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Paul Chesney Talks Plans For New Saudi Banners Red Palm Pictures, TwentyOne Ent. & Four-Pic Deal With ‘Norah’ Director Tawfik Alzaidi

DEADLINE:Moving to Saudi Arabia is quite a leap. What brought you here? CHESNEY:I always like to build things. Tawfik Alzaidi, Paul ChesneyRed Palm Pictures/Sven Arnstein We can really build something here over the next few years. DEADLINE:Part of the strategy involves the launch of acquisition and distribution company TwentyOne Entertainment. What was the thinking behind the creation of this arm and how will it operate? We will self-distribute in the region directly into exhibition or streamers, content that weve either made or acquired....

Penélope Cruz Reveals The Actor She Would Most Like To Work With, Updates On Her Directorial Debut & Gives Advice To A Teenager

Oscar winnerPenelope Cruzwas the subject of aBAFTALife In Pictures event in London last night. You never know what hes going to say next. Hes full of surprises and hes so honest, brutally honest if youre his friend. Penelope Cruz during the BAFTA Life in Pictures event.BAFTA Meryl Streep, she answered unequivocally. Every time I see her, I run to hug her. And shes so patient because every time I act like this is the first time I do it....

Philanthropist Liz Hirsh Naftali Talks About New Political Podcast, Advocacy For Her Great Niece And Other Hamas-Held Hostages And Why There Is “Nothing There” In GOP Hunter Biden Queries

She pointed to an event with Karen Bass, now mayor of Los Angeles. And people at the end were like, Thank you so much. We really got to know who she is.' Close up of microphone in radio broadcast studio and computer screens on the background Stampede Ventures is producing the series through its podcasting division. The chats are more of a conversation than just throwing out random questions, she said....

Tucker Carlson Producer Accused Of Sexual Assault By Former Fox Employee

A formerFox Newsemployee claims in a new civillawsuitthatTucker Carlsons top producerJustin Wellssexually assaulted him in 2008. Wells was by then working on Greta Van SusterensOn The Record. When Delancey arrived, Wells invited him up to the apartment for a pregame cocktail, the lawsuit claimed. Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse in New York City, USA.Getty Images Delancey knew that Wells was in a relationship and did not believe anything untoward would occur....

WEtv Orders Reality Series ‘Bold & Bougie’ Featuring Malaysia Pargo, Tameka Foster & Princess Banton-Lofters

WEtvhas added another reality series to its books. The AMC Networks cabler has orderedBold & Bougiefrom Carlos Kings Kingdom Reign Entertainment. The show will follow the group as they refuse to let societal expectations or age define them. Princess Banton-LoftersBlair Devereaux She also previously starred in VH1sAtlanta Exes. Watch on Deadline Princess Banton-Lofters is a successful talent scout, business owner and mother. She created and exec producedThe Real Housewives of Atlanta....

Zygi Kamasa Talks First Movie For True Brit Entertainment, The Challenged UK Distribution Landscape & Ways To Boost British Film

The company will focus exclusively on British feature films and TV. For more onMarching Powderclickhere. He also shepherded dozens of U.S. blockbusters and Oscar winners such asThe Hunger GamesandLa La Land. Zygi KamasaDave Hogan Heres our interview with Kamasa. We didnt want to do a derivative version ofThe Football Factory. He wanted to make a statement about this genre after ten years away from movie-making. Football FactoryVertigo DEADLINE: Why did this make sense as your first movie out the gate?...

‘Leo’ & ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ Dominate Netflix Top 10 For Second Week

There was no changing of the guard forNetflixs Top 10 this week. That made it the most-viewed title on the service for the second consecutive week. The reality competition series mustered 11.4M views, also boostingSquid Gameto No. Leo; Squid Game: The ChallengeNetflix 7 on the Non-English TV list with 1.5M views. Elsewhere in film,Family Switchdebuted at No. 2 with 22.2M views, while holiday films includingBest.Christmas.Ever!andDr. Seuss The Grinchcontinued to dominate the remainder of the list....

‘Nimona’ Creator ND Stevenson And Directors Nick Bruno & Troy Quane On An “Unapologetically Pro-LGBTQ+” Story That Refuses To Conform

Nimonahas had quite a journey before arriving onNetflix. Based on Stevensons original graphic novel,Nimonatakes place in a futuristic medieval world. Along the way the pair bond, and the lines between heroes and monsters starts to blur. NIMONA - (L to R) Ballister Boldheart (voice of Riz Ahmed) and Nimona (voice of Chloë Grace Moretz).Netflix It was really that idea of seeing someone for who they are and for who they want to be....

‘The Crown’: Stars From All Seasons Of Netflix Royal Saga Stroll London Red Carpet As Imelda Staunton Opens Up About Playing Queen Elizabeth II Following Her Death

Two Queen Elizabeth IIs were in attendance current incumbentImelda Stauntonand her predecessor,Olivia Colman. Watch on Deadline It was hard but on we went, she added. You cant let that effect what you are doing otherwise you are not doing your job. Imelda Staunton arrives at ‘The Crown’ red carpetLia Toby/Getty Images [The Queen] got on with it and I took great comfort in that. On the former, she said creatorPeter Morganhad organically changed the ending to something really tender and heartfelt....

Award-Winner ‘King Coal’ Set To Air On Public TV’s ‘POV’ After Acquisition By American Documentary

They are, in fact, a deeply human way we create meaning. TheKing Coalacquisition deal was negotiated by Chris White and Erika Dilday for American Documentary |POVand Cinetic Media. King Coalis a co-production of Drexler Films, Cottage M, Fishbowl Films, and Requisite Media. ‘King Coal’American Documentary/POV Production Support Provided By The Peggy and Millard Drexler Family Foundation. Elaine McMillion Sheldon is the director, producer, writer, and co-editor. Shane Boris, Diane Becker, and Peggy Drexler are the producers....

Baz Luhrmann And Chris Hemsworth Talk Tom Cruise “Saving Cinema,” How George Miller Inspired Their Careers & Hemsworth’s Desire To Direct

It was a sort of iconic Australian vision, but post-apocalyptic and had this universal appeal. I live these movies a bit like George [Miller]. He doesnt make a lot of movies either, Luhrmann said. Baz Luhrmann and Chris HemsworthDaniele Venturelli/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival. Im there at the inception of the idea and evolution of the text. Im working with CM [Catherine Martin] on developing the visual language....

Brenda Lee Hits #1 At 78: ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’ Tops Charts 65 Years After Its Release, Smashing Records

Can there be any lingering doubt about who truly holdsthe Queen of Christmascrown?Brenda Leehas returned to the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100 chart with Rockin Around the Christmas Tree, 65 years after the songs 1958 recording. The chart-topper sees the singer once known as Little Miss Dynamite breaking at least several Billboard records, including the longest wait between a songs release and reaching #1, and the longest span between an artists #1 hits....

ESPN Is “A Great Product”, Fox Corp. CFO Steve Tomsic Says, But It’s Only “A Sliver Of Sports” Given Fragmentation In U.S. Market

We did a calculus of all the sort of distribution modes that could possibly emerge, Tomsic said. With sports in this country, theyre so fragmented. So, for the true sports fan look, ESPNs a great service. A Fox Sports broadcast of a 2023 NFL gameDavid Eulitt/Getty Images But its a sliver of sports. Verizon this morning announced a bundle of Netflix and Max. Apple and Paramount have reportedly held talks about a bundle....