Palisades Park Pictures (PPP) has announced that it will be representing global sales for action-thriller Duchess from director Neil Marshall. Post-production recently wrapped up with PPP screening for buyers at the Cannes market this week. The movie stars Charlotte Kirk as Scarlett Monaghan who rises from a working-class petty criminal to becoming a ruthless organized
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The Mother is a gripping action film that showcases a violent and hard-hitting story about a combat veteran struggling to adjust to her role as a mother. Director Niki Caro has done an excellent job of keeping the film intense throughout without losing any of its grit. Although it would have been more impactful on
The Film That Lit My Fuse is a video series by Deadline that focuses on the creative ambitions, formative influences, and inspirations of some of today’s most notable screen artists. Each installment follows the same five questions. In this episode, the spotlight is on Robert Rodriguez, the tall Texan who made a name for himself
US Representative Katie Porter showed her support for the ongoing Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike by joining writers on the picket line at the Culver Studios in Los Angeles on Friday. Porter led the crowd in a familiar chant heard across the city during the past two weeks: “What do we want? Fair contracts.
Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s Chief Content Officer, has decided not to attend the PEN America Visionary Award ceremony due to the ongoing Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike and picketing on both coasts. Sarandos was set to receive the award at the literary group’s annual spring gala in New York City next week. However, he has
Vertical has recently appointed former Amazon Prime Video executive Jason Pecora to the role of Executive Vice President, Distribution. Pecora will be responsible for overseeing Sales, Marketing and Operations in his new role. He will report to Vertical Partners Peter Jarowey and Rich Goldberg. Pecora has over 14 years of experience in the entertainment industry,
Ellen Stutzman, the chief negotiator for the striking Writers Guild of America, is in the middle of a tough negotiation process with the movie and television studios. On Wednesday, her parents and aunt showed their support for her and her union cohorts by marching outside Amazon’s offices in Manhattan. Stutzman’s parents, Fred and Anne Stutzman,
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s 2022 executive compensation has been met with disapproval from stockholders, according to a recent SEC filing. The company’s say-on-pay vote saw nearly half of the votes cast against last year’s compensation, which had just over 50% approval. Although the votes are non-binding, they carry weight when it comes to
Tom Hanks, the star of the iconic 1994 film “Forrest Gump,” admitted during the New Yorker Live event that he had doubts about the movie’s potential success. Hanks confessed that he once asked director Robert Zemeckis if anyone would care about the film, which featured a man sitting on a bench in a peculiar outfit
Boston University’s upcoming graduation ceremony on May 21, 2023, has become a topic of controversy as the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has announced that its members will picket the event. The reason for the picket is the presence of Warner Bros. Discovery President & CEO David Zaslav, an alumnus of the school, who is