SAG-AFTRA Announces Agreement With AI Company Narrativ Allowing Actors To License Digital Voice Replicas For Ads

Narrativ is an online marketplace where brands can use AI to create audio ads. Narrativ has agreed to our terms, and its platform is an excellent example of how A.I. can be ethically used, by putting compensation, informed consent and control in the hands of individual performers. Getty Brands must secure consent from performers for every use of their digital voice replica in an ad. This is a new frontier for digital advertising....

August 14, 2024 · 1 min · 132 words · Rachel Johnson

Summer Isn’t Over: Here Comes ‘Alien: Romulus’, Set To Gobble Up $75M Around The World – Box Office Preview

Disneywill continue their No. That movie per industry sources is expected to do$40Min U.S./Canada. Together with a$35Moverseas outlook,Alien: Romuluscould reach a$75Mglobal start. Cailee Spaeny as Rain Carradine in ‘Alien: Romulus'20th Century Studios Theyre the first studio this year to pass the $3 billion notch. Its a much darkerAlienand fans will savor it. In all fairness, post Covid and post-strike moviegoing has been on an unpredictable tear. ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’Marvel This weekend that Justin Baldoni-Blake Lively movie is expected to ease around -55% with$22M....

August 14, 2024 · 2 min · 263 words · Ann Gardner

Tom Hollander’s Compassion For Capote In ‘Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans’ & Role In New “Technology Thriller” ‘Iris’ From ‘Luther’ Scribe Neil Cross

What can you tell me about it? Watch on Deadline TOM HOLLANDER:Its calledIris. DEADLINE: Creepy AI! FX / Courtesy Everett Collection I dont really understand how to explain… DEADLINE: I dont know either. This is why neither one of us are quantum physicists. HOLLANDER:Its a technology thriller. So, my character believes in it and thinks that its a force for good. But she thinks its a force for bad, and she runs off with the codes....

August 14, 2024 · 4 min · 709 words · Justin Buck

UTA Elevates Patrick Herold And Rachel Viola To Co-Heads Of Its Theater Practice

Based in the agencys New York office, the pair will oversee day-to-day operations of the department and report to Jay Gassner, partner and co-head of talent; and Allan Haldeman, partner and co-head of TV lit. Herold joined UTA in 2022 after nearly 20 years at ICM, where he was a partner and head of theater. His previous roles in the industry have included owning literary agency Helen Merrill Ltd. and holding the posts of associate general manager of Lincoln Center Theater, director of development at New York Theatre Workshop and trustee of Dramatists Play Service....

August 14, 2024 · 3 min · 586 words · Julie Holmes

‘Alien: Romulus’ Filmmaker Fede Alvarez’s “Third World” Inspiration For Origins Sci-Fi Pic – Crew Call Podcast

More specifically, somebody is hatching this virus, err aliens which are devouring humans. Thats where Im from. Thats a very third world reality. Director, co-writer and executive producer Fede Álvarez attends the UK Gala of “Alien: Romulus"Getty Alvarezs installment would take place between the original 1979 Scott movie and James Camerons 1986 part two. A friendship between a human and synthetic, played respectively by Cailee Spaeny and David Jonsson. Everyone knows synthetics always spell trouble with a capital T in anAlienmovie and Alvarezs m....

August 14, 2024 · 1 min · 119 words · Courtney Dennis

‘Jackpot!’ Review: Awkwafina & John Cena Fight Off Lotto Fever Gone Berserk In Action Comedy That Forgot The Laughs

Jackpot!is a Jackie Chan movie desperately in need of Jackie Chan. She thenrelentlesslyis pursued through the city, even watched by overhead drones. Katie wont buy into it until he also promises Noel a generous portion as well. John Cena and Awkwafina in ‘Jackpot!‘Ryan McCormick It is exhausting before the non-stop actionstopsto take a breath and we get any semblance of character development. By then it really is too late. Awkwafina takes on the Jackie Chan-style role and is talented enough to at leasttryto give her some dimension....

