WB CEO Talks ‘The Batman’s’ Latest Production Halt: “We Never Expected Things To Go Completely Smoothly”

Dave McNary Film ReporterHollywood unions have reached an agreement with the major studios on protocols to allow the industry to safely restart production amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.The agreement was announced Monday, three and a half month after the unions issued their “Safe Way Forward” guidelines.“Guiding principles include strictly enforced testing regimens and safety protocols, a zone-based system, and diligent use of personal protective equipment,” the unions said.

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Filming of The Batman has resumed in the UK after it was paused as a precaution against coronavirus.

Imax CEO Richard Gelfond touted the recent theatrical release of Christopher Nolan's Tenetwhile pouring water on the premium VOD window for Hollywood blockbuster releases during an investor conference appearance on Wednesday.

The disastrous debut of Warner Bros’ spy thriller “Tenet” at movie theaters has Hollywood studios fingering the panic button. “Tenet” — a $200 million Christopher Nolan production which has amassed less than $30 million in ticket sales since it hit US theaters on Sept.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterIn Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s Ratched, Jon Jon Briones plays Dr. Hanover, an ambitious medical professional that runs a psychiatric hospital in Northern part of the Bay Area in California.

lookalike) Witherspoon seems to have mastered balancing motherhood and a successful career. She's an actress, producer, clothing line Draper James founder and book club creator who has received accolades for her work.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish Tuesday called Paramount, “one of the most storied brands in Hollywood” and a “natural choice” of name and content machine for its fast-growing OTT service in a rebrand announced this morning.Previous Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman wanted to unload the studio, or a big chunk of it. But Bakish is making it the beating heat of the company.

Audio entertainment giant SiriusXM is disciplined in its content spending, but willing to pay for attractive programming, CEO Jim Meyer said during a virtual investor conference on Tuesday. Appearing at the virtual Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference, he was asked about the firm's roughly $460 million content spend in 2019, or 6 percent of revenue, in addition to $1.7 billion in music royalties.

Ava DuVernay says the time is long overdue for Hollywood to wake up to being too white and too male and allowing more representation from women and people of color into its top ranks. "I've been in a lot of spaces where I'm the only woman, the only Black person, the only person of color," the Selma director told a masterclass at the Toronto Film Festival on Monday.

Also Read: Writers Guild Says It Has Hit Limit in Franchise Agreement Talks With CAA, WMECAA became the third major Hollywood agency to agree to a new deal, following behind ICM and UTA. WME, at this point, remains the only hold out among the major agencies.UTA, ICM, CAA and WME account for more than 90% of the packaging fee deals — those in which agencies bundle writers, talent and creators for a project and sell to a studio — in Hollywood.

Billie Holiday is one of the most iconic and influential singers of all time. However, she was also one of the most tragic, as her life was cut short due to years of being addicted to hard drugs.

In an interview with IANS, Donovan opened up about his career as an actor, director and voice artist in the West, and shared his views on the lack of diversity in Hollywood."Most of Hollywood lacks diversity. It's one of the big problems.

As WarnerMedia Studios and Networks Group head Ann Sarnoff marks a year at the company where she was recently elevated to a top position overseeing all content, she agreed to a series of interviews on Thursday tied to the release of Christopher Nolan’s much-discussed and oft-postponed Tenet.

Nellie Andreeva, Anthony D'Alessandro Two more Warner Bros. Television TV series, both from John Wells Prods., are resuming production in Los Angeles next week.

Robert Pattinson has reportedly tested positive for Covid-19, halting filming of the film The Batman, days after it resumed following lockdown.

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Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: In the early 20th century, an impoverished teenage Italian cobbler sailed from Naples to America to seek a better life. He settled in Southern California, and became Hollywood’s go-to shoemaker during the silent era.

PeopleTV, the actor said that he, Diana and producers were eager to get the project off the ground.‘The studio liked the idea of doing a Bodyguard 2,’ he explained adding that Diana was set to take on a role ‘in the same kind of capacity as Whitney’.However, he admitted: ‘Nobody really knew that for about a year.’He first opened up about the information back in 2012, explaining that his character would be protecting Diana’s from stalkers and paparazzi before their relationship turned