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ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro praised Disney CEO Bob Iger but said he is not changing his leadership style in a bid to get promoted to Iger’s role. “I can say without hesitation that I’m sitting in my dream job,” he said. Asked if Disney’s succession process was altering his leadership style at ESPN, he…

EXCLUSIVE: Pressman Film is set to produce Toronto-based shy kids' first scripted feature film, AUTOBiOGRAPHY.  Alexander Weinstein, the author and writer whose short story was adapted into A24’s critically acclaimed film After Yang, is writing the screenplay for AUTOBiOGRAPHY in collaboration with…

Coming off her standout performance on The Roast Of Tom Brady, comedian and actress Nikki Glaser has been set to host the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, airing Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025 on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S. "I am absolutely thrilled to be hosting the Golden Globes. It's one of…

The Netflix basketball series following LeBron James, Jimmy Butler, Anthony Edwards, Domantas Sabonis and Jayson Tatum has been confirmed, with October 9 premiere. The streamer’s Starting 5 comes from James’ Uninterrupted in association with the Obamas’ Higher Ground and Peyton Manning’s Omaha…

An Arlington National Cemetery official and Trump campaign staffers had an “incident” earlier this week, apparently over the use of a photographer in one of the areas where recent fallen soldiers are buried. A spokesperson for the cemetery said in a statement, “Federal law prohibits political…

Disney’s merger with Reliance Industries in India is going ahead after the country’s competition authority gave the deal a greenlight. In a social media post earlier today, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) said the merger could go ahead, “subject to the compliance of voluntary modifications.&#8221…

The Venice Film Festival — which gets underway today — has in recent decades fired the starting gun on the ‘traditional’ awards season. This year’s festival is stacked with A-list talent. It’s perhaps starrier than ever. The roll-call includes Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, George Clooney, Michael…

Updated with further details: Georgian anti-Putin drama The Antique, which was due to premiere in Venice parallel section Giornate degli Autori (GdA), has had its screenings suspended following the issuing of an emergency decree on behalf of Russian and Croatian producers claiming copyright issues with…

EXCLUSIVE: The trailer for Neo Sora’s debut fiction feature Happyend has been unveiled, ahead of its world premiere in the Venice Film Festival’s Orizzonti competition. Magnify, formerly known as Magnolia Pictures International, is handling global sales for the Japanese-language title, excluding…

Sigourney Weaver welled up today at the Venice Film Festival as she considered whether her work had impacted the rise of Kamala Harris. In response to a reporter who linked her role as Ripley in Alien to Kamala Harris, Weaver considered the thought and tears filled her eyes as she said: “We're all so…

French acting legend Isabelle Huppert, who is president of the Venice Film Festival jury this year, was joined by her panelists as artistic director Alberto Barbera hosted the opening press conference for the 81st running of the event this morning. It’s a different look this year, with no one sporting…

Netflix’s ‘Gyeongseong Creature’ Season 2 Gets Trailer Season 2 of Netflix’s Gyeongseong Creature now has a trailer. The science fiction K-drama is teleporting the action from Season 1’s 1945 to the present day, and will star the likes of Park Seo-jun, Han So-hee, Lee Mu-saeng and Bae…