WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar Tells Employees Racism Is a ‘Problem’ for Company

Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies – has shared a heartwarming tribute to Sir Ian Holm, who died at the age of 88. The Oscar-nominated actor – best known for playing Bilbo Baggins – died peacefully in hospital on June 19, according to his agent.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefGiorgio Stock, president of WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks & Sales, in both the Europe Middle East & Africa and the Asia-Pacific regions is leaving the company.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorThe Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed on Thursday that the region has surpassed the grim milestone of 3,000 confirmed deaths from coronavirus. Just days before, California as a whole surpassed 5,000 deaths.The revelation came on the same day that Governor Gavin Newsom announced that masks would be required in all public spaces — with a few exceptions.L.A.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmAfter a distinguished run as the visual effects house that brought to life Gollum, King Kong and other incredible creatures for Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth films and other film spectacles including James Cameron’s Avatar sequels and Avengers: Endgame, Weta Digital is making a major expansion.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorThe number of coronavirus cases in Los Angeles County crossed the 75,000 mark on Tuesday.The county Department of Public Health reported another 1,337 cases of the virus, while Long Beach confirmed 78 more and Pasadena added 10. The new cases gave the county a total of 75,172.Meanwhile, another 33 deaths were reported by the county.

As music fans continue to champion a potential Verzuz battle between Kanye West and Pharrell, on Thursday (June 11), they received endless gems in a new interview between the two hip-hop luminaries.

Kanye West has objected to the references made for Michael Jackson in media. Defending the King of Pop, Kanye West recently said that media should not "tear down our heroes." Kanye West also denounced using references like "Wacko Jacko" and other names given to Michael Jackson by several agencies and media.

Kanye West has defended Michael Jackson in a new interview, saying “companies” and “documentaries” shouldn’t be allowed to “tear down our heroes.”In a conversation with Pharrell Williams for i-D Magazine, West appeared to reference the Dan Reed-directed documentary Leaving Neverland. That film focused on testimony by Wade Robson and James Safechuck, both of whom claimed that Jackson sexually abused them when they were children.

Ted Johnson Family and friends mourned George Floyd in song, memories and prayer, while political figures including Joe Biden, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and Rep.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterHong Kong’s two major theme parks, Disneyland and Ocean Park, are set to re-open as part of the local government’s plans to reboot the region’s economy.The South China Morning Post is reporting that Ocean Park will open to visitors from Saturday (June 13), with the Disneyland resort on Lantau Island set to follow soon on an unspecified date.

As protests continue around the globe in response to the murder of George Floyd at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers, some popular Sesame Street characters joined CNN’s Van Jones and Erica Hill and a group of experts to address the problem of racism and discuss how to fight against it.

Elisabeth Moss has played her fair share of women on the edge, but she’s taking it to a whole other level in “Shirley”, portraying writer Shirley Jackson.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterTBS has greenlit a virtual comedy competition with Jason Sudeikis set to host.“Tournament of Laughs” has received a seven-episode order at the cabler and will premiere June 21 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

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For “Shirley” director Josephine Decker, Elisabeth Moss was always the “top choice” to play author Shirley Jackson in her drama.

Josephine Decker's prickly, unnerving “Shirley,” is set mostly in the Bennington, Vermont, home of the reclusive writer Shirley Jackson (Elisabeth Moss) and her husband, the literary critic Stanley Hyman (Michael Stuhlbarg). But it also takes place in the gothic, heightened realm of one of Jackson's own stories.

By Anthony D'Alessandro

WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar is reuniting with his longtime partner. Kilar has named Richard Tom to the role of chief technology officer at AT&T-owned WarnerMedia.