August 14, 2024 · 1 min · 169 words · Tanya Nunez

‘Prisoner Of Love’ Makers Jupiter Entertainment & Two Fifteen West Entertainment Reunite For Overall Production Deal

EXCLUSIVE:Prisoner of Loveco-producersJupiter EntertainmentandTwo Fifteen West Entertainmenthave reunited for an overall co-production deal. Further details on that show remain under wraps. Jupiter and Two Fifteen West previously teamed on Discovery+ reality seriesPrisoner of Loveand true crime showFinding Andrea. Chris Deaux and Patrick ReardonTwo Fifteen West Entertainment and Jupiter Entertainment Docuseries From Jupiter Reuniting with Jupiter Entertainment feels like a homecoming, said Deaux. He has also worked at Film Garden West Entertainment and Banyan Productions, where he helped create TLCsTrading Spaces....

August 14, 2024 · 1 min · 113 words · Christopher Jones

‘The Gentlemen’ Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix

Netflixhas renewed Guy Ritchies seriesThe Gentlemenfor a second season. Ritchie, who earned an Emmy nomination for his directing work in Season 1, will return to direct. He is writing again with Matthew Read. Theo James as Eddie Horniman in The GentlemenNetflix Talks about another season kicked off right away, with James closing a deal to return in June. It wasnt genuinely discussed, he said about a potential second season. I think it would be a wrangling process with all of us and Guy....

August 14, 2024 · 1 min · 149 words · Kyle Smith

‘The Traitors’ Cinematographers Siggi Rosen-Rawlings & Matt Wright On Keeping Players In An “Immersive Bubble”

And also, this episode was good because we were both so involved in it. Matt runs those missions and puts a lot of time and energy into planning them. DEADLINE: Matt, tell me about shooting the funeral procession challenge. THE TRAITORS – “The Funeral” Episode 204 – Pictured: (l-r) Trishelle Cannatella, Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, Sandra Diaz-Twine, Kevin Kreider, Parvati Shallow, Larsa Pippen, Shereé Whitfield, Dan Gheesling, Phaedra Parks, Mercedes “MJ” Javid, Chris ‘C....

August 14, 2024 · 2 min · 225 words · Laura Kirk

Bowen Yang Says ‘SNL’ Host “Made Multiple Cast Members Cry”

After more than five years onSaturday Night Live,Bowen Yanghas some stories. It just didnt go as well as I had hoped. The comedian added, And you just deal with it. Bowen Yang on ‘Watch What Happens Live’ with Andy Cohen.Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Images Comedys subjective, you never know how its gonna play in front of a specific audience. But its fine, you let it roll off your back. After joining theSNLwriting staff in 2018, Yang was promoted to on-air talent a year later for Season 45....

August 13, 2024 · 1 min · 121 words · Maria Martinez

Boy George Biopic In Development At TriStar With J.C. Lee Tapped To Pen Script

EXCLUSIVE:Another 80s music icon is getting the biopic treatment as TriStar has setJ.C. Leeto write the screenplay forTriStar PicturesBoy Georgebiopic that is currently in development. Boy George will executive produce. Boy George and J.C. LeeRon Wolfson/WireImage/K.C. Alfred George is a global icon, who remains one of the most colorful pop stars in British history. His career has included sold-out worldwide tours, numerous television series and recent headlining Broadway run inMoulin Rouge!...

August 13, 2024 · 1 min · 143 words · James Miller

Breaking Baz: Dave Stewart Sets Shekhar Kapur To Direct ‘Ebony McQueen’; Eurythmics Rocker Will Collaborate With A.R. Rahman On Coming-Of-Age Pic’s Songs & Score

The film will feature songs ( music and lyrics) by Stewart and garlanded South Asian composerA.R. Watch on Deadline The region soon will boast one of the largest film studios in Europe. When I was at my lowest point, a turn of fate changed my life forever. Dave StewartHelena Christensen/Dave Stewart Productions Music appeared as if by magic, Stewart says. Yes, music found me and opened my eyes to a whole new world....

August 13, 2024 · 1 min · 149 words · Lorraine Lara

Christine Baranski Talks ‘The Gilded Age’ Season 3 & Reveals Details Of ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ Season 2 In The Austrian Alps: Will Melissa McCarthy Return?

What a show… Watch on Deadline CHRISTINE BARANSKI:Yes! Somebody was just asking me how Diane Lockhart would feel about all of the things happening in American politics. The Season 7 or Season 8 finale could have been a happy ending. Christine Baranski in ‘The Gilded Age’MAX DEADLINE: That would have been epic. Congratulations on this latest, your 16th, Emmy nomination. I remember arriving late because the traffic was so bad....

August 13, 2024 · 5 min · 881 words · Molly Hunt