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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosted its annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon on Monday at the Beverly Hilton. A majority of this years nominees attended the event, the last chance they have to be together in a relaxed setting before the 96thOscarsnext month. The group mingled and dined, and posed for the Academys annual class photo filling risers in the Hiltons ballroom. Nominees for the 96th Oscars at the Beverly Hilton on MondayRichard Harbaugh / AMPAS...

Headed into todays reductions, there had been chatter aboutParamount TV Studiospossibly downsizing. CBS Studios and PTVS communications operations are now being consolidated under CBS Studios EVP Communications Kristen Hall. CBS Studios and Paramount TV Studios development/current teams will remain separate. Paramount Global layoffsGetty All Paramount divisions are said to be impacted by thelayoffs. The divisions talent department is being decentralized, I hear. Nicks animation department has been significantly impacted, with close to 10 layoffs on both coasts....

TheSwedish Film Institutehas appointed former Sveriges Television exec Anna Croneman as its new CEO. She will take up her post in mid-April 2024. Croneman originally trained as a producer at the Swedish Institute of Dramatic Art. Anna CronemanSwedish Film Institute At Sveriges Television, Croneman served as Head of Drama. She held the role since 2017. Some of her commissioning credits at the broadcaster includeCaliphate, Thin Blue Line,andBlackwater. Before that, she was with Avanti Film, a production company that she co-founded....

EXCLUSIVE:UTAhas signedTatiana Maslany, the Emmy-winning actress known for her work on shows likeOrphan BlackandShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law, for representation in all areas. Most recently, Maslany has been seen playing Jennifer Walters aka She-Hulk in Disney+s series centering on the accidental superhero, which debuted in August 2022. Prior to that, she starred opposite Matthew Rhys and John Lithgow in the first season of HBOs critically acclaimedPerry Masonreboot, which debuted in 2020....

TheSpider-Manuniverse has a cadre of supporting characters in its vault. Once they find it, Ezekiel becomes antagonistic, and wants the Spider for himself. Constance isnt looking to give up the creature so easily, but this results in her being shot. Dakota Johnson in ‘Madame Web’Columbia Pictures/Sony Saved by the tribe that guards the Spider, Constance is bitten before giving birth to Cassie. This also highlight the overall lack of attention to detail....

There was some sadness involved, he continued about the reboot. But the aliveness of these people around me made me it bittersweet and it became sweeter and sweeter. The heart of the show is in their hands. NIGHT COURT – “Bad Santa” Episode 208 – Pictured: (l-r) Melissa Rauch as Abby Stone, John Larroquette as Dan Fielding – (Photo by: Nicole Weingart/NBC via Getty Images)Nicole Weingart/NBC via Getty Images Melissa [Rauch] is running this boat well....

EXCLUSIVE:Its a big week for husband-and-wife production duoLuke Hyamsand Sunita Mirchandani Hyams. There was also a deeper point to Pangaea. Having the personal connection a shared life and children brings has been crucial. Sunita Michandani Hyams, Luke Hyams and Sidemen star KSI Their company is mainly funded personally, but that could change in the future, according to Mirchandani Hyams. Up to this official launch point, its been about identifying like-minded partners on individual projects and strategies....

Ogle also serves as an executive producer on the film. Stephanie Laing will direct. The Exchange, which reps international, will also serve as producers. Rose Byrne, Stephanie LaingJeffrey Mayer/WireImage/Courtesy CAA Media Finance will rep domestic. The project marks a reunion for Byrne, Weisman and Laing, who recently worked together on Apple TVsPhysical. Casting is by Sherry Thomas at Bialy/Thomas. Rose is the perfect artist to bring Amandas story to life, said director Stephanie Laing....

The (early) life story of Sheldon Cooper made it easier to figure out when to endYoung Sheldon. We started talking about the future of show, and what it looked like. It felt like the right time to end it strong while it was on top. Iain Armitage as Sheldon Cooper in ‘Young Sheldon’Photo by Bill Inoshita/CBS via Getty Images Cant we just leave it at Im tall and cool and I look like Jim [Parsons] now?...

FXis about to enter a new era. Im sweating bullets, to be honest with you, because the truth is, you never know. Obviously you wouldnt pick something up or you wouldnt make something if you didnt think it could be good. John LandgrafGetty But its always a little daunting when you have shows this good. You always feel like, How the heck am I going to ever find something that can replace it?...

He was defeated by then-Vice President Al Gore in his quest for the Democratic nomination. At the event, he told stories about all of those who participated. You want to work something up? Bill BradleyMAX Bradley memorized the material during long walks in Central Park, and the idea intrigued him. Bradley rehearsed in the rec room of his apartment building, and people started showing up. One was Frank Oz, who offered editing notes and other help....

Eric Idlewas in salty form on X/Twitter over the weekend. Python is a disaster.Spamalotmade money 20 years ago. I have to work for my living. Eric Idle in 2023Getty Not easy at this age. He blamed the mismanagement of the Python brand on Gilliam and his daughter, Holly. But I guess if you put a Gilliam child in as your manager you should not be so surprised. One Gilliam is bad enough....

Theyrecently announcedtheir entry into the UK co-production space with the launch of its newest outfit Big Safari. We wanted to bring in and hire great people, he says. That was a big driving force for both of us. From left: Creativity Capital co-founders Richard Kondal and Patrick FischerCreativity Capital And so Creativity Media was born in 2010. So, Patrick and I came up with the idea of lending producers actual money....