WGA Holding Membership Referendum On New Feature Film Screen Credit

Naman Ramachandran The fifth and final season of Netflix historical drama “The Last Kingdom,” due in 2022, will be followed by a two-hour feature film titled “Seven Kings Must Die.” The film will stream on Netflix.The news was announced by Alexander Dreymon, who plays the lead role of Uhtred, at the London Comic Con on Sunday. Based on the novels of Bernard Cornwell, filming on “Seven Kings Must Die” will begin in Budapest in early 2022, with Dreymon reprising his role.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHoldover title, “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” comfortably  defeated new release “Dune” at the South Korean box office over the latest weekend.“Dune” managed to earn $2.54 million between Friday and Sunday which was equivalent to a 39% share of the total market. Over its five opening days, the sci-fi epic earned a total of $3.47 million.“Venom 2” had opened a week earlier with a $6.71 million debut that counts as strong in the current malaise.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe lives and epic love story of rocker Ozzy Osbourne and manager and personality Sharon Osbourne will be the subject of an upcoming feature film.The untitled project comes from Polygram Entertainment, and will follow a biopic format centering on their decades-long bond — one that exploded to the heights of pop culture with the flagship MTV reality series “The Osbournes.”  Oscar nominee Lee Hall (“Billy Elliot”) is scripting the project.“Our relationship at times

Have you wanted to send a gift to a friend or a family member but you don’t have their mailing address handy? Well now you can with Amazon’s new shopping feature which enables you to send gifts to your loved ones even if you don’t know their address. It's an idea that could take off just in time for Christmas, says UK home delivery expert ParcelHero.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLong-running footwear brand Dr. Martens has announced their 2021 “Dr.

The NFL has set another multiplatform deal for this season’s wild card playoff games.

Hearthstone Mercenaries originally had a cool new feature which made Alexstrasza a lot more flexible. But it was cut from the game before it launched.“Alexstrasza has three different portraits,” explained Blizzard Entertainment lead game producer Gloria Zhang in an interview with NME.

TOWIE’s Amy Childs has been spotted holding hands with a new romantic interest, three months after splitting with her ex. Amy was seen wearing a brown patterned jumpsuit and nude sky-high heels as she walked around London with her new mystery man.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe New Zealand International Film Festival had to cancel the Auckland leg of its multi-city exhibition series, but will continue in Wellington and Christchurch with a diverse lineup that includes an impressive Asian selection.Wellington will screen a total of 164 feature films from 51 countries over 18 days (Nov. 4-21) across its eight venues.

Lupin,” Netflix and French star Omar Sy have entered a multi-year feature film deal.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAuthor, producer and founder of the Phenomenal Woman Action Campaign, Meena Harris will lead a new documentary film “In Her Element.”The 30-minute film, from Reese Witherspoon’s media company Hello Sunshine and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, features three female pioneers using technology to advance their fields while inspiring the next generation of women to join them in breaking through barriers.

EXCLUSIVE: The debate has begun over a WGA referendum that would give screen credits to hundreds of feature film writers who currently aren’t eligible to receive them. The referendum would authorize the use of an “Additional Literary Material” credit for all “participating writers” who work – sometimes for many months – on motion pictures but don’t receive any screen credit at all.

“The L Word” star Jamie Clayton will portray the iconic horror villain Pinhead in a new take on the 1987 film “Hellraiser” that’s set up at Spyglass Media Group and Hulu. Also announced as part of the cast on Thursday are Odessa A’zion, who will star alongside Clayton, as well as Brandon Flynn, Goran Visnjic, Drew Starkey, Adam Faison, Aoife Hinds and Hiam Abbass in supporting roles.

Kerry Katona's daughter Lilly-Sue McFadden looked smitten as she enjoyed a night out with her new boyfriend, Dayen Blanchard.The pair looked in high spirits as they enjoyed a hand in hand stroll following date night at the upscale eatery The Ivy in Manchester on Wednesday evening.

We’ve confirmed that Candyman star Colman Domingo is set to play gay rights activist Bayard Rustin in Rustin, the first film production from Michelle and Barack Obama’s Higher Ground, which has their deal at Netflix.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorBeck Bennett, the versatile “Saturday Night Live” player who has won notice for his impressions of Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S.

Ellise Shafer administratorThe New York Film Festival premiere of Paul Verhoeven’s “Benedetta” was greeted by a small group of protesters on Sunday.The biographical drama, starring Virginie Efira, tells the story of a 17th century nun who falls in love with another nun.

The 59th annual New York Film Festival kicked off Friday night with back-to-back world premiere screenings of Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth as the Frances McDormand, Denzel Washington-starrer met with loving applause at Lincoln Center’s full Alice Tully Hall.