WME Partner Philip Sun Exits to Launch Management Firm for Diverse Voices at Macro

LOS ANGELES -- Kevin Hart will host the return of a popular telethon once spearheaded by the late Jerry Lewis to fight muscular dystrophy.The Muscular Dystrophy Association announced Wednesday that Hart will host the MDA Kevin Hart Kids Telethon. The two-hour, star-studded virtual fundraiser event will air Oct.

Marta Balaga Sipping his morning coffee, Sam Rockwell joined Venice Film Festival and Mastercard’s “Life Through a Different Lens: Contactless Connections” virtual talk on Wednesday. The Oscar winner for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” talked about his early cinematic influences – including the first film he ever saw.

Dominic Buchanan, best known as the BAFTA-winning producer of Netflix/Channel 4 series The End of the F***ing World, and Bennett McGhee, producer of the Riz Ahmed-starring Berlinale 2020 FIPRESCI winner Mogul Mowgli, have launched a new film and TV production company, Home Team. The central aim of Home Team, announced Wednesday, is to identity and develop underrepresented creatives, primarily —but not restricted —filmmakers of colour and women filmmakers of all ethnicities.

Ed Meza @edmezavarSwitzerland’s Cognito Films has re-teamed with German shingle Elemag Pictures on a human drama about a group of pit workers coming to terms with the closure of Germany’s last coal mine.“Once We Were Pitmen” accompanies five miners on a bittersweet journey against the backdrop of climate change, Germany’s energy transition away from fossil fuels and even gender identity.

Vanderpump Rules star Scheana Shay definitely sees a future with her hunky boyfriend Brock Davies. The 35-year-old has been dating the Australian-born gym owner since 2019, and a source close to the couple told HollywoodLife exclusively that the reality star is getting serious with him. “Scheana is in San Diego with her boyfriend Brock and she has never been so truly happy and in love. She definitely sees long-term potential and a real future with him,” the source said.

Blake Shelton , 44, and Gwen Stefani, 50, purchased their first home together in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley back in May. But, because of the COVID19 pandemic, they were quarantined in Oklahoma for months.

Philip Seymour Hoffman's son is following in his late, great father's footsteps with a debut role in Paul Thomas Anderson's new movie. announced that Cooper Hoffman has been cast as the lead of PTA's untitled '70s-set coming-of-age drama filming now.The film is said to be set in California's San Fernando Valley and follows a high school student who is also a successful child actor.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Crazy Rich Asians and Captain Marvel actress Gemma Chan has signed with M88, the full-service representation firm formed created by former WME Partner Phillip Sun and MACRO Founder & CEO Charles D. King.The signing marks the continuing relationship between Chan and Sun who initially worked together at WME.

Cooper Hoffman, the son of late Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman will co-star with singer-songwriter Alana Haim,in the coming of age story that is set in the San Fernando Valley. The project also features eight-time Oscar nominee  Bradley Cooper  and Bennie Safdie.

Cooper Hoffman, the son of Oscar-winning actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman,is starring in Paul Thomas Anderson's untitled 1970s-set coming-of-age story. Hoffman is playing the child actor at the center of the movie, which involves multiple storylines and is set in the San Fernando Valley.While the project will feature an ensemble of actors, including Bradley Cooper, Hoffman is the star of the film, withsinger-songwriter Alana Haim.

Alana Haim and Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s son, Cooper Hoffman, will be leading Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film.Tentatively titled Soggy Bottom, the film is set to be a coming-of-ager set in the San Fernando Valley in the 1970s.

For months, all we’ve known about the new, upcoming Paul Thomas Anderson movie, was that it was set in the 1970s San Fernando Valley, and the film would follow a high school student, who is also a successful child actor. Then, Bradley Cooper’s appearance was revealed, and set photos have teased a “Shampoo”/Hal Ashby/Robert Altman-esque looking film, but details were still scarce.

Philip Seymour Hoffman‘s son Cooper Hoffman will be making his acting debut!

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorCooper Hoffman, the son of late Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman, and singer-songwriter Alana Haim will make their feature acting debut in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1970s San Fernando Valley feature which is set at MGM.They join eight-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper and Bennie Safdie. Cooper Hoffman will play the child actor protagonist of the multiple storyline feature.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorThis just in. AMC will have 70% of its circuit open this weekend, counting 420 locations.

similar state guidelines issued in June.Also Read: Nearly Half of US Movie Theaters Will Be Open This Weekend Even Without New York, CaliforniaAccording to the state’s county status tracker, the counties that can reopen indoor theaters with these modifications include Alpine (minimal), Calaveras (substantial), Del Norte (moderate), El Dorado (substantial), Humboldt (moderate), Lake (substantial), Lassen (substantial), Mariposa (moderate), Modoc (minimal), Mono (moderate), Napa (substantial),

Joe Otterson TV ReporterM88, the new full-service management firm launched by former WME partner Phillip Sun and Macro founder and CEO Charles D. King, has lined up an all-star list of initial clients.Variety has learned exclusively that the following people are signing with M88 for representation: Idris Elba, Donald Glover, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Naomi Scott, Sullivan Stapelton, Caleb McLaughlin, Carmen Cuba, and Riz Ahemd.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerAdd the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants game scheduled for tonight to the list of major sports game postponed in protest of the Kenosha, Wisconsin shooting of Jacob Blake.The teams were scheduled for a game at Oracle Park in San Francisco that would have been televised by ESPN.

The nonprofit organization founded by American Black Film Festival creators Jeff and Nicole Friday, Film Life Foundation, is launching a new fest with that the founders say will “will merge art and activism to drive today’s necessary conversations forward toward lasting social and political change.” The Social Justice Now festival, which will run Oct. 21-25, is being built with the help of Endeavor Content, Michael B.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAs the world perspective shifts and a reckoning continues to pulsate through the country when it comes to the social and economic issues facing Black and Brown communities, American Black Film Festival creators Jeff and Nicole Friday are launching the very first Social Justice Now Film Festival through their non-profit The Film Life Foundation. The event is set to take place October 21-25 with actor and producer Michael B.