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A look at the books is necessary to move forward in any case. Watch on Deadline Sony just wants the studio. Some industry players believeApollomostly wants the studio lot as a real estate play. Shari RedstoneViacomCBS Paramount Globals CBS broadcast assets might need to be sold off. Sony might not be able to own them under foreign ownership regulations, and may not want to. As things stand, Apollos current station holdings would put it over the Congressionally mandated broadcast cap....

EXCLUSIVE:Studiocanalhas been rolling out sales on the first instalment ofGermany-language film trilogyWoodwalkersin Cannes. The Woodwalkers books are a perfect fit. Theyre also published in a number of countries and other territories are coming. WoodwalkersBlue Eyes Fiction/Studiocanal We really feel we can achieve a local hit and build an international brand strategy around these films. The producer, who launched Blue Eyes Fiction in 2003, saysWoodwalkersmarks a natural progression for the company....

EXCLUSIVE:Syrian actorSamer Ismail, whose international roles include Darren Lynn Bousmans Saudi shot horror movieThe Cello, has signed with talent management and promotional agency MAD Celebrity. Ismail first achieved fame in theMiddle Eastand North Africa as the title character in 2012 MBC hit seriesOmarand made his big screen debut in Emirati director Ali F. Mustafas 2016 sci-fi thrillerThe worthy. MAD Celebrity a division of the Cairo-basedMAD Solutions will be exclusively responsible for representing Ismail in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in contracts with production companies and advertising agencies, as well as in dealings with media outlets....

American fans ofTaylor Swifthave been taking advantage of cheaper ticket prices for the European leg of her record-breaking Eras tour. The Times of Londonreports that, in the 40,000-capacity Defense Arena in Paris where Swift recently performed,up to 9,000 of the seats were filled by American fans, for whom the overseas trip was a bargain compared with ticket prices back home, even when the cost of transport and local accommodation was factored in....

I think I will be crying at anything, Perry said in an interview posted byKABC. Its been a beautiful journey and I love watching these kids grow and becoming this big beautiful patchwork quilt. She has a roar, about herself, no pun intended, Richie said. Katy Perry dressed as Cinderella for ‘American Idol’Disney/Eric McCandless Bryan added, Itll be emotional. Katy, Lionel, and I have developed a close friendship. It will be an emotional night....

On paper, it looks mad as a loose wheel. But here is it is on the screen, a musical marvel. Of course its crazy, but Audiard has set up his impossible conjuring trick and made it work. ‘Emilia Perez’Shanna Besson As the cleaners sing in sprightly chorus, what does she have to lose? Nobody would mistake him for a woman. Discretion must be enforced, given Manitas incendiary secret. He has always wanted to be a woman....

SPOILER ALERT:This story contains details from the season finale ofFire Countryon CBS. Watch on Deadline DEADLINE Talk about the decision to end the season with the wedding cliffhanger. It is funny because you start trying to anticipate what the audience wants or expects. Max Thieriot as Bode LeoneSergei Bachlakov/CBS You see Bode wanting so badly to say to her no, dont do it. I need to do something. THIERIOTI was a big fan of the decision to leave it a bit vague....

For better or worse, the psychedelia-inspired concept never became a reality. But its an example of the restless imagination that propelled Henson throughout his life. His parents invested in the purchase of one of the first TV sets available in 1950 at Jims insistence. ‘Jim Henson Idea Man’Disney+ The portly Welles intones, in that extraordinary baritone, The Muppets theyre superstars. Just because theyre so popular, we may neglect to notice that Muppetry is also an art....

Jeremy Renneris back at work on his seriesMayor of Kingstownafter his well-documented snowmobile accident and recovery. But hes still not physically all the way back. Renner was falling asleep during takes on his first week back. Jeremy RennerJeremy Renner Instagram They go, And action! And I was out, he said. We realized they worked me too hard, too many hours, too many days in a row. What Im willing to do is everything, but what Im able to do is a different thing....

He said, This is my next film, I can see the film in my head. Were going back to the end of 2022, says Gonzales, who secured the rights. Watch on Deadline Banks died in January 2023 as Schrader was mid-screenplay. David Gonzales, Uma Thurman, Paul Schrader, Richard GereGetty Images A bigger hurdle was the Hollywood strikes. The most stressful period was waiting for aSAG-AFTRA interim agreement. Richard Gere was attached....

For the actor, music is part of the full commitment to the roles he plays. Im a bad dancer, the Oscar-nominated actor confessed during a post-premiere press conference in Cannes on Friday. I think the beauty of dancing on screen is the effort to try. (L-R) Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogowski on Friday in CannesAndreas Rentz/Getty Images The filmmaker surrounding Keoghan with a playlist. Bug doesnt have much time to devote to them....

Bankside Films is launching world sales on the buzzy project at this weeksCannesmarket. Bankside, UTA Independent Film Group and CAA Media Finance are co-repping North American rights. Pic is based on the novel of the same name by David Gilbert. L-R: Bill Nighy, Noah Jupe, George MacKay and Matt SmithGetty Images Andrew wakes up one morning convinced that he is about to die. Its been almost 20 years since an incident tore apart the Dyer home....

Instead, we can provide escapism, a connection and can reflect peoples lives back at them. It doesnt feel like there are as many of them as there were, he adds. Maybe people need to feel that shift or the messaging needs to float down. Clarke (front left) and Bayles (back row, middle-right) celebrate ‘Such Brave Girls’ BAFTA win with cast and crew. Image: Scott Garfitt/BAFTA via Getty Images. This is no bad thing, he posits....