The Book of Mycah,” a novella written by Joshua Bennett. “The Book of Mycah” takes place in an alternate history America where Malcolm X came back from the dead in 1965. The television project is based on Bennett’s novella of the same name, which leads his most recent collection, “The Study of Human Life.” The book was published on Sept. 20 by Penguin Random House. Waithe and Hillman Grad CEO Rishi Rajani will serve as executive producers on the TV adaptation, while creative executive Sylvia Carrasco will oversee the production. Bennett is a professor of English and creative writing at Dartmouth College. Along with “The Study of Human Life,” he is the author of three books of poetry and literary criticism: “The Sobbing School” (Penguin, 2016), which was a National Poetry Series selection and a finalist for an NAACP Image Award; “Being Property Once Myself” (Harvard University Press, 2020); and “Owed” (Penguin, 2020). He is repped by Yorn, Levine, Barnes, Krintzman, Rubenstein, Kohner, Endlich & Gellman.
Anna Marsh Named Deputy CEO Canal+ Group
Long-serving Studiocanal exec, Anna Marsh, has been appointed Deputy CEO of Canal+ Group. Marsh joined the company’s production, distribution and international sales subsidiary, Studiocanal, in 2008 where she held such titles as Head of International Sales and Managing Director of Studiocanal UK, before being appointed CEO of Studiocanal in 2019.
Prue Leith recalls 'traumatic' moment she drowned kittens as a child
Dame Prue Leith has recalled the horrific moment she drowned a bag of kittens with her mother as a child, dubbing the ordeal a “traumatic experience.” The Great British Bake Off judge detailed the incident in her memoir entitled, I’ll Try Anything Once, which takes a deep dive into Prue’s career from her immigration to the UK in the 1960s to opening her own cooking classes in the country’s capital. While the book is undoubtedly filled with funny tidbits and laughable moments, one particularly dark except has shocked fans so much they are flocking to social media to share their concern.The 82 year old judge, who grew up in South Africa, wrote: “'My mother and I, then 11, had just drowned some kittens… and for weeks I imagined those poor dead creatures.
Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira & Letitia Wright Reflect On Honoring Chadwick Boseman & 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'
Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira & Letitia Wright opened up about honoring Chadwick Boseman‘s memory and the impending release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
International Insider: Queen Elizabeth Laid To Rest; TF1 & M6 Union Collapses; Spiky In San Sebastian
Come in quickly, Insiders. It’s getting colder out there. Jesse Whittock here with a rundown of this week’s top news and analysis, coming to you from across Europe.
Queen Elizabeth Will Be Laid To Rest With Only THESE Two Important Pieces Of Jewelry
Queen Elizabeth II had access to one of the most impressive, priceless jewelry collections in the world — but she won’t take any of them with her. She will be laid to rest with only her most sentimental items.
Pixie Lott says George Michael’s music 'feels like home'
Pixie Lott says George Michael’s music “feels like home”. The 31-year-old pop star grew up listening to the ‘Faith’ superstar - who died from heart disease on Christmas Day in 2016 aged 53 - and says his body of work is “steeped in nostalgia” for her. She said: “For me, George Michael is steeped in nostalgia and anything steeped in nostalgia just feels like home, or the warmest hug.