Writers Guild Members Approve New TV/Theatrical Deal

Marisa Roffman When Mike Makowsky decided to tackle the mid-2000s Roslyn Union Free School District embezzlement scandal for the screen, he wasn’t entirely sure how to navigate the story.Makowsky, who went to school in the district and met one of the key figures, Frank Tassone, as a child, visited his former high school and spoke to a few teachers there.

Constantine Maroulis has been busy.

NBC and the WGA East have laid down their swords over the shuttering of Peacock Productions earlier this year and the guild's subsequent claims of union-busting.

Also Read: WGA Packaging Fee Lawsuit Delayed to August 2021 by Pandemic“We have not had the opportunity to do that, which is something I think most people don’t know. I think we will, and I expect in the near future that we won’t be suing each other.

AMC Theatres just provided a big update to A-List members ahead of the company’s reopening later this month.

Rebecca Davis editorDisney confirmed Monday that its live-action “Mulan” has been approved to release in Chinese cinemas “soon,” making China the most significant territory where the film will receive a theatrical outing. It has not yet been granted an official release date in the Middle Kingdom.The U.S.

As the Writers Guild of America aims to make gains with new franchise agreements amid its yearlong standoff with the major agencies, ICM Partners has signed a deal, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. "We are looking forward to getting back to work for our writer clients," said ICM co-president Kevin Crotty.

The Writers Lab, which supports women screenwriters over 40 with mentoring from leading filmmakers, has unveiled its mentors and 12 participants and their projects for a first-time virtual 2020 edition. The screenwriting program, backed by Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, and Oprah Winfrey and New York Women in Film and Television, has as 2020 mentors producers Anne Carey, Susan Cartsonis, Shruti Ganguly and Mary Jane Skalski.

The Sopranos and Goodfellas are coming together to create a new mafia drama series.The show, which will be produced by Showtime and Imagine Television Studios, will be created by The Sopranos producer Terence Winter, Goodfellas screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi and Empire‘s Brian Grazer, according to Deadline.The untitled series is inspired by Pileggi’s in-depth chronology of organised crime in America as seen through the eyes of the mafia’s First Family.Pileggi, who started his career as a

The Blade’s Chris Johnson beat out reporters from the New York Times, USA Today and other mainstream outlets to win Outstanding Newspaper Article. (Blade file photo by Michael Key)

The COVID-19 pandemic may have forced GLAAD to scrap in-person ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles for its 31st annual awards event but it couldn't stop the show. The media advocacy organization presented a virtual ceremony tonight on GLAAD's Facebook and YouTube accounts (a version will air on Logo Aug.

The 2020 GLAAD Media Awards are being handed out in a virtual ceremony on Thursday night. Hosted by comedians Fortune Feimster and Gina Yashere, the event combines the LGBTQ media advocacy organization’s separate New York and Los Angeles events into one live-streamed show.

tweeted.Also Read: Hearst Denies O Magazine Will Cease All Print Editions at the End of the Year“We’re thrilled to see so many months of hard work pay off and are eager to start bargaining our first union contract.

Dave McNary Film ReporterMembers of Writers Guild of America have ratified a new, three-year deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers with virtually no opposition.The WGA membership overwhelmingly voted in favor of ratifying the contract by 98% with 4,068 “yes” votes and 87 “no” votes. The term of the agreement is retroactive from May 2, 2020, through May 1, 2023.The vote was not a surprise.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticThe end of Empire may be just have been a stepping stone to a whole lot of Cookie.Development of a spinoff of the Danny Strong and Lee Daniels created series’ iconic matriarch is the first order of business in a new first look deal that Taraji P.